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Which hanging fruit basket is best?
If you’re looking for a functional but attractive way to store your fruit, a hanging fruit basket saves countertop space while adding a decorative element to your kitchen by showcasing your colorful produce. With their easy access to wholesome fruit, these hanging baskets are also a great way to encourage healthy eating habits in your household.
Traditional hanging fruit baskets hang from a ceiling hook and typically feature one to three tiers. You can also find wall-mountable ones like the Culinary Couture Three-Tier Hanging Wire Basket, which can also be stacked on your countertop.
What to know before you buy a hanging fruit basket
Material
Hanging fruit baskets are made from a variety of materials: wire, wicker, wood, cotton twine or porcelain.
- Wire baskets are typically made of iron, carbon steel or copper. They are lightweight and allow air to circulate around your produce, which slows deterioration.
- Wicker baskets offer an authentic look and are made of woven jute, rattan or Narra. While they may not allow as much aeration as wire baskets, many users find them more attractive.
- Wood hanging baskets won’t leave marks on your fruit that wire or wicker baskets can. They aren’t as common, however, and are pricey.
- Cotton twine baskets can either come in knotted macrame or twisted strands in a hammock style. This material adds a bohemian flair to the kitchen.
- Porcelain hanging baskets use ceramic dishes or bowls as baskets. Another less common option is enamel bowls used as baskets, and some feature perforations similar to that of colanders.
Whatever material basket you store your fruit in, it’s always a good idea to wash your fruit with a fruit and vegetable wash before eating.
Design and shape
Hanging fruit baskets are both a practical and aesthetic addition to your kitchen, and they come in a variety of shapes and styles. For instance, baskets with flat bases present your fruit on a platter. Pod-shaped baskets offer a more modern look. For a more utilitarian and rectangular style, you can find stackable baskets that require a wall mount. There are hammock-style twine baskets as well as wire ones. And, of course, the classic style that features bowl-shaped hanging baskets.
Tier
Hanging fruit baskets have one to three tiers, though some have up to five. More tiers mean more storage opportunities. Many hanging baskets feature tiers of different sizes (ascending from largest to smallest). In addition to saving space, a hanging basket with different tiers also offers organization. For instance, you can place potatoes and onions on the bottom tier, fruits in the middle and garlic on the top.
Size
For hanging a basket on a wall, you’ll need to consider your wall space and the size of the baskets. Wall-mounted baskets also jut out, so you’ll need to consider the area.
For baskets that hang from the ceiling, you’ll want to pay more attention to their length. If they’re too short, you won’t be able to reach them; if they’re too long, they’ll hang too low.
What to look for in a quality hanging fruit basket
Assembly
Some wire baskets require that you clip or hook them together, so you may need small pliers to do so. Macrame styles may require tying knots. Check to see what assembly is required before buying a hanging basket.
Installation
Another factor in setting up your hanging basket is mounting. Baskets that hang from the ceiling may or may not come with a ceiling hook. If you don’t already have a ceiling hook, installing one can be tricky and requires tools and a ladder. Wall mounting also requires a drill. The screws and mounting hardware are generally included.
Care
Fruit can get moldy, so you want to keep your baskets clean. Wire baskets are the easiest to keep clean and can be hand-washed or even thrown in the dishwasher. Always check the manufacturer’s care instructions. Other materials, such as macrame and wicker, can be wiped clean with a damp cloth.
S-hooks
Select hanging fruit baskets come with S-hooks to hang bananas. These hooks are often removable and hang off the bottom tier. If you’re not a fan of bananas, they can also be used to hang keys.
How much you can expect to spend on a hanging fruit basket
Hanging fruit baskets cost between $14-$90. High-end baskets can cost upward of $100.
Hanging fruit baskets FAQ
What’s the best fruit to store in a hanging fruit basket?
A. We recommend using your hanging basket to store hard fruits and vegetables, such as apples, lemons, bell peppers, onions and garlic. Softer fruits, such as bananas, kiwis or avocados, can also be stored in high-quality fruit baskets that don’t dent or scar their sensitive skins.
Do hanging baskets help fruit ripen?
A. Produce exposed to fresh air actually ripens slower. However, fruit ripens when exposed to heat, so placing your hanging basket in direct sunlight may help increase your fruits’ temperature. However, the light itself won’t affect the ripening process.
What’s the best hanging fruit basket to buy?
Top hanging fruit basket
Culinary Couture Three-Tier Hanging Wire Basket
What you need to know: This versatile three-tiered model can be mounted on a wall or stacked on a countertop.
What you’ll love: Each tier comes with a detachable chalkboard for labeling. The heavy-duty iron construction can hold up to 50 pounds. The large tiers are a uniform size and detachable. It comes with five S-hooks for hanging bananas.
What you should consider: This model can’t be hung from a ceiling. You’ll need either wall or cabinet space to mount it or countertop space to rest it on.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top hanging fruit basket for the money
Fox Run Three-Tier Copper Kitchen Hanging Fruit Basket
What you need to know: For a cheap hanging fruit basket, this copper one looks great and is an instant classic.
What you’ll love: The three-tiered basket is designed to hang from a ceiling and is a space saver. The pretty wire has a delicate copper finish but is made from durable iron. The bottom tier can hold 5 pounds of potatoes.
What you should consider: It’s best to anchor the ceiling hook in a stud to keep the basket from crashing down.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
SnugLife Macrame Three-Tier Hanging Basket
What you need to know: This stylish, boho macrame basket adds a statement to your kitchen decor.
What you’ll love: In its entirety, the basket can hold 15 pounds of fruit. The macrame basket is handmade yet durable. The three tiers can also double as hanging planters.
What you should consider: The baskets are smaller than other options.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Best Bluetooth transmitter for cars
Most audio systems in vehicles today have Bluetooth connectivity. The technology lets you connect your mobile phone to the car’s speaker system to take hands-free phone calls and stream your favorite music or podcasts.
But that hasn’t always been the case. Bluetooth in a car only started becoming a mainstream addition around 2010 — and even then, only about 40% of vehicles had it.
So what do you do if your car doesn’t have such a connection? Well, that’s where the Bluetooth transmitter comes in.
How does the transmitter work?
While they come in different styles and functionalities, all Bluetooth transmitters work on the same principle. Generally, the transmitter draws power from the car through the cigarette lighter socket or USB port.
Once powered up, it’s a two-step process to get it working. The most important thing to remember is that the transmitter uses FM signals, just like a radio station. So first, scroll through the range of FM frequencies on your car’s radio. You are not looking for a specific station but rather an open frequency, like just static noise. So your chances are better of finding some unused airwaves at the beginning and the end of the frequency range.
When finding some airwave real estate, note the exact frequency. Then, back to the Bluetooth transmitter. Tune it to that frequency. Once locked in, pair your mobile device with the transmitter through Bluetooth, and you should hear your music through your car’s stereo.
Without getting too technical, the Bluetooth transmitter acts as a very short-range radio station. It takes the Bluetooth audio from your mobile phone and broadcasts it for your car’s stereo to pick up. If someone else happens to be on the exact frequency and within range, they would be able to hear the music, too.
Best Bluetooth transmitters for cars
Nulaxy Wireless in-Car Bluetooth FM Transmitter
This transmitter has a 1.4-inch LCD display, making setting it up and changing the frequencies easy. It can also show you track and volume information, who’s calling and the car’s battery voltage. In addition, the flexible gooseneck lets you position it in the best spot, which is important when you want to make hands-free calls. The transmitter is compatible with Android and Apple devices. Sold by Amazon
Anker Roav SmartCharge F0 Bluetooth FM Transmitter for Car
In addition to the Bluetooth streaming functions, this transmitter has two USB ports on the top so you can charge your mobile devices while driving. It has a simple indicator for the frequency and buttons to control the track selection and answer hands-free calls. Sold by Amazon
Lencent FM Bluetooth Transmitter
This transmitter uses anti-static technology to boost the signal to the car’s stereo for clearer audio quality. In addition to Bluetooth, you can also use the USB slot to stream music or plug in a microSD card. The two USB ports can also charge your mobile devices and is compatible with Android and iOS phones. Sold by Amazon
Jetech Wireless FM Transmitter Radio Car Kit
Working slightly differently than others, this transmitter still connects to your mobile phone, but through a 3.5-millimeter jack. It has a USB port for charging, and the simple display lets you change the frequency with two buttons. Since it doesn’t have built-in Bluetooth technology, it is compatible with most older mobile phones that don’t have it either. Sold by Amazon
Bluetooth FM Transmitter and Wireless Charger for Car
A great aspect of this transmitter is not only that it lets your stream your music, but it is a wireless car charger and cradle, too. You simply put your mobile device inside like any other phone holder with a suction cup, and it will automatically charge your device while streaming your audio. The transmitter’s frequency and buttons are behind the phone when cradled, so you won’t accidentally press any buttons. Sold by Amazon
Syncwire Bluetooth 5.1 FM Transmitter For Car
This transmitter has two USB ports, but one of them is a USB-C with a 20-watt output for fast charging. For connecting your mobile device, it uses the latest Bluetooth 5.1 technology that provides better sound quality and a stable connection. There is a button on the side to answer phone calls, and the surrounding blue LED backlight pulses with the rhythm of the music. Sold by Amazon
Avantree CK310 Bluetooth FM Transmitter
If you are looking for a smaller device than bulky transmitters, this is an excellent choice. It doesn’t work through the cigarette lighter socket for power but uses a built-in battery that can last for up to seven hours. That means you can place it wherever you want to in your car and still use Bluetooth technology and FM transmission signals. However, if you connect it to a USB port in your car, it will automatically switch on and off with your car. It has a large LED display that is easy to navigate and make adjustments. Sold by Amazon
Unbreakcable Bluetooth 5.0 FM Transmitter
Other than the expected FM transmission capabilities, this has one regular USB port for charging devices and a USB-C port with fast charging for phones that support it. The transmitter has a one-button bass booster, a button to answer hands-free calls and a small display to see the frequency. And it supports the virtual assistants from Apple, Google and Samsung, which lets you ask for directions, get notifications or send text messages without taking your eyes off the road. Sold by Amazon
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WFO SHREVEPORT Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, May 7, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
804 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
...The National Weather Service in Shreveport LA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following river in Texas...
Angelina River Near Lufkin affecting Cherokee, Nacogdoches and
Angelina Counties.
For the Angelina River...including Lufkin...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website
address into your favorite web browser URL bar:
water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=shv
The next statement will be issued Saturday morning at 945 AM CDT.
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Angelina River Near Lufkin, Texas.
* WHEN...From this Friday afternoon until further notice.
* IMPACTS...Minor lowland flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 161.0 feet.
- Forecast...The lower Angelina River is expected to rise above
flood stage this Friday afternoon and continue rising to
161.6 feet Wednesday morning. Additional rises are possible
thereafter.
- Flood stage is 161 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Discover Croatia's wild side: Kayaking, white-water rafting, snorkelling - dive in for an action-packed family adventure
- Rob McGibbon sets off on a Green World Holidays eco trip, with the coastal town of Podstrana as his base
- He heads on excursions to different parts of the 'crystal-clear' Cetina river, high in Croatia's mountains
- For a spot of culture, he wanders through the UNESCO World Heritage site of Diocletian’s Palace in Split
Floating blissfully on my back like an up-ended turtle, I drift down a mountain river, gazing up at limestone cliffs.
The loud gushing of a waterfall accompanies a cacophony of laughter from a flotilla of holidaymakers bobbing around nearby, zipped into wetsuits and lifejackets and wearing a rainbow of crash helmets.
My 11-year-old son Joseph’s whoop of nervous joy sounds out as he jumps from high rocks into a freezing lagoon — a thrill known as canyoning.
Go with the flow: Rob McGibbon goes on a 'family adventure' along the crystal-clear Cetina river, which runs through the mountains in Croatia. Above is the point where the river meets the town of Omis
This is all part of a ‘family adventure’ holiday in Croatia’s crystal-clear Cetina river.
The stars had aligned when I stumbled upon the Responsible Travel website, which connects hundreds of small tour operators offering breaks with eco credentials. We chose Green World Holidays for its action-packed breaks in Croatia and Slovenia. The activities on offer have a low environmental impact, it offsets flight emissions by donating £25 per family to the Cool Earth charity, and it plants one olive tree per booking on the Croatian island of Brac.
Home is a spacious apartment in a block taken over by Green World in Podstrana, seven miles south of Split. It’s a nondescript residential area, but sweeping views across the sea and easy access to beaches make up for its lack of character.
Every time a traveller books an eco trip to Croatia with Green World Holidays, the company plants one olive tree on the Croatian island of Brac (pictured)
Rob stays in a spacious apartment in Podstrana (pictured), seven miles south of Split. 'It’s a nondescript residential area, but sweeping views across the sea and easy access to beaches make up for its lack of character,' he says
Our days take on a challenging routine, and the key to this holiday is to go with the flow. By 9am, our two buoyant guides — Barisa and Sara — are waiting with a team of helpers and three smart people-carriers to whisk us away.
First up is sea kayaking, which is hard paddling but a buzz. This is followed by excursions to different parts of the Cetina high in the mountains. Next is Tubing — drifting six miles downstream on an over-sized inflatable doughnut. It’s relaxing and great fun.
On day three we go white-water rafting in teams. The rapids are gentle, but the children are excited. Then we have a day off from the river.
'Other families go zip-wiring, while we take a taxi into Split (pictured) to douse ourselves in culture,' Rob writes
Rob and his family explore Diocletian’s Palace (pictured), a fortress built by the Romans in the 4th century and a UNESCO World Heritage site
Above is the statue of Gregory of Nin in Split. 'Legend has it that rubbing his shiny toe will bring good luck, so I duly touch it - then sanitise,' says Rob
Other families go zip-wiring, while we take a taxi into Split to douse ourselves in culture. We explore Diocletian’s Palace, a fortress built by the Romans in the 4th century and a UNESCO World Heritage site. We climb the Cathedral of St Domnius bell tower and visit the Temple of Jupiter, then amble round the museum.
Joseph is thoroughly bored by it all, but is strangely mesmerised later by a roll-on, roll-off ferry disgorging vehicles into the port.
Before leaving Split, I pay homage to the 28 ft bronze statue of Gregory of Nin, a Croatian bishop from the 10th century. Legend has it that rubbing his shiny toe will bring good luck, so I duly touch it — then sanitise.
Next up is a fabulous boat trip to Brac.
We dive off the side into the deep blue sea, float on lilos and snorkel before settling down for a long, lazy fish lunch.
The finale is a gala dinner laid on by Green World at a traditional taverna in the hills overlooking the sea. It is a perfect way to end a super week that has washed away the memories of lockdown.
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AIIB extends $200M credit to IDCOL for infrastructure projects in Bangladesh
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has extended $200 million long-term credit facility to IDCOL for financing infrastructure projects in Bangladesh.
In this regard, a loan agreement was signed by Economic Relations Division (ERD) under Ministry of Finance on 26 April, reads a press release.
The credit facility will be utilised to finance priority private sector infrastructure projects in sectors like energy, transport, ICT, energy efficiency, renewable energy, social infrastructure etc.
IDCOL will extend the financing in both US Dollar and Bangladeshi Taka to eligible projects.
The signing ceremony was attended, among others, by ERD Secretary Fatima Yasmin and IDCOL Chairman Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky. | https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/corporates/aiib-extends-200m-credit-idcol-infrastructure-projects-bangladesh-414530 | 2022-05-06T13:48:35Z | https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/corporates/aiib-extends-200m-credit-idcol-infrastructure-projects-bangladesh-414530 | true |
Jason Momoa shows off his muscles in a tight black vest as he reads his lines and gets a massage before embarking on a motorbike stunt on the set of Fast & Furious 10 in Rome
Jason Momoa was sure to turn heads on Friday as he showed off his bulging muscles on the set of Fast & Furious 10 in Rome.
The actor, 42, donned a tight black vest as he read through his lines before seemingly getting a massage from an assistant amid filming for the latest installment of the action franchise.
Jason teamed his vest with black leather trousers and sturdy black boots, accessorising his look with gold chains, while his locks were swept up in a loose bun.
There he is! Jason Momoa was sure to turn heads on Friday as he showed off his bulging muscles on the set of Fast & Furious 10 in Rome
The Aquaman star looked in great spirits as he chatted and mingled with crew around the set.
Jason then opted for a costume change as he slipped on a snakeskin jacket and dark shades to film further scenes on a motorcycle.
It was recently revealed that the hunk will play a villain in the upcoming film.
Speaking about his role to Entertainment Tonight, Jason said: 'It's fun, I get to play the bad guy, which I haven't gotten to do for a while.
On set: The actor, 42, donned a tight black vest as he read through his lines before seemingly getting a massage from an assistant amid filming for the latest installment of the action franchise
'Now, I get to be the bad boy. A very flamboyant bad boy. A little panache!'
At the same time, Jason shared his excitement of working with Charlize Theron, confirming her return to the films as villainess Cipher.
He said: 'I get to shoot with some really cool people that I have never — I get to work with Charlize [Theron] first up, which I’m really excited about. But yeah, I’m excited I’m working with Vin. I’m excited I’m working with Charlize.'
Meanwhile, Jason's filming comes a month after it was revealed that Brie Larson would be joining the franchise.
Taking a breather: Jason teamed his vest with black leather trousers and sturdy black boots, accessorising his look with gold chains
Easy does it: The star was seen getting some help with his shoulders amid the filming of action scenes
Good times: The Aquaman star looked in great spirits as he chatted and mingled with crew around the set
Role: It was recently revealed that the hunk will play a villain in the upcoming film
The actress, 32, joined star Vin Diesel in an Instagram post shared in April announcing her participation in the upcoming tenth film in the long-running action series.
Diesel, 54, posted a snap of the pair in close contact and laughing heartily, with Larson resting her arms on the Fast & Furious mainstay's shoulder.
'Yeah yeah yeah… you see this angel over my shoulder cracking me up, you say to your self “that’s captain Marvel,"' the Guardians of the Galaxy star wrote. 'Clearly there is love and laughter in this image.
New look: Jason then opted for a costume change as he slipped on a snakeskin jacket and dark shades to film further scenes on a motorcycle
Exciting stuff: Speaking about his role to Entertainment Tonight , Jason said: 'It's fun, I get to play the bad guy, which I haven't gotten to do for a while
'What you don’t see however, is the character you will be introduced to in Fast10. You have no idea how timeless and amazing she will be in our mythology.
'Beyond her beauty, her intellect… her Oscar, haha is this profound soul who will add something you might not have expected but yearned for.'
Diesel then made a reference to the series' central theme and wrote, ' Welcome to the FAMILY Brie.'
Big casting decision: Meanwhile, Jason's filming comes a month after it was revealed that Brie Larson would be joining the franchise
Big post: Vin, 54, wrote that Brie, 32, would become part of the franchise's 'FAMILY,' though he kept her role a secret
Popular franchise: Fast & Furious 10 is set for release next year though plot details are currently unknown; Paul Walker and Vin seen in Fast & Furious 5
Diesel's co-star in the series Ludacris commented '⭐️⭐️ ,' on the post.
Fast & Furious 10 is set for release next year though plot details are currently unknown.
The fast racing car series has grossed hundreds of million of dollars at the box office and boasted a number of big names over the year including Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson and Michelle Rodriguez.
Big stars: The fast racing car series has grossed hundreds of million of dollars and boasted a number of big names including Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson and Michelle Rodriguez | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10789705/Jason-Momoa-shows-bulging-muscles-black-vest-set-Fast-Furious-10-Rome.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-05-06T13:50:11Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10789705/Jason-Momoa-shows-bulging-muscles-black-vest-set-Fast-Furious-10-Rome.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
Here are 20 notable people who have graduated from Fayetteville State University
A notable alumnus of Fayetteville State University will be featured this weekend at the HBCU's spring commencement ceremony.
Nicholas Perkins, a Fayetteville native, is the president and CEO of Perkins Management, Black Titan Franchise Systems and is a Fuddruckers restaurant franchise owner. He will be the keynote speaker at the spring commencement ceremony, where the university will confer 1,067 bachelor’s degrees, 332 master’s degrees and 13 doctoral degrees, the school announced in a statement
The ceremony will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Luther "Nick" Jeralds Stadium on the FSU campus and will be livestreamed for the public.
Perkins is one of many Fayetteville State University alumni who have become well-known locally, nationally and internationally.
Here are 20 more notable people who graduated from Fayetteville State University.
Darrell 'Sky' Armstrong
Darrell Armstrong has been an assistant coach of the Dallas Mavericks. He helped lead the team to the NBA championship in the 2010-2011 season.
Jeff Capel Jr.
Felton Jeffery Chapel Jr. was an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team from 2011 to 2013. Before his work with the 76ers, he was an assistant coach for the Charlotte Bobcats from 2004 to 2011.
He died in 2017 from Lou Gehrig's disease after being diagnosed with the disease in 2014.
Mitch Colvin
Mitch Colvin serves as the mayor of Fayetteville and is currently running to hold his seat. Colvin, a Fayetteville native, served as mayor pro tem from 2015 to 2017.
Colvin also leads the operation of Colvin Funeral Home Inc.
Affion 'Flex' Crokett
Affion "Flex" Crokett is a comedian, actor, dancer, writer, rapper and music producer. A year after graduating from FSU, he appeared in HBO's "Def Comedy Jam." Since then he has appeared in movies including "Fifty Shades of Black" and on MTV's "Wild 'n Out."
Algeania Warren Freeman
Algeania Freeman served as the 20th president of Wilberforce University in Ohio.
Maggie Wallace Glover
Maggie Wallace Glover was the first Black woman to be elected to the South Carolina State Senate. She served in the position from 1992 to 2004. She also served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1989 to 1992.
Anthony L. Jenkins
Anthony Jenkins became the eighth president of Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland. He previously served at the president of West Virginia State University in Charleston.
Maj. Freddy Johnson
Maj. Freddy Johnson was appointed commander of the North Carolina Highway Patrol in April last year.
After graduating from Highway Patrol Basic School, Johnson started his career as a trooper in Lumberton and has served in Robeson and Cumberland counties. He was promoted to the rank of captain in 2013 and to major in 2017.
More:Fayetteville native named new highway patrol commander for North Carolina
Michele S. Jones
Michele Jones serves as the special assistant to the secretary of defense, according to FSU's website.
Jones was the first woman in the Army to reach the rank of command sergeant major. She was the first female non-commissioned officer to serve in the highest enlisted position of a component of the U.S. Army.
Kimberly Jefferies Leonard
Kimberly Leonard is the national president of The Links Inc. She is also the president and CEO of Envision Consulting. Previously, she was the chief operating officer for the District of Columbia Department of Health.
More:Fayetteville native rises to national president of The Links, Inc.
Joyce B. Malone
Retired Staff Sgt. Joyce Malone, a Fayetteville native, became the first Black woman and the oldest woman to earn Airborne wings in the U.S. Army.
More:Meet these female Army trailblazers who have served at Fort Bragg
Hector McEachern
Hector McEachern was The Fayetteville Observer's first Black reporter. He worked for the newspaper for about three years.
He went on to a career working in human resources for a bank, becoming a top manager, and is the owner of The McEachern Group, a Greensboro consulting firm.
More:Breaking Barriers: Trials and triumphs of the Fayetteville Observer’s first Black reporter
Jennifer Price
Earlier this year, Jennifer Price launched the streaming app DiME to increase the visibility of people with disabilities.
Price, who also graduated from Terry Sanford High School, previously worked as an attorney before launching her app, where she noticed people with disabilities being overlooked.
D'Shawn Faison Russell
D'Shawn Russell is the owner and CEO of Southern Elegance Candle Company in Raeford. She was featured in ABC's "Good Morning America" and "The View."
Kalecia Simmons
In 2020, Kalecia Simmons was the winner in her appearance on the Food Network's "Guy's Grocery Games." From the show, she took home $20,000.
Simmons is now based in Kansas.
Marquie Smith
After graduating from FSU, Marquie Smith got the opportunity to play professional basketball overseas. Before attending FSU, he graduated from Overhills High School in Harnett County.
In addition to his sports career, he also started a clothing line called Splashy the Wave.
More:The Black Experience: The life of a Black athlete (and Fayetteville State grad) in Spain
Collyn Strother
If you've visited downtown Fayetteville, you've most likely seen artwork by FSU graduate Collyn Strother. He, along with Malcolm Chester, painted "End Racism Now" and "Black Lives Do Matter" around the Market House.
More:Private donors to reimburse city for Fayetteville's 'Black Lives Do Matter' mural replacement
Marquelle Turner-Gilchrist
Marquelle Turner-Gilchrist is the merchandising manager for the Men's Ready-to-Wear Division of Gucci Americans.
Turner-Gilchrist previously worked as a Menswear Buyer for HUGO Boss in New York and for the Galeries Lafayette in the Middle East, according to FSU's website.
Joy Williams
In 2021 and 2022, FSU graduate Joy Williams was named Cumberland County Schools Principal of the Year.
Williams is the principal of Luther "Nick" Jeralds Middle School.
Col. Christopher Williamson
Col. Christopher Williamson is a patrol veteran who made history as the first Black commander to lead the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
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Credit card swipe fees are going up, costing businesses and could eventually cost all of us more money too.
The fees are charged every time we swipe a credit card while shopping. Here's an example:
You spend $50 filling your gas tank. When you swipe your credit card, the business must pay a fee to a payment-processing company. For Visa and MasterCard, it's about 2 percent of the purchase price, meaning. If you spend $50, the business ends up with 49.29.
“It's not free to use a credit card or even a debit card. There is a certain percentage that either the merchant, or sometimes those costs are passed down to the consumer, have to be paid when a credit card or debit card is used," said David Chang, contributing credit cards expert with the ascent.
Those fees add up. Last year, Visa and MasterCard collected over $77 billion in credit-card swipe fees. That's about $700 for each U.S. family.
“And since it's not a flat rate, when inflation drives up prices, the fees go up, too. When the price of goods go up, what's happening is the credit card companies are getting a higher percentage on a higher sale. That means there's more cost that we have to bear and pass along to our customers," said Laura Shapira Karet, CEO of Giant Eagle Supermarkets.
Visa and MasterCard just increased their fees again last month. The companies said the money is used for security and fraud protection.
On Wednesday, leaders from Visa and MasterCard testified on Capitol Hill. Several lawmakers say something has to change.
Senator Dick Durbin floated the idea of a “swipe fees" line item on your monthly statement, as a way to increase transparency.
“I think the American people need to know the story about these fees that cost merchants and customers, and why they're not disclosed," Durbin said. "There's a reason. I think there'd be a revolt, even more strongly, against them. We're facing inflation and the last thing the American people need is a higher swipe fee."
Other experts say we should put limits on swipe fees for credit cards.
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Ferocious winds that sent what was a small wildfire racing toward homes on the outskirts of Flagstaff presented a dilemma. Most residents in the “Girls Ranch” neighborhood fled the flames. One couple stood their ground. Another raced to save animals on neighbors' properties. Two homes in the neighborhood were among 30 that were destroyed. The 30-square-mile wildfire left a mosaic of charred land before it was almost fully contained Saturday. Across the U.S. West this spring, thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate from their homes because of wildfires.
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The Coconino girls cross country team celebrated its 2021 state championship -- the first in team history -- with a banquet on Wednesday night, receiving its championship rings.
The Panthers scored a low 72 points in the Division III title race in Cave Creek on Nov. 13, narrowly edging out Salpointe Catholic, which scored 74.
