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Taiwan has ordered 700,000 units of Pfizer Inc's anti-viral COVID-19 pill Paxlovid, its health minister said on Monday, amid a steady increase in the number of infections as the government pledges to gradually reopen its borders.
The government is on alert even though the numbers remain comparatively low and health ministry data shows 99.6% of those infected so far this year showed mild or no symptoms.
Health Minister
Chen Shih-chung said the pills ordered would be enough to cover 3% of Taiwan's population, with half of them due to arrive in the second quarter this year.
"The medication could prevent serious illness and is very helpful for overall pandemic prevention,"
Chen told reporters.
Since the beginning of this year, Taiwan has reported 3,976 domestic cases, with only 13 people classified as being seriously ill and just two deaths.
Taiwan has maintained mandatory mask wearing and almost 80% of the population have had two vaccine shots while more than 50% have had three.
It is gradually relaxing quarantine rules for all arrivals on the island, but most foreigners apart from residents are still barred from entry.
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Peddireddi’s sway in Cabinet widens
Three Ministers from shrunken Chittoor get key portfolios
The three Ministers from the shrunken Chittoor district in Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s revamped Cabinet have been entrusted with some key portfolios.
While district strongman Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy has been given Energy, Forest, Environment and Science and Technology in addition to the previously held Mines and Geology, Mr. K. Narayanaswamy has been given Excise. As a new face in the Cabinet R.K. Roja, Nagari MLA, will be handling Tourism, Culture, and Youth Affairs.
Mr. Peddireddi, who goes by the titles ‘Peddayana’ and ‘Rayalaseema Tiger’ was the Forest Minister in the Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy-led Congress government in 2009. Post the demise of YSR and the replacement of then Chief Minister K. Rosaiah with N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Mr. Peddireddi quit the post owing to differences with Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy. He joined the YSR Congress Party in 2013 and made the party a formidable force in Chittoor district. In 2019, he led the party to an incredible victory in 13 out of 14 MLA seats in the district apart from drastically reducing the majority of the then Chief Minister and TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu in Kuppam.
The triumph of the YSRCP in the municipal elections, mandal and zilla parishad elections, and the panchayat polls in the Kuppam Assembly constituency remains directly attributed to Mr. Peddireddi’s efforts. The speculation that differences had cropped up between Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Mr. Peddireddi since 2020 now stands shattered with the latter’s sway in the Cabinet getting further widened, having successfully tackled the burning issues of sand and granite smuggling in Chittoor district.
Ms. Roja, soon after the announcement of the portfolio, said she would completely devote her time to doing justice to her departments. However, her supporters maintain that she should immediately focus on tackling the growing dissent among the party cadres in almost all the five mandals of her Nagari Assembly constituency. In 2019, when “Jagan wave” had swept Chittoor with even several new faces winning with a huge majority of votes, Ms. Roja’s majority fell to a mere 2000 plus votes.
Neutral figure
Mr. K. Narayanaswamy, who now holds the Excise portfolio, is generally considered a neutral figure. Representing the GD Nellore Assembly constituency (SC reserved), Mr. Narayanaswamy has also emerged as a strong force to give voice to the SC communities all over Chittoor district. During his career as a politician for four decades, he is known for distancing himself from controversies and maintaining a clean image away from allegations of corruption.
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(NerdWallet) – Inflation is crushing almost all aspects of Americans’ budgets — including their vacations. Prices rose on average 7.9% for the past 12 months ending in February 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. And one major travel expense rose way more than that: Rental car prices skyrocketed 24% year over year.
The Consumer Price Index, which measures prices on items like travel, groceries, clothes and cars, in February 2022 saw the highest inflation reading since 1982.
Annual inflation rates are a common way to understand economic changes. But when comparing 2022 inflation data to 2021, it’s important to acknowledge how unique last year was. In 2021, many people’s work schedules were adjusted or reduced, and daily activities came to a standstill due to ongoing closures at bars, restaurants and gyms. Travel — especially of the international kind — was difficult. But, given such low demand, travel was also generally pretty cheap.
It’s almost certain you’ll pay more for the same trip in 2022 than you did in 2021. But how much more should you expect to pay this year versus past years, when vacations were a bit more normal?
Don’t let the averages guide your travel budget
Several organizations put a tremendous amount of effort into understanding how much people spend on travel.
For instance, according to Expedia’s 2022 Traveler Value Index, which surveyed 5,500 adults worldwide in November 2021, Americans plan to spend, on average, $2,353 on their next trip. Separately, market research firm Destination Analysts’ November 2021 survey of more than 1,200 Americans determined that the average American’s leisure travel budget for 2022 is $3,797.
Even NerdWallet tries to peg a dollar figure to vacation spending. Americans intended to spend $1,814, on average, for travel during the 2021 holiday season, according to a September 2021 survey of 2,000 U.S. adults conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of NerdWallet.
But when it comes to vacation budgeting, using the average can be tricky, as your personal travel preferences often dictate your overall spending.
- Do you often fly first class to another continent or are you taking short-haul flights on budget carriers?
- Do you typically stay in luxury accommodations, like overwater bungalows in the Maldives, or do most trips find you at your grandma’s where you’re staying for free?
- Do you dine primarily at Michelin-star restaurants or are you the type to load up on free hotel breakfast?
Travel styles are highly variable, and you can’t always base your personal budget on a nebulous average sourced from travelers with wide-ranging preferences.
Rather than comparing your spending to averages from surveys, it can make more sense to use your travel budget from past trips and adjust according to today’s inflation rates.
How inflation is shaping travel costs
Especially if you’re building your next vacation budget based on a 2021 trip, expect to pay far more now. But compared to pre-pandemic travel, some expenses might be increasing at roughly similar rates — and one major travel expense will likely cost less.
NerdWallet looked at the costs of common travel expenses over the past 10 years using CPI data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Analyzing February’s inflation readings — and pairing those numbers with August data from the same year to account for seasonality — we were able to see which pieces of vacation budgets rose and which ones dropped.
Here’s how those numbers shook out for airfare, travel lodging, rental cars, dining out and entertainment (like movies and concerts).
Airfares are still lower than pre-pandemic prices
One bright shiny light for your travel budget: Airfares haven’t fully recovered.
The average cost of airfares in February 2022 — $222 — is even lower than the 10-year average of $269.72 in February and $263.20 in August. While the February 2022 price is higher than the $197 average from February 2021, it’s still far lower than the $265 average of February 2020, which was the last month before COVID-19-related lockdowns in the U.S.
Even leading up to 2020, airfares had been trending downward. The 10-year high was back in 2013, the only year when average airfare costs surpassed $300 in both February and August.
This is good news considering that airfare and lodging tend to be the biggest chunks of any vacation budget (and there isn’t as much hope for low-cost lodging this year).
Lodging prices are volatile
Hotel pricing is consistently higher in August compared to February, likely due to seasonal travel demand.
The price for lodging away from home, including hotels and motels, saw one of the biggest swings of any price category throughout the duration of the pandemic.
In December 2020, average hotel prices dropped as low as $263.25, kissing their 10-year low of $261.72, which was from way back in December 2012. Yet it didn’t take long for prices to hit all-time highs. By July 2021, lodging rates hit all-time highs, averaging $387.23.
Fast forward to now, and hotel prices have slightly recovered from all-time highs. Even so, February 2022 still recorded an all-time high for just the month of February. Given how much seasonality plays into hotel prices, we can expect that August 2022 might also notch a new record high.
Meanwhile, many hotels are cutting back on amenities including daily housekeeping and room service. Hospitality companies blame factors including high demand, staffing shortages and supply chain issues.
Car rentals have one of the biggest price increases
The cost to rent a car jumped nearly 35% last year.
Rental cars have had one of the biggest price increases, and renters in summer 2021 got especially pummeled. Prices hit an all-time high in July 2021 at $236.80, and while they’ve slightly recovered, they’re still far above the average prices for the 10 years prior.
For the most recent data from February 2022, prices are up 24% since the same month in 2021, and they’re up 38.6% since February 2020. At this rate, be prepared for price increases aligned with summer travel demand. You might want to opt out of the rental car altogether this year.
Restaurant spending consistently rises
The charts show nothing too out of the ordinary when it comes to setting your travel food budget in 2022.
Food prices consistently rise every year, including in the COVID-19 era. In February 2022, the cost of food away from home is up nearly 7% versus February 2021 and nearly 11% versus February 2020.
To that end, foodies on a budget may consider turning to street vendors or fast-casual stops for cheaper meals than sit-down restaurants for their 2022 vacation. Those who have access to a kitchen (say, in a vacation home rental or a hotel suite) might consider stopping by local markets or grocery stores for not just the adventure, but also for the chance to buy ingredients to put together at home.
Entertainment expenditures see price increases, too
There have been some slightly larger-than-average jumps for travel-related leisure expenses.
Like restaurants, entertainment prices see fairly consistent increases — save for a small dip in 2020. Luckily for consumers, price increases here haven’t been as drastic as those for dining out.
In February 2022, the average price for movie, theater and concert tickets is up nearly 5% compared to February 2021 and about 6% compared to February 2020.
Travelers may opt for lower-cost activities rather than paid ones for their 2022 vacation, such as going hiking, checking out free days at museums, aquariums or zoos, playing board games at a brewery or wandering farmers markets.
2022 travel costs vs. pre-pandemic travel costs
On the whole, prices are certainly rising, with rental cars as one of the expenses most likely to give you some newfound sticker shock.
Here’s how average prices have changed since pre-pandemic times:
On the bright side, one major expense — airfares — continues to trend cheaper. February 2022 airfares are down 16% from February 2020. What’s more, today’s prices are around 30% less than their 10-year high, which was in May 2013 when they averaged $326.50.
To account for inflation in your 2022 vacation budget and get a better idea of how much you should expect to spend, you could multiply your trip expenses from past years with this year’s percent changes. So if you spent $100 on a rental car in February 2020, you could multiply that by 38.6% and expect to spend about $140 on the same type of rental this year. If you spent $100 on concert tickets in February 2020, multiply that by 5.7%, and expect to pay about $106 for the same show this year.
And if you don’t have exact numbers from your past trip expenses, realize that expenses like hotels, entertainment and food will likely take a bigger chunk of your travel budget than before the pandemic. Rental cars will likely cost significantly more, and opting out of this expense altogether could be a smart money move. And there’s a good chance that airfares will cost less.
Planning can minimize inflation’s toll on your vacation budget
With airfares still low and rental car prices soaring, perhaps you skip the road trip this year. Fly into a public transit-friendly city like San Francisco, New York City or Boston. If you prefer small-town vibes, ferry to a mostly car-free island like Catalina Island, California, or Mackinac Island, Michigan.
Even though airfares cost more on average today than in the pandemic’s early days, you can take some solace in the fact that you’re more than likely saving on airfare this year than you were pre-pandemic.
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Celebrate National Grilled Cheese Day at these 10 Taunton area restaurants
TAUNTON — On April 12, we celebrate a food icon: the grilled cheese sandwich.
That’s right, grilled cheese gets its own National Day.
Before it assumed its current form — a hot sandwich, consisting of melted cheese between slices of bread — the grilled cheese began as the “cheese dream.”
A “cheese dream” was an open-faced grilled cheese sandwich that became popular during the Great Depression as an affordable meal, although they had been around for some time before that. They are mentioned in a 1918 edition of Good Housekeeping.
The grilled cheese is arguably no less dreamy today.
It remains a comfort food for many, but it has also had a glow-up in recent years.
The classic formula of bread — buttered and toasted — sandwiching several slices of melted cheese, hasn’t really changed.
However, slightly more upscale grilled cheeses have come into fashion as well.
From switching up the kinds of cheese in the sandwich, to packing extra flavor into the bread, or throwing in some creative add-ons, the humble grilled cheese can also be elevated to a culinary event.
Whether you’re looking for something fancy, or the reliable comfort food version, we rounded up a list of places from around the Greater Taunton area to help celebrate all things grilled cheese:
Ugly Duckling Restaurant & Bar (Taunton)
- Where: 47 Weir St.
- Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 3 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Closed Sunday and Monday
On the menu: “The Goat” grilled cheese comes with crispy bacon, scallions, and a surprise guest: it’s sprinkled with feta cheese. The Ugly Duckling’s grilled cheese comes with a side of french fries, rice, or a house salad.
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Liberty & Union Ale House (Taunton)
- Where: 16 Trescott St.
- Hours: Tuesday to Thursday, noon to 11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, noon to midnight; Sunday, noon to 7 p.m.; Closed Monday
On the menu: The bread in this grilled cheese is a level up: the sandwich is served on garlic Parmesan-encrusted Texas toast. Cheese choices are cheddar, American, or Swiss.
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Riverhouse (Taunton)
- Where: 260 W. Water St.
- Hours: Monday and Tuesday, 4:30 to 10 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
On the menu: At Riverhouse, the grilled cheese goes gourmet. On their brunch, lunch, and dinner menus, they offer lots of different add-ons for their grilled cheese: Buffalo chicken, lobster, BBQ brisket, steak tips, shrimp, or bacon. It’s served on brioche, with fries.
Frates Drive-In (Taunton)
- Where: 1423 Somerset Ave.
- Hours: Sunday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
On the menu: When it comes to grilled cheese, Frates keeps it simple and classic: you can order a regular grilled cheese, or one with tomato.
Star Drive-In (East Taunton)
- Where: 205 Myricks St.
- Hours: Sunday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
On the menu: The Star Drive-In also keeps things classic when it comes to grilled cheese. They serve theirs with American cheese, melted on your choice of buttered and grilled white or wheat bread. It also comes as a dinner option, with fries.
Barrels & Boards (Raynham)
- Where: 1285 Broadway
- Hours: Monday to Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Thursday to Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to midnight; Sunday, noon to 11 p.m.
On the menu: Grilled cheese meets BBQ at Barrels & Boards. Whiskey-braised beef brisket is paired with Swiss cheese, creamy American cheese and cheddar cheese, and served on Texas toast. It comes with french fry dippers, or you can add sweet potato or eggplant fries.
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Slap Shotz Gastropub (Raynham)
- Where: 524 Broadway
- Hours: Monday to Thursday, 4 p.m. to midnight; Friday, 3 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 1 a.m.
On the menu: Try a traditional grilled cheese, or get it Italian-style, with prosciutto, pepperoni, tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil, on grilled sourdough bread. It is, of course, served with fries.
Alice’s Last Stop (Dighton)
- Where: 1901 County St.
- Hours: Monday to Thursday, 5:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Friday, 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 5:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Sunday, 5:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
On the menu: At Alice’s Last Stop, you can have a grilled cheese your way. You choose the cheese, you choose the bread. The world is your sandwich.
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Assonet Roasters (Assonet)
- Where: 59 S. Main St.
- Hours: Wednesday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Closed Monday and Tuesday
On the menu: Nothing goes together quite like a grilled cheese sandwich and a cup of tomato soup. Especially when you dip the sandwich into the tomato soup. At Assonet Roasters, you can pick your sandwich and soup combo, with a side of salad or fries.
Panera Bread (Raynham)
- Where: 300 US Route 44, in the Shaw’s plaza
- Hours: Monday to Thursday, 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
On the menu: For a fast food option, Panera makes a mean grilled cheese. Pair it with their creamy tomato soup for a classic combination. If you’re feeling more adventurous, try their grilled mac and cheese: creamy mac and cheese made with a fontina and mozzarella blend and parmesan crisps, served on toasted thick-sliced white bread.
Taunton Daily Gazette/Herald News copy editor and digital producer Kristina Fontes can be reached at kfontes@heraldnews.com. Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to The Herald News and Taunton Daily Gazette today.
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Villarreal believe in their chances against Bayern, says Emery
April 11 (Reuters) - Villarreal coach Unai Emery is happy they are making their presence felt in the Champions League but said they are not satisfied with only reaching the quarter-finals as they prepare for the second leg at Bayern Munich.
After eliminating former champions Juventus in the last 16 and beating Bayern 1-0 in the first leg of their last eight tie, the former Paris Saint Germain and Arsenal manager believes his team are ready to deliver another shock.
"Getting here is fine, but I want to get through," Emery told a news conference on Monday. "That's why we are facing this match naturally, understanding that it will be at maximum difficulty but convinced that we belong here."
After complete domination in the first leg when Villarreal took the game to Bayern and should have won by a larger margin given their chances, Emery believes they will need to do even more in Germany to beat the six times European champions.
"We will have to be perfect," he said. "It will be a very different game from the first leg. I believe it will be even more difficult. Different too from beating Juventus (3-0) in Italy.
"We're going to have to be able to improve and I think it will be insufficient with what we did the other day (in the first leg).
"We will have to defend very close together and close to our box at times, but we will have to be smart and take advantage and be efficient with the opportunities we have."
Emery dismissed the notion that Villarreal lost a golden opportunity to win the first leg by a larger margin.
"Respect for Bayern must be enormous in every way," he said. "It will be very difficult and we must know how to respond.
"We know they're used to scoring a lot of goals at home and that's normal. They have respect for us but they know that if they play at their level they are favorites and they score goals. They are optimistic and feel strong at home. I get that."
But Emery added that his players will face the challenge with pride, mainly due to the support of their fans, being from a small industrial town.
"Football is about feelings. We will have 1,500 fans that will be in Munich that will represent those who follow us, that feel part of our history and feel proud of their team and their city," he said.
"That is something very beautiful and even more so if one sees that Vila-real is a small town. Therefore, we should be proud to play games like this and also with our options to win." (Reporting by Fernando Kallas; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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Brexit and COVID transform industry as warehouse numbers booming
Transport and storage premises have increased by 88% over the past decade and orders for the building of new warehouses have risen to the highest level since 1985.
Monday 11 April 2022 14:50, UK
The number of warehouse and transport hubs across Britain has nearly doubled over the last decade as online shopping has boomed and Brexit transforms supply chains, new analysis shows.
Stay-at-home spending during the pandemic is partly responsible for the boom - over a period when high streets have had a much tougher time.
Part of the West Midlands known as the "golden triangle" has long been home to a thriving logistics industry - but other areas are now also seeing a concentration of such premises.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of business sites classed as transport and storage premises was 88% higher in 2021 than ten years earlier and 21% higher than in 2019.
The rise since 2019 far outstripped the increase in business units across all industries, which only went up by 1%.
Online shopping as a proportion of all purchases surged during the pandemic, hitting 38% at the start of last year - and though it has since slipped back to 28% that compares to 8% at the start of 2011 and 19% just before the first lockdown.
That has spurred new orders for the building of warehouses, which were worth £5.6bn in 2021 - higher than in any year since 1985, the ONS said.
Job ads in transport, logistics and warehousing have also risen substantially since the start of the pandemic, according to the report - an analysis of previously published ONS data.
The ONS said that as well as COVID-19, the trends could also "partly reflect changes initiated by coronavirus restrictions or supply chain adjustments made after EU exit".
Transport and storage premises as classified by the ONS include passenger transport, haulage, warehousing, and postal and courier activities.
The ONS said the industry was relatively small across the UK, accounting for 5% of business premises, but it is now the largest in parts of the Midlands, the East of England and Yorkshire and the Humber.
Growth over the past decade has been led by hauliers - up 114% - and couriers - up 147%.
The figures revealed that while the number of transport and storage hubs had been growing sharply, the number of retail premises were up by 11% over the past decade and by 3% over the past two years.
But industry figures suggest the problem of vacant shop figures has been growing.
According to the British Retail Consortium, the proportion of shops lying empty has grown from 11.7% in 2015 to 14.4% at the end of last year.
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U.S. natgas on track for highest close since 2008 on rising heating demand
April 11 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 5% on Monday, putting the contract on track for its highest close in 13 years, on forecasts for higher heating demand than previously expected and as much higher global gas prices keep U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports near record highs. Front-month gas futures rose 30.4 cents, or 4.8%, to $6.582 per million British thermal units at 9:37 a.m. EDT (1337 GMT), putting the contract on track for its highest close since December 2008. That U.S. price increase came even though global crude futures dropped about 4% and European gas futures held steady. U.S. gas futures have soared about 74% so far this year with much higher prices in Europe keeping demand for U.S. LNG near record highs as several countries try to wean themselves off Russian gas after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Russia calls its action in Ukraine a "special military operation." Traders noted one of the more surprising observations about the recent U.S. price run-up is that while U.S. gas prices have soared about 40% over the past month, European gas, which was currently trading around $33 per mmBtu, fell about 23% as Russia keeps sending supplies via pipeline and LNG vessels keep delivering cargoes. Analysts said that in addition to high LNG demand, U.S. prices were rising on domestic concerns, including growing worries that cooler weather in April will keep heating demand high enough to prevent utilities from adding much gas into storage. U.S. gas stockpiles were currently around 17% below the five-year (2017-2021) average for this time of year. With LNG exports near record highs, U.S. gas speculators last week boosted their net long futures and options positions on the New York Mercantile and Intercontinental Exchanges for a third week in a row for the first time since July 2021, according to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Commitments of Traders report. In the spot market, gas prices at the AECO hub <NG-ASH-ALB-SNL> in Alberta, Canada, rose to their highest since February 2021 as homes and businesses crank up their heaters. AccuWeather forecast high temperatures in Calgary, the biggest city in the province, would remain below freezing for much of this week. That compares with a normal high of around 51 degrees Fahrenheit (10.6 Celsius) in the city at this time of year. Traders noted that Alberta's cold, which will likely reach the United States next week, would reduce gas exports from Canada to the United States this week. Despite recent gains, the U.S. gas market remains mostly shielded from much higher global prices because the United States, as the world's top gas producer, has all the fuel it needs for domestic use and capacity constraints limit its ability to export more LNG no matter how high global prices rise. Data provider Refinitiv projected average U.S. gas demand, including exports, would rise from 95.4 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) this week to 97.2 bcfd next week as some of the unseasonably cold air in Alberta moves into the United States next week. Those forecasts were higher than Refinitiv's outlook on Friday. Week ended Week ended Year ago Five-year Apr 8 Apr 1 Apr 8 average (Forecast) (Actual) Apr 8 U.S. weekly natgas storage change (bcf): +16 -33 +55 +33 U.S. total natgas in storage (bcf): 1,398 1,382 1,836 1,700 U.S. total storage versus 5-year average -17.8% -17.1% Global Gas Benchmark Futures ($ per mmBtu) Current Day Prior Day This Month Prior Year Five Year Last Year Average Average 2021 (2017-2021) Henry Hub 6.34 6.28 2.69 3.73 2.89 Title Transfer Facility (TTF) 32.51 32.51 7.15 16.04 7.49 Japan Korea Marker (JKM) 33.61 33.10 7.80 18.00 8.95 Refinitiv Heating (HDD), Cooling (CDD) and Total (TDD) Degree Days Two-Week Total Forecast Current Day Prior Day Prior Year 10-Year 30-Year Norm Norm U.S. GFS HDDs 172 183 180 155 154 U.S. GFS CDDs 35 33 20 36 34 U.S. GFS TDDs 207 216 200 191 188 Refinitiv U.S. Weekly GFS Supply and Demand Forecasts Prior Week Current Week Next Week This Week Five-Year Last Year Average For Month U.S. Supply (bcfd) U.S. Lower 48 Dry Production 94.5 94.8 95.0 92.2 84.8 U.S. Imports from Canada 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.8 U.S. LNG Imports 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 Total U.S. Supply 102.7 102.7 102.7 99.8 92.7 U.S. Demand (bcfd) U.S. Exports to Canada 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 U.S. Exports to Mexico 6.0 5.6 5.6 6.6 4.6 U.S. LNG Exports 12.4 12.6 12.5 11.5 5.2 U.S. Commercial 9.9 8.8 9.5 8.1 8.3 U.S. Residential 14.2 12.3 13.6 10.7 11.8 U.S. Power Plant 24.4 23.9 23.5 25.3 24.0 U.S. Industrial 23.0 22.7 23.0 22.8 22.0 U.S. Plant Fuel 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 U.S. Pipe Distribution 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 U.S. Vehicle Fuel 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Total U.S. Consumption 78.4 74.6 76.6 73.8 73.0 Total U.S. Demand 99.3 95.4 97.2 94.5 85.4 U.S. weekly power generation percent by fuel - EIA Week ended Week ended Week ended Week ended Week ended Apr 15 Apr 8 Apr 1 Mar 25 Mar 18 Wind 17 15 15 15 15 Solar 4 4 4 3 3 Hydro 7 8 8 8 8 Other 2 2 2 2 2 Petroleum 0 0 0 0 0 Natural Gas 31 33 32 31 31 Coal 20 19 19 18 20 Nuclear 19 19 20 21 20 SNL U.S. Natural Gas Next-Day Prices ($ per mmBtu) Hub Current Day Prior Day Henry Hub <NG-W-HH-SNL> 6.38 6.05 Transco Z6 New York <NG-CG-NY-SNL> 5.98 4.88 PG&E Citygate <NG-CG-PGE-SNL> 6.94 6.78 Dominion South <NG-PCN-APP-SNL> 5.75 5.64 Chicago Citygate <NG-CG-CH-SNL> 6.14 6.00 Algonquin Citygate <NG-CG-BS-SNL> 6.01 5.88 SoCal Citygate <NG-SCL-CGT-SNL> 6.01 6.13 Waha Hub <NG-WAH-WTX-SNL> 5.80 5.69 AECO <NG-ASH-ALB-SNL> 5.32 5.08 SNL U.S. Power Next-Day Prices ($ per megawatt-hour) Hub Current Day New England <EL-PK-NPMS-SNL> 67.25 62.75 PJM West <EL-PK-PJMW-SNL> 50.50 57.75 Ercot North <EL-PK-ERTN-SNL> 65.50 59.75 Mid C <EL-PK-MIDC-SNL> 79.29 41.00 Palo Verde <EL-PK-PLVD-SNL> 29.00 55.50 SP-15 <EL-PK-SP15-SNL> 29.75 66.25 (Reporting by Scott DiSavino; Editing by Will Dunham)
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Motor racing-Title defence is already a big task, says Verstappen
April 11 (Reuters) - Max Verstappen says two things need to happen for him to have a chance of successfully defending his Formula One title and Red Bull are not managing to do either at the moment.
The Dutch 24-year-old gave his verdict after suffering a second retirement in three races on Sunday, with the Australian Grand Prix leaving him a massive 46 points behind Ferrari's dominant winner Charles Leclerc.
"We are already so far down in the championship that from now onwards basically you first need to be faster than them (Ferrari), which we're not, and zero problems with the car which we also don't have," said Verstappen.
"So it's going to be a big task."
Verstappen is sixth in the standings with 25 points while Leclerc, winner of two out of three and runner-up in the other race, is on 71 and with a 34-point lead over closest challenger George Russell of Mercedes.
The biggest gap at the top in last season's championship was 32 points between Verstappen and Mercedes seven times champion Lewis Hamilton after Austria in July, with the pair ultimately going into the final round in Abu Dhabi level.
Leclerc has taken a bonus point for fastest lap in all three races and started twice on pole position in the best start to a season by a Ferrari driver since 2017, when Sebastian Vettel racked up two wins and a second place.
Vettel did not win the title that year because Hamilton was always close behind, taking a win and two second places in the first three rounds before coming back strongly.
Ferrari's rivals have been unreliable (Red Bull) or off the pace (Mercedes) this year and the next race is at Ferrari's home Imola circuit in Italy.
"It was just a terrible race, just no pace. I couldn't push because the tyres were just getting destroyed," said Verstappen of Sunday's race, in which team mate Sergio Perez finished second.
"We are already miles behind so I don't even want to think about the championship fight at the moment," Verstappen told Sky Sports television, saying the failure to finish was "pretty frustrating and unacceptable.
"These sort of things, if you want to fight for the title, cannot happen," he added.
Red Bull blamed a fuel system problem for retirements in Bahrain, and team boss Christian Horner suspected Verstappen's failure in Melbourne might also be fuel-related. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Ken Ferris)
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There’s definitely apprehension – Crawley fans wary over cryptocurrency takeover
By PA Staff published
Crawley fans are wary of their club becoming “an experiment which goes wrong” following a takeover by cryptocurrency investors last week.
