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You tell yourself that it's only preseason, that everything that happens (especially the outcome) should be given little or no credence.
You tell yourself not to panic, recalling that the Detroit Lions went 4-0 last summer before going zero-for-the-regular season.
But there is all sorts of panicking going on. In a matter of five days this week, three teams have fired their offensive coordinators.
It started on Monday, with the Kansas City Chiefsdumping Chan Gailey. Then came Thursday's announcement by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that they were getting rid of Jeff Jagodzinski, whom they had hired during the offseason after Boston College dismissed him for pursuing the New York Jets' head-coaching job. And, finally, there was Friday's news that the Buffalo Bills had shown the door to Turk Schonert.
Not surprisingly, all three teams make our top five list of clubs with a reason to panic (or, whose fan bases are at least entitled to do so) based on what they've shown this summer ... and/or because of the extreme shuffling of the coaching staff this close to the regular season:
Buffalo Bills
Regular-season schedule | Preseason results | Preseason statistics
There's no delicate way to put it: The Bills' starters looked awful in the preseason. During the four games that the vast majority of the first-string offense played, the Bills left the distinct impression they're headed for a 10th consecutive season without a playoff appearance. In 15 drives (not counting a two-play, clock-killing series), they generated a mere field goal to go along with five turnovers and five sacks.
The we-don't-game-plan-for-specific-opponents-in-the-preseason excuse didn't apply. The Bills looked bad in ways that an absence of strategic planning wouldn't impact. The greatest concern is the apparent regression of quarterback Trent Edwards, and that undoubtedly figured into Schonert's firing. Edwards has shown signs of being indecisive, which had not been a problem for him previously, and too willing to settle for checkdown passes rather than trying to connect with deeper targets. He also has been extremely careless with the ball. We'll see if Schonert's replacement, former quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt, will make a difference.
The revamping of the offensive line, which includes two rookie starters, hasn't been all that smooth. And the struggles of new left tackle Langston Walker are particularly disappointing because he was being counted upon to replace Jason Peters, whose dissatisfaction with his contract led to him being shipped to Philadelphia. The starting defense has shown a familiar vulnerability on third down and has generally not looked as good as the backup unit.
Cleveland Browns
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The biggest problem with the Browns' preseason is that it has failed to produce a clear-cut winner from the most important battle on the team: Starting quarterback.
Neither Brady Quinn nor Derek Anderson has done much to make a convincing argument. And for some reason, coach Eric Mangini decided that neither needed a fourth game to help determine the outcome of the competition, because both sat out Thursday night's preseason-finale at Chicago.
Quinn, who made two starts, has connected on 21 of 31 passes for 225 yards. His lone shining moment was producing the Browns' only touchdown pass of their first three preseason games when he connected for a 20-yard score with Braylon Edwards against Tennessee. Anderson, who started one game, went 15-for-26 passing for 207 yards.
Overall, both have been largely inconsistent and ineffective, leaving Mangini and the rest of the decision-makers to essentially choose the winner on the basis of gut instinct. This sets a bad tone for the season because the rest of the players don't truly know who is leading the offense and have no reason to believe that either Anderson or Quinn is capable of taking the team anywhere but another finish short of the playoffs.
Another troublesome issue is that no playmakers have emerged during the summer.
Denver Broncos
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So far, Josh McDaniels' arrival has helped result in the departure of the Broncos' best player, quarterback Jay Cutler, and a concerted effort on the part of their second-best player, receiver Brandon Marshall, to follow him out of town.
Cutler had no intention of buying into the different offensive scheme and the harder-edged approach that McDaniels brought with him from New England, where he was a young but highly accomplished offensive coordinator. That eventually led to the trade that sent him to Chicago. Marshall isn't any more in love with McDaniels' act, and is doing his best to make himself so much of a disruption that the Broncos wouldn't have any choice but to trade him as well.
Meanwhile, there hasn't been much promising about what the Broncos have displayed during the preseason. Their top two quarterbacks, Kyle Orton and Chris Simms, are hurt and neither has made a particularly strong impression that they can make anyone forget about Cutler. The conversion from a 4-3 to a 3-4 defense has shown potential to be successful, although questions linger about the defensive line.
Kansas City Chiefs
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Let's start by saying the expectations for a team that finished 2-14 last year and has a new general manager (Scott Pioli), a new coach (Todd Haley), and a new starting quarterback (Matt Cassel) are modest. The Chiefs' priority is on establishing a solid program for the future, replacing the mess left behind by the previous regime with an environment that calls for greater discipline and accountability.
At the same time, it's impossible to ignore what has gone awry this summer, and the fact that it seems to set up this team and its fans for another ultra-long season. The most immediate concern is the health of Cassel, who is recovering from a knee injury that could keep him out of the season opener. Brodie Croyle started Thursday night's preseason-finale against St. Louis, and had accuracy problems. Tyler Thigpen took over and threw two interceptions in seven attempts. On the way to an 0-4 preseason record, the Chiefs produced only two offensive touchdowns, hardly the sort of production that was expected from the hiring of Haley, the former offensive coordinator of the high-scoring Arizona Cardinals, and the acquisition of Cassel.
Further questions about the Chiefs were raised when Haley abruptly fired Gailey and assumed his duties as well as those of quarterbacks coach. Haley had inherited Gailey from Herman Edwards' staff, so his departure might not have been that big of a shock, but so close to the start of the regular season was curious. Why not let him go when Haley became head coach, thus starting with a fresh approach from the first day of offseason workouts?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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To call the Buccaneers' quarterback situation uncertain would be an understatement.
They will enter the season with Byron Leftwich as their starter, but there hardly is the sense that he has a stranglehold on the position. When the coaches compared Leftwich with his challenger, Luke McCown, they concluded that Leftwich could throw deeper when they went to their play-action passing game after setting up opposing defenses with a heavy dose of runs. McCown wasn't all that far behind Leftwich during the preseason. And the fact is, either one of them would merely be keeping the seat warm for rookie Josh Freeman.
The defense is very young, and its inexperience has shown during the preseason. One player it needs to be able to count on is cornerback Aqib Talib, but his off-field issues are cause for concern. His most recent incident was an arrest for allegedly assaulting a cab driver.
The firing of Jagodzinski raises questions about whether Raheem Morris, like fellow rookie Haley, might be having a hard time with his transition to the head-coaching ranks. Wasn't Jagodzinski coaching at Boston College while a certain quarterback named Matt Ryan was preparing to embark on an NFL career that got off to a wildly successful start in Atlanta last year? | https://www.nfl.com/news/don-t-worry-it-s-just-the-preseason-think-again-there-s-reason--09000d5d8126135e | 2022-05-05T12:55:52Z | https://www.nfl.com/news/don-t-worry-it-s-just-the-preseason-think-again-there-s-reason--09000d5d8126135e | false |
MONTREAL (AP) _ Resolute Forest Products Inc. (RFP) on Thursday reported net income of $210 million in its first quarter.
The Montreal-based company said it had net income of $2.68 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $2.26 per share.
The maker of paper and wood products posted revenue of $945 million in the period.
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Other findings include: Nearly half of boards are incorporating ESG into executive compensation and director appointments, and ESG discussions in the boardroom are more frequent
NEW YORK, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seventy-one percent of corporate boards are incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives and goals into overall company strategy, with 85% taking action to increase fluency on ESG, according to a new report released today by Spencer Stuart, a global leadership advisory firm, and Diligent, the global leader in modern governance providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance and ESG.
The report Sustainability in the Spotlight: Board ESG Oversight and Strategy is powered by Diligent Institute, the research arm and think tank of Diligent, and Spencer Stuart. It reveals how nearly 600 global board directors are addressing ESG and structuring oversight to help their organizations address the opportunities and risks that affect their long-term success. The survey finds that a plurality of boards (43%) are placing primary oversight of ESG at the full board level. Meanwhile 30% house ESG oversight within the Nominating and Governance committee and 15% within the ESG/Sustainability committee, indicating that they may become a more common element of the board committee structure in the future.
"In our work with boards – and in the overwhelming response rate to this survey – we are seeing growing interest in how to best structure oversight of ESG," said Julie Hembrock Daum, who leads Spencer Stuart's North American Board Practice. "Because little guidance exists, many boards are still figuring out their way forward. The data from this survey provide a fascinating look at how they are doing it."
Among the top findings:
- Relatively few companies have governance structures in place to act on ESG goals. Even as shareholders and other stakeholders increase their focus on ESG, only a third (33%) of respondents say their organizations are considering rethinking their ESG structures and practices.
- The pandemic has accelerated ESG discussions in the boardroom. Before the pandemic, about 20% of respondents said they rarely or never discussed ESG. Two years later, this number is down to 4%. Meanwhile, the percentage who say they discuss ESG at every or nearly every meeting has more than doubled, from 15% to 34%.
- ESG goals and metrics are increasingly incorporated into other elements of business. 71% of respondents are incorporating ESG goals and metrics into their overall company strategy. Meanwhile 52% are incorporating ESG into integrated risk management, 48% into criteria for director appointments, and 46% in executive compensation.
- Boards are building their ESG competency. The majority of respondents (85%) are taking some action to increase board competency and fluency around ESG, with 42% bringing in outside consultants and 38% engaging in director education and upskilling.
"ESG has moved from afterthought to strategic imperative, and this survey shows us that the majority of boards understand the importance of setting an ESG strategy to their organization's long-term success," said Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director of the Diligent Institute. "However, many organizations struggle with making ESG actionable, and we're seeing increased demand for education and upskilling to increase board fluency around ESG."
About the Survey:
The report Sustainability in the Spotlight: Board ESG Oversight and Strategy is powered by Diligent Institute, the research arm and think tank of Diligent, and Spencer Stuart, a global leadership advisory firm. The findings are drawn from a survey of 590 corporate directors, spanning both public and private companies, conducted globally from February 10 to March 14, 2022. About three-quarters of the respondents (72%) represent U.S.-based companies, with the remainder representing companies based elsewhere across the globe. More than three-quarters (78%) of respondents represent public companies, with the remainder representing private companies. The survey was promoted globally to Diligent and Spencer Stuart contacts and advertised on social media and in email newsletters.
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Diligent is the global leader in modern governance, providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance and ESG. Serving more than 1 million users from over 25,000 customers around the world, we empower transformational leaders with technology, insights and confidence to drive greater impact and lead with purpose. Learn more at diligent.com.
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At Spencer Stuart, we know how much leadership matters. We are trusted by organizations around the world to help them make the senior-level leadership decisions that have a lasting impact on their enterprises. Through our executive search, board and leadership advisory services, we help build and enhance high-performing teams for select clients ranging from major multinationals to emerging companies to nonprofit institutions.
Privately held since 1956, we focus on delivering knowledge, insight and results through the collaborative efforts of a team of experts — now spanning more than 70 offices, over 30 countries and more than 50 practice specialties. Boards and leaders consistently turn to Spencer Stuart to help address their evolving leadership needs in areas such as senior-level executive search, board recruitment, board effectiveness, succession planning, in-depth senior management assessment, employee engagement and many other facets of culture and organizational effectiveness. For more information on Spencer Stuart, please visit www.spencerstuart.com.
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PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) _ Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $81.5 million.
The Purchase, New York-based company said it had profit of $2.38 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.99 per share.
The airplane leasing company and service provider posted revenue of $1.04 billion in the period.
For the current quarter ending in July, Atlas Air said it expects revenue in the range of $1.1 billion.
The company expects full-year revenue of $4.6 billion.
Atlas Air shares have dropped 23% since the beginning of the year. The stock has risen 4% in the last 12 months.
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Airline and agency decision-makers reveal shifts in travel as part of new Sabre research launched today
- Two-thirds of travel leaders participating in the survey indicated that they believe travel will fully return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2024, with one third indicating in the survey that they believe this will happen in 2025 or beyond
- Study highlights retail opportunity for travel industry from travelers' spend on "revenge travel"
- Survey indicates that complexity is likely to become increasingly challenging for the industry, with travelers now considering more decision factors before booking a trip – survey results indicate need for industry to be nimble to address evolving landscape
SOUTHLAKE, Texas, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, today released a new global travel industry study, 'Mapping Travel's New Normal', which identifies prominent shifts in travel.
The wide-ranging study highlights the different areas of focus for airlines and agencies as both sectors seek to capture opportunities for recovery and for future growth. Commissioned by Sabre and carried out by Munich-based management consultancy Dr. Fried & Partners, the study involved both quantitative and qualitative research with 500+ decision-makers from airlines and travel agencies. Respondents were surveyed in eight languages across 20 countries in EMEA, APAC and the Americas, along with in-depth interviews with selected industry leaders.
Participants were questioned about the impact of the pandemic on their customers and their businesses, as well as the implications for the future of the travel industry. Key findings cover the differing priorities of airlines and agencies as both sectors prepare to address potential recovery opportunities and create new opportunities for growth, as well as differences in technological investment priorities by global regions. Findings include:
- More than a third of airline and agency leaders participating in the survey indicated that they believe travel will return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2024; a further third responded that they believe this will happen in 2025 or beyond
- Survey results indicate that "revenge travel" – with the objective of making up for lost time – is a meaningful phenomenon, with 68% of travel leaders responding that they are forecasting a higher spend from consumers on their future travel plans
- Travel leaders report that travelers are considering more decision factors than ever before committing to a trip
- 82% of airlines executives surveyed responded that they expect the combination of business and leisure to be even more prominent post-recovery
- More than half of agencies surveyed responded that they are spending more time now looking into new tools, services and technologies; this is a particular area of focus in APAC, for 71% of responding agencies
- 92% of travel agencies surveyed indicated that they want the support of travel technology partners to create a more seamless experience in terms of shopping, booking and fulfilment, while 89% responded that they want useful tools to personalize travel
- 96% of airlines surveyed responded that they expect enhanced possibilities to offer growth opportunities and improved customer service and satisfaction scores
"One thing that struck us as we were carrying out the research was the unprecedented pace of change in the past few months," said Darren Rickey, Senior Vice President, Airline Global Sales and Accounts, Sabre. "This of course presents an enormous opportunity, but it also puts strains on travel businesses who must adapt their plans, processes and operations to address these potential changes."
Key trends identified by surveyed agencies in the new Sabre-Dr.Fried research include the importance of organized and connected trips to cut through travel complexities for customers; the ongoing prominence of domestic and regional travel and the challenges (and opportunities) for business travel recovery. Meanwhile, for airlines participating in the survey, major trends identified include increasing consumer bookings protection; the growth of "bleisure" as a catalyst for potential corporate travel recovery and offering more sustainable flight options to meet customer demands. Mirroring agency responses, the survey indicates that airlines are also focused on increasing domestic and regional routes as well as how new product formats such as organized and connected trips can help optimize recovery opportunities while creating increasingly personalized experiences for travelers.
"Our latest Sabre research has highlighted a degree of optimism across the travel ecosystem," added Andy Finkelstein, Senior Vice President, Global Agency Sales and Corporate Solutions, Sabre. "However, it also suggested that not all travel leaders may be ready for these potential changes if they happen quickly. The survey indicates that there is a clear need for agility, transformation and collaboration so that travel agencies, airlines and other industry players can ensure they are in a position to identify these changes, strategize for future growth opportunities and improve the experience for the traveler."
About Sabre Corporation
Sabre Corporation is a leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, serving a wide range of travel companies including airlines, hoteliers, travel agencies and other suppliers. The company provides retailing, distribution and fulfilment solutions that help its customers operate more efficiently, drive revenue and offer personalized traveler experiences. Through its leading travel marketplace, Sabre connects travel suppliers with buyers from around the globe. Sabre's technology platform manages more than $260B worth of global travel spend annually. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, USA, Sabre serves customers in more than 160 countries around the world. For more information visit www.sabre.com.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ SolarWinds Corp. (SWI) on Thursday reported a loss of $4.7 million in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Austin, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 24 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 22 cents per share.
The provider of information-technology management software posted revenue of $176.9 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $174.6 million.
For the current quarter ending in July, SolarWinds expects its per-share earnings to be 20 cents.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $174 million to $177 million for the fiscal second quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $181.7 million.
SolarWinds expects full-year earnings in the range of 88 cents to 95 cents per share, with revenue ranging from $730 million to $750 million.
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Queen to miss traditional royal garden party season
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II will miss the traditional royal garden party season, where she would normally meet with hundreds of people on the grounds of her residences in London and Edinburgh, palace officials said Thursday.
The 96-year-old monarch will be represented instead by other members of her family, Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
Before the pandemic, the queen invited over 30,000 people each year to the gardens of Buckingham Palace or the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. The guests, who have all served their community in different ways, have the opportunity to speak with the queen and other royal family members at the parties.
The parties were set to return for the first time in three years starting next week.
The monarch has missed several major events this year and has been carrying out online engagements instead. She spent a night in the hospital in October and only conducted light duties for several months on her doctors’ orders.
In March the queen attended a service honoring the life of her late husband, Prince Philip.
She marked her Platinum Jubilee — 70 years on the throne — in February. Large-scale festivities to celebrate that milestone, including concerts and pageants, will take place later this month and in June.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is highlighting its support for proposals that would route an international rail line through its Santa Teresa port of entry, capitalizing on Mexico's unease with disruptions along the Texas portion of the U.S. border with Mexico.
Mexico had considered a route through Texas, but in recent days officials have said they can no longer rely on that state. Gov. Greg Abbott in April required all commercial trucks from Mexico to undergo extra inspections, tying up traffic and causing millions in losses.
The administration of Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Wednesday that it will send a delegation of economic development and transportation officials to Mexico City next week to explore opportunities to expand commercial infrastructure at the San Jeronimo-Santa Teresa crossing, about 20 miles (36 kilometers) west of El Paso, Texas.
New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Alicia Keyes says the state has already requested a U.S. presidential permit for a rail bypass route through Santa Teresa. Separately, she said a study on expanding infrastructure at the New Mexico crossing is near completion.
She said recent disruptions at Texas crossings change the outlook for Santa Teresa.
“They have issues with pollution and wait times and security,” Keyes said of Texas' border entry points. “We have the opportunity to really envision what a dignified port of entry would look like."
Mexico’s Economy Secretary Tatiana Clouthier was more forceful last week on the fate of a proposed rail line linking the Pacific coast port of Mazatlan in Mexico’s Sinaloa state with the U.S. and Canada.
“I don’t think we’re going to use Texas anymore because we cannot put all our eggs in one basket and be held hostage to those who want to use trade as a political issue,” Clouthier told a business conference. “We are going to look for another connection point.”
Mexican diplomats followed up Tuesday in Washington with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and touted a rail line linking Mexican seaports on the Pacific with the San Jeronimo-Santa Teresa crossing in New Mexico.
Some truckers have reported waiting more than 30 hours to cross during the Texas state inspections. Others blocked one of the world’s busiest trade bridges in protest.
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The 'alternative' plan for Channel 4 to avoid privatisation: Bosses reveal idea to sell £100M London HQ and shift two thirds of staff up north - after Nadine Dorries said government ownership 'holds it back' from rivalling Netflix
- Ministers think that private ownership would 'remove straitjacket' for C4
- Broadcaster's news show repeatedly accused of being left wing and partisan
- Bosses have set out alternative to persuade Government not to sell up channel
- Plans include moving up to half of staff out of London and selling capital HQ
Channel 4 today published its alternative plan to convince ministers not to sell it off including a pledge to sell off its £100million HQ and move approaching half its staff up north.
The Government announced last month it had decided to sell the broadcaster, saying it would struggle to compete against global streamers like Netflix if it remained in public hands.
The TV company has been publicly owned since it was founded by Margaret Thatcher in 1982 - but the Tories are forging ahead with plans to privatise it, claiming public ownership is holding it back.
In a last ditch attempt to stave off the sale, Channel 4 bosses said today they would shun London and become predominantly 'northern-based', commissioning hundreds of millions of pounds worth of shows outside the capital and creating 3,000 new jobs by 2030.
The Government has given the green light to the privatisation of Channel 4 after rows over funding and the balance of its coverage. Bosses are putting forward an alternative plan to keep it in public ownership including selling off its £100m HQ in London (pictured)
Now retired Channel 4 news presenter Jon Snow was accused of apparently joining in a chant of 'F*** The Tories' while attending Glastonbury music festival in 2017 (pictured). The broadcaster has been accused of being anti conservative
Chief Executive Alex Mahon said the broadcaster had presented its plan to government earlier this year, and was making it public to inform debate in parliament, the industry and the wider public.
Nadine Dorries (pictured outside Downing Street) has signalled the death knell for the licence fee by saying the Government is 'ready to implement a new way of funding the BBC'
Mahon said Channel 4 wanted to expand its commitment to the regions and nations of the United Kingdom, including commissioning more than 50% of its programmes outside London, and increasing its staff outside the capital - in Leeds, Glasgow, Bristol and Manchester - from 400 to 600 by 2025.
'In terms of content, Channel 4 would seek to invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) a year in distinctive home-grown British programming by 2030,' she told reporters.
'This would be achieved in part by creating an IP joint venture, leveraging necessary private capital to find future generations of hit shows that make Britain famous worldwide, and that make Channel 4 the envy of other broadcasters.'
Ministers have already released a blueprint that will also signal the death knell for the licence fee by saying the Government is 'ready to implement a new way of funding the BBC'.
They will also give the UK media watchdog the power to draft and enforce a new video-on-demand code, aimed at setting standards for 'larger TV-like services' such as Netflix, ITV Hub and Now TV to level the rules with traditional broadcasters.
The maximum fine for a breach of the code will be £250,000 or an amount up to 5% of their revenue, whichever is higher.
The Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has also taken aim as she pushed on with selling Channel 4.
She said the current model is 'completely outdated' and that in the coming months ministers would be 'looking very seriously about how we fund the BBC'.
Mrs Dorries said she was also considering how media regulator Ofcom could 'hold the BBC to account'.
In January she had appeared to indicate the end of the licence fee when she said the latest funding deal would be its last, before subsequently toning down her remarks.
But in a new interview with The Spectator she once again appeared to signal that the TV licence system of funding the corporation would be killed off.
'We are going to very soon announce that we are going to be looking very seriously about how we fund the BBC,' she said.
Mrs Dorries added that decisions about the matter will be taken 'well ahead' of the corporation's charter renewal at the end of 2027, saying: 'We are ready to implement a new way of funding the BBC.'
She told the magazine: 'We're going to be looking at how Ofcom hold the BBC to account and then very shortly after that we will be announcing other measures that we are going to put into place to start looking at how the BBC will be funded in the future so that we are well in time to have that in place for the charter renewal.'
The Culture Secretary said the current model is 'completely outdated' and that in the coming months ministers would be 'looking very seriously about how we fund the BBC'
In January, Mrs Dorries confirmed that the licence fee would be frozen at £159 for the next two years, before increasing by roughly 10 per cent over the following four years.
At the same time she said on social media that this licence fee announcement 'will be the last'.
She had also heralded an end to the 'days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs knocking on doors' over non-payment of the licence fee.
But she later softened her public approach, saying in Parliament that it was 'time to begin asking really serious questions about the long-term funding model of the BBC'.
A Whitehall source said yesterday that 'no decision has been made on what the BBC's future funding model will look like'.
The Culture Secretary has previously criticised the BBC's 'elitist' and 'snobbish' approach and has accused the corporation of having too few working-class staff.
Among possible alternatives to the licence fee are some form of voluntary subscription model like Netflix uses, or allowing the BBC to have advertising, or through a general broadband levy.
There have also been suggestions about linking a charge to people's council tax – which generally increase with wealth rather than being a flat rate – while others have proposed a hybrid model which combines more than one of these ideas.
The BBC director-general Tim Davie, pictured, with ITN chief executive Deborah Turness, speaking at the RTS Cambridge Convention
Instead, more general rules about 'reflecting all parts and people of the UK' and 'democratically impactful content' will be brought in.
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Letter to the editor: Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter will let more voices be heard
Why is the First Amendment so important? Because it protects our fundamental freedom to believe and express different ideas, in a variety of ways, from being infringed upon by the government.
Recently, Elon Musk bought Twitter. Twitter is not part of the federal government. Twitter is nothing more than a social media site. Twitter has the authority to set guidelines. It can regulate what it'll allow on its platform just like the comment section used here at the Canton Repository has guidelines to what can be posted.
Those who violate the terms have no First Amendment protection as neither Twitter or the Repository are government sites. They — Twitter, and the Repository — are their own governing bodies and those choosing to use them must adhere to their rules/guidelines.
Musk buying Twitter has caused a bit of a stir.
Some voices from the left have ranged from a few melodramatic promises by some washed-up liberal celebrities to move out of the country — which makes no real sense because you can use Twitter anywhere — to those screaming it is the end of our democracy.
What Musk buying Twitter will probably do is level the playing field allowing for more voices to be heard from without fear of being shut down by biased regulations or arbitrary acts based on political ideologies.
This is what all the hype is about, and the voices screaming in dissent of Musk's purchasing Twitter seem scared of facing a level playing field while the side now looking at an official voice giving them free rein to communicate equally with their political opponents are ... optimistic.
Either way the sky is not falling, and worlds are not colliding.
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Florida K-9 named Zorro captures suspect after high-speed chase across counties
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - A 20-year-old man drove a stolen Mercedes SUV as fast as 178 mph during a chase Monday night through six counties along Florida’s Turnpike and Interstate 95, authorities said.
Deputies deployed stop sticks to flatten the vehicle’s tires and a K-9 named Zorro then helped secure the fleeing suspect, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. The chase began near Orlando and ended some 150 miles later near Hobe Sound.
"The danger to innocent lives related to this crime cannot be overstated," the release said.
Deputies in Martin County, which is north of West Palm Beach, were alerted to the chase through an alert from the Florida Highway Patrol. Video footage from a sheriff’s office aircraft showed the car speeding along without headlights after deputies attempted to stop it.
The sheriff’s office said the ground pursuit was terminated because of the dangerous speeds, but the aircraft continued to track the stolen SUV. Deputies were able to deploy the stop sticks to deflate the vehicle’s tires.
The driver ran from the vehicle and into a wooded area.
"Multiple deputies followed along with K-9 Zorro," the release said. After he ignored multiple commands to surrender, deputies unleashed the dog "into the woods ending this dangerous criminal joyride."
The South Florida suspect faces multiple charges including grand theft of a motor vehicle, fleeing with a disregard for safety, and obstruction. His 28-year-old passenger was also arrested.
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With proxy voting set to expire, lawmakers split on its usefulness
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Voting by proxy is still an option for U.S. House members despite other COVID guidelines being dropped on Capitol Hill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is allowing House members to vote by proxy at least through May 14. Proxy voting became an option for lawmakers in 2020 for public health reasons. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nevada) says it is a useful tool.
“They do it in other organizations you know. There’s such thing as sick leave,” said
Over 4,400 proxy voting letters have been filed over the past two years. Amodei accounts for 16 of them. Each one says, “I am unable to physically attend proceedings in the House Chamber due to the ongoing public health emergency,” then lists another member he gives permission to vote in his place.
Amodei says it is helpful for those who have to fly long distances or tend to other matters that require them to miss votes.
“My mother passed away. I missed some votes. Or when I had to have retina surgery on my eye. I missed some votes,” said Amodei.