Wheaten Smith, Mary McGinlay, Zoe Sather, Akasha Ashley and Zofia Sawasky all earned top-25 scores in the title race.
The Panthers will likely bring back most of their roster for next season, with just one senior of the seven who ran in the championship race.
Flagstaff baseball fans are in for a treat this summer.
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The Flagstaff Star Chasers -- a new summer collegiate baseball team set to begin its first season in June -- is searching for host families for the summer, ranging from June to early August.
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We need consistency: Ralph Hasenhuttl targets top-half finish for Southampton
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Ralph Hasenhuttl is still eyeing a “massive” top-half finish for his Southampton side as he calls for greater consistency amid a stuttering end to the season.
Having taken just five points from their past nine Premier League outings, Saints are still not mathematically safe from relegation.
However, with the table congested – only four points separate ninth-placed Brighton from Southampton in 15th – there is still plenty to play for.
Hasenhuttl wants to look up rather than over his shoulder and a trip to Brentford on Saturday provides a chance to push towards the top 10.
Asked if it would be an achievement to finish in the top half for the first time in five years, he replied: “Massive, definitely.
“Because I think from the financial opportunities we had in the past, the goal was to stay in the league and that is the toughest one I think.
“But in the end, we have shown, and this is the key part, we have played like a top-10 team.
“But you have to be clear that there are some fantastic teams in there with quality, but I think the consistency is the big issue.
“We have not shown this for 38 games in all the time that I have been here. This is the goal to be more consistent to lift the bad times we have so that we don’t get too far away from what we can definitely play.
“When we manage this, I think then the chances are there, although we know that we are playing a super tough league.”
Saints captain James Ward-Prowse came out on top in the club’s end of season awards, collecting the player of the season and goal of the season gongs.
Hasenhuttl has witnessed his side score some fantastic strikes this year, but at the business end of the campaign he is more interested in quantity over quality.
“When you add the ugly goals to the beautiful goals it is even better,” he said.
“I don’t care too much about the quality of the goals, the main part is that the ball is in the goal, in the back of the net. However, I don’t care really.”
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BERWYN, Pa., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a $1 billion share repurchase authorization. This authorization replaces an earlier $500 million share repurchase authorization approved by the Board in February 2019, of which approximately $313 million remained available.
"While the primary use of our strong cash flow remains strategic acquisitions, this increased share repurchase authorization provides us with added flexibility to enhance shareholder value through the opportunistic repurchases of our common stock," commented David A. Zapico, AMETEK Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
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'The Rock', a record-setting white diamond, goes up for auction
GENEVA : The largest white diamond ever auctioned will go under the hammer in Geneva next week, part of a sale by Christie's that features two stones weighing more than 200 carats each.
"The Rock", a 228.31 carat pear-shaped stone roughly the size of a golf ball, is expected to sell for up to $30 million, the auctioneer said.
"Often with these largest stones, they sacrifice some of the shape in order to keep the weight," Max Fawcett, the head of Christie's jewellery department in Geneva, told Reuters.
"This is a perfectly symmetrical pear-shape form and ...one of the rarest gems ever to be sold at auction."
Diamond prices have been buoyed by sanctions on major producer Russia as well as the return of VIP events as pandemic restrictions unwind.
Mined in South Africa, "The Rock" was worn by its former owner as a Cartier necklace. The previous auction record for a white diamond was a 163.41 carat gem sold in 2017.
Christie's is also selling a 205.07 carat yellow, cushion-shaped stoned named "The Red Cross Diamond" since an unspecified portion of the auction proceeds will go to the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
The gem, which has Maltese cross faceted at its base, was first sold by Christie's in 1918 at a London auction where residents sold precious household items to help the war effort. Those proceeds, 10,000 pounds (now $12,350), helped the British Red Cross Society.
An ICRC spokesperson said that this time, a portion of the proceeds from the sale would go to bringing clean water to people affected by conflict.
($1 = 0.8100 pounds)
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2022 series spotlights innovative leadership in senior living
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sponsored by Yardi® and presented by Senior Housing News (SHN), the Changemakers Series spotlights dynamic leadership in senior living. SHN has announced the first group of 2022 Changemakers, including three honorees, releasing in-depth interviews to highlight their stories.
The class of 2022 Changemakers includes Yardi clients Joel Nelson of LCS, Tana Gall of Merrill Gardens and Tom Grape of Benchmark Senior Living. Recognized for their unique strategies, appetite for risk and drive to initiate change, these leaders are steering the senior living industry forward. Read their full interviews with SHN.
SHN will interview additional senior living visionaries over the course of this year, releasing their stories in batches. The series will honor Changemakers with a range of backgrounds and experience.
"Yardi is pleased to sponsor the Changemakers series for the fourth consecutive year," said Ray Elliott, vice president of senior living at Yardi. "This year's leaders bring an important perspective to senior living, sharing their advice and insights through detailed interviews. It's impactful to see how each honoree has changed the industry for the better."
With leading technology solutions in senior living, Yardi is honored to join SHN in presenting the 2022 Changemakers. To explore how the Yardi Senior Living Suite supports industry providers, visit our product suite.
About Senior Housing News
Senior Housing News is the leading source for news and information covering the senior housing industry. With a national reach of over 30,000 professionals, SHN provides a cutting-edge and targeted platform that gives readers the opportunity to reach decision makers every day. To learn more, visit seniorhousingnews.com.
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Yardi® develops and supports industry-leading investment and property management software for all types and sizes of real estate companies. With 8,000 employees, Yardi is working with clients globally to drive significant innovation in the real estate industry. For more information on how Yardi is Energized for Tomorrow, visit yardi.com.
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New Senior Advisor expands Oak Hill's established operating program and further strengthens value-added partnership with portfolio company management teams
NEW YORK, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oak Hill Capital has announced that it has named David B. Pryor, MD as a Senior Advisor. Dr. Pryor's distinguished career in healthcare spans over 30 years. Most recently, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer of Ascension, one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare delivery systems in the U.S., and President and CEO of Ascension Clinical Holdings Health. Prior to joining Ascension, David was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Allina Health System in Minneapolis. David spent the early years of his career at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., where he held numerous Director-level positions. He has participated on numerous national & international committees and boards. Dr. Pryor will consult across Oak Hill Capital's private equity portfolio, including existing healthcare related investments US Oral Surgery Management, Technimark, and American Veterinary Group. He will also advise on new investments in targeted healthcare and related sectors.
"We are delighted to welcome David to Oak Hill's talented team of operating professionals. His extensive strategic and operational experience at growing healthcare companies will be immediately additive to the management teams of our portfolio companies. We look forward to leveraging his operating expertise and industry relationships as we strive to create value across our portfolio," said John Zimmerman, Partner and Head of Value Creation at Oak Hill.
"David is a leading thinker on the key themes and issues driving healthcare in the U.S. Healthcare is a dynamic sector and David brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to assist Oak Hill in our asset selection and underwriting efforts," said Micah Meisel, Partner and Healthcare lead at Oak Hill.
Dr. Pryor commented, "I have a great deal of respect for Oak Hill's strong franchise and history of successful private equity investing. I am particularly attracted to the firm's disciplined, theme-based origination and excited to be partnering with the team to enhance Oak Hill's value creation strategy across its portfolio companies. I look forward to working closely with the firm and its portfolio companies."
Oak Hill is a longstanding private equity firm focused on the North America middle-market. Oak Hill applies a specialized, theme-based approach to investing in the following dedicated industry sectors: Industrials, Business Services, Media & Communications, and Consumer. The Firm implements a highly systematic approach to theme development, proactive origination, and value creation in partnership with management to build franchises of lasting value. Since 1986, Oak Hill and its predecessors have raised approximately $20 billion of initial capital commitments and co-investments, invested in approximately 100 companies, and completed more than 300 add-on acquisitions representing an aggregate enterprise value at acquisition of over $60 billion. For more information, please visit www.oakhill.com.
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Coalition promises tourism funds for small to medium wineries, distilleries, breweries
Australian wine, spirits and craft beer producers will be able to apply for Federal Government grants to upgrade their cellar doors and facilities to help entice tourists if the Coalition is re-elected.
Key points:
- Small- to medium-sized producers will be able to apply for grants up to $100,000 in matched funding
- The funds cannot be used for accommodation, but could help producers build restaurants, tour facilities or viewing platforms
- There will be $5 million set aside to allow tourism and local government organisations to apply for grants to create new events
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will announce a $20 million package to help wineries, breweries and distilleries update their infrastructure to get more tourists through the doors.
Small- to medium-sized producers will be able to apply for grants up to $100,000 in matched funding to upgrade or build "tourism-associated facilities" such as restaurants, tour facilities and viewing platforms, but not accommodation.
Mr Morrison said the money would help businesses make the most out of the return of tourists after two years of closed borders.
"We're opening Australia's cellar doors to the world for more of our wine, spirit and craft beer producers," Mr Morrison said.
"A strong tourism industry means a strong economy.
"Tourism is key to our plan and this funding will help bring in more tourists to local businesses, meaning more people touring our breweries and wineries, more people buying products and ultimately businesses employing more people.
"Australia is a global tourism leader for our beaches, parks, wildlife, Indigenous culture and our cities, and there are huge opportunities for our wineries and distilleries to take advantage of the planeloads of tourists looking for a new experience as we emerge from COVID lockdowns."
As part of the package, $5 million will be provided to tourism and local government organisations, which can apply for $100,000 to create new events to attract tourists and showcase wineries, distilleries, and craft beer makers.
Minister for Trade and Tourism Dan Tehan said the funding would support local jobs, and many regional and rural businesses stand to benefit.
"More than 60 per cent of distilleries are in rural and regional Australia and Australian wineries spread across 65 regions, so these programs will support regional Australia to diversify their tourism offerings, which is a key plank of our long-term tourism strategy," he said.
"Only our government is investing in the future to support local jobs and businesses and to ensure we remain a world-leading tourist destination.
"Our long-term plan to grow and strengthen the tourism sector puts modernisation, diversification and collaboration at its core."
Since Australia's borders reopened in February, more than 330,000 tourists arrived, while more than 80,000 skilled workers and 24,000 working holiday makers have made the trip. | https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-06/coalition-promises-tourism-funding-for-wineries-distilleries/101046080 | 2022-05-06T14:24:34Z | https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-06/coalition-promises-tourism-funding-for-wineries-distilleries/101046080 | true |
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- It's all about the magic for Shaun Jay, as the popular young magician returns for his third season on the CW Network's "Masters of Illusion." The hit show is back for season eight starting this Saturday night.
"We actually have 43 of the world's top magicians that are appearing," Jay says, "ranging from dangerous escapes, sleight-of-hand, grand illusion. I specialize in the sleight-of-hand. And what you're going to see is a combination of old and new technology, because I'm a millennial and that's what I'm going to do for you guys this upcoming Saturday night!"
Dean Cain hosts the show, which features illusionists, escape artists, and performers from all over the US, Canada, Japan, and Vietnam - all in front of a studio audience.
Jay says his own interest in magic began at a very young age.
"Watching "Masters of Illusion" is a great way to get inspired because when I was a little boy I remember watching magic on the TV shows that were popular back in the early nineties when I was growing up. And so, by seeing other professionals you can get inspired. I always get inspired by the best in the world, some of the best magicians in Las Vegas. That's how I learned and I bring that back to my audience and clients here."
And although modern tech plays a big role in Jay's performances today, he says it was something very low-tech that helped launch his career.
"I also got my start at the local library reading these things called books -- with pages," he jokes. "I don't know if the younger generation's every heard of those things, but that's how I got started."
And you can see Shaun Jay along with dozens of other cutting edge magicians on CW's "Masters of Illusion" this Saturday night starting at 9:00 p.m. Prepare to be amazed!
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TRS leaders hit back at Nadda, Bandi on ‘milch cow’ remark
‘BJP leaders have no knowledge on lift irrigation projects’
TRS has hit back strongly at the comments of BJP national president J.P. Nadda and State president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on the execution of Kaleshwaram project stating that it exposed their “lack of basic knowledge on such huge irrigation projects lifting water to over 600 metres”.
Accusing the BJP of conspiring against Telangana from its infancy itself, TRS leaders including Minister V. Srinivas Goud and MLAs A. Venkateshwar Reddy, Y. Anjaiah Yadav and P. Narender Reddy, said that the BJP government at the Centre had transferred seven mandals of Telangana to Andhra Pradesh in the name of Polavaram project and also Lower Sileru hydro-electric project that allows low-cost power generation round-the-year within weeks of the State formation.
Before that, BJP had deceived the people of Telangana by not giving statehood in spite of its promise of ‘one-vote-two-states’ and giving statehood to Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand in 2000. They sought to know where Mr. Sanjay was hiding during the Telangana movement.
On the comments that Kaleshwaram project had become an ATM for TRS, the party leaders wanted to know whether projects elsewhere in the country had become ATM for BJP. They sought an explanation from the BJP leadership on privatising the Pawan Hans helicopter company and sale of stake in Life Insurance Corporation alleging that there was huge corruption in the disinvestment.
Alleging that the BJP leaders were going around the combined Mahabubnagar district blindfold, the TRS observed that they would have witnessed greenery all around had they kept their eyes open. Improved irrigation facilities have prompted reverse migration to the district which was also attracting labour from several other States now.
The TRS leaders reminded the BJP leaders of their pre-election promise of funding the Palamuru-Rangareddy project stating that it had remained unkept even after eight years. They also criticised the BJP leaders for making personal remarks against TRS leaders and sought to know whether it was the “BJP culture” and demanded them to get national project status to Palamuru-Rangareddy plan in case they have any say with their national leadership.
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Canadian visitor who went missing in Hernando County found dead
HERNANDO BEACH, Fla. - A 74-year-old from Canada, who went missing sometime early Wednesday morning, leaving his wife asleep in their parked van, was found dead, according to Hernando County authorities.
Hernando Sheriff Al Nienhuis said cadaver dogs tracked deputies to Richard Paquet's body under a dock at a canal in Hernando Beach. There is currently no evidence of foul play.
Paquet and his wife drove here to Florida from Nova Scotia, but on Tuesday, he was involved in a minor crash in Brooksville. Neither were injured and Paquet was able to drive his vehicle away from the scene. Later that night, officers were called to a restaurant in Hernando Beach. Patrons were concerned about the pair, but deputies determined Richard was okay.
"Again, he was evaluated, and the deputy didn’t see anything that really jumped out at them that caused major concern," Sheriff Nienhuis explained. "He seemed fine at that point. Unfortunately, through some investigation, we do have witnesses who do see Mr. Paquet later on that evening, several hours later…and he was acting more irrational at that time, But we were not notified. That precipitated him parking his vehicle in this neighborhood."
By midnight, Hernando County investigators said he reversed his vehicle into a driveway at Hernando Beach.
They said the husband and wife do not know the people who reside at that home. The residents didn't know the van was parked in their driveway until Wednesday morning. The homeowner called authorities around 7:30 a.m. The van’s door was open and Richard was nowhere to be found.
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Sheriff Nienhuis said they called upon other agencies, such as the Florida Fish and Wildlife and Pasco County Sheriff's Office to use their bloodhounds.
"Bloodhounds did track to a seawall, fairly close to the vehicle," he told FOX 13. "Our working theory was that Paquet made his way down to the water and had fallen in."
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office along with multiple other agencies searched the area for about 11 hours Wednesday. Thursday, the exhaustive search continued with drive teams, aviation units, underwater sonar, drones, and K9s. Deputies also went door to door in the area looking for any sign of Richard.
By Thursday, the sheriff said the search teams believed it was going to be a recovery rather than a rescue.
"This morning at first light, we had Pasco Sheriff’s Office bring their cadaver dogs, as well as their dive team and the cadaver teams, alerted in the same area that the bloodhounds had responded to and shorly thereafter, within a couple of minutes, we were able to find Mr. Paquet at the surface under a dock. And he was deceased."
"When he was found he still had his glasses on," he added. "We are relatively confident…we don’t see any evidence of foul play, whatsoever."
Raquet's stepson, Kenyan Shoebridge told FOX 13 on Thursday, his mother is wheelchair-bound, and he said she is in a state of shock.
"This is extremely uncharacteristic, Richard doesn't leave her side," Shoebridge said. "So the fact that he's missing is very concerning for us all, obviously. And the fact that it's in an area that's unfamiliar to him, unfamiliar to her, that makes it even that much worse."
Richard has no medical or cognitive issues, but he left his cellphone and wallet in the van, and the last two days have been extremely hot.
"He does have military training. He was in the Canadian Forces for 30-years. He was a medic in the forces as well. So he does have some skills, but he is aged. He's a little bit more on the frail side. And of course, with all the water around here, that makes it a little bit more challenging," Kenyan said.
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Fishing Report: May 6, 2022
MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. - Every Friday morning, Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard's Marina joins Good Day to fill viewers in on his fishing forecast as we head into the weekend.
Here is his fishing report for May 6, 2022.
Weather effects on fishing
Coming up this weekend, we have the first quarter moon Sunday. Then the full moon is May 15. This should lead to some decent water movement, especially later in the week as the full moon approaches.
However, we have some confusing weather patterns ahead that may make the fishing a little tougher as we move into the later weekend and through the workweek. We have a front coming down that will stall out and potentially back up a bit.
LINK: FOX 13 weather forecast
Some early models are showing some tropical potential even as well. We will start to feel the front Sunday into Monday and then a high pressure tries to build. Hopefully, that will work out and keep anything from moving back on top of our area.
Due to this early season activity, frontal boundaries fighting over the area variable pressure, and higher winds, it will make the later weekend into the work week a little trickier fishing-wise. Get out there ASAP or wait till late in the week for the best chances and opportunities.
Inshore
Snook action is really starting to heat up along the beaches during the day hunting live shrimp, white bait, and pinfish in the surf line. You can also target them with mirror lures or other kinds of twitch baits.
In the early morning and around dusk, in lower light conditions, the top water lures work too. Having a good pair of glasses and a lot of scouting pays off when targeting snook on the beach.
Snook (Credit: Hubbard's Marina)
Often, you are sight-casting to fish cruising the trough running parallel to the beach so cleaner, less rough conditions help. Plus, knowing where the fish are by doing lots of exploring and time on the sand. The summer will only produce more and more opportunities for you to dial this fun style of fishing in! Plus, besides the beaches, we are seeing some in the passes, but it can be a little hit-and-miss on the tides.
The back bay flats especially areas on the way to the passes and mouth of the bays have been producing plentiful schoolie-sized fish up to slot-sized fish.
However, the bigger ones are definitely a little more tricky around the flats and mangroves to find. Water warming up means a lot of the bigger fish will move to deeper water structures like bridges, docks, piers and start to make their way to the passes and beaches.
Redfish action has been really good this past week around the flats, mangroves, oyster bars, and docks around these areas. If you can find the mullet, you can find the redfish. That is once again really holding true for many anglers this past week. Also, soaking cut baits up along the mangrove shorelines is really working well too. These guys love to find easy meals right on or near the bottom as they cruise looking for smaller baitfish and crustaceans. Look for them in areas where water is moving, and the mullet are present foraging in good numbers.
Trout action has been a little spotty this past week but once again most are being found on those deeper flats. Look for them around 3 to 5 feet of water right now or on the edges of those shallower flats.
They are still very honed in on the whitebait and shrimp, but soft plastics work well to imitate their favorite prey items. Popping corks will help you overcome the winds we will be getting over the later weekend and workweek. Nothing like a live shrimp or even DOA under a good popping cork for trout.
Jack crevalle are super prolific around the area still and many are being caught around area bridges, bayous, and flats. If you’re up in the bay fishing for trout, redfish, or snook you will often find one of these guys on accident. However, they make for a great fight, and you can find them in good numbers right now if you’re looking for the signs of bait schooled up or birds working an area where bait is pushed to the surface near the flats.
Jack crevalle (Credit: Hubbard's Marina)
Mackerel are super thick still around the area and bay. Look for them in that deeper moving water where bait is present. A lot of the local fishing piers are holding good numbers of the mackerel right now.
Also, the passes are all holding mackerel and even along the beaches if the bait shows up there. Early morning, the jetties of local passes and beach fishing piers are a great place to find them. During the day, the bridges in the bay are holding plentiful mackerel too.
Black drum action around local bridges, big dock lines and even some grass flats is still going well. We are seeing some good-sized fish around the area really loving the live shrimp. Local bridges are the best places to find them, but bigger docks will hold them too. Big drum make for a great fight, while the smaller just over keeper size are good-eating too.
Black drum (Credit: Hubbard's Marina)
Mangrove snapper are getting thicker and more prolific around the inshore areas from the back bay to the passes. Nearly any structure is starting to hold more and more of these fun to catch fish. It’s a great time to get the kids out the pier, dock, or seawall and chum them up a bit and use some smaller hooks to pull up some nice mangrove snapper.
Near shore
Mackerel are thick near shore still and we are seeing quite a few of them while trolling out and back on our 5-hour half-days. Our 10- hours are moving too fast to troll most of the time, but we do sometimes get them there too.
They are from the pass out to around 60-80 feet of water, depending on where the bait is. We see them most on the four-to-six-inch spoons, but we often troll the larger spoons to have a shot for kingfish too. However, if you troll the smaller ones, often you will get more action and catch more of the mackerel too.
Mackeral (Credit: Hubbard's Marina)
You can get out there to a near shore artificial reef, anchor up and chum dozens of them to the back of the boat to free line fish them, or even drift these areas for them too.
Kingfish are around near shore still, but we aren’t seeing huge numbers of them just a few there and a few here. We are mostly getting them on the flat lines, when possible, to flatline for them while conditions allow. However, we are picking up a few trolling those larger spoons behind number one or two planners.
The real news near shore for us right now is the bountiful lane snapper, vermillion snapper, and the occasional mangrove snapper we are seeing while fishing a little deeper near shore waters. Targeting around 80 to 100 feet of water is a great area to produce lots of the vermillion, lanes, and the occasional mangroves.
Many of our 10-hour trips are averaging close to 100 to 200 lanes and vermillions respectively with a dozen to three dozen nice mangrove snapper mixed in.
We are seeing the red grouper near shore too, not tons of them but while fishing that 80 to 100-foot area. We are picking up a handful of keepers on trips. Many people aren’t targeting them as we are using smaller baits and lighter tackle for the bountiful lanes and mangrove snapper.
Also, we are seeing still tons of the 6 to 18-inch fish that will be keepers soon, but it can be frustrating to target them to catch-and-release 50 to 100 fish to only keep a few that are big enough. Due to this, many ends up lightening up leaders and using the three to four ot hooks and shrimp or small pieces of the threadfin to target the more prolific and keeper-sized snapper.
Offshore
Once again, it was a stellar week for us offshore with wahoo, yellowtail snapper, tuna, and more adding to the plentiful mangrove snapper, red grouper, vermillion, porgies, and the other typical fish we catch more often.
The 39-hour this past weekend did really well on the mangrove snapper and really brought home a nice number of the keeper red grouper. However, the endless vermillions and porgies added to the fun. Plus, trolling produced some kingfish too.
The flying HUB 2 Extreme trip this past Sunday nearly had a boat limit of the red grouper and some nice lane snapper, vermillion, and mangroves to round out the catch. They really did well out there and we look forward to more of these trips after we bolt on some brand-new Yamaha 425 engines to replace the ones that have been running so well for us.
The offshore fishing is awesome right now with steady mangrove snapper action, a few yellowtails, and lots of porgies and vermillions. The grouper are mostly the red grouper and a few scamps, and we are catching and releasing a lot of gag grouper right now to waiting for them to open up June 1.
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Jordan Cohen, George Mason University
(THE CONVERSATION) Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, many of the world’s nations have sought to support Ukrainians by sending weapons. Even before that, though, many countries were offering limited help as a result of the Russian takeover of Crimea, in southern Ukraine, in 2014.
The United States has given more than US$3 billion in military aid and has sold an additional $165 million worth of weapons to the country. New legislation suggests that this number will continue to rise, both through a streamlined process of lending or leasing equipment to Ukraine and an additional $20 billion in military aid Biden has asked Congress to approve.
As an arms trade researcher and a policy analyst at the Cato Institute, I have observed that some countries have supplied items like tanks and helicopters. These help Ukraine prevent Russia from capturing and holding Ukrainian territory. But they are not the majority of weapons transfers. The four main categories of weapons that the West has sent Ukraine are basic guns and ammunition, missiles, attack drones and artillery.
Firearms
Guns and ammunition make up a large amount of the transferred weapons. The U.S. has sent Ukraine over 50 million rounds of ammunition for handguns, rifles and artillery. Canada, Greece, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Slovenia have also supplied ammunition.
The usefulness of guns and ammunition is fairly straightforward: Without them, Ukrainian soldiers – and the civilians who have joined them – cannot defend themselves. This equipment is also simple to learn how to use, and relatively small and lightweight, making it easy to ship large amounts from one country to another.
Missiles
Countries have provided Ukraine with anti-tank, anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles, most notably the anti-tank Javelin. To date, the U.S. has provided more than 7,000 Javelins to Ukraine, and Ukrainian troops are reportedly finding them effective against Russian tanks.
Anti-tank missiles like the Javelin are easy to use, with military experts claiming it takes only 30 minutes to learn. Moreover, once fired, the Javelin requires no input from the gunner. This means that the user can fire the weapon and then flee combat without needing to steer the missile to its target.
The U.S. is currently shipping more Javelins to Ukraine than it can easily replace, so the U.S. supply may soon dwindle.
In addition, other countries are sending anti-aircraft missiles and missile systems to Ukraine. Stinger missiles are the anti-aircraft equivalent of the Javelin anti-tank weapon, light enough for one person to carry and fire, with no steering needed after firing. They can hit targets a maximum of only about 5 miles away.
German-made Gepard air-defense tanks are fast-moving armored anti-aircraft vehicles that can hit aircraft as far away as 10 miles.
The S-300 launching system, originally developed for the Soviet Union but now also used in Asia and by Slovakia and Slovenia, among other eastern European nations, is being transferred by Slovakia to Ukraine. It has a range of nearly 125 miles.
The S-300s and the Gepards are better than Stingers at fighting Russian drones, which Russia is using to fire bombs and missiles at distant targets in Ukraine.
Transfers of anti-ship missiles by the United Kingdom to Ukraine aim to prevent Russia from blockading Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.
Attack drones
Ukraine is using so-called “attack drones” made by the U.S. and Turkey to destroy Russian tanks and artillery. These weapons tend to be small – for example, the Switchblade drone that the U.S. is sending is 2 feet long and weighs 6 pounds. They range in capabilities but can destroy Russian tanks and artillery emplacements. Additionally, they were used to distract Russian missile defenses as decoys when attacking Russian ships.
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The U.S. is considering sending more advanced drones, such as the MQ-9 Reaper, which is twice as fast as the drones Ukraine is using now. The Reaper is also able to be controlled from more than 1,000 miles away – unlike the smaller drones, which need a controller to be within about 100 miles. There are concerns about whether international law might limit U.S. shipments of Reapers to Ukraine – and whether it would further entangle NATO in the war.
Artillery
Finally, countries have also recently begun sending Ukraine artillery, or large-caliber guns used for land warfare. The reason for sending these more advanced systems is that Russia is trying to “use long-range shelling to drive back most of Ukraine’s forces and only then send in ground troops and tanks to secure the land,” according to one analysis.