WAGMI United announced last Thursday it had bought a controlling stake in the League Two club, after a bid to buy Bradford was rejected last year.
The owners are understood to have met all English Football League requirements but there is apprehension among supporters of Crawley and more widely in football regarding the takeover, with cryptocurrency an unregulated market in the UK.
WAGMI founders Preston Johnson and Eben Smith have promised Crawley fans promotion to League One within two seasons or to stand for re-election as club directors if they fail.
WAGMI UNITED COMPLETE TAKEOVER OF CLUB— Crawley Town FC (@crawleytown) April 7, 2022
In confirming the takeover, WAGMI said they wanted to “reimagine how professional sports teams are owned and operated”.
Those comments have excited and worried Crawley fans in equal measure.
“That’s great that they want to experiment, and hopefully we go on a wonderful journey and we do get promotions and lots of cup runs and we’re successful,” Sam Jordan, the chair of the club’s Supporters Alliance, told the PA news agency.
“But it’s my football club and I don’t want my football club to be an experiment which goes wrong.
“I’ve been through ownerships which have been fantastic and I’ve been through ownerships which have taken us to the brink of existence. So there’s definitely apprehension.
🗣 A short message from @WAGMIUnited co-owner @SportsCheetah.#TownTeamTogether🔴 pic.twitter.com/1hRJTweb9u— Crawley Town FC (@crawleytown) April 7, 2022
“What I would say initially they’ve been quite open and transparent. We know who they are, we’ve seen their faces, they’re active on social media, they want to talk to fans, all those things are positive.
“The biggest fear for me, and I’m not massively into cryptocurrency or NFTs, is where is the money going to come from if we don’t succeed with the budgets they’re looking to spend and their experiment doesn’t come off?
“What does that look like for making sure everyone gets paid and we can retain our Football League status?
“It’s fantastic that they want to come in and get promoted in two years. I think when you buy a club everyone says that though. So is that going to happen?
“They’re buying a small club compared to Bradford, they’re two totally different clubs in terms of potential.
“I’m excited at the potential, but there’s apprehension there too that, if it doesn’t go well, what that could mean for the future of the club.”
The new owners are understood to have provided future financial information to the EFL setting out how they will finance the club for the remainder of this season and for the 2022-23 campaign as one of the requirements of the takeover, as well as proving the source and sufficiency of funds in conventional currency.
WAGMI have pledged “unprecedented” transparency and accountability to supporters, and are set to hold an online question and answer session this week.
Jordan, who said the Alliance had contacted the new owners with a view to meeting them when they were next in the country at the end of the month, hopes that will include supporter representation on the new-look board.
“We are interested in talking to them because it’s our football club,” he added.
“Managers and players come and go but fans are always going to be there and it’s really important that we’re comfortable.
“We haven’t got the independent regulator yet, so as fans we weren’t aware of who was buying our football club until the transaction went through.
“Supporters are the lifeblood of a football club. So they should definitely be heavily involved in talks with owners on a daily or weekly basis about what the future looks like.
“We would like to have a seat on the board, that can convey the fans’ opinions. It will be one of the questions we ask, whether we can have that.”
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GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – On Friday night a mother bear and two cubs were killed after being struck by a car on Route 2 in Greenfield.
Greenfield Police officers answered a call reporting the bears around 8:43 p.m. When officers found the mother and two cubs killed by the road there was a squealing which led them to a tree. A third cub appeared to be scared, trying to climb the tree to hide.
Officer Lagoy and Purinton rescued the cub knowing that it was in danger if left there by the road. They put the cub in their cruiser and safely brought it into the station.
The Greenfield Police Department kept the cub overnight on Friday and picked him up by a wildlife specialist to be brought to Tufts in the morning.
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The Queen will be forced to make "changes" if she attends Royal Ascot. Her Majesty has reportedly been left "exhausted" by her Covid battle.
On ITV Lorraine today, royal expert Jennie Bond spoke out. Jennie said: “It’s interesting because the Royal Ascot is her favourite week of the year. She normally has a big house party at Windsor and different guests take part in that procession down the royal mile.
“It’s a big event, but I cannot see her getting into a carriage this year. It would be extraordinary to do so. They’re very uncomfortable… I’m told."
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She added: “I don’t think she’ll be doing that. Maybe she’ll arrive in a car. It would be odd if she missed the Royal Ascot. The Palace have taken this very wise decision to say in advance whether she’s going to be there or not.”
Speaking to former Covid patient Asef Hussain, and his wife Shamina, the Queen said about the virus: "I'm glad that you're getting better...It does leave one very tired and exhausted, doesn't it? This horrible pandemic. It's not a nice result."
The head of state, who is the hospital's patron, said to the Imam: "It was obviously a very frightening experience to have Covid very badly, wasn't it?" At the end of the call, the the Queen chatted to the construction team who created the unit on the hospital's 14th and 15th floors in quick time, and told them: "It is very interesting, isn't it, when there is some very vital thing, how everybody works together and pulls together - marvellous isn't it?"
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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief, once seen as a potential candidate for prime minister, is fighting to save his reputation by requesting an investigation of his own conduct after a series of news reports on his family’s finances raised questions about his judgment.
Rishi Sunak, a 41-year-old former hedge fund manager, asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson to direct his adviser on ministerial standards to review all of the disclosures Sunak has made — such as his wife’s tax exemption statusand her connection to a company that received government contracts — since he became a government minister.
Sunak said he was confident all “relevant information” was appropriately declared, but he wanted an investigation to reassure the public.
“My overriding concern is that the public retain confidence in the answers they are given, and I believe the best way of achieving this is to ensure those answers are entirely independent, without bias or favor,” Sunak wrote in a letter to Johnson dated Sunday.
Sunak’s standing has been damaged by revelations that his Indian-born wife took advantage of rules that allow many foreigners to escape U.K. taxes on their overseas income. It came at the same time he was raising income taxes for most residents already facing a cost-of-living crisis tied to soaring energy prices.
Sunak defended his wife after the first reports that she had opted for “non-domiciled” tax status, saying she is a private citizen with her own career and independent investments and shouldn’t be subject to the same level of scrutiny as a politician.
But by Friday, his wife, Akshata Murty, a fashion designer and the daughter of an Indian billionaire, said she didn’t want the issue to become a “distraction” for her husband so she had decided to pay U.K. taxes on her worldwide income.
Married people in the U.K. file separate tax returns, unlike in the U.S. where many file joint returns.
But the brouhaha hasn’t ended.
Angela Rayner, deputy leader of the opposition Labour Party, wrote to Johnson on Sunday asking that his ethics adviser investigate six issues relating to Sunak’s disclosures.
These include allegations that he failed to reveal his wife’s stake in Infosys, an information technology company that has won several contracts from the government, and concerns about the so-called blind trust Sunak established to allow him to maintain his holdings in an investment fund while giving up any role in their day-to-day management.
Steve Reed, Labour’s spokesman on justice issues, said Monday that he believes Sunak has violated government rules on ministerial conduct. Ministers sometimes resign if they break these rules.
“If the chancellor’s household is benefiting from contracts of that kind, that should have been something that he declared in the register of interests, but he didn’t,” Reed told the BBC. “There’s a whole list of areas where the chancellor appears to have failed to declare things he should have declared.”
Sunak’s Cabinet colleagues have defended him.
Environment Minister George Eustice rejected suggestions that Sunak was “too rich” to be chancellor of the exchequer or even potentially prime minister.
“I don’t think it’s right that we should have a rule that says you’re too wealthy to be able to do a role,” he told the BBC. “What matters is the knowledge, the technical expertise, that you have.”
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Tina Morales worked at the headquarters of the troubled Center for COVID Control in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
"I was a shift supervisor," she said. "There was a lot that I was doubting just from my very first day."
It was her job to record patient information for COVID-19 tests coming in from the company's 300 pop-up sites nationwide.
As the omicron variant hit, Morales says the data she was told to put in the system was not always accurate. Washington's attorney general says the result was the company overbilling a federal fund for the uninsured.
NEWSY'S PATRICK TERPSTRA: No one ever said, "This is the government's money. We have to be really careful and make sure all of this is accurate?"
TINA MORALES: In the beginning, yes, like when I first started. But it just became really overwhelming.
Doctors Clinical Laboratory processed tests from the Center for COVID Control.
Federal records show the lab received over $152 million in reimbursements.
All of it, money approved by Congress to cover COVID tests — only for Americans without health insurance. Providers must confirm a "patient is uninsured" before requesting reimbursement, up to $100 per test.
But in a statement filed as part of a lawsuit brought by Washington state's attorney general, Morales says a manager told her to stop entering insurance information into the data entry system.
"As we started getting backed up with the tests, we were instructed to stop inputting information that we were originally inputting before," she said.
Her declaration says, "The data entry for all incoming patients began to reflect that every patient was uninsured... And that CCC (Center for COVID Control) would submit claims for reimbursement to the federal government."
Morales says they got so overwhelmed that some of the tests expired, allegedly piled, unrefrigerated, in trash bags.
She says her team complied with instructions from a manager to "falsely date late test samples" so they could still be processed by the lab.
Everybody in that entire building knew that any test that was over 72 hours old, there's no rNA to test. It would come back as inconclusive either way.
Aleya Siyaj runs the Center for COVID Control, allegedly with her husband, Akbar Ali Syed.
Another statement filed in court by a second ex-employee says Syed would encourage staff to test their friends and family "even when they didn't need to get tested so that CCC (Center for COVID Control) could get reimbursed" by the government.
A statement from attorneys for the Center for COVID Control said the allegations are based "largely on inaccurate testimony from unreliable witnesses," and that the Center for COVID Control "was committed to delivering resources to patients in an accurate and compliant manner."
Newsy doesn't know whether reimbursements were awarded improperly. The Health Resources and Services Administration doles out the funds.
A spokesman says the agency "takes corrective action against providers who are out of compliance with the terms and conditions of the uninsured program ... Including 'recovery of funds, and providing information to law enforcement when appropriate.'"
Newsy found the Center for COVID Control and Doctors Clinical Laboratory next door, emptied out. It was abruptly shut down after the launch of multiple investigations into widespread reports of wrongdoing.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) – An image of a teen reunited with his dog captivated the hearts of millions. The photo did the exact same thing for a Mississippi woman, but for a different reason.
A 17-year-old, who is not being named by Nexstar, surrendered his dog Jada to an animal shelter. He told the shelter he was living under a bridge, and said he was having trouble providing for her needs. He wasn’t able to watch her while he left his tent to search for work.
With the community’s help, the shelter was able to reunite Jada with her owner. Officials who helped find him said he had a place to stay and was able to take Jada back.
A woman contacted Nexstar’s WREG after she saw the story on the news. She identified herself as his mother, and said it had been a year since she had seen her son. She said she reported him missing last summer to police in Senatobia, Mississippi.
“I started crying,” she said. “I wish he would come home. I want to see him. I’m not mad at him. I just want him in my house. I want him to be here with me.”
His mother claims he ran away after she grounded him for misbehavior.
“He didn’t think he should have to be grounded for something he had done,” she said. “He thought he was grown and he could do it on his own. The fact that he thought he had to run away breaks my heart.”
Officials said the teen had a place to stay when he was reunited with his dog Friday. However, they did not say why he has not been brought home to his mother, who claims to have full custody.
“I don’t care about the past. I just want my baby, and anybody should understand that when they lose a child and he’s still alive and he can come back at any time, but instead of bringing him back to me, they put him with some strangers,” she said.
WREG reached out to Senatobia Police for an update on the investigation and has not heard back.
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1 person shot in parking lot of Charlotte-area Harris Teeter, police say
A person was shot in the parking lot of a Harris Teeter at the Mecklenburg-Cabarrus county line on Sunday, Kannapolis police said.
The shooting happened at the market’s Renaissance Drive location, off Davidson Highway, city of Kannapolis spokeswoman Annette Privette Keller told The Charlotte Observer.
One unidentified individual was taken to a hospital with injures that were not life-threatening, Privette Keller said.
Investigators believe the shooting was not a random act, she said. Further details weren’t released.
No Harris Teeter employees or customers were involved or injured in the shooting, Privette Keller said.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz has tested positive for COVID-19 within days after her running mate, Gov. Ned Lamont, announced he had been infected.
Bysiewicz is “feeling well,” said Adam Joseph, her chief of staff, and plans to isolate from her home for the next five days. The 60-year-old had been scheduled to received to receive her second vaccine booster shot later this week and encouraged residents to get vaccinated and boosted, he said in a written statement.
Joseph said Bysiewicz took a regularly scheduled COVID-19 rapid self-test on Sunday that showed a positive result. She took a PCR test on Monday morning and was waiting for the results.
Lamont announced on Thursday that he had tested positive. On Friday, the 68-year-old, who sounded hoarse during a virtual news conference with reporters, acknowledged he was exhibiting some symptoms and didn't rule out the possibility of taking treatments for his case of COVID-19.
The Democratic governor and lieutenant governor are running for reelection this year.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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RIP CURRENT STATEMENT
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
943 AM CDT Mon Apr 11 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected along Gulf-facing beaches.
* WHERE...Brazoria Islands, Matagorda Islands, Bolivar Peninsula
and Galveston Island.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties and piers. If
caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the
current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If
unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A shooting inside a crowded Cedar Rapids nightclub left a man and a woman dead and 10 people wounded early Sunday, authorities said.
Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman said investigators believe two men fired more than a dozen shots inside the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday. He said officers who were just outside the club because of an earlier incident rushed inside just as 100-150 people streamed out of the bar and found the victims.
Officers helped treat the people who were wounded and rushed several of the victims to hospitals in squad cars.
The names of the man and woman who died were not released Sunday. Jerman said one of the people who were injured was in critical condition Sunday afternoon while the other injuries, which were all related to the gunfire, ranged from serious to minor.
The gunmen likely escaped as the crowd rushed out of the nightclub. Police were searching for suspects Sunday afternoon and no arrests had been reported.
Jerman said police haven’t determined the motive for the shooting but investigators believe one of the victims was targeted.
“This is another mindless and senseless gun-related incident involving a reckless disregard for human life,” Jerman said. “I remain livid and angered at the continued and blatant disregard and lack of respect for human life that continues. That said, I want to reassure the residents of this city that Cedar Rapids is a safe city.”
The club’s owner, Mod Williams, toldthe Cedar Rapids Gazette that he is working with police.
“It’s an extremely disturbing thing that happened and currently I’m just being as cooperative as I can to help the police,” Williams said.
Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell expressed dismay about the shooting and lauded the police response. She also urged residents to speak out against violence.
“Shock, anger, grief, disappointment — just a few of the emotions that I’m sure we all feel today,” O’Donnell said. “And I can personally say that as a mother my heart goes out to those moms and dads today who are having the worst day of their lives. To the families of the injured, we are with you and we are praying for a swift recovery.”
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Which smartphone microphone is best?
Smartphones seem to advance by leaps and bounds every year while their built-in microphones largely remain the same. Whether you’re interested in capturing live music, podcasts or lectures, a solid microphone is a must if you want professional-sounding recordings.
While there are many types of smartphone microphones to consider, the PowerDeWise Lavalier Lapel Microphone is an excellent choice because it’s a versatile lapel mic that’s ready to capture high-quality audio straight out of the box.
What to know before you buy a smartphone microphone
Types of smartphone microphones
There are quite a few distinct styles of smartphone microphones from which to choose. Before settling on a microphone type, consider how you plan to use the device and whether the style will be well-suited for your project.
- Lapel/lavalier microphones: These tiny microphones clip onto a shirt or jacket and are ideally suited for interviews and lectures. They capture sounds coming from all directions, and their stationary positioning means you don’t have to worry about maintaining the proper distance from the mic once it’s attached.
- Condenser microphones: Typically positioned on a desktop or mounted on a microphone stand, these smartphone microphones capture crystal clear vocals and are perfect for podcasts and simple music recordings.
- Shotgun microphones: These slender mics capture directional sound, ideal for situations when you need to reduce background noise, such as during an outdoor interview or public speaking engagement.
- Handheld microphones: Another great option for interviews, vlogging and public speaking engagements, handheld dynamic microphones are easy to hold and carry while recording audio.
Connection
Most smartphone microphones connect with a 3.5-millimeter cable, the same audio jack used with traditional headphones and wired earbuds. As modern smartphones move away from the standard headphone jack, you may find microphones that connect wirelessly or via the smartphone’s USB port. Consider your phone’s connectors before settling on a microphone, or plan on purchasing an adaptor.
What to look for in a quality smartphone microphone
Portability
Many smartphone microphones, such as lapel mics, are compact and extremely portable. Others, like certain condenser mics, are meant to be positioned on a desktop and can be relatively bulky. When choosing a microphone, consider where you intend to use it and how frequently you plan to travel with it.
Software/DAWs
Most smartphone microphones are plug-and-play, meaning they require no additional software or audio drivers. That said, you may want to download an app or DAW software, also known as a digital audio workstation, that will let you adjust the audio or add effects like reverb and EQ. Some microphones come with free audio editing software for added convenience.
Accessories
You can purchase some smartphone microphones as part of bundles that include accessories like pop filters, stands and even video lights to make your projects look and sound more professional.
How much you can expect to spend on a smartphone microphone
The cost of a smartphone microphone can vary widely depending on the style of the microphone and any included accessories. Most users can expect to pay $10-$120 for a solid device.
Smartphone microphone FAQ
Why isn’t the smartphone microphone working after being plugged in?
A. Make sure the microphone is specifically designed for smartphones. To do this, look at the tip of the 3.5-millimeter cable attached to the microphone. If it has two black rings, it means the microphone uses a TRS cable, which isn’t suited for smartphones, tablets or computers. Those devices use a TRRS cable, so you’ll need to purchase a TRS-TRRS adaptor.
What kind of smartphone mic is best for recording singing?
A. If you want to capture professional-sounding, crystal-clear vocals, you can’t do much better than a condenser mic. Look for one you can mount on an adjustable stand and consider purchasing a pop filter.
What’s the best smartphone microphone to buy?
Top smartphone microphone
PowerDeWise Lavalier Lapel Mic
What you need to know: This popular lapel mic is versatile and easy to use.
What you’ll love: This lapel mic is omnidirectional and suited for podcasts, news reports and presentations. It comes with a 6.5-foot mic cord and a bonus extension cord of the same length. The purchase even includes a TRRS-TRS adapter, so it will work with nearly any device with a 3.5-millimeter audio jack.
What you should consider: Some users reported that this mic didn’t work with an Apple lightning connection, while others said it wasn’t well-suited for recording music.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top smartphone microphone for the money
Miracle Sound Ultimate Lavalier Microphone
What you need to know: This clip-on microphone is an excellent value and a solid performer.
What you’ll love: This omnidirectional, 3.5-millimeter microphone works with most Apple, Android and Windows smartphones and comes with a travel case, windscreen pop filter and a 59-inch cable. It also works with an Apple lightning to the 3.5-millimeter adapter.
What you should consider: Reviewers say the recordings made with this smartphone microphone aren’t the greatest quality.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Looyuan Condenser Recording Microphone
What you need to know: This desktop microphone comes with a pop filter and is perfect for recording music and professional-sounding podcasts right out of the box.
What you’ll love: This reliable condenser microphone is easy to set up and use. A vast improvement over built-in smartphone microphones, this compact mic comes with a pop filter, shock mount and adjustable desktop tripod.
What you should consider: The microphone’s cardioid design is very directional, making it less suitable for certain types of audio.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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SINGAPORE - With a hefty throw of 57.48m, Raffles Institution's Anson Loh erased the national Under-15 boys' discus record (1kg) at the Singapore Athletics' U16/U18/U20 Championships on April 3, eclipsing the previous mark of 55.29m set by Dylon Lim in 2018.
But Anson, 14, was not done yet.
Just four days later, he improved on his own mark at the National School Games C Division competition, throwing a distance of 58.88m to smash former RI athlete Jonathan Low's meet record of 53.66m set in 2014.
The 1.77m teenager remained down to earth despite his feats.
"I felt slightly nervous and under some pressure. It was my last throw but I knew I could go further," said Anson, referring to his latest effort. "I just kept in mind what my coach and father said to me, which was to do my best and believe in myself and that they would be proud of me regardless."
Anson began his throwing journey in Primary 4, competing in the shot put event. Even then, he was no stranger to breaking records. In the boys' D division shot put (2kg) in 2018, Anson matched the 10.15m record and set a new record the following year with a distance of 12.97m.
Since joining RI, Anson has added both discus and javelin throw to his repertoire under the tutelage of school coach Choo Chee Kiong.
Choo first met Anson through his older brother Aloysius who is also a thrower for the school. Before meeting Choo, Anson mainly trained under his father Amos who was previously a sprinter in his schooling days.
Choo said: "He is committed to training and prepared to work hard. For his age, he is very strong. I have been looking at throwers since 1978. I would say he is among the top two I have come across."
Anson's recent feats were attributed to a "gradual and steady improvement" under Choo, who believes his charge will reach greater heights. "I am confident Anson can go on to bigger things like the SEA Games if he remains committed," he said.
But the Secondary 2 student will need to overcome some hurdles, including the increase in discus weight. He currently competes with a 1kg discus, whereas the senior event uses a 2kg discus.
RI track and field teacher-in-charge Vincent Quek said: "The increase in the weight of the implement is proportional to the growth of the boys to men, from 1kg in C division, 1.5kg in B and A division, 1.75kg for youth to eventually the men's 2kg.
"There would be some struggle initially with the change in weight but they should get used to the progression after a while."
James Wong, who won nine SEA Games golds for discus and one for hammer over two decades, was pleased to hear of Anson's achievements.
"It's always nice to read and hear young athletes breaking any records. It means we are improving," said the 53-year-old, who holds the national discus record of 59.87m.
He added that Anson's achievements are a testament to his talent and maturity but said that to go further, he would need support.
"Bringing his talent to the next level is not easy. He will need lots of motivation and must want to continue and challenge himself to improve. He will also need opportunities and support as well."
Anson added that this record is just one of the milestones in his journey that he hopes will motivate him and others around him to go further and push themselves.
"I plan to qualify for the SEA Games one day but for now I am more focused on short-term achievements of hitting certain distances.
"This way I can pace myself and not pressure myself. Now, I am focused on getting ready for my next competition in the C Division shot put and just trying my best in that."
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Chicago White Sox first baseman Andrew Vaughn (hip) is starting at designated hitter and batting eighth versus left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez and the Detroit Tigers. Vaughn dealt with a hip issue for most of Spring Training, but he is ready for the start of the season. Josh Harrison is on second base and Jake Burger is on third base, while Yoan Moncada (oblique) opens the year on the injured list. The White Sox's full lineup for Friday's season opener: AJ Pollock RF, Luis Robert CF, Jose Abreu 1B, Yasmani Grandal C, Eloy Jimenez LF, Leury Garcia SS, Harrison 2B, Vaughn DH, Burger 3B. Lucas Giolito is starting at pitcher for the White Sox.
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Cleveland Guardians home opener guide: Everything you need to know about the historic game
The 2022 Cleveland Guardians home opener will air on WKYC with extended coverage starting at 3 p.m.
It's the start of a new era in Cleveland! That's right! The Cleveland Guardians are here!
After a delayed start to the 2022 baseball season, the Guardians home opener finally arrives at Progressive Field on Friday, April 15, at 7:10 p.m. against the San Francisco Giants. You can watch the historic game on WKYC with our extended coverage starting at 3 p.m. as the team plays its first home game using their new name.
Are you ready, Guardians fans? Here's a guide to everything you need to know about the first home game from watching extended coverage on WKYC to finding parking spots, transportation, merch, changes coming to Progressive Field and more.
Play ball! Here. We. Go.
How can I watch?
The game will air on WKYC with coverage throughout the day as follows:
- 4:30-7 a.m. Watch our extensive sneak peek at the ballgame with coverage from inside the park on GO! with the 3News morning team
- 3-5 p.m. Guardians On Deck special
- 5-6 p.m. Our What's New broadcast continues to capture all the excitement before the big game
- 6-7 p.m. Guardians Special
- 7 p.m. Play ball! Watch the game live on WKYC.
- 11-11:30 p.m. All the home opener highlights you need to see on What's Next
- All day coverage: WKYC.com and the free WKYC app will showcase home opener coverage all day with live updates throughout the game. Download our free app (Android, Apple) for all your Cleveland Guardians coverage, weather updates, breaking news and more.
Want more? Our team will capture the sights and sounds of the home opener across all platforms, so be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Use #3Guardians to join the conversation.
What time is first pitch?
7:10 p.m.
What's the starting lineup?
The home opener starting lineup has not yet been announced. We will update this story once details are released.
Opening Day Moments Inside the ballpark
Here's everything you need to know if you're going to the Cleveland Guardians home opener in person at Progressive Field..
What time do the gates open?
5:30 p.m.
Are tickets still available?
The team said there were still approximately 2,500 tickets remaining for the home opener as of Wednesday, April 6. You can check for home opener ticket availability HERE.
Jackie Robinson Day
This 29th home opener at Progressive Field will be highlighted by the celebration of the 75th anniversary of Larry Doby breaking the color barrier in the American League in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. Doby's son will catch the ceremonial first pitch.
Tom Hanks comes to Cleveland
The ceremonial first pitch will be thrown out by actor Tom Hanks.
“I’ve had Guardians fever since 1977 when I caught my first game in Section 19 of Cleveland’s Lakefront Municipal Stadium,” Hanks said. “I’m honored to return to Cleveland and Progressive Field for the first home game of the Cleveland Guardians era.”
Hanks, who started his acting career with the Great Lakes Theater Festival in Cleveland, also voiced the team's name change announcement video back on July 23, 2021.
Honoring America
The National Anthem and God Bless America will be performed by Cleveland native Brianne Bryant -- who is also known as Lady Bri. Her band Welshly Arms provided vocals for the new Cleveland Guardians team song -- We Are Cleveland -- which you can hear below:
Members of all six military branches -- Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy and Space Force -- will all be on hand to create a joint color presentation, and a flyover will be performed by the 112th fighter squadron of the 180th fighter wing with a 4-ship of F-16s.
Guardians Block Party
The celebration starts early with the Guardians Block Party in Gateway Plaza, which is open to the public. The party features DJ Kyro, the City Breaks dancing group, the Cleveland Strikers, Slider and the Dogs and more.
Any freebies for fans at the park?
Yes! The home opener features a free magnet schedule and car magnet for all fans in attendance. CLICK HERE to see this year's full promotional schedule.
Game day weather What's the home opener forecast?
We're still several days away, so we will update this section with the expected weather forecast once we get closer to the game. Be sure to download the free WKYC app for the latest weather updates (Android, Apple).
Coming downtown? Parking tips and more
You can definitely expect some increased traffic and higher parking prices throughout the city due to the home opener. Here's what you need to know before coming downtown...
Parking
Looking for a parking spot? You can use SpotHero, which lists available parking near you with prices listed. Advanced parking booking options on the site show prices as high as $50.
RTA transportation to Progressive Field
Want to save some cash on parking? You can always take the Cleveland RTA. Here's what they suggest...
- Use the RTA's parking location finder and park for free at a Rapid Station.
- Have $5 cash ready to buy a round-trip ticket for the home opener. Tickets are available at the Brookpark, Puritas, Triskett, West 117th Street and Tower City stations.
- Ride the rapid to the Tower City station and then travel by foot along the Walkway to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Walkway opens four hours prior to the home opener.
- Bring a mask because they are still required when riding RTA.
More choices
Guardians gear Team merch
Do you have a Guardians jersey yet? What about a hat or jacket? The online team shop has lots of options to help get you ready to show off your Cleveland baseball pride.
You can also buy your Guardians gear in person at the Progressive Field Team Store, which is open to the public, at 2401 Ontario Street. The store's hours are from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday for most of April. You can see the store's full hours HERE.
