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OPEC+ approves tiny oil output rise in rebuff to Biden
OPEC+ is set to raise its oil output goal by 100,000 barrels per day, an amount analysts said was an insult to U.S. President Joe Biden after his trip to Saudi Arabia to ask the producer group's leader to pump more to help the United States and the global economy. The increase, equivalent to 86 seconds of daily global oil demand, follows weeks of speculation that Biden's trip https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-oks-potential-sale-thaad-system-missiles-uae-pentagon-2022-08-02 to the Middle East and Washington's clearance of missile defence system sales to Riyadh and the United Arab Emirates will bring more oil to the world market.
OPEC+ is set to raise its oil output goal by 100,000 barrels per day, an amount analysts said was an insult to U.S. President Joe Biden after his trip to Saudi Arabia to ask the producer group's leader to pump more to help the United States and the global economy.
The increase, equivalent to 86 seconds of daily global oil demand, follows weeks of speculation that Biden's trip https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-oks-potential-sale-thaad-system-missiles-uae-pentagon-2022-08-02 to the Middle East and Washington's clearance of missile defence system sales to Riyadh and the United Arab Emirates will bring more oil to the world market. "That is so little as to be meaningless. From a physical standpoint, it is a marginal blip. As a political gesture, it is almost insulting," said Raad Alkadiri, managing director for energy, climate, and sustainability at Eurasia Group.
The increase of 100,000 bpd will be one of the smallest since OPEC quotas were introduced in 1982, OPEC data shows. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, led by Russia, a group known as OPEC+ that formed in 2017, had been increasing production by about 430,000-650,000 bpd a month, as they unwound record supply cuts introduced when pandemic lockdowns choked off demand.
They had, however, struggled to meet full targets as most members have exhausted their output potential following years of under-investment in new capacity. Combined with disruption linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, the lack of spare supply has driven up energy markets and spurred inflation.
REPAIRING TIES With U.S. inflation around 40-year highs and Biden's approval ratings under threat unless gasoline prices fall, the president travelled to Riyadh last month to mend ties with Saudi Arabia, which collapsed after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi four years ago.
Saudi de-facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whom Western intelligence accused of being behind the Kashoggi murder - which he denies - also travelled to France last month as part of efforts to rebuild ties with the West. On Tuesday, Washington approved $5.3 billion worth of defensive missile system sales to the UAE and Saudi Arabia but it has yet to roll back its ban on offensive weapon sales to Riyadh.
OPEC+, which will next meet on Sept. 5, said in a statement that limited spare capacity requires it to be used with great caution in response to severe supply disruptions. It also said a chronic lack of investment in the oil sector will impact adequate supply to meet growing demand beyond 2023.
Sources within OPEC+, speaking on condition of anonymity, also cited a need for cooperation with Russia as part of the wider OPEC+ group. "(This decision) is to calm down the United States. And not too big that it upsets Russia," said an OPEC+ source.
Benchmark Brent oil futures jumped by around $2 per barrel after OPEC's decision to trade close to $101 per barrel. Shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow terms a "special military operation", oil prices rose to their highest in 14 years.
By September, OPEC+ was meant to have wound down all of the record production cuts it implemented in 2020 in response to the impact of the pandemic. But by June, OPEC+ production was almost 3 million barrels https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/opec-compliance-with-oil-output-pledges-was-320-june-ifx-cites-source-2022-07-29 per day below its quotas as sanctions on some members and low investment by others crippled its ability to boost output.
Only Saudi Arabia and the UAE are believed to have some spare capacity. French President Emmanuel Macron https://www.reuters.com/world/macron-tells-biden-that-uea-saudi-can-barely-raise-oil-output-2022-06-27 has said he had been told that Saudi Arabia and the UAE had very limited ability to increase oil production. (Additional reporting by Alex Lawler, Rowena Edwards, Tamara Vaal and Mariya Gordeyeva; editing by Jason Neely, Emelia Sithole-Matarise and Barbara Lewis)
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JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nasara resort is our brand new environmentally friendly resort. Nasara is conceived as an iconic recreation destination. As a surfing destination, few places on earth offer diverse, reliable waves on offer across the entire island group throughout the year. CEO and CFO Rudi Khelces stated, "We are excited to have our Stage 1 ready and open for business ahead of schedule. In addition to our overall growth, Nasara will be the cornerstone of our plan to build and construct a 37 Villa tourism resort. Our facilities and surroundings are outstanding on a world-class scale." The development objective is to create a 4.5-star destination to be enjoyed by locals and foreigners alike. Website for more information https://nasararesort.com/the-resort/#nasara
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LITHUANIA / FORT HOOD, Texas (FOX 44) – A Fort Hood soldier has died in Lithuania.