In this situation, artillery, while requiring more advanced training and more than one person to operate, has greater range than traditional ammunition and can help Ukraine continue to wear down the Russian forces, who still outnumber them.
The international military support for Ukraine is preventing Russia from holding land and establishing air superiority. If this continues, Russia will need to figure out a different way to wage war, one in which it can take and hold Ukrainian territory.
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Entertainment of Friday, 6 May 2022
Source: mynigeria.com
Grammy Award Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has shown off some of his toys including his latest, Richard Mille wristwatch which he acquired from a famous European jeweler.
The self-acclaimed 'African Giant' purchased for himself an RM11/02gmt, 1 kilo 100 ct + diamond Cuban, 65ct emerald cut Cuban & rose gold full diamond AP Royal Oak.
In the video shared on social media, Burna Boy expressed his excitement at his latest pieces as he dared anyone who has the same to prove it.
According to him, the RM11/02gmt wristwatch will be his third purchase aside other expensive collections he owns.
A Jeweler who flew all the way to Nigeria to present the items to Burna Boy had a swirll time with the singer and this is because the singer hosted him to a one-week of fun in Lagos.
They were spotted in clubs, and hangouts among others. The European jeweler took to his social media page to express his gratitude to Burna Boy for hosting him.
He said, "Thank you to @burnaboygram for hosting us for a week in his city, taking us everywhere and treating us like family. We’ve built a strong relationship & he’s our brother for life. Congrats on your new RM11/02gmt, 1 kilo 100 ct + diamond Cuban, 65ct emerald cut Cuban & rose gold full diamond AP Royal Oak. The African giant 'Odogwu'" | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Burna-Boy-acquires-new-Richard-Mille-wristwatch-says-no-one-can-afford-it-1531850 | 2022-05-06T14:36:39Z | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Burna-Boy-acquires-new-Richard-Mille-wristwatch-says-no-one-can-afford-it-1531850 | false |
All modes of severe weather possible this afternoon in Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A couple rounds of severe weather are likely in Middle Georgia this afternoon/evening ahead of a cold front.
Today Summary
Following the warmest morning of the week, a weak line of storms arrived in Middle Georgia around 9:00 am. Those will have passed through the region before noon, leaving mostly cloudy conditions to stick around into the afternoon. Hopefully the sun does not come out much today, however if it does the instability of the atmosphere will further increase. High temperatures this afternoon are much lower than yesterday as they top off in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Due to the increased humidity, however, it will feel sticky and uncomfortable all afternoon. If the sun comes out, this feeling will be amplified.
The Severe Threat
The risk for severe weather today in Middle Georgia is a Level 3 “Enhanced” risk, and it is in effect for all counties. A tornado watch will likely be issued for much of the Peach State heading into the later afternoon hours. It will likely remain in effect until 10 or 11 PM EDT tonight. The primary threats with today’s storms are going to be hail and strong wind gusts, however a few tornadoes are definitely on the table. The storms look to initially fire up as a bunch of individual cells which enhances the tornado threat. Even the models that are calling for the storms to arrive as a line have it arriving as a QLCS and not a straight line. A QLCS is a line that has parts that rotate embedded within the line. A few weeks ago when Middle Georgia saw the tornadoes come through was a QLCS system. QLCS tornadoes are not the strongest or longest tracking, however any tornado is dangerous and these still the potential for major damage and to be life threatening. Hail should for the most part remain small, however up to golf-ball size will be possible today. Ambient wind gusts (before the storms fire up) will likely be in the 30-40 mph range, so storm gusts could exceed 60 mph.
Tonight
Once the storms eventually do merge into a line, they will continue to push east until they are out of the region. A few straggling showers may lag behind, but those shouldn’t have a severe risk. Rain activity will slow for most of the region by 10:00 pm, and all activity should be done by midnight or shortly thereafter. Cloud cover will clear for the most part as temperatures drop much lower than they have the past several days, bottoming out in the upper 50s and lower 60s. That’s about 10 degrees cooler than last night. Winds will still remain a bit breezy from the west at 7-12 mph.
This Weekend
Saturday will see highs in the mid to upper 70s and partly cloudy skies as the back end of Friday’s storm system wraps around. This should not bring any rain to Middle Georgia, however the wind will still be pronounced as it comes in from the west-northwest at 12-17 mph. Gusts could reach speeds of 30+ mph during the afternoon. Overnight clouds will clear and low temperatures will drop into the lower 50s. Winds will come in from the north-northwest at 6-12 mph.
Mother’s Day will be rather pleasant as well with highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s and only a few clouds overhead. The wind will be a lot calmer as it comes in from the north-northeast at 5-10 mph. Overnight conditions will be clear with lows in the low to mid 50s. Winds will blow from the northeast at 5-10 mph.
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One new COVID-19 case in Namakkal
Erode May 06, 2022 19:46 ISTOne new case of COVID-19 was reported in Namakkal district on Friday, taking the overall tally to 68,010. Three persons continue to be under treatment.
No new case was reported in Erode and Salem districts.
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OLD LYME, Conn., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simpson Healthcare is a global Certified B Corporation, Women Owned and NGLCC certified LGBTBE organization disrupting and transforming global medical communications on many different fronts. Today, we announce that Scott Algiere will assume the new position as Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, 2022. He will assume all responsibilities in leading and managing Simpson Healthcare and report to our principal, Kelly Simpson-Angelini.
"I am thrilled to welcome Scott to this role as CEO at Simpson Healthcare. Scott has an impressive track record here at Simpson. He joined the organization in 1999 and has served as executive leader, CFO, CTO and overseen all aspects of our human resource management. Scott led our company to bring all of our secure data to the cloud in 2017 so when Covid struck our world, everything was there at our fingertips, accessible and safe. We were doing business successfully in the virtual environment years ahead of the world needing business to pivot when the pandemic struck. Scott's vision and strategic insight about our industry and our business has continued to support transformation and competitiveness across global healthcare," said Kelly Simpson-Angelini. "Scott is stepping into this role as CEO after 23 years of great leadership with the organization. As we continue to disrupt and transform, I look forward to working with Scott to amplify the Simpson Story and our growth."
Throughout Scott's tenure at Simpson, he has delivered numerous transformative initiatives to the company and our clients. Scott has helped shape new offerings in the scientific communications space. Scott has supported the creation of unique partnerships and individual growth amongst our employees. Scott has led integrated digital transformation within Simpson to ready us for more big data security, platform development, integration of AI platforms and new content development strategies for the future.
As an ambassador for diversity and inclusion, Scott led our team to become a NGLCC certified LGBTBE organization. Scott has contributed in countless ways to steward training, development, recruitment and broad support for all Simpson employees. His leadership and dedication in this important area began well before it became popular, it is just who he is as a leader.
Just recently, Scott also led a team of Simpson employees to become a Certified B Corporation as well. Simpson joined an elite group of just 5,000 companies around the world, sized small and big, in every industry. Certified B Corporations are a community of visionary leaders, driving a global movement of people using business as a force for good. We're just getting started in this area of our important work.
Before his career at Simpson Healthcare, Scott served as Chief Financial Officer for a physician practice management company as well as senior financial leadership roles for two regional healthcare systems in Connecticut.
"I am honored and humbled to accept the role of CEO for Simpson Healthcare and look forward to leading this extremely talented team. I know that I speak for everyone in thanking Kelly for her leadership and vision to Simpson Healthcare. I am incredibly excited to continue building on our success of delivering innovative solutions in healthcare that create value for our clients, empower our employees, and positively impact the global community." said Scott Algiere.
"I couldn't be more excited about the next chapter for Simpson Healthcare, for Scott, for our partners and employees and for our clients. I'm personally excited to be able to continue to offer strategic thinking and governance as the company continues its' important healthcare work. As principal for Simpson Healthcare and with Scott as CEO, I'm looking forward to working more directly with some of our other startups in the healthcare space, along with serving on a multitude of boards in the areas of equality, education, queer rights, B-Corp everything, patient healthcare/access and children's issues." "More to come from me and some of my new crusades later this year," said Kelly Simpson-Angelini.
Contacts:
Kelly Simpson-Angelini
Principal, Simpson Healthcare
860-227-4963
Scott Algiere
CEO
860-306-0953
salgiere@simpsonhealthcare.com
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Sunderland City Council food safety inspectors have assessed these businesses for their food hygiene and given them scores from zero to five.
A zero star rating is bottom of the scale, and means “urgent improvement is required”, while a five-star rating is top of the scale, and means “the hygiene standards are very good” and fully comply with the law.
Inspectors look at areas such as hygienic food handling, cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, along with management of food safety, when giving a rating.
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For a business to get the top rating, they must do well in all three elements and if the top rating is not given, the officer will explain the actions needed to improve their hygiene rating.
Businesses that are given low ratings must make urgent improvements to hygiene standards, with the food safety officer having several enforcement options available to them to ensure that improvements are made.
The food safety officer will also tell the business how quickly these improvements must be made and a reassessment will be carried out to ensure that the issues raised are corrected.
If improvements are not made, the owners could face legal action from the local authority.
Scroll down to read the full list of new food hygiene ratings in postcode order.
SR2
Yuvraaj Restaurant, Douro House, 5 - 7 Douro Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 7DX – rated four stars on March 29, 2022.
Langham Tower, Ryhope Road, Sunderland, SR2 7DN – rated one star on March 25, 2022.
The Rosedene, 125 Queen Alexandra Road, Sunderland, SR2 9BT – rated five stars on April 22, 2022.
Yummy Kitchen, 49 Villette Road, Sunderland, SR2 8RD – rated zero stars on March 24, 2022.
SR3
Aunt Maud's Tasty Dinners, 32 Londonderry Street, Sunderland, SR3 2AY – rated five stars on May 3, 2022.
SR4
The Snack Shack, 98A The Broadway, Grindon, Sunderland, SR4 8NX – rated one star on March 28, 2022.
SR5
Gourmet Fast Foods, 45 Cockermouth Road, Sunderland, SR5 3LU – rated five stars on April 26, 2022.
NE37
CafeK9, Unit 3, Concord House, Speculation Place, Concord, NE37 2AS – rated five stars on April 27, 2022.
NE38
The Forge, The Farriers Forge, The Green Washington, NE38 7AB – rated five stars on May 4, 2022.
The Green Tea Room And Florist, The Green, Washington, NE38 7AB – rated five stars on May 4, 2022.
Leaf & Bean, Discount Decor, Outlet 29, Phoenix Road, Washington, NE38 0AD – rated five stars on April 28, 2022.
Cafe Life, Washington Mind (The Life House), Grasmere Terrace, Washington, NE38 7LP – rated five stars on April 5.
DH4
Pizza Dial, A 5 Imperial Buildings, Houghton-Le-Spring, DH4 4DJ – rated five stars on March 29, 2022.
DH5
N&H Fisheries, 70 High Street, Houghton-Le-Spring, DH5 0JN – rated three stars on March 29, 2022.
The Davy Lamp, Brick Garth, Houghton-Le-Spring, DH5 0LE – rated three stars on March 29, 2022. | https://www.sunderlandecho.com/business/these-15-businesses-in-and-around-sunderland-have-been-awarded-new-hygiene-ratings-according-to-the-food-standards-agency-3683900 | 2022-05-06T14:49:10Z | https://www.sunderlandecho.com/business/these-15-businesses-in-and-around-sunderland-have-been-awarded-new-hygiene-ratings-according-to-the-food-standards-agency-3683900 | true |
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, May 6, 2022
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DENSE FOG ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
858 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
Patchy dense fog is still present in some areas, but is expected
to dissipate within the next hour. Make sure to slow down when
driving through fog, as reduced visibilities can make driving
hazardous.
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Fast Phone Repair Reopens as Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions, Offering Fast Fixes on Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and More
MANKATO, Minn., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Local tech repair provider Fast Phone Repair has reopened as an Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions franchise. Now known as Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions Mankato, the store offers professional repair services for anything with a power button, from smartphones, tablets, and computers to game consoles, smart speakers, and drones—and everything in between.
While common repairs include cracked screens, battery issues, and water damage, the company's repair experts have fixed millions of devices and can help with most any tech mishap, and many basic repairs can be completed in two hours or less.
The store is owned by James Gorecki, who also owns five additional locations across Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. No stranger to tech repair, Gorecki founded Fast Phone Repair and is excited for the opportunity to continue growing his business as part of the Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions family.
"Offering top-notch service is our number one priority, while keeping the community connected," Gorecki said. "Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions Mankato is committed to ensuring locals have a go-to spot for tech repair that's not only affordable but also convenient."
The store's expert repair technicians fix all kinds of technology, regardless of make or model, and the store is an authorized repair provider for Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel smartphones. Customers can book a repair appointment online or stop by the store for walk-in service. The store offers free, no-obligation diagnostics on all gadgets, as well as a 1-year limited warranty on all repairs. It even offers a price match guarantee on any local competitor's regularly published price for the same repair.
The new Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions store brings the company's retail footprint to more than 800 locations across the U.S. Formerly known as uBreakiFix®, all U.S. locations will rebrand as Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions throughout 2022.
"We are excited to serve people in Mankato with fast and affordable tech repair," said Dave Barbuto, CEO of Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions. "We all rely on our phones and laptops more than ever before, and our mission is bigger than repairing shattered screens and broken charge ports. We fix tech because people depend on it to stay connected to things that are important to them. I look forward to serving this community through our new location."
The new store is located at:
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions
121 Sioux Rd, Mankato, MN 56001
(507) 779-7777
About Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™, formerly known as uBreakiFix®, is the retail brand operated and franchised by a subsidiary of tech care company Asurion®. As the world's leading tech care company, Asurion eliminates the fears and frustrations associated with technology to ensure its 300 million customers get the most out of their devices, appliances, and connections. Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions stores specialize in the repair of consumer technology, including smartphones, game consoles, tablets, computers, and nearly everything in between. Asurion Tech Repair and Solutions repair experts fix cracked screens, software issues, camera issues, and most other tech mishaps at more than 700 stores across the U.S. The stores provide fast, affordable fixes for nearly any device type, regardless of make or model, including authorized repairs for Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
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Airbnb stock (NASDAQ
Over Q1 2022, Airbnb saw its revenues surge 70% from a year ago to $1.51 billion, with total nights and experiences booked surpassing pre-pandemic levels, coming in at over 102 million. Airbnb’s average daily rates for bookings also rose 5% from a year ago to $168 in the quarter, although the growth rate was slower compared to Q4 2021 when it rose 20%. Net losses also reduced considerably, driven by better cost management and higher revenues, to just about $19 million, while adjusted EBITDA stood at $229 million, compared to a loss of $248 million in the year-ago period. Things are expected to remain strong over Q2 as well, with the company guiding for between $2.03 billion and $2.13 billion in revenue, representing a growth of at least 52% versus last year as bookings for the summer are trending ahead of 2019 levels.
So is Airbnb stock still a buy at current levels of around $156 per share? We think the stock still has a little more upside. Although the stock trades at a relatively high 13x consensus 2022 revenues, this is justified by the company’s solid growth rates. Additionally, Airbnb’s asset-light, high operating leverage business model, should enable it to be very profitable in the long run, as revenues continue to expand. The company is also likely to see less of an impact from the surging inflation compared to other gig economy players, given the lower labor intensity of its business. Airbnb is also likely to post its first full-year profit in 2022 and this could also prove a catalyst for the stock in a market where investors are increasingly prioritizing earnings and cash flows. We value Airbnb stock at about $180 per share, or about 14.5x our projected 2022 revenues for the company. Our price estimate is about 15% ahead of the current market price. See our interactive analysis on Airbnb Valuation: Expensive Or Cheap? for more details. See our dashboard on Airbnb Revenue for an overview of Airbnb’s business model and how its revenues are likely to trend.
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NEW YORK, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for TPIC, SMFR, HPK, ICPT, and TNXP.
To see how InvestorsObserver's proprietary scoring system rates these stocks, view the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alert by selecting the corresponding link.
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NEW YORK, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Veracity Worldwide, a leading strategic advisory and market intelligence firm, has appointed Jay Truesdale as its new Chief Executive Officer. Jay brings over 20 years of risk, strategy, and crisis preparedness expertise to Veracity Worldwide and its global client base.
Jay is joining Veracity from McKinsey & Company, where he was a leader on risk management and strategy topics spanning five continents and a broad range of industries. Prior to McKinsey, he served as Chief of Staff at the US Embassy in Pakistan and Special Assistant to then-Deputy Secretaries of State Antony Blinken and William Burns. He also held diplomatic postings in Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, and at the US Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Jay is a US Navy veteran and a former Fulbright Scholar, Boren Fellow, and Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. He holds degrees from Stanford, Harvard, and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts, and he speaks Russian, German, and French.
Steven Fox, Veracity's founder, will become the firm's Executive Chairman, where he will manage select client relationships and focus on Veracity's work in the mining and energy sectors.
"Jay is a deeply knowledgeable and principled leader for whom I have much respect," Fox said. "He inspires all around him, and I am incredibly pleased that he has joined Veracity Worldwide as CEO." Looking ahead, Fox noted, "Jay's expertise in geopolitical, market, and reputational risks, supply chain resilience, and a host of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) concerns will be invaluable to our clients around the world."
"It is a tremendous honor to serve as CEO of Veracity Worldwide," said Truesdale. "I will focus on supporting our clients' immediate and longer-term needs by helping them make informed decisions and navigate unforeseen risks. Veracity's 15-year track record and team of expert practitioners offer an unparalleled platform for further growth and impact."
With offices in New York, London, Tokyo, and Melbourne, Veracity Worldwide (www.VeracityWorldwide.com) is the premier strategic advisory and market intelligence firm focused on geopolitical, corruption, ESG, and reputational risks in challenging markets. Its values-based approach, on-the-ground experience, and deep source networks result in credible insights, actionable analysis, and impact for clients.
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Woman who drove down garage stairwell claims she was ‘just following her GPS,’ police say
PORTLAND, Maine (Gray News) – A woman who drove through a police department garage and down a stairwell claimed she was “just following her GPS instructions,” police in Maine said.
The Portland, Maine, Police Department said the 26-year-old woman drove through the parking garage, across a pedestrian plaza and then tried to drive down a stairwell, where her vehicle got stuck.
Police said they don’t believe it was the fault of the GPS but, rather, the woman’s “excessive blood alcohol level.”
The woman was issued a summons for operating while under the influence.
No one was injured in the incident, and police said there was only a small amount of property damage.
“Please don’t drink and drive,” the police department wrote in a Facebook post.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, May 6, 2022
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Here’s a look at Friday’s business headlines with Jane King.
AAA: Indiana sees biggest gas price increase
Indiana saw one of the biggest increases in gas prices of any state.
AAA says the price in the state is up 16 cents over the past week.
Only 10 states say that large of an increase.
The state average gas price is $4.20 a gallon.
American employers added 428,000 jobs in April
The unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%.
We thought it might drop to 3.5%, which would have been the lowest since February 2020.
Manufacturing added 55,000 jobs last month. It was one of the biggest sectors of job additions last month.
USDA: Price of eggs is up
Nationally, the average price of grade A large eggs last week was $1.66 a dozen, up 12% from the prior week and nearly 73% from last year, according to the USDA.
Shoppers are paying about 5% more for whole chickens than a year ago, making poultry a relative bargain given grocery prices overall are 10% higher and the price of beef is up 16%.
The reason is the bird flu.
Johnson & Johnson stock falls
Johnson and Johnson’s stock fell as the Food and Drug Administration limited the use of the vaccine to people 18 and older for whom other shots aren’t accessible or clinically appropriate.
The reason was a rare blood clotting disorder.
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The Minister who 'died twice' and his handler: Photo of Labour MP John Stonehouse walking with his Czech spymaster before he faked his own death is revealed for the first time
- The grainy black and white photograph was taken by the Czech secret service
- It shows Stonehouse and Czech controller Robert Husak in London’s Belgravia
- Photograph was filed away in case it was ever needed to blackmail Stonehouse
- He's alleged to have started in 1959 after he was promised financial rewards
A photo of Labour MP John Stonehouse walking with his Czech spymaster before he faked his own death has been revealed for the first time.
The grainy black and white image was taken secretly by the Czech secret service in 1967 so it could be used as potential ‘kompromat’ to manipulate Stonehouse into revealing more secrets.
It shows Stonehouse and his Czech controller Robert Husak walking down Lowndes Street in London’s Belgravia towards the Carlton Tower Hotel at the height of the Cold War.
The picture was filed away in case it was ever needed to blackmail Stonehouse, who was then an aviation minister in Harold Wilson’s Government.
It remained hidden away in Czech security service archives – long after Stonehouse’s spying activities were exposed – until it was recently found among a cache of photographs.
The image of the two men in dark suits and ties, and carrying newspapers is now due to be shown in the forthcoming Channel 4 documentary The Spy Who Died Twice.
The image, covertly taken by the Czech secret service, shows Stonehouse and his controller Robert Husak walking down Lowndes Street in London’s Belgravia towards the Carlton Tower Hotel at the height of the Cold War
Stonehouse is alleged to have first started spying for the Czechoslovakia in 1959 after he was promised help with his political ambitions and financial rewards in return for information
Keeley Winstone, the director of the documentary, discovered the pictures while working on her co-authored book Agent Twister.
The book tells of Stonehouse’s life and gets its title from one of his codenames Twister, given to him by his handlers.
She said: ‘I was gobsmacked when I first unearthed these photographs in the files when researching my book.
‘The Czechs took them in the hope that they could compromise Stonehouse into giving them better intelligence. Not only do they confirm the relationship, but they’re incredibly evocative of the 1960s and the era of Cold War espionage.’
Stonehouse famously faked his own death in 1974 – seven years after the picture of him with Husak was taken – when he left a pile of clothes on a beach in Miami to make it appear he had drowned or been taken by a shark.
He then assumed a new identity with a false passport and flew to Australia to escape his financial troubles and marriage, starting a new life with his young mistress and parliamentary secretary Sheila Buckley.
His wife of 27 years Barbara, the mother of his three children, was convinced that he had died until police arrested him in Melbourne nearly five weeks after his faked disappearance.
Australian police had initially suspected he was runaway peer Lord Lucan who was wanted for the murder of his children’s nanny Sandra Rivett.
Stonehouse was subsequently deported back to the UK and jailed for seven years for fraud after an Old Bailey trial in 1976, forcing him to stand down as an MP.
His disappearance was inevitably likened to the plot from the 1970s BBC comedy The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, first screened just weeks after his trial.
The hit comedy featured middle class Perrin played by Leonard Rossiter, faking his death by stripping off and jumping into the sea to escape his boring life.
Stonehouse pictured during a trip to the US in 1967 ten years after he was first elected as a Labour Co-operative MP
Stonehouse was first elected as a Labour Co-operative MP in 1957 when he became Britain’s youngest MP at the age of 32.
Known for his dashing good looks, he was tipped to be a potential future Labour leader and Prime Minister.
He made a name for himself in 1959 by speaking out against the white minority Government in Southern Rhodesia during a fact finding trip to the African country which led to him being deported.
Stonehouse is alleged to have first started spying for the Czechoslovakian Security Services (StB) in 1959 after he was promised help with his political ambitions and financial rewards in return for information.
He was said to have been targeted after the spy network noted his weakness for women and his numerous affairs, despite being a married father-of-two.
His first handler Vlado Koudelka gave him the codename Kolon, in a nod to his interest in former British colonies.
As an opposition MP, he provided intelligence on the Labour Party and British colonies in Africa, where the Czechs were desperate to gain influence and trade.
The documentary has also unearthed reports written by Koudelka in the opened up archives, revealing that Stonehouse was at first paid more than £500 a year for information.
His report said: ‘The recruitment of British Labour MP John Stonehouse was made. He accepted principles of conspiracy and agreed to obey by them.
‘He makes many interpellations in parliament to draw attention to himself. He is not driven by any one political concept he would fight for.
‘He is more interested in becoming someone in public life. I will make sure that the annual average does not fall below £500 and the amount will be associated with the quality of information.
‘I have confirmed that he is scared of being compromised. This is a positive finding as we could well use it in future.’
Stonehouse was appointed Aviation Minister in 1967, when his codename was changed to Twister and his payments upped to £1,500 a year
A second handler, Premysl Holan, took over in 1961 and encouraged Stonehouse’s interest in Africa, suggesting meetings every few weeks, according to the files.
Holan described on meeting on ‘15th November 1961,’ writing ‘Met at Lucullus Restaurant on Mincing Lane. Kolon provided short but valuable report on Tanganyika’.
Another entry dated ‘8th December 1961’ said: ‘He parked his car in the dead end of Eden Street, NW1 and £100 was placed for a report on the British political approach towards Katanga.’
By the time, Husak took over in 1966, Stonehouse was a Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Aviation, and he was appointed Aviation Minister the following year.
Husak changed Stonehouse’s codename to Twister and upped his payment to £1,500 a year, in return for ‘information regarding British government decisions in the matter of Germany, relations with USA and British policies regarding Africa’.
One of their final meetings together was in the Chelsea Room, at the Carlton Tower Hotel.
Husak wrote: ‘We went by taxi to the RAC Club at his request, and he got really drunk, something he has never done before.
‘He is deeply disillusioned with Labour’s dismal position. He accepted his handover will happen. We said the extent of co-operation of UK-Germany and UK-US relations, and he should make most use of his relationship with Wilson as possible.’
Stonehouse began to try and distance himself from the Czechs by the time he was appointed to the prestigious role of Postmaster General in Harold Wilson’s Government in 1968.
Stonehouse flew to Australia to escape his financial troubles and marriage, starting a new life with his young mistress and parliamentary secretary Sheila Buckley (left)
He came close to being identified as a spy in 1969 when Czech defector Major Josef Frolik included him in a list of more than 400 names of Western figures who had spied for the Soviet Bloc country.
But Stonehouse was able to persuade MI5 that there was no truth to the allegations and he was believed because of the lack of evidence.
His final handler Karel Pravec revealed that Stonehouse had stopped his spying activities, writing in the files on January 20, 1970: ‘It has been impossible to contact Twister for over a year. He always feared exposure and interrupted co-operation.’
Margaret Thatcher and senior Cabinet ministers had Stonehouse’ spying activities confirmed by another defector in 1980, but his treachery was again covered up due to insufficient evidence to charge him.
Stonehouse married his secretary Sheila in 1981 and tried to launch a new career as a thriller writer, but he died of a heart attack in 1988.
His spying activities were only exposed by the Mail On Sunday after the Czech Republic became a democracy in 1993 and eventually threw open its secret service archives.
The former MP’s file, numbed 43075, was found to contain 500 pages of secret documents.
Stonehouse always maintained that he was not a traitor when allegations against him first emerged during his lifetime.
He once said: ‘There was a Czech agent, a man called Husak, who was over here with the Czech embassy.
‘Certainly, any relationship I had with Husak was absolutely official…. It is true that when I was a Minister and, indeed, before, I associated with Communist agents. I did not know at the time that they were spies.’
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Meet the bronze deep-sea DRAGON! Scientists spot a rare torpedo-like dragonfish lurking in the twilight zone of Monterey Bay – marking only the fourth time it's been seen
- New footage of the highfin dragonfish was shot off the coast of Monterey Bay
- It was shot in the ocean's 'twilight zone' where there's almost no sunlight at all
- Researchers had to shine light from a remotely operated vehicle to see the fish
- The fish has smooth skin and a metallic bronze hue that helps with camouflage
An incredibly rare species of deep-sea dragonfish with a shimmering metallic bronze hue has been spotted in the 'twilight zone'.