Here's where you can find shops throughout the ballpark (open only during game days):
- Section 102: New Era Store in center field
- Section 107: Walk-in store behind right field
- Section 138: Walk-in store behind first base
- Section 155: New Era Kiosk behind home plate
- Section 160: Game-Used Kiosk behind third base
- Section 177: Walk-up location facing Left Field Gate
- Section 180: New Era stand under the Bleachers
- Section 317: Kids Shop; located in elevator lobby
- Section 346: Club Shop; located in the Club Lounge
- Section 537: Walk-up location behind section 537 (dates open varies)
- Section 555: Walk-up location behind section 555
Editor's note: Video in the player above was originally published in a previous Guardians story on Nov. 19, 2021.
New name. Same city. How the new name came to be
After months of anticipation, the team finally revealed their new name on Friday, July 23, 2021.
The Cleveland Guardians were born.
“We are excited to usher in the next era of the deep history of baseball in Cleveland,” team owner and chairman Paul Dolan said that day. “Cleveland has and always will be the most important part of our identity. Therefore, we wanted a name that strongly represents the pride, resiliency and loyalty of Clevelanders. ‘Guardians’ reflects those attributes that define us while drawing on the iconic Guardians of Traffic just outside the ballpark on the Hope Memorial Bridge. It brings to life the pride Clevelanders take in our city and the way we fight together for all who choose to be part of the Cleveland baseball family. While ‘Indians’ will always be a part of our history, our new name will help unify our fans and city as we are all Cleveland Guardians.”
The announcement came courtesy of a special video (watch above) voiced by Tom Hanks. Here's his narration:
We are a city on the rise. Forging into the future from our ironed-out past. We are a city of fire and water, of trees and towers built through generations of blue collars and the brightest scholars – and all of those who have worked harder. We hold tight to our roots and set our sights on tomorrow, but this is our team that has stood with our city for more than a century from Old Municipal to the corner of Carnegie. A team that has seen its own progress and prosperity. Its history flows like the river through the heart of this city, the history that has given us miraculous moments. Moments that span years, and others 22 games. Moments that broke barriers and moments that broke hearts, moments that prove that this is more than a game. We remember those moments as we move forward with change. You see, there’s always been Cleveland – that’s the best part of our name. Now it’s time to unite as one family, one community, to build the next era for this team in this city. To keep watch and guard what makes this game the greatest. To come together and welcome all who want to join us. We are loyal and proud and resilient. We protect what we’ve earned and always defend it. Together we stand with all who understand what it means to be born and built from the land – because this is the city we love and the game we believe in. And together, we are all Cleveland Guardians.
What about Slider?
Don't worry. Despite the team's name change, Slider is here to stay.
End of an era. Start of another. Team name transition timeline
Dec. 13, 2020: Multiple outlets report the Cleveland Indians have decided to change their team name.
Dec. 14, 2020: The team confirmed their decision to officially begin the process of changing their name.
May 4, 2021: 3News conducted a poll asking fans what they think the new team name should be. Spiders topped the list with 27.7 percent of the vote. Rockers, Guardians, Cleveland Baseball Club, Buckeyes and Municipals rounded out the ballot.
July 22, 2021: Reports surface that the team had selected a new name.
July 23, 2021: The new name is officially revealed.
Sept. 27, 2021: The Cleveland Indians played their final game at Progressive Field. 3News' Betsy Kling had the honor of throwing out the first pitch in that historic game.
On Nov. 2, 2021: Crews began removing the "Script Indians" sign from the Progressive Field scoreboard.
Nov. 16, 2021: The Cleveland Guardians baseball team settled a dispute with the city's roller derby team also known as the Cleveland Guardians.
Nov. 19, 2021: The team officially became Cleveland Guardians, and newly branded merchandise went up for sale. The team officially updated its name on social media this day as well.
Nov. 23, 2021: New Cleveland Guardians gear is made available to other retailers.
March 17, 2022: Crews complete installation of the new Cleveland Guardians sign atop the scoreboard at Progressive Field.
Future of baseball in Cleveland Changes coming to Progressive Field
Progressive Field will remain home to the Cleveland Guardians through 2036 after a $435 million deal was reached last November.
Renovations to the ballpark are expected to begin this year with the following timetable:
- 1st quarter 2022: Select architect, construction management firms, finalize sequence of proposed projects
- 2nd quarter 2022: Begin design and construction documents
- 3rd quarter 2022: Continue design and construction documentation
- 4th quarter 2022: Targeted start of construction
So what can you expect?
"Those enhancements include transforming the left field experience inclusive of the Terrace Club, re-imagining the upper deck concourse and creating a larger Dugout level social space, among others," the team announced last August.
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Hansen wins something as a kid at Welwyn Garden City Sailing Club
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The latest round of action at Welwyn Garden City saw another victory for Angelo Hansen in the personal handicap race.
Held at their Stanborough Lakes home, the burgee competition was close run.
In good sailing conditions Dave Lambert was a comfortable winner in race one from Charles Adams who was struggling with his rudder and further hindered by having to do least two penalty turns.
However, in race two Adams benefitted from Lambert having to do the last lap in light winds.
Tony Hale claimed a third but in the next race capsized early on and retired.
Hansen meanwhile sailed serenely on, coming third overall after two third places, but his performances doing more than enough to lift the club's cherished Wee Auld Mug as winner in the personal handicap.
Lambert took second while Adams was third.
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'This is the hardest walk all year... I believe he'll be able to contend': Jon Rahm believes Tiger Woods can compete for further titles following remarkable return from injury at the Masters
- Jon Rahm believes Tiger Woods will soon be able to compete for titles again
- Woods was in action at the Masters despite being in a horrific car crash last year
- Rahm says Woods will take time to get over injuries but will soon be competitive
Jon Rahm has backed Tiger Woods to compete for more titles following his latest improbable return from injury in the Masters.
Woods spent three months in a hospital bed following an horrific car crash in February last year, when he was found to have been driving at almost twice the legal speed limit and hit a tree at approximately 75mph.
The 15-time major winner was somehow able to contest the PNC Championship with son Charlie in December, but last week marked his first appearance in a top-level event since the 2020 Masters was held in November due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Jon Rahm (L) has backed Tiger Woods (R) to compete for more titles after his return from injury
Woods was in action at the Masters despite being involved in a horrific car crash last year
Woods defied the odds to card an opening 71 at Augusta National before understandably struggling as the week wore on, the 46-year-old shooting 74 in round two and back-to-back rounds of 78 - the highest score of his Masters career - over the weekend.
Rahm played alongside Woods in the final round and the world number three said: 'It's really cool. It was great because nobody cared about me, so I was just watching him play.
'I was one more spectator, and I ended up playing good (shooting 69). It was kind of a load off my shoulders in that sense. I was able to enjoy it as a fan and as a player.'
Rahm admitted Woods had been limping but said that he will soon be able to be competitive
Woods said that the injuries he suffered to his right leg in the accident were so severe that amputation was 'on the table' at one point.
'You can just tell that his leg is just not quite up there yet,' Rahm added.
'I've seen him in the (physio) truck. He is limping in the truck. He is limping on the course. Obviously, he is trying very hard to play, but it's not easy to walk up and down those hills.
'At the end you can just tell that his leg and his body are just not used to walking this much, right?
'I believe if at home he can walk and get strength up and stamina in that sense, he will be able to be competitive again. This is the hardest walk all year. He will be able to go somewhere where it's a little easier to walk. It won't be as long, and I believe he'll be able to contend.'
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A St. Petersburg man was arrested after police said he went into a woman’s home and tried to sexually batter her while she slept early Sunday morning.
St. Pete police said 23-year-old Javier Tellez-Reyes went into a woman’s home through an unlocked front door while she was asleep at around 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
Police said once inside, Tellez-Reyes got completely naked and began to try to sexually batter the victim while she was sleeping. The victim began screaming for help, according to police, and was able to fight Tellez-Reyes off.
Tellez-Reyes then ran.
Police said they were able to find Tellez-Reyes nearby, and the victim was able to identify him in a field show-up.
According to the affidavit, Tellez-Reyes admitted to entering the victim’s home and getting naked, but denied the sexual battery.
Tellez-Reyes faces burglary and attempted sexual battery charges.
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Brechin care worker struck off for abusing residents, calling them ‘filthy cow’ and ‘too fat’ By Emma Duncan April 11 2022, 12.52pm Updated: April 11 2022, 3.27pm The Scottish Social Services offices at Compass House in Dundee. [[intro]] [[title]] [[text]] [[button_text]] [[outro]] More from The Courier ‘Rough’ Forfar carer threatened client with cold shower and ‘tickled’ another ‘Your mum is dead’: Cruel Perthshire carer abused man and pushed him onto bed Fife autism worker got drunk on-call then drove to give emergency support to vulnerable person Dundee carer struck off after sharing offensive image on Facebook
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Two officers with the Buffalo Police Department have been cleared of any wrongdoing in an incident during a protest in June 2020 that left a 75-year-old man injured.
Officers Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe will not face any further discipline after an arbitrator's decision on Friday, according to Buffalo Police Benevolent Association president John Evans.
Evans said the arbitrator "clearly saw in no way was this an excessive force incident."
"He did fall backwards, but that may have been on his own," Evans added.
Torgalski and McCabe were initially charged with assault as a result of a confrontation between them and protester Martin Gugino in Niagara Square in June 2020. Those charges were dismissed by a grand jury in February 2021. Shortly after charges were dismissed, Gugino filed a lawsuit against the city, the police officers involved and Buffalo Police Department leadership, and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown.
Evans says the arbitrator broke down the video that captured the incident in front of City Hall "frame by frame".
"They didn't come up with anything that showed any type of excessive force whatsoever," Evans explained.
Torgalski and McCabe were two of many officers clearing the square by walking through the sidewalk area after a curfew took effect. Video recorded by a WBFO reporter showed the officers shoving Gugino, then continuing to move forward. Gugino fell backward and hit his head. He spent four weeks in the hospital recovering from injuries to his head.
The officers had been suspended throughout the criminal proceedings and remained suspended pending the outcome of the internal affairs investigation.
Evans says the case is now concluded for the officers and he expects them to return to the police force.
"They've been put through hell. It will be great to see them come back," replied Gugino.
This story was originally reported on wkbw.com.
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I joined my first diet club shortly after I left school.
It was held in a dusty community centre and promised an easy way to lose weight without feeling hungry or deprived.
Sitting among women aged from 18 to 80, I was given a welcome pack with a wee book that the coach would use to record my weight loss in each week.
There was also a hefty booklet that listed the calorie content of different foods.
Flicking through it, I was horrified to discover that a banana – a fruit, for goodness sake, these things are supposed to be GOOD for you – could contain up to 150 calories.
I already knew a bag of Wotsits was around 90 calories. So in that first week of my new diet, I switched out ‘bad’ high-calorie items, like meat, bananas and butter, for what I was sure must be much healthier options: low calorie crisps, cup-a-soups and low-fat spread.
At the next meeting I discovered that despite enduring a week-long rumbling stomach, my weight had stayed exactly the same.
And that was the end of that.
Is Scotland set for calories on the menu too?
Our understanding of what constitutes healthy eating has moved on since then.
Even the big beasts of the weight loss world now at least try to promote the benefits of nutritionally-balanced meals, rather than just pushing members towards whatever foods happen to contain the fewest calories.
But now politicians are picking up where the diet industry left off and calories are being monstered once again.
Last week, the UK Government introduced new rules which will mean restaurants in England which employ more than 250 people will have to display calorie data on their menus.
The Scottish Government is considering whether to implement a similar scheme here.
This is being done as part of a strategy to tackle obesity and to encourage us all to make healthier choices.
I am sceptical, to say the least, that it will achieve that aim.
Calories don’t tell the whole story
The problem with making calories the headline is that you can’t judge what is ‘healthy’ by one numerical value.
Especially one that has been the victim of decades of negative press, as the humble calorie has.
That 150 calorie banana that horrified me when I was young and daft is a fantastic source of energy.
Just met my first pub menu with calories and it’s a disaster. Campaign to reverse this nonsense begins immediately pic.twitter.com/x5q7mbFXrD
— Freddie Sayers (@freddiesayers) April 7, 2022
It is rich in nutrients, including potassium – which most of us don’t get enough of.
It will satisfy your hunger better than a bag of Wotsits could.
Nutritionally, it wipes the floor with its low-calorie snack competitors.
Weight is a crude measurement of a person’s overall health.
It tells us nothing about strength, activity levels or the nutritional balance of our diet.
Or governments could invest in tactics that might actually work
Eating out in a restaurant is a treat for most people.
As the cost of living crisis grows, that will become more true than ever.
Customers feeling guilt-tripped into switching chips for a side salad won’t miraculously translate it into sustainable, long-term, lifestyle changes.
But I suppose it’s much easier for governments to tell restaurants to add calories to their menus than it is to invest in the things that would actually help our nation become healthier.
It’s easier than investment in green spaces and council-run leisure centres.
It’s cheaper than tackling the crippling poverty that we know leads directly to poorer health outcomes.
It takes a lot less time than reimagining our cities so that they work for everyone: turning them into places where it’s just as easy to walk or cycle as it is to drive.
GOV: We need to tackle obesity!
SCIENCE: Well, if you want people to be HEALTHY, it’s actually best to eradicate poverty, since that’s the most unhealthy thing for the mind and body, so you could try raising living standa-
GOV: CALORIES ON MENUS!!!
— Sofie Hagen (@SofieHagen) April 6, 2022
If calorie labelling was the key to good health, we would already have seen some evidence of that by now.
Nearly every item of food in the supermarket has its calorific value shown on the front.
We also have the entire internet, full of every single piece of information we could possibly need, at our fingertips.
Who among us doesn’t know that there are more calories in a cheeseburger and chips than a piece of steamed fish and kale?
More to the point: who is ordering steamed fish in a restaurant?
Restaurants should be places of pleasure, not ground zero for yet another obesity strategy that is doomed to fail.
Calories on the menu are too big a risk
It’s not that unusual to see politicians implement a new policy because they want to be seen to be doing something, rather than because they think it will actually make a difference.
That’s fine if it doesn’t bring about unwanted consequences.
Andrew Radford, chief executive of eating disorder charity Beat, said of the proposals:
“Requiring calorie counts on menus risks causing great distress for people suffering from or vulnerable to eating disorders, since evidence shows that calorie labelling exacerbates eating disorders of all kinds.’’
This announcement is a slap in the face to the millions of people who are affected by eating disorders, myself included.
I would urge for there to be an option of a separate menu without calories, so one can enjoy a meal without triggering disordered thoughts. https://t.co/SUYf2ykAew
— Ellie Roy MSYP (@ellie_msyp) April 6, 2022
For most people, seeing calories on menus will be a minor irritation.
Some might change their order, others might choose what they wanted anyway but find they enjoy it less.
Eventually, our eyes will probably glaze over and we’ll stop noticing the calorie data when we go out to eat.
But for those with eating disorders, this move could have a profoundly negative impact on their health and wellbeing.
There is possibility that this new scheme could do more harm than good.
And that doesn’t seem to me to be a risk worth taking.
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Hearts loanee Chris Hamilton has been branded a ‘rising star’ by Arbroath assistant boss Ian Campbell.
The 20-year-old has been a mainstay in the Lichties’ team this campaign, only missing a handful of games due to injury.
Hamilton put in another commanding performance in the 1-0 win over Hamilton Accies at the weekend.
Chris Hamilton celebrating at Hamilton pic.twitter.com/bUqUm2sGmN
— Arbroath FC (@ArbroathFC) April 9, 2022
However, he is out of contract at Tynecastle in the summer when his season-long Arbroath loan comes to an end.
The young midfielder previously spoke of discussions between himself and Dick Campbell but was uncertain of what the future would hold.
Injury fear
Regardless, the Lichties’ number two believes Hamilton has a big future ahead of him and revealed fears for his fitness after injury saw him stretchered off in the 0-0 draw with Partick Thistle.
“We thought [the injury] was a lot worse,” Campbell explained.
“But he’s come back and he had treatment most of the week. He was declared fit on Thursday night.
“It was a knock and a cut, so it wasn’t like it was a ligament thing.
“Someone hammered him in the first 10 minutes there and I thought ‘here we go again’.
“He’s a star in the making. He’s a lovely boy and a great player.”
Another clean sheet
Alongside the Arbroath defence and goalkeeper, Hamilton has played a role in the defensive midfield position helping the side to 17 clean sheets so far this campaign.
“Our defence is good,” Campbell said. “We are well-organised, the way we get back into a shape.
“But we’re not the only good defence, I think this whole league is characterised by first-class defences.
“It’s hard to break them down.
“The onus is on the attacking team to create chances.”
Arbroath still have eyes on Championship title as skipper O’Brien urges ‘it’s not over yet’
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A 16-year-old student has been charged with attempted murder and sexual assault after “getting violent” and strangling his teacher in a dispute over his grades last week, Las Vegas police said.
Officers were called to a high school on Thursday at 3:30 p.m., the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release. While police did not disclose the name of the school in the release, Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara confirmed the attack occurred at Eldorado High School, NBC News reported.
Officers found a female teacher being treated by medical personnel for “multiple injuries,” according to police. She was hospitalized and said to be stable.
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The investigation found that the student went into a female teacher’s classroom to “talk about his grades,” according to the release.
Read the full story at NBCNews.com.
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EXCLUSIVE: Russian F1 driver Nikita Mazepin has assets including property worth more than £100 MILLION seized by Italian authorities as he was hit by global sanctions linked to Ukraine war
- The former Haas racer, 23, was sanctioned along with his oligarch father Dmitry
- Italian police seized their 25-room luxury villa on the island of Sardinia
- The clifftop property has sculpted gardens and a kidney shaped swimming pool
Sacked Russian Formula One driver Nikita Mazepin has had assets including property worth more than £100million seized by Italian authorities.
The former Haas driver and his oligarch father Dmitry were sanctioned following Vladimir Putin's savage invasion of Ukraine, days after he was dropped by his F1 team Haas.
Today, Italian financial police seized their luxury villa in the Portisco area of Olbia on the north east coast of Sardinia which has become a playground for wealthy Russians.
Sacked Russian Formula One driver Nikita Mazepin has had assets including property worth more than £100million seized by Italian authorities
The villa – called Rocky Ram – was bought in 2012 from an Italian newspaper editor and has 25 rooms plus beautifully sculpted gardens
Today, Italian financial police seized his property in the Portisco area of Olbia on the north east coast of Sardinia
An official said the property was in the name of the 23-year-old and his father who enjoys close ties with Putin.
The villa – called Rocky Ram – was bought in 2012 from an Italian newspaper editor and has 25 rooms plus beautifully sculpted gardens as well as a kidney shaped swimming pool.
It is set on a clifftop at the end of a road leading up from Portisco and has commanding views over the Mediterranean.
According to the Italian Financial Police it is owned by a company based in Cyprus called Ferimod Investments which was set up in 2009 but the ultimate beneficiary is Mazepin.
A spokesperson for the Italian Financial Police told MailOnline: 'Following verifications on subjects that are part of the current European Union sanctions list, an impounding order was served on Dmitry Mazepin his and his son Nikita Mazepin, a driver with the Formula 1 team Haas until March 5, on a residential complex worth 105 million Euro and traceable to both through an overseas company.'
Billionaire oligarch Dmitry was a significant stakeholder in the former Haas sponsor Uralkali, a fertiliser producer.
Billionaire oligarch Dmitry was a significant stakeholder in the former Haas sponsor Uralkali, a fertiliser producer. Pictured with Putin in 2017
He is described on a European Union sanctions list as 'a member of the closest circle of Putin and attended a meeting with the Russian President on February 24, the day Russia's invasion began, to 'discuss the impact of the course of action in the wake of Western sanctions'.
It is the second time that Italian authorities have impounded assets in Portisco – last month £97million of property in the picturesque coastal town belonging to Russia's richest man Alexei Mordashov, 56, was also seized.
At the same time his £54million 215ft yacht the Lady M was held in Imperia.
Last week Nikita said in an interview: 'I don't agree with being in sanctions and I've said previously that I intend to fight it.
'Perhaps now is not the right time because if you look at the whole situation that's happening against athletes in the general case, it's cancel culture against my country.'
An official said the property was in the name of the 23-year-old and his father who enjoys close ties with Putin
It is set on a clifftop at the end of a road leading up from Portisco and has commanding views over the Mediterranean
When asked about apparent atrocities committed by Russian forces, having earlier said that he wanted to keep his position private, he said it was 'very painful to watch that on many levels'.
The former F1 driver - who finished last in the 2021 standings without scoring a point - said there were 'risks' in expressing his opinion about the war in Ukraine.
He added: 'I see tremendous risks in saying anything at all about this case because I will never satisfy everyone and therefore I will keep myself publicly quiet.
'Regardless of what you say or do there is an army of critics waiting to parse every one of my words, every single thing you do.'
Instead of driving for Haas, Nikita is now working on his recently-launched foundation - We Compete As One - to support sanctioned Russian athletes, saying it was 'taking up a lot of time'.
Speaking at the foundation's launch in March, he said: 'The whole reason I made this foundation is because I value that people, all people, have the right to stay neutral.'
'Whether they are athletes or people from other industries, that doesn't matter. So this is my position and I will not be adding anything.'
In the last month Italian authorities have seized property and assets of Russians totalling just under £800million – with the most expensive being a £444million yacht belonging to Andrey Melnichenko which was held in the port of Trieste.
Other targeted Russians include former Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov, Vladimir Soloviev, Gennady Timchenko, Oleg Savchenko and Petr Aven.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One man was killed and two others wounded in a gunfire exchange on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, that involved police, authorities said.
Officers responded early Sunday to a report of shots fired and found two groups of men exchanging gunfire outside of The Green Room in front of Memphis officers, news outlets reported, citing a police statement.
A man from one group fired shots and struck two men in the other group and the first victim was pronounced dead at the scene, the statement said. A man from the other group returned fire and police, who were caught in the middle, began shooting, officials said.
The second man who fired was shot and taken into custody. It was not clear whether he was hit by officers or by someone who fired shots from within the groups, police said.
The two wounded men were initially taken to a hospital in critical condition, but their statuses have been upgraded to serious, the police statement said.
Three Memphis officers who were at the scene fired their weapons and have been placed on routine leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
Another officer parked outside the club was uninjured but his patrol vehicle and body-worn camera were struck by a bullet fired by one of the groups.
“The Memphis Police Department is outraged at the senseless and brazen acts of violence that took place this morning in the presence of officers,” Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis said in a statement. “We will continue working and strategizing with our downtown stakeholders and city officials to create a safe and welcoming environment for our residents, businesses, and visitors.”
Patrons on Beale Street are not allowed to have guns, but the suspects were not searched because Beale Street security left at 1 a.m. Sunday, Downtown Memphis Commission President and CEO Paul Young said in an interview with The Commercial Appeal.
The shooting will lead to enhanced security measures, Young said.
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The ringleader of an alcohol-fuelled teenage gang that kicked father-of-three Garry Newlove to death should be moved to an open prison, according to the Parole Board.
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab must now decide whether to approve or block the decision to move Adam Swellings to a lower security jail, ahead of becoming eligible for parole in two years’ time.
In 2008, the 19-year-old from Crewe was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 17 years after a court heard Mr Newlove was kicked “like a football” in August 2007 after he confronted Swellings and two others about vandalism outside his Warrington home.
Stephen Sorton, then 17, was jailed for at least 15 years and Jordan Cunliffe, then 16, was put behind bars for a minimum of 12 years.
Mr Newlove’s widow Helen was made a peer in the wake of her work on youth crime and served as the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales from 2012 to 2019.
The Parole Board said: “After considering the circumstances of his offending, the progress made while in custody and the other evidence presented at the hearing and in the dossier, the panel recommended that Mr Swellings should be transferred to open prison.
“This followed a careful assessment of the benefits and risks of progressing him in this way.
“It is now for the Secretary of State to decide whether he accepts the Parole Board’s recommendation.”
According to a document detailing the Parole Board decision, at the time of his crimes Swellings covered his “low self-esteem” with “arrogance in order to maintain status with anti-social friends”.
He drank and used cannabis and “had difficulties dealing with extremes of emotion, including feelings of anger which were expressed in the form of extreme aggression”.
There have been “no concerns about his behaviour throughout his time in custody”, the decision document said, he has “maintained a trusted position of work over many years” and his conduct has been “regarded as exemplary”.
He has taken part in rehabilitation programmes to address his behaviour and carried out training on “victim awareness”.
His probation officer “noted Mr Swellings’ positive outlook, maintained over a long period” and a psychologist said open conditions were a “more realistic setting in which to test Mr Swellings’ progress”.
Now 33, this was Swellings’ first time in front of the Parole Board. He will not be eligible for release until August 2024 after the minimum term of his sentence elapses.
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NAME: Jim Morgan
CANDIDATE FOR: Cabell County Commission
PARTY: Democrat
HOME CITY: Huntington
HOME COUNTY: Cabell
AGE: 84
EDUCATION: BS agricultural sciences, WVU 1959.
CURRENT OFFICE OR OCCUPATION: President, Cabell County Commission; Priest, Trinity Episcopal Church.
OTHER WORK HISTORY: retired business owner: Morgan’s Inc., Stationers/Morgan’s, Stadium Bookstore, owned and operated a 600 acre dairy farm.
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS: Past President Huntington Symphony, Huntington Rotary Club, and Huntington chamber of commerce. Current board member Cammack Children’s Center, Treas. Huntington clinical foundation, President Stella Fuller Settlement and CCCSO.
FAMILY: wife, Elizabeth (Ainslie) (61 years); children, James Morgan, III, MD, R. William Morgan, Robert P. Morgan, Ainslie McKinney; grandchildren, Elizabeth Morgan, Annie Morgan, Hanly Morgan, Sydney Morgan, Reese Morgan.
PERSONAL STATEMENT: During my six-year term of office we have been able to eliminate a $3 million jail bill, placed the county health insurance with PEIA saving both the county and employees money and providing for HSA accounts if wanted. The county kept a positive financial situation throughout the Covid 19 challenge. Building on these achievements by using funds from the American rescue plan act, I look forward to reelection to continue lasting improvements for the county in areas of water and sewer systems, first responder needs, police protection, and updating of equipment as needed.
1. How could the commission implement better county planning into the next decade?
County planning always presents a challenge in land allocation versus private property rights. The County planning commission should work with local property owners and state development groups to promote a comprehensive land use policy. With up-to-date mapping techniques, areas for residential, commercial, and industrial sites could be made available.
2. How would you encourage economic development in the county?
The county has very limited funds for economic development. We must work with the elected city and county officials to provide the best services available to assist local development agencies HADCO, HMDA, and Chamber of Commerce in their direct contacts with prospects
3. What more needs to be done about dilapidated housing in the county?
Recent action by the legislature made funds available to explore further use of WV housing and development funds to be matched by the county to remove these properties after exhausting all other possibilities.
4. What are the three most pressing problems the county faces?
1. Regional jail bills always present a problem in the cost should be taken over by the state or arresting agencies pay. 2. Possibility of removing personal property tax could cost Cabell County over $8 million. (The property tax modernization constitutional amendment HJR3). 3. Counties have no taxing options, we need home-rule.
5. What are your top priorities for moving the county forward?
The wise use of American Recovery funds to update infrastructure of water and sewer projects and continuing balanced and cost saving budgets
6. Would you be in favor of increasing the size of the sheriff’s enforcement offices?
Yes, our current sheriff has worked diligently to upgrade pay, staff, and equipment. Cabell populations has shifted eastward and more law enforcement is needed there.
7. What needs to be done about litter control in the county?
Persons sentenced to home confinement currently are used to clean roadsides, trim brush, and help in the beautification of the county. Improved joint recycling plans by the city and County will help to cut down litter.
8. What will you do to balance the budget in light of the cap on funding for county jails?
Our county budget will be balanced because of cost-saving measures taken the last few years to allow payment of jail bills. We will lobby for changes to the regional jail system
9. Are you interested in fitting renewable energy into local planning and development? If so, how?
Yes, what forms of renewable energy are available is a standard question for economic developers. The county must work with the city and state to provide the best options for renewable energy.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has reached an agreement with the Missouri Office of Disciplinary Counsel in which she acknowledges mistakes in her handling of the prosecution of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens but won't face severe penalties for those mistakes.