He says it is better to have someone cast a vote on behalf of the district than to miss a vote entirely. But some lawmakers, like Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) want to do away with proxy voting. He thinks it is having a negative impact on how the House operates.
“It doesn’t help forward the body. And, you know, we’re not the most respected body as it is, I actually think it further denigrates our standing in the community,” said Biggs.
Molly Reynolds is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution tracking proxy voting. She says a tool like voting by proxy is a positive adaptation to the pandemic. But Reynolds says some are abusing the option.
“Proxy voting was not designed to allow people to say, run for governor and continue to vote on the House floor,” said Reynolds.
Reynolds says some members are using proxy voting to stay home and campaign. She says misusing the system undermines trust and raises questions about the future of legitimate proxy voting.
“What’s the best way to balance these competing tradeoffs?” said Reynolds.
While proxy voting is set to end in 10 days, it is unclear if it will be extended once again with some areas of the country seeing a spike in COVID cases.
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Which 2-quart casserole dish is best?
For smaller households of one or two people, you may not need cookware to make large batches of food. A 2-quart casserole dish holds a few servings of your favorite lasagna or brownie recipe. It’s also the perfect size to make sides to bring to a gathering.
When buying a smaller casserole dish, you’ll find that you’re not limited in options. For instance, there are glass and ceramic ones, oval-shaped dishes and square ones. For ceramic bakeware with a lid, FE Casserole Dish is the top choice.
What to know before you buy a 2-quart casserole dish
Casserole dishes are made from a variety of oven-safe materials.
Glass
Glass casserole dishes are classic and affordable. They are thick glass that retains heat well, meaning your food will keep warm when you remove the dish from the oven. Glass dishes are non-toxic, BPA-free and dishwasher-safe. They also are non-reactive to acidic ingredients, like tomatoes, so you can bake your favorite lasagna recipe in them.
Ceramic
If you’re baking a recipe that requires a higher baking temperature, a ceramic casserole dish can withstand more heat than other cookware materials. Another benefit of ceramic is that you can place it in the refrigerator, microwave and freezer safely. It’s also non-stick, making it easier to clean, and many ceramic casserole dishes are dishwasher-safe. The downside is that ceramic is heavy and pricey.
Cast iron
Casserole dishes made of cast iron are extremely heavy but highly versatile. You can use them in the oven and on the stovetop for cooking a whole range of recipes. The material is highly durable and conducts heat well. Your cast-iron dish can last a lifetime if properly maintained. Cast-iron cookware requires special care, including seasoning with unsaturated fat like avocado oil or vegetable oil.
Porcelain enamel
This lightweight ceramic material comes in various patterns and colors, making it the most attractive oven-safe cookware. Porcelain enamel casserole dishes can double as a serving dish after taking it out of the oven. They also clean easily and are resistant to stains. The downside is that porcelain enamel can chip and doesn’t retain heat well.
What to look for in a quality 2-quart casserole dish
Stovetop-safe
You can place certain casserole dishes on your stovetop. If you want to cook soup or stew in your casserole dish, look for a stovetop-safe one, ideally with a lid. You can use your dish as you would a regular pot or pan.
Lids
Many casserole dishes come with a snug-fitting lid. Oven-safe lids can help prevent your food from burning while it’s baking. Some dishes come with lids that are designed for storage so you can put your leftovers in the fridge. These lids often are plastic. Before you use a lid for baking, make sure it’s oven-safe.
Handles
A casserole dish with handles makes it easier to remove from the oven as well as transport to the table or to a party. The majority of casserole dishes come with two handles placed on opposite ends of the dish. Some handles are ergonomic for a better grip and lifting.
Shape
You can find 2-quart casserole dishes in a variety of shapes.
- Rectangular ones are longer than they are wide, with dimensions of 9 by 7.5 inches. This shape is perfect for small casseroles, lasagnas or a roast.
- Square ones are 8 by 8 inches and also work for small casseroles, roasts and deserts.
- Round ones are around 8 inches in diameter. You can use them for certain baked goods, soups, stews and rice dishes.
- Oval ones are wider than round ones but you can also use them for stews, soups, rice dishes and roasting meats.
How much you can expect to spend on a 2-quart casserole dish
Glass 2-quart casserole dishes cost $10-$18. Two-quart ceramic and porcelain enamel ones cost $20-$50. Cast-iron casserole dishes cost $15-$30 for a 2-quart size.
2-quart casserole dish FAQ
What is a casserole dish exactly?
A. A casserole dish is a wide and low pan or pot that you can place in the oven. Its sides are straight and some come with a tight-fitting lid. The dish is often used for serving the food it cooked. “Casserole” is the name for the food traditionally baked in these dishes and is typically the combination of a protein (meat or beans), chopped vegetables and a starchy binder, such as pasta or potatoes.
What can I cook in my 2-quart casserole dish besides casseroles?
A. Other popular uses of casserole dishes are for roasting chickens and cuts of meat, lasagna, macaroni, cakes and brownies. Stovetop-safe dishes are great for making stews and soups.
What’s the best 2-quart casserole dish to buy?
Top 2-quart casserole dish
What you need to know: This ceramic, lidded dish is a beautiful addition to any kitchen or potluck.
What you’ll love: The embossed exterior has a homey, traditional look and the glaze comes in three colors. For ceramic, this dish isn’t too heavy. It’s microwave- and dishwasher-safe. The handles are a great size for holding with or without oven mitts. The material and lid keep food warm.
What you should consider: Though it’s round and lidded like a pot, this casserole dish is not safe to use on the stovetop.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top 2-quart casserole dish for the money
Pyrex Easy Grab 2-Quart Glass Casserole Dish with Lid
What you need to know: For an affordable casserole dish, this glass one is a solid purchase.
What you’ll love: The rectangular dish is sturdy and has well-built handles. The lid is glass instead of plastic, which means you can use it in the oven. It can be stored in the fridge or freezer and is microwave-safe.
What you should consider: There are minor but serious reports of the glass shattering from heat.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
OXO Good Grips Glass 2-Quart Baking Dish with Lid
What you need to know: This square dish is the perfect size for making brownies or a casserole for two.
What you’ll love: The glass can be put in the oven, fridge, freezer or microwave. The lid is great for transporting your baked goods to a potluck or party. The glass is nontoxic and BPA-free, making it safe for storage and heating.
What you should consider: The plastic lid is only for storage and cannot go in the oven.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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LIVERPOOL, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Diapers have always been expensive and the price just keeps going up. This makes it difficult for many parents, especially ones living pay check to pay check. However, the CNY Diaper Bank is working to help those struggling.
The CNY Diaper Bank needs your help. During the entire month of May it’s collecting diapers and monetary donations through its 7th annual “Make a Mother’s Day” diaper drive. While also raising awareness on this crisis impacting so many parents across the United States, including here in our local community. The goal is to raise $10,000 and if the organization meets that goal, the John Ben Snow Foundation & Memorial Trust will match it.
“That would mean we could purchase 135,000 size 5 and 6 diapers which are the sizes we run through the most. So it’s really a great opportunity, its a great time to give because you know your impact will be double,” says Michela Hugo, founder and director of CNY Diaper Bank.
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Biden declares ongoing wildfires in New Mexico "a major disaster"
HOUSTON, May 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday declared wildfires lasting for weeks in the southwestern state of New Mexico "a major disaster," unlocking millions of dollars in relief for affected individuals and local recovery efforts.
"A major disaster exists in the State of New Mexico," said the White House in a statement.
Federal aid can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help local residents and business owners recover from the damage of the wildfires, said the statement.
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham requested the presidential disaster declaration on Tuesday.
"I have 6,000 people evacuated, I have families who don't know what the next day looks like," said Lujan Grisham.
Seven wildfires are burning in the mountain state, the most in any state, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
One of the fires, the Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak fire, started in mid-April as two large fires and merged more than a week ago in northern New Mexico, where strong winds lasted for 24 out of the last 30 days.
The fire now has burned more than 160,000 acres (64,750 hectares) and hundreds of structures, authorities said.
Furthermore, over 15,000 homes could be threatened this week if the Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak fire, the second-largest fire in New Mexico in at least 30 years, continues to grow, said a CNN report, citing the Southwest Incident Management Team.
About 300,000 acres (121,406 hectares) of land have burned across New Mexico so far this year, more than the past two full years combined, CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller said.
The situation is "a long-term event," San Miguel and Mora counties in northern Mexico said in a joint release Tuesday. "We don't anticipate having 'control' of this fire any time soon."
The wildfire season in the region normally starts in May or June but this year is dangerously early due to dire fire weather and ongoing megadrought leaving no moisture in the soil.
The current wildfires in New Mexico began on April 5, according to the White House statement. On April 23, the governor said that "half the state has a fire issue" since more than 20 wildfires were burning in at least 16 of the state's 33 counties, fueled by gusty winds and drought conditions.
Wildfires have become a year-round threat in the U.S. West and they are moving faster and burning hotter than ever due to climate change, said an ABC News report, citing scientists and fire experts.
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Doctor fights rare disease in northwest China
LANZHOU, May 5 (Xinhua) -- At nine o'clock in the morning, Cao Yunshan walks into the ward he works in that cares for patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and starts his busy day.
Cao is a specialist in the treatment of PH, and particularly focuses on fibrosing mediastinitis caused PH, which is a rare and fatal disease.
From 2015 to 2016, Cao worked at Massachusetts General Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School in the United States, as a postdoctoral fellow. Now, he works at Gansu Provincial Hospital in northwest China as the chief physician of the cardiopulmonary vascular department.
According to a rough estimate, the prevalence of PH may be higher in high altitude areas than in low altitude areas, and higher in rural areas than in cities.
"High altitude hypoxia is one of the important causes of PH. At present, the number of patients with PH in China is conservatively estimated to be 5 million to 8 million, most of whom live in western China. That's why I decided to come back to Gansu," Cao said.
Since 2018, Cao's team has treated nearly 1,000 patients with PH. PH happens when the pressure in the blood vessels leading from the heart to the lungs is too high. Then the arteries in the lungs can narrow, and the blood does not flow as well as it should, resulting in less oxygen in the blood.
Symptoms of PH include shortness of breath, fainting, and chest pain. Now it has developed into a disease that seriously threatens human physical and mental health.
Chen, a 52-year-old patient with PH, said that before he came to Cao's team for interventional treatment, he had been to many well-known hospitals in China. The medical bills, travel expenses, and accommodation fees amounted to nearly 1 million yuan (157,320 U.S. dollars) from 2016 to now.
"When I was at my worst, I even thought about ending my life in order not to drag down my family," said Chen.
The treatment from Cao's team turned out to be effective. "I bought 100 balloons in order to practice expanding my lung capacity after returning home, and I have suggested all my fellow patients receive treatment here," he said.
"Cao's team has been rooted in western China for a long time. They have devoted themselves to the research of PH, which is of great significance for millions of patients with PH since they can receive the best treatment locally," said Jing Zhicheng, chief physician of Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
Every year on May 5th, World Pulmonary Hypertension Day, Cao's team conducts voluntary medical diagnostics and delivers lectures at primary-level hospitals, in order to carry out screening of PH, raise awareness and understanding of this frequently under and misdiagnosed disease, and promote research that will help find the cure of PH.
"Today is World PH Day, and we hope the whole society can pay more attention to patients with PH, to the importance of improving their quality of life. We also hope that World PH Day can bring global attention to patients with rare diseases," Cao said.
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WHO: Nearly 15M deaths associated with COVID-19
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than double the official death toll of 6 million. Most of the fatalities were in Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas.
In a report Thursday, the U.N. agency’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the figure as “sobering,” saying it should prompt countries to invest more in their capacities to quell future health emergencies.
Scientists tasked by WHO with calculating the actual number of COVID-19 deaths between January 2020 and the end of last year estimated there were between 13.3 million and 16.6 million deaths that were either caused directly by the coronavirus or were somehow attributed to the pandemic’s impact on health systems, like people with cancer unable to seek treatment when hospitals were full of COVID patients.
The figures are based on country-reported data and statistical modeling but only about half of the countries provided information. WHO said it wasn’t yet able to break down the figures to distinguish between direct deaths from COVID-19 and others caused by the pandemic, but said a future project examining death certificates would probe this.
“This may seem like just a bean-counting exercise, but having these WHO numbers is so critical to understanding how we should combat future pandemics and continue to respond to this one,” said Albert Ko, an infectious diseases specialist at the Yale School of Public Health who was not linked to the WHO research.
For example, Ko said, South Korea’s decision to invest heavily in public health after it suffered a severe outbreak of MERS allowed it to escape COVID-19 with a per-capita death rate around a 20th of that of the U.S.
Accurate numbers on COVID-19 deaths have been problematic throughout the pandemic, as the figures are only a fraction of the devastation wrought by the virus, largely because of limited testing and differences in how countries count COVID-19 deaths. According to government figures reported to WHO and to a separate count kept by Johns Hopkins University, there have been more than 6 million reported coronavirus deaths to date.
Scientists at the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington guessed there were more than 18 million COVID deaths from January 2020 to December 2021 in a recent study published in the journal Lancet, and a team led by Canadian researchers estimated there were more than 3 million uncounted coronavirus deaths in India alone. WHO’s new analysis estimated there were more than 4 million missed deaths in India, ranging between 3.3 million to 6.5 million.
Some countries, including India, have disputed WHO’s methodology for calculating COVID deaths, resisting the idea that there were many more deaths than officially counted.
Earlier this week, the Indian government released new figures showing there were 474,806 more deaths in 2020 compared to the previous year, but did not say how many were tied to the pandemic. India did not release any death estimates for 2021, when the highly infectious delta variant swept through the country, killing many thousands.
Ko said better figures from WHO might also explain some lingering mysteries about the pandemic, like why Africa appears to have been one of the least affected by the virus, despite its low vaccination rates.
“Were the mortality rates so low because we couldn’t count the deaths or was there some other factor to explain that?” he said, adding that the crush of deaths in rich countries like Britain and the U.S. proved that resources alone were insufficient to contain a global outbreak.
Dr. Bharat Pankhania, a public health specialist at Britain’s University of Exeter, said the world may never get close to the true toll of COVID-19, particularly in poor countries.
“When you have a massive outbreak where people are dying in the streets because of a lack of oxygen, bodies were abandoned or people had to be cremated quickly because of cultural beliefs, we end up never knowing just how many people died,” he explained.
Although Pankhania said the estimated COVID-19 death toll still pales in comparison to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic — when experts estimate up to 100 million people died — he said the fact that so many people died despite the advances of modern medicine, including vaccines, is shameful.
He also warned the cost of COVID-19 could be far more damaging in the long term, given the increasing burden of caring for people with long COVID.
“With the Spanish flu, there was the flu and then there were some (lung) illnesses people suffered, but that was it,” he said. “There was not an enduring immunological condition that we’re seeing right now with COVID.”
“We do not know the extent to which people with long COVID will have their lives cut short and if they will have repeated infections that will cause them even more problems,” Pankhania said.
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Krutika Pathi in New Delhi contributed to this report.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is on the verge of eradicating a painful disease from its herd of 10 million cattle after a four-year campaign that has cost hundreds of millions of dollars and resulted in more than 175,000 cows being killed.
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said Thursday that 271 farms had been cleared of Mycoplasma bovis and only a single farm in the country still had the bacterial disease. New Zealand would be the first country that has managed to wipe it out completely.
In an interview with The Associated Press, O’Connor said it had been a traumatic process for affected farmers. If an infection was found on a farm, even healthy cows were killed to ensure the disease was stamped out.
“I’d say every farmer was very unhappy about having to see their herd be culled,” O’Connor said. “These are people who have strong connections, commitment and investment in their animals.”
Farming is the nation’s biggest export earner and vital to its economy. When Mycoplasma bovis was first discovered in New Zealand in 2017, it prompted a huge response from the government, which concluded there was a one-off opportunity to wipe out the disease before it spread widely.
Found in cattle in the U.S. and Europe, Mycoplasma bovis is a bacteria that can cause cows to develop mastitis, pneumonia, arthritis and other painful conditions. The bacteria is not considered a threat to food safety, but the resulting diseases in cows can cause distress and result in lower milk and beef yields.
O’Connor said the final farm with the disease was a feed yard where cattle came to be fattened before slaughter. He said the farm would be cleaned of the disease later this year, and it would take several more months of monitoring around the country after that to declare victory.
He said the New Zealand campaign was groundbreaking.
“It is hugely significant, and I think there are other countries that have M. bovis that will be seeking to find out more about their options to eradicate as well,” O’Connor said.
He said the final cost for the eradication program will likely come in slightly under the budgeted 886 million New Zealand dollars ($580 million), money that has gone toward operations, surveillance and compensation. The government is picking up most of the tab, with farmers and the cattle industry also contributing.
It’s unclear how the disease first entered New Zealand, which has strict biosecurity controls. One theory is it arrived in imported bull semen.
Fiona Doolan-Noble, a senior research fellow at the University of Otago who studied the eradication program, said government officials at first could have done a better job listening to the expertise of local veterinarians and farmers, but she thought communications had improved over time.
She said there was a chance the disease could re-enter New Zealand, although the country’s experience not only with the disease but also with COVID-19 had raised awareness for the need of more stringent biosecurity measures.
New Zealand has 6.3 million dairy cows and 4 million beef cattle, making its total herd twice the size of its human population. Milk products represent the country’s largest single export, with much of it sold to China where it is used in infant formula.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the government’s partnership with those in the farming industry had been crucial to the success of the program.
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The cause of a devastating house fire in Exeter which resulted in a mum and her daughter suffering serious injuries has been confirmed as accidental. A large emergency services response, including five fire engines, was sent to John Levers Way in St Thomas on Tuesday night, May 3, at around 11.15pm. Neighbours have told how the fire was 'like a furnace' and the flames were coming out of the front door 'like waves' causing the house to go up 'in seconds.
In the property were a mum and her two children. Her young daughter is being treated for 'serious burns' in hospital while her teenager escaped uninjured. He helped raise the alarm to their elderly neighbours next door to make sure they evacuated their home.
The mum sustained a serious leg injury and is currently being treated at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. Fire crews remained at the scene until around midday the following day to check for hot spots and to investigate the cause of the fire. The house has since been boarded up for safety.
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A spokesperson for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: "The fire in Exeter on May 3 was confirmed by our fire investigation to be accidental. The cause is not known."
Local residents are rallying around to help support the family who have lost everything in the fire. The incident has also affected next-door neighbours Julie Whitten, 74, and her husband Ray, 78. Yesterday, May 4, they were waiting to hear if they can remain living there.
Speaking yesterday, Julie said: "I'm in shock. Ray and I were just going up to bed when we heard a bang. I wondered what it was so I looked out the window and the next minute someone was banging on the door shouting to get out because there was a fire. It was our next-door neighbour's teenage son who had escaped the fire.
"Ray is housebound so three neighbours helped me get him out. We are all good neighbours around here; it's a close-knit neighbourhood.
"We took him to a neighbour's house so he could sit in her living room because of the fumes. I sat outside with other neighbours and it was right turmoil. It's not a sight I want to see too often. I have never seen anything like it. It was like a furnace. The flames were coming out like waves from the front door. It went up so quick. It was awful.
"The fire service arrived very quickly and ambulances were there too. Our neighbour and her children were out of the house by then and she was worried about her dog who was still in there. It's a dear little thing. The firemen got it out and a neighbour has been looking after it. I was worried about my cat who was still in our house. I haven't had her long and the firemen got her out too."
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Ex-MP Natalie McGarry says she was overwhelmed by workload
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Former MP Natalie McGarry has told her embezzlement trial that she was overwhelmed running the merchandise branch of Women for Independence (WFI).
McGarry, 40, said she asked other members of the group to take on the role as she campaigned for her seat in the 2015 general election.
The former Glasgow East MP is accused of embezzling more than £25,000 from two pro-independence organisations between April 2013 and August 2015.
She denies both charges against her.
Ms McGarry said she felt "vindicated" by various emails presented to jurors at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
They showed requests from numerous local WFI groups for materials such as banners and leaflets after the Scottish independence referendum in 2014.
Ms McGarry - who had taken on a merchandise role at WFI - had meanwhile begun her general election campaign.
She said: "Had I known how busy I was going to be at the general election, and how mind blowing the number of local groups, I would have to ask someone else to take on the role."
Paid employees
An email was shown to the jury from WFI employee Kathleen Caskie to members in February 2015.
It said: "Just a reminder Natalie is asking if anyone could take responsibility for the merchandise right now."
"Kezia and I can't, it might be possible after the AGM, talk about it to Natalie not me.
"Kathleen Caskie, not grumpy, busy."
Ms McGarry told her counsel Allan MacLeod: "As you can see, I was overwhelmed as I was out all day campaigning, trying to fit WFI around my campaign and still being committed to WFI.
"It is an interesting email as Kathleen was saying she and Kezia are too busy to do merchandise.
"They were paid employees who were too busy to take on this role in WFI and it shows how busy the organisation was."
The former MP added: "I'm finding it quite upsetting seeing how many events were going on at that time and hearing people in evidence saying nothing was going on as I feel a bit vindicated."
Another email detailing what would appear on a WFI stall at an SNP conference showed that there were 55 local groups at the time.
Travel expenses
Jurors earlier heard that Ms McGarry was tasked with giving out expenses to WFI members who travelled on official business.
She said: "If it was reasonable, I wouldn't necessarily have them vouched.
"If someone was going to Aberdeen for WFI and needed to get a train, you're talking £40. I would say that was reasonable as I have taken that train myself and some needed advanced purchases.
"Some people were not in a position to be reimbursed or in a position to pay money into their bank account as they're overdrawn and their overdraft would swallow it up. I would need to meet to give them the cash.
"It was a delicate balance to know the financial position some women were in compared to others.
"Some women were embarrassed by their financial situation and it was not my position to disclose that to anyone."
Ms McGarry is said to have embezzled £21,000 while treasurer for WFI between 26 April 2013 and 30 November 2015.
A second charge states she took £4,661 between 9 April 2014 and 10 August 2015 when she was treasurer, secretary and convener of the Glasgow Regional Association of the SNP.
Ms McGarry, of Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, denies both charges and the trial before sheriff Tom Hughes continues. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-61337063 | 2022-05-05T13:49:15Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-61337063 | false |
TORONTO (AP)The young Yankees fan who became a viral sensation this week shed more tears of joyon Wednesday when he met his hero, New York slugger Aaron Judge.
It came hours after cameras captured Derek Rodriguez, 9, tearfully hugging Blue Jays fan Mike Lanzillotta after Lanzillotta snagged Judge’s sixth-inning home run ball and handed it to Derek.
Rodriguez, his family and Lanzillotta were invited onto the field and into the Yankees dugout before Wednesday’s series finale against the Blue Jays.
Derek teared up again when Judge stopped by for a quick chat, signed the home run ball and handed over a pair of his batting gloves.
”That’s a moment that’s been seen around the world now,” Judge said of the emotional exchange. ”It just speaks volumes to the Blue Jays fans they have here. It’s a cool little connection they’ve got.”
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he was touched by Lanzillotta’s gesture.
”Frankly, watching it last night really warmed my heart,” Boone said.
Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres also spoke to Derek in Spanish. Derek was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and his family moved to Canada about five years ago.
Derek, who plays shortstop and right field, is named after Yankees Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter. The youngster said he took his prized ball to school Wednesday.
”My friends and my teacher were really happy and they congratulated me,” he said. ”My teacher even made a presentation where she showed what happened, and people got to touch the ball. It was just amazing.”
Yankees spokesperson Jason Zillo said the Rodriguez family and Lanzillotta have been invited to bring a group of nine people each to New York later this season to watch a Yankees game from The Judge’s Chambers seats in right field.
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Musk gets $7 billion backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights
(AP) - Billionaire Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake of his offer to buy Twitter with commitments of more than $7 billion from a range of investors, including Silicon Valley heavy hitters like Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison.
Other investors include Sequoia Capital Fund, which pledged $800 million, and VyCapital, which pledged $700 million, according to a Thursday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. But Ellison, who is also a Tesla board member, is making the biggest contribution, pegged at $1 billion.
Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud has pledged 35 million in Twitter shares in support of Musk, according to the filing.
Musk in earlier regulatory filings revealed that he has sold roughly $8.5 billion worth of shares in Tesla to help fund the purchase. Musk later tweeted that he doesn’t plan any further sales of the company’s shares, meaning he would need outside commitments to help fund the $44 billion deal.
Because of the new funding listed in the SEC filing Thursday, Musk will cut the $12.5 billion in margin loans he was leaning on in half, to $6.25 billion. The transaction is also now being funded by $27.25 billion in cash and equities, up from $21 billion.
The Thursday filing also said that Musk is in ongoing talks with other parties, including former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who is the second largest individual stakeholder in the company after Musk.
“This was a smart financial and strategic move by Musk that will be well received across the board and also shows the Twitter deal is now on a glide path to get done by the end of this year,” wrote analyst Dan Ives who follows Twitter for Wedbush.
Shares of Twitter Inc. have remained below the per-share offering bid by Musk of $54.20 because there are still doubts on Wall Street about whether the deal will go through.
Shares of the San Francisco social media platform rose 2% before the opening bell, to $50.10.
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SÃO PAULO, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
1Q22 Highlights
Best adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for a first quarter, reaching R$ 5.8 billion, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 28.7%.
Adjusted EBITDA from the North America Business Operation reaches R$2.7 billion, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 33%, both historical records for a quarter.
Indebtedness level reaches its lowest historical level, with the ratio between net debt and adjusted EBITDA decreasing from 0.96x to 0.20x compared to the first quarter of 2021.
Gerdau, through the Inspire Gerdau program, recognized, for the first time, 18 companies from its chain of suppliers that stand out for consolidating diversity and inclusion initiatives. Created in 2020, the initiative aims to mobilize and encourage the company's supply chain to consolidate best practices in diversity and inclusion.
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Gerdau S.A. (NYSE: GGB, BM&Fbovespa: GGBR3, GGBR4) informs that it is filing today its 1Q22 results at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and at the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), which are available at Gerdau's website. To access this document, please click on https://ri.gerdau.com/en/notices-and-results/results-center/.
The 1Q22 Valuation Guide is also available at Gerdau's website.
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TUCSON, Ariz. — An autopsy now shows that a woman a Mexican woman who died while climbing over a border fence in Arizona, choked to death.
A report from the Pima County Medical Examiner revealed that Griselda Verduzco Armenta was found suspended from the border wall, entrapped by a cord, tie-down straps and seat belt around her neck, chest and arms.
The report showed that the 31-year-old woman had abrasions to the head, torso and extremities, along with contusions, a laceration on her lower right leg and a fractured vertebra.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office (where the woman was found) said Verduzco Armenta had been hanging upside down for a “significant amount of time” from the wall before she was discovered.
Emergency crews took the 32-year-old to a local hospital where medical staff pronounced her dead.
"These types of incidents are not political, they are humanitarian realities that someone has lost a loved one in a senseless tragedy," Sheriff Dannels shared.