Marine scientists filmed the highfin dragonfish (Bathophilus flemingi) at 980 feet (300 metres) deep in Monterey Bay, Moss Landing, California.
Footage shows the fish elegantly swimming through the water, like a bronze Parker pen or a sleek torpedo falling through the air.
This species – which is the rarest of all the dragonfish – has smooth skin and a bronze colour that may help with camouflage for hunting.
Although they are strong swimmers, they prefer to lie in wait and ambush unsuspecting fish and crustaceans.
The twilight zone begins where only 1 per cent of light reaches and ends where there is no light at all. There's so little light at this level that marine life have to rely on faint silhouettes to find prey. So the highfin dragonfish produces light to mask its silhouette
The video was shot by experts from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) during a recent expedition aboard their research vessel Western Flyer, using an unmanned, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) submersible equipped with an ultra high-definition resolution 4K video camera.
The ROV had descended to the twilight zone (also known as the mesopelagic zone) which spans 660 feet (200 metres) to 3,300 feet (1,000 metres) down.
The twilight zone begins where only one per cent of light reaches and ends where there is no light at all.
There's so little light at this level that marine life have to rely on faint silhouettes to find prey.
'MBARI researchers have observed a few different dragonfishes in the depths of Monterey Bay, but this one is the rarest we've encountered,' the institute said in a statement.
'In more than three decades of deep-sea research and more than 27,600 hours of video, we've only seen this particular species four times.'
Footage of the highfin dragonfish (Bathophilus flemingi) swimming downwards in 'the twilight zone' - the part of the ocean spanning 660 feet (200 metres) to 3,300 feet (1,000 metres) down
The species' metallic bronze colour absorbs remnants of blue light that make it down to the depths, rendering the fish nearly invisible
The highfin dragonfish can be up to 6.5 inches (16.5cm) long, although researchers did not catch this particular specimen so measurements weren't made.
Like other creatures in the twilight zone, the highfin dragonfish uses a trick called counter-illumination – meaning it uses light to mask its silhouette, helping it blend in with its surroundings when it needs to hide.
According to Bruce Robison, senior scientist with MBARI, its metallic bronze colour absorbs remnants of blue light that make it down to the depths, rendering the fish nearly invisible.
'But when we shine our white lights on it, it's just gorgeous,' Robison told Live Science.
MBARI scientists have observed several different dragonfishes in the depths of Monterey Bay, but this species is a 'rare treat'
Being effectively invisible means that the dragonfish can often go unnoticed by its unfortunate prey and swallow them whole.
The cunning species has another amazing trick to lure predators – it has a small light-emitting filament that extends from its chin.
'It uses that lure to attract prey that see the spot of glowing light and are drawn to it because they think it's something small enough that they can eat,' Robison said.
The discovery was made by marine scientists at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, which looks over Monterey Bay. Monterey Canyon is an underwater canyon in Monterey Bay
Its fins also have long, thin, wing-like filaments that may sense vibrations in the water, alerting the fish when predators or prey is approaching.
They likely provide stability and keep the fish from sinking while it lies in wait for food.
MBARI scientists have observed several different dragonfishes in the depths of Monterey Bay.
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Madeline Holtznagel shares candid photos from her private life with billionaire boyfriend Justin Hemmes as they host party at his mansion
Madeline Holtznagel has given her fans a glimpse at her private life with boyfriend Justin Hemmes.
The model and the billionaire pub baron hosted the Silver Party charity event at Hemmes' own mansion, The Hermitage, in Sydney's Vaucluse, last month.
In a series of candid photos shared to Instagram on Friday, Madeline, 26, gave a glimpse at the luxurious home owned by Justin, 49.
Insider: Madeline Holtznagel (pictured) has given her fans a glimpse at her private life with boyfriend Justin Hemmes. The model and the billionaire pub baron hosted the Silver Party charity event at Hemmes' own mansion, The Hermitage, in Sydney's Vaucluse, last month
In one image, Madeline sits outside on a number of cushions, a balcony, lighting rig and instruments visible in the background.
Another photo shows her puckering up as Justin laughs, the pair sharing a drink inside the home.
One more depicts Madeline sitting on the lap of her fellow model sister Simone Holtznagel, 28, on a chair in a living area.
Peek: In a series of candid photos shared to Instagram on Friday, Madeline, 26, gave a glimpse at the luxurious home owned by Justin, 49. One photo shows her puckering up as Justin laughs, the pair sharing a drink inside the home
Sisters: One more depicts Madeline sitting on the lap of her fellow model sister Simone Holtznagel, (right) on a chair in a living area.
Famous friends: Other guests party in yet more photos, including designer Pip Edwards, 41, who was wearing a crochet dress
Party all night: Images showed the guests having a good time at the mansion
Further images depict the elaborate set up in the yard, with a bar, cane seating and chefs hard at work.
Other guests party in yet more photos, including designer Pip Edwards, 41, who was wearing a crochet dress.
While it's not known exactly how long Justin and Madeline have been dating, she recently hinted their relationship has carried on longer than many people expect.
Wow! Further images depict the elaborate set up in the yard, including a bar
Fancy: There were lanterns hanging up in the bamboo in the yard
Cooking up a storm: Chefs were hard at work cooking for the party
Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald in October, Madeline said they'd actually met two years before reports emerged of their relationship early last year.
'We have known each other for two years and met when I was modelling in Singapore,' she said at the time.
The couple have remained quite private through the duration of their relationship but are believed to be living together.
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Joy Wang
Updated: May 06, 2022 08:13 AM
Created: May 06, 2022 08:08 AM
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — This Saturday, the parents of a New Mexico teen are bringing back a CrossFit competition and fundraiser to raise awareness for a cause near and dear to them.
Five years ago, McLaren Jones died by suicide. Now his parents, Suzanne and Tim Jonas, are bringing back the McLaren Cup competition as a fundraiser event to raise awareness for suicide prevention May 7.
“He loved riding dirt bikes,” said Suzanne Jonas, McLaren’s mom. “He loved animals.”
At 15 years old, McLaren Jonas – better known as Mac – was a typical teenager.
“He liked motorsports. He had his own car he saved up a bunch of money. He had his own car before he is even 16 years old,” remembered Tim Jonas, McLaren’s dad. “He loved his family, computers, gaming, he had lots of friends.”
Five years ago, in 2017, however, Mac died by suicide.
“He never talked about suicide, he was always a happy kid,” Tim described. “He had never gotten in fights. It didn't seem like he was ever in trouble with it.”
Mac’s parents have since dedicated their lives to suicide prevention.
“It's time to get over the stigma," Tim said. “It's time to talk about these kinds of things and not try to keep it within your own household or within your own self or person.”
In 2019, they held the first McLaren Cup, a CrossFit competition and fundraiser.
“Our CrossFit community has just been wildly supportive of us,” Suzanne said.
The pandemic prevented any events over the past two years but, this Saturday, the McLaren Cup is back.
“One thing we really want to say to the youth today is that, if you're feeling down, if you're feeling overly lonely or lonely at all, reach out to somebody that you trust, reach out to your parents and to your teachers or counselors or even your friends,” Suzanne said. “What I would like to say to the friends is, if you have a friend who comes to you and says, ‘I'm feeling really down, I'm feeling like I don't matter,’ don't just blow it off.”
This year’s proceeds will go to Ten-82.
“Ten-82 supports the employees of first responders and their families,” Tim explained. “That includes police fire, EMS, military.”
Tim and Suzanne are each first responders. Suzanne is a nurse and Tim is a firefighter of 29 years. Since the pandemic, he says he's seen a lot more troubled or lonely kids.
“When we lost McLaren, they were really really there for us,” Suzanne said.
“They called us, we didn't even call them. They called us and said ‘what can we do for you?’," Tim recalled. "Suzanne just got a new job and they basically helped support her while she was able to until she was able to go back to work."
At the end of the event, both high schools in Rio Rancho will also compete.
“It was so amazing to see so many kids come out,” Suzanne said. “Afterwards, they all sat down on the grass – all the football players together – and they listened to us. It was just so, so wonderful and meaningful, so I know it's gonna be even more so now after the pandemic.”
If you or someone you know is in crisis, the National Suicide Hotline is 800-273-8255.
The McLaren Cup goes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the main Rio Rancho police station, at 500 Quantum Road. The event is being held in partnership with CrossFit Rio Rancho.
There will be food trucks and you don’t need to compete to take part. It’s $1 to go and $20 to compete in teams of two.
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Maurice Levy also known as Morris Levy is the son of businessman and property developer Sam Levy who was a known for constructing Sam Levy Village.
Businesses
Maurice Levy was the owner of Club H2O which was located at Sam Levy Village.[1] Club H2O was renamed Pablo'z Club & VIP.[2]
Abuse of Workers
Security guards alleged that Maurice Levy and his brother Isaac were abusing them. Morris was accused of using obscene language to abuse them on a daily basis.
In one incident, Morris forced a security guard identified as Edwin Madziro to carry a large concrete and brick rouble on his head from Avondale to Borrowdale on 12 October 2016 as punishment for neglecting his duties.
Morris Levy found Madziro sitting on the rubble at work during lunchtime while having his lunch. Madziro was manning Levy’s residence in Avondale. This angered his boss, Morris Levy who accused him of neglecting his duties and immediately ordered him to carry the block on his head from his Avondale residence to Sam Levy Village with a car following him to ensure that he complied with the order.
It was alleged that Morris Levy also instructed one of his employees to take a picture of Mr Madziro carrying the block at Sam Levy Village to prove that he had arrived at the place and completed the punishment.
Samy Levy Village’s head of security Charles Kapfupi admitted that Madziro had received punishment for his behaviour at work but dismissed allegations that he was battling for his life.
He said Madziro was reporting for duty and that he was a ‘special’ guard who was entrusted to safeguard Morris Levy’s residence. When Madziro's co-workers heard of the reports that he had been illtreated they went to Levy's offices at Sam Levy Village protesting over the cruel punishment.[3]
Three security guards were fired and appeared in court on 26 October 2016 charged with disorderly conduct. The three were not asked to plead, when they appeared before magistrate, Victoria Mashamba, who remanded them to November 22 for trial.[4]
On 6 December 2016, the trio was acquitted of the charge. Harare magistrate, Victoria Mashamba discharged Flint Chombo Chisuko (31), Steven Tendai Banda (32) and Patrick Wengai Zhuwau (41) after determining that the State had failed to establish a case against the guards. [5]
References
- ↑ WINSTONE ANTONIO, Moyo: Comfortable among lights, cables and rigs, NewsDay, Published: November 11, 2017, Retrieved: May 6, 2022
- ↑ Pabloz Club (formerly Club H2O), viberate.com, Published: No Date Given, Retrieved: May 6, 2022
- ↑ Nyemudzai Kakore, Levy punishment for worker cruel, The Herald, Published: October 15, 2016, Retrieved: May 5, 2022
- ↑ DESMOND CHINGARANDE, Fired protesting Sam Levy guards appear in court, NewsDay, Published: October 27, 2016, Retrieved: May 5, 2022
- ↑ Sam Levy security guards acquitted after protesting against inhumane & racist treatment against colleague, Pindula News, Published: December 8, 2016, Retrieved: May 6, 2022 | https://www.pindula.co.zw/index.php?title=Maurice_Levy&diff=117222&oldid=117220 | 2022-05-06T15:37:10Z | https://www.pindula.co.zw/index.php?title=Maurice_Levy&diff=117222&oldid=117220 | true |
Starting Saturday, you can once again eat alfresco in Easton.
The city’s expanded outdoor dining program — which was first implemented in 2020 at the height of the pandemic— will open for the season for participating restaurants and run through the fall.
The city’s Department of Public Works has placed cement jersey walls in parking spaces in front of or alongside of participating restaurants to cordon off their expanded outdoor dining areas.
The program is slated to begin Saturday regardless of the forecast.
The list of participating restaurants includes: 3rd & Ferry Fish Market, Colonial Pizza, Easton Public Market restaurants, Josie’s Deli, Mesa Modern Mexican, Porters’ Pub, River Grille, Sette Luna, Stoke Coal Fire Pizza, The Standard, Tierra De Fuego and Two Rivers Brewing.
In its third year, the outdoor dining program has been branded “Easton Alfresco,” which will not only promote participating restaurants but all city restaurants that offer some type of outdoor dining, whether on a patio, deck, or sidewalk.
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SSLC, higher secondary examination results soon
General Education Minister V. Sivankutty on Friday said that the SSLC exam results would be announced by June 15. Opening the State-level distribution of handloom uniform materials to students here, he said efforts would be made to declare the results of higher secondary exams by June 20. He also informed that the special camps planned for National Service Scheme volunteers were postponed in view of Plus One exams.
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Upstate Parent: Tips for healthy snacks that keep kids happy in between meals
Tara Ross, Registered Dietitian with the HeartLife program at Prisma Health Upstate, is also a mom and an expert in the healthy snack department. Here are her tips for healthy snacks that keep kids happy in between meals. Make substitutions as needed for allergies and remember to avoid choking hazards for young children. And while homemade is great, Ross isn’t opposed to store-bought snacks to make life easier. See her list for some dietitian favorites that are ready to grab and go.
Remember to practice what’s called the division of responsibility to help minimize conflict. This simply means that your job as the parent is to decide what foods you’ll offer, when snack time will be, and where snacks should be eaten. Your child’s job is to decide if and how much they will eat. For older kids, it may be helpful to involve them in the planning process or offer a choice (would you prefer nuts or cheese with your apple slices?) but ultimately you still decide what is served.
Make snacks more balanced by including fiber, fat, and protein. Fiber can come from vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, nuts, and seeds. Protein and fat can be found in nuts, seeds, nut butter, cheese, meat, eggs, yogurt, and avocado. Many snack foods tend to be high in carbohydrates but low in fiber and protein, which can leave kids (and parents) less satisfied.
Prep snacks ahead of time to reduce snack time stress and use pre-portioned containers such as bento boxes to make storing and serving easy. Muffins made with oats or whole wheat flour, pureed fruit such as bananas, and Greek yogurt can be an easy high fiber, protein-rich option to make ahead. They work well for breakfast, too. If you have constant requests for pre-dinner snacks, consider putting out a veggie “appetizer” tray.
Don’t be afraid to rely on packaged snacks when you need to (hello, spring sports!). There are plenty of choices available that have less sugar, more protein, and more fiber. Just try to keep added sugars to less than 6 grams per serving and fiber to 3 grams or more per serving.
Healthy snack ideas:
- Fruit/dried fruit with nuts or nut butter (Use Sunbutter for nut allergies.)
- Make your own to-go pouches of fruit and nuts (Kids can help!)
- Ants on a log or apple “nachos”
- Fruit with a Greek yogurt dip
- Fruit with cheese
- Use grapes, berries, and precut fruit to save time
- Make skewers/kabobs to keep it interesting
- Greek yogurt with whole grain cereal
- Multigrain tortilla chips with salsa or guacamole (Add cheese for more protein.)
- Veggies with a hummus, guacamole, ranch, or yogurt dip
- Carrot chips/sticks, bell pepper slices, cucumber slices, sugar snap peas
- Make your own ranch dressing with a Greek yogurt base
- Mix half guac and half Greek yogurt for more protein
- Fruit and yogurt smoothies or popsicles (You can also add spinach or cauliflower.)
- Whole wheat or oat muffins made with added fruits, shredded veggies, and/or nuts
- Popcorn with nuts
- Whole grain crackers with reduced fat cheese or nut butter
- Mini whole wheat pita pockets stuffed with veggies and hummus or nut butter and sliced banana
- Homemade bagel bites: Mini whole wheat bagel or English muffin topped with low sodium pasta sauce and mozzarella cheese (toasted)
- Energy bites
- Half of a sandwich (nut butter and jam, turkey/chicken, or tuna salad)
Convenient snack products
- “No sugar added” or “packed in juice” fruit cups and applesauce
- Baby carrots, pre-cut broccoli/cauliflower, sugar snap peas, or snow peas
- Pre-cut fruit, raisins, dates, apple chips
- Jif Natural peanut butter to-go cups
- Sabra hummus to-go cups
- Hidden Valley Light Ranch to-go cups
- String cheese, cheese slices/cubes, Laughing Cow or Babybel
- Roasted chickpeas (Saffron Road or Simply Balanced)
- Crackers: Wheat Thins, Triscuits, Mary’s SuperSeed, Crunchmaster multi-grain, Wasa multi-grain
- Unsalted or lightly salted nuts (pre-portioned Emerald or Planters bags are an option)
- 100 percent whole grain bread, bagels, or mini bagels
- Greek yogurt cups/pouches: Stonyfield, Siggis, Chobani (limit added sugars to less than 6g per serving)
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NASCAR Race: Time, Channel and How to Watch 2022 DuraMax Drydene 400
It's May and the NASCAR Series Cup Season is heating up. For the 11th regular-season race, the NASCAR Drivers are in Dover, Delaware for the DuraMax Drydene 400 at Dover Motor Speedway. The race will start on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET and air on FS1. Heading into Sunday's...
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Indiana man charged with murder wins township primary race
LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana man charged with murder in connection with the March death of his wife has won a primary election for township board.
Andrew Wilhoite, 40, of Lebanon received 60 of the 276 total votes Tuesday for Republicans for three positions on the Clinton Township Board, Boone County election results show.
Wilhoite was arrested in late March in the death of 41-year-old Elizabeth “Nikki” Wilhoite. He’s been held since then in the Boone County Jail without bond.
Indiana State Police have said Andrew Wilhoite struck Nikki Wilhoite in the head with a blunt object, knocking her out. He then put her in a vehicle and drove to a creek a few miles from their home and dumped her body there, police said.
Police found Nikki Wilhoite’s body on March 26 partially submerged in about 3 feet (1 meter) of water.
Court records indicate Nikki Wilhoite filed for divorce on March 17. The couple had been married for 12 years.
Andrew Wilhoite’s jury trial is scheduled for Aug. 29, online court records show.
If he is convicted of a felony before the Nov. 8 general election, he would automatically be removed from the ballot. No Democrats have filed for the Clinton Township Board.
“Under our legal system, every person is innocent until proven guilty,” said Brad King, co-director of the Indiana Election Division.
A message seeking comment on the charges Wilhoite faces was left Friday by The Associated Press for Wilhoite’s attorney.
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Kenyan Muslim cleric refuses to leave jail after acquittal
By Emmanuel Igunza
BBC News, Nairobi
- Published
A Muslim cleric in Kenya has asked a court not to free him from jail despite being acquitted of terrorism charges.
Guyo Gorsa Buru said he feared he could be abducted and killed by state agents once released as is alleged has happened to other terror suspects.
He was arrested in 2018 and charged with possessing material that promoted a terrorist group and for collaborating with Somalia-based al-Shabab militants.
The court in the capital has allowed him to remain in custody for 30 days.
Earlier, a chief magistrate at Nairobi's Milimani law courts ruled that the state had failed to prove its case against Sheikh Buru.
His lawyer has asked the High Court for the guarantee of state protection for his client once freed.
While the cleric awaits a ruling, Justice Wendy Micheni said he would have to pay for his continuing stay at Kamiti Maximum Prison.
The fact that he wants to remain at Kamiti, which has a notorious reputation, shows how much he feels his life is in danger.
Other clerics suspected of connections to Somali Islamist group al-Shabab have been killed in the past, though the authorities deny involvement.
In April 2014, Abubakar Sharif Ahmed, known as Makaburi, was shot dead in Mombasa as he left a courtroom - this followed the killings of two other imams in the coastal city.
Four months before Makaburi's killing, a member of Kenya's anti-terror police told the BBC how it treated al-Shabab suspects: "The justice system in Kenya is not favourable to the work of the police. So we opt to eliminate them."
Amnesty International and other human rights groups often accuse Kenya's police of brutal tactics, including extrajudicial killings and abductions.
Last year Amnesty says 33 people were forcibly disappeared by the police - allegations denied by the force.
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Police are appealing for help in identifying two people following an incident in Ladbroke.
Two men and a woman are reported to have been involved in an altercation near the HS2 site on Radbourne Lane between 2.30am and 3am on Wednesday morning (May 4).
Following the altercation, the woman is understood to have been driven to the A452 Europa Way in Leamington where she was reportedly dropped off.
A 48-year-old man from Leamington arrested on suspicion of assault – GBH and possessing an offensive weapon has been released under investigation while enquiries continue.
A baton was seized following his arrest.
Detective Sergeant Pete Sherwood said: “An investigation has begun and we are particularly keen to identify and speak to the man and woman involved in the altercation.
“We understand the woman was driven to Leamington from Ladbroke and we’d like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the woman being picked up or dropped off from either of those locations.
“If you were walking or driving in Radbourne Lane or on the A452 near the roundabout close to the BMW garage at the time and have any information or dashcam footage that can help our ongoing enquiries, please get in touch.
“Equally if you believe yourself to be the man or woman in question, please come forward and contact us.”
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Washington — America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs.
Friday’s jobs report from the Labor Department showed that last month’s hiring kept the unemployment rate at 3.6%, just above the lowest level in a half-century.
The economy’s hiring gains have been strikingly consistent in the face of the worst inflation in four decades. Employers have added at least 400,000 jobs for 12 straight months.
At the same time, the April job growth, along with steady wage gains, will help fuel consumer spending and likely keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise borrowing rates sharply to fight inflation. Early trading Friday in the financial markets reflected concern that the strength of the job market will keep wages and inflation high and lead to increasingly heavy borrowing costs for consumers and businesses. Higher loan rates could, in turn, weigh down corporate profits.
“With labor market conditions still this strong — including very rapid wage growth — we doubt that the Fed is going to abandon its hawkish plans,″ said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics.
The latest employment figures contained a few cautionary notes about the job market. The government revised down its estimate of job gains for February and March by a combined 39,000.
And the number of people in the labor force declined in April by 363,000, the first drop since September. Their exit slightly reduced the proportion of Americans who are either working or looking for work from 62.4% to 62.2%. Many industries have been slowed by labor shortages. The nation remains 1.2 million jobs shy of the number it had in early 2020, just before the pandemic hammered the economy.
“We need those people back,’’ said Beth Ann , chief U.S. economist at S&P Global.
Bovino noted that some Americans are remaining on the sidelines of the workforce out of lingering concerns about COVID-19 or because of difficulty finding affordable daycare for unvaccinated children.
Employers did keep handing out pay raises last month. Hourly wages rose 0.3% from March and 5.5% from a year ago. But prices are rising faster than pay is.
“Yes, we saw a bump in wages,” Bovino said. But with inflation at 40-year highs “people are still squeezed.’’
Across industries last month, hiring was widespread. Factories added 55,000 jobs, the most since last July. Warehouses and transportation companies added 52,000, restaurants and bars 44,000, health care 41,000, finance 35,000, retailers 29,000 and hotels 22,000. Construction companies, which have been slowed by shortages of labor and supplies, added just 2,000.
Yet it’s unclear how long the jobs boom will continue. The Fed this week raised its key rate by a half-percentage point — its most aggressive move since 2000 — and signaled further large rate hikes to come. As the Fed’s rate hikes take effect, they will make it increasingly expensive to spend and hire.
In addition, the vast economic aid that the government had been supplying to households has expired. And Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has helped accelerate inflation and clouded the economic outlook. Some economists warn of a growing risk of recession.
For now, the resilience of the job market is particularly striking when set against the backdrop of galloping price increases and rising borrowing costs. This week, the Labor Department provided further evidence that the job market is still booming. It reported that only 1.38 million Americans were collecting traditional unemployment benefits, the fewest since 1970. And it said that employers posted a record-high 11.5 million job openings in March and that layoffs remained well below pre-pandemic levels.
What’s more, the economy now has, on average, two available jobs for every unemployed person. That’s the highest such proportion on record.
And in yet another sign that workers are enjoying unusual leverage in the job market, a record 4.5 million people quit their jobs in March, evidently confident that they could find a better opportunity elsewhere.
Chronic shortages of goods, supplies and workers have contributed to skyrocketing price increases — the highest inflation rate in 40 years. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February dramatically worsened the financial landscape, sending global oil and gas prices skyward and severely clouding the national and global economic picture.
The Fed, which most economists say was much too slow to recognize the inflation threat, is now raising rates aggressively. Its goal is a notoriously difficult one: a so-called soft landing.
“Trying to slow the economy just enough, without causing a recession,″ said Rubeela Farooqi, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics. “Their track record on that is not particularly good.″ | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/ct-biz-us-economy-jobs-report-ap-20220506-6gg7vbz6dnbs3h3j6xxbhqkahe-story.html | 2022-05-06T16:05:38Z | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/ct-biz-us-economy-jobs-report-ap-20220506-6gg7vbz6dnbs3h3j6xxbhqkahe-story.html | false |
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VIENNA (AP) — A train carrying 2,000 metric tons of Ukrainian corn arrived in Austria on Friday, part of European efforts to elude a Russian blockade of Ukraine’s ports that has prevented critical supplies of wheat, corn and other grains from getting to countries in Africa, Middle East and parts of Asia.
Standing in front of a rail car adorned with the Austrian and Ukrainian flags, Austria’s farming minister, Elisabeth Koestinger, said the shipment marked the establishment of a “green corridor” for important cargo shipments between the two countries.
“Grain and animal feed exports can’t leave Ukraine via the sea route. That’s why we are creating green corridors,” Koestinger said.
The shipment comes amid a wider struggle to cope with disruptions to global food supplies triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with both countries two of the world's biggest suppliers of wheat, barley and sunflower oil. Russia is also a major exporter of fertilizers that farmers need to grow crops.
The potential loss of affordable grain supplies that millions around the world rely on for cheap bread and noodles has raised the risk of food shortages and political instability in countries where many people already were not getting enough to eat. With food prices already soaring, the high cost of fertilizers and cooking oils are further squeezing the global food chain.
To help ease the crunch in a small way, trains will carry up to 60,000 metric tons of grain from Ukraine to Austria every month, adding to similar shipments to Germany. Those exports circumvent Russia's blockade of Odesa, Ukraine's largest port, on the Black Sea.
The Ukrainian ambassador to Austria, Vasyl Khymynets, called the new land route an important symbol of Ukraine’s cooperation with its partners.
“We are looking for routes to supply the world with food,” he said.
Khymynets said 600,000 metric tons of Ukrainian grain could potentially be exported every month via various land routes — just a fraction of Ukraine's export capacity of 25 million tons.
The initial Austrian shipment was purchased by animal feed producer in that country. Subsequent cargoes were expected to find their way to the “global south," Koestinger said, with Ukrainian food supplies in demand in central Africa.
The load of corn left Ternopil province in western Ukraine, and Austrian Railways picked it up in the Slovakian border town of Cierna.
Other countries also have started setting up their own “green corridor” routes, Koestinger said. Such land routes have been used during the war to help civilians trying to flee the fighting.
Austrian Railways already has been carrying Ukrainian cargo three times a week to northern Germany via Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland on trains that can carry up to 2,000 metric tons.
Now, it will ramp up the frequency with daily trains to Brake, Germany, near Bremen, where a port specializes in shipping animal feed and grain.
The Austrian government estimates that due to the war, harvest losses might be as high as 30% to 50% compared with pre-war production.