The “joint stipulation” agreement was announced Monday at the outset of a disciplinary hearing before a three-person panel. In the agreement, Gardner concedes that she failed to produce documents and mistakenly maintained that all documents had been provided to Greitens' lawyers in the 2018 criminal case.
The agreement states that Gardner's conduct “was negligent or perhaps reckless, but not intentional.”
It calls for a written reprimand. A more severe punishment — suspension or disbarment — would likely cost Gardner her job because state law requires elected prosecutors to hold active law licenses.
The panel would still need to sign off on the agreement and make a recommendation within 30 days to the Missouri Supreme Court. It's unclear when the court might make a final decision.
Gardner, a 46-year-old Democrat, is St. Louis’ first Black female circuit attorney and is one of several progressive prosecutors elected in recent years with a focus on creating more fairness in the criminal justice system. She told the panel Monday that the mistakes were due to the fast-moving nature of the Greitens case.
"Yes, we had a process. But unfortunately, that process came up short,” she said, adding that her office has taken the case as a “lesson” moving forward.
The 2018 prosecution of Greitens played a pivotal role in his eventual resignation. Greitens is now attempting a political comeback and is a leading contender for the Republican nomination for a Senate seat, despite recent allegations of abuse by his ex-wire.
The brash former Navy SEAL officer with presidential aspirations was a year into his first term when news broke in January 2018 of an affair three years earlier with his St. Louis hairdresser. The woman alleged that Greitens took a compromising photo and threatened to use it as blackmail if she spoke of their relationship.
“There was a victim, someone saying they had been attacked,” Gardner's lawyer, Michael Downey, said in an interview.
But neither the FBI nor St. Louis police seemed inclined to investigate, Downey said. Gardner's in-house investigator was away on military duty.
So Gardner hired private investigator William Tisaby, a former FBI agent. The investigation led to Greitens' indictment on one felony count of invasion of privacy. Greitens claimed he had been the victim of a political witch hunt.
Jury selection had just begun when Gardner dropped the charge after a judge ruled she would have to answer questions under oath from Greitens’ attorneys over her handling of the case. She said that it put her in an “impossible” position of being a witness in a case she was prosecuting.
Meanwhile, Gardner filed a second charge accusing Greitens of tampering with computer data for allegedly disclosing to his political fundraiser a list of top donors to a veterans charity he founded, without the charity's permission.
Under investigation by lawmakers as well, Greitens resigned in June 2018, and Gardner agreed to drop the criminal charges.
Attention then turned to how Gardner and Tisaby handled the investigation. In 2019, Tisaby was indicted on six counts of perjury and one count of evidence tampering. He pleaded guilty last month to misdemeanor evidence tampering and received a suspended sentence of one year of probation.
The case stemmed from Tisaby’s statement that he had not taken notes during an interview with the woman when a video later showed that he had, and his statement that he hadn’t received notes from the prosecutor’s office before he interviewed the woman when a document later showed that he had.
Greitens' attorneys raised concerns about Gardner's failure to correct the record on Tisaby's statements, and whether she concealed evidence.
Downey said any mistakes were unintentional, the result of Gardner's heavy workload during the Greitens investigation.
Gardner has had plenty of clashes during her leadership of the circuit attorney's office.
Last summer, charges were dropped in three murder cases in one week because prosecutors failed to show up in court or weren't prepared after months of delay, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The newspaper also cited Circuit Court data showing that about one-third of felony cases were dismissed — triple the percentage of her predecessor.
Gardner contends that her reforms have made the city safer and the criminal justice system more equitable. She has expanded a diversion program and stopped prosecuting low-level marijuana possession, helping to significantly reduce jail overcrowding.
Gardner has often been at odds with police, especially in 2019, when she placed dozens of officers on an "exclusion list," prohibiting them from bringing cases. The list was developed after a national group accused the officers of posting racist and anti-Muslim comments on social media.
In 2020, Gardner filed a lawsuit accusing the city, a police union and others of a coordinated and racist conspiracy aimed at forcing her out of office. The lawsuit alleged violations of the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, which was adopted to thwart efforts to deny the civil rights of racial minorities.
Downey, in a court filing, said the ethical complaints involve "another attempt by Ms. Gardner’s political enemies – largely from outside St. Louis – to remove Ms. Gardner and thwart the systemic reforms she champions.”
Greitens had remained largely out of sight until Sen. Roy Blunt's announcement in March 2021 that he would not seek a third term. Republican leaders worry that Greitens could win the primary but lose to a Democrat in the general election, forfeiting what should have been a surefire GOP seat.
In a court filing last month in a child custody case, Sheena Greitens accused her ex-husband of being physically abusive to her and their children. Eric Greitens called the allegations “completely fabricated” and “baseless."
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
6-6-9-7, FIREBALL: 9
(six, six, nine, seven; FIREBALL: nine)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
6-6-9-7, FIREBALL: 9
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Elon Musk Isn't Wrong About Twitter Blue
It's been a wild seven days in the whirlwind bromance between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR). What started as Musk buying a 9.2% stake in the social media bird and ultimately being named to its board of directors ended abruptly over the weekend. A post from Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal late on Sunday revealed Musk has decided not to join the company's boardroom.To be fair, it would've been a distraction at best. Musk is brilliant, but his unchained antics on the platform itself would've kept Twitter's legal team and his fellow board members suffering through sleepless nights. Over this past weekend alone, Musk was tweeting about how lightly active the social media site's most widely followed users are on Twitter. He also proposed a tongue-in-cheek name change for the company. Musk would've brought the circus to town, but it was going to need a bigger net to catch the falling trapeze artists. However, lost in his stream of saucy posts, there was a moment of lucidity. Musk offered up a vision of what Twitter Blue -- the premium subscription service that was officially launched 10 months ago -- could and probably should be. No one knows where this flirtation between Musk and Twitter will end. Even Musk doesn't know. However, there's no denying that Twitter Blue could be so much more than what it has become in its first year of open availability. Continue reading
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RADNOR, Pa., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against C3.ai, Inc. ("C3") (NYSE: AI). The action charges C3 with violations of the federal securities laws, including omissions and fraudulent misrepresentations relating to the company's business, operations, and prospects. As a result of C3's materially misleading statements to the public, C3's investors have suffered significant losses.
Kessler Topaz is one of the world's foremost advocates in protecting the public against corporate fraud and other wrongdoing. Our securities fraud litigators are regularly recognized as leaders in the field individually and our firm is both feared and respected among the defense bar and the insurance bar. We are proud to have recovered billions of dollars for our clients and the classes of shareholders we represent.
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C3'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
C3 is an artificial intelligence software company that offers software-as-a-service applications for enterprises in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally.
On February 16, 2022, Spruce Point Capital Management, LLC ("Spruce Point Capital") published a short-seller report on C3. In the report, Spruce Point Capital revealed that it found "multiple instances of claims made by C3 that appear to be exaggerated, or don't reconcile with our research findings." Specifically, the report indicates, among other things, that given shifty customer definition disclosures, there is a high probability that C3 is overstating its paying and active customer Inflated Technology Value. Additionally, Spruce Point Capital found that C3's implied market share of just 0.12% supports either market size inflation or its irrelevance in the industry sales cycle.
Following this news, C3's stock price fell $1.01 per share, or 3.93%, to close at $24.70 per share on February 16, 2022.
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C3 investors may, no later than May 3, 2022 seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP encourages C3 investors who have suffered significant losses to contact the firm directly to acquire more information.
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Afforda-Bull Eats, Bark in the Park & Two Fireworks Shows Highlight Upcoming Series
April 11, 2022 - International League (IL) - Durham Bulls News Release
DURHAM, NC - Following their six-game road trip in Nashville, the Bulls are set to return to the DBAP for a six-game homestand against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, on Tuesday, April 12th. The series features Opening Night fireworks (April 12th), Bark in The Park along with Kids Eat Free (April 13th), Afforda-BULL Eats (April 14th), Friday night fireworks/2021 Triple-A National Championship Team celebration (April 15th), Ripken the Bat Dog and Trucks Beats and Brews (April 16th), and Kids Run the Bases (April 17th).
Tuesday, April 12th vs Jacksonville (6:35pm)
Opening Night: The Bulls are back to defend their 2021 National Championship. Enjoy a beautiful night for baseball and Opening Night fireworks at the DBAP.
Post-Game Opening Night Fireworks. Be sure to stay after the game to watch the fireworks show.
Amazing Race winners Kim and Penn Holderness. Kim & Penn will throw out the ceremonial 1st pitch and participate in some between inning promotions.
Wednesday, April 13th vs Jacksonville (6:35pm)
Bark In the Park: Bark in The Park presented by Tito's Vodka returns to the DBAP as the Bulls promote inclusion for everyone, especially our four-legged friends. Enjoy a Bulls game with your dog in the outfield. Dog tickets can be purchased for $5.00 and human tickets for $9.00. A portion of every dog ticket sold will go to Second Chance Pet Adoptions.
New for '22. Kids Eat Free Wednesdays: Kids ages 12 & under are eligible to get their hand stamped and pick up a meal voucher for a hot dog, soda, and a bag of chips at the Lowe's Food Guest Services when they arrive at the game.
Thursday, April 14th vs Jacksonville (6:35pm)
Afforda-BULL Eats: Enjoy a night of discounted food and beverages at the DBAP!
Throwback Thursday: The Bulls pay tribute to their 25-season partnership with the Tampa Bay Rays. Players and coaches will wear specialty jerseys as a nod to the 1998 Devil Rays squad.
Friday, April 15th vs Jacksonville (6:35pm)
Friday Night Fireworks presented by Biomerieux: The skies will ignite for a post-game firework show at the DBAP courtesy of Biomerieux.
Championship Celebration: Join us as we celebrate the 2021 National Championship squad!
Saturday, April 16th vs Jacksonville (6:35pm)
Ripken The Bat Dog Presented by Duke Cancer Institute: Ripken the Bat Dog will be fetching bats courtesy of Sit Means Sit Dog Training Apex.
Trucks Beats and Brews: Join us for food trucks, live music, and specialty beers before the game. Gates will open early at 5:00 pm.
Sunday, April 17th vs Jacksonville (5:05 pm)
Kids Run the Bases: Kids aged 12 & under will be able to run the bases after the game thanks to Nature's Twist! Gates will open early at 3:30 pm.
Easter Egg Hunt: First 500 kids aged 12 & under can participate in the Easter Egg Hunt. Gates open early at 3:30 pm with hunt beginning at 3:45. Register here.
Tickets for all 2022 Bulls home games are on sale now. Group outings and season tickets or mini plans can also be purchased at durhambulls.com, or by calling the Mako Medical Ticket Office at 919.956.BULL.
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Russia claimed that it destroyed several air defense systems in Ukraine over the weekend, in what appeared to be a renewed push to gain air superiority and take out weapons Kyiv has described as crucial ahead of a broad new offensive in the east.
In one strike announced Monday, Moscow said that it hit four S-300 launchers provided by a European country it didn’t name. Slovakia gave Ukraine just such a system last week but denied it had been destroyed. Russia previously reported two strikes on similar systems in other places.
Moscow’s initial invasion stalled on several fronts as it met with stiff resistance from Ukrainian forces, who prevented the Russians from taking the capital and other cities. The failure to win full control of Ukraine’s skies has hampered Moscow’s ability to provide air cover for troops on the ground, limiting their advances and likely exposing them to greater losses.
With their offensive in many parts of the country thwarted, Russian forces have relied increasingly on bombarding cities. The war has left many urban areas flattened, killed thousands of people, and left Russia politically and economically isolated. The war has also shattered Ukraine’s economy, with the World Bank estimating it will shrink by more than 45% this year.
Ukrainian authorities accuse Russian forces of committing atrocities, including a massacre in the town of Bucha, outside Kyiv, airstrikes on hospitals and a missile attack that killed at least 57 people at a train station.
In Bucha on Monday, the work of exhuming bodies from a mass grave in a churchyard resumed. Galyna Feoktistova waited for hours in the cold and rain in hopes of identifying her 50-year-old son, who was shot and killed more than a month ago, but eventually she went home for some warmth. “He’s still there,” her surviving son, Andriy, said.
Now, Russia is regrouping for a renewed push in the eastern Donbas region, where Moscow-backed separatists have been battling Ukrainian forces since 2014 and have declared independent states. Both sides are digging in for what could be a devastating war of attrition.
Russia has appointed a seasoned general to lead the effort, according to U.S. officials, though they do not see one man making a difference.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meanwhile pleading for more Western aid, saying his forces need heavier firepower to resist the coming onslaught and push Russian forces back. Echoing his remarks in an AP interview, Zelenskyy said Sunday that the coming week could be crucial, with Western support to his country — or the lack thereof — proving decisive.
“To be honest, whether we will be able to (survive) depends on this,” Zelenskyy said in a “60 Minutes” interview. “Unfortunately, I don’t have the confidence that we will be receiving everything we need.” In a video address to South Korean lawmakers on Monday, he specifically requested equipment that can shoot down Russian missiles.
But those armaments could increasingly come under attack as Russia looks to shift the balance in the 6-week-old war.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said the military used cruise missiles to destroy four launchers on the southern outskirts of the central city of Dnipro on Sunday. He said the military also hit such systems in the Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions.
Lubica Janikova, spokeswoman for Slovakia’s prime minister, denied Monday that the S-300 system it sent Ukraine had been destroyed. She said any other claim is not true.
It’s not clear what that system included, but a senior U.S. defense official has said the Soviet-era system typically is comprised of four launchers. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to provide information in advance of the public announcement.
None of the Russian claims could be independently verified.
Ukraine has specifically asked for more S-300s in recent months, though it already had a number of the Soviet-built systems and other long-range air defense systems. It also has received batches of portable, shoulder-fired Western anti-aircraft weapons like Stingers, which are efficient against low-flying aircraft.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer was due to meet Monday in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, after meeting with Zelenskyy in Kyiv. Austria, a member of the European Union, is militarily neutral and not a member of NATO.
Questions remain about the ability of depleted and demoralized Russian forces to conquer much ground after their advance on Kyiv was repelled by determined Ukrainian defenders.
Britain’s Defense Ministry said Monday that Ukraine has already beaten back several assaults by Russian forces in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions — which make up the Donbas — resulting in the destruction of Russian tanks, vehicles and artillery.
In Washington, a senior U.S. official said Russia has appointed Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, one of its most experienced military chiefs, to oversee the invasion. The official was not authorized to be identified and spoke on condition of anonymity. Russia does not generally announce such appointments, and there was no comment from Moscow.
Dvornikov, 60, gained a reputation for brutality as head of Russian forces deployed to Syria in 2015 to back President Bashar Assad’s government during the country’s devastating civil war.
Until now, Russia has had no central war commander on the ground. But U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan, speaking Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” played down the appointment’s significance.
“What we have learned in the first several weeks of this war is that Ukraine will never be subjected to Russia,” Sullivan said. “It doesn’t matter which general President Putin tries to appoint.”
Western military analysts say Russia’s assault increasingly is focusing on eastern Ukraine — an arc stretching from Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, in the north, to Kherson in the south.
On Sunday, Russian forces shelled government-controlled Kharkiv and sent reinforcements toward Izyum to the southeast to try to break Ukraine’s defenses, the Ukrainian military said. The Russians also kept up their weekslong siege of Mariupol, a key port in the Donbas.
A residential area in Kharkiv was struck by incoming fire on Monday afternoon. Associated Press journalists saw firefighters putting out the fire and checking for victims following the attack, and saw that at least five people were killed, including a child.
Oleh Synyehubov, the regional governor of Kharkiv, said earlier Monday that Russian shelling had killed 11 people over the last 24 hours.
The Institute for the Study of War, an American think tank, predicted that Russian forces will “renew offensive operations in the coming days” from Izyum in the campaign to conquer the Donbas, which comprises Ukraine’s industrial heartland.
But it said the outcome “remains very much in question.”
In Mariupol, Russia deployed Chechen fighters, reputed to be particularly fierce. Capturing the city on the Sea of Azov would give Russia a land bridge to the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine and annexed eight years ago.
In a video posted on his Telegram channel, Chechen Leader Ramzan Kadyrov said Russian forces would launch a renewed offensive on Mariupol and “in all the other settlements, cities and villages.”
Mariupol’s residents have lacked food, water and electricity since Russian forces surrounded the city. Hundreds of thousands have fled, though Russian attacks have also frustrated evacuation missions.
Vladislav Usovich, an 18-year-old conscript serving in Russia-backed separatist forces, advanced slowly with other fighters through residential areas around a factory in Mariupol on Sunday.
“I thought it would go better, I thought it would be faster. Everything is going slowly,” he said. “The Ukrainians are prepared fighters. NATO trained them well.”
—Adam Schreck And Cara Anna, The Associated Press
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Study suggests that users are ‘overwhelmed’ by a wealth of streaming options
Remember the good old days, when your movie night options were limited to whatever flicks the local Blockbuster had in stock? With streaming the options are so endless they now seem overwhelming. A new Nielsen State of Play study confirms this and reports that “46% of viewers say it’s harder to find the video streaming content that they want to watch because there are too many streaming services available to consumers.” The same study also found that “72% of Americans say ‘I love my user experience with video streaming services.’’ Moreover, the study cites 93 percent of Americans as having plans to maintain or add additional streaming services to their current streaming options.
While these statistics may seem contradictory, Brian Fuhrer, senior vp product strategy at Nielsen, explains them as part of the process of growth in streaming. He states:
“We’ve entered the next phase of streaming, based on the trends we have been detailing about streaming over the past few years. We’ve moved from infancy into adolescence, and all the complexities that one would expect at that point. It’s not just that streaming is increasing year over year. Now consumers want access simplified and the explosion of services has renewed discussions around bundling and aggregation. Ultimately, these challenges signal an opportunity as the industry harnesses streaming for long-term business growth.”
The opportunity for growth is also reflected in the study. 2021 saw an 18 percent increase in the total number of hours spent on streaming platforms. There are 817,000 unique program titles available via streaming platforms. Movie night’s possibilities are endless, if not overwhelming. Streaming platforms’ next mission, should they choose to accept it, will be how to manage user overwhelm to create the best user experience possible.
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New tourism venture promotes 72 Scottish isles
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Scotland's islands are the focus of a new tourism initiative.
The Scottish Islands Passport has been set up to encourage people to visit overlooked isles, as well as traditionally popular destinations, and also to consider making trips outside busy spring and summer seasons.
People can have a passport-like book stamped on each island they visit, and they can download a free app to get information on what to see and do.
The app has been designed to "match" people with islands that best fit their interests.
Seventy-two islands are covered by the scheme.
The project was first suggested about three years ago, but the Covid pandemic delayed its launch in South Ronaldsay, Orkney, until this week.
Rural development funding organisation Leader, the Scottish government, Highlands and Islands public transport body Hitrans and Shetland's transport partnership ZetTrans have helped to fund the project.
The small team behind the scheme say it will promote sustainable tourism by spreading out visits through the year.
Jura-based co-manager Sarah Compton-Bishop told BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme the project team was aware of the peaks and troughs in the tourist season.
She said: "Sustainable tourism is really at the heart of this - promoting travel in the shoulder season and raising awareness and showcasing some of those islands that are sometimes overlooked.
"We are not looking to add pressure to those places that already feel it in the middle of summer. We are looking to spread out footfall."
So, which islands might fit your interests?
The beach lover
The Western Isles have become popular with those seeking miles of beautiful beaches.
Berneray, between the isles of Harris and North Uist, has long stretches of white sands, flanked in summer by flower-rich coastal meadows called machair. Baleshare, south west of North Uist, also boasts white beaches.
Away from the Outer Hebrides, there is sheltered Cuddyport Beach on Gigha in Argyll and Bute.
Meanwhile, the rocky shorelines of Graemsay in Orkney are described as a beachcombers' paradise with finds including pieces of pottery and sea glass, some of it from a 150-year-old shipwreck.
The birdwatcher
Wildlife enthusiasts will be spoilt for choice.
Shetland has internationally important bird colonies. Fetlar - one of Shetland's smallest islands - has red-necked phalaropes, Foula's old Norse name means bird island while Trondra teems with gulls and black guillemots.
In the Inner Hebrides, Kerrera has sea and golden eagles and Coll is known of its rare corncrakes.
The archaeology fan
All Scotland's islands are likely to make the list, though Orkney with its 5,000-year-old Neolithic sites would be among those at or near the top.
Mainland, Orkney, is home to the world-famous prehistoric village of Skara Brae.
But the island of Sanday is also rich in archaeology. It has the Neolithic Quoyness chambered cairn and the site of a Viking boat burial.
Papa Westray, one of Orkney's smallest islands and can be reached by taking the world's shortest scheduled flight - just 90 seconds - is the location of Knap of Howar which is one of northwest Europe's oldest settlements.
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Shatta Wale breaks up with Elfreda
Maurice Ampaw claims Shatta Wale doesn't analyze his relationships
Maurice Ampaw asserts Shatta Wale used Michy
Lawyer Maurice Ampaw has branded Shatta Wale as childish for jumping out of one relationship into another.
According to the lawyer on the United Showbiz show on UTV hosted by Kwame A Plus, marriage is a big deal to be taken trivially by Shatta Wale who is in for the attention.
“Shatta Wale is my brother, my son. I have watched Shatta Wale critically and he isn't ready for marriage. He is not serious about marriage. Marriage is a business, it's a serious issue.
“I am looking at his first relationship, I think he used her (Shatta Michy) for showbiz. He used Michy. Let's go here and let's go there,” he said on April 9, 2022.
Maurice Ampaw, however, disclosed that the relationship between Shatta Wale and Michy was all for showbiz, hence, the reason he didn't mind showing off another woman on social media.
“When they broke up, instead of Shatta Wale sitting back and seeing what went wrong with my first relationship, he rushed and got a girl on social media and was kissing and kissing,” he said.
“When he had an issue with Michy, I knew it was a showbiz marriage. I saw him as exposing his girlfriend too much for showbiz. He also gave her so much space to explore showbiz, so they both took over the showbiz space,” he added.
Quite recently, Shatta Wale broke up with his girlfriend of less than three months when they travelled to the United States of America after confirming their relationship in January.
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(The Hill) — Two Buffalo police officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing after a video surfaced of them pushing over a 75-year-old man during a Black Lives Matter protest in June 2020.
Local station WIVB, an affiliate of Nexstar, reported on Sunday that Buffalo Police Department (BPD) officers Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe won’t face any charges over the incident.
The two officers were a part of a police line that was clearing protesters out of the area near the city hall when they approached demonstrator Martin Gugino.
In the video, both Torgalski and McCabe appear to shove Gugino, who then loses his balance and falls to the ground, cracking his head on the concrete pavement. Gugino spent multiple weeks at the hospital recovering from his wounds.
In a court ruling on Friday, arbitrator Jeffrey Selchick said that Gugino wasn’t an innocent bystander and that no evidence proved the two officers deliberately tried to injure him.
“Gugino, after the force was applied to him, appears to have not been able to keep his balance for reasons that might well have had as much to do with the fact that he was holding objects in each hand or his advanced age,” Selchick said.
Selchick also said in his ruling that the 75-year-old man may have surprised the officers, which could interfere with the officer’s performance of their duties, the ruling said.
In a statement to NBC affiliate WGRZ, the city’s Police Benevolent Association celebrated the arbitrator’s decision.
“Two good cops who initially got thrown under the bus are back to the profession they love and they’re doing it with a clean slate. No criminal charges, nothing administratively. They’re ready to hit the streets and go back to work for the citizens of Buffalo,” association attorney Thomas Burton said in a statement.
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WASHINGTON — After years of avoiding the request, John Lennon's son, Julian, has performed his father's worldwide hit "Imagine."
Selected as the closing segment for Global Citizen's Stand Up for Ukraine fundraiser event in Warsaw on Saturday, the 59-year-old, accompanied by guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, performed a heartfelt rendition of the song often recalled in times of war or conflict, with its lyrics calling for unity and peace.
The event culminated in more than $10 billion worth of pledges to support Ukrainian refugees, according to Global Citizen.
On his YouTube channel, Lennon explained why he has previously avoided publicly performing the song, and why the situation in Ukraine had provoked him to finally give-in to years of requests.
"I had always said, that the only time I would ever consider singing ‘Imagine' would be if it was the ‘End of the World,'" Lennon wrote. "The War on Ukraine is an unimaginable tragedy. As a human, and as an artist, I felt compelled to respond in the most significant way I could."
"[John Lennon's] lyrics reflect our collective desire for peace worldwide," the post continued. "Because within this song, we’re transported to a space, where love and togetherness become our reality, if but for a moment in time."
Since Russia invaded Ukraine more than six weeks ago, more than 4 million people have fled Ukraine, with more than half going to Poland and others heading to countries like Moldova, Romania and Hungary.
An additional 6.5 million have been displaced internally. Those numbers are expected to swell as the war drags on, the World Bank said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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(The Hill) — Two Buffalo police officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing after a video surfaced of them pushing over a 75-year-old man during a Black Lives Matter protest in June 2020.
Local station WIVB, an affiliate of Nexstar, reported on Sunday that Buffalo Police Department (BPD) officers Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe won’t face any charges over the incident.
The two officers were a part of a police line that was clearing protesters out of the area near the city hall when they approached demonstrator Martin Gugino.
In the video, both Torgalski and McCabe appear to shove Gugino, who then loses his balance and falls to the ground, cracking his head on the concrete pavement. Gugino spent multiple weeks at the hospital recovering from his wounds.
In a court ruling on Friday, arbitrator Jeffrey Selchick said that Gugino wasn’t an innocent bystander and that no evidence proved the two officers deliberately tried to injure him.
“Gugino, after the force was applied to him, appears to have not been able to keep his balance for reasons that might well have had as much to do with the fact that he was holding objects in each hand or his advanced age,” Selchick said.
Selchick also said in his ruling that the 75-year-old man may have surprised the officers, which could interfere with the officer’s performance of their duties, the ruling said.
In a statement to NBC affiliate WGRZ, the city’s Police Benevolent Association, celebrated the arbitrator’s decision.
“Two good cops who initially got thrown under the bus are back to the profession they love and they’re doing it with a clean slate. No criminal charges, nothing administratively. They’re ready to hit the streets and go back to work for the citizens of Buffalo,” association attorney Thomas Burton said in a statement.
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In the run up to the federal election, there is growing discussion of “preference deals” between political parties.
But what are preference deals and how do they work?
In Australian federal elections, voters fill in ordinal ballots for both the house and the senate. This means voters are required to number the candidates who appear on the ballot paper in order of their preference.
On House of Representatives ballots, voters must number every candidate on the ballot paper. Senate ballots meanwhile, afford voters the choice of numbering at least six party groups in above-the-line voting, or numbering at least 12 individual candidates below-the-line.
In the 151 house electorates, candidates must achieve a vote total of “50% plus one” of valid votes in order to be elected. If no candidate achieves this on their primary vote – the number of votes that preference that candidate first – the preferences of unsuccessful candidates are distributed.
To do this, the candidate with the lowest primary is excluded from the count, and the ballots that preference them first are then allocated according to their second nominated preference. This process continues until a candidate achieves the “50% plus one” required to be elected.
Read more: Explainer: how does preferential voting work in the House of Representatives?
Preferences matter more than they used to
The 2019 federal election saw the continuation of a downward trend in the primary votes of the two major parties. The Coalition and Labor received a combined 74.78% of first preferences in house electorates.
This means more than a quarter of voters gave their first preference to a candidate who was not from either of the major parties.
While the major parties still won 145 of the 151 lower house seats, a record 105 seats had to be decided on preferences. In 12 of these, candidates that were behind on primary votes overtook the person with the most primary votes and reached 50% plus one on the basis of preferences.
Preferences are becoming more decisive in how MPs are elected, and which governments are formed.
In the UK, Canada and the US, the candidates who achieve the most primary votes win their seat. In Australia, a candidate with fewer initial votes can be elected, if the preferences “flow” to them.