Mexican authorities alerted American authorities about the incident. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/autopsy-woman-migrant-found-on-border-wall-choked-to-death | 2022-05-05T13:56:45Z | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/autopsy-woman-migrant-found-on-border-wall-choked-to-death | true |
In its fourth year, popular performance marketing conference returns "Live" to address "Chaos, Complexity & Change"
NEW YORK, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tinuiti, the largest independent performance marketing firm across Streaming TV and the Triopoly of Google, Meta, Amazon – today unveiled the agenda and opening line-up for "Tinuiti Live - The New, New Normal: Chaos, Complexity & Change," a full-day, in-person and live streaming event on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 in New York City. The company will release additional agenda updates over the coming weeks.
Click here to view the agenda and register to attend.
Ecommerce has experienced two years of full steam ahead growth and now faces strong headwinds with changing consumer behavior, new market forces including privacy and supply chain issues, and global tensions. To adjust to this "new, new normal," industry brands and marketing leaders are coming together for a full day of interactive programming, as Tinuiti Live returns to the stage to explore the most timely issues for performance marketing and brands. Some of the industry's most admired thought leaders will participate in the agenda and will guide three distinct tracks appropriately themed: Chaos, Complexity & Change.
The lineup of a dozen sessions and keynotes is designed to address today's ecommerce challenges across Streaming, Influencer Marketing, the Metaverse, Retail Media, Social Commerce, Supply Chain, future of measurement and more. Platforms including TikTok and breakthrough commerce brands LT Apparel Group (adidas, Carhartt, French Toast), Poppi, Liquid I.V., Brooks Running and more will also share insights behind their success. Each session is tied back to action for those attending – not theory – and grounded in measurement best practices and standards.
Keynotes include:
- Bonin Bough/Chief Growth Officer, Triller/Rethinking Everything in the face of Chaos, Complexity & Change; Bough is one of the foremost-awarded marketing executives in the world, the host of CNBC's Cleveland Hustles and one of the youngest executives at a Fortune 50 Company. Bonin will address where brands and consumers are today, and how brands should rethink everything they are doing and how they measure it.
- Steve Hoffman/Partner, McKinsey & Company: The Ecommerce Catch-22 of 2022: Solving the paradox of growth and profitability in online commerce; Hoffman has served more than 50 retail and consumer clients across more than 15 countries, Steve brings a true global expertise to operations strategy and omnichannel fulfillment. Steve will share his groundbreaking research on how to solve the paradox of growth and profitability in ecommerce with four imperatives that can put organizations squarely on the path to profitability.
Click here to view the agenda and register to attend. Please email events@tinuiti.com with any questions or for more information.
About Tinuiti
Tinuiti is the largest independent performance marketing firm across Streaming TV and the Triopoly of Google, Meta, Amazon, with more than $3 billion in digital media under management and over 1,000 employees. With industry-leading expertise in search, social, Amazon and marketplaces, addressable TV and mobile apps, CRM and email marketing, and more, Tinuiti understands that success requires both strategy and channel expertise. Each solution is delivered through Tinuiti's performance planning framework, GAMMA, and is enabled by a proprietary suite of marketing intelligence and media activation technology – Mobius. For more information visit http://www.tinuiti.com.
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NEW YORK, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TIAA has ranked number eight on DiversityInc's 2022 Top 50 Companies list. The organization also ranked as a Top Company for Environmental, Social & Governance, a Top Company for Employee Resource Groups and a Top Company for Executive Diversity Councils. This year marks a decade that TIAA has been included on the list and the third year in the top 10.
"Recognition by DiversityInc is a true reflection of how ID&E advances our journey forward," said Corie Pauling, TIAA Chief Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Officer. "We're demonstrating the significance of equity and belonging on how we engage associates, clients and our industry. We are proud of the work we're doing, but we know it isn't finished — we know we must set, then reset, the bar."
TIAA continues to work toward equity and inclusion through a variety of initiatives and programs, including its Be the Change platform, which launched in 2020 and has grown in the years since. The company is also working to close the gender retirement gap through its #RetireInequality campaign and has also designed a first-of-its-kind people equity index.
To be considered for DiversityInc's Top 50 list, companies must have more than 750 employees in the United States. Companies are evaluated and chosen based on six areas of diversity and inclusion: human capital diversity metrics, leadership accountability, talent programs, workplace practices, supplier diversity and philanthropy.
The DiversityInc Top 50 list, issued yearly since 2001, recognizes the nation's top companies for diversity and inclusion strategies.
To view the entire Top 50 list and specialty lists, visit https://www.diversityinc.com/.
About TIAA
TIAA is a leading provider of secure retirements and outcome-focused investment solutions to millions of people and thousands of institutions. It is the #1 not-for-profit retirement market provider[1], paid more than $3.6 billion to retired clients in 2020 and has nearly $1.4 trillion in assets under management (as of 12/31/2021)[2].
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- As of Dec. 31, 2020. Based on data in PLANSPONSOR's 403(b) Market Survey, which published in August 2021.
- As of December 31, 2021 assets under management across Nuveen Investments affiliates and TIAA investment management teams are $1,375 trillion.
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Tags: wso2\n- API\n- i.driskit-russell\nt-darisaitkita TUCSON, Ariz. — An autopsy now shows that a woman a Mexican woman who died while climbing over a border fence in Arizona, choked to death.
A report from the Pima County Medical Examiner revealed that Griselda Verduzco Armenta was found suspended from the border wall, entrapped by a cord, tie-down straps and seat belt around her neck, chest and arms.
The report showed that the 31-year-old woman had abrasions to the head, torso and extremities, along with contusions, a laceration on her lower right leg and a fractured vertebra.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office (where the woman was found) said Verduzco Armenta had been hanging upside down for a “significant amount of time” from the wall before she was discovered.
Emergency crews took the 31-year-old to a local hospital where medical staff pronounced her dead.
"These types of incidents are not political, they are humanitarian realities that someone has lost a loved one in a senseless tragedy," Sheriff Dannels shared.
Mexican authorities alerted American authorities about the incident. | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/autopsy-woman-migrant-found-on-border-wall-choked-to-death | 2022-05-05T14:02:12Z | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/autopsy-woman-migrant-found-on-border-wall-choked-to-death | false |
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland has sentenced a Washington, D.C., man to more than 10 years in prison for kidnapping a person from a hotel and casino, a U.S. Attorney said.
Christopher Allen Young, 26, was sentenced on Wednesday to 126 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit kidnapping, U.S. Attorney for Maryland Erek L. Barron said in a news release.
According to Young’s guilty plea, he and four others worked together in the February 2021 kidnapping. Two of the conspirators took the victim to southeast Washington, D.C. The victim's wallet, cellphone, watch and other personal items were stolen.
Young and the co-conspirators then demanded the code to the safe in the victim's hotel room, and when the victim refused to reveal it, he was struck in the head with a gun, authorities said. He then revealed the code and was forced out of the car.
The victim was later assaulted for the PIN number for his ATM card and for information about what was in his hotel room.
Law enforcement found the victim near an apartment building with multiple injuries, including apparent cuts on his mouth and eye and a broken nose, prosecutors said. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/DC-man-gets-10-years-in-Maryland-casino-kidnapping-17149956.php | 2022-05-05T14:07:22Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/DC-man-gets-10-years-in-Maryland-casino-kidnapping-17149956.php | false |
Constructed four generations ago, the massive rock and clay dam at El Capitan Reservoir is capable of storing over 36 billion gallons of water, enough to supply every resident in San Diego for most of a year.
Today, it's three-quarters empty, intentionally kept low because of concerns it could fail under the strain of too much water.
During “a big earthquake, you never know what’s going to happen, if this is going to hold,” said Samuel Santos, a longtime resident who frequently fishes near the dam.
Seismic instability and a spillway in need of “significant repair" led El Capitan to be added to a growing list of dams rated in poor condition or worse that would likely cause deaths downstream if they failed.
An Associated Press analysis tallied more than 2,200 high-hazard dams in poor or unsatisfactory condition across the U.S. — up substantially from a similar AP review conducted three years ago. The actual number is likely even higher, although it's unclear because some states don't track such data and many federal agencies refuse to release details about their dams' conditions.
The nation’s dams are on average over a half-century old and often present more of a hazard than envisioned when designed because homes, businesses or highways have cropped up below them. Meanwhile, a warming atmosphere can bring stronger storms with heavier rainfall that could overwhelm aging dams.
“All of a sudden, you’ve got older dams with a lower design criteria that now can potentially cause loss of life if they fail," said Del Shannon, an engineer who is president of the U.S. Society on Dams.
“The number of deficient, high-hazard dams is increasing,” he said, adding that without investment in upgrades, that number will continue to rise.
Decades of deferred maintenance has worsened the problem. But a changing climate and extreme floods — such as the one that caused the failure of two Michigan dams and the evacuation of 10,000 people in 2020 — have brought a renewed focus to an often overlooked aspect of America’s critical infrastructure.
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill signed last year by President Joe Biden will pump about $3 billion into dam-related projects, including hundreds of millions for state dam safety programs and repairs.
It marks “a tremendous leap and jump of funding,” said Kayed Lakhia, director of the National Dam Safety Program at the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Yet it's still just a fraction of the nearly $76 billion needed to fix the almost 89,000 dams owned by individuals, companies, community associations, state and local governments, and other entities besides the federal government, according to a report by the Association of State Dam Safety Officials.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lists about 92,000 dams in its nationwide database, most of which are privately owned and regulated by states. Dams are classified according to the risk posed by failure, ranging from low to significant to high. A high hazard means lives could be lost if the dam fails.
Dams also are assessed by their condition. Those in the worst shape — categorized as poor or unsatisfactory — can have a variety of problems including cracks and erosion that could undermine a dam, or spillway outlets unable to release all the water after extraordinary rainfall.
The number of high-hazard dams in poor or unsatisfactory condition has risen partly because of stricter regulation. Some state programs, infused with millions of additional dollars, have stepped up inspections, reassessed whether old dams endanger new downstream developments and worked to identify dams long ago abandoned by their owners. Some also are updating the precipitation tools used to evaluate the risks.
New York has about twice the number of high-hazard dams in poor condition as it did in 2018, when the AP collected data for its earlier analysis. The increase came as officials pushed to assess all high-hazard dams that were previously unrated.
The number of high-hazard dams in deficient condition in South Carolina rose by a third from 2018 to 2021, after lawmakers more than doubled annual funding for the state's dam safety program. More than 70 dams failed in the state amid heavy rains in 2015 and 2016. Since then, South Carolina has ramped up staffing, undertaken more regular inspections and begun mapping potential flood zones for low-hazard dams to determine if they should be reclassified as high hazard.
“When you had a storm of that magnitude and you have it happen again the next year, and dams continue to fail, we’ve got to be able to provide a response,” said Jill Stewart, the state’s director of dam safety and stormwater permitting.
Rhode Island examined the capacity of all its dam spillways after five dams failed during a storm in 2010. A 2019 study found that a quarter of its high-hazard dams couldn't hold up to a 100-year storm — an event with a 1% chance of happening any year — and 17% couldn't pass a 500-year storm, which has a 0.2% chance of occurring in a year.
The state was sharing the findings with dam owners and could require some to upgrade their spillways to meet state regulations.
Many old dams “are undersized for the kind of storms that we’re getting today and will be getting in the future,” said David Chopy, administrator of the Office of Compliance and Inspection at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
Since 2019, California regulators have downgraded four of San Diego’s water supply dams from fair to poor condition because of deterioration and concerns they could fail because of an earthquake or extraordinary rainfall. As a result, the high-hazard dams at El Capitan, Hodges and Morena reservoirs all are restricted to holding less than half their capacities. The dam at Lower Otay Reservoir, also high hazard and in poor condition, is not restricted.
The lower water means Santos, who has been coming to El Capitan Reservoir since childhood, can't find relief from shade trees when he fishes from the receding banks. His children don't want to join him because it's so hot.
“It’s sad to see it, because it’s just like a duck pond compared to what it used to be,” said another longtime resident, Bob Neal, who said his father-in-law helped build the dam in the 1930s.
The dam's poor condition also means less water is stored to prepare for drought, which has become particularly severe in the West. San Diego gets an average of just 10 inches of rain annually.
“These reservoirs are very important,” said Republican state Sen. Brian Jones, whose district includes the El Capitan and Lake Hodges dams. "We need to start spending the money on them to retrofit them, to get them up again back to full capacity.”
Jones is among several lawmakers pushing the state to carry out a 2014 ballot proposition that authorized billions of dollars for reservoir projects. San Diego's mayor also has urged the state to allot at least $3 billion for dam repairs statewide.
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For many dams, problems develop gradually and risks can be reduced by temporary measures, such as lowering water levels, until repairs can be made, said Ryan Stack, chief engineer at Missouri’s dam safety program.
“Unsatisfactory doesn’t necessarily mean helicopters and bells-and-whistles and everything going off for an immediate crisis,” Stack said.
But the risk from old, inadequate dams has become painfully evident in recent years.
In 2019, a rural Nebraska dam failed under extreme pressure from a raging flood of ice chunks, killing a man whose home was beneath the dam. An independent investigation determined that state regulators should have classified the dam as “high hazard," which could have led to a plan to increase its flood capacity and better warn residents downstream. The public utility that owned the dam agreed this year to a $2.5 million settlement for the man's family while a lawsuit continues against the state.
In 2020, central Michigan’s Edenville Dam also failed following heavy rainfall. The rupture unleashed a torrent on the Tittabawassee River, leading to the failure of Sanford Dam and damaging two other downstream dams. More than 10,000 people were evacuated.
The high-hazard Edenville Dam, built in 1924, had been rated in unsatisfactory condition in 2018 and lost its federal hydropower license due to a variety of issues, including a spillway incapable of standing up to a severe flood.
An investigatory report released Wednesday found that Edenville dam had deficiencies that could have been been caught and corrected. Rather than blaming any particular person or organization, investigators cited shortcomings in “the overall system for financing, designing, constructing, operating, evaluating, and upgrading the four dams” over nearly 100 years.
After the dam failures, Michigan beefed up its 2022 budget with $19 million for dam safety, plus money to hire more regulatory staff. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed legislation providing an additional $250 million for dams, including about $200 million to repair those damaged by the 2020 floods.
The plan prioritizes high-risk dams “that can be ticking time bombs if they are not addressed,” said state Rep. Roger Hauck, a Republican whose district experienced flooding from the dam failures. "Dragging our feet or failing to get it done will only open the door to other catastrophes down the line.”
Other states also are pumping more money into dam safety. After Kansas exempted thousands of dams from state regulation in 2013, its allotment of annual federal dam safety funds plunged, leading to a decline in staffing and delays in handling permits and inspections. A budget passed by the Legislature this year will double state funding and staff for the dam safety office.
Facing a projected 20-year backlog of work, Missouri lawmakers last year added $75,000 to hire an additional dam safety engineer. But it's taken 10 months to find someone qualified to fill the position.
Addressing the problems posed by old, unsafe dams can be challenging. Repairs can be costly and take years to complete. Attempts to remove dams — and empty the lakes they hold back — can spawn legal battles and a public outcry from those who rely on them for recreation or to sustain nearby property values.
A pair of high-hazard dams built in the mid-1800s near Cleveland are among those in need of major repair. Upper Shaker Lake, commonly known as Horseshoe Lake, was drained as a precaution after it developed sinkholes and cracks. The cities of Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights, which jointly manage the dams, last year approved a $28.3 million plan to remove Horseshoe Lake Dam, return the area to a free-flowing stream and rebuild Lower Shaker Lake Dam.
But the plan faces backlash from community members who formed a nonprofit to try to save Horseshoe Lake. They hired a law firm and engineering company, launched a fundraising drive and gathered about 2,000 online petition signatures.
“The lake is a beautiful, calming feature that is the central park of the Heights neighborhood,” said musician Bert Stratton, a resident helping to lead the efforts. “It’s where people come to congregate, and they have for over 100 years.”
The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, which manages stormwater projects, said Horseshoe Lake provides little flood-control benefit and that the district won’t pay to rebuild it.
“People need to understand there is a major risk at this facility,” including the “probable loss of life if the dam blew out,” said Frank Greenland, the district’s director of watershed programs.
Decades of procrastination on repairs has led to the deterioration of other dams across the country. Some owners find it difficult to justify the costs of improving structures without facing an emergency.
There’s an attitude among some dam owners of “oh, we’ll take care of it next year; oh, we’ll take care of it in three years; oh, let’s put together a plan,” said Bob Travis, managing partner of Risk Management Matters LLC, a consultant for community associations. “Meanwhile, that dam is getting older and older and older.”
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Lieb reported from Jefferson City, Missouri; Casey from Boston; and Minkoff from Washington, D.C. Associated Press photographer Gregory Bull in San Diego, and reporters David Eggert in Lansing, Michigan, and Nick Geranios in Spokane, Washington, contributed to this report. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/AP-analysis-finds-growing-number-of-poor-17150124.php | 2022-05-05T14:11:31Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/AP-analysis-finds-growing-number-of-poor-17150124.php | true |
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Robert Deam Tobin, Clark University
(THE CONVERSATION) This year’s Eurovision Song Contest – an annual celebration of pop music in which nations compete to win the votes of judges and the public – takes place on May 14 in Turin, Italy. And Ukraine is overwhelmingly the favorite to win.
While the latest odds first and foremost reflect the widespread sympathy throughout Europe for besieged Ukraine, it certainly helps that the Ukrainian entry, Kalush Orchestra’s “Stefania,” hits the right notes when it comes to Eurovision. Combining traditional folk sounds with modern hip-hop, the song is sentimental and upbeat at the same time.
Originally penned as an ode to the lead singer’s mother, “Stefania” has since become an anthem for the nation at war.
Sung entirely in Ukrainian, it showcases historical costumes and traditional instruments in a firm stamp of Ukrainian identity, while also effectively merging a melodic chorus with the global rhythms of hip-hop. Overall, the song reflects something of Ukraine’s resilient attitude in the face of Russian aggression as well as its pro-Western cultural leanings. Indeed, one member of Kalush Orchestra declared: “Our country will not only win the war, but also win the Eurovision.”
Russia was intent on competing this year as well. In February, however, the European Broadcasting Union, the organization behind Eurovision, banned Russia from the competition, under mounting pressure from other participating countries over the invasion of Ukraine.
I have long studied Eurovision as a cultural and political event. If Ukraine does win, I believe it will continue Eurovision’s ongoing legacy of marking the boundaries of the liberal West. Despite the popular and ephemeral nature of its songs, the event has, since its inception, reflected the political culture and geopolitical realities of Europe.
They had a dream
Founded in 1956 by the European Broadcasting Union, the Eurovision Song Contest is the longest continuously running televised international musical competition in the world, with an enormous audience ofroughly 200 million people. Will Farrell’s 2020 Eurovision spoof “Story of Fire Saga” and a recent NBC spinoff of the actual event, the American Song Contest, hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson, have piqued interest in the U.S.
Over the years, Eurovision has expanded from a small group of six Western European nations to over 40 competitors from all over Europe, plus Israel and Australia.
It has grown roughly in tandem with other European and European-focused organizations, such as the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Like those economic and strategic blocs, Eurovision expanded into the Mediterranean in the 1960s and ‘70s, and to Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Over the decades, the contest has pushed and readjusted the boundaries of “Europe,” both geographically and ideologically.
Knowing me, knowing EU
Eurovision’s definition of Europe’s geographical boundaries may not be intuitive for many viewers. The European Broadcasting Union follows the 1932 Madrid conference of the International Radiotelegraph Union, which set the eastern and southern boundaries of the “European Region” at the 40th meridian east and the 30th parallel north, “so as to include the Western part of the U.S.S.R. and the territories bordering the Mediterranean.”
Israel and indeed all countries bordering on the Mediterranean are thereby eligible to participate. Adjustments were made in 2007 on those boundaries to allow the nations of the Caucasus to participate.
Australia’s inclusion is a different matter, going back to 2015, when the European Broadcasting Union invited the country, on the basis of its unusually strong fan base, to join for a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the competition. The Australians arrived with such energy and enthusiasm that they’ve stayed ever since.
The ever-increasing number of participating countries has expanded and stretched the understanding of which countries belong to Europe as a cultural entity.
More complex and nuanced is the ideological and political meaning of “Europe.” The European Broadcasting Union’s stated “core values” include democracy, pluralism, diversity, inclusion and freedom of expression.
But those values have at times rubbed up against the political realities of countries within the geographical boundaries of Europe.
When Spain hosted the contest in 1969, Austria boycotted on account of Spanish dictator Gen. Francisco Franco’s fascist politics. Spain hosted because it had won the year before with Massiel’s “La La La”; the winning nation has usually hosted the following year’s competition since 1958.
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! a song without politics
The European Broadcasting Union tries to hold to the ideal of a purely musical competition without political overtones, but some countries have tried to insert sly political critiques into their entries.
In 2009, Georgia attempted to protest Russia’s 2008 invasion of its country with the song “We Don’t Want to Put In” – a play on the then-Russian Prime Minister’s name. But organizers rejected the song as too obviously political.
On the other side of the political spectrum, the European Broadcasting Union rejected Belarus’ 2021 entry, “Ya Nauchu Tebya (I’ll Teach You)” by the band Galasy ZMesta, for its overt condemnation of that country’s pro-democracy protesters.
In recent years, the contest’s strong association with the LGBTQ community has seen a backlash from conservative governments. Turkey’s departure from the contest in 2013 came as its interest in joining the European Union waned. While Turkey had multiple reasons for leaving, the head of Turkish Radio and Television objected specifically to the prominence of queer performers like Austria’s Conchita Wurst, who won in 2014 with “Rise like a Phoenix” as a gay bearded drag queen. In 2020, Hungary also withdrew from the competition; Andras Benscik, a commentator on a pro-government television station, likened the contest to a “homosexual flotilla.”
The winner takes it all
Success in the Eurovision Song Contest has often come as countries move toward the liberal, inclusive, pluralistic, democratic ideals of Europe. Spain’s victories in the late 1960s, for example, preceded the relative loosening of societal restrictions in the final years of the Franco era. Turkey’s victory in 2003 came at the height of that country’s campaign to join the European Union.
Most notably, the countries of Eastern Europe, which started competing in the 1990s, embraced the contest as symbol of Western freedom. After Estonia became the first former Soviet Republic to win in 2001, Prime Minister Mart Laar announced, “We are no longer knocking at Europe’s door. We are walking through it singing.”
Ukraine fits into this pattern perfectly. Entering the competition in 2003, it won the very next year in 2004 with Ruslana’s fiery leather-clad performances of “Wild Dances.” In 2005, Ukraine sent GreenJolly, which performed “Razom Nas Bahato (Together We Are Many),” a celebration of the Orange Revolution. More recently, Ukraine was victorious in 2016 with Jamala’s “1944,” an elegiac meditation on former Russian dictator Josef Stalin’s forced removal of the Tatars from Crimea.
The historical reference allowed Ukraine to circumvent the European Broadcasting Union’s prohibition on politics by claiming to investigate and commemorate an event from the past, while also obviously protesting Russia’s 2014 invasion and annexation of Crimea.
Facing Russian aggression once again, it looks like Ukraine has a good chance of winning Eurovision in 2022. According to oddsmakers, as of May 4, 2022, it had a 43% chance of winning.
Assuming Ukraine does well or even wins, the Song Contest will reconfirm and reestablish the boundaries of liberal Western Europe.
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~ Centene to sell Magellan Rx to Prime Therapeutics ~
~ Centene to sell PANTHERx to The Vistria Group, General Atlantic, and Nautic Partners ~
~ Centene expects to receive aggregate proceeds of approximately $2.8 billion ~
~ Two significant milestones in value creation program and ongoing portfolio review ~
ST. LOUIS, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Magellan Rx to Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) and a separate definitive agreement to sell PANTHERx Rare to a consortium of The Vistria Group, General Atlantic, and Nautic Partners. Subject to customary purchase price adjustments, Centene expects to receive aggregate proceeds of approximately $2.8 billion from the transactions.
"These transactions demonstrate significant progress in our ongoing portfolio review and represent key milestones in our value creation plan," said Sarah London, CEO of Centene. "Last year, Centene announced our strategic plan to exit the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) space. Magellan Rx is a valuable asset, and under different ownership we believe it will continue to thrive as a next-generation pharmacy solutions organization. Likewise, PANTHERx is a leader in rare and specialty pharmacy, and we are confident this transaction will position the company to effectively grow while ensuring patients get the critical, specialized care they deserve."
Magellan Rx
- Magellan Rx is a comprehensive pharmacy solutions organization with leading capabilities in specialty drug management, Medicaid administration, and comprehensive pharmacy benefits management.
- Centene acquired Magellan Rx in January 2022 as part of its acquisition of Magellan Health, Inc.
- The sale of Magellan Rx is subject to U.S. federal antitrust clearance, receipt of applicable regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022.
- In the sale of Magellan Rx, Allen & Company LLC and Evercore are serving as financial advisors to Centene, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is serving as its legal counsel. Solomon Partners is serving as exclusive financial advisor and placement agent to Prime and McDermott Will & Emery and Fox Rothschild LLP are serving as its legal counsel.
PANTHERx
- PANTHERx is one of the largest and fastest growing specialty and rare pharmacies in the United States.
- Centene acquired PANTHERx in December 2020.
- The sale of PANTHERx is subject to U.S. federal antitrust clearance, receipt of applicable regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the next two to four months.
- In the sale of PANTHERx, Barclays is serving as financial advisor to Centene, and Bass Berry Sims, PLC is serving as its legal counsel.
Centene intends to use the majority of the net proceeds from the sales to repurchase stock and the balance to reduce debt. Each of the transactions is expected to be neutral to slightly accretive to Centene's Adjusted Earnings Per Share in the 12-month period post-closing.
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For two months after the 2020 presidential election, William Todd Wilson made preparations for an attack on the U.S. Capitol from his home in North Carolina, where he was a county leader of the far-right Oath Keepers group. On Jan. 5, 2021, according to court records, he drove to a hotel in Tysons Corner in Virginia with an AR-15-style rifle, a 9mm pistol, about 200 rounds of ammunition, body armor, pepper spray and a large walking stick "intended for use as a weapon," according to court records filed Wednesday.
Wilson stashed the weapons as part of teams of "quick reaction forces" waiting in various hotels outside of the District of Columbia, ready to be summoned if needed during the Jan. 6 riot, the court records state.
On Wednesday, Wilson admitted he traveled from Tysons Corner to the Capitol with Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes that morning, entered the Capitol through the west side and then joined a mob of people who forced open the Rotunda doors on the east side of the building, enabling a column of fellow Oath Keepers to join the melee.
When the Capitol was finally cleared, Wilson joined Rhodes in a suite at the Phoenix Park Hotel, just blocks from the Capitol, and listened to Rhodes call someone on a speaker phone, Wilson admitted. Wilson told investigators he heard "Rhodes repeatedly implore the individual to tell President Trump to call upon groups like the Oath Keepers to forcibly oppose the transfer of power," the court records state. "This individual denied Rhodes's request to speak directly with President Trump. After the call ended, Rhodes stated to the group, 'I just want to fight.'"
The "individual" on the other end of the call was not identified.
On Wednesday, Wilson, 44, became the third member of the Oath Keepers to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding, and agree to cooperate fully with the government. Wilson's plea agreement, giving him credit for cooperating, calculates that his likely sentencing range is 63 to 78 months in prison. Wilson had not previously been arrested and pleaded guilty to a two-count information filed Wednesday during his plea hearing.