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RICHMOND, Va. -- In celebration of Crepes Suzette Day, Chef and Restaurateur, Fernando Lozada of Les Crepes stopped by to share the delicious dish with us! For more information on Chef Lozada and Les Crepes, visit the restaurant website.
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NAMIWalk returns to the Midlands
Published: May. 6, 2022 at 11:05 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Save the date for Saturday, May 21, 2022. The NAMIWalk is an annual community event that magnifies mental health awareness and raises essential funds for free programs & resources.
It’s coming up Saturday, May 21st at Columbia Canal & Riverfront Park.
Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the program begins at noon!
For more information and to register for the event, click the link here.
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(NewsNation) — Santa Claus is coming … to Congress?
Claus, 74, is among 48 candidates to replace the late Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska).
He will face off against former Gov. Sarah Palin (R), former Senate Majority Leader John Coghill (R), surgeon Al Gross (I), state Sen. Josh Revak (R) and former Interior Department official Tara Sweeney (R).
Claus is a two-term councilman of the city of North Pole, Alaska. He also served as an assistant deputy police commissioner in the New York Police Department as well on an advisory board for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“It’s definitely not a joke. I have a lot of experience before my Santa years that I think is applicable to this particular seat,” Claus said during an appearance Thursday night on NewsNation’s “Banfield.”
Claus is a long-time advocate for child health, safety and welfare and believes all members of Congress must find a common ground.
“I was born in Washington, DC. I feel comfortable there,” he said.
“I was on a ‘Santa’s Bless the Children Tour’ years ago, where I was at the Capitol, and a lot of the people, a lot of members of Congress, see 20-30 people a day, they are asking them for something,” he said. “And when I would follow up with the staff after my visit, to talk about child health, safety and welfare with whoever the legislator happened to be, without exception, they said, you’re the one they remembered.”
Claus says he is very well-received because he finds common ground with people.
The name change came to him during prayer when he was living in Lake Tahoe.
“Right after my prayer, maybe 20 seconds later, this white car came up the road, windows were open, and this male voice shouted out, ‘Santa! I love you!’ In February, 20 seconds after that prayer. So I kind of took that as a sign and went to the county clerk the next day and went through their name change process.”
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MLK Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin are household names, but what about their mothers? This hour, author Anna Malaika Tubbs explores how these three women shaped American history.
About Anna Malaika Tubbs
Anna Malaika Tubbs is a sociologist and author of the best-selling book The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation. She grew up in Dubai, Mexico, Sweden, Estonia and Azerbaijan. Influenced by her exposure to all kinds of cultures and beliefs, she now works to bring people together through the celebration of difference.
After graduating from Stanford University with a bachelor's in anthropology, Tubbs earned her master's in multidisciplinary gender studies and her PhD in sociology from the University of Cambridge.
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Arizona scientists have mapped 100,000 coronavirus genomes, but say the work isn't done
For nearly two years, researchers have used biology and computer science to trace changes in the genetic makeup of the coronavirus, the culprit behind COVID-19. Their work has enabled health officials and the general public to understand the nature of the threat posed by the virus, including characteristics of each variant, like transmissibility and risk to vulnerable populations.
Now Arizona scientists have hit a key milestone: They have sequenced over 100,000 SARS-CoV-2 genomes statewide since the start of the pandemic.
To do it, researchers at the state's three universities, the state health services department and nonprofit research institute TGen collaborated with each other and with scientists around the world to turn millions of lines of genetic code into a vast library of information about the novel coronavirus.
Their quest for that knowledge continues as they follow the circulating subvariants of omicron, the strain that emerged in November and caused surges around the world. The variety BA.2, sometimes called “stealth omicron,” has now become the dominant strain of the coronavirus in Arizona, accounting for nearly all cases sequenced.
But if researchers have learned anything from watching SARS-CoV-2 pass through communities, it’s that the virus doesn’t remain static for long.
“What's important for me as I think about this surveillance program for our state of Arizona (is that) it is my responsibility to actually be on top of all these variants,” said Efrem Lim, an assistant professor at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute, whose lab sequences SARS-CoV-2 genomes.
BA.2 did not initially cause a significant jump in case numbers or hospitalizations in the U.S., though overall COVID-19 case numbers have recently started to tick up nationally. Scientists like Lim say they’re also starting to see the newly evolved BA.2.12.1, a version of the virus that evolved from BA.2. It so far accounts for about 15% of cases sequenced, but doesn’t yet seem to be causing a surge in cases either (though overall statewide case counts are also creeping up, according to data from the Mayo Clinic).
Even if case numbers remain low for now, researchers say they’re watching to see if any of omicron’s evolutionary offshoots gain a competitive edge, which could affect potential future surges in a few months.
“The window of waning immunity is going to approach (sometime) in the summer,” Lim said, and the severity of a potential surge “depends on what that variant is going to look like when (immunity) comes down.”
Omicron surprised scientists worldwide because it did not evolve from the previous dominant strain, delta. For now, researchers are keeping an eye on omicron as it evolves, generating what researchers call “subvariants” rather than completely distinct new variants, which would be more genetically unique (and receive their own Greek letter).
To make the distinction, scientists analyze genetic mutations as they arise and compare them to other mutations. They can also work with labs around the country to paint a fuller picture of the virus as it smolders at low levels across populations.
It’s smoldering here, too. As BA.2.12.1 begins to show up in Arizona samples, variant trackers around the world are picking up other omicron “sister lineages.” Those include the ones dubbed BA.4 and BA.5, in addition to some cases of a hybrid called “XE,” a mixture of BA.1 (the first omicron strain to take off) and BA.2.
The work of watching changes to the virus functions as a kind of early warning system, said David Engelthaler, director of the pathogen and microbiome division at TGen.
“We can't predict exactly where or when (a significantly different variant may arise), but we can do our best to try to detect it as early as possible,” he said.
It’s a task Lim says is still urgent, even if life feels like it has returned to “normal” for many.
“If I really felt that this was something we (would) all just deal with because it's not going to be a problem, what I’d probably do is I (would) close the lab sequencing program for this and do something that I think is more important," said Lim, who studied several other viruses before the pandemic and continues to advance that research in addition to tracking the coronavirus.
But Lim’s not closing his COVID-19 sequencing lab any time soon.
“If we don't do anything to fight that new changing virus, it’s going to be a big problem again,” he said.
‘That’s what viruses do. They evolve’
Every time the coronavirus infects someone, it uses their cells like its own personal copy machine, multiplying itself so it can spread further. But unlike a copy machine, viral replication isn’t perfect. There are small, random errors in every copy.
Those errors add up, and scientists call them “mutations.” Mutations aren’t inherently good or bad; they just subtly change the structure of the virus. That sometimes makes things worse for the virus, but it also sometimes makes it easier for the virus to spread. When conditions favor a certain mutation, that’s called “selection.”
Those basic mechanisms of evolution — mutation, selection and randomness — influence the coronavirus, creating the pressures that can cause it to become more transmissible, cause more severe disease or become better able to evade the immune system, said Pavitra Roychoudhury, an acting instructor at the University of Washington who has led sequencing efforts there since the start of the pandemic.
“The more cases you have, the more opportunities you're opening up to the virus to explore genetic territory through mutations,” she said.
In the case of omicron, those mutations showing up in each subvariant don’t seem to be making a big difference in case numbers or clinical outcomes, Engelthaler said.
“It just seems like there's just little tweaks in the genome, little mutations that show up that end up becoming a (subvariant) that's more dominant than the last, but nothing is really remarkably changed about the virus,” he said.
Still, Lim is watching two notable BA.2.12.1 mutations, one because he’s seen it before, the other because it’s a mystery. The first, which scientists named L452Q, was last seen in the lambda variant, allowing that variant to more easily escape the immune system.
“We call that convergent evolution,” Lim said. “So this is something that evolved independently (for the virus) to pick up this additional mutation.”
In other words, by pure coincidence, a mutation that was useful to a previous version of the coronavirus has shown up again, and may help this subvariant surpass BA.2 in Arizona.
Lim said researchers aren’t sure what the other mutation does yet, though they suspect it has something to do with the now-infamous spike protein — the pointy bits sticking off the main sphere in illustrations, the part of the virus’ structure that helps it get into our cells. That’s a sign that the second mutation could also have something to do with immune escape, but scientists need more data to be sure.
Seeing L452Q early was important because it “gave us the head start to do the research and show that this mutation escapes the immune response,” Lim said. “The very first time we (see a) mutation, we would then need to do the experiments to show (whether it matters) for antibody responses and so forth.”
Although our ability to fight COVID-19 with vaccines, antivirals and better hospital care is improving — all of which make it easier for us to manage living with the virus — Lim said it’s a misconception that the virus is destined to become milder.
“That’s what viruses do," he said. "They evolve. However, in this case, we know it's evolving to what's (known as) an immune escape mutation, not (to) being milder in any sense.”
Arizona and the nation’s strategy on coronavirus sequencing
Keeping tabs on viral evolution using genomic techniques, beyond just testing a subset of positive PCR tests, will be critical around the world to keep the coronavirus under control, Engelthaler said.
“The virus can be circulating out there in places that we're not really doing a great job of monitoring,” he said.
That includes animal populations. Since creatures like dogs and cats can become infected just like humans can, TGen has been monitoring house pets as well as humans to try to better understand animal reservoirs. They have also partnered with the Arizona Game and Fish Department and with local zoos to start surveilling wild and exotic animals as well as domestic ones.
But closely watching animals won’t be enough. In Washington, Roychoudhury is aware of the fact that more at-home tests (and more pandemic fatigue) mean fewer samples at sequencing labs, potentially limiting how well scientists can track future variants.
“In general, testing volumes have dropped," she said. "And my worry recently has been, ‘is that going to impact our ability to find the next variant … if we're not getting enough samples for testing?’ So that has been one ongoing concern.”
The source of those samples also makes a difference, she said.
“Certain locations are overrepresented geographically,” Roychoudhury said. If the majority of samples sequenced come from certain regions, it might be easier to initially miss a variant that arises in a less-sampled area. “So, the other thing I've worried about (is) the evenness of sampling the world of COVID-19, so that you can find that next variant,” she added.
Similar patterns have played out in Arizona — sequencing labs are testing far fewer tests than they were, say, at the height of the first omicron surge, and most of the samples come from Maricopa County — but that doesn’t mean there’s no information to be gleaned from the data that does exist, according to Engelthaler.
“What we can do is certainly look at the numbers that we do have, and (though) the percentage positives have been really low, they've actually been creeping up a little bit even though the amount of testing has been dropping,” he said. “So that does mean that the virus is still out there. COVID is still a thing. It's just not an emergency right now.”
Testing labs around the country, and around the world, are tasked with helping public health officials and the general public to understand when the coronavirus does become an emergency. That’s part of a developing national strategy; the CDC announced in mid-April that it would be launching a new team called the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, which one of its scientists described as a “National Weather Service, but for infectious diseases.”
“It is only by sequencing samples of the COVID virus — using the power of genomic
technologies — that scientists here in Arizona, and our colleagues around the world, have kept track of all the mutations and subsequent COVID variants during this pandemic,” Engelthaler said in a TGen press release. “Never before has a feat like this been accomplished for an infectious pathogen.”
Hope amidst ‘sobering’ realities
For now, scientists aren’t seeing any variants coming out of left field to take over like omicron did last fall. That would be “very highly unlikely,” said Janko Nikolich-Žugich, the head of the immunobiology department at the University of Arizona who is leading a consortium aimed at studying long COVID, the syndrome in which COVID-19 symptoms last weeks, months or even years after the initial infection.
As other scientists continue to watch variants evolve in real time, Nikolich-Žugich said he sees an intense need to advance research on long COVID. “There's increasing mobilization to study and to understand” the condition, he said.
“(It’s) sobering (to see) young healthy people that are no longer healthy and don’t know whether they will become healthy,” he added.
Engelthaler said public health officials should also continue to focus attention on groups that are at highest risk of severe disease or death, including elderly people who live in congregate care settings.
“I think that that is where, if we want to try to prevent deaths, we’ve got to work with our long term care facility community, (and) help give them the resources that they can use to best protect their residents and their patients,” he said.
For the elderly and immunocompromised, a second booster would be beneficial, he said, but an updated booster will be more valuable for the general population.
“What we do need is an updated vaccine,” he said. “Those will be ready for us hopefully later this year (in the fall or winter) — that'll be a good time to get boosted,” he said.
Lim acknowledged that it’s not easy to watch the virus evolve or to think about the accompanying public health measures that officials implement to keep pace with its changes. He still hopes to meet pandemic fatigue with empathy as well as realism.
“As scientists … We look at the data and we face the reality of an evolving virus, “ Lim said. “(But) we understand the reality that you are living with, and we get that, too. And so when we come together to then take our data and say, what's the best foot forward for public health, it cannot just be based on an intellectual decision that has no grounding in society.”
The choices adopted by public health experts and scientists going forward will shape the direction of the pandemic, he said, one that he believes doesn’t have to end in resignation to living with the coronavirus forever.
“If you truly believe that you can eradicate (SARS-CoV-2) … We have done that for several viruses before. We can do that here as well,” he said.
Independent coverage of bioscience in Arizona is supported by a grant from the Flinn Foundation.
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The Prince of Wales has visited a new operating theatre built in record time to help clear the backlog of patients needing surgery after the coronavirus pandemic.
Charles toured the Derwent building, a hip and knee operations facility at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, which was turned into a palliative care unit during the pandemic.
Its new theatre was set up in just two months.
The prince met staff who went above and beyond during the first phase of the pandemic, including staying away from home for months to protect their families from Covid-19.
He also spoke to Michell Flores, who was a patient in intensive care but returned to work in the stroke unit when he recovered.
Charles then cut the ribbon on the hospital’s new Lavender Garden – a project funded by staff and donations to commemorate colleagues lost to Covid-19.
It was initially intended to commemorate two staff members who died with cancer in 2020, but it is now devoted to all employees who have died over the past two years.
The garden is in an outdoor quadrangle and is intended to give staff a place to relax during difficult shifts and reflect on the difficulties of the past two years, a spokesman for the hospital said.
Anna Gryga, who worked in hospital administration, was one of the two people the garden was first designed for.
Her son Parys, 16, told the PA news agency: “She was an amazing woman, that’s the only thing I can describe her, a joy for everyone, a really reliable person.
“Lavender was her favourite flower, it has such a calming smell, that’s why it is a lavender garden.”
Parys spoke to the prince for several minutes during his visit.
Donna Bailey, surgical first assistant and a close friend of Ms Gryga, said: “Just before Anna died, I gave her a bunch of lavender from my garden, and that’s where the idea for this special space came from.
“This has since grown into a garden for all staff so we can have a peaceful place to decompress during difficult shifts, to recharge after a long day inside, and to reflect on those we have lost.
“It’s been wonderful to see the garden celebrated by the Prince of Wales, and for the relatives and generous donors to come together on this very special day.”
Charles also posed for a photo with a group of nurses, and waved to crowds of people gathered at the windows overlooking the new outdoor space.
He said to one nurse “I don’t know how you do it”, when she told him of the long hours they worked during the pandemic.
Louise Pennington, lead palliative care nurse, said: “I’m unbelievably proud of all our teams and for all they did during the pandemic to ensure compassionate and safe visiting for patients at the end of their lives.
“We pulled together to focus on what matters most to our patients and having His Royal Highness here is great recognition of all we’ve been through.”
Later on Friday, the prince visited the Poundbury housing development, which is next to the Dorset town of Dorchester and built on Duchy of Cornwall land.
So far, 2,240 homes have been built on the site, which is designed to boost the quality of life for those who live there, with a focus on people rather than prioritising traffic.
Charles met people involved in designing and building a new play area for children.
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Putin’s soldiers killed father, 43, in his own kitchen while his family hid below in their basement, Amnesty says, as human rights group uncovers more Russian war crimes in Ukraine
- Amnesty said it had collected evidence and testimony from eight cities near Kyiv
- These included Bucha and Borodyanka which were under Russian occupation
- Scenes in Bucha shocked the world after Russian forces retreated from the area
- Many bodies were found with hands bound behind backs, and in mass graves
- An Amnesty representative said she collected in Bucha armour-piercing bullets and shell casings produced at a plant in Tula, south of Moscow - for elite units
Russian forces committed extensive war crimes in towns and cities around the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Amnesty International said in a new report.
The human rights organisation said Friday that it had documented several war crimes by Vladimir Putin's soldiers, including arbitrary killings, bombardments of residences and torture - and collected bullets only used by elite Russian units.
In once case, Amnesty said soldiers killed a 43-year-old sales manager in his kitchen, while his wife and children were hiding in the basement of their home. In another town, the group reported that 40 people were killed in indiscriminate bombardment.
'The pattern of crimes committed by Russian forces that we have documented includes both unlawful attacks and wilful killings of civilians,' Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International's secretary general, said in a statement. 'It is vital that all those responsible, including up the chain of command, are brought to justice.'
The organisation said it collected evidence and testimony in eight cities near Kyiv, including Bucha and Borodyanka.
After Russian forces retreated from Bucha in April, bodies were found lying on streets, many with their hands bound behind their backs, and in mass graves.
Kyiv regional governor Oleksandr Pavlyuk said that at least 1,235 civilian bodies have been found in the region.
Ukrainian authorities say they are investigating more than 9,000 potential war crimes by Russian troops across the country, including in cities such as Mariupol and Kramatorsk. The International Criminal Court is also investigating war crimes.
Pictured: Three dug graves are ready for the next funerals at the cemetery in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Russian forces committed extensive war crimes in towns and cities around the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Amnesty International has said
A view shows the building of a theatre destroyed in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 10, 2022. It is believed that hundreds of civilians were inside when it was hit by a Russian air strike
'These are not isolated incidents. These are very much part of a pattern wherever Russian forces were in control of a town or a village,' Donatella Rovera, Amnesty's senior crisis response adviser, told a news conference in Kyiv.
Information collected by the group 'can be used, hopefully, for holding the perpetrators to account, if not today, one day in the future', she said.
The report concluded that Russian troops had committed a 'host of apparent war crimes' in Bucha, including 'numerous unlawful killings', most of them near the intersection of Yablunska and Vodoprovidna streets.
Rovera said she collected in Bucha armour-piercing bullets and shell casings produced at a plant in Tula, south of Moscow, for rifles used only by elite Russian airborne units whose presence in Bucha Amnesty had confirmed.
'We also found and were able to view some military documents that indicate the presence of these special units in these places where these crimes were committed,' she said.
Russia, which calls its invasion a 'special operation' to disarm Ukraine and protect it from fascists, denies its forces committed abuses. Kyiv and its Western backers say the fascism claim is a false pretext for an unprovoked war of aggression.
Russia has denied war crimes allegations and claimed that the Bucha corpses were falsified as a 'provocation'.
Marianna Vishegirskaya stands outside a maternity hospital that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022
A Ukrainian serviceman walks amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, April 6, 2022. The town was the site of multiple Russian war crimes
A view of destruction of the city of besieged Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine, March 26, 2022
Amnesty International's report described the shooting in Bucha of Yevhen Petrashenko, a 43-year-old sales manager, who was shot in his kitchen while his wife and children were hiding in the basement.
The Russian military allowed his wife Tatiana to enter the apartment, where she found her husband's body.
'Yevhen was lying dead in the kitchen. He had been shot in the back, (near his) lungs and liver. His body remained in the apartment until March 10, when we were able to bury him in a shallow grave in the courtyard,' the report quoted her as saying.
Their neighbour Leonid Bodnarchuk, a 44-year-old construction worker, was shot dead by Russian soldiers as he climbed the stairs, and then the military threw a grenade into the stairwell, the report said.
The killings in Bucha were carried out with specialised rifles used by some elite Russian units, the report said.
Amnesty International staff found 7N12 armour-piercing rounds with a 9x39mm black tip at the murder scene, which are used by elite units of the Russian army.
The investigation also described bombardment of the city of Borodyanka, in which at least 40 people were killed in indiscriminate bombings that destroyed eight residential buildings.
It quoted Borodyanka resident Vasyl Yaroshenko as saying he had left his multi-storey residence for his garage when a bomb hit the house.
'I saw a large gap in the building,' he said, according to the report.
'My wife Halina was among those killed. I still see her by the door of our apartment, the home where we lived for 40 years.'
The report says researchers found evidence documenting specific units of the Russian army that were involved, including training books that belonged to the driver of the 104th regiment of the Airborne Forces.
'We have met families whose loved ones were killed in horrific attacks, and whose lives have changed forever because of the Russian invasion,' Ms Callamard said.
'We support their demands for justice, and call on the Ukrainian authorities, the International Criminal Court and others to ensure evidence is preserved that could support future war crime prosecutions.'
A Reuters investigation published on Thursday documented clues, including testimony and evidence focused on Yablunska Street, to the identities of individual Russian soldiers and military units present in Bucha.
The units included the 76th Guards Air Assault Division, which the Amnesty report also found was present in the town.
Other war crimes investigations are underway across Ukraine.
Mariupol has been all but razed to the ground by Vladimir Putin's forces. In March, a bomb struck a theatre sheltering hundreds of people, while another hit a maternity hospital. Tens of thousands of civilians are thought to have been killed there.
In Kramatorsk, a Russian missile strike hit a train station where thousands of Ukrainian refugees were waiting to escape the east of the country.
Destroyed houses are photographed in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022. The city was under Russian occupation for around a month
Policemen work on the identification process following the killing of civilians in Bucha, before sending the bodies to the morgue, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Speaking last night during a virtual address to a charity event in London, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that more than 2,000 Russian missile have been launched at Ukraine, and that there have been more than 2,600 reports of Russian fighter jets sighted in the country's skies.
'Each of these 'arrivals' is the death of our people, the destruction of our infrastructure,' he said, before describing how the Russian occupation in the east of the country has meant that medical supplies have not been able to reach people.
Cancer patients have not been able to receive treatment, people have not been able to undergo surgeries and diabetics cannot get insulin, he said.
'These are the consequences of the Russian occupation for a part of our land, for a part of our people, which we must liberate from the invaders,' he said.
Zelensky went on to say that 500 civilians had been evacuated from the besieged port city of Mariupol, that has been all but razed by Vladimir Putin's forces.
'There are many wounded (fighters), but they are not surrendering,' he said of the fighters who are putting up a last stand in the city's steel plant.
'They are holding their positions.'
'Just imagine this hell! And there are children there,' he added. 'More than two months of constant shelling, bombing, constant death.'
Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters, by Russia's most recent estimate, are holed up in a vast maze of tunnels and bunkers beneath the Azovstal steelworks and they have repeatedly refused to surrender.
Ukraine said a few hundred civilians were also trapped there and as the battle has ramped up in recent days, fears for their safety have only grown.
There is growing speculation that Putin wants to finish the battle for Mariupol so he can present a triumph to the Russian people in time for Monday's Victory Day on May 9, the biggest patriotic holiday on the Russian calendar.
The fall of Mariupol would deprive Ukraine of a vital port, allow Russia to establish a land corridor to the Crimean Peninsula, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, and free up troops to fight elsewhere in the Donbas, the eastern industrial region that the Kremlin says is now its chief objective.
Its capture also holds symbolic value since the city has been the scene of some of the worst suffering of the war and a surprisingly fierce resistance.
Zelensky called on the rest of the world to send more help to Ukraine, to aid its people and to help its forces defeat the Russian invaders.
'Ukraine needs up to $7billion a month to cover the state budget deficit,' he said.
'In total, it has been calculated that already more than $600billion is needed to rebuild what the Russian army destroyed. Just imagine this scale. That is why every manifestation of support, every sincere help to Ukraine is important.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10790193/Amnesty-International-uncovers-Russian-war-crimes-Ukraine.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-05-06T16:30:21Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10790193/Amnesty-International-uncovers-Russian-war-crimes-Ukraine.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
Topline
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz—who former President Donald Trump endorsed—poses “national security concerns” due to his ties to the Turkish government and military, and called for Oz’ campaign to provide an explanation.
Key Facts
Pompeo told reporters on a call hosted by Oz’s competitor, David McCormick, he has questions about Oz’s “priorities,” including Oz voting in the 2018 Turkish election and serving in the Turkish military.
Pompeo claimed from his experience adjudicating security clearances, these questions need to be answered as they will be asked while determining Oz’s eligibility for a clearance as a member of Congress.
The former secretary of state called for Oz’s campaign to provide an explanation for why Oz had the “time and energy to vote in a Turkish election, but not in an American election” so that Pennsylvanians can make a “good decision.”
Oz’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes, but told ABC News earlier this week there is “no security issue whatsoever” with Oz voting in the Turkish election.
Crucial Quote
“Voting in an election is far different from being actively engaged in the political work of the Turkish government, which Dr. Oz has never been involved with,” Oz’s spokesperson Brittany Yanick told ABC News.
Key Background
Pompeo endorsed McCormick in February, saying he would be tough on China, push for strong borders and “work tirelessly to restore America’s energy independence,” whereas Trump endorsed Oz last month, setting up a showdown between the backing power of two potential presidential candidates. Trump and Pompeo have not yet announced runs for 2024, though Pompeo said in an interview with Fox News that any potential decision will be independent of what Trump decides.
Tangent
Trump appeared to be a major factor in Ohio’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday. J.D. Vance, a lawyer and former Trump critic, jumped from about 10% support to becoming the winner of the primary following Trump’s endorsement in mid-April, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average. Trump’s endorsements have not always been the deciding factor in races, and Trump backed-former Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.), a Georgia gubernatorial candidate, could be at risk of losing to incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Ga.).
What To Watch For
Trump is hosting a rally for Oz in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on Friday evening, where about 20,000 people are expected to attend and Trump and Vance will speak. Pennsylvania’s primary will be held on May 17.
Further Reading
As Dr. Oz Gets Political—Pursuing GOP Senate Seat And Attacking Fauci—TV Show Will End (Forbes)
Dr. Oz's vote in 2018 Turkish election renews criticism (ABC News)
Trump Reportedly Backing JD Vance In Ohio Senate Race—Latest Test Of Dubious Endorsement Power (Forbes)
Ohio Senate Primary: Trump-Backed JD Vance Wins GOP Nomination In Crowded Field (Forbes) | https://www.forbes.com/sites/annakaplan/2022/05/06/trumps-ex-secretary-pompeo-dr-oz-senate-run-creates-national-security-concerns/ | 2022-05-06T16:35:47Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/annakaplan/2022/05/06/trumps-ex-secretary-pompeo-dr-oz-senate-run-creates-national-security-concerns/ | false |
It’s been three years since the Coronavirus pandemic caused the cancellation of TEFAF New York. The art, antiques and design fair is still working to return to form, but all signs point to a full recovery in the coming years. What was once two art fairs per year in New York has been reduced to one. However, a full slate of approximately 91 dealers and creators are exhibiting at the historic Park Avenue Armory through May 10.
Jewelry designer and sculptor, Ana Khouri, is among 13 first-time exhibitors. Her sculptural, organic pieces fit comfortably in the worlds of contemporary art and high fashion, whether it’s in a standalone exhibition at Sotheby’s or on fashion’s most prolific red carpets. For the show she created her new collection of approximately 25 pieces based on a large, textured aluminum gold sculpture she created. The pieces are all either one-of-a-kind or available in limited numbers. They range from white and yellow gold bracelets and necklaces with slight graceful curves to large sculptural cuffs made of gold or rosewood and a large chunky collar made of quartz and crystal. There are also several new examples of her signature cuff earrings.