The key difference here is between majoritarian and plurality electoral systems. In Australia, preferential voting operates on a majoritarian principle of representation. It does not elect the candidate most preferred by the plurality of people; rather, elects a representative who wins more votes than all other candidates combined.
Where the deals come in
With more seats being decided on preferences, where parties direct their preferences is naturally receiving more attention. Analysis by the ABC’s election analyst, Antony Green, shows 82.2% of Greens preferences flowed to the Labor party, while the Coalition received approximately 65% of One Nation and United Australia Party preferences.
There is an accepted narrative that parties direct preferences through clandestine deals. It is true senior party officials meet with each other to iron out preference recommendations, but these deals do not actually have any power over votes.
Instead, these deals are merely agreements about which preferences political parties recommend to voters on their distributed how-to-vote material.
For the deals to work, parties require volunteers to distribute how-to-vote cards on polling day, as well as postal and online material. Voters then have to follow the material in order for these published recommendations to have effect.
Since the 1960s, there has been a steady decline in voters reporting they used “how-to-vote” cards. At the 2019 election, it was a record low of just 29% of voters.
Read more: So, how did the new Senate voting rules work in practice?
However, preference recommendations can still have an impact. In the 2018 South Australian election, the Liberal and Labor parties, facing the threat of an insurgent campaign from the Nick Xenophon-led SA-Best party, broke with long standing practice and recommended their voters preference each other in crucial seats, in order to prevent a third-party breakthrough.
The “party controls preferences” narrative does have some historical truth to it.
Under the previous Senate voting system, voters had the option of simply voting one above the line. If voters took this option, their vote would then be distributed according to party lodged preference tickets – essentially controlling what happened to voter preferences.
This had a huge impact on electoral outcomes, as in the 2013 election (the last held under this system), when 96.5% of voters took this option .
The 2013 result had some undemocratic outcomes, with Ricky Muir from the Australian Motoring Enthusiasts Party winning one of Victoria’s Senate seats on just 0.5% of the above-the-line vote.
This victory was orchestrated by Glenn Druery, dubbed the “preference whisperer”, who arranged preference swaps between micro parties with microscopic vote totals. These then cascaded to deliver Muir the seat.
This result drew scrutiny to above-the-line Senate voting, leading to reforms that abolished preference tickets, and gave more power to voters to direct their preferences conveniently.
Despite the preference deals, it is ultimately the voters who maintain control over which parties receive their preferences.
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LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Mariupol's mayor tells The Associated Press that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of the city.
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Mariupol's mayor tells The Associated Press that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of the city.
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VIENNA (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Monday that he urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the invasion of Ukraine and raised the issue of “serious war crimes” committed by the Russian military.
Nehammer was the first European leader to meet Putin in Moscow since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine Feb. 24.
In a statement released after the meeting, the Austrian chancellor said his primary message to Putin in the “very direct, open and tough" talks was that “this war needs to end, because in war both sides can only lose.”
Nehammer told Putin all those responsible for war crimes in the Ukrainian city of Bucha and elsewhere would be “held to account."
He also stressed the need to open humanitarian corridors so that civilians trapped in cities under attack can access basic supplies like food and water, according to his statement.
The Austrian leader called the Moscow trip to Moscow his “duty” to exhaust every possibility for ending the violence in Ukraine, coming just two days after travelling to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Nehammer said face-to-face talks to look “each other in the eye, discussing the horrors of war,” could have a greater impact over the long term.
But he said he walked away from the meeting without much optimism for an end to the war any time soon.
“It might be necessary to do it 100 times,” Nehammer said of the meeting. “But I think it's necessary to do it, so that peace reigns again and the people of Ukraine can live safely.”
European Union-member Austria supported the 27-nation bloc’s sanctions against Russia, though it so far has opposed cutting off deliveries of Russian gas. The country is militarily neutral and is not a member of NATO.
But Nehammer and other Austrian officials have been keen to stress that military neutrality does not mean moral neutrality.
“We are militarily neutral, but have a clear position on the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine,” Nehammer wrote on Twitter Sunday when announcing his trip to Moscow. “It must stop!”
Nehammer said he told Putin the EU is “as united as it’s ever been” on the issue of sanctions, and that these will remain in place - and may even be strengthened - as long as Ukrainians continue to die.
Earlier Monday, Austrian foreign minister Alexander Schallenberg said Nehammer decided to make the Moscow trip after meeting with Zelenskyy in Kyiv and following contacts with the leaders of Turkey, Germany and the European Union.
Schallenberg said ahead of a meeting with his EU counterparts in Luxembourg that it was an effort to "seize every chance to end the humanitarian hell" in Ukraine.
He added that “every voice that makes clear to President Putin what reality looks like outside the walls of Kremlin is not a wasted voice.”
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These are the top technological innovations Brits want to see
As smart tech becomes more commonplace in our lives, a study of 2,000 adults found six in 10 are excited to see what the future of technology holds.
On-street pavement car chargers, hoverboards, smart single person transport and flying vehicles were also among the technological advancements people are hopeful for.
It also revealed 44 per cent feel certain the next 20 years of technological developments are going to outpace the previous two decades.
While three-quarters admitted they are still blown away by some of the tech that exists today, including the modern mobility already on Britain’s roads, smart supermarkets, and smart assistants in our homes.
The research, carried out to coincide with Zego’s 2040 vision for the future of mobility, also found half of adults can remember older generations telling them “back in my day” stories when astonished by new technology.
And 64 per cent will pass this tradition on and tell younger people what technology was like for this generation.
Sten Saar, CEO of commercial motor insurer Zego, which is already developing solutions with the future of mobility in mind, said: “I share Britain’s amazement towards the tech that exists today, and strongly agree that development is only going to ramp up from here.
“That is why we are launching our 2040 vision for the future of mobility.
“Even five years ago, it may have looked like a Sci-Fi film, but we are confident the future will look something like this and we are already researching insurance products to support this kind of autonomous future.”
Fully-autonomous vehicles
The study also revealed almost one in five (19 per cent) would like to ride in fully-autonomous vehicles that automatically drive you to your chosen destination.
While 14 per cent want fully-autonomous delivery vans that deliver your package to wherever suits you and 15 per cent hope to see delivery drones whizzing around the skies, dropping their wares off to customers.
It also emerged gadget lovers own between one and six pieces of smart tech each and more than half already use online banking, contactless payments and GPS maps when out and about.
Partly due to the pandemic, seven out of 10 use video calling for work and to keep in touch with friends and family.
When it comes to transport, 36 per cent already use electric or hybrid vehicles, E-Scooters, or transport apps.
But six in 10 adults believe Britain’s roads could be made safer and more eco-friendly if more money was invested into technology to combat driving issues.
Some of the ways those polled by OnePoll believe autonomous cars could help improve road safety include vehicles being made out of lighter materials to reduce impact in a crash, and if they are electric, not emitting exhaust fumes.
Sten Saar added: “Sixty-three per cent of people expect to see lower insurance premiums as technology advances.
“While 57 per cent believe insurance companies could offer better products and services if they invested more in technology.
“As energy sources and automated vehicles advance, at Zego we firmly believe the insurance sector needs to match the pace to make our 2040 vision of safer, more sustainable mobility become a reality.”
Top things Brits want tech to improve
1. Cost-saving
2. Convenience
3. Security and safety
4. Time-saving
5. Sustainability
Top tech innovations Brits want to see
1. Windows that tint automatically in the sunshine
2. A heating system that adjusts automatically depending on how you use the room
and if you are in it
3. Chargers in the street that charge your car when you park over them
4. Garages that charge your electric car just by parking on a giant pad
5. Fully-autonomous vehicles that automatically drive you to your chosen destination
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A family have been left scared and wanting to move home after their dog was attacked with a baseball bat.
Nicola Durrance, from Dalton, was left 'scared' after claims that someone hit her dog with a baseball bat, shortly after having pups, leaving her pet with a bruised skull and shoulder.
Horrifying footage has captured the moment that the family's much-loved dog was battered in what the family say is part of a long-running feud.
Read more: New housing estate approved in Golcar in Huddersfield
Nicola claims the person 'threatened to kill her' in a ongoing feud which started around three years ago.
She said: "He lost it and threatened to kill me and my kids. I called the police immediately.
Nicola claims that she screamed at the attacker to stop hitting her dog.
She said: "He only stopped when I shouted she's got babies please don't hit her again, I immediately took her to the vets.
"My dog has a bruised skull and shoulder, he hit my husband in the jaw and there is damage to the truck.
"That's scary we are leaving for all that to happen in seven days that is not normal."
Nicola's dog had just had puppies but as soon as the new-borns are a little bit older the family plan to move to Tadcaster as she claims to be left "scared." She added: "It's a normal nice street, it makes no sense why it's happened."
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "Enquiries are ongoing into an incident on Grand Cross Road in Dalton on April 2.
"A man was arrested on suspicion of assault, making threats to kill, animal cruelty and vehicle interference and released on bail pending continuing enquiries."
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Jack White wed musician Olivia Jean during a concert in Detroit, Michigan on Friday night.
Amidst his set at the Masonic Temple Theatre, Jack White paused the gig and popped the question to his girlfriend as part of a performance of Hotel Yorba.
“I’ve got a little question for you, Olivia Jean. Will you marry me?” he asked, with Jean accepting.
Later, the happy couple returned to the stage for a wedding ceremony, which was officiated by the 46-year-old’s business partner, Ben Swank.
White has not yet commented further on the seemingly impromptu nuptials. However, Jean took to Instagram over the weekend to share a snap from the concert.
“Life is beautiful. I love you Jack,” she wrote.
Jack was married to Meg White from 1996 until 2000, and to Karen Elson – the mother of his two children – between 2005 and 2013.
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The adage “the customer is king” will always ring true, no matter what industry you’re in. A negative customer experience can lead to the demise of a business if its leaders can’t figure out how to fix it.
Fortunately, there are plenty of things you can do to improve your customer support. Below, 12 members of Forbes Coaches Council discuss the best ways for businesses to transform their customer service into a five-star experience.
1. Recruit World-Class Employees
Providing world-class customer service means recruiting world-class employees. Early in my career, we struggled with customer service. I can tell you that the reason we struggled was because our standards in recruiting were too low. We were filling positions rather than recruiting talent capable of providing a five-star experience. Never lower your standards just to fill a position. - Jay Gauthier Jr., Tenacity Inc.
2. Be Authentic, Ask Them What’s Wrong
Be real with your unhappy customers and your (likely) unhappy customer service people. Ask them what’s wrong, what they would like to see changed, and how you should go about that making that change. If you’re authentic, they will tell you their perspectives. Use that information to make changes. Own up to your mistakes. And do what you say you will do. - Pamela Scott, MentorLoft
3. Have Employees Think In Terms Of NPS
Be aware of what you are measuring because it will drive the behaviors that your customers will experience. Additionally, have your employees think in terms of net promoter score and have them ask, “On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely are you to recommend me?” and follow up with, “Why?” if it is less than 8. This puts accountability and dialogue where it should be — with the customer. - Kimberly Janson, Janson Associates, LLC
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4. Design A Rapid Communication System
Poor customer service and support are often a systems problem, not a people problem. One of the most effective ways to transform this situation is to design a system that provides rapid communication to customers and collects data for root cause analysis. The next phase is to create a culture of continuous improvement to fix the process that created the negative customer experience. - Robert Valentino, Lean Coach
5. Put Yourself In The Customer’s Shoes
First, put yourself in the customer’s shoes. Find out what is or isn’t happening. Depending on the business, this can be done in a variety of ways, with the optimal way being in person. Second, take the training that your customer service personnel go through. These two steps should be your starting points to assist what improvements can be made. Then, rebrand and reeducate personnel. - Sandra Hill, New Horizen Coaching & Professional Growth Advancement
6. Empower Staff To Put Customers First
Being clear on what your culture is so that it permeates the entire day-to-day operation will result in those who are delivering the service being able to do so from a place of confidence. Their ability to represent the company is heightened, and the customer senses their satisfaction from the inside out. Positioning customer service associates to feel empowered to put the client first shifts everything. - Michele Davenport, MOSAIC COACHING SOLUTIONS
7. Use FCDD Model To Fix Issues
We use the model FCDD — as in “your customer experience is all FCDD-up” — where FCDD stands for frustrating-confusing-disappointing-distracting. Go through your customer experience from the first touch to the last. What frustrates, confuses, disappoints or distracts the customer? Then, remove the obstacles and fix the problems. Then, repeat, repeat, repeat. - Ira Wolfe, Success Performance Solutions
8. Spend Time With Your Customers
Make sure you spend time with your customers. This is easily the most impactful thing you can do in your company. This shouldn’t just be limited to your customer support team. As a leader, you should also be investing in listening to your customers. If you want to improve customer experience, all you have to do is ask. Give space to customers to bring their ideas. You might be surprised by what you learn. - Josephine Kant, Google for Startups
9. Treat Your Employees Like Customers
Listen to your employees, take care of their experience, and they’ll take care of your customers. Treat your employees like customers. They are humans, too, and are customers of other businesses. Who better than your employees to tell you what your customers want and how to get there? - Chuen Chuen Yeo, ACESENCE Agile Leadership Coaching and Training Pte. Ltd.
10. Communicate Transparently All Along The Value Chain
Ensure that you have transparent communication all along the value chain. For example, if you manufacture a product, it’s critical for the team to communicate, from materials receipt through to assembly, testing, shipping and onsite use. The customer feedback from onsite product use can be fed back into the value chain so that learning occurs, and the customer constantly benefits from improvement. - Lisa Walsh, Beacon Executive Coaching
11. Make Sure Everyone Has A ‘Service’ Mindset
External customer breakdowns can result from internal breakdowns. Build a culture of internal and external customer service where everyone has a “service” mindset, even between teammates and functional areas. Replace silos with mutual support of each other’s goals, needs, constraints and expectations among people, teams and functional areas. These habits are useful for serving “external” customers. - Mark Samuel, IMPAQ Corporation
12. Lean Into And Respond To Critical Dialogue
You may need to deal with criticism outright — not by defending your actions but by explaining how you work. This starts at the top. Leaders who respond to critics, make changes and invite further scrutiny publicly could feel as if they are setting themselves up for failure, but in fact, they may just be courting success. Lean into the critical dialogue and respond. Let the world know about positive changes you made. - John M. O’Connor, Career Pro Inc.
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LINCOLN, N.H. (AP) — Nearly 6,400 acres of forest and water resources just north of Squam Lake in central New Hampshire is now protected and will be managed as a working forest while ensuring public recreational access, the Conservation Fund and the state Division of Forests and Lands said Monday.
Situated at the confluence of the White Mountains, the New Hampshire-Vermont Uplands and the Coastal Lowlands, the now-conserved land encompasses 27% of the Beebe River watershed, supporting drinking water quality and aquatic habitat for wild brook trout, officials said.
The property shares a 6.5-mile (10.4-kilometer) boundary with the White Mountain National Forest. It links 15 miles (24.1 kilometers) of recreational trails to 150 miles (241.4 kilometers) of statewide trail systems and access to hunt, fish, cross-country ski and hike.
The Conservation Fund bought the land in 2014 as part of 30,000 acres of former industrial timberland that was threatened by conversion and important for climate resilience across New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Maine, the fund said in a news release Monday.
The fund partnered with the division to permanently protect these two adjacent properties, and a federal grant made permanent protection possible.
“The dream of walking from the shores of Squam Lake to the height of Mt. Washington on conserved land is now a reality,” said Roger Larochelle, executive director of the Squam Lakes Conservation Society.
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These are the top technological innovations Brits want to see
As smart tech becomes more commonplace in our lives, a study of 2,000 adults found six in 10 are excited to see what the future of technology holds.
On-street pavement car chargers, hoverboards, smart single person transport and flying vehicles were also among the technological advancements people are hopeful for.
It also revealed 44 per cent feel certain the next 20 years of technological developments are going to outpace the previous two decades.
While three-quarters admitted they are still blown away by some of the tech that exists today, including the modern mobility already on Britain’s roads, smart supermarkets, and smart assistants in our homes.
The research, carried out to coincide with Zego’s 2040 vision for the future of mobility, also found half of adults can remember older generations telling them “back in my day” stories when astonished by new technology.
And 64 per cent will pass this tradition on and tell younger people what technology was like for this generation.
Sten Saar, CEO of commercial motor insurer Zego, which is already developing solutions with the future of mobility in mind, said: “I share Britain’s amazement towards the tech that exists today, and strongly agree that development is only going to ramp up from here.
“That is why we are launching our 2040 vision for the future of mobility.
“Even five years ago, it may have looked like a Sci-Fi film, but we are confident the future will look something like this and we are already researching insurance products to support this kind of autonomous future.”
Fully-autonomous vehicles
The study also revealed almost one in five (19 per cent) would like to ride in fully-autonomous vehicles that automatically drive you to your chosen destination.
While 14 per cent want fully-autonomous delivery vans that deliver your package to wherever suits you and 15 per cent hope to see delivery drones whizzing around the skies, dropping their wares off to customers.
It also emerged gadget lovers own between one and six pieces of smart tech each and more than half already use online banking, contactless payments and GPS maps when out and about.
Partly due to the pandemic, seven out of 10 use video calling for work and to keep in touch with friends and family.
When it comes to transport, 36 per cent already use electric or hybrid vehicles, E-Scooters, or transport apps.
But six in 10 adults believe Britain’s roads could be made safer and more eco-friendly if more money was invested into technology to combat driving issues.
Some of the ways those polled by OnePoll believe autonomous cars could help improve road safety include vehicles being made out of lighter materials to reduce impact in a crash, and if they are electric, not emitting exhaust fumes.
Sten Saar added: “Sixty-three per cent of people expect to see lower insurance premiums as technology advances.
“While 57 per cent believe insurance companies could offer better products and services if they invested more in technology.
“As energy sources and automated vehicles advance, at Zego we firmly believe the insurance sector needs to match the pace to make our 2040 vision of safer, more sustainable mobility become a reality.”
Top things Brits want tech to improve
1. Cost-saving
2. Convenience
3. Security and safety
4. Time-saving
5. Sustainability
Top tech innovations Brits want to see
1. Windows that tint automatically in the sunshine
2. A heating system that adjusts automatically depending on how you use the room
and if you are in it
3. Chargers in the street that charge your car when you park over them
4. Garages that charge your electric car just by parking on a giant pad
5. Fully-autonomous vehicles that automatically drive you to your chosen destination
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DENVER (KDVR) — A surgery using magnets helped doctors in Colorado save the life of a very premature baby.
Gabriella and Harper were born at 23 weeks in February of 2021 in Alliance, Nebraska. The twins needed the help of specialized doctors to survive, so they were transferred to the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver, 250 miles away.
“Twenty-three weeks is really the extreme limits of possible viability,” said Dr. Steven Rothenberg, chief of pediatric surgery at the hospital.
Parents Kayla Hatch and Victor Jacobo credit the medical workers for saving Harper, who was born with an incomplete esophagus.
Rocky Mountain Hospital believes the procedure marks the first successful Esophageal Atresia surgery on a baby weighing less than a pound.
“The gap was so great, it was hard to get the two ends together,” Rothenberg said. “I believe Harper is the smallest baby ever to be born, with this pure Esophageal Atresia, to survive.”
Doctors waited until Harper was full-term before performing a minimally-invasive surgery, followed by another surgery. Eventually, magnets were used in January 2022, about a month before the twins’ first birthday. The magnets, which were eventually removed, brought the incomplete esophagus together.
“It worked,” Rothenberg said. “It worked extremely well.”
Hatch and Jacobo couldn’t be happier.
“To see them breathing, kicking … it’s just truly awesome,” Jacobo said. “We just can’t thank everyone enough for being there and helping us through these trying times.”
“For the rest of my life, I’m going to be thanking them,” Hatch said.
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Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
— Astonishingly, “Drive My Car” was not Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s only film last year. His acclaimed Haruki Murakami adaptation certainly got the most attention culminating in the International Feature Oscar win last month, but his three-part anthology film “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” deserves some more, too (it did win runner up at the Berlin Film Festival). The triptych follows three young women navigating romantic pursuits, ex loves and strange triangles. And it’ll be available to stream on the Criterion Channel starting Thursday. Don’t worry, this one clocks in at only two hours.
— Modern relationships, albeit French ones, are also at the heart of Jacques Audiard’s black and white “Paris, 13th District,” available on VOD on Friday from IFC Films. Adapted from Adrian Tomine’s graphic novels, the film follows various young Parisians living in the less-than-picturesque corner of the city of lights as they struggle to form real connections and relationships in a Tinder world. “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” fans should be excited to know that filmmaker Céline Sciamma helped co-write the film and Noémie Merlant co-stars.
— Continuing on the international streak of new films to stream this week, Filipino director Brillante Mendoza was inspired by the true story of boxer Naozumi Tsuchiyama for his drama “Gensan Punch,” which comes to HBO Max on Friday. The Japanese athlete with a prosthetic leg went to the Philippines to pursue boxing after being denied the opportunity in his home country.
— AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr
MUSIC
— Jewel’s first new studio album in seven years “Freewheelin’ Woman” finds her leaning into a soulful and groove-heavy sound. The single “Living With Your Memory” has her kicking up a retro but timeless R&B vibe with a full, horn-heavy band. “I’m rollin’/ rollin’/ rollin’/ Back the time,” she sings. On “Long Way ‘Round,” her voice switches gears thrillingly, as comfortable as a pair of favorite jeans. Jewel is also a contender on NBC’s new music competition series “American Song Contest,” where she represents the state of Alaska among rising and established artists from across the country competing for best song
— Guess who else is on “American Song Contest”? Electronic music outfit The Crystal Method, who will release their seventh studio album, “The Trip Out,” on Friday. A few days before — on Monday — The Crystal Method will represent Nevada on the NBC contest and debut their song “Watch Me Now.” The dance icons recently joined forces with Iggy Pop for “Post Punk,” a menacing, futuristic jam with a relentless beat that sounds perfect for a rave on a mission to Mars.
— AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy
TELEVISION
— Hugh Laurie wears just about every hat for BritBox’s “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” Laurie directed, produced, wrote and acts in the three-episode mystery series based on Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel of the same title — the final words of a murder victim. Lady Frances and her friend Bobby (Lucy Boynton, Will Poulter), who found the dying man, turn amateur detectives to solve the case. Laurie plays a sanatorium’s clinical director, which should be a good fit for the former Dr. Gregory House. The limited series debuts Tuesday on the streaming service.
— America’s national parks are undeniable gems, but not a monopoly. “Our Great National Parks,” a five-part Netflix series, takes a global view of public lands and the wildlife that inhabits them. Episode one hopscotches across parks and countries, including Hawaii’s Hanauma Bay; Loango National Park, Gabon; Yakushima National Park, Japan, and Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica. Subsequent episodes focus on Chilean Patagonia; Tsavo, Kenya; California’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, and Gunung Leuser in Indonesia. Former President Barack Obama produced and narrates the series debuting Wednesday.
— When “The Brothers Garcia” aired on Nickelodeon in the early 2000s, it was among the rare shows with a Latino cast and creators. Nearly two decades later, a reboot of the sitcom for HBO Max still represents a TV scarcity. “The Garcias” revolves around the San Antonio, Texas, family as they congregate for summer vacation at their beach house in Mexico. Actors reprising their roles from the original series include Jeffrey Licon, Bobby Gonzalez, Alvin Alvarez and Vaneza Pitynski as the Garcia siblings. Jeff Valdez, co-creator of the Nickelodeon show, created and is the showrunner for “The Garcias,” debuting Thursday on the streaming service.
— AP Television Writer Lynn Elber
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge will hear arguments Monday on whether to allow live video coverage of the upcoming trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill took the rare step of allowing live audiovisual coverage of ex-Officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial last year, making an exception to the normal rules of Minnesota courts. He cited the need to balance protecting participants from COVID-19 against the constitutional requirement for a public trial.
Now that the U.S. has entered a new phase of living with the coronavirus, Cahill must decide whether to allow the same sort of access for the trial set to begin in June for former Officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng.
A coalition of media organizations, including The Associated Press, that wants Cahill to allow video coverage said in a brief filed Friday that it understood the judge planned to prohibit it. The coalition said it presumed the reasons included defense objections and the judge's belief that his hands are tied by the normal court rules “absent the extenuating circumstances caused by the pandemic.”
Thao, Lane and Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting both manslaughter and murder when Chauvin used his knee to pin Floyd, a Black man, to the pavement for 9 1/2 minutes on May 25, 2020. Kueng knelt on Floyd’s back, Lane held his legs and Thao kept bystanders back. The killing, which was recorded on video, sparked protests around the world and a national reckoning on race.
Defense attorneys have raised concerns about the willingness of witnesses to testify. Minnesota court rules generally require the consent of all parties for audiovisual coverage of trials, with fewer restrictions for sentencings. Chauvin’s trial was the first in Minnesota to be entirely televised, from jury selection to his murder conviction to his sentencing to 22 1/2 years in prison. People worldwide tuned into the livestreams.
“I think livestreaming that trial enabled people here and around the world to see the inner workings of a system that was handling one of the most important trials of our time,” said Suki Dardarian, senior managing editor and vice president of the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, which is part of the media coalition.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office initially opposed having cameras in the court for Chauvin's trial, but now supports them for the other officers' upcoming trial.
“The Chauvin trial demonstrated the benefits of robust public access to this important case and proved that the Court could successfully navigate the concerns animating the State’s initial opposition to audio and video coverage,” prosecutors wrote last week. “The Court’s commendable transparency inspired public confidence in the proceedings and helped ensure calm in Minneapolis and across the country.”
Due to federal court rules, live video coverage was not allowed for the first trial of Thao, Lane and Kueng this year, when all three were convicted of violating Floyd's civil rights. Nor was it allowed for Chauvin's federal case in which he pleaded guilty to civil rights violations. But it was allowed in the December state court trial of former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter in the death of Daunte Wright.
“None of the bad things that critics feared transpired, and we had the huge benefit of giving the public at large an opportunity to observe the proceedings," said Jane Kirtley, director of the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota, another coalition member.
An advisory committee to the Minnesota Supreme Court is considering whether to allow more video coverage of criminal proceedings. It's due to release its report by July 1.
Cahill, in a letter to the committee, said he had opposed cameras in criminal cases before, but that his experience in Chauvin's case changed his opinion, and he now believes they should be presumptively allowed, subject to the trial judge's discretion.
Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu, who presided over Potter's trial, told the Star Tribune in an interview that both the Potter and Chauvin trials convinced her that cameras can be present without being disruptive.
“I forgot they were even there," Chu told the newspaper.
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Pirates-Cards game postponed because of inclement weather
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The series finale between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates has been postponed because of inclement weather.
The teams will make up Monday's postponed game with a spilt doubleheader on Tuesday, June 14, with the makeup for Monday's game taking place at 12:15 p.m. Central time prior to the originally scheduled 6:45 p.m. game.
Following the postponement, the Pirates announced that Zach Thompson (3-7, 3.24 ERA in 2021), who was scheduled to start Monday, would be pushed back to Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs.
José Quintana will make his regularly scheduled start in the Pirates home opener against the Cubs on Tuesday and JT Brubaker will start Thursday, Mitch Keller will go on Friday and Bryse Wilson will start on Saturday.
The Cardinals will push Dakota Hudson (1-0, 2.08 ERA) back a day. Hudson is now scheduled to make his first start since Sept. 17, 2020, against Kansas City on Tuesday with the originally scheduled starter Jordan Hicks coming out of the bullpen. Adam Wainwright, Miles Mikolas and Steven Matz will take their normal turns on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, respectively with Hicks expected to make his first start over the weekend.
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol returned after missing the past two games with the flu. He told reporters that it was difficult being away.
"He (bench coach Skip Schumaker) handled everything perfectly," Marmol told reporters before the game was postponed. "I thought about going to the Bahamas and giving him another week or so. No, he did a great job. He ran the entire thing and I didn´t reach out once."
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Big day for the Beckhams and Quek introduces son - Monday´s sporting social
Sports stars and clubs across the world continue to provide an insight into their lives on social media.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the best examples from April 11.
Football
David Beckham’s son tied the knot.