Rhodes and nine other members of the Oath Keepers have pleaded not guilty and are awaiting trial. Fellow Oath Keepers Joshua James, 34, of Alabama, and Brian Ulrich, 44, of Georgia, also pleaded to sedition and obstruction, and also said they brought guns to the Virginia suburbs in anticipation of violence at the Capitol.
Prosecutors appear to be gradually connecting the groups who organized themselves before Jan. 6, such as the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys, with those tied to the Trump White House. James and Ulrich were seen providing security for Roger Stone, a close adviser to Trump, at a Jan. 5 rally before the Capitol attack. And Wednesday's court filings say an Oath Keepers group chat in December 2020 featured an article about former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn, in which Flynn said it was "time for God-fearing Americans to fight."
Wilson replied in the chat, "It is time to fight!"
Rhodes began agitating for a response to the election of Joe Biden two days after the vote, according to the statement of offense filed in Wilson's case, saying, "We aren't getting through this without a civil war." In one online meeting, the statement of offense signed last month by Wilson states, "Rhodes outlined a plan to stop the lawful transfer of power, including preparations for the use of force and urged those listening to participate: 'You're from Oath Keepers. You got a responsibility and duty. You raised your freaking right hand. You swore that oath . . . you got to fight.'"
Wilson, Rhodes and other leading Oath Keepers members stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn, just off Chain Bridge Road in Tysons Corner, on the night of Jan. 5, court records state. The next morning, Rhodes messaged a group of Oath Keepers that "we will have several well equipped QRFs [quick reaction forces] outside DC." Prosecutors have said another group of Oath Keepers stayed at, and kept weapons at, a Quality Inn in the Ballston area of Arlington as a "QRF."
"Wilson was prepared to retrieve his weapons for use in Washington, D.C., if called upon to do so," he admitted in the statement of offense.
On Jan. 6, Wilson, Rhodes and other Oath Keepers leaders traveled in one car from Tysons Corner to the District, and joined the large crowd outside the Capitol. Rhodes is not accused of entering the Capitol, but Wilson admits he did so shortly after 2:30 p.m., "the first of the [Oath Keepers] co-conspirators to breach the building."
Wilson then went through the Rotunda to the east side and helped force the east side doors open at 2:39 p.m., enabling 14 Oath Keepers, many wearing paramilitary clothing and Oath Keepers patches in a military-style stack formation, to enter the Capitol, the statement of offense says. Wilson reconnected with Rhodes outside of the Capitol at 2:55 p.m., and "Rhodes seemed pleased that Wilson and others had gone inside of the Capitol," according to the statement of offense.
Wilson, Rhodes and others left the Capitol about 5 p.m. and walked to the Phoenix Park Hotel at F and North Capitol streets, near Union Station, the court filing states, where Wilson listened to Rhodes ask someone if he could speak directly with Trump.
Later that night, the group returned to Tysons Corner, the statement of offense says, where Rhodes "continued to discuss the need to prepare for a larger fight against the government akin to the American Revolutionary War." The group then discussed erasing incriminating material from their phones. Wilson told the FBI that, after returning to North Carolina, he threw his cellphone into the Atlantic Ocean.
Rhodes has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and accused prosecutors of manufacturing a nonexistent conspiracy. An attorney for him could not be immediately reached Wednesday evening.
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Wellington, The pandemic is largely responsible for advocating the idea of proper intake of
Vitamin C, known as an important immune-support nutrient and vital in helping the body protect itself from severe viral illnesses. But how much is the right amount needed for the body?
Research at
New University of Otago, Christchurch in New Zealand has identified, for the first time, exactly how much extra Vitamin C humans need to ingest, relative to their body weight, to maximise their immune
health.
Vitamin C is known to be essential for good immune function and works by helping white blood cells fight infection.
The study, published in the international journal Nutrients, found that for every 10 kg of excess weight a person carries, their body needs an extra 10 milligrams of Vitamin C daily, which will help to optimise their immune health.
"Previous studies have already linked higher body weight with lower Vitamin C levels," said lead author Associate Professor
Anitra Carr from the University's Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science.
"But this is the first study to estimate how much extra daily Vitamin C is actually needed for people, relative to their body weight, to help maximise their health," she added.
Carr suggested the findings could potentially help heavier people better protect themselves from such illnesses because obesity is a known risk factor for
Covid. Obese people can also be at increased risk of severe illness due to the infection.
The results from this study therefore suggest that increasing your Vitamin C intake if overweight might be a sensible response, Carr said.
Another major complication of Covid-19 is pneumonia. Patients with pneumonia are known to be low in Vitamin C.
Several research has shown that "Vitamin C decreases the likelihood of people getting pneumonia and decreases the severity of it, so finding the right levels of Vitamin C to take if you are overweight may help to better support your immune system", Carr said.
The study determined that someone weighing 90 kg would need to take an extra 30 milligrams of Vitamin C to achieve the optimal goal of 140mg/day; while someone weighing 120 kilograms would need at least an extra 40 milligrams of vitamin C daily to achieve the optimal 150mg/day.
The easiest way to increase daily Vitamin C intake is by upping the consumption of Vitamin C-rich foods such as fruits and vegetables or by taking a Vitamin C supplement, Carr said. | https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/how-much-extra-vitamin-c-is-essential-for-good-health/91346800 | 2022-05-05T14:24:54Z | https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/how-much-extra-vitamin-c-is-essential-for-good-health/91346800 | true |
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Federal Reserve raises interest rates — as it did Wednesday — the impact doesn’t stop with U.S. homebuyers paying more for mortgages or Main Street business owners facing costlier bank loans.
The fallout can be felt beyond America’s borders, hitting shopkeepers in Sri Lanka, farmers in Mozambique and families in poorer countries around the world. The impacts abroad range from higher borrowing costs to depreciating currencies.
“It will put pressure on all types of developing countries,’’ said Eric LeCompte, executive director of the Jubilee USA Network, a coalition of groups seeking to reduce global poverty.
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, was worried enough last month to warn the Fed and other rate-hiking central banks to stay “mindful of the spillover risks to vulnerable emerging and developing economies.’’
Citing the harsher financial conditions, the IMF recently downgraded the outlook for economic growth this year in developing and emerging market countries to 3.8%, a full percentage point below what it forecast in January.
The Fed on Wednesday raised its benchmark short-term rate by half a percentage point to its highest level since the pandemic hit two years ago, and signaled that more rate hikes will come.
The U.S. rate hikes can deliver long-distance damage in a number of ways. First, they could slow the American economy and reduce U.S. consumers’ appetite for foreign goods.
They also affect global investment: As rates rise in the U.S, safer American government and corporate bonds start looking more attractive to global investors. So they can pull money out of poor and middle-income countries and invest it in the United States. Those shifts drive up the U.S. dollar and push down currencies in the developing world.
Falling currencies can cause problems. They make it more expensive to pay for imported food and other products. That is especially worrisome at a time when supply chain bottlenecks and the war in Ukraine have already disrupted shipments of grain and fertilizer and pushed up food prices worldwide to alarming levels.
To defend their sinking currencies, central banks in developing countries are likely to raise their own rates; some have already started. That can cause economic damage: It slows growth, wipes out jobs and squeezes business borrowers. It also forces indebted governments to spend more of their budgets on interest payments and less on things like fighting COVID-19 and feeding the poor.
The IMF’s Georgieva has warned that 60% of low-income countries are already in or near “debt distress’’ — an alarming threshold reached when their debt payments equal half the size of their national economies.
Despite the risks of collateral damage, the Fed is expected to raise rates several more times this year to combat resurgent inflation in the United States.
The inflationary surge is the result of an unexpectedly strong recovery from the pandemic recession of 2020, a rebound that caught businesses by surprise and forced them to scramble to find workers and supplies to meet customer demand. The result has been shortages, delays in filling orders and higher prices. In March, U.S. consumer prices rose 8.5% from a year earlier — biggest jump since 1981.
By pushing up interest rates, the Fed is hoping to pull off a so-called soft landing — raising rates just enough to slow the economy and bring inflation under control but not enough to tip the U.S. economy into another recession.
Developing countries are worried the Fed waited too long to begin its anti-inflationary campaign and will be forced to raise rates so aggressively it causes a hard landing that hurts the United States and developing countries alike.
“They would have been much better off if the Fed would have reacted more swiftly when the problem started’’ last year, said Liliana Rojas-Suarez, senior fellow at the Center for Global Development.
The Fed does not have an impressive record of engineering soft landings. The last one came in the mid-1990s under Fed Chair Alan Greenspan, an episode that ended unhappily for many developing countries.
“The U.S. was able to manage inflation well and avoid recession,’’ Rojas-Suarez said, “but at the same time created huge spillovers for emerging markets.’’ What followed was a series of financial crises — in Mexico, in Russia and eventually across much of Asia.
Robin Brooks, chief economist at the Institute of International Finance, notes that many emerging market countries are in a much stronger financial position than they were back then, or even in 2013, when Fed plans to cut back its easy money policies sent investment fleeing the developing world.
For one thing, many have beefed up their foreign currency reserves, which central banks can use to buy and support their countries’ currencies or meet foreign debt payments in a crisis. On the eve of the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, for instance, Thailand’s reserves were equal to 19% of its economy; now they’re at 47%, according to the institute, a trade group for global banks.
Brooks also says that rising raw materials prices are “a bit of windfall’’ for commodities exporters like oil-producing Nigeria and soybean-producing Brazil.
But some countries remain vulnerable to financial shocks. Among them are those that rely heavily on imported oil and other commodities and that have low reserves compared to what they owe other countries. At the top of Rojas-Suarez’s list of the most exposed to financial risks is Sri Lanka, which last month said it was suspending repayment of foreign debt while it works out a loan restructuring program with the IMF. Also flashing red are Tunisia, Turkey and Mozambique.
Rising U.S. interest rates don’t always spell disaster for developing world countries. If they’re climbing because the U.S. economy is strong — and businesses and consumers want loans to buy things — that means more opportunities for countries with exports to sell into the U.S. market.
But the fallout is very different when the Fed is hiking borrowing costs in a deliberate campaign to slow U.S. growth and wring inflationary pressures out of the economy.
“If higher rates are driven mainly by worries about inflation or a hawkish turn in Fed policy … this will likely be more disruptive for emerging markets,’’ economists from the Fed and the conservative American Enterprise Institute wrote in a paper last year.
Which, worryingly, is what the Fed is doing now.
It’s another blow to countries still contending with big debts, large numbers of unvaccinated people and surging food prices.
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First-of-its-kind partnership will identify drug targets and accelerate novel therapy development using genomics and artificial intelligence
SAN DIEGO, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, and Deerfield Management, a healthcare investment management firm, today announced a five-year partnership to apply a genetic-led approach to the discovery and development of novel therapies for diseases with unmet medical needs. The partnership aims to leverage genomic tools and genetic knowledge to select programs with a higher probability of success in order to lower research and development costs and accelerate the approval of cutting-edge therapies.
"Currently, drug discovery is difficult, expensive, and slow, with 90% of therapies failing in development due to gaps in the biological understanding of the complex nature of many diseases," said Joydeep Goswami, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer at Illumina. "Deerfield's Vice President of Genetics and Genomics, Matt Nelson, showed in his foundational work that genetic-based targets can improve success rates, speed to market, and cost. Combined with Illumina's expertise in applying artificial intelligence approaches to target discovery, we intend to drive a step-change in the pace and efficiency of therapeutic development."
The partnership combines Deerfield's expertise in closing the translational drug development gap and guiding drugs through preclinical development with Illumina's industry-leading genomic data generation and AI-based genome interpretation capabilities.
"Illumina is an innovative global leader in genomics," said James Flynn, Managing Partner, Deerfield Management. "Together, with Deerfield's expertise in translational research, the partnership will fuel advancements from idea to clinic more efficiently with the goal of treating some of the world's most life-threatening diseases."
"The next generation of drug discovery will be driven by advances in human genetics, functional genomics and data science," said Alex Aravanis, Chief Technology Officer at Illumina. "At Illumina, we have the ability to deeply understand disease biology by generating and interpreting genetic data at massive scale. With Deerfield's expertise in early-stage drug development, we expect to identify and develop new targets faster and with lower R&D costs, ultimately helping more patients access potentially life-changing therapies."
Under the terms of the agreement, Illumina and Deerfield will identify therapeutic targets using Illumina's genetically-driven target discovery platform built with Illumina Connected Analytics and AI-driven genome interpretation solutions. Deerfield will provide its deep expertise in translational science to deliver genetically validated drug candidates through the discovery research phase.
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Netflix might have Tweeted “love is sharing a password” back in 2017, but five years on it has changed its tune. The company has announced that it will crack down on password sharing and is even trialing it in some parts of the world already.
Whether you’ve been using your best friend’s password for years or you’re the one who’s shared your password with others, you might be thinking of trying another provider.
What is the Netflix password crackdown?
According to Netflix, roughly 100 million households are using shared passwords. The password crackdown aims to address this issue, earning the company more revenue.
Rather than freezing accounts using a shared password, the crackdown will give account holders the option of paying an additional fee for additional password users. As you can imagine, this won’t go down well with most account holders.
Who will be affected by Netflix’s new password rules?
Anyone who has either shared their password with others outside their home or who is using the password of someone they don’t live with will be affected. It’s unclear when the password crackdown will come into force worldwide, but it could take up to a year for it to roll out everywhere.
How much will extra Netflix subs cost?
It’s not yet known how much the fee for additional users will be, but it will be significantly less than the cost of a full subscription. Netflix is currently testing the extra subscription fee for password sharers in Peru, Costa Rica and Chile, where it costs the equivalent of roughly $2-$3 per month.
What are the best streaming services other than Netflix?
No other major streaming service has announced plans to stop password sharing as yet, so you might prefer to switch to another service. For some people, it’s the principle of the thing, while others still want to be able to share their password or split subscription costs with friends. All these options are available on smart TVs and streaming devices.
Hulu
A big name in streaming, Hulu has been around since 2007 and is still going strong. It offers both ad-free subscriptions and cheaper subscriptions that show ads. You’ll find a wide range of original programming and movies, as well as popular shows and movies that Hulu has bought the rights to. Popular shows on Hulu include “Atlanta,” “The Dropout,” and “Pose.”
Disney+
Disney’s streaming platform has only been around since 2019, but it’s already a huge success. You’ll find classic Disney films, such as “The Little Mermaid” and “Alice in Wonderland” and Pixar movies, including “Toy Story” and “Monsters Inc,” plus some titles you might not expect.
The Walt Disney Company owns the rights to the Marvel Universe and the “Star Wars” franchise, so you’ll find films and TV shows relating to these. Since Disney also acquired most of 21st Century Fox’s assets, you’ll find an even greater range of shows and movies than you’d imagine, such as Brit Marling’s indie classic, “Another Earth.”
Prime Video
If you subscribe to Amazon Prime for the free shipping, you’ll also get access to Prime Video with its wide range of movies and shows, including some original programming. Top offerings on this platform include “Mr. Robot,” “Good Omens,” “The Americans” and “The Fall.”
Other streaming services
Although these are three of the most popular streaming services, they aren’t the only ones on offer.
- HBO Max: This is a great choice for fans of HBO shows, such as “Euphoria” or “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
- Apple TV+: While it’s a newcomer and fairly light on top-tier shows, it has some excellent originals, such as “The Morning Show” and “Shining Girls.”
What you need to access streaming services
If you’re thinking of switching to Prime Video, a Fire Stick is the obvious choice of streaming device. However, you can also use it to access most other streaming services.
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FOSTER CITY, Calif., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, today announced that management will participate in a fireside chat and host one-on-one meetings with interested investors at the following conference:
- The J.P. Morgan 50th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference. Sumedh Thakar, president and CEO, and Joo Mi Kim, CFO, will host one-on-one meetings and participate in a fireside chat on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. ET.
At the time of the fireside chat, a live webcast will be accessible from the investor relations page of the Qualys website at https://investor.qualys.com/events-presentations. Following the event, a replay will be made available at the same location.
About Qualys
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based Security, Compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings.
The Qualys Cloud Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations. For more information, please visit www.qualys.com.
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PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has again raised its key interest rate to continue its fight against soaring inflation.
Thursday’s hike of three-quarters of a point to 5.75% was the eighth straight increase since June. Most analysts expected an increase of half a point.
The previous hike by half a point took place on March 31.
The bank, which considers high consumer prices a major threat, also had indicated it would raise the rate. It is now at its highest level in 23 years.
It is expected inflation still might increase further, at least until June, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Fed by high energy prices, inflation jumped to 12.7% in March, well above the bank’s 2% target.
The bank’s decision comes a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve approved the biggest rate increase in more than two decades and on the day that the Bank of England raised its key interest rate to the highest level in 13 years. | https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Inflation-forces-Czech-central-bank-to-again-17149982.php | 2022-05-05T14:30:30Z | https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Inflation-forces-Czech-central-bank-to-again-17149982.php | false |
If you were alive on this day in 1961 to watch the Freedom 7 Space capsule and its 15-minute orbit, chances are good you can still feel the excitement of that moment.
Astronaut Alan Shepard is regarded as a hero today and no matter your age or how you spend your time on earth, one truth remains constant, Space Inspires. Today we celebrate the pioneers like Shepard and many others who were willing to risk it all and go first. We know that our kids will reach new frontiers as they stand on the shoulders of these giants.
On National Astronaut Day, reach for the stars and support the programs that teach the next generation of space explorers, who already know that the sky is the limit!
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Dear Amy: My girlfriend and I have been together for over 10 years and have three kids together, ages 7, 4, and 2 years old. Once our first was born, I gave up going out and drinking — no complaints.
I feel like the kids are well taken care of. However, her moodiness and spending habits have gotten worse. I generally don’t complain about it, but when she asks, I am calmly honest. Sometimes that leads to me being yelled at.
I’m not perfect, but I’m pretty dang good. I cook at least half the meals, buy at least half the groceries, spend a lot of time reading and playing with the kids, and I try to involve her in anything I want to do: hunting, fishing, watching movies/sports, games, whatever. But if I suggest it, she doesn’t like it.
She screamed at me because I bought a house for us, even though I had been screamed at for years because we were renting.
She’s mad that even though she contributed nothing to the purchase, I wouldn’t put her on the deed, due to her past bankruptcies.
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We agreed to split household bills and the mortgage (“rent,” as she calls it) 50/50, but she is always late with her payments.
I’m ready to contact a lawyer to draw up eviction papers.
My preference is to have the kids stay with me 100 percent of the time. Fifty-fifty is what she’d want.
With a 50/50 arrangement I find it highly unfair that I would owe her anything.
The fact that I make three times what she does means I should have to pay for her choosing a bad profession? Ridiculous.
Basically, I want my kids and I want to continue living my life. I’d rather not drag her through the mud in court, even though I think she’s emotionally abusive to me and the kids.
Seriously, my best plan right now is to serve her eviction papers if she continues to be angry all the time.
Any better suggestions?
— Mr. Pretty Dang Good Dad
Dear Mr. Good: First this: You may not be able to simply “evict” your partner, just because you want her out.
Money is obviously a key issue for you, but you make triple your partner’s income and yet you two split your mortgage and expenses 50/50. Why is that? Also, depending on what state you live in, income you’ve earned during your relationship could be considered “community property.”
Before breaking up the family, you should invite the mother of your children into counseling so that you both might learn better ways of relating and behaving.
A lawyer would update you about your legal rights and responsibilities regarding your children. If you truly are a martyr to your screaming wife, and not someone with a martyr complex, the court might award you sole custody, but if you share custody, because you are the higher earner, you would likely be expected to help support the other household; this is intended for the benefit of the children.
Mediation might be the least expensive (and least stressful) way for you two to part ways.
Dear Amy: My parents have been dead for many years now.
I have a sibling who visits their grave every day and takes pictures of the gravesite.
I don’t know why my sibling feels they must do this daily, but I do not like receiving pictures of the gravesite. I find it quite odd.
I believe this is a somewhat delicate situation, and don’t want to hurt their feelings.
How can I let them know I don’t want to receive the pictures?
— Sad Sibling
Dear Sad: Memorial Day isn’t too far off. If it is possible, you might want to visit your sibling and go to your folks’ gravesite together.
I hope you won’t judge the choice to visit these graves every day. Some people find cemeteries to be beautiful and quiet spaces inviting contemplation (I happen to be one of those people).
Tell your sibling: “These pictures of the gravesite really trigger my sadness. Can you do me a favor and not send them to me?”
Dear Amy: “H0 Scale” was burdened by a model train set moldering at his father’s house. His father seemed to want to dispose of the set, but both men seemed conflicted.
He could turn this “model” train connection with dad into many real train adventures.
There are many trains around North America offering scenic tours.
— Time Well Spent
Dear Time Well Spent: I love this idea.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — British driver Stefan Wilson spent an entire year hoping to drive in this year's Indianapolis 500.
All he has to do now is qualify.
Cusick Motorsports and DragonSpeed announced Thursday they've hired the 32-year-old British driver, virtually assuring race organizers they'll fill the traditional 33-car starting grid.
“The journey to the 2022 Indianapolis 500 has been a rollercoaster ride for Cusick Motorsports, our partners and myself,” Wilson said in a statement. “A few short weeks ago it didn’t look like this was going to happen for us, but I’m so relieved all of the pieces came together to get another shot at this race."
Team officials were expected to speak later Thursday.
The hiring of Wilson brings a familiar name with emotional ties back to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He will attempt to make his fourth career start again driving the No. 25 car — the same number his older brother, Justin, used when he died from injuries suffered during an IndyCar race at Pocono in August 2015.
He'll be working for the second straight year with Cusick's team — this time in a black, blue, red and white-paint scheme with a Chevrolet engine and trying to avoid the early pit-lane crash that knocked him out of last year's race in 33rd..
“Last year was an incredible first on-site experience for Cusick Motorsports and our partners, and we’re so glad to have them with us,” Don Cusick said. “We have some unfinished business from last year with Stefan Wilson and our partners, so we cannot wait to get the event going.”
Qualifying will be held May 21-22. The race is scheduled for May 29.
Stefan Wilson has been competitive at Indy before. He was leading the 2018 race with four laps to go when his car ran out of fuel. He wound up finishing a career-best 15th.
The announcement ends weeks of speculation about who would become the 33rd entry. Mark Miles, the CEO of IndyCar's parent company Penske Entertainment, said in April he expected at least one more car and possibly two to join the fray.
With Wilson on board, if qualifying weekend goes as planned 11 rows of three cars should take the green flag.
The car was provided by A.J. Foyt's team and will be sponsored by Lohla Sport and Sierra Pacific Windows and Gnarly Premium Cut Jerky.
Cusick and Wilson have been workied together this season on the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup circuit and made their sportscar debut at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Wilson also competed at Sebring, The Glen and Petit Le Mans.
And DragoSpeed owner Elton Julian has bigger aspirations than just one IndyCar race.
“This opportunity means so much to us,” Julian said. “Putting this program together with Don Cusick, Stefan Wilson, and the Cusick Motorsports partner group brings us back to Indy even earlier than we hoped, and a step closer to becoming a full-time IndyCar team.”
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ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) – A deputy assigned to patrol a Florida beach ran over a beachgoer on Wednesday afternoon, according to the local sheriff’s office.
The deputy-involved accident took place just after 1 p.m. at St. Pete Beach, according to a news release issued by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. The 58-year-old deputy was on patrol in his fully-marked 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe, which was parked. He was then dispatched to investigate a 911 hang up, at which point he put the vehicle into drive and made a right turn, hitting a 23-year-old woman who was lying on her back in the sand.
Deputies investigating the incident say the front tire on the driver’s side of the SUV drove over the woman’s right side and her “mid to upper back area.” She was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.
The deputy was not injured.
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EXCLUSIVE: 'I was trying to make peace.' Ray J recounts his bizarre four-hour meet-up with clueless Kanye where he handed over his laptop that only had photos and emails of his time with Kim and set him straight about her role in BOTH sex videos
- In his bombshell interview with DailyMail.com yesterday, Ray J revealed the existence of the second sex tape ‘Tape: Santa Barbara sex’ with Kim
- In Part 2 of Ray J's interview he details his four-hour LAX meeting with Kim's ex-husband Kanye West
- Ray J, 41, reveals Kanye had no idea that Kim was behind the marketing of the sexsational tape Kim Kardashian: Superstar
- Nor did he know that Kim was already in possession of the only version of the unreleased second sex tape that he was supposed to recover from the Love and Hip Hop star
- All Kanye, 44, actually received were some pictures and texts Ray K kept from the relationship
- Kim is seen weeping uncontrollably on the Hulu show The Kardashians as she pretends that Kanye has saved her from further embarrassment
- ‘Khloe, Kendall and Kylie and Kourtney – they don’t have a clue that this is a lie either,' Ray J said
Kanye West had no idea ex-wife Kim Kardashian already had the only copy of her second sex tape – and didn’t know she released Kim Kardashian: Superstar herself, DailyMail.com can reveal.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, her former lover Ray J, 41, said the Yeezy boss only got the truth about what really happened during their meet-up in October.
The October 8 meeting at Los Angeles International Airport was portrayed in the Kardashians’ new Hulu show as the moment Kanye retrieved the tape – despite it always being in Kim’s possession.
Yesterday, DailyMail.com revealed the existence of the second sex tape which is listed on the contract she signed with Vivid Entertainment as ‘Tape: Santa Barbara sex’.
In the second part of his exclusive interview with DailyMail.com Ray J reveals that Kanye West had no idea that ex-wife Kim had been in on the deal to 'leak' her sex tape in 2007
On the Hulu shows Kanye flies to LA and back to New York with a computer containing the unreleased sex tape. But Ray J says there were just pictures of Kim and him on the device
'He got me all of the sex tape back,' Kim said through tears on The Kardashians. But Ray J says that there was no porn on the files he gave Kanye because Kim has had the tape – and two others – all along
Kim cried uncontrollably when she supposedly received the sex tape from Kanye West. But Ray J insists they are crocodile tears as she had the tapes in a box under her bed all the time
Instead of the tape which Kim, 41, already had, the rapper was handed a laptop containing ‘intimate’ photos and texts exchanged between her and Ray J between 2006 and 2009.
Love and Hip Hop star Ray J says he was not paid – despite Kanye’s later claims of extortion – and handed over the contents of the laptop to allay Kim’s fears.
Ray J, whose real name is Ray Norwood, said: ‘Kim didn’t tell him, "Look I put the tape out with Ray J, it was a business deal, we both ran it together, we were business partners and we still are business partners. There’s really no problem with Ray J".
‘Khloe, Kendall and Kylie and Kourtney – they don’t have a clue that this is a lie either.’
Referring to a lawsuit filed against Kim and Khloe in 2008 over allegations that they stole money from his mother Sonja Norwood, Ray J added: ‘Apart from them stealing money from my family, we would probably still be together now.
‘But when that happened, I said I don’t want to be sleeping around with you no more – you stole money from my family. So that’s why we stopped speaking.’
The lawsuit, which accused the Kardashian sisters of racking up a $120,000 bill on Norwood’s AMEX credit card, was eventually settled out of court – but not before they were forced to admit using the money to stock their stores DASH and Smooch.