U. S. Army Europe and Africa Director of Public Affairs John Tomassi tells FOX 44 News that 29-year-old Staff Sgt. Robert Magallan, a Section Sergeant with the 11th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, died in a vehicle-related incident on July 28 while on temporary duty status.
Tomassi says an investigation is underway to determine the circumstances leading to this incident. He says U. S. Army Europe and Africa is in direct coordination with its host nation counterparts.
Lithuanian state radio said the accident occurred last Thursday as the off duty soldier drove his rented car off a drawbridge in central Klaipda in Lithuania. He was in civilian clothes at the time and was driving a car that had been rented in Latvia. The Lithuanian radio said he had been staying at a hotel in Klaipda. | https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/local/fort-hood/ft-hood-soldier-dies-in-lithuania-vehicle-accident/ | 2022-08-03T15:10:54 | en | 0.983293 |
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WRAPUP 7-Ukraine's Zelenskiy says first grain ship 'nothing', economy in coma
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy dismissed the importance of the first grain export shipment from his country since Russia invaded, saying it was carrying a fraction of the crop Kyiv must sell to help salvage its shattered economy. His downbeat comments, via video to students in Australia on Wednesday, came as an inspection of the ship was completed in Turkey before it passed through the Bosphorus Strait en route to Lebanon under a deal aimed at easing a global food crisis.
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Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy dismissed the importance of the first grain export shipment from his country since Russia invaded, saying it was carrying a fraction of the crop Kyiv must sell to help salvage its shattered economy.
His downbeat comments, via video to students in Australia on Wednesday, came as an inspection of the ship was completed in Turkey before it passed through the Bosphorus Strait en route to Lebanon under a deal aimed at easing a global food crisis. The ship, Razoni, left Odesa on the Black Sea early on Monday carrying 26,527 tonnes of corn to the Lebanese port of Tripoli. It followed a U.N.-brokered grain and fertiliser export agreement between Moscow and Kyiv last month - a rare diplomatic breakthrough in a drawn-out war of attrition.
But Zelenskiy, speaking via an interpreter, said more time was needed to see whether other grain shipments would follow. "Just recently, thanks to the U.N. in partnership with Turkey, we had a first ship with the delivery of grain, but it's still nothing. But we hope it's a tendency that will continue," he told the students.
He said Ukraine, one of the world's top grain producers before the war, had to export a minimum 10 million tonnes of grain to urgently help bring down its budget deficit which was running at $5 billion a month. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed the grain shipment but also said it was "only a first step".
A senior Turkish official said three ships could leave Ukrainian ports daily after the Razoni's departure, while Ukraine's infrastructure minister said 17 more ships had been loaded with agricultural produce and were waiting to set sail. Known as Europe's breadbasket, Ukraine hopes to export 20 million tonnes of grain held in silos and 40 million tonnes from the harvest now under way, initially from Odesa and nearby Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk.
"The war...is almost killing the economy. It's in a coma," Zelenskiy said. "Russia's blocking of the ports is a great loss for the economy." Zelenskiy has repeatedly warned that Moscow may try to obstruct exports despite signing up to last month's deal.
PUTIN AND SCHROEDER Russia, which blockaded the ports after launching its "special military operation" on Feb. 24, has said it wants to see more done to facilitate the exports of its own grain and fertilisers.
It has denied responsibility for the food crisis, saying sanctions by the West, which regards the war as an unprovoked imperial-style Russian land grab, have slowed its exports. Russia also said that the United States was directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine because U.S. spies were approving and coordinating Ukrainian missile strikes on Russian forces.
U.S. President Joe Biden has said he wants Ukraine to defeat Russia and has supplied billions of dollars of arms to Kyiv but U.S. officials do not want a direct confrontation between U.S. and Russian soldiers. Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the grain deal might offer a way forward out of conflict.