Bukayo Saka was on the front page.
David Beckham´s eldest son got married and Sam Quek introduced her new son (PA)
John Stones provided his thoughts on City’s draw with Liverpool.
Boxing
Frank Warren trolled Dillian Whyte.
Golf
Scottie Scheffler won the Masters.
Tiger Woods thanked the fans.
Close but not close enough for former Open champion Shane Lowry.
Eddie Pepperell had to keep the golf on.
Motor racing
Sir Lewis Hamilton was ready to go again.
Tennis
Novak Djokovic showed off his skills with Neymar and Co.
Hockey
Sam Quek introduced her new son.
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Rob and Tony Sallis-Prokopiou have run NRG Cavern, in Bath Place, since 2018. Once a new owner for the business is found, they want to move back to their former home in Moseley, Birmingham, and semi-retire, while taking on part-time HR roles.
In 2019 NRG Cavern, which specialises in high-quality, healthy food, was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by Trip Advisor, which it has retained since then. In 2020 it received a Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice Award for Quality Food and Excellent Service, placing it in the top ten per cent of restaurants worldwide.
Callum Pollard, customer service executive at Blacks Business Brokers which is marketing the property, said, “Rob and Tony have hit on a winning formula with NRG Cavern, and this is a great opportunity for an enterprising new owner to come in and build on their success.
“In particular, they could extend the opening hours – the current owners have run a number of very successful themed evening events, demonstrating that the demand exists for evening opening.
“NRG Cavern is also available for hire for private events, and a new owner could expand this element of the business further as an additional source of revenue. All-in-all, this is a fantastic business in an exceptional location, and I expect significant interest now that the word it out that it is up for sale.”
The guide price is £97,500 to take over the leasehold business, plus an annual rent of £15,496.
NRG Cavern was established in 2016. The asking price includes Otium A&R Ltd, the operating company through which the current owners run the business.
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The café, which has seating indoors for 23 customers and can accommodate a further 15 on its outdoor terrace, is open from 10am to 5pm six day per week. It specialises in high-quality breakfasts, brunches, lunches, salads, sandwiches and cakes.
According to its owners, the vision behind NRG Cavern is to offer something for everyone, with menus that are changed seasonally to make the most of freshly available produce. Its menus include an extensive range of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes, as well as meat-based options.
In 2021 it also received a Best Café badge from Restaurant Guru in recognition of the quality of its homemade cakes and the establishment’s large number of positive customer reviews.
Rob trained as a chef in his 20s, and owned his own café in London during the 1980s before changing career and working as an HR Consultant. Tony worked as a senior manager in the Civil Service for 34 years and had a career as a senior manager, mostly based in HR, before the pair acquired NRG Cavern in 2018.
The business, which turned over in excess of £112,000 in its last full financial year, has strong relationships with a number of local suppliers. These include Edgcumbes Coffee Roasters & Tea Merchants, based in Ford, and Ringden Farm in Etchingham, which supplies its award-winning apple juices to the café.
All enquiries should be directed to Blacks Business Brokers on 0333 370 0000, quoting reference 7669.
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An application to transform 4 Cowpasture Road was submitted to Bradford Council earlier this year, and has now been approved.
It will see the ground floor of the building, a former electronics repair shop, turned into a gin bar. The upper floors would be converted from residential use to a six bed hotel.
The application was for the re-location of The Gin Lounge, a popular town venue reserved for customers aged over 25.
The Gin Lounge has been based on Brooke Street since 2017, and has two guest bedrooms. The company also operates three guest bedrooms on a separate site.
The application said: “The business has now outgrown these premises and the owners are seeking to relocate to enable the expansion of the bar and the consolidation of all letting rooms into one building.”
There had been two objections to the plan, but 27 letters of support.
Planning officers said the scheme would “support the local economy.” They added: “The proposal will bring the building back into use and will improve the appearance of the building which in turn will ensure its long term survival.”
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After 151 votes, the 1-5 slots for the Browns’ DBN Big Board are as follows:
1. DE/OLB Aidan Hutchinson - 429 total points
2. WR Garrett Wilson - 251 total points
3. DE/OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux - 198 total points
4. DE/OLB Travon Walker - 171 total points
5. DT Jordan Davis - 149 total points
The breakdown of the votes are as follows:
Hutchinson is the No. 1 player on Dane Brugler’s draft board, but Wilson is the No. 10 player. To see him at No. 2 on the Browns’ big board shows a mix of the value placed on the need for another wide receiver and a bit of an Ohio State bias. Davis is the No. 24-ranked player on Brugler’s board, so to see him in the Top 5 here highlights the Browns’ still-pressing need to improve the defensive tackle position.
Compiling the Big Board: 6-10 Slots
Now it’s time to vote for the players who will be in the 6-10 slots on the Browns’ DBN Big Board. Remember that you are supposed to weigh a combination of talent, need, character, positional value, etc. for each player you vote for in relation to how they would fit with the Browns.
If there are any players you wanted to vote for but who were missing from the list, please let us know in the comments section so we can include them in the next round. Please vote only once.
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FREMONT COUNTY, Idaho — Lori Vallow Daybell has been found fit to stand trial and will be arraigned for the murder of her children and ex-husband next week.
The order Monday from the Seventh Judicial District Court in Idaho stated the competency of Vallow Daybell has been restored nearly 10 months after she was found unfit to stand trial and committed to a mental health facility.
An arraignment for Vallow Daybell will be held April 19 at 1 p.m. at the Fremont County Courthouse.
Vallow Daybell is charged with the murder of two of her children — Tylee Ryan and Joshua "JJ" Vallow — as well as her ex-husband Charles Vallow, and her current husband's former wife Tammy Daybell.
The two children went missing under suspicious circumstances in 2019, shortly after Vallow Daybell married Chad Daybell and their former spouses died.
The children's bodies were found buried in June 2020 at an Idaho property owned by Chad, officials said.
Chad is also charged in connection with the deaths of the children and his former wife, but not Charles Vallow. He is facing the death penalty.
This story was first reported by Jeff Tavss at KSTU in Salt Lake City.
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Heavy ions could radically improve radiation therapy for treatment of pancreatic cancer and other difficult-to-treat tumors if researchers can better understand how the ions work against cancer.
A new instrument at Columbia University will help scientists uncover the full potential of heavy ion radiation therapy. The linac (linear accelerator) booster, supported by grants from New York's Empire State Development and the National Cancer Institute, establishes Columbia as the first institution in the United States with an instrument dedicated to research on heavy ion radiation therapy.
Carbon and other heavy ions may offer important advantages over conventional radiation therapy in treating pancreatic and other types of cancer, but the biology underlying its efficacy is not well understood. Thanks to generous grants from the state and National Cancer Institute, scientists at Columbia and other cancer research institutions will help us answer some longstanding questions about the mechanisms underlying the antitumor effects of heavy ions in an effort to develop more effective therapies for hard-to-treat cancers."
David Brenner, PhD, Higgins Professor of Radiation Biophysics and Director of the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Interest in heavy ion radiotherapy is growing
Conventional radiation therapy mainly uses photons-; weightless particles of light-;to damage the DNA in tumor cells. The photons are generated in a linac, which then directs a beam of photons toward the cancer. But because photons are so light, they release energy in healthy tissue en route to their target. And the deeper a tumor it is, the less radiation it may receive.
An alternative type of radiotherapy that uses heavy ions-; electrically charged particles such as carbon, helium, or lithium-; may have superior tumor-killing effects and less impact on nearby tissues.
"Because these ions are more massive, they deposit energy in a more concentrated way than photons and may be able to kill tumor cells more effectively than photons, while producing fewer effects on nearby healthy cells," says Guy Garty, PhD, associate professor of radiation oncology and director of the Radiological Research Accelerator Facility (RARAF) at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
There are currently 13 centers outside of the United States treating patients with carbon ion radiation therapy. Safety and efficacy data from these centers show that radiotherapy with carbon ions for some hard-to-treat tumors is promising.
Carbon and other heavy ions also may trigger some sort of immune response and may help attack cancer cells that have spread to other parts of the body.
"Until now, we have only been able to study the effects of heavy ions in single layers of cancer cells," Garty adds, "but to understand all of the biological effects and optimize the treatment, we need to study heavy ions in three-dimensional tumor models or living tissue."
Booster lets ions 'surf' to pick up speed
To conduct such studies, a more powerful linac is needed to propel carbon and other heavy ions deeper into tissue.
The linac booster-;a two-meter-long series of copper tubes fitted onto the end of the RARAF accelerator-; takes advantage of the electrical charge of the ions to help them pick up speed. As the ions fly through the booster, they travel through sections that alternate between those with a positive electrical charge and no charge.
"The fields look like waves, and the ions keep riding on the positive edge of the waves like a surfer," Garty says. "Each time they pass through an electrical field, they get a kick that allows them to travel faster and faster. The booster basically doubles the energy of the particles coming out of the linac and triples their range in tissue."
Studies will focus on hard-to-treat tumors
While some carbon ion facilities are planned for the United States, it's possible that lighter ions may be capable of producing the same biological effects.
"One of our goals is to see if the effects we see with carbon ions can be reproduced with lighter ions, such as helium or lithium," Brenner says. "Carbon ion accelerators are prohibitively expensive and require a huge amount of space, but if you had a lighter ion that could do the same job, then the price and size of the accelerator would be an order of magnitude less and it would easily fit into a radiation oncology department."
Currently, researchers at Columbia are planning to study the effects of heavy ions in preclinical models of pancreatic, breast, esophageal, melanoma, and prostate tumors.
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The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol tells The Associated Press that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the southeastern city since the Russian invasion in February.
Mayor Vadym Boychenko told The Associated Press by telephone Monday that corpses were “carpeted through the streets of our city” and that the death toll could be more than 20,000.
Boychenko also said Russian forces have brought mobile crematoria to the city to dispose of the bodies and accused Russian forces of refusing to allow humanitarian convoys into the city in an attempt to disguise the carnage.
The mayor had previously claimed 5,000 dead.
He explained that these data were on March 21, but “thousands more people were lying on the streets, it was just impossible for us to collect them.”
About 120,000 civilians remain in Mariupol in dire need of food, water, warmth and communications, the mayor said.
Boychenko said that about 150,000 people have been able to leave the city in private vehicles for other parts of Ukraine and that at least 33,000 were taken to Russia or to separatist territory in Ukraine.
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(The Hill) – Governors and legislators in several states are racing to throw hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks, rebates and straight up cash at some of the richest people in the nation, hoping to secure commitments from NFL franchises in search of massive new stadiums.
Three states are considering or offering incentive packages to keep teams that already play inside their borders, while officials in two neighboring states are putting together their own bids to steal away nearby teams. Together, the deals amount to some of the most expensive packages states have ever offered to private businesses.
On Thursday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said she and legislative leaders had agreed on a $220 billion budget framework that would include $850 million in state and local taxpayer money to fund most of a new $1.4 billion stadium for her hometown team, the Buffalo Bills.
Virginia lawmakers are debating $350 million in bonds for a proposed economic development project that would be located either in Prince William or Loudoun counties to host the Washington Commanders, who currently play across the Potomac River in Landover, Md.
Maryland lawmakers have proposed $400 million in economic development along the Blue Line corridor near the Commanders’ current stadium, though none of that money would be used to fund the team’s wishes for a new home.
In the Kansas City metropolitan area, both Kansas and Missouri lawmakers are in the initial phases of outlining incentive packages to woo the Chiefs. The team has a lease for Arrowhead Stadium, on the Missouri side of the border, until 2031. But chief executive Clark Hunt said last week they have invested $500,000 in studying whether to renovate, build a new stadium in Missouri or move across the border to Kansas.
The owners of all three teams are regular fixtures on lists of America’s ultra-wealthy. Terry and Kim Pegula, who own the Bills and the Buffalo Sabres, are worth a combined $5.8 billion, according to Forbes. The Hunt family that owns the Chiefs counts a net worth of $15.5 billion. Dan Snyder, who recently purchased a $48 million estate that was once part of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, is worth a reported $4 billion.
Legislators who back the massive incentive packages aimed at billionaire owners say the investments pay off in economic activity and civic pride.
“The Buffalo Bills are a part of the fabric of our community in Western New York. Losing our team to another part of the country would be devastating to the psyche of our community and the fabric of who we are, not to mention the economy that has been on the rebound and has been building momentum,” said New York state Sen. Tim Kennedy (D), who represents Buffalo. He pointed to stadiums that host the Yankees, Mets and Knicks, all of which received taxpayer funding. “The last thing we need is for an NFL team to pull up shop.”
Economists tell a very different tale. Stadiums for any professional sports team lie dormant more often than they host games, and studies of economic impact unanimously show the stadiums do not deliver what the teams promise they will.
“Economists don’t always agree on everything, but this is one where we’re pretty well aligned,” said Paul Oyer, a senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and author of the book An Economist Goes to the Game. “They don’t generally bring other benefits to the area like they always talk about. There tends to be a lot of promises and none of those benefits come other than to the stadium. It’s not like they’re producing a large set of full-time, high-quality jobs.”
The new stadium for the Bills is likely to play a role as Hochul seeks a full term in office this November. Hochul’s two main challengers, Reps. Lee Zeldin (R) and Tom Suozzi (D), were critical of the deal struck with taxpayer money.
“On behalf of New York taxpayers, Kathy Hochul should have taken a stronger negotiating position and driven a harder bargain to successfully keep the Bills in Buffalo without their loyal fans and the rest of the state’s taxpayers having to pay a $850 million public cost,” Zeldin said in a statement.
In Virginia, the push to woo the Commanders has used stadium deals in Atlanta and Phoenix as models. Legislators have proposed floating bonds to build an economic development area that would include a stadium and other facilities to attract visitors, like The Battery in Atlanta, an entertainment district that hosts the Braves.
The bills under consideration, sponsored by state Sen. Richard Saslaw (D), the majority leader, and Delegate Barry Knight (R), who heads the House Appropriations Committee, would allow the team to recapture some of the sales tax generated by a new stadium to help defray the estimated $1 billion construction cost, similar to a measure Arizona lawmakers approved to build a new stadium for the NFL’s Cardinals in Glendale.
Lawmakers in both Virginia and Maryland are acutely aware of Snyder’s own recent move from Maryland to Virginia. Some Maryland lawmakers say they are unwilling to commit to money for Snyder’s team, which dropped its racist name in 2020 and adopted the Commanders moniker earlier this year.
“Initially, they were a really good partner to the community. Then over the years they essentially went MIA,” said state Delegate Jazz Lewis (D), whose district includes the stadium, pointing to investments the late former owner Jack Kent Cooke made in a major sports complex in Prince George’s County. “Candidly, there are a number of folks who would be fine to see them go.”
Lewis said his $400 million proposal would build an entertainment district similar to the one under discussion in Virginia, though none of the money could be used to fund a stadium. Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said Thursday he backs the proposal, which would make investments in the area even if the team leaves.
“This is money that could entice them to stay because they know we are making investments around them,” Lewis said of the Commanders. He said that the General Assembly is also considering money to improve M&T Stadium, home of the Baltimore Ravens, and Camden Yards, home of the Orioles — two teams, he noted, that have not threatened to leave the state.
“If [the Commanders] leave, we can use the money to help level the stadium if that were to happen,” Lewis said. “I was very concerned that like RFK [Stadium in Washington] my constituents would have this towering structure that would depress home values for years to come.”
The fight over the Chiefs has reignited the so-called border war in the Kansas City metro area. For years, lawmakers on the Kansas side and the Missouri side offered millions in subsidies and tax breaks to businesses that would cross state lines, moving as little as a few blocks to shift jobs into one state or the other, at significant cost to taxpayers.
A truce established between the two cities three years ago is now at risk of unraveling. After Hunt’s comments last week, made at the annual meeting of NFL owners, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) said his state would not let the Chiefs leave without a fight.
“After my conversation with [Chiefs President] Mark Donovan, I assured him that Missouri will compete with any state trying to move the Chiefs from Missouri,” Parson said in a statement. “My administration and I have a great working relationship with the Chiefs organization, and this will not change.”
The fights over NFL teams come at a time when state budgets are suddenly flush with cash, infused by federal government aid to handle the coronavirus pandemic and the associated economic downturn and recovery as well as unexpectedly strong tax receipts.
But those good times will not last forever, and economists warn stadium deals rarely, if ever, deliver their promised returns. Oyer said a state would be wise to spend excess cash to pay down pension debts and obligations, something that pays defined financial benefits in the longer run.
“Football stadiums are especially egregious because they’re used so few days a year,” Oyer said in an interview. “These stadiums cost billions of dollars, but the people who get the benefits from it are a) already billionaires and b) managing businesses that are already bringing in billions of dollars.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A COVID-19 patient was in respiratory distress. The Army nurse knew she had to act quickly.
It was the peak of this year’s omicron surge and an Army medical team was helping in a Michigan hospital. Regular patient beds were full. So was the intensive care. But the nurse heard of an open spot in an overflow treatment area, so she and another team member raced the gurney across the hospital to claim the space first, denting a wall in their rush.
When she saw the dent, Lt. Col. Suzanne Cobleigh, the leader of the Army team, knew the nurse had done her job. “She’s going to damage the wall on the way there because he’s going to get that bed,” Cobleigh said. “He’s going to get the treatment he needs. That was the mission.”
That nurse’s mission was to get urgent care for her patient. Now, the U.S. military mission is to use the experiences of Cobleigh’s team and other units pressed into service against the coronavirus pandemic to prepare for the next crisis threatening a large population, whatever its nature.
Their experiences, said Gen. Glen VanHerck, will help shape the size and staffing of the military’s medical response so the Pentagon can provide the right types and numbers of forces needed for another pandemic, global crisis or conflict.
One of the key lessons learned was the value of small military teams over mass movements of personnel and facilities in a crisis like the one wrought by COVID-19.
In the early days of the pandemic, the Pentagon steamed hospital ships to New York City and Los Angeles, and set up massive hospital facilities in convention centers and parking lots, in response to pleas from state government leaders. The idea was to use them to treat non-COVID-19 patients, allowing hospitals to focus on the more acute pandemic cases. But while images of the military ships were powerful, too often many beds went unused. Fewer patients needed non-coronavirus care than expected, and hospitals were still overwhelmed by the pandemic.
A more agile approach emerged: having military medical personnel step in for exhausted hospital staff members or work alongside them or in additional treatment areas in unused spaces.
“It morphed over time,” VanHerck, who heads U.S. Northern Command and is responsible for homeland defense, said of the response.
Overall, about 24,000 U.S. troops were deployed for the pandemic, including nearly 6,000 medical personnel to hospitals and 5,000 to help administer vaccines. Many did multiple tours. That mission is over, at least for now.
Cobleigh and her team members were deployed to two hospitals in Grand Rapids from December to February, as part of the U.S. military’s effort to relieve civilian medical workers. And just last week the last military medical team that had been deployed for the pandemic finished its stint at the University of Utah Hospital and headed home.
VanHerck told The Associated Press his command is rewriting pandemic and infectious disease plans, and planning wargames and other exercises to determine if the U.S. has the right balance of military medical staff in the active duty and reserves.
During the pandemic, he said, the teams’ make-up and equipment needs evolved. Now, he’s put about 10 teams of physicians, nurses and other staff — or about 200 troops — on prepare-to-deploy orders through the end of May in case infections shoot up again. The size of the teams ranges from small to medium.
Dr. Kencee Graves, inpatient chief medical officer at the University of Utah Hospital, said the facility finally decided to seek help this year because it was postponing surgeries to care for all the COVID-19 patients and closing off beds because of staff shortages.
Some patients had surgery postponed more than once, Graves said, because of critically ill patients or critical needs by others. “So before the military came, we were looking at a surgical backlog of hundreds of cases and we were low on staff. We had fatigued staff.”
Her mantra became, “All I can do is show up and hope it’s helpful.” She added, “And I just did that day after day after day for two years.”
Then in came a 25-member Navy medical team.
“A number of staff were overwhelmed,” said Cdr. Arriel Atienza, chief medical officer for the Navy team. “They were burnt out. They couldn’t call in sick. We’re able to fill some gaps and needed shifts that would otherwise have remained unmanned, and the patient load would have been very demanding for the existing staff to match.”
Atienza, a family physician who’s been in the military for 21 years, spent the Christmas holiday deployed to a hospital in New Mexico, then went to Salt Lake City in March. Over time, he said, the military “has evolved from things like pop-up hospitals” and now knows how to integrate seamlessly into local health facilities in just a couple of days.
That integration helped the hospital staff recover and catch up.
“We have gotten through about a quarter of our surgical backlog,” Graves said. ”We did not call a backup physician this month for the hospital team … that’s the first time that’s happened in several months. And then we haven’t called a patient and asked them to reschedule their surgery for the majority of the last few weeks.”
VanHerck said the pandemic also underscored the need to review the nation’s supply chain to ensure that the right equipment and medications were being stockpiled or to see if they were coming from foreign distributors.
“If we’re relying on getting those from a foreign manufacturer and supplier, then that may be something that is a national security vulnerability that we have to address,” he said.
VanHerck said the U.S. is also working to better analyze trends in order to predict the needs for personnel, equipment and protective gear. Military and other government experts watched the progress of COVID-19 infections moving across the country and used that data to predict where the next outbreak might be so that staff could be prepared to go there.
The need for mental health care for the military personnel also became apparent. Team members coming off difficult shifts often needed someone to talk to.
Cobleigh said military medical personnel were not accustomed to caring for so many people with multiple health problems, as are more apt to be found in a civilian population than in military ranks. “The level of sickness and death in the civilian sector was scores more than what anyone had experienced back in the Army,” said Cobleigh, who is stationed now at Fort Riley, Kansas, but will soon move to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.
She said she found that her staff needed her and wanted to “talk through their stresses and strains before they’d go back on shift.”
For the civilian hospitals, the lesson was knowing when to call for help.
“It was the bridge to help us get out of omicron and in a position where we can take good care of our patients,” Graves said. “I am not sure how we would have done that without them.”
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
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FAIRFAX, Va. — Jury selection began Monday in a long-anticipated libel lawsuit Johnny Depp filed against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, whom he accuses of falsely portraying him as a domestic abuser.
Depp sued Heard over an op-ed piece she wrote in The Washington Post in 2018 in which Heard refers to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” The article doesn't mention Depp by name, but he says it clearly refers to allegations Heard made in other forums that she suffered physical abuse at his hands. Depp denies the accusations.
The lawsuit brought a little bit of Hollywood to a courthouse that has a long history of dealing with high-profile crimes, just not those involving movie stars.
More than a dozen women, some waving signs saying “Justice for Johnny,” joined other fans who waved pirate flags in recognition of Depp's signature role in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, waited outside the courthouse an hour before the hearing.
The courtroom in the city of Fairfax was closed to the public Monday, with limited closed-circuit access in an overflow courtroom. People lined up before 7 a.m. for the wristbands granting access.
The judge overseeing the trial, Penney Azcarate, has imposed a series of access rules to try to maintain decorum in the courthouse. Most significantly, neither Depp nor Heard are permitted to pose for photos or sign autographs in the courthouse or on the courthouse grounds.
Depp's fans have been vocal in their support, saying he has been falsely accused. Raylyn Otie, a Depp fan from Bluefield, Virginia, drove five hours to see the movie star. She was disappointed when Depp did not greet fans personally, as sheriff's deputies carefully limited fan access.
“I'm so disappointed. I came to give him flowers to show some support,” she said, bouquet in hand.
In a separate lawsuit Depp filed against a British newspaper, a judge dismissed the case, finding that Depp assaulted Heard on a dozen occasions and put her in fear for her life on multiple occasions.
Heard has filed a countersuit against Depp that accuses his lawyers of defaming her at his direction.
Heard's lawyers tried unsuccessfully to have the case moved to California, where the actors reside. A Fairfax judge ruled that Depp was within his rights to bring the case here because the Post’s online editions are published through servers located in Fairfax County. Depp's lawyers have said they brought the case in Virginia in part because the state's laws are more favorable to their case.
The trial is expected to last more than a month.
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SCRANTON, Pa. (WBRE/WYOU) — You may notice during your next trip to the grocery store that egg prices are much higher than usual. The wholesale prices for eggs is up nearly three times over this time last year, according to NBC News. At one point, the cost of a dozen eggs exceeded $3 for only the second time in history.
As of Friday, large grade A white eggs ran between $2.80-$2.89 per dozen on average, according to the USDA’s daily Midwest regional egg report. That’s more than double what they cost in March, according to CNN.
The recent increase is blamed, in part, on a bird flu outbreak that’s led to the death of millions of egg-laying birds. Supply chain issues and high feed costs have only compounded the problem.
Over the weekend, a grocery store in the Dallas area had a sign that labeled the issue a “national egg shortage.” The sign acknowledged the price increase and said, “we will continue to work with our suppliers to improve availability.”
The price change will hurt businesses that use large amounts of eggs, but the average customer may feel the pinch as well.
“Usually we buy a dozen a week,” said Pennsylvania shopper Tom Enkulenko..
Some shoppers at Gerrity’s Supermarket in Scranton, Pa. said they’re considering cutting back on their egg purchases.
“By far, this is the highest prices we’ve ever seen on eggs. Right now, we are sitting at double the price,” said Joe Fasula, co-owner of Gerrity’s Supermarkets.
Fasula fears these high prices might be here to stay for a while saying, “I don’t think anybody knows when that could end.”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reported grocery prices could go up another 4% before 2021 comes to a close.
According to the CDC, the risk to the general public from the avian flu outbreak is very low and there are no food safety issues.
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Which stud finder is best?
Some believe that old-school methodology works best. However, knocking on walls to listen for a stud is outdated and unreliable. If you’re trying to hang something on your wall, you’ll need a stud finder. These convenient, handheld devices help you reliably locate studs in the walls and avoid electrical mishaps when drilling. Despite their simple function, different stud finders have varying key features that set them apart depending on your needs.
For an all-around, reliable tool with the capabilities most users require, check out the Zircon SuperScan M4 Stud Finder.
What to know before you buy a stud finder
What is a stud finder?
A stud finder is a handheld device that uses electricity or magnets to detect the framing studs behind your wall. Commonly used for homes constructed with drywall, stud finders are an essential tool for drilling and hanging items safely.
How to use a stud finder
Stud finders are easy to operate. All you need to do is press down on a button and hold it to activate the sensor. Then, place the finder on your wall to find where the studs are located. Don’t worry if it takes a little time to find a stud. Just relocate the finder on the wall and move the finder back and forth, waiting to hear a beep which indicates a stud within dead wall space. Mark this location with a pencil so you know where to drill.
Why you should use a stud finder
Drywall can only hold about 1 pound of weight. So if you’re mounting shelves, brackets or hanging wall art, your best bet is to locate a stud. A screw in a stud can hold around 80-100 pounds. If you can’t locate a stud, you can try using an anchor, even though these are generally weaker and may cause more damage to your walls to install.
What to look for in a quality stud finder
Type of stud finder
- Edge: These are the most common stud finders. Simply calibrate them on the empty part of your wall and move them to locate the edge of the stud. You will likely need to do this from both sides of the stud to locate each edge and determine the center point yourself. These stud finders are a little more error-prone than other styles, and they can potentially be off by about an inch.
- Center: These use a dual set of sensors to identify the center of a stud. These have a similar calibration as edge finders, but you only have to use them from one direction.
- Instant: Also known as multi-sensor stud finders, instant finders have a complex array of sensors that take multiple readings of your wall. They can locate centers, edges and empty wall space. Their unique design doesn’t require calibration or moving the finder back and forth.
Scan modes
Some stud finders can locate electrical wires in the walls as well. If you want to make sure you don’t accidentally drill into a live wire or damage an unseen electrical setup, get a stud finder with wire detection.
Depth
Standard stud finders can detect anomalies at about 2-inches deep, making drilling difficult if you have thick drywall. Deep scan modes let you extend the detection range to 4-6 inches, so you can identify pipes and other structural elements hidden in your wall.
How much you can expect to spend on a stud finder
You can find a budget stud finder for $10-$25. If you want something with greater functionality, you’ll likely spend about $80 or more for a premium stud finder. Professional-grade stud finders can cost well over $500.