Despite the bad blood, Ray J said he was happy to give the laptop to Kanye after the rapper contacted him while he was hospitalized with pneumonia in Miami.
He revealed how he told Kanye, 44, everything – including how he, Kim and Kris Jenner, 66, teamed up to release the original tape.
Kanye was just in a hurry to get back on a plane and get back to the Hulu show, The Kardashians, Ray J claimed
Ray J says he. and Kim would probably still be together now if it wasn't for the rift caused when his mother Sonja (pictured with him in 2016) accused the Kardashians of stealing $120,000
Ray J said: ‘I gave it to him in a private terminal at the back of Los Angeles airport, in a private room where we talked for four hours.
‘I gave him everything I had, I showed him everything I had – he sat on the floor and he watched everything I gave him.
‘It was everything I felt could have been looked at negatively. It was text messages with me and Kim over the years, it was a lot of different pictures we sent to each other over the years after the sex tape.
Kanye and Ray J met at a private terminal at Los Angeles International Airport late on Fiday October 8, the day before Kim hosted Saturday Night Live
‘I was showing him these timelines and letting him know that everything that’s been said to him is not true.
‘I was thinking that he was ready to listen and understand what I’ve been trying to say. But the whole time, he wasn’t really listening to me and he was eager to get back on a plane and back to the Hulu show.’
Ray J said he agreed to the meeting on condition it was kept private and was left furious when Kanye made it public in an interview in January.
He said: ‘We talked for two hours on the phone on October 5. He wanted to get back the tapes he assumed I had.
‘I was upset at first and he asked me to please stop using profanities and then he started acting spiritual.’
‘I gave him everything I had, I showed him everything I had – he sat on the floor and he watched everything I gave him,' Ray J said of his four-hour meeting with Kanye
Kim and her mother Kris Jenner were in on the deal to market the sex tape Kim Kardashian: Superstar in 2007, Ray J insists
The Hulu 'reality' show The Kardashians showed a distorted story of what Ray J handed to Kanye, the Love and Hip Hop singer says
Of the late night meeting that started at 10pm and went on into the early hours of the next day, Ray J said: ‘I asked him to keep this private. Father to father, I didn’t want anyone to know that I did this because I was genuinely trying to make peace.
‘All I wanted from him was for him to help me clear my name. I can’t keep being blackballed like this.’
He added: ‘It defames my character so much for a dude to come and get a laptop that I gave him and specifically told him do not tell anybody we even met because I’m genuinely giving you this laptop to make you feel better, father to father.
‘I don’t want any money from you, if you want to talk for four hours with me and explain all your issues… I was there to listen.
‘I thought that we had a good moment at that one time. I felt like we could build from this and I told Kanye exactly how all of this happened.
‘But it totally went in one ear and out the other.’
According to Ray J, Kanye was even seen wearing the same outfit he wore to their LAX meeting in the scene that aired on the Hulu show where he handed over the laptop to a tearful Kim.
The scene also included a moment where Kris Jenner asked Kanye if he had handed Ray J ‘a big fat check’ and Kanye saying ‘my family is never getting extorted again’.
West, who now goes by the name ‘Ye’, did tell the family that he had not paid Ray J – who says he had never asked for and was never given any money in the first place.
Ray J said: ‘He took the laptop and took it right back to Kim in the same outfit he had on from the night before and then played it on the Hulu network for the launch of their new show.
Kim is now in a relationship with comedian Pete Davidson, 28
‘If I was to die tomorrow, I would feel better now because I know that my truth was told before it was over,' says Ray J. 'That’s just how I feel – nothing matters but the truth'
‘How dare you? How dare you act like you cared? This has been the craziest experience that I’ve ever had to be a part of.’
He added: ‘It brought up all these things that have been going on over the years and I really had to slap myself and say, ‘Ray, don’t forget that none of this is true, man’.
‘Don’t forget that everything they’re saying is all false. At this point, I don’t care how much money I make and I don’t care about how much money I lose.
‘It’s about my life. It’s about this is my truth and protecting my family. Whatever they’re going to do to me now after I told my truth, it’s all good because now I feel like I can breathe.
‘If I was to die tomorrow, I would feel better now because I know that my truth was told before it was over. That’s just how I feel – nothing matters but the truth.’
Ray J told DailyMail.com this is the one and only time he will discuss the sex tape that he and Kim made in 2002 and which was released by Vivid Entertainment five years later.
‘It was important for me to tell my story, the truth, and now it’s done. I don’t need to talk about it again and I want to move on.’ | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10782607/Ray-J-Kanye-knew-Kim-Kardashians-role-marketing-sex-tape-told-him.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-05-05T14:41:03Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10782607/Ray-J-Kanye-knew-Kim-Kardashians-role-marketing-sex-tape-told-him.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | true |
Martin Lewis has issued 10 important travel warnings to UK holidaymakers following the recent chaos of passport delays and in anticipation of a busy summer holiday season.
The MoneySavingExpert founder said “it’s never been more important for your pocket to prepare” ahead of travelling abroad given the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Writing in the latest MoneySavingExpert newsletter, Mr Lewis said: “The cost of living crisis may now be firmly in play, but millions had already booked summer holidays earlier in the year.
“Around 60% of the 60,000+ who replied to my Twitter poll last week said they plan to leave UK shores and holiday abroad this year (or already have).
“So with the first big post-lockdown holiday season fast approaching, it’s never been more important for your pocket to prepare.”
What are Martin Lewis’ travel tips?
Mr Lewis has issued 10 key tips for those jetting off on their holidays this summer to help save on costs.
1. Check your passport expiry date
The UK’s departure from the European Union means that more countries now require UK passports to have months left on them to be allowed entry.
Under Schengen area rules, passports must be less than 10 years old on the day you enter and be valid for at least three months after the day you plan to leave.
If you need to renew your passport you should do this as soon as possible as there are long processing delays right now, with the Home Office warning that passport renewals could take up to ten weeks.
2. Check hotel prices
Travellers should keep an eye on hotel prices to try and get a better value deal.
If the price of your hotel has dropped and you have free cancellation with your booking, you can simply rebook for less.
If you do have to pay for cancellation, then tally up whether you would still save money if you take into account the cancellation fee compared to the new price.
3. Check for EU roaming fees
Vodafone, EE and Sky have all reintroduced roaming charges for customers who are abroad in the EU, with each firm now charging £2 a day for using your UK allowance.
Three and Voxi are due to bring back roaming fees from 23 May with both also charging £2.
However, you may be able to cut costs by buying a bundle, depending on how long you are away for.
4. Check you’ve got a valid GHIC or EHIC card
The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is being replaced by the Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC). These cards give you access to state-run hospitals or GPs in EU countries for the same price as a local.
If you have an existing EHIC, it will remain valid until the expiry date runs out. After this, you will need to apply for a GHIC card.
Non-UK nationals living in the UK before 1 January 2021 can still apply for an EHIC.
5. Check for the cheapest currency
Always compare prices online to make sure you are getting the best exchange rate, for example by using MoneySupermarket.
Mr Lewis has warned that you may find it cheaper to use a specialist travel card when abroad rather than exchanging cash before you go.
He said: "The standout top pick today is, unusually, a debit card.
"Newish fee-free app-only Chase Bank has that near-perfect exchange rate, lets you withdraw £700/month from ATMs fee-free, plus as it pays 1% cashback on most spending in the UK and abroad, it’s unbeatable."
6. Check if you need a Covid test
You no longer need to test when returning to the UK but you still need to check what the rules are for your holiday destination.
Many countries including the USA, New Zealand and Japan still require travellers to take one Covid test to gain entry.
You can check the latest foreign travel advice for your destination on the Gov.uk website.
7. Check if you need to pay for a seat
Mr Lewis warned how a family of four could pay up to £240 extra to guarantee they sit together on return flights, but some airlines including easyJet and Norwegian will allow you to sit together for free - providing you wait until you check in.
Ryanair always sits groups separately and on a "random" basis unless you pay for seats.
8. Check car hire prices
Booking car hire prices as early as possible is normally the best way to get the cheapest prices, according to the MoneySavingExpert.
He said: "We can find August car hire for around £35/day in various Spanish destinations."Our guess from previous patterns would be that if you leave it to much nearer the day, that could rise to as high as £80."
9. Be aware of car insurance selling
Most car hire firms will include basic insurance when you lease a vehicle from them, but some may try to sell you "excess" cover when you pick up the car - costing up to £25 per day.
Instead, standalone car hire "excess" insurance can cost just £2 per day if you book online for a separate company.
10. Check airport parking prices
Comparing airport parking prices and booking as far in advance as you can means you will avoid having to pay expensive on-the-day charges.
Mr Lewis said: "Turn up at Manchester Airport’s long-stay car park and it’s £350/week, yet prebooked on the day, park & ride is just £58/week.”
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Europeans weigh costs of cutting Russian energy over Ukraine
Across Europe, rising energy prices are testing the resolve of ordinary consumers and business owners who are caught between the continent's dependence on cheap Russian energy and its revulsion over President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
Governments are trying to replace energy supplies from Russia, mindful that their regular payments are funding a war that has seen thousands of civilian deaths and widespread destruction. They also face a nerve-wracking showdown with Moscow over its demands for payments in rubles, and the possibility that Russia will block supplies, as it did to Bulgaria and Poland last week.
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European Union countries import 40% of gas and 25% of oil from Russia, and the current EU timetable doesn't foresee energy independence from Moscow for another five years. As atrocities unfold, the EU is looking to sharpen sanctions.
The EU's executive commission on Wednesday proposed phasing out imports of crude oil within six months and refined products by the end of 2022. It must be approved by all 27 member countries, which will be a battle because some are more dependent on Russian oil than others. Still, oil is easier to replace than natural gas, which is used to generate electricity and power industries.
In a poll of 1,230 random voters published last month by German public broadcaster ZDF, 28% said the country should halt natural gas and oil imports immediately, even if it means supply problems, while 54% said it should only happen if the supply is largely secured, and 14% opposed a ban.
It shows how the economic blow is increasingly falling to consumers and businesses, who already saw natural gas prices start to soar last summer. Some of their stories:
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HELP FOR THE POOR IN MILAN
Struggling residents of one of Italy's lowest-income neighborhoods on Milan's periphery line up twice a week to ask for help making ends meet. Increasingly, they come clutching utility bills.
Since energy prices began spiking, a kindly three-woman panel that adjudicates the requests at Santa Lucia parish in Quarto Oggiaro have another resource to help the needy: an energy packet funded by the A2A energy company that offers up to 300 euros a year to families who can't pay their higher utility bills. About 100 families have qualified since September.
Alessandra Travaglini, 54, hit the maximum even before the war as her utility bill doubled to over 120 euros. She has been out of work as an in-home caregiver for two months and hopes the parish can give her even more help.
There's not much room for cutting back on energy use.
"I don't cook a lot. I run the washing machine only in the evening or on weekends. I take short showers, I use the oven maybe once a month, and I iron once, maybe twice, a week," Travaglini said. "I am scared. `'
She worries that if Italy cuts off Russian energy or if Moscow halts supplies, her life will get even harder.
"I think they have to buy it from Russia, for now," she said. "But for me, Italy has adopted the wrong strategy, because we have become enemies. I think that if Mr. Putin pushes the button, we will be the first targets" in any nuclear attack.
Roberto Bertolini can't cover his last bimonthly electricity bill of 180 euros on his monthly income of 550 euros, working just three hours a day caring for disabled adults.
The war feels especially close for Bertolini. As soon as he retires, the 66-year-old plans to join his wife in Hungary, which borders Ukraine. He does not think Italy should be buying gas from Russia.
"These sacrifices need to be made," he said. "When I see those images, I change the channel. It is too horrible -- women raped, children attacked. They are not easy images. Not showing them isn't right. But for me, I just can't look."
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BELT-TIGHTENING IN BUDAPEST
Kritztian Kobela-Piko, a gas fitter and plumber in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, sees his profession intimately connected with his country's relationship to Russian energy. And with the capital just a couple of hundred kilometres (miles) from Ukraine, the war is hardly a distant reality.
The 41-year-old independent contractor installs gas boilers, using materials that have become exponentially more expensive. He said he sympathizes with the war's victims and would be willing to make personal sacrifices if it meant Ukrainians could better defend themselves.
"At most, I will have to tighten my belt a little," Kobela-Piko said. "But these sacrifices are nothing compared to the situation of people living in Ukraine. I think that this sacrifice is the minimum, something I would do any time out of solidarity."
Since the war began, many clients have been converting their home heating systems to electricity, uncertain about the future of natural gas.
While Kobela-Piko believes harsher sanctions against Moscow is the right strategy, he said Hungary's geopolitical situation makes breaking its dependence on Russian energy nearly impossible. Hungary, a former member of the Soviet bloc, gets 85% of its gas and more than 60% of its oil from Russia.
Putting pressure on a country that Hungary depends on for its energy resources "is a very unpleasant situation," he said.
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RUSSIAN GAS FOR GERMAN GLASS
Carletta Heinz is calculating the impact of a gas cutoff for the 400-year-old glass company she took over from her father as the 13th generation -- and for communities in the heart of a glassmaking district in eastern Germany.
The Heinz-Glas Group, which makes bottles for international cosmetic and perfume brands, would have to close a gas-fired facility in the town of Piesau. That would ruin tanks that need to stay above 900 degrees Celsius (1,650 degrees Fahrenheit) to keep molten glass from solidifying. If Piesau has to shut down, it can't be restarted, and production would go elsewhere.
The company already has transitioned to electricity at headquarters in nearby Kleintettau to lower carbon emissions, but it still needs gas for some processes there.
If a gas boycott leads to government-imposed rationing, Heinz said, then Germany must ensure that glassmakers get at least 70% of their current energy to keep tanks hot and avoid widespread equipment losses. In case of a dire shortage, EU law requires governments to shut off gas to businesses to spare homes and hospitals.
Beyond her company, she is worried about the impact on glass-making companies near the border between the Thuringia and Bavaria regions, which employ 5,000 people directly and 8,000 others indirectly.
Job losses could mean higher carbon emissions if production shifts to countries with fewer environmental protections, said Heinz, 38.
"In Germany, we're more developed regarding environmental protection. Glass will still be needed and would be produced in other countries, which for our planet would be definitely worse," she said.
"I am just of the opinion that you first need alternatives. Naturally I'm for everything that hurts Russia and helps Ukraine," Heinz added. "But we need to keep our industry in mind and see that we have a future, because if our industry is ruined then our country can't help anyone else."
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SANCTIONS BLOWBACK IN BULGARIA
Nikolay Belev's income as a construction worker in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia is not keeping pace with gas and oil prices. And he is not ready to take on more pain for Russian sanctions, which he thinks are improper and will only bring more inequity in the EU's poorest member state.
"These sanctions are meant to weaken Russia's economy, but in the end, they hit back on my country and particularly on the people with lower incomes, who are the real victims of these sanctions," Belev said. He also complained that higher energy prices have driven up the costs of his materials -- as much as 30% in the last two months.
Bulgaria, a nation of 6.5 million people, once was among Moscow's closest allies during the Soviet era. Now a NATO and EU member, it is still heavily dependent on Russian energy. Its only oil refinery is owned by Russia's Lukoil, supplying nearly two-thirds of the country's energy needs.
The only nuclear power plant, generating over a third of Bulgaria's electricity, runs on uranium from Russia.
The current centrist coalition government is trying to get on a clearer pro-Western path by looking elsewhere for energy, including gas from Azerbaijan or liquefied natural gas via an pipeline with Greece. The LNG option will mean higher prices.
For Veselina Marinova, an editor who lives with her husband and 83-year-old mother, paying more for energy is a small sacrifice when weighed against the deaths of civilians in Ukraine.
"Nothing can justify the military aggression against a democratic country," she said. "Of course, my family's income will suffer because of the inflation fueled by the war. I am always aware that a severe crisis is looming, and that life will get harder. I do believe, however, that we must stay on the right track."
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Toshkov reported from Sofia, Bulgaria; Spike from Budapest, Hungary
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Arizona on Wednesday reported that its COVID-19 death toll had passed 30,000 fatalities recorded since the pandemic began in early 2020.
The state Department of Health Services’ latest weekly report on pandemic statistics added 238 more deaths as the pandemic total increased to 30,189.
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, Arizona’s death toll ranks 11th highest among states.
Its death rate per 100,000 of population is 411, third highest in the nation, behind New York and Mississippi.
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The Supreme Court’s apparent intention toabolish a nationwide right to abortion, spelled out in a draft opinion leaked this week, will expand the battlefield of the nation’s most highly charged culture war, taking it to states where abortion access has long been assured.
Democrats in blue states are bracing for a wave of legal attacks and other maneuvers seeking to undermine access, and some are even taking steps to enshrine the right to abortion in their constitutions, making it much more difficult to impose a ban in the future.
Republican states are expected to ban or restrict abortion, but tactics also could include an aggressive effort to go beyond their borders to sue abortion providers and find other ways to punish those who assist a woman in securing an abortion.
The potential to roll back established abortion rights already has emerged in states with divided political control, including Pennsylvania and Virginia. California and Colorado are pushing to protect abortion access in their constitutions, a stronger step than passing a law. Connecticut and Washington state have already taken steps to shield providers from possible lawsuits as they anticipate women seeking abortions would cross state lines.
“We will not allow the tentacles of Texas to get into Washington state,” said Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, who vowed to make Washington a sanctuary for those seeking abortion.
Oregon lawmakers included $15 million in their state budget to help pay for people to travel to the state to get abortions and California has a similar bill.
The rhetoric on both sides points to a growing fight over access, with anti-abortion advocates hoping to shrink the number of states where the procedure remains legal if Roe is overturned. Roughly half of U.S. states are expected to move quickly to ban or greatly restrict abortion if that happens.
A new law in Idaho, currently blocked by the state Supreme Court, would allow family members of all involved to sue abortion providers, an example of the tactics to come.
“The next chapter of the conflict is really going to be about essentially what happens with interstate conflicts,” said Mary Ziegler, a legal historian at Florida State University’s law school.
Many states with one-party control of government already have chosen their side. The handful of states with divided politics are up for grabs.
In Pennsylvania, abortion is legal under state law for the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. The law’s survival is on the line in this year’s race for governor.
Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat who has vetoed recent legislation restricting abortion, is not running because of term limits. The race to replace him is between a similarly minded Democrat, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, and a primary field of nine Republicans who all say they would sign restrictions passed by the Legislature, which is likely to remain under GOP control.
One Republican candidate, state Sen. Doug Mastriano, supports a ban at six weeks of pregnancy without exceptions for rape, incest or saving the life of the mother.
“There is one way and one way only for us to ensure that women have the legal right to continue to make decisions over their own bodies in Pennsylvania and that is winning this governor’s race,” Shapiro said during a conference call with reporters this week.
In North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper and other state Democrats have framed the November election as one in which they must prevent the GOP from winning back veto-proof majorities in the Legislature. With every seat up for election in November, Republicans need to gain five seats to restore that control.
“Republicans in our state are on the verge of gaining veto-proof supermajorities in Raleigh. If they succeed, you can add North Carolina to the list of states that will ban abortions,” Cooper, who has vetoed efforts to limit abortion since 2019, said in a recent fundraising letter.
Campaigns for two state Supreme Court seats are expected to be even more intense because the court could hear challenges to any new abortion restrictions. Democrats currently hold four of the seven seats, including two on the ballot this year.
Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley said in a release that the balance of the General Assembly and the Supreme Court “has never been more important” to ensure that “pro-life majorities” are in charge in a post-Roe future.
The potential to undermine abortion access also is surfacing in Virginia, where Democrats lost their total hold on state government last November when Republicans flipped the House of Delegates and won the governor’s office. Democrats control the state Senate by only one vote and have one caucus member who opposes abortion and has indicated an openness to new restrictions.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin describes himself as “pro-life,” though he has said he supports exceptions in cases of rape, incest or to save a woman’s life. He said this week that it was premature to speculate on what the Supreme Court’s final decision would be or how he and lawmakers might proceed.
In Minnesota, where control of the legislative chambers is divided between the parties, two anti-abortion amendments to a health and human services bill narrowly failed on procedural votes in the Democrat-controlled House. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz vowed in an email to supporters this week that “no abortion ban will ever become law” as long as he’s governor; the Republican candidates vying to challenge his re-election bid all support a ban.
Michigan and Wisconsin, states with Democratic governors and legislatures controlled by Republicans, have pre-Roe abortion bans in state law. Michigan’s governor already has filed a legal challenge to the law, while Wisconsin’s attorney general, Democrat Josh Kaul, said he expects litigation as well.
“(The) ban wasn’t just dormant,” he said. “It was unconstitutional for 50 years.”
Some deeply Democratic states are moving quickly to try to shore up abortion rights. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and top Democratic leaders in the Legislature committed to asking voters to “enshrine the right to choose” in the state constitution, steps also in the works in Vermont and Colorado.
California already has some of the most expansive abortion protections in the country. But legislative leaders say the amendment would make it much harder to repeal those protections should the political winds change and future lawmakers seek to impose restrictions.
Democrats also believe it would shield the state from any adverse state court decisions or federal abortion bans if Republicans were to win control of Congress.
“The unimaginable can happen,” said state Sen. Nancy Skinner, a Democrat from Berkeley. “Unless we are explicit about what we are protecting … some day some court could interpret privacy as not including my right to an abortion. And that’s what we’re trying to protect against.”
Colorado Democrats and advocates say they will seek a ballot measure in 2024 to enshrine abortion access in the constitution and repeal a 1980s constitutional amendment that bans public funding for abortion.
Democratic House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar said an amendment is needed “because state legislatures can change, and depending on who has the majority, they can write into law their ideologies. This is fundamental for Colorado women, no matter who’s in charge.”
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More Americans apply for jobless aid last week
By MATT OTT
AP Business Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week but the total number of people collecting jobless aid is at its lowest level in more than 50 years.
Jobless claims in the U.S. rose by 19,000 to 200,000 for the week ending April 30, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applications generally reflect the number of layoffs.
The four-week average for claims, which softens some of the weekly volatility, rose 8,000 from the previous week to 188,000.
The total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits for the week ending April 23 fell by 19,000 from the previous week, to 1,384,000. That’s the fewest since January 17, 1970.
American workers are experiencing historically strong job security two years after the coronavirus pandemic plunged the economy into a brief but devastating recession. Weekly applications for unemployment aid have been consistently below the pre-pandemic level of 225,000 for most of this year, even as the overall economy contracted.
On Tuesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that U.S. employers posted a record 11.5 million job openings in March — an unprecedented two job openings for every person who is unemployed. A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in March — a sign that they are confident they can find better pay or improved working conditions elsewhere.
Employers have added an average of more than 540,000 jobs a month for the past year, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.6%. The Labor Department is expected to report Friday that the economy generated another 400,000 new jobs in April, according to a survey by the data firm FactSet. That would mark an unprecedented 12th straight month that hiring has come in at 400,000 or more.
The only thing hotter than the job market is inflation. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point — its most aggressive move since 2000 — and signaling further large rate hikes to come.
The increase in the Fed’s key rate raised it to a range of 0.75% to 1%, the highest point since the pandemic struck two years ago.
The Commerce Department reported last month that the U.S. economy shrank last quarter for the first time since the pandemic recession struck two years ago, contracting at a 1.4% annual rate, even as consumers and businesses kept spending in a sign of underlying resilience. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/05/more-americans-apply-for-jobless-aid-last-week/ | 2022-05-05T14:51:23Z | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/05/more-americans-apply-for-jobless-aid-last-week/ | true |
This is how fast media change comes now: Moments after James Corden announced he was leaving his job as host of CBS' The Late Late Show in a year, social media began to fill up with messages – not about Corden's legacy in late night TV, but over who should get his job next.
And many of those messaging – myself included – say it's time for a non-white person to get that spot.
What's Amber Ruffin's contract looking like?https://t.co/u7paElwgG1
— Unashamed Abortion Haver (@SorayaMcDonald) April 28, 2022
Objections to this idea will come, predictable as the sun rising in the East, from those frightened or resentful of so-called diversity initiatives. They will insist the only yardstick to apply here is how talented, funny and innovative a host may be.
But people of color know judging talent is often a subjective business. And many of us have seen our abilities unfairly devalued in such conversations; told that the lack of diversity in so many important levels of American society is just a coincidence.
We know there is sometimes something else afoot — something unspoken — which assumes, with little proof, what we can and cannot achieve.
Right now, the hosting jobs for late night shows on broadcast network TV are so diverse that ABC has a white guy named Jimmy (Kimmel), NBC has a white guy named Jimmy (Fallon) and CBS has a white guy named James (Corden). Since The Late Late Show debuted in 1995, it has had four regular hosts including Craig Ferguson, Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder – all white males.
I refuse to believe that, in five late night shows currently airing on three different broadcast networks, there isn't one that couldn't be led by a talented performer of color and/or a woman.
The lack of diversity is 'kind of exhausting'
Cristela Alonzo is a standup comic and author who became the first Latina to create, write, produce and star in a network TV sitcom in 2014, when ABC debuted Cristela. When Corden's announcement hit the world, Alonzo's name was among those floated by fans as a possible replacement, prompting her to tweet: "someone send me the job application."
Dear @CBS:
— Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) April 29, 2022
The multi-talented @cristela9––comedian, actor, writer––can take over @latelateshow! @AliciaMenendez and I are on board to help produce. Let's get on it. 👇🏾 https://t.co/WFoV4EHgBf
"It's kind of exhausting that we're in 2022 and we still have firsts," says Alonzo, who graciously connected with me over Zoom to talk about why there's such a thirst for increased diversity in network TV late night.
"When you're a person of color...you're forced to watch all of this programming, you have to find a way to connect with programming that really isn't meant for you," she says. "I really think now there's going to be a bona fide chance for someone that isn't white. I think we're long overdue and people understand that we're long overdue. Because that's what changes late night."
Alonzo says she turned down an offer to join The View and, separately, to develop a daytime talk show. But late night TV – where comedic giants like David Letterman, Jay Leno, Johnny Carson and Stephen Colbert have made their mark – sounds like a better fit, and she's asked her representatives to try and get her a shot at the job.
"We don't get s*** if we don't say things out loud...so all I want is a chance," she says. "People keep asking, 'How can we reinvent TV again?' By giving it to different people."
She's got a point. Late night TV shows, when they work, are molded around the sensibilities of their hosts. Jimmy Fallon is a glad-handing, fun-loving comic, so The Tonight Show features lots of games and friendly competitions. Jimmy Kimmel is a smart-alecky prankster, so the comedy on Jimmy Kimmel Live comes from that perspective.
When Arsenio Hall first hosted his groundbreaking syndicated late night talk show in the late '80s and early '90s, he created an environment steeped in Black culture, featuring the kinds of guests who were never booked on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. These days, even though modern network TV talk shows have broadened their scope to feature a wider range of guests, there is still room for more.
(NBC did feature YouTube star Lilly Singh in her own show following the demise of Last Call with Carson Daly, making her the first person of South Asian descent to host a network TV late night show. But A Little Late with Lilly Singh aired in a really late timeslot – 1:35 a.m. EST — never really jelled with viewers and was canceled last year.)
So how might late night TV change on the networks, if a higher-profile show was developed from a non-white person's perspective?