"The good news is that the Kremlin wants a negotiated solution," Schroeder told Stern weekly and broadcasters RTL/ntv on Wednesday. He said he had met Putin in Moscow last week. "A first success is the grain deal, perhaps that can be slowly expanded to a ceasefire."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin had also told Schroeder that, in theory, the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was ready to be used to help increase gas supplies to Europe. Germany and some other European countries are planning for a winter supply crunch after Moscow cut gas supplies via another pipeline, the Nord Stream 1, citing technical issues with gas turbines supplied by Siemens Energy.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "Many local government agencies have invested in technology and may not be taking full advantage of its power to serve as an economic engine. We can change that," says Dustin Haisler, GovTech's Chief Innovation Officer. Haisler will be presenting at Springbrook's annual Activate event, September 14-16, 2022, at the Virgin Resort in Las Vegas. Register here for the event's early bird special.
The pandemic completely shifted the economic development landscape for agencies across the country, challenging and disrupting traditional ways to unlock and accelerate local economies.
"These shifts created a competitive landscape, forcing agencies to leverage new approaches to attract prospective constituents, businesses, and employees. Technology has become an increasingly important tool in unlocking economic value, but it requires the right holistic approach, combining future-ready people, processes, and technology. But where do you start," observes Haisler.
What are the foundational elements that should be in place? And most importantly – what are the new 'tech' plays that can be used to accelerate economic development? Haisler frames how things have changed and shares the new 'tech' plays that can help local government agencies compete and unlock new economic value in a world of exponential change.
Springbrook's Activate event is September 14-16, 2022 at the Virgin Resort in Las Vegas. It is open to all representatives from local government agencies: register here. The event features advanced training, keynote presentations, workshops, and incredible networking opportunities. A complete agenda can be found here.
Springbrook Software is the country's leading cloud-based finance and administration software provider designing solutions specifically for small to medium sized local government agencies. Nearly 2000 cities, towns and districts from coast to coast use our suite of modern, high-performance solutions to manage their finances, payroll, utility billing and collect citizen payments. Springbrook is headquartered in Portland, Oregon with regional presence in over 40 states, and seven countries internationally. https://springbrooksoftware.com
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WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – McLennan County youth have a unique way of promoting healthy relationships.
The Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children and The Cove are partnering to present Can We Talk?: A Youth-Created Gallery of Art and Conversation, taking place at Cultivate 7Twelve on Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. This is a youth-created and curated gallery of art and conversation.
This summer, students at The Cove have worked together to create a deck of conversation cards about healthy relationships. This card deck made by teenagers for teenagers will feature art created by the students and thoughtful discussion questions to help start and continue discussions about healthy relationships.
This event is free to attend, and attendees will have the option of leaving with a free deck of conversation cards featuring the art showcased at the event.
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The Great Retention helps organizations improve the employee experience through educational podcasts, live events, and online community.
ATLANTA, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In late March, Cooleaf launched The Great Retention, a community and podcast series focused on employee experience. The series, aimed at bringing people-first organizations together and highlighting employee engagement leaders, has featured ten high-profile guests from diverse backgrounds since its debut. Recent guests include Donald Knight, Chief People Officer of Greenhouse Software, and Nigel Zelcer, CoFounder and Managing Partner at Jabian Consulting.
With years of experience in the human resources space, Donald Knight holds advanced degrees in business and HR from Cornell and Virginia Commonwealth University. Knight's passion and sole mission is helping organizations empower top talent to do their best work. Knight credits a people-first mentality as the secret to unlocking talent in today's world globally through Greenhouse, the hiring software company on a mission to improve employee retention at every company.
In his role as CPO, Knight provides global strategy and leadership in developing and administering talent management programs.
Knight joined Cooleaf co-founder, John Duisberg for episode 8 of TGR to discuss Greenhouse's growing commitments to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and allyship, sharing that an increased sense of belonging across its distributed, global workforce serves as a driver of growth.
"70% of our workforce is geographically distributed globally across the world, and we want our entire team to feel celebrated and engaged," Knight said. "We represent what the world really looks like. Our workforce diversity goals are a constant improvement on how we can continue to evolve and have even more nationalities represented. At the same time, we want people to feel like they belong here. Our goal is to curate these experiences where we bring people together very intentionally so that when you go back out, and you're distributed, you're still a part of Greenhouse."
Episode 9 found Duisburg joined by Nigel Zelcer of Jabian Consulting. Jabian, a top business consulting firm specializing in strategic management and IT consulting, encourages 100% of its staff to find their passion by employing their skill set in the community. Company culture is structured around a belief that layoffs are avoided at all costs and that people are valued first.
Since founding Jabian in 2006, Zelcer has grown the consulting firm into one of the industry's most respected organizations, while developing an equitable work culture designed around the principles of "conscious capitalism."