Stud finder FAQ
How far apart are studs typically?
A. Studs spacing differs between the exterior and interior walls of your home. For interior walls, the usual distance between frame elements is about 16 inches. Exterior wall studs tend to be 24 inches apart.
What if what I’m hanging doesn’t line up with the studs in my wall?
A. Your best bet is to try and adjust and hang on the stud. If this isn’t possible, you’ll need to use an anchor rated for the appropriate weight of the object you want to hang.
What’s the best stud finder to buy?
Top stud finder
Zircon SuperScan M4 Stud Finder
What you need to know: The M4 offers construction-site features at an affordable price.
What you’ll love: Made by the original manufacturer, Zircon M4 is a reliable, updated tool for the modern household. This stud finder reliably locates wood using five separate detection modes. It allows you to find stud centers and edges, wires, plastic and metals.
What you should consider: You have to move this model slowly for it to operate well.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Top stud finder for the money
Zircon StudSensor HD55 Stud Finder
What you need to know: If you only need a reliable, straightforward stud finder, this is a great option.
What you’ll love: The HD55 is an edge-detecting stud finder that can scan for wood or metal studs and wires. This is more than enough functionality for basic DIY tasks around the house. It’s lightweight and fits in your pocket, and the grooved notch at the top helps you make precise wall marks.
What you should consider: With a 3/4-inch stud-finding depth, you may risk hitting the occasional pipe.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Worth checking out
Franklin Sensors ProSensor M210 Center and Edge Professional Stud Finder
What you need to know: The Franklin M210 stud finder deviates from standard design to provide a professional-grade option that won’t break the bank.
What you’ll love: This model comes with plenty of features and doesn’t require calibration. The built-in level ensures you don’t have to juggle multiple tools at once, and the pencil caddy is a nice touch. Its 13 sensors detect edges and centers simultaneously and display measurements using an LED array. The live-wire meter will also help you avoid electrical components.
What you should consider: The only thing missing from this beloved model is a center notch for pencil marks.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — State environmental officials unlawfully approved a large copper mine in central Montana despite worries that mining waste would pollute a river that’s popular among boaters, a state judge ruled.
Officials with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality failed to conduct an adequate review of the proposed Black Butte mine north of White Sulphur Springs, Judge Katherine Bidegaray in Meagher County said in Friday’s ruling.
Work began last year on the mine along a tributary of the Smith River, a waterway so popular among boaters that the state holds an annual lottery to decide who can float down it.
The underground mine sponsored by Vancouver-based Sandfire Resources is on private land and would extract 15.3 million tons of copper-laden rock and waste over 15 years — roughly 440 tons a day.
Environmentalists had sued over potential pollution from the mine and asked Bidigary to reconsider it’s permit.
Bidigaray's ruling leaves that permit in place for now. She asked the two sides in the case to submit legal briefs within 45 days to address what should happen next.
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Judge slams three off-duty police officers for 'deliberate disregard of safety of others' after they were filmed on helmet cam riding their motorbikes at 112mph before crashing into car driven by 80-year-old man
- Three Sussex Police officers were slammed after riding motorbikes up to 112mph
- Ahmet Yapiocz, 55, Alan Harris, 33, and James Latter, 33, sped while off-duty
- Yapiocz and Harris crashed into a Ford Fiesta driven by an 80-year-old man
- Each was handed a nine month suspended sentence and a 18-month driving ban
- Footage shows the incident in south Chilgrove near Chichester on July 11, 2020
Three off-duty police officers have been slammed by a judge for riding their high-powered motorbikes at more than 100mph before two of them smashed into a car driven by an 80 year-old-man.
Sussex Police officers Ahmet Yapicioz, 55, Alan Harris, 33, and James Latter, 33, showed a 'deliberate disregard for the safety of others' as they rode at well over the 60mph limit 'for fun', Judge Richard Shepherd said.
Portsmouth Crown Court heard that Yapicioz - an officer of 18 years' standing - smashed into the red Ford Fiesta driven by Raymond and Sheila Rear as they pulled out of a layby - before he 'somersaulted' over the handlebars.
Harris, a father-of-two, then crashed into the vehicle but was lucky to suffer less significant injuries than his colleague.
The shocking crash, which prosecutors say would have been prevented had the trio been driving at the speed limit, was captured on a GoPro camera attached to Yapicioz's helmet.
The court heard Mr Rear, a retired traffic warden from Chichester, West Sussex, was left badly 'shaken' following the accident.
All three officers were charged with Latter, 33, and Harris, both based in Lewes, East Sussex, and Yapicioz, based at Gatwick, West Sussex, were charged with dangerous driving.
The three officers did not plead guilty to dangerous driving until they were due to face trial last month at Portsmouth Crown Court, Hants.
They have now each been handed a nine month sentence, suspended for 18 months, and disqualified from driving for 18 months.
A judge said they should all be 'thoroughly ashamed of themselves' after causing the crash in south Chilgrove near Chichester on July 11 2020 at 1.20pm.
Portsmouth Crown Court heard a witness described the Sussex officers' riding - which covered almost seven miles - as 'downright stupid' on the rural and winding D roads.
Roderick Blain, prosecuting, said: 'They were riding their motorcycles on a number of roads east of Petersfield (Hants) driving towards Chichester through the hamlet of Chilgrove.
'They were driving together keeping pace with each other.
'An elderly couple, Raymond and Sheila Rear, had stopped in a layby to eat some food they had purchased shortly before in their bright red Ford Fiesta.
Ahmet Yapicioz, 55, a Sussex Police officer of 18 years' standing, was seriously injured in the collision on July 11, 2020, in which both he and fellow officers Alan Harris and James Latter were convicted of dangerous driving
Alan Harris (left), 33, who was riding a Triumph Street Triple Index, has now retrained as an electrician, while James Latter (right), 33, has since sold his Suzuki GSXR motorbike which costs up to £11,000 and has vowed to never ride one again
'They then came to leave the layby, heading back to Chichester, the same direction the motorcycles were travelling.
'Yapicioz on his BMW motorcycle rode straight into the back of [the Ford Fiesta], followed by Harris.
'[The couple] did not suffer any significant injuries, although both were deeply shocked by it.
'Yapicioz suffered significant injuries, with Harris suffering lesser injuries. Latter was not involved in the collision.
'Yapicioz had on his helmet a GoPro camera recording the collision and the run up to it. He somersaulted over and Harris then hit the car.
'They were riding together socially. Yapicioz was above the speed limits for significant periods of the route. The other riders can be seen keeping the pace of the route.
'Failing to take account of hazards [such as 'slow' signs] contributes to the dangerous driving.'
Footage shows one of the other motorbikes overtaking on the others ide of the road at 90 miles per hour
The court heard Yapicioz, riding a BMW R1200, was recorded as driving at speeds between 106 and 113mph which then reduced to between 53mph and 60mph before the collision.
Mr Blain continued: 'If the BMW motorbike, Yapicioz, was travelling at 60mph, he would have been able to bring his motorcycle to a stop well before reaching the Ford Fiesta.'
The court was read a victim impact statement written by Mr Rear, who has since died. It read: 'Since the incident happened, it has really affected me. I can't get it out of my mind.
'It's the first thing I think of when I wake up.
'We don't want to drive past where it happened and it now takes us an extra four miles to get to our daughter's address.'
His daughter, Deborah Glover, told the court he had been disappointed to learn they were police officers having worked alongside many during his time as a traffic warden.
Sentencing them together, Judge Shepherd said: 'None of you showed any degree of good judgement and displayed behaviours that will inevitably cause your colleagues, friends and family to lose some trust in you.
'You were involved in a road traffic collision but it could have been much, much worse, like those collisions I'm sure each and every one of you has been to, where you have had to brush the blood and gore from the roadway.
'That could have been you and it could have been others.
'You were riding for fun, you were riding fast. You were taking risks as part of your collective enjoyment.
'You are collectively responsible for the encouragement of the others.
'It was prolonged bad driving, there was deliberate disregard for the safety of others. Although not showing off, it was your collective enjoyment that caused this to happen.
'As police constables even when off duty you should be setting a very high standard of behaviour. The community will react with shock that three constables behaved in this way.
'You should be thoroughly ashamed of yourselves.'
Latter has since sold his Suzuki GSXR motorbike which costs up to £11,000 and has vowed to never ride one again.
Harris, who was riding a Triumph Street Triple Index, has now retrained as an electrician.
Each must pay £500 in costs plus carry out 200 hours of community service.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia is reinstating its indoor mask mandate after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, the city's top health official announced Monday.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10 days, the threshold at which the city's guidelines call for people to wear masks indoors, said Dr. Cheryl Bettigole, the health commissioner.
The city is reporting more than 140 cases per day, a fraction of what it saw at the height of the omicron surge, and hospitalizations remain low. But Bettigole said the recent increase in infections indicates the city might be at the beginning of a new wave, and city officials are seeking to stay ahead of it by requiring indoor masking.
Health inspectors will start to enforce the mask mandate at city businesses starting April 18.
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Elon Musk, who spent the weekend tweeting about how Twitter is dead, has decided not to take his seat on the social media site’s board of directors.
The Tesla CEO was named to the board last week after snapping up $3 billion worth of stock, making him the company’s largest stakeholder.
But, according to Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, the appointment was “contingent on a background check and formal acceptance.” On Saturday, the day his term was supposed to start, Musk backed out.
“We were excited to collaborate and clear about the risks,” Agrawal said in a statement just before midnight Sunday. “We also believed that having Elon as a fiduciary of the company where he, like all board members, has to act in the best interests of the company and all our shareholders was the best path forward.”
Musk’s decision, Agrawal said, is “for the best.”
“We have and will always value input from our shareholders whether they are on our Board or not,” he said Sunday. “Elon is our biggest shareholder and we will remain open to his input.”
Musk’s board seat would have banned him from buying more than 14.9 percent of Twitter’s common stock for the duration of his tenure, plus 90 days after, according to an SEC filing Tuesday. It’s unclear if any such agreement now stands.
A spokesperson for Twitter declined to comment when reached by the Daily News Monday.
The 50-year-old entrepreneur has not publicly commented on his decision, but did spend Saturday online offering up suggestions, many of which he has since deleted, including dropping the “w” from “Twitter” and turning its San Francisco headquarters into a homeless shelter “since no one shows up anyway.”
“Most of these ‘top’ accounts tweet rarely and post very little content. Is Twitter dying?” he wrote with a list of most-followed accounts that included former president Barack Obama, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Taylor Swift.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two families with transgender teens and two physicians sued the state of Alabama on Monday to overturn a law that makes it a crime for doctors to treat trans youth under 19 with puberty blockers or hormones to help affirm their gender identity.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court three days after Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the measure into law.
“By signing SB 184 Governor Ivey has told kind, loving, and loyal Alabama families that they cannot stay here without denying their children the basic medical care they need,” Dr. Morissa Ladinsky, one of the plaintiffs, said in a statement. “She has undermined the health and well-being of Alabama children and put doctors like me in the horrifying position of choosing between ignoring the medical needs of our patients or risking being sent to prison.”
The parents of a 13-year-old transgender girl in Jefferson County and a 17-year-old transgender boy in Shelby County are participating in the lawsuit. The plaintiffs are known as Roe and Doe in the court filing to protect the children’s identities.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, the Human Rights Campaign, which is a national advocacy group for the LGBTQ community, and other groups are representing the plaintiffs. The Law Center announced the suit in a news release.
The Alabama law, which will go into effect May 8 unless blocked by the court, will make it a felony for a doctor to prescribe puberty blockers or hormones to aid in the gender transition of anyone under age 19. Violations will be punishable by up to 10 years in prison. It also prohibits gender transition surgeries, although doctors told lawmakers those are generally not done on minors.
Ivey signed the legislation on Friday, a day after it was approved by the Alabama Legislature.
“I believe very strongly that if the Good Lord made you a boy, you are a boy, and if he made you a girl, you are a girl,” said Ivey, who faces a May primary with conservative opponents trying to outflank her on her right. “We should especially protect our children from these radical, life-altering drugs and surgeries when they are at such a vulnerable stage in life. Instead, let us all focus on helping them to properly develop into the adults God intended them to be.”
Asked for a response to the legislation, Ivey spokeswoman Gina Maiola replied, “We are prepared to defend our values and this legislation.”
The lawsuit identifies the plaintiff as “Mary Roe,” a 13-year-old transgender girl who is accepted as a girl in both her church and her school. Mary began taking puberty blockers last year.
“For Mary to be forced to go through male puberty would be devastating; it would predictably result in her experiencing isolation, depression, anxiety, and distress,” the lawsuit states. “Mary’s parents are also concerned that without access to the puberty-blocking medication she needs, Mary would resort to self-harm as a means of coping with her psychological distress or even attempt suicide.”
Similar measures have been pushed in other states, but the Alabama legislation is the first to lay out criminal penalties for doctors.
In Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state’s child welfare agency to investigate as abuse reports of gender-confirming care for kids. And a law in Arkansas bans gender-affirming medications. That law has been blocked by a court, however.
Ivey also signed a separate measure that requires students to use bathrooms that align with their original birth certificate and prohibits instruction of gender and sexual identity in kindergarten through fifth grades.
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WASHINGTON — A 57-second video posted by the Russian government last month caught the attention of scientists and diplomats, but not in a way that inspired optimism about the future of global cooperation in outer space.
In it, Russian cosmonauts floated about the International Space Station, hugging and waving goodbye to an American astronaut. Then they entered their portion of the complex and sealed airlock doors behind them. With the video blasting a Russian song, “Farewell,” CGI took over and depicted the cosmonaut’s segment detaching from the station and drifting away (to the applause of Russian ground controllers).
The dark yet jaunty satirical video, depicting what would be the certain demise of the station, presaged more serious threats to an endeavor that has come to symbolize post-Cold War cooperation in space.
Nearly seven weeks into the war, Russian forces, whose campaign has been marked by strategic stumbles, appeared poised to achieve a major objective: capturing the strategic port city of Mariupol.
It is also a further sign that friction with the Kremlin, most recently aggravated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has seeped into space, exacerbating tensions over the rules of behavior there and halting negotiations over space weapons at a time when the battlegrounds of war are moving to the edges of Earth’s atmosphere.
“The whole world is sort of readjusting to this whole notion of not just competition, but possible and even unintentional confrontation with other big powers” over how they use space, said Jessica West, a senior researcher with Project Ploughshares, a peace research group based in Canada.
Space has long been a barometer of the U.S.-Russia relationship. Cold War competition pushed Moscow and Washington toward new human feats in the 1960s, including the U.S. moon landing in 1969. Anxiety over President Reagan’s “Star Wars” defensive weapons program drove arms negotiations in the 1980s that presaged the end of the Soviet Union.
The 1998 space station agreement — which also includes the European Union, Japan and Canada — signaled a new era of shared advancement in the post-Cold War period. For more than two decades, the jointly operated station has been spinning around Earth.
That space détente was waning long before Russia invaded Ukraine in February, and the U.S. and its allies targeted Moscow’s space industry in a raft of economic sanctions. For two decades, Russian President Vladimir Putin has pushed for an aggressive expansion of his country’s space weapons program.
American officials have alleged, starting in 2009, that the Kremlin was developing anti-satellite missiles and more recently an anti-satellite mobile laser.
Russia launched what it described as an inspector satellite in 2017, prompting deep skepticism from American officials over what they labeled the craft’s “abnormal behavior,” suggesting it may also have a military use. Two years later, Russia placed a satellite within close range of a U.S. spy satellite, prompting concerns of an unintentional confrontation between the two military powers.
In November, Russia tested a missile that struck a satellite and blasted it into more than 1,500 large pieces of debris, any chunk of which could doom manned and unmanned commercial and military spacecraft, including the crew of the space station, which was forced to take shelter.
The U.S. and its allies sharply criticized Russia over the test, with Vice President Kamala Harris calling it an “irresponsible act [that] endangered the satellites of other nations as well as the astronauts on the International Space Station.”
Meanwhile, the Trump and Biden administrations have ratcheted up efforts to counter competition from Russia and China in space. This was underscored by Trump’s decision to start a new branch of the military, the Space Force.
The new military branch is one of his few legacies that Biden has embraced, with the White House submitting a recent budget request of $24.5 billion for the Space Force, a bump of about 40 percent over the prior year. That’s almost as much as the $26 billion Biden requested for NASA, which predates Space Force by more than 60 years.
Those lingering tensions have complicated attempts to rewrite international rules on space debris, and the invasion of Ukraine has led U.S. officials to put on ice any direct talks between Washington and Moscow over space-related issues.
“We see no need for those discussions while they are in conflict with the Ukrainians,” Eric Desautels, acting deputy assistant secretary of State for emerging security challenges and defense policy, said in a recent interview hosted by the National Security Space Association, a nonprofit that encourages cooperation between government and industry.
Desautels said that Russia and China would like a future treaty that constrains the U.S. from placing space-based missile defenses in orbit. One of the biggest stumbling blocks is defining defensive weapons versus those with offensive capabilities. The U.S. argues that commercial actors could be caught up in more restrictive rules, even if their work lacks a military intent.
Complicating potential negotiations are a raft of economic sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine war. The U.S. has taken intentional aim at the Russian space industry, with Biden vowing on the day of the invasion that U.S. sanctions were designed, in part, at degrading “their aerospace industry, including their space program.”
The economic crackdown against Russia has prompted a series of threats from its space officials. The head of Russia’s space program, Dmitry Rogozin, tweeted on April 2 in Russian that “the restoration of normal relations between partners in the International Space Station and other joint projects is possible only with the complete and unconditional lifting of illegal sanctions.”
Even before the Ukraine invasion, Moscow had indicated that it may leave the partnership in the next few years — citing safety concerns with aging metal — as it signs new agreements with China on space exploration and lunar research. The station, which has also become a rental hub for billionaire space tourists, is set to retire by 2030.
Zhanna Malekos Smith, a senior associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said Russia has created “strategic fog” with its mixed signals over the space station pact. But she pointed to signs of hope, including the March 30 return from the station of American astronaut Mark Vande Hei, who traveled back to Kazakhstan with two cosmonauts — Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov — in a Russian capsule.
When Shkaplerov handed control of the station to astronaut Thomas Marshburn a day earlier, he said that whatever problems existed on Earth — “in orbit, we are like one crew.”
West, the researcher with Project Ploughshares, said the invasion of Ukraine has accelerated and reframed many of the conversations around the militarization of space, including the interplay between civilian and government interests. Satellites, in particular, connect so much of the modern world while helping militaries coordinate troop movements and pinpoint missile strikes.
It’s a dramatic change in mindset compared with a ground war, where “you’re either in a war zone or you’re not,” she said.
She pointed out that other countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, France, India, China, Russia and Japan, have moved toward creating more formalized space commands, like Space Force, a recognition that the battlefield has shifted.
They are all coming to the conclusion that space is not just for exploration. It’s also a new front line.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Relatives of five of the eight people who were shot and killed last year at an Indianapolis FedEx warehouse by a former employee sued the shipping giant and a security company on Monday, accusing them of negligence and failing to ensure that the workplace was safe.
The federal lawsuit, which names as defendants the FedEx Corporation, three of its operating units and Securitas Security Services USA, alleges that gunman Brandon Scott Hole, 19, had “exhibited emotional and mental instability on multiple instances” before the April 15, 2021, shooting.
The suit contends that the defendants “knew or should have known of Hole’s potentially violent and dangerous propensities, which were reasonably likely to result in injuries to himself and others.”
The families’ complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, seeks unspecified damages.
FedEx said in a statement that it was aware of the lawsuit and was reviewing the allegations. The company added that it continues “to mourn the loss of our team members in the senseless tragedy."
Securitas Security Services USA, which the complaint says provided security at the warehouse, didn't immediately reply to a message left Monday seeking comment.
The plaintiffs are relatives of shooting victims Amarjeet Johal, 66; Amarjit Sekhon, 48; Jasvinder Kaur, 50; John Weisert, 74; and Karli Smith, 19.
The families of the three other people killed — Matthew R Alexander, 32; Samaria Blackwell, 19; and Jaswinder Singh, 68 — are not involved in the suit.
Indianapolis police and federal authorities said at a July 2021 news conference that Hole, a former FedEx employee, acted alone and used the attack as an act of “suicidal murder.” Four of the victims were Sikh, but authorities said the attack was not racially or ethnically motivated and that Hole believed he would “demonstrate his masculinity and capability” while fulfilling a final desire to experience killing people.
Hole was able to legally purchase the two rifles he used in the shooting, even after his mother called police in March of 2020 to say her son might attempt “suicide by cop.” Police seized a pump-action shotgun from Hole, then 18, when responding to his mother’s call.
Lawyers for the victims have said the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Marion County prosecutor’s office failed to follow Indiana’s red flag law when they decided not to file a case with the courts to suspend Hole's gun rights in March of 2020.
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Midsized firms aren’t big enough to do it all. For many industries, outside companies bring a lot to the value chain. But what is the best way to establish effective strategic partnerships? Get it wrong and the company can overpay, underperform or miss out on better opportunities elsewhere. But being too shy about partnerships can stifle growth and the company could miss the chance to leverage up. How to get it right?
Speed dating is the first pitfall. Your product has taken shape, the market is emerging, and before you know it, a larger firm approaches with warm words. Is the first offer the best? Another potential organization suggests a perfect partnership but insists on exclusivity. Too restricting? Or a firm competitive in some areas proposes working together to capture market share. Or would they be plotting to just capture your market?
A better way to build strategic partnerships is to take a staged, strategic approach. Move deliberately, take things step by step, and focus on relationships. Forge trust and learn each other’s working cultures before signing a long-term deal. Growing into strategic relationships gradually is worth the effort. Far better to take time than to jump into bed together, only to have sharp regrets down the line.
“The best collaborations come about as a result of relationships,” says Neill Ricketts, CEO of the 100-person-strong specialty materials R&D innovator Versarien, based in Longhope, UK. “It’s about maximizing the opportunity through working very closely together. But it’s also that ability to weather those storms when things don’t go right and provide enough flexibility to continue the relationship over time.” Read on to hear how they have formed a powerful partnership to put a material called graphene to work in garments.
Going Strategic
Establishing positive partnerships takes effort, so it’s worth mapping out a deliberate approach to help find the right companies and forge enduring relationships. Key steps include:
- Know your market and be known within your market. Potential partners must have a way of finding you and validating how good you are to justify the costs of reaching out to you.
- Identify your areas of need, or weakness, where a partner can be useful. Use a tool like the business model canvas to break out the steps your business must take to deliver and focus on the gaps that could be filled by partners.
- Be strategic about looking for the right candidate – not unlike searching for strategic acquisitions. Falling in love with the first possibility is almost always a mistake. Instead, search widely, flush out all possibilities, and choose the best one. Take the time you need to get it right.
- Avoid competition. Partnerships between companies who are even partly competitive are usually doomed to fail. Competition creates suspicion and kills openness and teamwork. It rarely works out.
- Don’t rush it. Dating before getting married is ideal, and it’s the same with partnerships. Find ways to get any sort of collaboration going before signing a long-term agreement. If you can get past key risks first, you’ll have a more lucrative deal.
- Only set up the partnerships you need. They often fail, so engage them only when essential and keep an exit ramp as long as possible. This is not to be negative, but realistic and wide-eyed.
- Avoid exclusivity, especially early on. Once your product or service has proven itself in the market, the valuation of your firm will jump, the number of your suitors will increase – and you’ll have to give up less. The more mature your product, the better your price leverage.
- Target like for like, situations that will create mutual dependence. Two midsized firms are more likely to balance, each needing each other. Private owners will share motives, while investor-backed firms will focus on financial outcomes as the executive team turns over.
- Identify someone in the bigger firm with power and authority willing to take a risk to make the partnership work over time. They must be emotionally invested. If your partnership is just another portfolio bet, watch out.
Some partners can be as straightforward as your vendor list, a simple seller-to-buyer handoff. But many industries have more complex connections. Software collaborations, cooperation between distributors and manufacturers of industrial equipment, construction partnerships across owner, engineer, architect and builder – relationships built over time help make such intricate projects successful.
Garage Band
Graphene is a wonder material. It is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice. The building block of graphite, it is durable and a highly efficient conductor of energy. Isolated in 2004, it has far-reaching applications, from electrical conductors to paint strengthener, from solar panels and concrete to DNA sequencing.
One of the leading developers of commercial uses of graphene, Versarien was founded in 2010 by two men, literally in a garage. Since then, the company has grown rapidly, working at the very edges of scientific discovery, listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2013 and emerging as a rare European scaleup to go to Silicon Valley.
Based in Longhope, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, the group is confident in its ability to innovate, but keenly aware of the need to think beyond.
“We need to understand our own limitations,” says CEO Ricketts. “The UK is a really small market, so we can’t be insular. We need need to be thinking much bigger than startups in the UK tend to. We need to be thinking global.”
This ambitious vision is paying off. In 2014, they could make half a gram of high-quality graphene. Now they can produce tons of the material and are targeting production of hundreds or thousands of tons.
With all their scientific expertise, however, Versarien are not experts in commercial industries. They don’t have access to enough capital, even as a public company, to bring in-house the knowledge they would need to start selling products profitably – a conundrum true of many R&D companies.
The scale of the challenge has helped them realize that joint ventures or technology licensing to global players can be a better way to drive the last mile into worldwide sales. The relationships with larger firms also bring larger systems, legal teams and other capacities to get things moving quickly, while allowing them to stay nimble.
“We’re attracting really big companies who have big aspirations to get this technology into their products. So we can develop great ideas, and then license them to global companies who have the cash to scale quickly,” says Ricketts.
Betting Your Shirt
Versarien has identified an intriguing use for graphene in sporting attire, to distribute heat evenly and reduce microbial growth, helping athletes stay cooler and more comfortable. An advanced application can even monitor body heat, providing vital performance data. Cutting edge stuff, but how to get it to market at scale?
Choosing the right partner can be difficult – matching cultures, expectations and needs and building trust and healthy ways of communicating.
In 2017, Versarien received a speculative email from a large but not widely known Asian firm. At first look, it might not have seemed like a great match.
MAS Holdings, based in Sri Lanka, is a major producer of lingerie and other apparel. With 93,000 employees worldwide, it manufacturers for H&M, Calvin Klein, Marks & Spencer, Nike and Ralph Lauren, among others.
“This inquiry could easily have gone straight into the bin. An awful lot of our colleagues would have written it off because it isn’t a household name,” says Ricketts.
Ricketts did his homework, and saw that even though they were large, they had an innovation team that could potentially work well with Versarien.
The two companies began to collaborate, developing a common understanding of how they could use the technology to move heat around in sports clothing. MAS provided their expertise on textile development and Versarien got MAS up to speed on what graphene could deliver.
Costs had to be kept down for a price-sensitive product. They started by producing and testing samples using Versarien materials, so the IP is shared. The results were encouraging, but not perfect. They developed a production process together that would work for both sides.
“I think it’s a bit like dating, having these commercial arrangements, especially in new technology. The first stages are very much that kind of first date, and then you naturally move on and realize that you’ve got something that’s really working. And so you get engaged and move the relationship on a bit.”
In 2018, confident that their idea was progressing, the two sides signed an agreement together. But it was non-exclusive, more of a gentleman’s understanding that they were partners on this.
“We love working with these guys, so it’s about maximizing the opportunity that we have through working very closely together,” says Ricketts. “Exclusives can be a good thing, but they can also be a negative. When you’re developing technology, you can be led down a blind path. So, we wanted to make sure that we weren’t exclusive, but we also wanted to keep them close and not necessarily develop this with anybody else. There was a bit of give and take on both sides.”
Versarien has had some unsuccessful partnerships, where clients expected results that just were not achievable or asked for long-term commitments that a small firm just couldn’t provide.
MAS has been an ideal partner not only because of their ability to scale and reach large customers, but also because of their flexibility and understanding and readiness to work with a relatively small company and new, experimental technology.
“If MAS wanted results immediately, it’s unlikely we would be able to deliver because the technology just didn’t exist,” Ricketts says.