Hope for late night TV diversity on broadcast isn't new
To be sure, there are late night talk shows elsewhere in TV – premium and standard cable channels, for instance — that feature non-white and female hosts. But the late night programs on ABC, CBS and NBC remain the pinnacle of the form; ripe for reinvention by a new voice.
We've been here before: When Ferguson left The Late Late Show in 2014, there was lots of hope in the industry (okay, maybe I was just the one with lots of hope) that CBS might not choose another white male for the gig, before Corden was announced.
But that was back in the day when Les Moonves was running things as CBS' old school CEO. George Cheeks, the current CEO of CBS Entertainment Group, is a biracial, forward-looking executive who has made diversity a bigger priority during his tenure. So I still have hope.
Some may say this genre is on its last legs, anyway. But Corden proved The Late Late Show could be a great proving ground for segments that could have an immense viral impact online and even become their own standalone programs, like Carpool Karaoke and Drop the Mic. Given that studies indicate Black viewers lead media consumption across multiple media platforms and are quick adopters of media technology, there's an opportunity here to find a host that speaks to a more active, online-savvy audience.
In the end, this isn't about being more equitable or fair, though hiring a person of color would help accomplish that. It's about making the show better by amplifying fresh voices and making the late night TV genre more successful by attracting new audiences.
The last two times this job came open, CBS had a succession of guest hosts fill-in before the permanent host stepped up. So, in addition to Cristela Alonzo, here's a few other folks I think might be good candidates for Corden's job or a guest hosting stint, when he leaves The Late Late Show sometime in 2023.
I float these names with no idea what the performers actually want to do or whether they are tied up in contracts which might make taking Corden's job impossible. So take every recommendation with a grain of salt.
Amber Ruffin, host, The Amber Ruffin Show
If you've watched Ruffin since her show debuted on Peacock in 2020, you've seen her slowly develop that space into a singular showcase for her quirky, socially relevant style. She's found a way to produce humor rooted in her sensibilities as a Black woman, but leavened with a sense of fun and a nerd-level love of pop culture. Ruffin has been pretty careful in her career moves and remains a writer on Late Night with Seth Meyers, so leaving NBC might not be her preference. But a critic can dream...
Trevor Noah, host, The Daily Show
He's an obvious choice for many reasons: He's already pulled off one brilliant succession, taking over the Daily Show from Jon Stewart and making it a home for his unique perspective as a biracial South African man, who also happens to be a super-talented comic and sharp intellect. His performance at the White House Correspondents' Dinner showed his brilliance with political punchlines. And he's on Comedy Central, which is a corporate sibling to CBS, both owned by Paramount Global. My only question is whether he might see The Late Late Show as a lateral move.
Hasan Minhaj, former host, Patriot Act
I never felt Minhaj's Netflix show got the attention it deserved, despite winning an Emmy and a Peabody award before its cancellation in 2020. He's another razor sharp comic with a keen intellect who did a great job crafting humor based on his perspective as the Muslim son of immigrants from India. He's also a former castmember of the Daily Show, which might help him connect with fellow alum, timeslot predecessor and Late Show host Stephen Colbert.
Ali Wong, star, Netflix comedy specials Baby Cobra, Hard Knock Wife and Don Wong
She's appeared in and written for shows like Inside Amy Schumer, Big Mouth and Fresh Off the Boat. But Wong is best known for her sidesplitting and edgy comedy specials, where she speaks frankly about her perspective as a wife (now divorcing), mother and woman of color. I have no idea if she'd even want to host a late night TV show, but I'd sure like to see the woman baller enough to film TWO standup specials while pregnant transform late night TV.
Roy Wood Jr., correspondent, The Daily Show
Not to spark any competition in the Daily Show offices, but Wood is one of the most distinctive voices on a show packed with comedy talent. He's another smart comedic mind with a herculean work ethic and experience developing shows that haven't seen the light of day yet. Personally, as a longtime Sunshine State resident, I'd love to see a brother from Florida A&M University become the first Black man to be the permanent host for a late night network TV show.
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Which jewelry box is best?
Looking for a jewelry box that’s attractive and organized? Separating out jewelry and untangling chains is frustrating and runs the risk of damaging delicate metals. A good jewelry box gives you a safe place to store your jewelry where it can be accessed easily.
If you have a ton of jewelry and need help getting organized, check out the Vlando Jewelry Box Organizer for its stylish, creative compartments.
What to know before you buy a jewelry box
Types of jewelry boxes
There are five main types of jewelry boxes, and the one you choose depends primarily on the space you have.
- Jewelry chest: With multiple compartments, this is the standard large jewelry box that usually features a main section divided into assorted squares, plus a few lower drawers for additional storage.
- Music box: This is a small jewelry box with one or two compartments that either plays music when opened or can be wound up to play music on command. It’s a fun concept and works for a few pieces of jewelry but doesn’t always have a ton of space or organizational attributes.
- Jewelry armoire: A freestanding armoire is taller than a chest and has more drawers. It includes compartments on each side for hanging necklaces so they don’t get tangled. Some are so tall they can stand on the floor, taking up less space on your dresser.
- Wall armoire: This one also features hooks for hanging necklaces but the box isn’t freestanding — it mounts to the wall. Some wall armoires also function as full-length mirrors, with a mirrored door that opens to reveal the jewelry.
- Travel case: This is a great way to keep jewelry organized on the go. The case is compact, sometimes with a handle, and features individual compartments or rolls to keep jewelry separate and secure.
Construction
Classically, jewelry boxes are constructed from wood, but these days there are several options depending on what you want to spend. In addition to bare wooden jewelry boxes, there are glass boxes, acrylic boxes and engineered wooden boxes. Some of these are trimmed in real or faux leather for a seamless design.
Lining
While some jewelry boxes are unlined, plenty feature a soft lining, both to protect the jewelry and to prevent it from scratching the inside of the box. Velvet and velveteen are the most popular fabrics for lining and offer some cushioning, though cotton and satin also work. Felt is a great choice, too, because it absorbs moisture, keeping silver jewelry from tarnishing quickly.
What to look for in a quality jewelry box
Mirrors
The best jewelry boxes have built-in mirrors so you can try on pieces of jewelry and see how they look before deciding what to wear. Some of these mirrors are miniature but most are roughly the same size as the box’s lid. Armoires tend to have the largest mirrors, which is convenient if you want to see how your jewelry looks with a full outfit.
Removable trays
A removable tray can be a major bonus when you’re combing through jewelry looking for that one ring or bracelet you can’t find. Removable trays are easier to look through than tiered jewelry boxes, and they offer plenty of additional storage space.
Locks
Some jewelry boxes feature a lockable main compartment to be opened with a small metal key. A locking mechanism is useful if you don’t like it when a roommate borrows your jewelry or you’re worried your kids will play with your best jewelry when you’re not looking. Just remember that you have to keep track of the key, which can be stored elsewhere in the room for convenience.
How much you can expect to spend on a jewelry box
A wooden jewelry box costs $25-$500 depending on the size. A glass, acrylic or travel-size jewelry box costs $15-$40.
Jewelry box FAQ
How do you clean a jewelry box’s fabric lining?
A. You can go over the lining with a lint roller for light care. If you want to be more thorough, take a toothbrush or fingernail brush and dip it in soapy water before lightly going over the fabric. Dab it with a clean cloth to dry.
What is PU leather?
A. Some jewelry boxes are wrapped in PU leather, an artificial material made from genuine leather components covered with polyurethane. It’s durable and less expensive than genuine leather, though it doesn’t necessarily look the same.
What’s the best jewelry box to buy?
Top jewelry box
What you need to know: This lined synthetic leather jewelry box is rectangular with a buckle closure and a carry handle.
What you’ll love: It’s compact but has space for everything. It includes a built-in mirror and pull-out compartments designed to prevent jewelry tangling. It’s well-built, attractive and comes in five colors.
What you should consider: It does not have a lock and key.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top jewelry box for the money
What you need to know: This lined box is see-through and rectangular, with four drawers.
What you’ll love: It’s modern and durable with divided compartments for easy sorting. It’s affordable for the size and comes in five base colors, including an attractive teal.
What you should consider: Since the drawers are clear, any mess or disorder will show. There’s no mirror.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Glenor Co. Buckle Snap Jewelry Box
What you need to know: This lined faux leather box is rectangular with two layers and a snap magnetic closure.
What you’ll love: It’s well-constructed, has a fashionable buckle closure and features a large built-in mirror. There are plenty of compartments for your jewelry, including a lift-out tray. It comes in three colors.
What you should consider: There can be a slight interior odor that goes away after airing.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Slowing the economy enough to control inflation which is at a 40-year high but not too much to send us into a recession is the balance the Federal Reserve is trying to reach right now.
The Federal Reserve announced it will increase interest rates by .5%. That is the sharpest rate hike since 2000.
This comes after the Fed signed off on the first rate increase in more than three years back in March. We saw a quarter-percent hike then.
And there are expected to be more hikes still this year. The Fed is also expected to announce it's going to start shrinking its bond portfolio, which will further tighten credit.
"Pressing on the brakes as hard as they are on the economy will slow the economy, hopefully, will help corral inflation but, in all likelihood, it could tip the economy into a recession,” said Greg McBride with Bankrate.
The hope is the strong job market and solid consumer spending to keep that from happening and to keep the economy expanding.
McBride said you'll feel the latest expected rate hike most directly on variable rate debts. On things like credit cards and home equity lines of credit.
"Pay down debt,” he said. “Debt can really be a more significant burden as interest rates rise and, especially, so if the economy does slow substantially or end up in a recession, the less debt, you have the better you'll be able to weather the unknown from an economic perspective."
While borrowing is going to cost more, your savings will eventually pay more. | https://www.3newsnow.com/news/national/how-the-interest-rate-hike-impacts-your-wallet | 2022-05-05T14:53:47Z | https://www.3newsnow.com/news/national/how-the-interest-rate-hike-impacts-your-wallet | true |
CLEVELAND, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Key Private Bank, the wealth management division of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), proudly announces today that Chief Operating Officer Joe Calabrese received the Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the 2022 Family Wealth Report Awards. This award recognizes individuals who have dedicated their careers in wealth management to putting the needs of the families they serve first.
Since the beginning of his career, Joe has practiced an unwavering commitment to serving private clients. His experience includes diverse leadership roles across investment, family office and private banking businesses within large and privately-owned financial firms. Joe has successfully led organizations through business transformation, organic/acquisition-based growth and client relationship development. He is highly regarded for sharing knowledge and thought leadership across industry forums.
"It is a privilege to have worked with and learned from so many talented professionals in our industry," said Calabrese. "I am truly humbled and grateful that the Family Wealth Report has honored me with this award."
"Joe's bold leadership and ability to build trust and earn the respect of clients, colleagues and peers is what drives his success," adds KeyBank Wealth Management President Joe Skarda. "We are fortunate to have his leadership and expertise as we continue to grow our wealth management business."
About Key Private Bank
Key Private Bank is a leading provider of wealth management solutions and advice for high-net worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including wealth advisory, investment management, trust administration, customized credit, family office and private banking services. Key's wealth management platform combines the market insights of local advisors with a national team of wealth and investment strategists to deliver proactive and personalized advice and expertise to clients. Advisors also leverage partnerships with Key's business banking and capital markets teams to build wealth plans tailored to meet each client's specific need. Key Private Bank's wealth management platform is delivered across 15 of the United States. Key Private Bank has $50.2 billion in AUM and $65.7 billion in AUA at March 31, 2022.
About KeyCorp
KeyCorp's roots trace back nearly 200 years to Albany, New York. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $181.2 billion at March 31, 2022. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, and investment services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association through a network of approximately 1,000 branches and approximately 1,300 ATMs. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member FDIC.
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Attention turns to midterms after Supreme Court draft decision is leaked
Because abortion rights would be decided in states if the Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade, the leaked draft has brought new midterm campaign enthusiasm to Georgia and other swing states. | https://www.npr.org/2022/05/05/1096809684/attention-turns-to-midterms-after-supreme-court-draft-decision-is-leaked?ft=nprml&f= | 2022-05-05T14:59:00Z | https://www.npr.org/2022/05/05/1096809684/attention-turns-to-midterms-after-supreme-court-draft-decision-is-leaked?ft=nprml&f= | false |
Tickets for the 2022 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, July 10-16 at the Midland Country Club, are now available for purchase online at www.DowGLBI.com. General admission tickets, Eat Great Trail hospitality tickets and veterans' tickets are among those available for the LPGA team event. In honor of Dow’s 125th anniversary, the tournament will also offer an additional day of free admission for all spectators on Wednesday, July 13. “We are excited to once again celebrate the Great Lakes Bay Region and the community of people who make the Dow GLBI possible,” said Dow GLBI Executive Director Chris Chandler. “This year is a significant milestone for Dow, and we look forward to hosting an event that truly offers something for all ages.” Daily and weekly tickets Daily tickets to the tournament will be free on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. General admission tickets are available for Thursday, Friday and Saturday and include grounds access, public viewing bleacher seating and access to various concession areas located throughout the course. In addition to free admission on Wednesday, July 13 to celebrate Dow’s 125th anniversary, spectators can obtain a complimentary lunch voucher for use that day. The first 5,000 spectators on Wednesday will also receive a Dow 125th anniversary giveaway. Lunch vouchers and giveaways can be obtained at the Dow 125 tent located just past the Dow GLBI’s main admissions gate. Spectators are asked to reserve their free Wednesday ticket in advance on Eventbrite. Daily tickets are $10 per ticket and valid for one day Thursday through Saturday. Weekly tickets are $25 per ticket and valid all week, Wednesday through Saturday. Kids 17 and under will be admitted free with a ticketed adult all week long. Eat Great Trail tickets The Eat Great Trail gives spectators a chance to sample a variety of menu items on hospitality decks located throughout the course. A selection of beer and wine will also be available for guests 21 and over. Tickets are $45 for a single day (Wednesday, Friday and Saturday only). Eat Great Trail tickets grant access to all Eat Great Trail locations as well as general admission access to the golf tournament. Kids 12 and younger will be admitted to the Eat Great Trail for free. Attendees between the ages of 13-20 require tickets to enter the Eat Great Trail suites. Eat Great Trail tickets for attendees between the ages of 13-20 are only available for purchase at the Dow GLBI’s main admissions gate for $20 each. Additional Eat Great Trail details and restaurants will be announced at a later date. Parking General admission parking is free for spectators during tournament week (Monday – Saturday) at Dow Diamond (825 E. Main St., Midland, MI 48640). Shuttles will run continuously throughout the day to transport spectators between Midland Country Club and Dow Diamond. Tickets for Veterans Hospitality Suite All military personnel and veterans will receive one free daily admission ticket each day to the Veterans Hospitality Suite presented by Kelly Services. Veterans Hospitality Tickets can be reserved online for each day of the tournament, but veterans will be required to show a valid military ID and driver's license at the Dow GLBI’s main admissions gate to receive access to the Veterans Hospitality Suite. Each Veterans Hospitality ticket includes one (1) hot dog or hamburger and one (1) soft drink from Wednesday through Saturday. An additional complimentary Veterans Ticket upgrade for a guest is also included. The guest upgrade comes with a General Admissions ticket and access to the Veterans Hospitality Suite. Details regarding special events happening at the Veterans Hospitality Suite presented by Kelly Services will be announced soon. Rock the Block To kick off tournament week, the Dow GLBI is teaming up with Downtown Midland for Rock the Block on Sunday, July 10 from 5-8 p.m. Rock the Block is free to attend and will include live music, food and drinks for purchase as well as family-friendly activities. Further information will be available at a later date. Tickets will not be required to attend the event. Eat Great Food Festival moving to the fall in Bay City Tournament officials also announced that the Eat Great Food Festival will be moving to fall 2022. The two-day unique culinary event will take place Oct. 8 and 9 at Wenonah Park in Bay City. Spectators are encouraged to follow @EatGreatFestival on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on ticket information and a schedule of events. “We were grateful to receive such fantastic support from the Great Lakes Bay Region when we hosted Eat Great Winter at Wenonah Park in Bay City,” said Eat Great Event Director Alex Maga. “We look forward to returning to Wenonah Park to celebrate the diverse culinary talent and flavors in our region.” | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Dow-GLBI-tickets-now-available-17149969.php | 2022-05-05T15:06:27Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Dow-GLBI-tickets-now-available-17149969.php | true |
A man has been attacked by crowbar-wielding burglars in Hare Hatch. The victim, aged in his 50s, had his property broken into by four masked thieves who demanded access to a safe, assaulted him and fled with £120 in cash.
The incident happened at around 10.30pm on Wednesday, May 4, on Castle End Road. The victim was left with bruising on his face.
The offenders are all described as men, over 5fit 5ins in height, and were wearing black masks and black hoodies. One of them was carrying a crowbar.
Read more: Village at war over plans to move its 100-year-old memorial
Investigating officer DC Kelly Turner, of Thames Valley Police and based at Loddon Valley police station, said: “We are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed this incident to please come forward. Anyone with information can contact police by calling 101 or making a report online, quoting reference 43220192473.
“Alternatively, if you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their website.” | https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/man-attacked-crowbar-wielding-masked-23874020 | 2022-05-05T15:09:00Z | https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/man-attacked-crowbar-wielding-masked-23874020 | true |
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Missiles And Massacres: Ukrainian Game Developers Persist Amid The Russian Invasion
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Neither constant Russian missile attacks nor military occupation have stopped Ukrainian developers from making video games. But as evidenced by the calculations Sienen and many other developers have to make on a day-to-day basis just to keep a modicum of normalcy, the circumstances of their work is now completely changed by the war.
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- The founder of Night Cat Studios had to retrieve the data storage devices while Kyiv was being shelled.
- Studios such as Night Cat Studios and Starni Games have been donating money to humanitarian efforts
- “Because our games are narrative driven…it’s neat when [studios] make games that are very heroic, but they don’t show the underside of war"
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Expanding its Midwest presence, Five Iron Golf to offer 13,000 square feet of golf, entertainment, food, drinks, events, and more to The Buckeye State
CINCINNATI, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Five Iron Golf, the nation's leading indoor golf and entertainment experience, has signed a lease at 80 W. Fifth Street in The Foundry, Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. (3CDC)'s $51 million mixed-use development of Fountain Place, which was previously home to Macy's department store. Encompassing approximately 13,000 square feet of street-level space in the heart of Cincinnati's Central Business District, Five Iron Golf Cincinnati expands the brand's Midwest footprint, which currently includes three Chicago locations and two more under development in Michigan.
"Bringing Five Iron Golf to Cincinnati is a natural fit in a community so enriched by sports and culture," says Nora Dunnan, Co-Founder and Chief Development Officer. "This prime location will provide convenient access for enthusiasts of all levels to enjoy one-of-a-kind golf experiences as well as multiple alternative entertainment options."
The new downtown spot will host 13 custom-built golf simulators, featuring multiple high-speed cameras to capture every angle of the golf swing, and, in addition, will offer complimentary top-of-the-line equipment, custom club fitting at The Fitting Lab — a Golf Digest Top 100 Clubfitter — widescreen TVs, leisure games, a full-service restaurant and bar serving creatively curated and seasonal fare, league play, private lessons, clinics and social events.
Five Iron Golf Cincinnati joins previously announced street-level tenants in The Foundry, Royce (a French-leaning brasserie) and Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse, as well as upper-floor office tenants Deloitte, Turner Construction, and Divisions Maintenance Group.
"We've been actively seeking out new and creative entertainment options to fill our downtown commercial spaces, and we think Five Iron Golf is the perfect concept for The Foundry," said Lindzie Gunnels, Senior Commercial Leasing Officer for 3CDC.
Five Iron Golf Cincinnati is projected to open in late 2022.
For more information, visit Five Iron's website or follow along on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.
About Five Iron Golf
Five Iron Golf is an urban indoor golf experience that combines a unique mixture of golf and entertainment with a community-focused vision of making the game more inclusive and accessible. Founded in 2017, Five Iron Golf has since expanded from New York to 12 total locations across eight cities from coast to coast, bringing a reputation for turning traditional golf on its head, celebrating the unconventional, and energizing communities through accessible and enjoyable golf experiences.
About The Fitting Lab
The Fitting Lab, brought to you by Five Iron Golf, is a custom club-fitting company with locations in eight cities nationwide. The Fitting Lab's mission is to help players of all skill levels understand how their equipment choices affect their game and how new equipment can impact their performance. Services include custom fittings, repair services, and personalization. More information on The Fitting Lab is available on The Fitting Lab's website.
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It can be a tough balance for employers to support working parents and do it in a way that also supports the bottom line, especially as we come out of the pandemic.
Strategies for how to do that will be front and center among Fortune 500 companies as they meet Thursday and Friday in Fort Worth.
“Working parents, and specifically working women, are leaving the workforce at an astounding rate to care for their families, but this is more than a women’s issue, it is an economic issue," said Sadie Funk, Director of The Best Place for Working Parents. "It’s a critically important time for companies to step up in ways that both empower their employees to be successful and allow their workplaces to thrive. Our goal for the summit is to be a collaborative, open forum for top business leaders to learn and share about innovative family-friendly policies that are helping their workforce and enabling them to attract and retain top talent. By using smart family-friendly and business-friendly strategies, we can set a new standard of support for working parents and lead a widespread movement of productive and engaged workplaces across the country.”
The Best Place for Working Parents, an initiative that started in Fort Worth, is hosting the invitation-only event and showcasing companies proving family-friendly is business truly friendly.
Company leaders from American Airlines, Fossil, Hilti, Match, PMG, Yum! Brands, J.P. Morgan Chase are among the participants.
"And we zeroed in on these companies because each of them are really setting the bar when it comes to family friendly policies and they're doing so in a way that aligns with 10 research-backed policies," Funk said.
Those ten policies include health care, paid time off, parental leave, nursing benefits, onsite child care, child care assistance, backup child care, flexible hours, and remote work. Companies adopting one or more of those policies can earn the Best Place for Working Parents designation.
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"We have over 700 companies designated across our national network," said Sara Redington with the Miles Foundation which backs the Best Place initiative. "You've got anecdotal stories like the City of Fort Worth implementing paid parental leave. It was a historic policy that they did not have in place prior to this movement. Sigmapro Engineering put in place onsite childcare. They have a three-shift workforce yet that implemented onsite childcare."
Childcare is a big issue. Best Place cites a 2019 report called Ready Nation that showed employers losing about $13 billion annually due to child care challenges faced by their workforce.
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The Best Place for Working Parents is a collaborative and growing network of businesses across the U.S. dedicated to providing support for working parents through evidence-based strategies, proving that family-friendly is business-friendly. A public-private partnership, The Best Place for Working Parents offers a competitive designation that recognizes innovation across the top 10 research-backed family-friendly policies that help working parent employees and boost employers’ bottom line. Businesses can qualify to become a Best Place for Working Parents® business designation by taking the first-of-its-kind business online self-assessment. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-summit-to-showcase-family-friendly-workplaces/2959794/ | 2022-05-05T15:23:33Z | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-summit-to-showcase-family-friendly-workplaces/2959794/ | true |
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Maybe if they are partners at Quail Hollow later this year, Corey Conners will take one for the team.
But as playing competitors at this week’s Wells Fargo Championship, the Canadian instinctively dodged Marc Leishman’s errant bunker shot on Thursday.
Leishman, in greenside bunker on the par-3 17th at TPC Potomac, shanked his second shot and sent it rifling right, in the direction of Conners and Conners’ caddie. The pair was able to avoid a direct hit, but Leishman’s ball wasn’t able to avoid the water.
The Aussie, coming off four consecutive birdies, eventually made triple-bogey 6. He then birdied the par-4 18th, his ninth hole of the day, to make the turn in 1 under par. Had Conners (or his caddie) been hit by the ball, there would have been no penalty. Rule 11.1, Ball in Motion Accidentally Hits Person or Outside Influence, states there is no penalty if one's ball in motion accidentally hits someone or something.
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From Zeeshan Khan to Azma Fallah, here's a look at contestants who were jailed in Lock Upp as wildcard entries.
The first season of Kangana Ranaut's Lock Upp began streaming on Alt Balaji and MX Player on February 27 with thirteen controversial celebrities. Seven more celebs joined the show mid-way as wildcard entries and made the journey difficult for the inmates locked inside the show since the first day.
Out of these total twenty contestants, seven are left remaining in the show as of Wednesday, May 4. Shivam Sharma and Prince Narula have been declared as the two finalists, while the rest five namely Munawar Faruqui, Saisha Shinde, Payal Rohatgi, Anjali Arora, and Azma Fallah are still fighting it out among themselves to enter the Grand Finale scheduled on Saturday, May 7.
As the show concludes this week with a blockbuster finale, let's have a look at the seven wildcard entries who rocked the first season of Lock Upp. (All images: File photos)
1. Ali Mercchant
As Ali Mercchant's ex-wife Sara Khan had entered the show on Day 1, it was inevitable that his entry would lead to more controversies. Ali was the first wildcard entry as he entered the show on Day 15 and his presence led to Sara's game getting weakened and she was evicted on Day 28. Ali surprisingly stayed till the eighth week as his game became predictable and was evicted by Kangana on Day 56.
2. Chetan Hansraj
Chetan Hansraj, who had famous played negative roles in various television shows, turned out to be the villain in Lock Upp too. He entered the show on Day 21 and was thrown out of the show within six days on Day 27 by jailor Karan Kundrra due to his extremely rude behaviour towards the guards whom he had insulted and abused. He was severely criticised for the same and hence, was locked out from the show.
3. Mandana Karimi
Mandana Karimi entered the show on Day 24 and created a ruckus inside the house by fighting with each and every contestant. She also revealed one of the most shocking secrets about her life as to how she was involved in a secret relationship with a famous Bollywood director and aborted her child with him after he refused to take the responsibility. She was evicted by Kangana from the show on Day 49.
4. Azma Fallah
Azma Fallah had entered Lock Upp, along with Mandana Karimi, on Day 24 and is still surviving in the show and has reached the finale week. She has continuously targeted the other inmates about their personal lives and has been successful in instigating other inmates to fight with her. Her confrontation with another wildcard entry Zeeshan Khan led to his exit from the show, but more on that later.
5. Vinit Kakar
Certainly, the most disappointing contestant of the first season has been Vinit Kakar who entered the show on Day 28. Seeing his boring, dull and monotonous performance, he should have been evicted after spending just one day but he managed to remain inside the jail till day 42 when Kangana Ranaut bashed her and locked him out of the show. His strategy to evict Munawar proved to be an utter failure.
6. Zeeshan Khan
Along with Vinit, Zeeshan Khan also entered the show on Day 28 and was proving to be one of the strongest contenders, until he fought with Azma and Karan had to evict him out of the show on Day 51. Before Lock Upp, Zeeshan was seen inside Bigg Boss OTT and he was similarly evicted from the Karan Johar-hosted show due to his physical altercation with Pratik Sehajpal in the show that streamed on Voot.