Zelcer sat down with Duisberg to share his vision for Jabian's growth as a "conscious capitalist" organization. Among Zelcer's principles for maintaining a phenomenal work environment? Safety, empathy, and embracing change.
"There are things we've done since day one to create the culture that we have," shared Zelcer. "For example, we do employee surveys about once a year and they take about an hour to do – that's a long commitment. About 94% of all employees will complete it and most of the questions are open-ended and say, what can we do better? What we take from that is 2-3 initiatives every year that we make into employee strategic initiatives for the following year. We're a continuous improvement organization and this is just one example of cultural change. It changes daily, but how can you improve that culture?"
Episodes 1-10 of The Great Retention Podcast are available now for streaming on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, Stitcher, and The Great Retention's website. Subscribe for a free monthly update with the latest episodes and news on The Great Retention and the future of work.
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BRIEF-Saudi Aramco, Sinopec Sign MoU To Collaborate On Projects In Saudi Arabia
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SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO:
* SIGNED MOU WITH CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION COVERING MULTIPLE AREAS OF POTENTIAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN PARTIES IN SAUDI ARABIA
* ARAMCO, SINOPEC TO DISCUSS NEW MANUFACTURING HUB TO BE LOCATED IN KING SALMAN ENERGY PARK Further company coverage:
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LORENA, Texas (FOX 44) – Due to an accident involving the recycle trailer for the City of Lorena, recycling will be suspended until further notice.
The City posted on social media Tuesday night that a driver ran a stop sign and hit the recycle trailer – causing the trailer “to be totaled.”
The City says it is working diligently to replace the trailer in order to resume the recycle program as soon as possible. The City is also apologizing for any inconvenience. | https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/mclennan-county/lorena-recycle-trailer-involved-in-vehicle-accident/ | 2022-08-03T15:11:06 | en | 0.925666 |
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IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A guest at the Irvine Marriott in California has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Marriott for removing him from their hotel during a mental health crisis. According to New York resident and tech entrepreneur Steven Nicolosi, a business trip to California ended in a nightmare experience of homelessness and hospitalization. Nicolosi, who suffers from schizophrenia, began to experience a mental health crisis during his stay at the Marriott and was unable to return home. According to Nicolosi, he informed hotel staff of his crisis and paid for an extended stay. But instead of accommodating him, Nicolosi claims the Marriott staff abruptly removed him from their property without any warning, allegedly for upsetting guests by his appearance. Nicolosi claims the Marriott did not return his essential personal belongings to him including his anti-psychosis medication, his wallet, cash, credit cards, and driver's license. As a result, Nicolosi claims that he was left homeless on the streets of Irvine, California, in a compromised mental condition for two calendar days before law enforcement found him and transported him to a local hospital. Nicolosi claims the whole experience shattered his sense of safety and that he attempted suicide afterwards. Nicolosi is seeking $10 million in compensation. "It is frightening to think that any guest at a Marriott property could be treated as I was," commented Nicolosi. "As a result of this suit, I hope Marriott will consider how it treats its guests, so that nobody will - in the future - be treated this way. The sad fact is that the stigma of mental disability is still quite prevalent within society. We need any and all brands of this magnitude to be aware of and train their staff properly regarding the trait of compassion provided to those guests who may be suffering from such limitations within life as I do." The case is Steven Nicolosi v. Marriot International, Inc., et al. (Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2022-01269511-CU-CR-CJC).
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Tiger Woods turned down an offer that Greg Norman says was “somewhere in that neighborhood” of $700 million to $800 million to take part in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series.
During an appearance on Fox News with Tucker Carlson that aired Monday night, Norman confirmed what he told the Washington Post in a story two months ago. Norman told the Post in June the offer was “mind-blowingly enormous; we’re talking about high nine digits.”
Woods has been opposed to LIV Golf since late last year, and he delivered his strongest comments at the British Open when he said players who took the money funded by the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund had “turned their back” on the PGA Tour that made them famous.
When an offer was made to Woods was not clear.
“That number was out there before I became CEO. So that number has been out there, yes,” Norman said in the Fox News interview, which took place Sunday at Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey, where the third LIV Golf Invitational was held.
“And, look, Tiger is a needle-mover and of course you have to look at the best of the best,” Norman said. “So they had originally approached Tiger before I became CEO. So, yes, that number was somewhere in that neighborhood.”
Various reports out of the United Kingdom have said Phil Mickelson received a $200 million signing bonus, while Dustin Johnson received $150 million. The 48-man fields, which play 54 holes with no cut, offer $25 million in prize money at each event. Norman announced a 14-tournament schedule for next year.