There was an air of excitement throughout the fair on Thursday during the private preview as the talk changed from a deadly pandemic to discussions about fine art and design. However, I was hard-pressed to find anyone more excited than Christian Hemmerle, who runs the family-owned German fine jewelry firm, Hemmerle, with his wife Yasmin. “I’m ecstatic,” he said quickly between appointments with clients. “I’m so happy to be seeing friends again.”
Hemmerle is celebrated in the high jewelry space for its unique pieces with cutting-edge craftsmanship and the use of materials not normally found in high jewelry. The company brought a full selection of their jewels while teasing a new collection of “infused jewels” that will be unveiled in June.
The New York fair is an extension of the celebrated and venerable, The European Fine Arts Fair, commonly known as TEFAF Maastricht, considered by many to be the grand dame of international art fairs, held annually in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht.
One of the longtime exhibitors of TEFAF Maastricht who is making a rare appearance at TEFAF New York, is Otto Jakob, a German goldsmith who specializes in highly detailed bejeweled high-karat gold and vitreous enamel artworks depicting flora, fauna and mediaeval objects. His nature-themed pieces are often casts of actual flowers while others may include parts of animals, such as shark’s teeth. One pendant necklace is made from an eagle’s skull, adorned with diamonds and an enamel hand with actual gold paint through a technique that Jakob developed. All of his pieces display multiple techniques that he develops and he and a staff of 10 artisans make come to life.
Among the dealers of vintage jewelry at TEFAF New York, is Didier Ltd., who specializes in collectible jewels by modern artists. Didier and Martine Haspeslagh brought a collection of jewels by surrealist artists Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Leonor Fini, Wifredo Lam, Claude Lalanne, Roberto Matta, and Man Ray. Other unique jewels include pieces by modern masters such as Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder and Louise Nevelson.
Meanwhile, FD Gallery, has its collection of exceptional 20th century jewels by historic French jewelry houses including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Boucheron; along with modern creations by independent high jewelry artists such as Taffin, JAR and Wallace Chan. One item that caught my eye was a large platinum and diamond bracelet by 2oth century jewelry designer Paul Flato. It is centered by a 200-carat elaborately carved Colombian emerald.
TEFAF, whether in New York or Maastricht, is a fine arts fair that presents the works of art, antiques and design from every part of the world spanning several centuries, although it is best known for old masters paintings. There are few places in the world that presents such a variety of artworks and design pieces under one roof. Approximately 91 dealers (78 returning dealers, and 13 who are exhibiting for the first time) represent 14 countries. Among the works being offered are:
A colorful acrylic piece titled, “Piglet Goes Shopping” (1989) by Keith Haring, presented by Robilant + Voena;
A burgundy stone sculpture by François-Xavier Lalanne titled, Gorilles de Pierre (circa 1983), presented by Gallerie Lefebvre;
A stained cherry furniture piece titled “Flow Desk” (2009) by Wendell Castle, presented by Friedman Benda;
An African “Royal Mask,” (late 19th/early 20th century) made of wood plates with copper and kaolin, presented by Galerie Bernanrd Dulon;
A rare watercolor and pen work on paper (circa 1931 - 1935) by artist Emil Nolde presented by Thomas Gibson Fine Art; and
An untitled Cy Twombly painting (1962) presented by Galerie Karsten Greve AG. | https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2022/05/06/tefaf-new-york-art-fair-is-back-with-91-exhibitors/ | 2022-05-06T16:35:48Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2022/05/06/tefaf-new-york-art-fair-is-back-with-91-exhibitors/ | false |
No one was hurt when a tractor-trailer struck a house Friday morning in Hegins Township, Schuylkill County.
According to police, the vehicle was traveling west on Route 25 (Main Street) and went off the road and hit a utility pole and the southwest part of the two-story rental property.
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Damage to the building was extensive, with one corner peeled away by the truck. The front of the truck was also badly damaged, with pieces of it and the house spread across the adjacent lawn.
A family, at home at the time, was uninjured.
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The driver was able to escape after emergency workers opened the damaged door of the truck. He was treated at the scene. | https://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-pa-hegins-crash-20220506-n2bex5dyefg7xdiixkbirftopa-story.html | 2022-05-06T16:39:44Z | https://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-pa-hegins-crash-20220506-n2bex5dyefg7xdiixkbirftopa-story.html | false |
A 57-year-old man was arrested Thursday for felony criminal threatening after brandishing a large knife, first at a Somersworth business and later at a pursuing police officer.
Officers managed to de-escalate the situation and subdue Bruce P. Cormier, a transient with no known address, according to a news release from Somersworth police.
Police were called to a business on Lilac Lane around 10 a.m. Thursday for a report that a man had threatened an employee with a knife. Witnesses said the man had run off into a wooded area off Blackwater Road, but officers were unable to locate him.
A few hours later, however, an officer noticed a man matching the description given by the victim in the area of the former landfill on Blackwater Road. When confronted, the man ran off and the officer pursued him on foot into the Forest Glade Cemetery.
That’s where, police say, the man turned around and brandished a large knife at the officer, who kept his distance and tried to de-escalate the situation.
Cormier was eventually arrested and an 11-inch hunting knife was confiscated.
He was charged with two counts of criminal threatening with a deadly weapon, and resisting arrest.
Police said Cormier was recently released on personal recognizance on the same charge of criminal threatening with a deadly weapon for an incident in Rochester. He was held on preventative detention pending arraignment in Strafford County Superior Court. | https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/homeless-man-arrested-after-brandishing-a-large-knife/article_660f3e9f-39cd-5450-afd5-4943427bba9b.html | 2022-05-06T16:44:08Z | https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/homeless-man-arrested-after-brandishing-a-large-knife/article_660f3e9f-39cd-5450-afd5-4943427bba9b.html | true |
Man who accused Providence police of failing to protect him reaches settlement
PROVIDENCE — The City of Providence has reached a $30,000 settlement with a Pawtucket man injured in a drive-by shooting near the Licht Judicial Complex in 2017, according to a spokeswoman for the city.
The city reached the $30,000 mediated settlement with Matthew Depina, who accused the Providence Police Department of failing to adequately protect him from the threat posed by Bucket East street gang members following a confrontation inside the courthouse.
Depina alleged in a suit filed in 2020 in U.S. District Court that the city had breached its duty to protect him knowing of the violent threats he faced, and that he had suffered significant medical expenses and pain and suffering as a result.
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Bucket East members open fire
Depina was shot three times midday Jan. 9, 2017, by Bucket East gang members Joseph "Black" Segrain and Nathan Tek.
Depina had encountered Bucket East members in Superior Court Judge Robert D. Krause’s courtroom minutes before the shooting, while accompanying his cousin, an alleged member of the rival Bucket West gang, to unrelated proceedings.
Court security ordered the Bucket East contingent from the courthouse, but the group then proceeded to stream threatening commentary on social media from the vestibule on Benefit Street.
The Providence police were called and officers agreed to escort Depina’s group to their cars. Instead, the officers refused and accompanied them only to the courthouse steps, the suit alleged.
Minutes later, Depina was driving over the bridge from Memorial Boulevard to South Water Street, when the Bucket East members opened fire, hitting him three times.
A jury in 2019 convicted Segrain, the alleged ringleader, guilty of all counts related to the shooting. Segrain, 38, of Pawtucket, was sentenced to 90 years in prison, with 80 to serve.
The other shooter, Tek, 24, of Pawtucket, received 30 years behind bars, plus a consecutive five-year sentence for lying at Segrain's trial. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/courts/2022/05/06/providence-reaches-settlement-man-shot-outside-courthouse/9674332002/ | 2022-05-06T16:45:26Z | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/courts/2022/05/06/providence-reaches-settlement-man-shot-outside-courthouse/9674332002/ | true |
Work is progressing on 24 new one-bedroom apartments for older people in the north of Lincoln. Lindum Group is building Roman Gate Court, off Harpers Road for LACE Housing, with the first residents expected to move in next year. It will offer affordable, safe and secure homes as well as a communal lounge facility, mobility scooter store and landscaped gardens.
The site is near range of amenities including the Nettleham Fields shopping centre, supermarket, fitness centre and places to eat and drink. LACE Housing’s chief executive Nick Chambers said: “Specialising in affordable housing for older people, we are delighted to be investing further in new homes for those in need within greater Lincolnshire.
“This could not be achieved without the invaluable support of contractors, the local authority, Homes England and members of the local community who are actively engaged with these exciting new development opportunities.”
Read More:Vandalism concerns remain as huge abandoned Lincoln building to become flats
Lindum Group managing director Edward Chambers said it was great to be on site to see work progressing. He said: "Lindum Group is really pleased to be working with LACE Housing once again. Together, we have already delivered several successful schemes around Lincoln which have resulted in excellent accommodation for people aged over 55.
“All the developments are located within established communities, allowing residents to continue living full and vibrant lives in safe and comfortable surroundings. We would like to thank the residents and businesses around the site for their patience and understanding while construction takes place." | https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/work-progress-24-new-apartments-7047613 | 2022-05-06T16:49:51Z | https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/work-progress-24-new-apartments-7047613 | false |
The 148th running of the Kentucky Derby is Saturday and for the first time since 2017, trainer Bob Baffert will not have an entry in this year’s race.
Baffert, who has officially trained six Derby champs, is banned from this year’s running. Only twice since 2009 has Baffert not had an entry in the Kentucky Derby.
Medina Spirit, the original 2021 champion who Baffert trained, was stripped of his title when a doping test found he had an illegal steroid in his system.
Baffert has protested the Derby removing Medina Spirit as champion.
Medina Spirit continued racing after the incident, but died of a heart attack last December.
With Baffert now facing a two-year ban from Churchill Downs, the top three favorites in the Derby belong to trainers looking for their first Kentucky Derby victories. The favorite, Zandon, faces 3-to-1 odds. Zandon is trained by Chad C. Brown, whose only Triple Crown victory came in 2017 at the Preakness Stakes.
Behind Zandon is Epicenter, who is trained by Steve Asmussen, who faces 7-to-1 odds. Asmussen trained Lookin' at Lee in 2018 to a second-place finish at the Kentucky Derby.
Brad H. Cox, who trained last year’s declared Kentucky Derby champion Manaloun, has three entries in this year’s race, including Cyberknife and Zoros, who both face 20-to-1 odds. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/kentucky-derby-returns-after-baffert-scandal | 2022-05-06T16:53:28Z | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/kentucky-derby-returns-after-baffert-scandal | true |
'I never really liked my own children': Chris Tarrant reflects on living with a Ukrainian refugee family and reveals unexpected joy over seeing 'sweet' baby living a 'normal' life in his home
Chris Tarrant has reflected on living with a Ukrainian refugee family after he welcomed them into his Berkshire home amid the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
The TV personality, 75, described the family - a Ukrainian woman, her elderly mother and ten-month-old baby - as 'so sweet' as he gushed that he 'loves' them. The woman's husband remained in the country to fight Russian forces.
Chris and his partner Jane Bird have been living with the family for around a month, after they were inspired to act after seeing television footage of the atrocities in Ukraine.
War: Chris Tarrant has reflected on living with a Ukrainian refugee family after he welcomed them into his Berkshire home amid the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
He has described his unexpected joy at seeing the young girl living a 'normal' life under his roof as he admitted that he never liked his own children - Toby, 30, Jennifer, Sammy and Helen - when they were babies.
Speaking on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X on Friday, he explained: 'I'm obsessed with this kid. I never particularly liked my own children as babies. I didn't, I like when they're about two and they toddle and… Toby [Tarrant, Radio X presenter] at that age was revolting. No change.
'But this little girl and you look at her and you go, God, I mean, she's just running around my place, enjoying it, playing with toys, just having a normal life.
'And you think what could have happened if she'd stayed behind? With this sick, evil monster running the thing? Just unbelievable.'
Support: Chris and his partner Jane Bird have been living with the family for around a month, after they were inspired to act after seeing television footage of the atrocities in Ukraine
Chris said they are all adjusting well to living together and said the elderly woman, who doesn't know English', says 'safe' to him as she has escaped the war-torn country.
He said: 'I love them. I tell you what, it's a mum, she speaks no English at all. She just keeps putting the thumbs up to me and going 'safe'. Just because she's safe.
'No, she's just so sweet. And the mum, the mum of the little girl, she's about 30 and she speaks good-ish English, and the little girl just gurgles in Ukrainian, I think, but she's 10 months old, she's just about to walk.'
The former Who Wants To Be A Millionaire presenter said he believes that a lot of Britons want to welcome Ukrainian refugees into their homes but are unable to do so due to the 'red tape' as he described it as a 'shambles'.
'I love them': The TV personality, 75, described the family - a Ukrainian woman, her elderly mother and ten-month-old baby - as 'so sweet'
He has previously criticised the government's Homes For Ukraine scheme as 'civil service bureaucratic c**p' due to 'red tape' facing those fleeing war.
He previously told the Sun: 'People are desperate to get into this country and they can't get through all that red tape.
'When you consider all the people who do get into this country, you think, 'For God's sake, the Ukrainians — of all people — we should be giving priority to'.'
Chris said the situation in Ukraine made him feel 'helpless', but after a friend asked if he would like to help he said he decided to get involved in the scheme.
Refugees: Figures reveal 6,600 refugees have arrived through the Homes for Ukraine scheme despite over 150,000 people registering their interest to house Ukrainians (stock picture)
He said he managed to avoid the red tape facing many Brits, allowing the family to move in after the woman's husband sorted their paperwork to get them through Poland and into the UK.
When he first contacted the family Chris said they were sleeping on airport floors in Poland having escaped from the 'hellhole' in Ukraine.
But he now helps the 'lovely' family - who speak very little English - with shopping and other odd jobs.
Chris, who filmed in Ukraine two years ago for his Channel 5 programme Extreme Railways, described the Ukrainian people as 'gentle, nice people'.
'There's no question — Putin is worse than Hitler', he added. 'He's just a sick, evil man. What he's doing is beyond belief. It is genocide, it is war crimes.
'The human spirit is still very strong. You never really thought the Ukrainians would be as tough as they are, but they are so strong and so courageous.'
Recent figures revealed that just 6,600 refugees have arrived through the Homes for Ukraine scheme despite more than 150,000 people registering their interest to house Ukrainians in February.
Listen to The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X, weekdays from 6:30am – 10am and Saturdays 8am – 11am, on air and on Global Player.
Difficulties: The presenter said he believes that a lot of Britons want to welcome Ukrainian refugees into their homes but are unable to do so due to the 'red tape' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10790185/Chris-Tarrant-reflects-living-Ukrainian-refugee-family-including-ten-month-old-baby.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-05-06T16:56:12Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10790185/Chris-Tarrant-reflects-living-Ukrainian-refugee-family-including-ten-month-old-baby.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
As its 50th anniversary approaches, Weavers Way Co-op has signed a lease for its fourth location, a former Acme supermarket at the corner of Chelten Avenue and Morris Street in the city’s Germantown section.
At about 6,000 square feet, the community-owned grocery store — whose opening is targeted for summer 2023 — will be larger than the Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill stores, but smaller than the most recent location, Ambler, which opened in 2017.
It’s also less than two miles from the Mount Airy store, which since its opening seems to be bursting at the seams.
The new co-op, to employ 40 to 45 people, has a modest parking lot. SEPTA’s Route 26 bus stops right outside. Green building practices and as many reused materials as possible will go into it, including the original terrazzo flooring. As a former supermarket, it has a freight elevator and high ceilings with loading access. The co-op says 1,400 member households live in the immediate area.
Even now, more than a year before its opening, the co-op is about to launch outreach efforts. The store will offer shelf space and opportunities to new vendors through Weavers Way’s Vendor Diversity program, and a community fridge will be set up.
Weavers Way was founded in 1973 by Jules Timerman, a computer programmer who wanted to live a more meaningful life. He started by selling winesap apples from his porch on Carpenter Lane and then opened a small co-op in the basement of a nearby church. He had his children, Andrea and Alex, go through the neighborhood to tell residents that their father was creating a new way to get fresh food. Then he bought the former Sid’s Deli at 557 Carpenter Lane. The co-op expanded next door soon after. Timerman left in the 1970s after a difference of opinion with the board; he died in 2008.
At the beginning, everyone ages 16 and older in member households had to work six hours a year. Now, it’s a volunteer effort; members who work six hours a year receive a year-round discount of 5%.
The co-op is getting support from the city Commerce Department and will be financed in part by Pennsylvania through the Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative, administered by the Food Trust. | https://www.inquirer.com/food/weavers-way-germantown-grocery-new-location-20220506.html | 2022-05-06T16:57:22Z | https://www.inquirer.com/food/weavers-way-germantown-grocery-new-location-20220506.html | false |
Woman who drove down garage stairwell claims she was ‘just following her GPS,’ police say
PORTLAND, Maine (Gray News) – A woman who drove through a police department garage and down a stairwell claimed she was “just following her GPS instructions,” police in Maine said.
The Portland, Maine, Police Department said the 26-year-old woman drove through the parking garage, across a pedestrian plaza and then tried to drive down a stairwell, where her vehicle got stuck.
Police said they don’t believe it was the fault of the GPS but, rather, the woman’s “excessive blood alcohol level.”
The woman was issued a summons for operating while under the influence.
No one was injured in the incident, and police said there was only a small amount of property damage.
“Please don’t drink and drive,” the police department wrote in a Facebook post.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.kmvt.com/2022/05/06/woman-who-drove-down-garage-stairwell-claims-she-was-just-following-her-gps-police-say/ | 2022-05-06T16:57:38Z | https://www.kmvt.com/2022/05/06/woman-who-drove-down-garage-stairwell-claims-she-was-just-following-her-gps-police-say/ | true |
Van der Poel in pink after winning Giro opener on debut
VISEGRAD, Hungary (AP) — Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel has won the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia and claimed the race’s first maglia rosa on his debut in the Italian grand Tour. The Alpecin-Fenix rider edged out Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay at the end of a chaotic bunch sprint on the uphill finish to the citadel in Visegrád in the first of three stages in Hungary. Pello Bilbao was third at the end of the undulating 195-kilometer route from Budapest. Caleb Ewan had been fighting hard for the win but crashed with less than 200 meters remaining after touching Girmay’s back wheel. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/06/van-der-poel-in-pink-after-winning-giro-opener-on-debut/ | 2022-05-06T16:59:28Z | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/06/van-der-poel-in-pink-after-winning-giro-opener-on-debut/ | true |
WTO meeting on COVID vaccine rights waiver went 'very well' -chair
By Emma Farge
GENEVA, May 6 (Reuters) - The first World Trade Organization meeting to discuss a draft agreement to temporarily waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines went "very well", its chair said on Friday.
The WTO's 164 members on Friday discussed the "outcome document" that stems from months of negotiations between the main parties - the United States, the European Union, India and South Africa - in an effort to break an 18-month deadlock over the issue.
"It went very well and here's why I say that. No member rejected the outcome as completely unacceptable," Ambassador Lansana Gberie from Sierra Leone, who chairs the council tasked with finding an agreement on the waiver, told Reuters after the closed-door meeting.
"Most said this could be developed into a negotiating text and that's the trajectory we have to follow.".
However, two Geneva trade sources following the meeting said that some delegations had said the proposal falls short since it is too narrowly focused on vaccines.
And while China voiced broad support for the document it also raised an objection to some of the wording that appeared to exclude it from the waiver on the basis of its global share of vaccine exports, two trade sources said.
Its WTO mission in Geneva did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The waiver idea, proposed by India and South Africa in Oct. 2020, is supported by the majority of members of the global trade body.
But some wealthy countries including Britain and Switzerland have in the past raised objections on grounds that it could harm pharmaceutical research.
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who has been involved in brokering the talks and wants a deal by the June ministerial conference, says an agreement would be "hugely important".
The new draft deal, which has unresolved areas, must pass by consensus and any member of the organisation has the right to a veto.
One delegate described Friday's meeting as the moment the deal would "float or sink".
Privately, some delegates have said that a lack of public support for the deal by the main negotiating parties has sapped confidence among other members.
(Reporting by Emma Farge; Editing by Toby Chopra, John Stonestreet and Raissa Kasolowsky) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10790219/WTO-meeting-COVID-vaccine-rights-waiver-went-chair.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-05-06T17:09:00Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10790219/WTO-meeting-COVID-vaccine-rights-waiver-went-chair.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
What is lightning?
Burning air, thunder and lightnings strikes... ⚡️ Here's how lightning works:
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I remember driving under one of these, I almost ate my seat, was my first time seeing them let alone being right under it.
Still beautiful!!
තූ නොදකින් වැහි නැති හෙන ගහයි පර්ස්සමින්
Don’t piss the god’s off!!!!
Scary how powerful it is!
Lighting smells bad 👎
It's like climates are changing.Nothing has such a vital physical impact on human beings as the weather, our climates have become more variable and extreme.However,it is accepted by climatologists that climatic change can result,in general, from variations in Earth's solar orbit.These slight modifications usually produce alternating periods of relatively warm, stable climate then frigid, unstable ones.Invariably , there maybe other factors that bring about climatic change, and it's like the earth has passed the peak of a warm, stable cycle of weather patterns.And it is now entering a more unpredictable period.Considerably, some proposals which are now being monitored is the role of sunspot activity is directly affecting our temperatures here on earth.The sun's temperature is actually cooler during a sunspot maximum and consequently the earth becomes cooler. Furthermore, today's upset weather conditions will soon pale into insignificance, unless we alters the present course that rapidly destroying the Earth's natural carbon dioxide converter: the forest.
Good information
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Great allah onely 1
Ammar Aamir
Nice to see positivism, not hypothesis of pseudo experts
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What dis song be?
Fascinating, and great pix.
What about the cloud-sky-stratosphere lightnings???
Oh dont like lightning
Great information bro however note,the weather is kinda changing for the worst stay inside else you might experience lightning 🤔 joking
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Well Benedict Cumberbatch is here to help, as the star explained the concept to Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest on their popular "Live" show this week.
"Imagine that there is a reality dissimilar, very similar, not at all similar to this one happening in parallel to this," he said.
His appearance was part of a publicity blitz that brought him to a premiere at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday evening.
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Cumberbatch was rehearsing for his hosting gig on "Saturday Night Live," so the party came to him, and the 65th floor location was just an elevator ride away from where he was prepping.
Playing Doctor Strange has proved popular for the star, and the character's crucial role in the recent "Spider-Man: No Way Home" helped that movie gross $1.89 billion around the world.
He said it was helpful in getting people to start going to movie theaters again.
"I think this is a rolling continuation of that," he said. "These are films that are made to be seen in an exhibition space, in a cinema, to have a communal experience."
The new movie is also a showcase for the talents of Elizabeth Olsen, who is coming off the hit Disney+ series "WandaVision" and plays the same character again, this time back on the big screen.
"It was really amazing to get to play her now as this confident woman with this clarity and empowered by being this mythic woman, this Scarlett Witch," she said. "And I get to milk it a lot in this film."
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She laughed thinking about all the over-the-top moments in "Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness."
Olsen graduated from New York University's famed Tisch School of the Arts, but still, her post-education career has been a surprise even to her.
"I thought I'd be doing a lot more theater and occasional independent films," she said.
It was a 2011 independent film "Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene" -- she played all four characters -- that served as Olsen's film debut and our introduction to her talents.
It's the kind of talent seen just a few times in a generation, and it's her talent that makes this new movie so worth watching.
"To have a good time and be entertained, and be scared, and go for a ride," she said.
"Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness" is from Marvel Studios, owned by the same parent company as this ABC station.
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Benettons, Blackstone set to launch bid for Atlantia late summer - sources
MILAN, May 6 (Reuters) - The Benetton family and U.S. fund Blackstone are expected to launch their 58 billion euro ($61 billion) bid for Italy's Atlantia at the end of the summer, three sources said, after they filed their offer prospectus with authorities this week.
The bidders, who have joined forces through investment vehicle Schemaquarantatre, aim to take the Italian motorway and airport operator private in the coming months.
After announcing their takeover plan, the Benettons and Blackstone need to get it cleared by several authorities including Italy's market watchdog Consob, the Bank of Italy and the Bank of Spain.
"The takeover could be ready at the end of the summer," one of the sources said, pointing to the second half of August or September for the launch of the bid on the stock market.
The sources said the regulatory process could take three months, even though no major hurdles are expected.
The Bank of Italy oversees Atlantia's digital toll payment unit Telepass, while Consob has to approve the prospectus.
The Italian government would also likely have a say under its special vetting powers over strategic assets, such as Rome's airports, which are operated by Atlantia's AdR unit.
The bid can already count on the backing of the Benetton family's holding company Edizione, which owns 33% of Atlantia, and Italian banking foundation CRT, which holds 4.5% in the infrastructure group.
Atlantia's management has not given a view on the offer until now.
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U.S. Fed interest rate hike adds pressure to Japan's economy
TOKYO, May 6 (Xinhua) -- As the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points on Thursday, analysts said the hike further increases the interest rate differential between the Japanese yen and the U.S. dollar, and adds pressure to the Japanese economy.
The yen has weakened markedly this year as U.S. monetary policy has been tightening. The speed of Yen depreciation accelerated after the Fed started its interest rate hike cycle in March and announced a 25-basis-point increase in the benchmark interest rate on March 16.
The Nikkei's currency index of the world's leading currencies showed the yen declined 5.7 percent in the first quarter of 2022, second only to the Russian ruble. In particular, the yen has fallen nearly 15 percent against dollar since March. The exchange rate fell to 131 yen per dollar on April 28 from 114 yen per dollar on March 1.
Nomura Research Institute researcher Takahide Kiuchi said the accelerated interest rate is the biggest reason for the yen's weakness. As the gap between the yen and dollar has widened, the trend of Japanese households reallocating their financial assets and selling the yen has caught the attention of the market.
Kiuchi estimated that the yen is likely to weaken further to the 140-145 yen per dollar this summer and fall.
What's scary is a sudden move by Japanese households to sell the yen, said Daisuke Karakama, chief market economist at Mizuho Bank.
Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the prices of energy and other international commodities have been surging, and the impact of the sharp depreciation of the yen on the Japanese economy has been further amplified.
The sharp fall in the yen puts more pressure on import-dependent companies. Data from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) showed that Japanese corporate prices have risen year-on-year for 13 consecutive months.
According to a media survey, 76 percent of the companies said they could not cope with the yen-dollar exchange rate falling below 125, and 94 percent said they could not deal with the yen-dollar exchange rate falling below 130.
Meanwhile, consumer prices are rising, especially for oil and food-related commodities. Mizuho Research &Technologies estimated that if the yen-dollar exchange rate stays at 130, Japanese households will have to bear an additional burden of about 6 trillion yen (45.99 billion dollars) from the rising prices this year.
In addition, the sharp depreciation of the yen has worsened Japan's current account balance. Japan's current account surplus has been shrinking since August last year and turned into a deficit in December as import prices have been rising, according to Ministry of Finance. The deficit widened to 1.19 trillion yen (9.12 billion dollars) in January.
The BOJ expected corporate price rises to continue and inflation to reach 2 percent after April. BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda pointed out that this was not the demand-expanding inflation the bank was looking for. In the absence of rising incomes, increasing cost inflation squeezes the disposable income of ordinary people, dampens demand rather than stimulating consumption, and is not conducive to economic recovery, he said.
Last month, the International Monetary Fund cut its forecast for Japan's economic growth this year by 0.9 percentage points to 2.4 percent. Mizuho Research &Technologies forecast the economy will shrink at an annualized rate of 2.6 percent in the first quarter this year.