7. Prince Narula
Winner of several reality shows in the past including Bigg Boss, MTV Roadies, MTV Splitsvilla, and Nach Baliye, Kangana had introduced Prince Narula as the challenger on Day 49. He was labelled as the troublemaker by the makers and indeed caused a lot of trouble for the other inmates as he became the second finalist. Though if he is made the winner, it would be unfair to other inmates who have survived Lock Upp since Day 1. | https://www.dnaindia.com/television/photo-gallery-lock-upp-finale-prince-narula-mandana-karimi-azma-fallah-wildcard-entries-who-rocked-kangana-ranaut-show-2950830 | 2022-05-05T15:29:21Z | https://www.dnaindia.com/television/photo-gallery-lock-upp-finale-prince-narula-mandana-karimi-azma-fallah-wildcard-entries-who-rocked-kangana-ranaut-show-2950830 | false |
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All three Monroe County tennis teams got the opportunity to compete at the individual state tournament in Oxford last week.
For Amory, Christopher Hitt won his first singles match 6-1, 6-0 against McLaurin before falling in the quarterfinals to Union. Bailey Flynn and Karlee Capps also won their first girls’ doubles match 6-3, 6-1, 10-6 over Enterprise and fell in the quarterfinals to Our Lady Academy.
Toby Adams and Rivers Nelson picked up a 6-2, 6-4 first-round win in mixed doubles over Aberdeen’s De’Quavion Shields and Tamiya Stewart, but the two fell in the quarterfinals to St. Andrews.
“We had a great season, and I was really encouraged to take 10 out of 12 varsity players to the individual state tournament,” Amory coach Amanda Eddings said. “We’re fortunate to have most of them coming back next year too.”
For Nettleton, senior Annalyn Housley won a pair of singles matches over Rose Fort and Enterprise before falling in the semifinals to St. Andrews.
“I’m so very proud of the hard work that these young men and women put in to get the chance to play for a state championship,” Nettleton coach Farren Young said. “Annalyn has done amazing things in the four years that she’s played. She finished second in the state last year in girls’ doubles, and she finished in the top four this year in singles. She’s getting recognition from colleges, which shows how hard she’s worked, and I can’t say enough about how proud I am of her.”
For Aberdeen, Karenea Hayes and Chris Holliday fell in the first round of their singles matches, while the boys' doubles teams of Amari Parks, Wallace Byars, Michael Walker and Matthew Thompson also fell in the first round.
Both girls' doubles teams of Nadia Cox, Ambria Walters, Haley Fears and Kylie Daniel also dropped matches in the first round.
“This season was historical with winning the district championship, hosting the first round of the team state competition and then having all seven individual teams competing at individual state,” Aberdeen coach Micah Burnett said. “Congratulations to all the entire team on their accomplishments because it is a true testament to their character and work ethic.”
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A rare but aggressive kind of uterine cancer appears to be driving an increase in U.S. deaths from the disease, particularly among Black women, researchers reported Thursday.
Over eight years, deaths from the aggressive type rose by 2.7% per year, while deaths were stable for the less aggressive kind, their study found. Black women had more than twice the rate of deaths from uterine cancer overall, and of the more aggressive type, when compared to other racial and ethnic groups.
The aggressive kind — called Type 2 endometrial cancer — is more difficult to treat. By the end of the study period, it accounted for about 20% of cases and 45% of deaths.
“For most cancers, there have been improvements over the last 20 years. It’s alarming that we haven’t had the same success with uterine cancer,” said Dr. Pamela Soliman of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, who was not involved in the study.
“This allows us to focus our efforts on specific areas that could potentially have a bigger impact on mortality,” Soliman said.
An estimated 65,950 new cases of uterine cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year and 12,550 women are expected to die from it. Irregular bleeding can be a warning sign, but there is no recommended screening test.
Researchers analyzed U.S. cancer data for women 40 and older. They found overall uterine cancer death rates increased by 1.8% per year from 2010 to 2017.
Annual rates increased 3.4% among Asian women, 3.5% among Black women, 6.7% among Hispanic women and 1.5% among white women. (The researchers adjusted for hysterectomy rates, which vary by race. Women who've had their wombs removed cannot get uterine cancer.)
Obesity is a risk factor for the less aggressive uterine cancer, but there’s no clear risk factor for the more aggressive kind, said the National Cancer Institute's Megan Clarke, who led the study, published in the journal JAMA Oncology.
“We think it is something that is more common in Black women and increasing in the population for all women,” Clarke said. “It’s very puzzling and concerning.”
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ America First Multifamily Investors LP (ATAX) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $26.3 million.
The Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had profit of $1.03 per share.
The provider of tax exempt financing for student housing, senior housing and multifamily housing posted revenue of $19.2 million in the period.
America First shares have fallen slightly more than 7% since the beginning of the year. The stock has decreased almost 1% in the last 12 months.
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A NEW ADVENTURE BEGINS: ROYAL CARIBBEAN'S WONDER OF THE SEAS ARRIVES FOR EUROPEAN DEBUT
The Ultimate Summer Holiday Sets Sail from Barcelona, Spain, to the Mediterranean on 8th May
BARCELONA, Spain, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's newest wonder, Royal Caribbean International's Wonder of the Seas, arrived in Barcelona, Spain, to kick off a summer full of memorable holidays in Europe. The fifth in the cruise line's revolutionary Oasis Class line-up sets course for the Mediterranean on 7-night cruises from Barcelona and Rome beginning Sunday,8th May. With a combination of brand-new thrills and signature favourites on board, Wonder is the getaway where holidaymakers of all ages can make memories as they sail to explore sought-after destinations such as Florence, Naples and Capri, Italy; Provence, France; and Malaga, Spain.
The adventures in store aboard Wonder span eight distinct neighbourhoods – a Royal Caribbean first – that are filled with exhilarating experiences, entertainment, restaurants, bars and lounges to enjoy day and night. Highlights include:
- Suite Neighborhood – The new, eighth neighborhood welcomes Royal Suite Class guests to a private Suite Sun Deck with a plunge pool and bar complemented by stunning ocean views, and several returning favourites: the exclusive restaurant, Coastal Kitchen; the Suite Lounge and the grandest Ultimate Family Suite yet for a family of 10, complete with an in-suite slide, a cinema and karaoke area, table tennis and more across two stories.
- The Mason Jar Southern Restaurant & Bar – Already a guest favourite among Wonder's 40-plus restaurants, bars and lounges, the new hotspot is where Southern comfort food meets Royal Caribbean's hospitality and creativity. Staples and new twists on classics are on the menu for brunch and dinner, and late at night, capped off with live country music, farmhouse-style decor, a collection of whiskeys and Southern cocktails.
- Wonder Playscape – Families with kids will find a brand-new, outdoor adventure designed for precious quality time. Adults can partake in the games or enjoy watching from the sidelines as they take in the ocean views while the young adventurers take on the underwater-themed play area's slides, climbing walls, interactive features that come alive by touch, puzzles and more.
- Fan favourites – A lineup of bold signature experiences are back, including the FlowRider surf simulator, The Ultimate Abyss, the tallest slide at sea; the 10-storey-high zip line, and newly designed areas dedicated to kids – Adventure Ocean – and teens, Social100 and The Patio. Plus, awe-inspiring neighbourhoods such as Central Park, with more than 20,000 real plants, and the Boardwalk, that brings together seaside charm and activities for the whole family – from riding the hand-carved carousel to watching the big match and engaging in friendly competition at the arcade in Playmakers Sports Bar & Arcade.
Also setting the stage for this summer's ultimate holiday is the original entertainment across Wonder'sfour "stages": air, ice, water and theatre. More than 100 performers and technicians, and cutting-edge technology, come together to bring to life full-scale productions like inTENse, featuring the first all-female cast of aerialists, high divers, slackliners and more in the one-of-a-kind AquaTheater; and The Effectors II: Crash 'n' Burn, debuting this summer, where Royal Caribbean's very own high-tech superheroes – The Effectors – battle it out with their archnemesis to save the planet once again.
Wonder's western Mediterranean sailings will continue through October, rounding out a summer splash in Europe with eight action-packed ships, including Odyssey of the Seas – also marking its first season in Europe. In November, Wonder will return to the U.S. to sail from its new year-round home in Port Canaveral, Florida, to explore the Caribbean and The Bahamas, including the cruise line's private island destination, Perfect Day at CocoCay. For more about Wonder, including sailings open for bookings, holidaymakers can visit Royal Caribbean'swebsite.
About Royal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean International, owned by Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL), has been delivering innovation at sea for more than 50 years. Each successive class of ships is an architectural marvel that features the latest technology and guest experiences for today's adventurous traveller. The cruise line continues to revolutionise vacations with itineraries to 240 destinations in 61 countries on six continents, including Royal Caribbean's private island destination in The Bahamas, Perfect Day at CocoCay, the first in the Perfect Day Island Collection. Royal Caribbean has also been voted "Best Cruise Line Overall" for 19 consecutive years in the Travel Weekly Readers' Choice Awards.
Media can stay up to date by following @RoyalCaribPR on Twitter and visiting RoyalCaribbeanPressCenter.com. For additional information or to make reservations, vacationers can call their travel advisor; visit RoyalCaribbean.com; or call (800) ROYAL-CARIBBEAN.
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Charter Is First to Agree to Distribute the Only Asian-American and Woman-Owned Channel in TV History
ChimeTV Will Showcase Asian Excellence from the Diverse Cultures within Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities around the Globe
LOS ANGELES, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ChimeTV, a general entertainment TV network and digital platform devoted to serving multigenerational Asian-American and Pacific Islander audiences in English, will launch later this year, making it the only 24/7 channel to represent the voices and stories of Asian people in the United States and around the world. Charter Communications, Inc., which operates the Spectrum brand of Internet, TV, Mobile and Voice services, will carry the new channel on its Spectrum TV Select® video tier.
"Our network's vision was born out of a necessity to give a real voice to a minority group that has contributed significantly to the American social fabric and economy, but is woefully underrepresented on TV screens, and we are passionate about providing content reflective of what America and the Asian world really looks like," said Faith Bautista, CEO of ChimeTV. "We applaud Charter for its commitment to open its linear platform to a channel that will galvanize Asian American & Pacific Islander audiences and serve as the leading voice, authority, purveyor of programming and content that portrays the rich and diverse Asian experiences and cultures."
"ChimeTV signifies something necessary and important at this time in our history, and, in essence, CHIME means: Changing History in Media Entertainment," Bautista added.
ChimeTV's carriage means the new network will be available to Charter video customers everywhere across the company's 41-state operating footprint, which includes media markets with some of the highest Asian populations in the U.S. such as New York, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Dallas, Tampa and Orlando.
"Charter has a longstanding commitment to delivering programming that reflects the diverse voices and perspectives of our customers," said Tom Montemagno, Executive Vice President of Programming Acquisition for Charter. "We look forward to adding ChimeTV to our lineup upon its launch and providing millions of Spectrum customers access to its timely and unique Asian-themed lifestyle and entertainment content."
Bob Rose, President of ChimeTV, said, "The network has lined up programming partners, including Singapore-based allrites, a global leader for film and television content, to procure programming, including original productions plus series. allrites has access to some of Asia's most respected studios and is led by executives with vast Asian programming, licensing and Emmy Award-winning production experience; we will serve American audiences content they have never seen."
ChimeTV will soon begin a digital awareness campaign to reach audiences across all social platforms, partnering with top Asian influencers, leading up to the launch of the groundbreaking network. Building on Faith Bautista's current public affairs platform, Owning A Piece of America, which can be seen on Spectrum News 1, the 24/7 network will focus on Asian communities by leaning into Asian Love to combat Asian Hate. It will use PSAs and Town Hall meetings featuring well known AAPI leaders in pop culture, medicine, science, tech, business, politics and sports.
About ChimeTV
ChimeTV is the only 24/7 Asian American-focused general entertainment programming cable network, delivered in English, that is Asian American owned. It will feature content that is entertaining, uplifting, aspiring, funny, and informative while shining a positive light on AAPI communities to promote Asian love, culture and stories. ChimeTV will focus on Asian excellence in entertainment, music, film, beauty, sports, the arts and business, while promoting faith, family and culture. CHIME: Changing History In Media Entertainment!
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BOCA RATON, Fla., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the official public launch of MACADOO, a full-service, online Marketing, Advertising and Communications agency and resource designed for The People, reports Joelle Joseph Sayed, Chief Brand Officer of MACADOO. A digital platform, MACADOO is proud to develop, build, and grow brands, without astronomical agency fees, and without bias.
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Janata Jaladhaare of JD(S) to culminate on May 13
The Janata Dal (Secular), which has been organising the Janata Jaladhaare campaign to highlight the water issues across the State, will organise a massive convention near Bengaluru to mark the culmination of the campaign on May 13. A Ganga Aarti will be performed on the occasion.
The party’s core committee, which met on Thursday, worked out modalities to organise the culmination of the campaign that has been launched ahead of the Assembly elections in 2023. The 15 ‘Ganga Rathas’ have covered 184 Assembly constituencies so far. The campaign was launched on April 16.
“We are expecting about five lakh people to participate in the convention to be held near Nelamangala, near Bengaluru. A puja will be held for a big kalasha containing water from all the major rivers in the State,” chairman of the Core Committee Bandeppa Kashempur told reporters here after the meeting.
He said pandits from Varanasi would be invited to perform the arati in a traditional way.
Among those present in the meeting were party supremo and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and the former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy.
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BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Investigators located the remains of a Maine woman reported missing by her family almost three years ago.
Police said Wednesday the remains of Cathy Pride were recovered on April 5 in a wooded, industrial area in Bangor. Pride's family reported her missing on May 8, 2019.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has yet to determine Pride's cause of death. Pride was from Portland and was 63 at the time she went missing.
Police said a passerby spotted the remains and contacted local police, who investigated. Detectives from police departments in Bangor and Portland worked together on the case, police said.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Some small businesses are still struggling to hire qualified workers, even as Americans return to the U.S. job market in droves.
Hiring and retaining employees remains the top challenge for small businesses, according to a survey of 1,100 businesses by Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Voices out last week. Ninety percent of businesses that are hiring are finding it difficult to recruit qualified candidates for open positions.
In general, the U.S. job market is sizzling. An unexpectedly strong recovery from the brief but devastating coronavirus recession left companies scrambling to recall workers they had laid off in the spring of 2020 and to find new ones. Over the past year, U.S. employers have added an average of more than 540,000 jobs a month. The Labor Department is expected to report Friday that employers hired another 396,000 last month, according to FactSet.
But small business owners believe the job market is a tale of two recoveries. Eighty-eight percent of respondents in the Goldman Sachs survey say small businesses are struggling relative to larger companies in their local communities. Forty-two percent say they have lost employees to larger businesses that are paying more.
“Small businesses are struggling to compete with larger employers on pay and benefits and cite a lack of qualified workers,” said Joe Wall, National Director of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices.
Data from payrolls processing firm ADP show a widening gap in hiring between businesses with 500 or more employees and businesses with less than 50 staffers. Those smaller businesses have lost jobs in three of the past four months.
In March, employers advertised a record 11.5 million job openings. The United States now has two job openings for every unemployed person. But a large number of smaller businesses say they’re having trouble getting candidates to even apply for openings, particularly in the hard-hit leisure and hospitality industry. Owners are taking on more work themselves and improvising other ways to get by.
“I’m worried about burnout. … It’s frustrating, very frustrating,” said Shirley Hughes, owner of Sweet Cheats bakery in Atlanta.
Sweet Cheats had nine staffers at the pre-pandemic peak. Now Hughes has two plus herself. She’s curtailed business hours — closing time has gone from 8:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and now 4 p.m. — giving her and her two bakers more time in the kitchen. Still, Hughes says she now works 80 to 90 hours a week.
Inflation is another challenge. Higher expenses not only hurt businesses’ bottom lines, but also affect how well they can retain and attract workers. Before the pandemic, Hughes would get hundreds of applicants for openings. Now, she says she’s lucky to get one or two, and they tend to want $18 or $20 an hour, when she offers $14 or $15 for experienced bakers.
Hughes has had to add benefits for her two long-time staffers to hang onto them.
Teresa Depola is also taking on more work herself because of a lack of available help. She opened Betty Boops Diner in Albany, New York, 10 years ago, with her husband and son, and kept running it after she and her husband divorced.
While she ideally would have three staffers to run the place, lately she’s been a one-person workforce: cooking, waitressing, and even running deliveries.
“It’s small enough so I can do it myself, it’s not bad,” she said. Still, she would like to add some staff so she could serve dinner again. She’s been serving breakfast and lunch only and closing at 3 p.m. since the pandemic started. And she doesn't see the job picture improving anytime soon.
“I don’t think it’s going to change for a while,” she said. “I’m going to keep it the way it is right now, people are not willing to work just yet. I'm still having a lot of trouble finding staff.”
While most major U.S. industries have regained the jobs lost to the pandemic, employment in leisure and hospitality is down by 1.5 million, or 8.7%, since February 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Many in the industry faced burnout after being on the front lines during two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Rob Wilson, president of human resources provider Employco. Some who stayed in the industry switched to larger restaurants where wages might be higher. Others left and looked into new opportunities.
“There’s nobody to hire, there’s nobody out there looking for jobs,” said Anesh Bodasing, who opened Tiffin Box, a fast-casual Indian restaurant in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2019 with 20 staffers.
Last year in April 2021, Bodasing temporarily opened a second location in a food hall. But then the staffing shortage began to hit home.
“Your standard of employee went down and pay you’re paying people went up. From an employers’ standpoint, that’s the wrong equation,” he said.
Bodasing shuttered the food hall stall and is down to three staffers at the West Palm Beach location. He is considering changing the business to use less staffers.
“Let’s assume the employment shortage is not going to change,” Bodasing said. “You can sit around and struggle or pivot and change the business in a way that will get us ahead even during the shortage.”
One option is to replace the cashier position with an automated kiosk, which lets customers order and pay. Another possibility: introducing meal plans, where customers order a minimum of five meals in advance that they can eat or freeze.
“You just have to think outside the box; literally nothing is off the table,” he said.
Matt Ensoro, founder of Wing it On! chicken restaurants, faced the challenge of keeping a full staff of 35 employees at the company’s two corporate restaurants in Waterbury, Connecticut, and Raleigh, North Carolina. (The chain also has 9 franchise locations with more in development.)
“We thought, this is pervasive across our industry, we have to change our strategy,” he said. Ensoro realized he was competing with other restaurants just to get applicants in the door — people would schedule an interview and then not show up 90% of the time. So, the chain started offering people a free lunch or dinner if they showed up. The ratio “flip-flopped” he said, and most applicants came for the interview.
Meanwhile, at the Raleigh location, which is near North Carolina State University, the company started offering scholarships to workers: $1,000 if they worked for a full year, or $500 if they worked one semester. The program was a success, and the company plans to increase the amount for full-year workers to $2,000 next year.
“It’s not something that’s a foregone conclusion anymore that you can put up an ad and people will walk through the door, and you hire them," Ensoro said. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Small-businesses-still-struggle-to-find-enough-17150190.php | 2022-05-05T15:55:54Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Small-businesses-still-struggle-to-find-enough-17150190.php | false |
WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, May 5, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1003 AM CDT Thu May 5 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BURNET COUNTY...
At 1003 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Copperas Cove,
moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Burnet County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Smith,
northwestern Rusk, southwestern Gregg and north central Cherokee
Counties through 1045 AM CDT...
At 1005 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bullard, or near Whitehouse, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Tyler, Kilgore, Whitehouse, Gladewater, Overton, Bullard, Troup, New
London, Arp, Mount Selman, Liberty City, Noonday, New Chapel Hill and
Laird Hill.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3252 9502 3252 9501 3254 9499 3254 9496
3228 9472 3206 9529 3222 9541
TIME...MOT...LOC 1505Z 237DEG 36KT 3218 9528
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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Don't leaf me this way! New 'smartwatch for plants' monitors water content in leaves and pings the owner when they need a drink
- Wearable water sensor which detects when plants need a drink has been created
- Experts say it allows remote management of drought stress in gardens and crops
- The system wirelessly transmits data to smartphone app, which pings the owner
- It is latest in a number of devices and smart plant pots that monitor their health
Sometimes it can be difficult to track whether a plant has had too much or too little water.
Visual signs, such as shrivelling or browning leaves, don't start until most of the plant's water is gone, while yellowing takes place after it has been drenched.
To address this tricky dilemma, scientists have created a new 'smartwatch for plants', which monitors the water content in leaves and pings the owner when the plant is in need of a drink.
In a similar way to how smartwatches track the electrical activity of a wearer's heart through electrodes that sit against the skin, the wearable plant sensor can be attached to leaves.
It then wirelessly transmits data to a smartphone app, allowing the owner to keep tabs on hydration levels.
The new 'wearable sensor' for plant leaves is the latest in a string of gadgets that claim to help gardeners monitor the health their plants, which also include smartphone-connected soil sensors and 'smart' self-watering plant pots'.
Scientists have created a new 'smartwatch for plants', which monitors the water content in leaves and pings the owner when the plant is in need of a drink
Previously, researchers had developed metal electrodes to monitor water content in leaves, but the electrodes had problems staying attached, which reduced the accuracy of the data.
Researchers from the Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory, led by Renato Lima, wanted to identify an electrode design that was reliable for long-term monitoring of plants' water stress, while also staying put.
They created two types of electrodes: one made of nickel deposited in a narrow, squiggly pattern, and the other cut from partially burnt paper that was coated with a waxy film.
When the team affixed both electrodes to detached soybean leaves with clear adhesive tape, the nickel-based electrodes performed better, producing larger signals as the leaves dried out.
The metal ones also adhered more strongly in the wind, which the researchers said was likely because the thin squiggly design of the metallic film allowed more of the tape to connect with the leaf surface.
Next, the experts created a plant-wearable device with the metal electrodes and attached it to a living plant in a greenhouse.
Experts created a plant-wearable device with metal electrodes and attached it to a living plant in a greenhouse
The researchers say that monitoring water content on leaves can even indirectly provide information on exposure to pests and toxic agents
In a similar way to how smartwatches track the electrical activity of a wearer's heart through electrodes that sit against the skin, the wearable plant sensor can be attached to leaves
The device wirelessly shared data to a smartphone app and website, which revealed the percentage of water content lost.
The researchers say that monitoring water content on leaves can even indirectly provide information on exposure to pests and toxic agents.
Because the plant-wearable device provides reliable data indoors, they now plan to test the devices in outdoor gardens and on crops to determine when plants need to be watered, potentially saving resources and increasing yields.
Similar devices that have been created include the Koubachi Wi-fi Plant Sensor and App, a plant pot that lights up when it needs watering and a smart plant pot that wants to be a virtual pet.
Details about the new sensor have been published in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10785937/New-smartwatch-plants-monitors-water-content-leaves.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-05-05T16:00:34Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10785937/New-smartwatch-plants-monitors-water-content-leaves.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a former Janesville hospital executive to 3 1/2 years in prison for a multi-million dollar kickback scheme.
Fifty-seven-year-old Barbara Bortner, of Milton, earlier pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion. Investigators say that while Bortner was vice president of marketing and public relations at Mercyhealth in Janesville, she and co-defendant Ryan Weckerly devised a scheme in which Weckerly submitted inflated invoices to Bortner for his marketing work on behalf of Mercyhealth.
According to court documents, once Bortner approved the invoices, Weckerly was paid by Mercyhealth and he then provided money to Bortner in cash or checks which totaled more than $3 million. And Bortner agreed to use Weckerly's marketing company as the primary agency for Mercyhealth.
At a sentencing hearing Wednesday, Judge William Conley said Bortner earned a generous salary at Mercyhealth and had no pressing need for the money she stole. Conley said the crime was motivated entirely by greed.
Weckerly earlier pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aiding and assisting in the filing of a false tax return and will be sentenced by Conley on May 17. The judge also scheduled a restitution hearing for Bortner and Weckerly on July 21.
The charges are the result of an IRS investigation. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Former-hospital-executive-sentenced-to-3-1-2-17150235.php | 2022-05-05T16:03:20Z | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Former-hospital-executive-sentenced-to-3-1-2-17150235.php | false |
The Russia-Ukraine war is taking a dramatic toll on childrenChildren in Ukraine are among the most at risk as Russia's army continues to attack with ground troops and artillery. We hear from young people living near the front lines.
Children in Ukraine are among the most at risk as Russia's army continues to attack with ground troops and artillery. We hear from young people living near the front lines. | https://www.npr.org/2022/05/05/1096809670/the-russia-ukraine-war-is-taking-a-dramatic-toll-on-children | 2022-05-05T16:03:40Z | https://www.npr.org/2022/05/05/1096809670/the-russia-ukraine-war-is-taking-a-dramatic-toll-on-children | false |
DETROIT (AP) _ DT Midstream Inc. (DTM) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $81 million.
The Detroit-based company said it had profit of 84 cents per share.
The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 88 cents per share.
The natural gas pipeline operator posted revenue of $215 million in the period.
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'West Ham players said: "If my team-mates are gay they have to go, I won't shower with them"': Patrica Evra makes astonishing claim that homophobic stars called for transfers after a talk on inclusivity
- Patrice Evra recalled an FA official giving a inclusivity talk at West Ham in 2018
- However, Evra claims several of his team-mates reacted negatively to the talk
- Ex-France star claims he has supported team-mates who have come out to him
Patrice Evra has claimed that some of his former West Ham United team-mates would not shower with gay players and would even call for them to leave the club.
The former Manchester United star spent a brief spell at the end of his career at the Hammers in 2018 after joining as a free agent, playing five games before retiring that summer.
But the former French international has recalled how an official from the FA came to the Hammers to give a talk on inclusivity, with some of his team-mates at the time allegedly responding negatively by not agreeing with accepting homosexual players at the club.
'It's like you can't be a gay football player, people will go mad,' Evra told Gabby Logan on the Mid Point podcast.
'I give the example, when I was playing for West Ham, someone from the English federation came and he said "we need to accept everyone" and the amount of players that were like "no, if some of my team mates are gay they have to leave now, I won't do any shower [with them]".
'I stand up and I say "shut up, shut up everyone, can you hear yourselves?" We still don't accept everyone. In the football world they are not open minded enough and it's a shame.'
Evra has previously claimed that he has played with two gay footballers at every club and that former gay players had confined in him but could not go public for fears of a backlash.
Patrice Evra claims some of his West Ham team-mates reacted negatively to talks from an FA official regarding inclusivity at the club during his time at the London Stadium in 2018
West Ham players stand ahead of a game in 2018. There is no indication any of the players pictured were the players who Evra has mentioned
The 40-year-old added that he was still fully supportive of any player and that had they wished to come out he would do his best to protect them from a negative reaction from any of his team-mates.
'I understand because even myself when the players they were coming to me I was like, be careful because if you say it loud you see the reaction of all the players but I will support you and because I had such a power in the dressing room I will protect [you], I will support you.'
As well as West Ham and Manchester United, Evra's career also saw him feature for the likes of Monaco Juventus and Marseille, while he represented France 81 times between 2004 and 2016.
Sportsmail have contacted West Ham for comment but it is believed they have no knowledge of the incident ever taking place, or of Evra flagging his concerns.
The club was last year awarded with the Premier League's Equality Standard Advanced level accolade.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — For Emma Stone, acting in “Bleat,” a Greek silent movie with surreal and disturbing scenes of sex, death, and resurrection, was a professional challenge and a relief. Playing a young widow in the 30-minute, black-and-white film, Stone said she welcomed rejoining Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos for the limited-release project set on the Greek island of Tinos and featuring goats roaming its rock-and-thorn landscape.