LIV Golf currently has only one player — Johnson at No. 18 — from the top 20 in the world.
The source of the funding has led to sharp criticism of the series and the players who have enlisted because it is viewed as an attempt to distract attention from its human rights record and links to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Asked why his rival tour has caused such an uproar among American golf fans, Norman responded plainly, “I don’t know.”
“I really don’t care,” Norman said. “I just love the game so much and I want to grow the game of golf and we at LIV see that opportunity not just for the men but for the women.”
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Ukraine increases 2022 crop forecast to 65-67 mln T of grain -PM
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Ukraine's forecast for its wartime 2022 harvest has increased to 65-67 million tonnes of grain from 60 million tonnes, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Wednesday.
In a Telegram message, he praised farmers for pressing ahead with the harvest despite the war, even in areas where shelling continues.
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Company's Third "Forbes Best Employer" Designation Since 2021
CHICAGO, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Help at Home, the largest national provider of in-home, personal care services for seniors, announced today that it has been named #14 on Forbes 2022 List of America's Best Employers for Women. The just-released Forbes list names Help at Home as one of the top on its list of 400 best employers for women in the country. The designation comes from data from more than 30,000 employees working for companies employing at least 1,000 people in the U.S.
"We're sincerely honored to be named by Forbes as one of its top ranking Best Employers for Women," said Help at Home CEO Chris Hocevar. "We're focused on elevating our employees and caregivers – a great majority of whom are women. By providing the support mechanisms they need, we ensure they have the best work environment possible, empowering them to do what they are so passionate about, every day."
Read the Forbes article here. This Forbes designation is the third such "Best Employer" designation Help at Home has received since 2021. Help at Home was named as one of Forbes Best Employers for New Grads, as well on the Forbes list for Best Employer in Illinois and in Indiana.
Brittany Gonzales, is one of Help at Home's 50,000 employees and serves as a quality administrator. She joined the company as a caregiver and credits the organization's flexible scheduling to allow her to work part-time and complete her undergraduate degree and in pursuit of her master's degree. "Without the ongoing support of my supervisors and colleagues, I would not be where I am in my career today and I'm so excited about my future with this organization," she said.
Help at Home is the largest national provider of in-home, personal care services, delivering high-quality, relationship-based care services to help seniors and individuals living with disabilities in their homes, the preferred setting of care. During the second quarter of 2022, Help at Home, with more than 190 branch locations across 11 states, provided in-home, community-based services to more than 65,000 clients monthly with the help of 47,000 highly trained caregivers. For more information about Help at Home, visit www.helpathome.com.
The Best Employers for Women were selected based on Statista's innovative methodology, guaranteeing unbiased results and providing reliable insights. Over 30,000 U.S. employees were surveyed in companies with a minimum of 1,000 employees to identify The Best Employers for Women. Read the Report here.
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(KTLA) – Brad Pitt’s high-action comedy “Bullet Train” is receiving a mixed bag of reviews.
The film premiered in Los Angeles on Monday night at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, and the stars were out in full force.
For some, the David Leitch-directed movie, which also features Sandra Bullock, Joey King, Bad Bunny, Zazie Beetz, Brian Tyree Henry and Aaron Taylor Johnson, doesn’t deliver what many expected.
Entertainment Weekly’s Leah Greenblatt gave the movie a B+.
“At 126 minutes, “Bullet Train” is maybe 20 minutes too long,” she explained. “The movie seems to be having too much fun to reach its final station on time, and too many winky drop-ins from A-list action heroes to wedge in.”
“The geographical logic of ‘Bullet Train’ doesn’t make much sense, but then, the movie looks as if it was produced without the principals so much as stepping foot in Japan,” explained Variety’s Peter Debruge. “And why not? It’s essentially a live-action cartoon, with high-profile cameos sprinkled in for added laughs.”
“In the spirit of honesty, the makers of Brad Pitt’s manic, messy #BulletTrain should have just called it ‘Kill Brad, Vol. 1,’ tweeted Rolling Stone magazine.
The Hollywood Reporter cut to the chase and called it a “thrill-free thrill ride.”
“For a movie with so much volatile physicality and bruising punishment, there’s an inertia about the whole thing, a soullessness that makes every contrived smirk grate,” explained THR’s David Rooney. “We don’t care about who gets pounded to a pulp or shot to pieces because there are no characters to root for — good guys or bad.”
While the film hasn’t impressed critics, Pitt’s performance is an outlier.