The BOJ stuck to its ultra-loose monetary policy after its meeting on April 28th. Local media reported that given the reality of weak domestic demand and weak recovery, the BOJ has little choice.
Under such circumstances, Japan's economic recovery will bear greater pressure as the Fed speeds up interest rate hike and the gap between the yen and dollar further increases.
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Man arrested for murder in Coimbatore
The Coimbatore District Police on Friday arrested a man employed as an attender at a bar attached to a Tasmac outlet near Sirumugai on charges of murdering a man on the bar premises on Thursday.
Police sources said that Manikandan (26) engaged in a physical altercation with Rameshkumar (35) from Annur, who visited the bar in the evening.
In a fit of rage, the attender allegedly assaulted the man, who fell unconscious in the bar. The bar manager contacted the ‘108’ ambulance and Rameshkumar was taken to Government Hospital at Mettupalayam.
He was discharged and sent home, where he did not regain consciousness. Once again, he was taken to the government hospital, where the doctors declared him as dead on arrival. The Sirumugai police arrested Manikandan on Friday morning, according to the sources.
Commercial Taxes officials arrested for graft
TIRUPPUR
Sleuths from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Friday arrested an Assistant Commissioner and a clerk from the Commercial Taxes Department in Tiruppur on charges of demanding a bribe of ₹9 lakh to issue a clearance certificate.
A press release from the DVAC said that the complainant was supplying spare parts for borewells to Kerala and accumulated a dues of around ₹6.8 lakh as he did not submit the ‘C’ Form between 2011 and 2017.
He recently paid the due amount to Jayaganesan, Assistant Commissioner (State Tax), North Circle-II, Commercial Taxes office in Tiruppur and Rathna, a clerk who was working in the same office.
As he asked for a clearance certificate, the Assistant Commissioner allegedly demanded a bribe of ₹10 lakh and later reduced it to ₹7 lakh, while the clerk demanded ₹2 lakh to process the file, the release said.
He approached the DVAC’s Tiruppur detachment, who laid a trap at the office on Friday. The officers caught Jayaganesan and Rathna while accepting the bribe of ₹9 lakh red-handed and arrested them, according to the release.
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United Nations races to rescue civilians from Mariupol plant
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — The United Nations is racing to rescue more civilians from the tunnels under a besieged steel plant in Mariupol and the city at large. The effort comes even as fighters holed up at the sprawling complex made their last stand to prevent Moscow’s complete takeover of the strategic port. The fight in the last Ukrainian stronghold of a city reduced to ruins by the Russian onslaught appeared increasingly desperate amid growing speculation that President Vladimir Putin wants to finish the battle for Mariupol so he can present a triumph to the Russian people in time for a major holiday Monday. Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters are believed to be holed up beneath Azovstal steelworks. Ukraine said a few hundred civilians were also trapped there.
'We're so sorry': Mariupol plant evacuees feel relief, grief
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — More than 100 civilians have finally emerged from the bombarded Azovstal steel plant, the last Ukrainian holdout in the ruined city of Mariupol. Interviewed by The Associated Press, they offered the clearest picture yet of their two months living in the center of hell. It is a story of deprivation and fear deep under the earth; in the dank darkness, they felt themselves rot and watched others die. But it is also a tale of quiet heroism. “We’re so sorry,” one evacuating family told civilians staying behind as they started toward the surface. “Don’t worry,” the others replied. “We’ll follow.”
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India poised for a major leap in Web3 gaming industry, say experts
Huge software talent pool and increase in number of people playing games on mobile are factors
Is India poised for a major leap in developing games in the emerging Web3 technology that promises to change the dynamics of the industry?
Gaming industry experts, participating in Blockchain Gaming Summit 2022 held at Bengaluru on Thursday, were confident that India’s enviable software talent pool had come of age for developing games just at a time when the world was at the cusp of internet technology’s evolution from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0.
Speaking to The Hindu on the sidelines of the summit, Sridhar Muppidi, a member of the India Game Developers Conference (IGDC) Council, said most of the software developers in the country had little exposure to video games in their childhood and younger days when gaming industry began taking shape about ten to twelve years ago.
“Their counterparts in the US, Europe and China had grown up playing video games and were hence better game designers than us”, he said before attributing it as one of the reason for the US and China getting a head start and dominate the world’s gaming industry. “India could not start off with that kind of talent and make use of the opportunity.”
But, the present generation of software developers had grown up playing video games. Besides, India now has an immense product leadership that will hold it in good stead, said Mr. Muppidi, who is also the co-founder of YesGnome, a Hyderabad-based mobile gaming company.
Endorsing Mr. Muppidi’s views was Rajesh Rao, who chairs IGDC Council. India could potentially become a big player in Web3 and have a larger share in the $100 billion a year gaming pie in the world when the gaming industry is poised to transition from free to play to play-to-earn ecosystem afforded by Web3.
“A mobile phone your hand today is more powerful in computing than a Playstation 10 years ago”, said Mr. Rao. The number of people playing games on the mobile had increased from 200 million about 10-12 years ago to roughly 2 billion at present.
The experts also made out a case for government policies that were friendly towards Web3. The IGDC also clarified that it supports only skill-based games and not the ones that thrive on chance.
Meanwhile, a press statement said the Blockchain Gaming Summit 2022 saw a footfall of close to 600 gaming, crypto and Web 3.0 tech enthusiasts.
Key conservations highlighted the importance of Web2 in transitioning to Web3 and the role of consumers as contributors and owners within Web3. “With a myriad opportunities lined up for the younger generations, the scope of growth and monetization was said to be at an all time high”, the statement added.
The speakers at the summit included Siddharth Menon, co-founder of WazirX and Tegro, Roby John, co-founder of Tegro and SuperGaming, Jeremy Parris from Delphi Digital, Manish Agarwal, CEO of Nazara Technologies.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas Department of Criminal Justice saw significant turnover among correctional officers last year, according to a new report. Some say the staffing losses have created new challenges for remaining correctional officers.
Texas had a 40.3% turnover rate for correctional officer positions in 2021, according to a 2022 report released by the Texas State Auditor’s Office. The turnover rate for officers increased by almost 7% between 2020 and 2021.
Jeff Ormsby, executive director of the Texas Correctional Employees Council and a retired Texas prison correctional officer, said that understaffing within Texas prisons is making a difficult job even harder.
“Correctional officers walk the toughest beat,” he said. “Every person that you come across in a unit is a convicted felon.”
The prison system is aware of the staffing issues within its facilities, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice told KXAN.
“Recruiting and retaining correctional officers remains the agency’s biggest challenge and our highest priority,” TDCJ said in an email.
One West Texas TDCJ correctional officer said that understaffing in the prison he works in has prevented officers in his unit from consistently performing standard procedures, such as providing inmates with recreation time. The correctional officer agreed to speak with KXAN anonymously to protect his employment and because he is not authorized to speak to the media.
“They’re not getting that (recreation) and so they have a lot of pent-up frustration,” he said. “It’s easy to go from zero to one hundred over a pair of boxers because the guys haven’t gotten any recreation time over the past few days.”
He said staffing limitations have made it more difficult for officers in his unit to search for drugs and contraband within prisoners’ cells.
“You’re supposed to go in there (the cells) and check for contraband,” he said. “When you’re that low on staff, you really can just barely do all these things.”
‘It’s hard to find people who want to work in these places’
Michele Deitch, a criminal justice professor at the University of Texas at Austin Law School, said there are many reasons officers are leaving the profession.
“It’s a position that is underpaid. These are not pleasant working conditions, and it’s often an unsafe environment,” she said. “These are facilities that tend to be located in the middle of nowhere, so it’s often hard to find people who want to work in those places.”
The staffing shortages have been exacerbated by the availability of higher-paying jobs near prisons, Deitch said.
“The agency is competing against other jobs that may offer higher wages, including the oil and gas industry,” she said. “So there’s not a huge pool of people to call on to work in these spaces”
TDCJ said the pandemic has amplified these problems.
“Before COVID-19, staffing was frequently impacted by economic surges and competing employment opportunities,” TDCJ wrote. “The pandemic has exacerbated these issues.”
TDCJ implemented a 15% pay increase for all correctional officers beginning April 1. The raise was projected to be seen in most officers’ May 1 paychecks. This is on top of the 3% pay increase officers in maximum-security facilities saw in September 2021.
Still, Ormsby doesn’t think the pay increase will be enough to keep staff from leaving. He said that, although numerous issues have caused the staffing turnover in Texas prisons, the biggest problem he sees is how correctional staff are treated by the state.
“I think the turnover rate is because of how staff are treated,” Ormsby said. “You can pay someone all the money in the world, but if they don’t feel like they’re appreciated they are going to quit.”
The West Texas officer said he feels his facility has started hiring more inexperienced staff than when he started at TDCJ, making him feel less safe on the job.
“When I first started, you had to have relevant security experience. Now, they’re hiring kids right out of high school,” he said.
The officer said that when he entered the profession over 20 years ago he was trained to fend off an attack from an inmate for a minute while he waited for backup from his fellow officers. Now, he thinks he would have to wait much longer for a response.
“If there was an occasion where an inmate did assault an officer with the intent to harm, my guess is that it would be a three, four, and depending on the quality of staff, even a five-minute wait before somebody could get over here,” he said.
He said the risk of violence has made him more cautious when confronting inmates.
“It makes you more diplomatic when you’re dealing with them,” he said. “For me, it just means that I’m going to escalate everything to a supervisor. I’m not going to try to push my way around.”
TDCJ denied that staffing shortages had changed the interactions between inmates and staff or that they have been hiring less experienced staff than in previous years.
Obligations to the State
The West Texas officer said the staffing shortage means that officers from his unit have had to work overtime, sometimes in facilities across the state.
“They’re making us do six extra days each month,” the officer said.
The West Texas officer said the extra work is adding to the stress on officers.
“If you want to ruin the atmosphere or the attitude of a shift, tell them: ‘We have to get people to go off to Amarillo,’” he said. “Boy, you’ll turn a good group of staff into an aggravated, angry group of staff real quick.”
TDCJ denied officers were being asked to take on more overtime than in previous years.
Ormsby said many correctional officers are single parents and might have issues finding child care while working at facilities away from home.
“They have obligations to their family,” he said. “They also have obligations to the state.”
He believes that state prisons should provide child care for officers that have to travel for work.
“Those officers will be more willing to travel knowing they can take their child with them,” he said.
TDCJ does not currently provide any options for child care.
“These are personal decisions for employees and their families,” TDCJ told KXAN in an email.
TDCJ told KXAN they offer a 3% pay increase when officers work outside of their home facility.
Ormsby said the only way to avoid overscheduling existing correctional officers is to fix the greater staffing issue.
“Mandatory overtime is a beast that cannot be slain, until we get the other issues fixed,” he said. “Until we get to where we can attract and retain quality employees and get these vacancy numbers down, you’re not going to fix the mandatory overtime issue.”
Deitch said there isn’t a singular solution to the staffing problems in Texas prisons.
“It’s something that has to be dealt with in a very holistic way,” she said. “It’s an issue that’s absolutely central to the wellbeing of both people who are incarcerated and the people who work in these facilities.”
The West Texas officer said, if prisons can’t hire more staff, then they need to increase the quality of candidates that they recruit.
“If you’re going to have someone do a job that used to be done by two or three people then you need a better employee,” he said. | https://cw33.com/news/texas/staff-turnover-in-texas-prisons-has-increased-heres-how-its-impacting-corrections-officers/ | 2022-05-06T17:27:53Z | https://cw33.com/news/texas/staff-turnover-in-texas-prisons-has-increased-heres-how-its-impacting-corrections-officers/ | true |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
9-8-3-2, FIREBALL: 1
(nine, eight, three, two; FIREBALL: one)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
9-8-3-2, FIREBALL: 1
(nine, eight, three, two; FIREBALL: one) | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Morning-game-17154461.php | 2022-05-06T17:30:33Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Morning-game-17154461.php | false |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Morning" game were:
7-4-9, FIREBALL: 4
(seven, four, nine; FIREBALL: four)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Morning" game were:
7-4-9, FIREBALL: 4
(seven, four, nine; FIREBALL: four) | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Morning-game-17154462.php | 2022-05-06T17:30:45Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Morning-game-17154462.php | false |
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Two retired Las Vegas police officers are offering a reward for divers who find additional bodies in Lake Mead.
David Kohlmeier and Daniel Minor host “The Problem Solver Show” on local cable. The two men said they would offer $5,000 for any additional remains.
“The Problem Solver is offering this challenge in an effort to bring a sense of closure to the families and friends of the victims, and to assist local law enforcement in their efforts,” the men said in a statement Thursday.
Boaters discovered the body in the first barrel around 3 p.m. Sunday. KLAS also located a second barrel nearby, but investigators determined Tuesday it was empty.
“A second barrel was discovered by a local news crew reporting on the discovery of the barrel,” the men said. “The second barrel, which appeared to be empty, was found a couple of hundred feet from the other and was also discovered onshore.”
The men are setting up a fund to pay out money to divers.
Las Vegas Metro police have received numerous tips since Sunday’s discovery. A spokesperson did not release the exact number on Wednesday, only saying it was “several dozen.”
The Clark County Coroner’s Office is working to identify the remains.
Tips can be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers by calling 702-385-5555 or at crimestoppersofnv.com/report-a-crime. Information can also be sent via text by sending “CRIMENV” and then your message to “CRIMES” (274637). Crime Stoppers offers a reward for information that leads to an arrest. | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/retired-police-officers-offer-reward-for-divers-who-find-more-bodies-in-lake-mead/ | 2022-05-06T17:32:04Z | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/retired-police-officers-offer-reward-for-divers-who-find-more-bodies-in-lake-mead/ | false |
Gloria Steinem is in her late 80s now.
She has spent a lifetime fighting for women's rights — including their right to control their own reproductive choices.
She had some thoughts when she read the leaked draft opinion, suggesting the Supreme Court may be about to overturn Roe v. Wade.
"It felt both new and angering and ancient," she says.
Gloria Steinem spoke with All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly, and here are highlights from their conversation.
The interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.
Interview highlights
On her reaction to the leaked document that suggests the Supreme Court may be about to overturn Roe v. Wade
There have always been efforts to control women's birth-giving. I remember sitting in the Kalahari Desert, talking to women who were showing me the plants that they used for abortifacients and to increase fertility. This is not a new issue. And the very definition of patriarchy is trying to control women and birth-giving.
On how we got here and whether this was the direction she anticipated
I think it's important to connect the ancient to the new, because otherwise we don't understand the strong thread of patriarchy and racism that has been with us and continues to be to be with us.
This affects some states and not others, so it does not affect the whole country. It's completely wrong. As the great Florynce Kennedy used to say: "If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament." But we have to contend with it, and we will.
On equality and the impact of potentially striking down Roe v. Wade
It's a huge impact, potentially, on women because we have to be able to make decisions about our own physical selves. It's a very differential impact on women, depending on what part of the country they're in, what their economic situation is, [and] their race, ethnicity. It affects all women, but not all women equally. But I do note in all the surveys that all women are devoted to making sure we maintain reproductive freedom.
On Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion stating the Constitution makes no mention of abortion
His comment that this is not mentioned in the Constitution is ridiculous since women weren't mentioned in the Constitution. It's quite possible that reproductive freedom would have been up there with freedom of speech if everyone had an equal say. But medical needs should not be distributed geographically. They are way too distributed by class and economics as it is, because we don't have national healthcare as we should. And this makes it far worse for the female half of the population.
On whether her life's work is being stripped down
No, I don't feel my work or the work of all the women and men who care about racial and sex equality has been struck down. It's just that it has a roadblock that is, theoretically, coming from the highest court in the land, but actually will impose hardships unequally. But it will not change the basic fact that we either have decision-making power over our own bodies — women and men — or there is no democracy.
On whether other laws are threatened by a rollback of Roe v. Wade
The first thing it makes me think about is the racial balance in this country. Because it's also true that the first generation of babies, that is, majority babies of color has already been born. And clearly, we are going to become a majority people of color nation, which will make us more like the rest of the world. And I wonder how much of a part, consciously or unconsciously, racism plays in trying now to suddenly control reproduction. Only they can speak to this, I can't pass judgment on them. But it does seem mysterious that at this juncture when the nation is changing to majority people of color, this suddenly would be coming back.
On the next move for supporters of abortion rights
It's not that we should all make the same move, because some of us might go and support our local Planned Parenthood clinic or any place that supports abortions. However, each of us as an individual, we can wear buttons, we can carry banners. We each probably have a very fervent way of doing it. And I think, you know, it's very important that we state our opinion.
On whether she thought this fight would be ongoing in 2022
Yes, because of the fact that a) — we still live in some degree of patriarchy; and b) — that women have the unique power of giving birth means that there is likely to be this and other patriarchal efforts to control the bodies of women.
It is much different from my earlier days, when abortion was way more likely to be illegal and way more difficult to find. We have made a lot of progress. And we have made a lot of progress in contraception and the morning after pill and many ways of making sure that we don't need to have abortions. It's not a pleasurable experience. It's not an experience that any woman would choose unless she had to.
On her determination and belief in activists shaping discourse and changing laws
One thing I've learned over time, over and over again, is that politics and deep change and everything we're trying to do is like a tree. And too often we think the tree grows from the top, from Congress. Trees grow from the bottom. So what you and I do every day, what's possible in our community.
I mean, today, we could thank the physicians who are supporting and providing reproductive freedom. We can give money to the elected figures who are supporting this vast majority view. And we can just refuse to be intimidated by the protestations of a losing minority.
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — An Air Force staff sergeant facing allegations of making violent, antigovernment statements online before stealing ammunition from Fairchild Air Force Base has pleaded not guilty to additional crimes in federal court in Spokane.
John I. Sanger, 30, is one of six servicemembers named in an indictment handed down this week by a federal grand jury, charging them with crimes including theft of government property, possession of stolen ammunition and possession of an unregistered firearm.
The Spokesman-Review reported that authorities were first alerted to Sanger by social media posts he allegedly made between the 2020 presidential election and the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The poster, using the moniker “problematicpatriot,” expressed the belief that the election system had been “defrauded” and “people have to die.”
Sanger appeared briefly in court Thursday to answer the new charges, with a potential penalty of up to a decade in federal prison. He waived his right to a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Goeke to argue for release pending trial and was returned to the Spokane County Jail.
Staff Sgt. Eric Eagleton, 29, who was also arrested last week, appeared before Goeke on Tuesday and was released from custody, over the objection of federal prosecutors. He is charged in the grand jury indictment with five criminal counts, including possession of an unregistered firearm. According to the indictment, federal authorities executing a search warrant found a “firearm suppressor,” a device intended to quiet the sound of gunfire, without a serial number as required by federal law.
In a criminal complaint filed last month, an undercover Air Force Office of Special Investigations agent who was wearing a wire recorded Eagleton discussing “his anti-Semitic views and dislike for Jews.” Sanger, who was also present at the meeting in March, told Eagleton he enjoyed meeting other individuals who “hated the government and the military,” according to the complaint.
The indictment also names Shawn Robson, 40; Nathan Richards, 25; Jonah Pierce, 25; and Austin Limacher, 28. The men, identified as working either in the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance center on the base or at its armory, are accused of helping to falsify documents allowing the theft of thousands of rounds of green-tipped, 5.56 mm ammunition for an AR-15 rifle.
The criminal complaint indicated the stolen ammunition originated at Richards’ residence in Airway Heights. Authorities also say they found rounds “consistent with the stolen ammunition” at the residences of all six defendants.
Robson, Pierce and Limacher were listed in documents as continuing to live in the area. Richards had been reassigned in early April to Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada.
Appointed attorneys for the defendants either declined comment or did not return requests for comment, the newspaper reported. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/4-more-men-charged-in-plot-to-steal-ammo-from-Air-17154447.php | 2022-05-06T17:32:55Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/4-more-men-charged-in-plot-to-steal-ammo-from-Air-17154447.php | true |
Unemployment rate holds steady at 3.6% as 428,000 jobs added in April
Posted/updated on: May 6, 2022 at 9:16 am(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. employers added 428,000 jobs to their payrolls in April, the latest figures released Friday by the Labor Department show.
The increase marks the 12th straight month of job growth above 400,000.
The biggest gains in employment last month occurred in leisure and hospitality (78,000), manufacturing (55,000) and transportation and warehousing (52,000), according to the Labor Department.
The unemployment rate, meanwhile, remained unchanged at 3.6%.
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TALLAHASSEE — Sales-tax “holidays” on such things as school clothes, hurricane supplies and tools and a suspension of the state gas tax in October topped a package signed into law Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The measure (HB 7071), passed by the Legislature in March, will reduce state and local revenues by $804.3 million during the upcoming fiscal year, according to a House staff analysis. The total will increase to about $1.1 billion when future impacts are factored in.
Along with holding traditional tax-holiday periods before the school year and as hurricane season starts, the package will eliminate taxes during all or part of the 2022-2023 fiscal year on items including baby clothes, diapers, children’s books, Energy Star appliances, impact-resistant doors and windows, new mobile homes and admissions to Formula One Grand Prix races and the Daytona 500.
“This bill comes at an opportune time, as families grapple with the rising costs of everyday expenses like gas, food and clothing,” Department of Children and Families Secretary Shevaun Harris said during an appearance with DeSantis in Ocala. “I know that every penny saved counts.”
State leaders touted that the election-year package will help consumers.
“The tax relief you’re going to see are going to be breaks for really critical needs, like gas, diapers, disaster supplies, tools for skilled trades, recreational activities, you name it,” DeSantis said. “And, so, families are going to be able to save for things that really matter for them.”
DeSantis, whose youngest child is 2 years old, highlighted the tax breaks for diapers and baby clothes during a bill-signing ceremony at Sam’s Club in Ocala. The ceremony included a stack of Huggies diapers and several families.
“You’ve got to do the diapers, there is no way around that,” DeSantis said.
While most of the tax package will not take effect until July 1 or later, two parts of it will start this month.
A sales-tax exemption on children’s books will run from May 14 to Aug. 14. Also a tax holiday will start May 28 on hurricane supplies.
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That holiday, which will run through June 10, is projected to save shoppers $25.6 million. They will be able to avoid paying sales taxes on an array of items, from packages of batteries and radios under $50 to generators up to $1,000. The hurricane-season holiday for the first time will include pet supplies.
The second tax holiday, projected to lead to $70.6 million in savings, will be for what lawmakers have dubbed “Freedom Week,” which will run from July 1 through July 7. Shoppers will be able to avoid paying sales taxes on such things as tickets for concerts, movies, ballgames and museum visits, as well as on certain gear for outdoor activities.
A back-to-school tax holiday will start July 25 and last through Aug. 7. Shoppers will be able to avoid paying sales taxes on clothes and shoes that cost $100 or less, school supplies that cost $50 or less and personal computers with price tags of $1,500 or less.
A new tax holiday, with $12.4 million in projected savings, will run from Sept. 3 through Sept. 9 and has been dubbed the “tool time” holiday. During the period, people will be able to avoid paying sales taxes on certain tools and other work equipment.
In the month before voters go to the polls for the November elections, they also will get a break at the gas pump. The package includes suspending the roughly 25-cents-a-gallon state gas tax in October. Lawmakers decided to use $200 million in federal stimulus money to make up for lost gas-tax revenue, which goes toward transportation projects.
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, a Democratic candidate for governor, issued a statement Friday that said many of the tax breaks were aided by federal stimulus money.
“This tax relief package was made possible by the American Rescue Plan, which provided Florida with more than $10 billion in federal funds,” Fried said. “Working Floridians would not be able to access these benefits without the hard work of President Biden and Democrats who wrote and passed this historic legislation into law.” | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-desantis-signs-tax-cuts-20220506-gkgo2cksgbaszhlkro34a4orzu-story.html | 2022-05-06T17:35:49Z | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-desantis-signs-tax-cuts-20220506-gkgo2cksgbaszhlkro34a4orzu-story.html | false |
Another week, another New Music Friday. One of latin urbano’s biggest artists came back with an album just in time for summer, while a Louisville hero treated fans to his sophomore set, and a pop powerhouse has lent a new track to an upcoming television series. But which release was your favorite?
Bad Bunny has released his highly anticipated new album, Un Verano Sin Ti. The ambitious 23-song project sees the artist pumping out infectious, catchy reggaetón songs and inviting friends Jhay Cortez and Rauw Alejandro for assists, but the project’s vision never falls out of focus. Much like the translated name of the album suggests, El Conejo Malo makes sure every all the tracks touch on heartbreak.
Jack Harlow also dropped an album for New Music Friday, his sophomore effort, Come Home the Kids Miss You. Powered by the No. 1 smash “First Class,” the release sees the rapper leaning into his superstar status and nabbing features from Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, Lil Wayne and Drake while rapping about his rags-to-riches come-up story.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift has released a new gem from 1989 — her re-recorded Taylor’s Version of “This Love.” The track arrived at midnight on Friday after it was featured in the trailer for Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty series. The track serves as an underrated classic from the album and provokes the question of which 1989 track Swift will record next.
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A New York City judge’s son who stormed the U.S. Capitol wearing a furry “caveman” costume was sentenced on Friday to eight months in prison.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg told Aaron Mostofsky that he was “literally on the front lines” of the mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
“What you and others did on that day imposed an indelible stain on how our nation is perceived, both at home and abroad, and that can’t be undone,” the judge told Mostofsky, 35.
Boasberg also sentenced Mostofsky to one year of supervised release and ordered him to perform 200 hours of community service and pay $2,000 in restitution.
Mostofsky had asked the judge for mercy, saying he was ashamed of his “contribution to the chaos of that day.”
“I feel sorry for the officers that had to deal with that chaos,” said Mostofsky, who must report to prison on or after June 5.
Federal sentencing guidelines in his case recommended a prison sentence ranging from 10 months to 16 months. Prosecutors recommended a sentence of 15 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Mostofsky was one of the first rioters to enter the restricted area around the Capitol and among the first to breach the building itself, through the Senate Wing doors, according to prosecutors. He pushed against a police barrier that officers were trying to move and stole a Capitol Police bulletproof vest and riot shield, prosecutors said.
“Mostofsky cheered on other rioters as they clashed with police outside the Capitol building, even celebrating with a fist-bump to one of his fellow rioters,” prosecutors wrote in a court filing.
Inside the building, Mostofsky followed rioters who chased Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman up a staircase toward the Senate chambers. He took the police vest and shield with him when he left the Capitol, about 20 minutes after entering.
Mostofsky was carrying a walking stick and dressed in a furry costume. He told a friend that the costume expressed his belief that “even a caveman” would know that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.
Mostofsky frequently wears costumes at events, according to his lawyers.
“To put the matter with understatement, the New Yorker is quirky even by the standards of his home city,” they wrote.
A New York Post reporter interviewed him inside the Capitol during the riot. He told the reporter that he stormed the Capitol because “the election was stolen.”
Mostofsky has worked as an assistant architect in New York. His father, Steven Mostofsky, is a state court judge in Brooklyn.
“The fact that his father is a judge means that he should have been better able than other defendants to understand why the claims of election fraud were false,” said Justice Department prosecutor Michael Romano.
Boasberg said none of the supportive letters submitted by Mostofsky’s family and friends explain how he “went down this rabbit hole of election fantasy.”