Open Relationships
Finding the right partners and establishing lasting, mutually beneficial relationships is a vital asset worth the investment.
The risks of unsuccessful partnerships remain. Getting locked into a ruinous contractual relationship can at worst spell bankruptcy. At minimum it can be a waste of time, opportunity, and money. With very large firms especially, predatory instincts are also always possible.
It is vital therefore to be deliberative and encourage robust internal debate over every new strategic departure – whether that be a new partnership or a new product approach encouraged by a partner/client. Regularly reviewing and evaluating partnerships is also positive practice.
Yet partnerships can help midsized firms retain the dynamism which is much of their value while increasing their results and market access and helping build their own scale. Done right, these will complement capacity and income, and can be significant drivers of growth.
Versarien is approaching more large companies in the sporting goods field, seeking new ways to extend their commercial reach. It has partnered with apparel brand Superdry on enhanced garments and with Flux Footwear on graphene technology for new shoes.
“The key to joint ventures and strategic thinking is to build solid relationships, while keeping a relatively flexible approach,” says Rickets. “Our partnership with MAS has been very collaborative, without any pressure from either side. We’ve both been happy to move along as quickly as we can, while not closing down other opportunities.”
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WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A local attorney associated with numerous high profile cases in Texoma was arrested after an alleged altercation at a Wichita Falls residence.
Mark Houston Barber, 59, is charged with assault family violence. He is currently booked into the Wichita County Jail on a $1,000 bond.
According to the arrest affidavit, officers with the Wichita Falls Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 4400 block of Barbados around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 10.
When officers arrived on the scene, they made contact with Barber, who had a black eye and blood on his cheek.
The affidavit said Barber told police he’d been in a verbal altercation with the victim when another subject in the home started a fight with Barber.
Barber then told police he was put into a chokehold and the victim kicked him in the head.
According to the affidavit, police then spoke with the victims, who said Barber came at them and pushed one of them down. The victim said they wrestled and were broken up by other persons in the house.
The victims told police Barber was placed into a chokehold while the victim he was wrestling at the time got away from the fight.
The affidavit said Barber stood up and began to run around the house. Another victim then said Barber pushed them on the ground and began to wrestle them in a different room in the house.
According to the affidavit, police indicated Barber was the aggressor in the two situations involved in the incident.
Barber was transported to Wichita County Jail without further incident, and an Emergency Protective Order and Victim Notification was filled out on both victims.
Previously, Barber was arrested for assault in January 2015 after hitting a man in the face with a beer mug at Old Town Saloon. According to authorities, the victim’s injury required staples and his nose was broken.
Barber was sentenced to 2 years of probation for the assault.
Barber was also arrested in August 2011 and charged with public intoxication after showing up at a woman’s house naked and drunk.
Barber has been practicing law in Wichita Falls since 1987, during which time he has been involved in several high profile cases, including that of child sex abuser Michael Corey, convicted child molester Casey Joe Cochnauer and murder defendant Justin Love.
Barber was publicly reprimanded in May 2014 in the 30th District Court for professional misconduct, according to the Texas Bar Journal.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)- New York school districts need help with mental health services (MHS). Many of which don’t meet the state’s recommendations for providers, according to State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
Districts are understaffed, they don’t have enough services available, and lack consistent oversight, according to a report released from DiNapoli’s office. Limited staffing and services means school districts are also limited in the ways they can help students with mental health issues, the report said.
“The State Education Department should work with state and local entities to ensure resources to address the problem are available and prioritize mental health instruction and outreach among school districts so students and staff can recognize warning signs of distress and know how to get help,” DiNapoli said.
Of the 686 school districts (not including New York City) analyzed by the Comptroller’s Office (OSC), the audit found:
- 95% (653) did not meet the recommended ratio of one school social worker for every 250 students
- 66% (450) districts did not meet the recommended ratio of one school counselor for every 250 students
- 50% (344) did not meet the recommended ratio of one school psychologist for every 500 students
The report recommended that the New York State Education Department (NYSED) develop a way to monitor if school districts are providing mental health education required by state law and that they look at the possibility of partnering with state and local entities to decide whether districts should meet certain mental health professional staffing levels.
In its response to the OSC audit, NYSED said they will develop a system that will require school districts to submit an annual form stating they met the states requirements for mental health education. Although they routinely work with state and local entities, NYSED said they will continue their efforts and advocate for more money that would help schools continue this effort as well.
“The Department acknowledges the critical importance of including mental health as a component of school health curriculum and welcomes OSC’s input regarding how the Department may further support schools and students in this endeavor,” said NYSED Executive Deputy Commissioner, Sharon Cates-Williams.
Read OSC’s full audit report below:
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DENVER (KDVR) — A surgery using magnets helped doctors in Colorado save the life of a very premature baby.
Gabriella and Harper were born at 23 weeks in February of 2021 in Alliance, Nebraska. The twins needed the help of specialized doctors to survive, so they were transferred to the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver, 250 miles away.
“Twenty-three weeks is really the extreme limits of possible viability,” said Dr. Steven Rothenberg, chief of pediatric surgery at the hospital.
Parents Kayla Hatch and Victor Jacobo credit the medical workers for saving Harper, who was born with an incomplete esophagus.
Rocky Mountain Hospital believes the procedure marks the first successful Esophageal Atresia surgery on a baby weighing less than a pound.
“The gap was so great, it was hard to get the two ends together,” Rothenberg said. “I believe Harper is the smallest baby ever to be born, with this pure Esophageal Atresia, to survive.”
Doctors waited until Harper was full-term before performing a minimally-invasive surgery, followed by another surgery. Eventually, magnets were used in January 2022, about a month before the twins’ first birthday. The magnets, which were eventually removed, brought the incomplete esophagus together.
“It worked,” Rothenberg said. “It worked extremely well.”
Hatch and Jacobo couldn’t be happier.
“To see them breathing, kicking … it’s just truly awesome,” Jacobo said. “We just can’t thank everyone enough for being there and helping us through these trying times.”
“For the rest of my life, I’m going to be thanking them,” Hatch said.
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery fell $3.97 to $94.29 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for June delivery fell $4.30 to $98.48 a barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for May delivery fell 13 cents to $3 a gallon. May heating oil fell 5 cents to $3.27 a gallon. May natural gas rose 36 cents to $6.64 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Gold for June delivery rose $2.60 to $1,948.20 an ounce. Silver for May delivery rose 17 cents to $24.99 an ounce and May copper fell 9 cents to $4.63 a pound.
The dollar rose to 125.46 Japanese yen from 124.37 yen. The euro rose to $1.0890 from $1.0885.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden asked India’s Narendra Modi on Monday not to accelerate the buying of Russian oil as the U.S. and other nations try to cut off Moscow’s energy income following the invasion of Ukraine. The Indian prime minister made no public commitment to refrain from Russian oil, a source of tension with the U.S.
Meeting by video call, Biden told Modi that the U.S. could help India diversify its sources of energy, according to press secretary Jen Psaki. Even though India receives little of its oil from Russia, it stepped up recently with a major purchase as other democracies are trying to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“The president also made clear that he doesn’t believe it’s in India’s interest to accelerate or increase imports of Russian energy or other commodities,” Psaki said.
While the two nations ended the meeting with Biden saying they committed to strengthening their relationship, White House officials could not say if India stood with them in fully condemning Putin, saying the choice ultimately rested with Modi’s government. The two leaders will meet in person May 24 in Tokyo for a summit of the Quad, a coalition that also includes Australia and Japan.
India’s neutral stance in the war has raised concerns in Washington and earned praise from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who lauded India this month for judging “the situation in its entirety, not just in a one-sided way.”
Biden opened the video conversation by emphasizing the defense partnership between the two countries and by saying the U.S. and India are going to “continue our close consultation on how to manage the destabilizing effects of this Russian war” on food and other commodities.
“The root of our partnership is a deep connection between our people, ties of family, of friendship and of shared values,” the U.S. president said.
Modi on Monday called the situation in Ukraine “very worrying,” and he noted that an Indian student lost his life during the war. He said he has spoken with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, appealing to both of them for peace. India has condemned the killings uncovered in the city of Bucha and has called for an independent investigation.
A senior U.S. official described the Biden-Modi exchange as warm and productive, though the official stressed that India would make its own decisions on how to respond to Putin. The official insisted on anonymity to discuss the meeting.
Biden and Modi discussed how to manage the risks of global instability regarding food, humanitarian relief and climate change, and Modi candidly shared his views about some of the tight links between Russia and China that raise concerns, the official said.
Also Monday, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met in person with Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
Austin appealed to India to act together with fellow democracies, a form of government based on the popular consent of the people that stands in contrast to autocracies such as China and Russia.
“Now more than ever, democracies must stand together to defend the values that we all share,” Austin said.
India has refrained from some efforts to hold Russia accountable for its invasion. India abstained when the U.N. General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from its seat on the 47-member Human Rights Council over allegations that Russian soldiers in Ukraine engaged in rights violations that the U.S. and Ukraine have called war crimes.
The vote was 93-24 with 58 abstentions.
India continues to purchase Russian energy supplies, despite pressure from Western countries to avoid buying Russian oil and gas. The U.S. has also considered sanctions on India for its recent purchase of advanced Russian air defense systems.
Last month, the state-run Indian Oil Corp. bought 3 million barrels of crude from Russia to secure its needs, resisting entreaties from the West to avoid such purchases. India isn’t alone in buying Russian energy, however. Several European allies such as Germany have continued to do so, despite public pressure to end these contracts.
Indian media reports said Russia was offering a discount on oil purchases of 20% below global benchmark prices.
Iraq is India’s top supplier, with a 27% share. Saudi Arabia is second at around 17%, followed by the United Arab Emirates with 13% and the U.S. at 9%, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
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Sharma reported from New Delhi. AP Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred gifted major league players Bose headphones on opening day as a peace offering after a bitter 99-day lockout that delayed the start of the season.
Major League Baseball confirmed that headphones and a letter signed by Manfred were left at the locker of each player when teams began their seasons Thursday and Friday. The present was first reported by The Athletic.
“Please accept this gift as a small gesture of my appreciation for the hard work that comes with being a Major Leaguer and your respect for our incredible fans,” Manfred wrote. “Thank you for everything you do in a game that has such a rich history and deep meaning to our fans in the U.S. and around the world. Wishing you the best of luck for a successful season.”
Manfred’s relationship with players has grown increasingly icy since he succeeded Bud Selig as commissioner in 2014.
At the news conference announcing an agreement with the union to end this winter’s lockout, Manfred admitted that he’s failed in his role as a diplomat to players and pledged to improve the relationship.
Asked what Manfred could do to mend things this spring, players told The Associated Pressthe commissioner could do more to present himself as a steward of the game. At least one player, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright, said he thought the damage was irreparable.
“To just put it bluntly, he doesn’t do anything for us,” Wainwright said. “I know how that’s going to read, so Commissioner Manfred, don’t take it personal. That’s just how it looks from a players’ standpoint.”
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An Oklahoma state senator says the attorney general’s office is requesting more information regarding his call for a multi-county grand jury investigation.
Recently, Sen. Shane Jett called for a multi-county grand jury investigation into Shawnee Public Schools and the now-former coach, Ron Arthur. Pottawatomie County investigators said the 51 year old groomed and sexually abused students for at least 15 years while the district allegedly covered it up.
“He, to me, seemed like he was untouchable,” said Pottawatomie County Deputy Amber Soule, who’s been the lead investigator on the case. “I couldn’t even begin to tell you the amount of students that he has groomed.”
Investigators said Arthur scouted his victims, using the internet student athlete database Rank One Sports. Detectives said he would look for young teen students who came from low-income and broken families.
“He had access to everything and began grooming based on those that fit his profile,” said Jett, who said he interviewed dozens of students, parents and teachers surrounding this issue. “That allowed him to look at financial information of his victims, their parents, their ethnicity, their home address, their contact information.”
Detectives said the coach would then shower the teens with money and gifts. Soule said Arthur would buy his victims shoes and phones, and would talk about taking them to sports games and the casino.
According to deputies, Arthur was not allowed to be in contact with the students because of his long history of reprimands or suspensions for the alleged inappropriate behavior.
“The punishment was so light, that it didn’t deter the behavior. And then it would be followed by promotions or an award that sent a chilling message to those that were watching,” said Jett. “There was coverups, suppression of reports, even punitive reprimands for people who brought the attention to administration.”
Arthur was arrested last August on several felony sex crime charges involving an underaged teen.
However, one of Arthur’s alleged victims says the abuse was happening years before charges were ever filed.
Since Arthur’s arrest in 2021, Soule said they now have four total victims. However, because of the statute of limitations, investigators can only use two of them in court.
According to online court documents, Arthur’s preliminary hearing is set for April 21 at 1:30 p.m.
Recently, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said they are requesting additional information before calling for a multi-county grand jury investigation.
“We are pleased to have received a prompt call from the Attorney General’s office responsive to our request for investigation and have been assured they will thoroughly review the complaints,” Jett said. “Our schools are supposed to protect students first and foremost, but it appears that didn’t happen for these victims.”
Arthur worked for Ponca City Public Schools from 1993-2001, Muskogee Public Schools from 2001-2002, and as a recruiter for high school students at Northeastern A&M College from 2002-2004.
He was hired by Shawnee Public Schools in 2004 and worked there until his arrest in 2021.
“After hearing the many horrific stories of grooming, manipulation and abuse, if found guilty, it’s evident that this is an extremely sick individual and he mostly likely didn’t start preying on children when he got to Shawnee,” Jett said. “These victims and their families deserve justice, and we want to ensure there weren’t more victims at his other schools. But justice doesn’t just apply to Arthur, we also want Shawnee Public Schools, their administration, superintendent, and school board to be held accountable if they in fact ignored reports of abuse and harassment over the years and intimidated victims and their families into silence.”
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End of the road for a 32-year-old hobby shop in NJ
Maybe it’s not a big deal to the rest of New Jersey, and maybe it’s not a big deal if you didn’t frequently stop in to see the arcade games and pool tables, the remote control planes and cars. But for some in the Lumberton area, the closing of one business will be a very big deal. Part-of-their-childhood kind of a big deal.
Recreation Depot on the Mount Holly Bypass in Lumberton has been there for 32 years. That’s about the point where you start assuming a place will just be there forever.
It was recently announced on their Facebook page, “After 32 Years Recreation Depot will be closing. Pool Tables, Bars, Furniture, Darts, Hobby, Big Green Egg, all must go. Bring a truck and take it with you.”
Owner Tony DeSimone told NJ.com the closing is bittersweet but the change in consumer behavior and the slow death of the brick-and-mortar retail model was becoming too much.
An exact date wasn’t given but the store is expected to close by the end of this month.
Like I said, to the rest of New Jersey, maybe no big deal, although none of us should be happy to see a small business dry up. But to people there, it can sting.
I recently found out that Ted’s Pizza on Whittier Street in Rahway is no more. I grew up in this prison town and Ted’s was our go-to pizza joint for our family Sunday pizza nights as a kid. Decades later the writing was on the wall when it fell under new ownership that still sold the pizza made the same but was offering the rest of the menu as Mexican food. Sure enough, I learned the other day Ted’s went away and the same place dropped the pizza, is all Mexican cuisine and is now called Las Piñatas.
The Super Diner where my grandmother used to work as a waitress went away so many decades ago I can’t remember the year and the block where it sat is unrecognizable.
Soundarama record store (back when they had records and music was tactile) closed down at some point when I wasn’t looking.
Same for the Galaxy Diner on Saint Georges Avenue. It became another victim of the pandemic and never reopened.
Schatzman’s Toy Store on Main Street. Bell’s Drug Store on Irving. None of these mean anything to New Jersey. But if you grew up in Rahway at a certain time, they meant everything.
So it’s not just small businesses and tax ratables that are lost. For some of us it’s touchstones of our childhoods.
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is unveiling a completed rule aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been turning up at crime scenes across the nation in increasing numbers.
The White House and the Justice Department argue that regulating the firearms parts and requiring dealers to stamp serial numbers on ghost guns will help drive down violent crime and aid investigators in solving crimes. Gun groups, however, argue that the government is overreaching and that its rule violates federal law.
Here’s a look at ghost guns and the debate brewing in the U.S.
What are ghost guns?
They are privately-made firearms without serial numbers.
Generally, firearms manufactured by licensed companies are required to have serial numbers – usually displayed on the frame of the gun – that allow officials to trace the gun back to the manufacturer, the firearms dealer and original purchaser.
Ghost guns, however, are made of parts and are then assembled together. The critical component in building an untraceable gun is what is known as the lower receiver. Some are sold in do-it-yourself kits and the receivers are typically made from metal or polymer.
An unfinished receiver — sometimes referred to as an “80-percent receiver” — can be legally bought online with no serial numbers or other markings on it, no license required. Under the current rules, the federal government does not consider unfinished lower receivers to be firearms.
What does the rule do?
It changes the definition of a firearm and will require federal firearms dealers to add serial numbers to ghost guns that come their way.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has, for years, said that unfinished lower receivers don’t meet the legal definition of a firearm. And there is nothing illegal about building your own firearm.
It’s legal to make your own firearm if it’s for your personal use and you don’t intend to sell it. But if you open a business selling guns, you need a federal firearms license.
Under the new rule, the definition of a firearm would change to include unfinished parts, like the frame of a handgun or the receiver of a long gun. The rule also would require those parts to be licensed and include serial numbers. Dealers would also need to run background checks before a sale — just like they do with other commercially made firearms.
The requirement applies regardless of how the firearm was made, meaning it includes ghost guns made from individual parts, kits, or by 3D-printers.
It also will compel federally licensed dealers and gunsmiths who take in firearms without serial numbers to add serial numbers. That means, for example, if someone sells a ghost gun to a pawn broker – or other licensed dealer – the dealer must put a serial number on it before selling the gun to someone else.
How common are ghost guns?
Ghost guns aren’t new. But they are becoming a growing problem for law enforcement agencies across the U.S.
Federal officials have been sounding the alarm about the growing black market for homemade, military-style semi-automatic rifles and handguns. And guns without serial numbers have been turning up more frequently at crime scenes. They have also been increasingly encountered when federal agents buy guns in undercover operations from gang members and other criminals.
Ghost guns really popped into the public consciousness in 2013 when a gunman, John Zawahri, opened fire on the campus of Santa Monica College in California. Six people were killed, including Zawahri’s father and brother. The suspect had assembled an AR-15 after failing a background check at a gun dealer.
A gunman who killed his wife and four others in Northern California in 2017 had been prohibited from owning firearms, but he built his own to skirt the court order before his rampage. And in 2019, a teenager used a homemade handgun to fatally shoot two classmates and wound three others at a school in suburban Los Angeles.
The sale of ghost guns has exploded since then. It is hard to say how many are circulating on the streets, in part because in many cases police departments don’t contact the government about the guns because they can’t be traced.
Justice Department statistics show that nearly 24,000 ghost guns were recovered by law enforcement at crime scenes and reported to the government from 2016 to 2020. The New York Police Department said officers found 131 firearms without serial numbers since January.
What happens next?
The rule is typically enacted 60 to 90 days after completion. But it's likely the rule will be be met with heavy resistance from gun groups and draw litigation in the coming weeks. Even reaching the point of introducing a rule has taken more than a year. Biden announced plans to impose tighter regulations on ghost guns in April 2021.
Gun Owners of America vowed that it would immediately fight the rule and that it would sue the ATF “to halt the implementation of this rule.”
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Iga Świątek aims to match Ash Barty's consistency with long reign as women's tennis number one
By Duncan HuntsdaleAsh Barty ruled women's tennis with style and grace for more than two years before abdicating.
She was popular with fellow players and fans and had a backhand slice to die for. It's a tough act to follow but Iga Świątek is giving it her best shot.
Świątek is the first Polish player, female or male, to become world number one. The 20-year-old is the youngest player to make her first appearance at number one since Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, who was 20 years and 92 days old in 2010.
"It's surreal, but on the other hand I know I'm in the right place and I've been working for that my whole life," Świątek said after her victory in the Miami Masters.
"I feel like my tennis is going the right way and my goal right now is to stay (at number one) and continue what I am doing."
Świątek and her competition poles apart
As if to prove she's fit to take Barty's crown, Świątek has gone on a hot streak.
She's won 17 matches in a row and three tournaments in succession (Qatar, Indian Wells and Miami).
At her most recent triumph in Miami, she didn't lose a set and entered that place only the elite athletes visit, called "the zone".
"I was in the zone and I'm happy about it because it's the easiest way for me to be dominant and not let myself distract myself."
Stairway to success
Świątek hits hard and rocks even harder. She often warms up for matches by pumping up to classics from Led Zeppelin.
"They're really, really deep so when you listen to them loudly, it gives you a lot of energy," Świątek told Eurosport in 2021.
And if you're Świątek's opponent, look out if she's given AC/DC's Thunderstruck a pre-match blast in her headphones.
Świątek's not strictly a headbanger though, with jazz, pop, soul and Polish bands such as Maanam also on her playlist.
History-making French Open triumph
As a 19-year-old with a world ranking of 54, Świątek stunned the tennis world by winning the 2020 French Open without dropping a set.
She was the lowest-ranked Roland Garros champion since rankings were introduced in 1975.
Making the achievement even more extraordinary was that this was Świątek's first tournament win on the WTA tour.
Barty decided not to defend her title that year due to concerns about COVID-19.
The triumph moved Swedish great Mats Wilander to predict Świątek would win "many more" grand slam titles.
"It feels like I'm watching Rafael Nadal."
Former doubles grand slam winner Fabrice Santoro recently told French newspaper L'Équipe that Świątek was suffocating her opponents.
"Iga is the only one today capable of winning a match by attacking or defending," Santoro said.
Different strokes
Strokes run in the family but not necessarily those of the ground variety. Her father Tomasz is a rower who competed in the men's quad sculls at the 1988 Olympics. She followed her older sister Agata into tennis because she wanted to beat her and be like her.
In 2018, Świątek won the junior Wimbledon singles title, seven years after Barty achieved the feat. However, she says that victory doesn't mean she's a natural on grass courts.
"It was super hot and the ball was (bouncing) up. The conditions were in my favour let's just say," Świątek said.
Comfortable on clay
Clay on the other hand is the Warsaw-born player's favourite surface.
That fact, and the confidence taken from her winning streak, have Świątek perfectly placed for a shot at her second grand slam title when the French Open starts next month.
"I'm just going to be working hard. But the results we're going to see? I can't promise anything."
Being like Barty
Świątek played Barty twice and lost in straight sets on both occasions. The pair struck up a friendship and practised together.
Before the Australian's retirement announcement, Świątek expressed a desire to emulate her approach in big matches.
"When she feels like the match is really tight, she treats it like a great experience because she can find solutions, actually be focused on that," Świątek said during the Indian Wells tournament last month.
Świątek will need to continue her rich vein of form for many months to go anywhere near matching Barty's reign as world number one, which was 121 weeks in total.
The Australian first took over the top spot in June 2019. She was knocked off the perch by Japan's Naomi Osaka but was back on the throne a month later and stayed there until she decided to leave the tour.
When Barty last appeared on the rankings, she was more than 2,000 points ahead of Świątek.
Players like Maria Sakkari and Barbora Krejcikova were nipping at Świątek's heels. But the Pole's run of victories has given her a little breathing space on top.
Winning the mental game
Sports psychologist Daria Abramowicz has played an important role in Świątek's rise to the top and believes the journey is only in its infancy.
"I would say that we have two key words for this season, and one is to prevail," Abramowicz told the Indian Wells tournament website. "This is something that I want her to improve on court and to implement on court. This mindset is based on trying to prevail, every single point.
"The other word is to adjust.
"My mentality is that every single day we have something that she might adjust to, and it's fine. She's 20, 21 soon, so in terms of experience and maturity, especially life-wise, not only tennis-wise, she's still at the beginning of the road, so we have time."
Handling the pressure of being number one
After Serena Williams lost the number-one ranking in May 2017, six different players had a turn at the top before Barty took over.
Now that Świątek's climbed the mountain, she faces the difficult task of staying there.
Former world number one Justine Henin told Eurosport that Barty's retirement was "not good news for women's tennis" because of her complete game and consistency.
However, she believes Świątek can become a fan favourite.
"Iga will have to avoid the trap of that absolute pressure, when you go out on the court as world number one of having to impose yourself, of having to win every game.
"But rather taking it as a positive privilege and saying to herself today that she is not stealing this place from anyone.
"And to continue to work and try to establish a bit more authority.
"She has so much desire to do well that sometimes she loses herself a little in this energy.
"There is experience, maturity that will come into play little by little.
"She has something in her personality, so we hope she'll be a great world number one."
Playing without fear
Świątek said one of the keys to her winning run has been a willingness to adopt the same fearless approach she brings to practice sessions with her coach Tomasz Wiktorowski.
The pair will now work on plans to stay ahead of the chasing pack.
"For sure there's a lot to improve but I don't want to tell the details because, you know," Świątek said laughing.
"I still have some shots where I could feel more comfortable on court so we're going to continue working.
"I can trust myself a little bit more right now and can use that [winning] streak to have more confidence."
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Govt. to intensify market intervention: CM
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM April 11, 2022 22:58 ISTConsumerfed fairs inaugurated, to go on till May 3
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the government will intensify its market intervention efforts to control the prices of essential commodities.
He was speaking while inaugurating the Vishu–Easter–Ramzan fairs organised by the Kerala State Cooperative Consumers’ Federation Ltd. (Consumerfed) at a function held here on Monday.
Mr. Vijayan said the prices of 13 essential commodities supplied by the Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) have remained unchanged since 2016. The government had controlled their prices with the aim of addressing the concerns of the common man.
Besides the ongoing market intervention efforts, steps were also being made to improve agricultural productivity through the Agriculture Department in order to achieve self-sufficiency. Moreover, various departments including Agriculture, Local Self-Government, Industries, and Cooperation department were focused on manufacturing value-added farm products.
Minister for Cooperation V.N. Vasavan presided over the function. Registrar of Cooperative Societies Adeela Abdulla, and Consumerfed chairman M. Mehaboob and managing director Sanil S.K. also participated.
The fairs will be held at 778 centres across the State from April 12 to 18. The Supplyco will sell 13 essential commodities at subsidised rates. In addition, a range of cosmetics, household and other items will be offered at discounts at the fairs.
Supplyco fairs
Food and Civil Supplies Minister G.R. Anil, who inaugurated a Vishu–Easter–Ramzan fair at Supplyco supermarket at the KSRTC Central bus station at Thampanoor, said storage facilities would be established in each taluk for food grains.
He added the Centre would consider the possibility of funding the first 20-such centres as soon as the detailed project reports are submitted. Establishing storage units in each taluk would enable the government to transport food commodities to retail centres without delay, Mr. Anil said.
The fairs are being held in all district centres till May 3.
Supplyco chairman and managing director Sanjeeb Patjoshi and Thiruvananthapuram Corporation deputy mayor P.K. Raju also spoke on the occasion.
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CB-CID probe ordered into alleged rape of IIT-M research scholar
The Dalit woman had filed the case in March 2020
The State government has ordered a CB-CID probe into the alleged rape of a woman research scholar of IIT-Madras and her complaint of sexual harassment by her co-scholars.
The 30-year-old Dalit woman had accused Kingshuk Debsharma, a co-scholar, of sexual harassment and rape, alleged to have occurred between 2016 and 2020. She had filed a complaint at the all-women police station, Mylapore, in March 2020. A case was registered against eight persons.
The woman alleged that she was physically and mentally harassed by Debsharma ever since she joined the institution in 2016, while others also played a role in the harassment meted out to her. They took videos of the victim, circulated them and constantly blackmailed her, she said. She also alleged that she was sexually abused in Kodagu in 2018, while on a tour, and that she had been disrobed and filmed at the lab on the campus.
Recently, the city police added rape charges and sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Kotturpuram, C. Subramanian, was investigating the case. “The case has been transferred tothe CB-CID for a thorough investigation, since the accused live in other States and abroad,“ a source in the DGP’s office said.
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