“What I like about Yorgos would take me a very long time to answer,” Stone said Thursday after a screening for the news media in Athens, and on the eve of the premiere at the Greek National Opera.
“In short I’ll say it’s very rare that you meet somebody who you get along with so well but on top of that artistically (provides) the ability as an actor want to give yourself over to something and not have to worry about every small move you make.”
After winning an Academy Award for best actress in “La La Land” in 2017, Stone worked with Lanthimos in the “The Favourite,” and earned an Oscar nomination as an actress in a supporting role two years later.
They remained friends and Stone agreed to waive her fee and participate in ‘Bleat’ ‒ shot using traditional film cameras and presented with a live 36-member orchestra and choir that follows the story with a jarring and funereal score.
The movie opens in a traditional, whitewashed home at a wake. There are long portrait shots of Stone and elderly mourners sitting in a room next to her dead husband, played by French actor Damien Bonnard, covered in a white shroud.
After the guests leave, Stone has a moment of ecstasy with his body, bringing him back to life for several hours as she loses consciousness and appears to die.
With goats looking on, the man promptly buries Stone and dances on her grave, before the roles are again and finally reversed, with Stone reappearing as he goes to bed and drifts back to death.
“Bleat” was shot in early 2020 on Tinos that's famous for its whitewashed homes just before the pandemic triggered lockdowns in Greece and across Europe, and Stone described the experience as a welcome change.
“What is the point continuing to give in this kind of ‒ no offence ‒ stupid job of acting if you’re not gonna keep pushing and being challenged?” she said. “I guess that’s also true of life.”
The film will screened to the public for three days this week at the national opera in Athens, while Lanthimos and his associates said it could later be made available for limited release in other countries.
“It was important to have this projected from a traditional 35 millimeter print and incorporate live music, so that always in my mind,” Lanthimos said. “It’s not just something that someone, you know, would watch on their laptop or on their phone.”
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, May 5, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1010 AM CDT Thu May 5 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BURNET COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However small hail is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
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Elon Musk is expected to serve as a temporary CEO of Twitter for a few months after he completes his $44 billion takeover of the social media company, sources told CNBC’s David Faber.
An SEC filing on Thursday revealed Musk secured approximately $7.14 billion in equity commitments from friends and other investors to buy Twitter. Faber said Musk handpicked the investors. Commitments range from $1 billion from Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison to $5 million from Honeycomb Asset Management, which invested in SpaceX. Faber added that Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey may back it, and Musk is talking to him about the possibility of contributing shares immediately or prior to the closing of the merger.
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has only led the company for a few months, after taking over the helm from Dorsey last November. Until now, there hadn’t been much discussion about whether Musk’s takeover of the company would lead to a leadership shakeup.
Agrawal told employees during a company-wide town hall meeting last month that the future of Twitter is uncertain under Musk, according to Reuters.
“Once the deal closes, we don’t know which direction the platform will go,” Agrawal reportedly said when asked whether the company may allow former U.S. President Donald Trump to return to the platform when Musk takes over. Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter last year.
Musk’s acquisition of Twitter comes at a key time for the company. Agrawal has said he would focus on growing Twitter’s daily active user base and bringing new products to customers. In the company’s latest earnings report, Twitter said it hit 229 million monetizable daily active users, a 15.9 percent increase from the same period last year. | https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/elon-musk-expected-serve-temporary-twitter-ceo-deal-closes-rcna27480 | 2022-05-05T16:12:22Z | https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/elon-musk-expected-serve-temporary-twitter-ceo-deal-closes-rcna27480 | true |
This April 22nd was the 43rd Earth Day, an event that marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. For many of us it was a time to reflect on the successes, such as the strong growth in the general awareness and concern regarding climate change and other environmental challenges. This perhaps increased by the past few years of pandemic-driven isolation and the opportunity that created for reflection on what our personal and professional priorities should be. It was also, however, a time to reflect that those same challenges are also growing, while the time we have to address them is shrinking. The result of these two trends is that people want to see less rhetoric and more real-world progress. Fewer excuses, and more action.
That sea-change in attitudes has real-world consequences for business leaders, or they risk losing many customers and employees – as people are voting with both their pocketbooks and their feet. According to a new study by Oracle and CIO advisor and instructor for Harvard Professional Development, Pamela Rucker, the majority of respondents (70%) say they’d switch brands – and 69% say they’d leave their employer – over these issues.
Moving from pledges and promises to action and accountability
While many business leaders and organizations have said the right things for years, tangible action has lagged behind that rhetoric. And that’s the problem for our survey respondents; 78% say they’re frustrated with the lack of progress by businesses to-date, and 89% say it’s not enough for businesses to say they’re simply prioritizing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs – they need to see concrete action, backed by credible proof.
This is where technology can play an important role, and here too the survey has a lot to say.
People believe that technology can help leaders get better information and make more informed decisions, and 61% even believe “bots” (which we define as intelligent algorithms) will succeed more effectively with corporate sustainability. Their reasoning is that bots are less likely to be influenced by short term considerations or the “pull of the past,” and are more likely to provide unbiased insights that would drive more effective decision making.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, business leaders agree: 93% would trust a bot over a human to aid in making sustainability and social decisions. Respondents believe bots are better at collecting different types of data without error (43%); making rational, unbiased decisions (42%); and predicting future outcomes based on metrics/past performance (41%).
In other words, while AI doesn’t care about climate change per se, it can gather data from disparate systems and help identify patterns or anomalies that people and businesses can use to make positive changes to the environment.
Businesses have immense power to change the world – if they choose to act. The good news is that business leaders don’t need to be convinced – almost all (92%) believe ESG programs are critical to the success of their organizations. But 91% say they face major obstacles when implementing sustainability and ESG initiatives. The biggest challenges they identify include obtaining ESG metrics from partners and third parties (35%); a lack of data (33%); and time-consuming manual reporting processes (32%).
The other issue is simply one of human fallibility, as 96% of business leaders admit that human bias and emotion often distract from the end goal.
These challenges help to explain why business leaders are beginning to leverage technology for ESG initiatives. They also believe bots are better at collecting different types of data without error (43%); making rational, unbiased decisions (42%); and predicting future outcomes based on metrics/past performance (41%).
Looking to the future
Another thing that struck me about this survey is the generational skew – the people who will be in the workforce longest, and those with the highest lifetime customer value because of their ages, are the most passionate about this issue.
According to the survey, 86% of Gen Z and 82% of Millennials* say they are frustrated and fed up with the lack of progress from businesses on these initiatives, compared with only 70% of Baby Boomers. Younger generations are also more likely to act. For example, Millennials (88%) and Gen Z (92%) said that the events over the past two years have caused them to change their own actions as it relates to sustainability and social initiatives. Baby Boomers were less likely to change their own actions (61%). Brands that ignore this warning light do so at their own peril.
And when it comes to talent retention, companies should take note that 76% of Gen Z and 75% of Millennials would leave their current company to work for a brand that takes social and sustainability issues seriously, compared to 56% of Baby Boomers who would do so.
All of this reflects on a fundamental change in the attributes required for future successful businesses. Organizations need to shift from a purely product/service-based focus to a broader social focus that includes ESG, diversity and inclusion, and other purpose and value measures. Sustainability and social issues are no longer “nice to haves”; they are closely linked to future profits and share price.
As this survey shows, our stakeholders believe that we’re long past the point of talking. Fortunately, we also now have the technology that allows us to move forward in way that is responsible, inclusive, sustainable – and profitable.
* Millennials are defined as people born between 1981 and 1996, and Gen Z between 1997 and 2012, according to Pew Research. | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonchorley/2022/05/05/time-for-business-to-step-up-on-sustainability/ | 2022-05-05T16:16:15Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonchorley/2022/05/05/time-for-business-to-step-up-on-sustainability/ | false |
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, May 5, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
959 AM CDT Thu May 5 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HILL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT
FOR CENTRAL NAVARRO COUNTY...
At 959 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Corsicana,
moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Corsicana, Kerens, Trinidad, Blooming Grove, Angus, Barry, Navarro,
Rice, Retreat, Oak Valley, Mildred, Eureka, Goodlow, Powell, Emhouse
and Mustang.
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General News of Thursday, 5 May 2022
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
Court adjourns Ato Essien’s case to May 25
Ato Essien, others charged with stealing, money laundering
Ato Essien, others plead not guilty
The High Court has temporarily halted the hearing of the criminal case against the founder of defunct Capital bank, Michael Ato Essien, pending the pronouncement from the Court of Appeal on an earlier ruling.
The court had earlier rejected an application for a stay of proceeding awaiting the ruling of the appeal court against its decision to admit unsigned documents into evidence.
According to Citinews room report, the Lawyer for William Ato Essien, Baffuor Gyau Bonsu Ashia, told the court that the processes were filed on May 4, with the Court of Appeal expected to hear the matter on May 23, 2022.
But the trial judge, Justice Eric Kyei Baffour (JA) said, “he did not find any clear provisions in the rules of the court whether civil or criminal proceedings that precluded the court from proceeding with the trial since an application for stay of proceedings at the appellate court could not operate as the stay of proceedings itself", citinewrooms reports.
The justice however exercised the court’s discretion to temporarily suspend the hearings.
The court has subsequently adjourned the case to the 25th of May, 2022, to abide by the decision of the Court of Appeal.
Background
Ato Essien is standing trial with two others for allegedly collapsing Capital Bank by dissipating GH¢620-million liquidity support given to the bank by the Bank of Ghana (BoG).
The prosecution has accused the three people of engaging in various illegal acts that led to the dissipation of the GH¢620-million liquidity support given to Capital Bank by the BoG between June 2015 and November 2016.
The accused persons have pleaded not guilty to all the charges of stealing, abetment to stealing, conspiracy to steal and money laundering. | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Court-temporarily-halts-Ato-Essien-s-case-1531040 | 2022-05-05T16:24:25Z | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Court-temporarily-halts-Ato-Essien-s-case-1531040 | false |
MOSCOW (BLOOMBERG) - Gazprom PJSC will use part of its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline infrastructure to serve clients at home after the contentious supply link with Germany was put on hold amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The gas producer plans to put the project's onshore facilities in Russia to work in expanding supplies to customers in the northwest of the country, it said in a statement.
Gazprom's plan comes as Europe doubles down on efforts to wean itself off Russian supplies, which last year accounted for roughly 40 per cent of all gas consumed on the continent.
Europe's opposition to Nord Stream 2 was underscored on Thursday (May 5) when Germany, the single-largest consumer of Russian pipeline gas, chartered four floating terminals to import liquefied natural gas.
The continent's urgency in reducing dependence on Russian deliveries was heightened last week when Russia cut off pipeline-gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria, which refused to comply with the Kremlin's demand for payment in roubles. The European Union has said such payments breach sanctions, but several countries are yet to decide whether they can find a way to avoid getting cut off.
Gazprom's new use of Nord Stream 2 means only one of the project's twin pipelines would be immediately available for supplies to the EU if the bloc decides to eventually approve the link, according to the statement. Deliveries via the second leg can only start after 2028.
Nord Stream 2, set to carry as much as 55 billion cubic metres of Russian gas per year to Germany across the Baltic Sea, was ready to start full-scale deliveries in December despite US sanctions. Approval from the German energy regulator and EU officials were the last hurdles for the project.
However, Germany reversed its support for the pipeline in February after Russia recognised two separatist regions of Ukraine as sovereign states. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz asked the Economy Ministry to withdraw its assessment that the Russian project didn't pose a threat to security of energy supply.
Germany's move prompted White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki to describe Nord Stream 2 as "currently dead at the bottom of the sea". | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/russia-to-use-nord-stream-2-at-home-as-europe-shuns-its-gas | 2022-05-05T16:26:56Z | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/russia-to-use-nord-stream-2-at-home-as-europe-shuns-its-gas | true |
DAVID MURDOCK COLUMN: On Mother's Day 2022 (and chasing a 'UFO' with Mom)
Drinking coffee on the front porch about a half-hour ago in the pre-dawn darkness, I heard a noise. Since it’s always so nice and quiet out here at that hour, noises that would normally escape notice are loud. Off in the woods across the highway, I heard what sounded like a distant tree falling; I’m likely the only person to hear it. Of course, “If a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one to hear it …”
Yes, it makes a sound. Of a sort. The sound waves are certainly there; what’s in question is whether or not there’s someone there to perceive those sound waves and interpret them into thought. Or memory.
About a month ago, the daughter of a couple of friends of mine turned 16 and got her driver’s license. Her proud mother sent me a photo of the brand-new driver in the driver’s seat and Mom — now a brand-new passenger — in the passenger’s seat. That was a tree falling in the woods, so to speak. I “heard” it, though, and it brought to mind all the adventures Mom and I had while driving.
It’s a matter of perspective. My friend and her daughter? Their adventures are just beginning. My mom and I? Our adventures are only in my memory. I’ve told all these stories to y’all at one time or the other, but when they all came to me as a whole this morning, they made me smile.
Mom didn’t drive until she was in her 40s. She knew how, but she’d let her driver’s license lapse. I don’t know why she suddenly decided to renew it, but she did, and off the two of us went.
Dad drove when he was home from the road. My brother is 10 years older than I, so he rarely went anywhere with us, but he drove when he did. My grandmother stayed at home, mostly. In fact, I really don’t remember her going anywhere after she reached a certain age, and I certainly don’t recall her ever driving. So, during the week, it was often just Mom and me running errands and such.
Mom’s sense of direction wasn’t as good as mine, even when I was a kid. She rarely drove past dark, when the familiar becomes unfamiliar. Once, I persuaded her to take me to see a drive-in movie, “Godzilla vs. Megalon,” which came to America in 1976. I would have been 8 or maybe 9 by the time it came to Gadsden.
When we left the drive-in, Mom couldn’t remember which way to turn to get home, even though she had driven that route many times. However, she’d never been that way after dark. Because of Dad’s constant quizzing when he and I went somewhere, my sense of where we were was absolute — I knew exactly how to get home. Mom trusted me and followed my directions home. That was a big confidence boost.
Another time, we were leaving church after dark and following some of our friends to their house. They took an unfamiliar route, which discombobulated both of us, direction-wise. We got separated from them and ended up in Steele.
Back then, my sense of direction only worked when I’d actually been somewhere before. Luckily, Dad and I had driven to Steele, and I finally saw something I recognized. When Mom got back to familiar territory, she drove us straight to our friends’ house, taking the route she knew.
When I got my driver’s license, Mom always handed me her keys whenever we went somewhere together; if she ever drove us somewhere after I turned 16, I don’t remember it. I became her chauffeur.
My favorite story of chauffeuring Mom around happened when I was in my 30s. That was the time that Mom and I drove off “into the unknown.”
I don’t remember where we had been, but we were in my car. As we topped the hill in front of what was then Etowah Middle School, we both saw a UFO in the distance ahead. That’s right, you heard me. A large silver saucer was hovering low on the horizon over the top of the next hill in front of us. It was huge!
Unnerved, Mom asked, “What is that thing?” I replied, “I don’t know, but let’s go find out.” She didn’t like that idea too much, but I was driving. So, Mom and I chased the UFO over Stowers Hill, driving off into the unknown in familiar territory.
As we got closer and closer, the UFO got smaller and smaller. Finally, we “caught” the “UFO” and its “crew” — a mom and dad and their two children flying a silver kite over what was then Stowers Hill Elementary School. Granted, it was a big kite, but it wasn’t nearly as big as we thought. From a distance with the fading sun hitting it just right, that kite looked like a flying saucer right out of a Hollywood movie.
Mom and I laughed about that one for years. She’d usually start the story, “Remember when we chased that UFO?” That’s one of my favorite adventures with Mom.
So, for all y’all moms with brand new drivers, enjoy the adventure of being chauffeured now. Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there!
David Murdock is an English instructor at Gadsden State Community College. He can be contacted at murdockcolumn@yahoo.com. The opinions reflected are his own. | https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/lifestyle/columns/2022/05/05/david-murdock-looks-mothers-day/9646165002/ | 2022-05-05T16:28:34Z | https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/lifestyle/columns/2022/05/05/david-murdock-looks-mothers-day/9646165002/ | false |
WFO SHREVEPORT Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, May 5, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1040 AM CDT Thu May 5 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Smith County
through 1115 AM CDT...
At 1039 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Chandler, or 8 miles west of Tyler, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Tyler, Lindale, Noonday, New Chapel Hill and Red Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for northeastern
Texas.
LAT...LON 3258 9532 3234 9504 3217 9545 3219 9547
3221 9547 3223 9549 3225 9547 3226 9547
3230 9545 3231 9546 3236 9545 3237 9546
3237 9547 3240 9550
TIME...MOT...LOC 1539Z 233DEG 33KT 3230 9545
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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Audio: McCarthy slams Trump after Jan. 6, expresses concern about transition
(CNN) - House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy railed against former President Donald Trump in a phone call two days after the Jan. 6 insurrection, calling Trump’s role “atrocious.”
In newly released details of that call, McCarthy is heard opposing using the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office because it would take too long.
The audio reveals McCarthy wanted to reach out to then President-elect Joe Biden in the days after Jan. 6, in hopes of creating a smooth transition into the White House.
“What the president did is atrocious and totally wrong. I do think the impeachment divides the nation further,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said. “It continues to fight is greater, um, that’s why I want to reach out to Biden. I wanted the president to meet with Biden. If that’s not going to happen, I want to see about us meeting with Biden, sitting down, make a smooth transition to show that and continue to keep those statements going. Um, so hopefully I know he’s got to talk to Pelosi that he is going to. Hopefully he calls me today.”
During that call, McCarthy also appeared so concerned about Trump’s role in the Capitol attack that he wanted a faster way to get the former president out of office than invoking the 25th Amendment.
Invoking the 25th Amendment would have required then-Vice President Mike Pence and a majority of the cabinet to vote to remove Trump from office due to his inability to “discharge the powers and duties of his office.”
CNN has reached out to McCarthy office to request comment on the newly revealed audio.
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TikTok groomer's mission to educate dog owners
- Published
A dog groomer whose TikTok videos have been watched more than 30 million times is using her skills to educate dog owners.
Caroline Donoghue started posting how-to videos and live streams of her grooming sessions in 2021, and many began to go viral.
She described her online success as "brilliant but surprising."
The 42-year-old now wants to use her influence to remind people that grooming is a priority in animal care.
She has discovered ailments, including cancer, in dogs during her grooms.
Ms Donoghue has 10 years of experience and runs the award-winning Lovemud groomers from a mobile van in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
"Grooming is more than just a hair cut," she said, "as groomers we naturally do health checks as we go.
"I've found lumps that turned out to be cancer, I've found hematomas, things stuck in their teeth, fleas, grass seeds - which we're coming into the season of now - injuries, ear infections."
Because dogs see her more routinely than their vet, she said groomers are often the first to spot early signs of illness or injury.
Grooming can also prevent ailments like ear infections and skin conditions from occurring in the first place.
Ms Donoghue said: "Dog grooming is not a luxury, it is essential for many breeds. Don't get a dog if you can't afford to look after it."
According to the Dog's Trust, nationally 3.2 million dogs joined families during the coronavirus lockdown.
Almost a quarter of UK dogs now belong to the generation known as "pandemic pups".
Following a survey the charity said many first-time dog owners have been "shocked by the cost and the commitment of caring for a dog".
Ms Donoghue, who has a cocker spaniel called Lolly, said people often do not know how to do keep on top of grooming, or the best tools to use.
"There's a gap in education and I'm just trying to fill that. Owners and groomers need to work together," she said.
- 26 August 2020
- 4 November 2021
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, May 5, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1139 AM CDT Thu May 5 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northern Coryell and Lampasas counties.
* WHEN...Until 130 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas ad
well as rises in small streams.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This
will likely cause urban and small stream flooding. Low lying
and/or poor drainage areas will experience minor flooding in
the advisory area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Gatesville, Lampasas, Evant and Lometa.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles. Normally dry washes will fill with swift
moving water, avoid these areas.
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Airbnb to crack down on parties following deaths of 2 teens
(CNN) - Airbnb is cracking down on parties.
The company announced Wednesday that it is putting strict new rules in place to limit unauthorized parties at rental properties over summer holidays, including Fourth of July and Memorial Day weekends.
Airbnb said users without a history of positive reviews will not be allowed to book a property for one night only.
Users will also have to confirm they understand Airbnb can take legal action against them if they break the rules.
The new rules come after two teenagers were killed in a shooting at a large party held last month at an Airbnb property in Pittsburgh. Eight others were injured. Police said more than 200 people were at the party – many of them minors – which violated Airbnb’s policy of limiting gatherings to 16 people.
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LA hospital sued for racism in death of Black mother
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of a Black woman who died hours after childbirth in 2016 sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Wednesday, saying she bled to death because of a culture of racism at the renowned Los Angeles hospital.
Charles Johnson IV said he discovered the disparity in care women of color receive at Cedars compared to white women during depositions in his wrongful death lawsuit that is scheduled to go to trial next week in Los Angeles Superior Court.
“There’s no doubt in my mind that my wife would be here today and be here Sunday celebrating Mother’s Day with her boys if she was a Caucasian woman,” Johnson said at a news conference outside the hospital. “The reality is that on April 12, 2016, when we walked into Cedars-Sinai hospital for what we expected to be the happiest day of our lives, the greatest risk factor that Kira Dixon Johnson faced was racism.”
Johnson died about 12 hours after having a scheduled cesarean section that was performed in 17 minutes to deliver the couple’s second son, Langston.
“This is sloppy. It was butchery,” attorney Nicholas Rowley said. “It shocked everybody that we deposed, all the health care providers, even the head of (obstetrics) here, the head of labor and delivery, looked at it and said ‘No, I’ve never seen one done that fast.’”
Despite signs she was bleeding internally and over the desperate pleas of her husband, Kira Johnson languished for hours without being readmitted to the operating room until it was too late, the civil rights lawsuit said.
At one point, a nurse told Charles Johnson that his wife wasn’t a priority, according to the lawsuit.
She died from internal bleeding — nearly 90% of her blood was later found in her stomach, Rowley said. Her bladder had been lacerated and she hadn’t been sutured properly.
The hospital, which has fought the malpractice lawsuit, said in a statement that it was founded on principles of diversity and health care for all and it rejected “any mischaracterization of our culture and values.”
“We are actively working to eradicate unconscious bias in health care and advance equity in health care more broadly,” the statement said. “We commend Mr. Johnson for the attention he has brought to the important issue of racial disparities in maternal outcomes.”
Kira Johnson’s death led her husband on a crusade to advocate for reducing maternal mortality, which is especially high for Black women.
Before the pandemic, which increased deaths of women of color during childbirth, Black women died at 2.5 times the rate of white women, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
Charles Johnson has testified before Congress and at the state Capitol in Sacramento in support of a variety of bills, including a 2019 state law that requires doctors and nurses to identify implicit bias at work, and a recent bill that would lift the cap on medical malpractice awards.
Johnson would not benefit from a change in the malpractice law that currently caps awards at $250,000. The case is scheduled to go to trial May 11, though recent court filings indicated the two sides were close to reaching a settlement.
The civil rights case would give Johnson another avenue to collect damages and hold Cedars-Sinai accountable. He’s also seeking an injunction that would require the hospital to make changes to protect mothers and women of color.
But proving a civil rights violation in health care is difficult because most laws require showing discrimination was intentional, said Brietta Clark, a professor at Loyola Law School.
“Compared to when civil rights laws were enacted, a lot of the kind of unequal treatment that we see in health care today does not seem to be explicit,” Clark said. “It does not seem to be conscious.”
A judge had rejected Johnson’s effort to change the malpractice case to add the civil rights action, partly because deposition excerpts did not show the hospital racially discriminated in the treatment it provided.
Dr. Kimberly Gregory, an obstetrician and gynecologist at the hospital, testified that she lives with “structural racism” every day and it prevents Black patients from receiving the same care as whites, according to court papers. She also said Kira Johnson should have gone back to the operating room sooner.
Dr. Sarah Kilpatrick, chair of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, testified that she told Charles Johnson: “I’m sorry. We failed your family. ... This shouldn’t have happened.”
Angelique Washington, a Black surgical technologist, said “patient safety was out the door” when Kira Johnson came into the operating room.
Washington, who has more than 30 years of experience, said she routinely witnessed different treatment of Black women but was afraid to speak up.
“When I see my Black ... patients come in, I say an extra prayer,” Washington said. “I say a silent prayer that all goes well. Because you do have racism very much so in the operating room.”
Clark said the evidence identified by the judge as weak were more general statements and not specifically about discrimination by the provider. She said the key thing for Johnson’s legal team will be to show a pattern of discrimination.
Rowley said the effort to amend the case was a long shot. He has since gathered other evidence from additional depositions and will be able to seek data — such as the number of Black women that have died at Cedars — to support his claim in the new lawsuit.
“Kira died because she’s Black,” he said. “Women of color don’t get the same treatment as white women. That’s a fact.”
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, May 5, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1031 AM CDT Thu May 5 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of Bell, Coryell and Lampasas Counties.
* WHEN...Until 130 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas and
rises in small streams.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This
will likely cause urban and small stream flooding. Low lying
and/or poor drainage areas will experience minor flooding in
the advisory area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Killeen, Copperas Cove, Harker Heights, Gatesville, McGregor,
Fort Hood, Nolanville, Kempner, Fort Gates, Mother Neff State
Park, Oglesby and South Mountain.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles. Normally dry washes will fill with swift
moving water, avoid these areas.
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON ANGELINA BASTROP
BELL BLANCO BOWIE
BRAZOS BURLESON BURNET
CAMP CASS CHEROKEE
CORYELL ELLIS FALLS
FAYETTE FRANKLIN FREESTONE
GILLESPIE GREGG GRIMES
HARRISON HAYS HENDERSON
HILL HOPKINS HOUSTON
KAUFMAN LAMPASAS LEE
LEON LIMESTONE LLANO
MCLENNAN MADISON MARION
MILAM MORRIS NACOGDOCHES
NAVARRO PANOLA RAINS
ROBERTSON RUSK SABINE
SAN AUGUSTINE SHELBY SMITH
TITUS TRAVIS TRINITY
UPSHUR VAN ZANDT WALKER
WASHINGTON WILLIAMSON WOOD
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MCLENNAN AND
EASTERN CORYELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore the warning has been cancelled. However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for central Texas.
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Persistent onshore winds maintaining a high risk of rip
currents and elevated surf along with elevated water levels to
area beaches.
* WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island
and Bolivar Peninsula Counties.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water. Minor coastal flooding may be
possible from higher than usual water levels at high tide.
Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, May 5, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1121 AM CDT Thu May 5 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN VAN ZANDT AND
NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 AM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for central and
north central Texas.
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Wood,
western Upshur and southwestern Camp Counties through NOON CDT...
At 1123 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rosewood, or 8 miles southwest of Gilmer, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Gilmer, Leesburg, Rosewood, Midway, Lafayette, Bettie, Grice and
Pritchett.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for northeastern
Texas.
LAT...LON 3257 9502 3264 9521 3300 9508 3288 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 1623Z 205DEG 24KT 3268 9508
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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