“I hope at this point you understand that your indulgence in that fantasy has led to this tragic situation,” the judge added.
Aaron Mostofsky pleaded guilty in February to a felony charge of civil disorder and misdemeanor charges of theft of government property and entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds. Mostofsky was the first Capitol rioter to be sentenced for a civil disorder conviction.
Mostofsky’s lawyers asked for a sentence of home confinement, probation and community service. Defense attorney Nicholas Smith described Mostofsky as a “spectator” who “drifted with the crowd” and didn’t go to the Capitol to interfere with the peaceful transfer of power.
“He did things he should not have done,” Smith said. “But there’s a big difference between an ideologue who is motivated to commit violence and someone who ends up doing bad things when they find themself in a crowd.”
More than 780 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot. Over 280 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors. More than 160 defendants who have been sentenced, including over 60 who have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from 14 days to five years and three months. Approximately 100 others have trial dates. | https://www.twincities.com/2022/05/06/man-who-stormed-capitol-in-caveman-costume-gets-prison/ | 2022-05-06T17:39:58Z | https://www.twincities.com/2022/05/06/man-who-stormed-capitol-in-caveman-costume-gets-prison/ | true |
Robocalls have increased by millions in recent months
Robocalls are at an all-time high, following a brief downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to organizations tracking them.
Lee Williams, a California resident, said he's felt as if the calls have been endless: "There was a time when I would get 20 to 30 in a 24-hour period."
He said he once depended on his phone provider to fix the issue.
"They came out with what they call a 'spam blocker.' So, you’ll get a call, and it’ll say ‘spam likely’ but, I’ve found that probably a bit over 50% of those calls that were identified as scammers were actually calls you needed to receive. Family members that may not have been on your contact list or your doctor’s office," he said.
A person takes a call in their home. (Photo by Roland Weihrauch/picture alliance via Getty Images)
He said he downloaded an app to help screen calls more in-depth, but he still has received daily robocalls.
According to YouMail’s nationwide robocall tracker, such calls jumped by over 600 million from February to March.
Sandra Guile with the Better Business Bureau said it's because of the pandemic.
"When everybody was on lockdown and everybody was isolated, there was actually a dip in the amount of robocalls. Then, as things started to open up a little bit, that number went back up" Guile said.
The Better Business Bureau has tracked scams such as those linked to robocalls. It warned these scams could cost consumers thousands of dollars.
"If they have your personal identifiable information, they can use that data to open up credit cards, open up cell phones, or maybe even rent an apartment," Guile said.
The BBB has recommended either using apps that block robocalls or simply not answering — and helping it track and identify these callers.
"If you receive a phone number, and you don’t answer, and it goes to voicemail, but it really sounds suspicious because they’re claiming that perhaps your personal identifiable information is at risk, or it’s an organization you’ve never heard of, you can go ahead and report it to BBB.org/scamtracker," Guile added.
The Better Business Bureau explained that calls from legitimate businesses, campaign calls and charitable solicitations are allowed.
The FCC recently announced it may now require providers to submit a "Robocall Mitigation Plan" describing how it will further block and screen these calls.
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MIAMI (AP) — Philadelphia coach Doc Rivers would probably need hours to explain everything that he’s learned from Miami President Pat Riley over the last three decades.
Or he could sum it up in three words.
“Gosh, everything really,” Rivers said.
Some elements of this Philadelphia-Miami Eastern Conference semifinal series — the Heat lead 2-0 going into Game 3 on Friday night — go back further than this season, or this past summer, or anytime recently. They go back to 1992, when Riley was coaching the New York Knicks and they swung a trade for Rivers to come run their offense.
Rivers, who had already been in the league for nine seasons, most of those with Atlanta, including an All-Star year in 1987-88, immediately became a Riley disciple. And even though they’ve been on different sides of battles for years — this is the fourth time Rivers has faced the Heat in the playoffs since Riley arrived, with Miami winning two of the three previous series — there is a clear respect that remains, born from the time they spent together long ago.
“I’ve been around some pretty good guys,” said Rivers, whose former coaches also include names like Mike Fratello, Larry Brown and Gregg Popovich. “But Riley, clearly, had the biggest impact. It’s not even close. I mean, I had no thoughts of coaching until I played for Pat Riley and the way he did it, I was like, ‘Oh, that’s pretty cool.’ ”
Riley was the last coach to ever use Rivers as a starting point guard in the NBA. They were together for parts of three seasons in New York; perhaps ironically, their last game together was a loss to Miami in December 1994. Rivers got traded to San Antonio, Riley wound up leaving the Knicks for the Heat less than a year later.
Both have been champions since, Rivers with the Celtics in 2008, Riley with the Heat in 2006, 2012 and 2013. And here they are again.
“Doc always played the game like he was a coach on the floor,” Riley said this week. “That’s how he played at Atlanta, that’s what I saw in him, and I just believed that he had the qualities to get into the coaching profession.”
For Riley, that wasn’t an idea.
He made it a requirement.
When Rivers retired from playing, he began working as a basketball broadcaster. Riley didn’t exactly approve of that development — and let Rivers know that when his former player was working a playoff series that Riley was coaching.
“I didn’t like his commentating or his criticism of me, his ex-coach,” Riley said.
Turns out, there was also a bigger reason for Riley pushing Rivers from the broadcast spot back to the bench. He continued believing that Rivers had the background, knowledge and temperament needed to be a winner on the sideline.
“When I did TV for three years, every day he would call me or challenge me,” Rivers said. “He would belittle me, literally. … I used to think he was wrong. He ended up being right.”
There’s no arguing that point. Riley was right. Rivers was destined to coach. He’s ninth in all-time wins, fourth all-time in playoff wins, has gotten to the NBA Finals twice, won the title once and is a past Coach of the Year.
And when Riley heard Rivers thanking him earlier this week for planting those seeds, he was appreciative.
“He’s turned out to be one of the all-time great coaches,” Riley said. “I was proud to have coached him. And I’m proud of what he’s saying here.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has reversed a ruling that overturned a health care executive's manslaughter conviction for fatally drugging her 8-year-old autistic son.
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Manhattan Magistrate Judge Sarah Cave was wrong in 2020 when she ordered a new trial for Gigi Jordan, who was convicted in November 2014 of killing her son, Jude Mirra, in a Manhattan hotel room in 2010.
Jordan, a wealthy medical entrepreneur, admitted to plunging a lethal dose of medications down her son's throat with a syringe. She then ingested multiple medications herself and emailed a relative, who alerted authorities.
Jordan claimed at her trial that she had decided to kill herself and Jude because she believed that one of her ex-husbands was planning to have her killed, and that without her the boy would fall under the care of her other ex-husband and would be sexually abused. Both men denied her allegations against them.
Jordan was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 18 years in prison.
The 2020 ruling ordering a new trial stemmed from an incident during the trial in which Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon acceded to a prosecutor's request to close the courtroom for 15 minutes, over strenuous objections from the defense.
Cave determined that closing the courtroom had violated Jordan’s Sixth Amendment right to a public trial, and Jordan was released from prison to home confinement.
In its ruling Thursday, the appeals court said that even if the trial judge erred in closing the courtroom, no precedent clearly establishes that a conviction following an erroneous closure must be vacated.
The ruling means Jordan will likely be returned to prison. Messages seeking comment were left with her attorney. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Ruling-ordering-new-trial-in-death-of-8-year-old-17154640.php | 2022-05-06T17:52:44Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Ruling-ordering-new-trial-in-death-of-8-year-old-17154640.php | true |
Fugitive drug dealer from Pelton jailed for 16 years
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A fugitive international drug dealer who went on the run more than two years ago has been jailed for 16 years.
Shaun Mason fled from police in Pelton, County Durham, in March 2020 and travelled to Ireland and Spain where he exported drugs back to the North East.
He was tracked down through encrypted messages, a warrant was issued for his arrest and he was extradited to the UK.
The 32-year-old pleaded guilty to seven charges when he appeared at Durham Crown Court on Wednesday.
They included conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs, possession with intent to supply Class B drugs, handling stolen goods, possession of a blade, dangerous driving and theft.
Officers from Durham Police were alerted to his drugs farm in Pelton after smelling cannabis from the street.
When they knocked at his door he made off in a stolen Land Rover which he crashed into police vehicles as he made his getaway.
He then abandoned the car and stole a bike from a woman in order to evade arrest.
Police later intercepted two parcels containing 10kg of MDMA from the Netherlands which were destined for addresses in the Pelton area.
When police raided those properties they found mobile phones which contained encrypted messages from Mason in which he discussed arrangements for drug deliveries.
Mason, of Old Elvet, Durham, was sentenced to 16 years for conspiracy to supply drugs.
He was also sentenced to four years for possession and six months for possession of a blade, which are to run concurrently.
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HONESDALE, Pa. (AP) — A judge dismissed a temporary protective order against a candidate for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor on Friday after his attorneys attacked the motivation and credibility of the candidate's wife, who had testified he was verbally abusive and made threats.
Teddy Daniels claimed vindication after the ruling by President Judge Janine Edwards, telling reporters outside the Wayne County Courthouse, “Justice was served today in a court of law. I’m going to go see my son.”
Daniels, 47, is one of nine candidates seeking the GOP nomination in the state’s May 17 primary, running with the endorsement of a leading candidate for governor, Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano.
Daniels' wife, who had obtained a temporary protection-from-abuse order against Teddy Daniels last week, testified that Daniels was incensed because he believed her family was cooperating in an unflattering magazine story about him. He threatened to “put a bullet” in the head of one of the people he blamed, the woman testified. She said Daniels then told her: “And if I find out you're in on it, you're going down too.”
Daniels' lawyers pointed out the woman had not previously reported the alleged threat, either to police or in her application for a protective order. In court, they suggested she only sought the protective order because Daniels had threatened to leave her.
Daniels himself did not testify and did not call any witnesses.
“Our case was proven by cross examination of a witness who lied,” Daniels’ lawyer, Jen Gilliland Vanasdale, told reporters. “Obviously the court believed that, or the court would not have dismissed and denied the protection from abuse.”
Neither Daniels' wife nor her lawyer had any immediate comment after the court hearing.
Daniels, who is running for the GOP nomination in this month’s primary, had been was ordered to stay away from his home and forbidden from having any contact with his wife. The temporary order had also given Daniels’ wife temporary custody of their child and forced Daniels to turn over his guns.
In a handwritten petition, the wife told a judge that Daniels, who is 6-foot-4 and 360 pounds (1.9 meters and 163 kilograms), is “always angry at me” and “continuously” curses at her, threatening to kick her and their son out of the house if he loses the campaign. The woman said he stalked her at work, “screaming at me, making me cry” and that his anger toward her has caused her to have panic attacks.
Last August, she said, Daniels grabbed her shirt, pulled her to his face and said, “Don’t you ever speak to me like that,” the petition said. He also threatened to kill the family dog and has made two previous attempts to take his own life, his wife said.
Daniels had claimed the allegations were unfounded and that he was the target of “political terrorism” meant to damage his campaign.
He said he was “swatted,” or targeted with bogus calls leading police to his home. Without offering evidence, he accused Rolling Stone magazine, which first published word of the April 26 protection-from-abuse order, of being “closely involved with a series of phone calls made to police from out-of-state in which false police reports were made against me at my home.” Rolling Stone has said it stands by its story.
Gilliland Vanasdale, Daniels' lawyer, said Friday an investigation is underway, declaring: “The people and players who were behind this political hit job and character assassination of Ted Daniels will have justice coming on another day.” | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Protective-order-against-lieutenant-gov-candidate-17154613.php | 2022-05-06T18:04:59Z | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Protective-order-against-lieutenant-gov-candidate-17154613.php | true |
Beth Segovia knows a thing or two about being an ambitious woman in an historically male-dominated field. She has now spent nearly 30 years in the IT industry, working first in hardware for the iconic ThinkPad brand, and now focusing on e-commerce software as the COO at ChannelAdvisor.
As a C-level leader, Segovia often plays the role of mentor, sharing her story with similarly ambitious women in the tech space. Like many others, she has observed one glaring thing holding many women back in their careers: self-limitation.
“I've seen, especially women peers, tend to fear the unknown,” Segovia shared in a recent interview. “One of the lessons I've learned in all of my years is that self-limitation can destroy your career.”
But Segovia also recognizes the critical role leaders play in identifying and supporting promising talent. This is her top advice for ambitious women aiming higher in their careers, and for the leaders who can help them get there.
Get to know the unknown.
Fear of the unknown is at the core of most self-limiting behavior Segovia has seen. Taking the next step in your career, even if you know what that step should be, can be difficult when the outcome is uncertain. Segovia tells others to do what she has done and transform the unknown into what is known—by boldly taking that next step.
“Anyone who wants to grow their career, I to encourage them to take it on. Take that next step, and then if it's too much, you can always back off,” Segovia counsels. “Take it on, make it known, and then limit yourself purposely based on your choices and what you want to do. Not what you didn't think you could do, or you were afraid you couldn't do.”
For leaders, Segovia encourages them to keep in mind that the women in their ranks may tend to make more career sacrifices for family, while men may make more sacrifices in their personal life for the sake of their careers. Building a culture where these societal norms are not expected can help bridge that gap.
“I love the way that work is moving, the flexibility, the work from home, the remote work,” Segovia enthuses. “It’s giving lots of our employees, and many women, more access to their families and to work when it makes sense. That's helpful in supporting careers.”
Don’t forget, you were hired for this job.
Much has been said about diversity and inclusion, ensuring that not only is there a range of individuals represented in an organization, but that they also have a real seat at the table. It is the responsibility of senior leaders to “pull people forward”, according to Segovia. But it is also up to employees to contribute their best so it can actually be recognized.
“You were hired to do a job and it's your responsibility to do that job,” Segovia says to many of the women she mentors. “No one should need to invite you to speak up and to do your job. You already have a seat at the table—you have the job. You were hired for your competence, for your voice. That means you need to actually speak up.”
Still, leaders must be self-aware enough to realize their seniority can be intimidating to even the most driven colleagues. Offering a little candid humanity can go a long way toward opening people up, Segovia says.
“Sometimes I forget that I'm COO, that when I chat with somebody that it might be a little intimidating,” she laughs. “I usually also break the ice by saying, ‘Hey, I need to talk to you. And I know that might be scary. I hope I'm not scary. I just have a question for you. And I think you're the best person to answer.’”
Are you staying comfortable?
Change causes discomfort, no matter how prepared we are for it. Avoiding that inevitable discomfort can sometimes stagnate our careers, waiting for things to feel right to move forward. The truth is that change will always be uncomfortable, and Segovia suggests honest self-reflection to break the spell.
“When I transitioned to ChannelAdvisor after 25 years in hardware, I had a decision to make. I actually consulted my daughters, who were in high school and middle school at the time,” Segovia recounts. “They counseled me with all the things I counseled them with in their childhoods: What’s the worst thing that can happen? What do you want to make happen?”
Wise leaders will take the time to ask that last question in the next one-on-one they have with their rising stars.
Take it an hour at a time.
Balancing the demands of work, family, and life is overwhelming for everyone from time to time. Trying to take it on all at once, or on your own, is a mistake to avoid, says Segovia.
“I really think that my husband and I got this right,” she says about raising a young family while also building a career. “We recognized when we needed help. It literally takes a village. People helped us and we helped them in return. That ecosystem of support really made a difference. But I think the key thing was not to get ahead of myself. Sometimes I took it an hour at a time.”
Now as a leader, Segovia makes an effort to be verbal about the challenges of life while at work. You never know who might be able to lend you a helping hand unless you let them know you might need it.
“You don't need to hide your kids from me,” Segovia says about her colleagues. “I want to hear all about it. I want to hear all the challenges, because I bet I've been there. I bet I can help with that.”
Remember, it takes two.
Whichever side of the equation you’re on, remember that it can’t be done alone, says Segovia. Speaking up and offering your best efforts will only go so far if there isn’t a leader to recognize and reward those efforts. And hounding promising young talent in an effort to get more from them won’t work if they aren’t seeking opportunities to do more.
“I try to think about: Who's got the motivation, the drive, the interest, or a unique talent that might be helpful in this situation?” Segovia says. “And I try to draw them in. But I really want to encourage people to pull themselves forward, too. Make sure you're noticed so I can pick up on it and do my half of the job. It takes two of us.” | https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucetulgan/2022/05/06/advice-for-ambitious-women-and-the-leaders-who-manage-them/ | 2022-05-06T18:06:07Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucetulgan/2022/05/06/advice-for-ambitious-women-and-the-leaders-who-manage-them/ | false |
If we’ve learned anything over the past two and half years, it is the fact that Covid has accelerated the cultural shifts that are impacting the future of work. Words such as vulnerability, kindness, empathy and psychological safety are becoming commonplace in the daily business vernacular. In this time of transition, employees are recognizing that organizational responsibility goes far beyond just a steady paycheck, but rather the desire for businesses to help support mental health initiatives that champion growth and highlight employees’ wellbeing as central to the core growth of any organization.
When discussing the emerging Disability Economy one of the most complex and multifaceted areas is centered around non-apparent disabilities which encompasses the realm of mental health and wellbeing. As we’ve seen Covid wreak havoc across a global workforce that is just trying to keep afloat, we are also witnessing a sea change across the corporate ecosystem responding to this crisis in numerous ways. First, the discussion of mental health which was once considered taboo in the halls of corporate culture has now emerged as an essential component of developing a thriving business. Secondly, companies are beginning to explore more deeply having designated personnel that emphasize the significance of mental health and wellbeing on par with any other business strategy across the enterprise. Companies such as Vayner Media where Claude Silver serves as its Chief Heart Officer is one organization that is ahead of the curve and identifies that the power of soft skills is not only important to the internal dynamics of the company but is setting the trends for the future of business techniques that are fundamental for the digital economy of the 21st Century.
One key benchmark within the areas of mental health and wellbeing that is describing the upward trend of needs can be seen in the app marketplace. Data suggests that the mental health app market will reach $17.5 billion by 2030 indicating the need for mental health services in all forms is becoming an essential part of daily life. As the future of work is continuing to evolve and the needs of employees are changing in real-time, mental health concerns need to be baked into the equation. Senior leadership must rethink a company’s position in terms of how they regard their relationship with their workforce. Framing mental health as a key driver for business success changes the whole tenor of corporate life not only from a management perspective but elevates the value of care as a vital piece of the puzzle to a more comprehensive people strategy.
While the world of work is everchanging, it is important to take a closer look at the nomenclature around mental health and connect the dots to why this is so important to senior leadership. As companies begin their return-to-work policies, they have been faced with real friction, among them are the fundamental questions, what is work flexibility, and what type of work culture is right both individually and collectively as an organization? These are challenging questions, but it is important to offer some thoughts that will help guide senior leadership through this tumultuous time. First, the language of mental health must become standardized in every communique across the enterprise. Building a nurturing environment will carry tremendous currency and goes a long way to earning trust and ultimately a level of psychological safety which for many employees is a fundamental pillar for this new work environment. Secondly, leadership must embrace care as a central tenant of economic growth. Acknowledging employees’ mental health and wellbeing as a source of motivation, professional development, and ultimately corporate buy-in is the pathway towards trust. It is this element of trust that serves as the direction toward redefining the future of work as we know it.
In marking Mental Health Awareness month, it is important to highlight the emerging Disability Economy as a conduit to reveal some of the key trends within this subset market, but also amplify the critical importance of how it can define the corporate culture of the digital age. In upcoming Mindset Matters columns we will dig deeper into this new purpose of mental health and discuss more granular solutions of how to confront the challenges of this new work environment to find a greater sense of balance. | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathankaufman/2022/05/06/mindset-matters-mental-health-the-disability-economy-and-the-future-of-work/ | 2022-05-06T18:07:03Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathankaufman/2022/05/06/mindset-matters-mental-health-the-disability-economy-and-the-future-of-work/ | true |
Man who stormed Capitol in caveman costume gets prison
(AP) – A New York City judge’s son who stormed the U.S. Capitol wearing a furry “caveman” costume was sentenced on Friday to eight months in prison.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg told Aaron Mostofsky that he was “literally on the front lines” of the mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
“What you and others did on that day imposed an indelible stain on how our nation is perceived, both at home and abroad, and that can’t be undone,” the judge told Mostofsky, 35.
Boasberg also sentenced Mostofsky to one year of supervised release and ordered him to perform 200 hours of community service and pay $2,000 in restitution.
Mostofsky had asked the judge for mercy, saying he was ashamed of his “contribution to the chaos of that day.”
“I feel sorry for the officers that had to deal with that chaos,” said Mostofsky, who must report to prison on or after June 5.
Federal sentencing guidelines in his case recommended a prison sentence ranging from 10 months to 16 months. Prosecutors recommended a sentence of 15 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Mostofsky was one of the first rioters to enter the restricted area around the Capitol and among the first to breach the building itself, through the Senate Wing doors, according to prosecutors. He pushed against a police barrier that officers were trying to move and stole a Capitol Police bulletproof vest and riot shield, prosecutors said.
“Mostofsky cheered on other rioters as they clashed with police outside the Capitol building, even celebrating with a fist-bump to one of his fellow rioters,” prosecutors wrote in a court filing.
Inside the building, Mostofsky followed rioters who chased Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman up a staircase toward the Senate chambers. He took the police vest and shield with him when he left the Capitol, about 20 minutes after entering.
Mostofsky was carrying a walking stick and dressed in a furry costume. He told a friend that the costume expressed his belief that “even a caveman” would know that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.
Mostofsky frequently wears costumes at events, according to his lawyers.
“To put the matter with understatement, the New Yorker is quirky even by the standards of his home city,” they wrote.
A New York Post reporter interviewed him inside the Capitol during the riot. He told the reporter that he stormed the Capitol because “the election was stolen.”
Mostofsky has worked as an assistant architect in New York. His father, Steven Mostofsky, is a state court judge in Brooklyn.
“The fact that his father is a judge means that he should have been better able than other defendants to understand why the claims of election fraud were false,” said Justice Department prosecutor Michael Romano.
Boasberg said none of the supportive letters submitted by Mostofsky’s family and friends explain how he “went down this rabbit hole of election fantasy.”
“I hope at this point you understand that your indulgence in that fantasy has led to this tragic situation,” the judge added.
Aaron Mostofsky pleaded guilty in February to a felony charge of civil disorder and misdemeanor charges of theft of government property and entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds. Mostofsky was the first Capitol rioter to be sentenced for a civil disorder conviction.
Mostofsky’s lawyers asked for a sentence of home confinement, probation and community service. Defense attorney Nicholas Smith described Mostofsky as a “spectator” who “drifted with the crowd” and didn’t go to the Capitol to interfere with the peaceful transfer of power.
“He did things he should not have done,” Smith said. “But there’s a big difference between an ideologue who is motivated to commit violence and someone who ends up doing bad things when they find themself in a crowd.”
More than 780 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot. Over 280 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors. More than 160 defendants who have been sentenced, including over 60 who have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from 14 days to five years and three months. Approximately 100 others have trial dates.
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Daunte Wright’s mother briefly detained after recording traffic stop
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The mother of Daunte Wright, who was fatally shot by a suburban Minneapolis police officer, said she was injured while she was briefly detained by one of the same department’s officers after she stopped to record an arrest of a person during a traffic stop.
Katie Wright said Thursday she was worried about what the Brooklyn Center officers might do to the person being handcuffed when she pulled over on Wednesday night. In April 2021, her 20-year-old son, who was Black, was killed during a traffic stop by Kim Potter, a white officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser.
“All I was doing was my civic duty to pull over and make sure that those babies got home safe to their families because I don’t want what happened to me to happen to any other families,” Wright said.
The Associated Press left a message Friday asking whether the officer involved would face discipline.
Brooklyn Center police released body camera video that shows an officer crossing several lanes of traffic on Highway 252 and asking Wright for her driver’s license. Wright refused, telling the officer she didn’t need to show him her license because she hadn’t been pulled over.
The officer then pulled her out of her vehicle, took her phone and placed it on the roof of her car before leading her toward a grassy median while holding her arm behind her back. Wright said the officer grabbed her so forcefully that he injured her wrist.
Wright told him her name and said “you guys killed my son. I’m going to videotape them,’’ gesturing to the other officers. The officer told Wright he would send her a ticket in the mail and both returned to their vehicles.
Brooklyn Center police union President Chuck Valleau praised the officer for what he called a “professional response and restraint during the incident.”
Along with the video, the Brooklyn Center police department released a statement that said the footage was released “in an effort to promote public safety and dispel widespread rumor or unrest.”
Potter shot Daunte Wright as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin ‘s trial was getting underway last year in the killing of George Floyd and tensions were high in the area. Wright’s death sparked several nights of protests in Brooklyn Center and revived painful memories of the sometimes violent unrest that erupted after Floyd’s death in May 2020.
Potter, who resigned following the shooting, was convicted in December of manslaughter and sentenced this year to two years in prison.
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(NEXSTAR) – Despite recent rounds of forgiveness for thousands of borrowers, nearly 43 million Americans are responsible for roughly $1.6 trillion in federal student loans.
The Biden administration has indicated that they intended to move forward with forgiving at least a portion of federal student loans. Late last month, President Joe Biden confirmed that while he “is not considering $50,000” in forgiveness per borrower, he is “considering dealing with some debt reduction.”
Student loan forgiveness in any form would undoubtedly impact borrowers, but especially those living in certain states.
Reviewing data from the Federal Student Aid office, the Education Data Initiative found which states have the highest amount of federal student loan debt and the average debt per borrower in each.
As seen in the interactive map below, states with larger populations – California, Texas, Florida, and New York – have the highest totals of federal student loan debt.
Residents of California owe a cumulative $141.8 billion in federal student loan debt as of December 2021. Texas residents aren’t far behind with $120 billion.
In total, residents in Wyoming owe the least at $1.7 billion. The next-lowest is Alaska, with a total federal student loan debt of $2.3 billion.
The table below shows the states with the most federal student loan debt, on the left, compared to states that owe the least, on the right.
While those dollar amounts may seem vast, they're less overwhelming when broken down by the average amount owed per borrower in each state.
A borrower in the District of Columbia owes, on average, nearly $55,000 in federal student loans based on data from the Federal Student Aid office. Maryland borrowers came in second, owing an average of nearly $43,000 in federal student loans.
The interactive map below shows the average student loan debt per borrower in each state.
Borrowers in North Dakota have the lowest average student loan debt at around $28,600. This makes it the only state where the average debt is less than $30,000. Iowa borrowers have the second-lowest debt at roughly $30,800.
Below are the five states with the highest average student loan debt as well as those with the lowest.
Overall, the Education Data Initiative found the District of Columbia carries the highest number of indebted student borrowers per capita with 17.2% of residents in debt. Hawaii has the lowest rate, with 8.4% of its residents in debt.
Under the Biden administration, roughly $17 billion in federal student loan debt has been canceled for some 725,000 borrowers. Last week, the Department of Education announced another $238 million in student loan relief for roughly 28,000 borrowers defrauded by Marinello Schools of Beauty.
Biden recently extended the payment moratorium on federal student loans through August. Pressure continues to grow for more debt forgiveness as the end of the payment moratorium and midterm elections near. | https://phl17.com/national-news/student-loan-debt-heres-how-much-residents-in-each-state-owe/ | 2022-05-06T18:25:20Z | https://phl17.com/national-news/student-loan-debt-heres-how-much-residents-in-each-state-owe/ | true |
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