“‘Bullet Train’ is not a good film, but Pitt is having a truly palpable amount of fun in it,” explained David Ehrlich of IndieWire. “And the energy that radiates off of him as he fights Bad Bunny over an explosive briefcase or styles his hair with the blow dryer function of a Japanese toilet is somehow magnetic enough to convince us that we’re having fun, too.”
“This film is not just bloated, tedious, dim-witted, and glib, it’s also redundant,” said AV Club’s Todd Gilchrist. “Ultimately, ‘Bullet Train’ aims to be slick when it needs to be smart, and predictable when it should be provocative — effectively making all of the wrong stops at exactly the wrong time.”
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UP: Police arrest 11 for stealing copper wires from railway department in Mirzapur
Mirzapur police on Wednesday arrested 11 people who allegedly stole expensive imported copper wires from the railway department of the district.
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Mirzapur police on Wednesday arrested 11 people who allegedly stole expensive imported copper wires from the railway department of the district. According to the police, the accused persons were stealing and selling the copper wires.
Police arrested 10 persons after raiding a semi-constructed house located on the Lanka hill while two people managed to escape. The police recovered stolen 107 kg copper wires, Rs 50,740, five illegal guns (.315 bore), five live cartridges and three shell cartridges from the 10 accused persons. The police also recovered an SUV, three mobile wire cutting tools, saws etc.
The police later arrested one person out of the two absconding accused during an encounter. A joint police team formed by the Superintendent of Police spotted two absconding accused on a motorcycle near village Mawaiya Gurusandi. The accused fired at the police, in retaliation, the police fired back at the accused. During the encounter, one accused was injured in the right leg and was later captured by the police.
The injured accused has been identified as Ravi Bind and is undergoing treatment in the Mirzapur district hospital while in police custody. The other accused Golu Bind managed to escape taking advantage of darkness. A .315 bore pistol along with three shells and one live cartridge were recovered from Bind.
A case was registered by the police against Bind and the other accused. (ANI)
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ATLANTA, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IHG Hotels & Resorts is reminding the world what it feels like to be a guest. The company's newest global marketing campaign, Guest How You Guest, is a celebration of hotels and taking a break from having to do it all. IHG is passionate in its belief that when people are taken care of – they feel free to be themselves and live their best lives. With Guest How You Guest, the company is sharing that message loudly through vibrant images and fresh storytelling.
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As one of the world's largest hospitality companies, IHG has been busy expanding its portfolio and growing its brands over the last several years. The company surpassed 6,000 hotels around the world this year, launched a stronger, reimagined loyalty program with IHG One Rewards, and released a sleek new mobile app that brings it all to life for guests. Now it's time to put that progress to work, doing what IHG has always done best, making guests feel special and welcome.
Officially launching in the US and UK on August 3, 2022, and globally later this year, the multimillion-dollar Guest How You Guest campaign amplifies true-to-life travel moments and shows how guests can define their own journey at IHG hotels. Whether it's sports fans staying at a Holiday Inn Express to support their team on the road, a Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants guest taking their work calls poolside, or a couple celebrating with all the room service at an InterContinental Hotels & Resorts property – they all experience the heartfelt care IHG hotels provide. It goes beyond all are welcome; it's that all are welcomed to be cared for.
Claire Bennett, Global Chief Customer Officer for IHG, said: "When you look around, it's hard not to notice that travelers are increasingly left to fend for themselves, and that's simply not what being a guest should feel like. We have a mantra we say at IHG – we're real people taking care of real people, and Guest How You Guest embodies that. The images and content are engaging and beautiful, but they are also authentic and send a message that you don't always have to do everything. We're here to take care of all of you."
Backed by the most extensive media campaign investment IHG has ever made for loyalty, Guest How You Guest reflects a playful perspective of a personalized stay at an IHG hotel. It evokes a desire to travel, explore and indulge. The images and videos will appear online, in television ads, magazines, billboards, murals and even subway stations. It's designed to inspire the next generation of travelers while engaging with current IHG One Rewards members.
Armando Flores, Executive Creative Director, Grey New York, said: "When you are a guest at IHG Hotels & Resorts, you are not just staying somewhere, you're actually being looked after and able to guest in whatever way that works for you – and that's the story we are telling with this campaign. We turned to New York photographer Meredith Jenks, known for her bold, vibrant photography from the fashion and editorial world. The vivid imagery along with an aesthetic that embraces the messy moments make Guest How You Guest stand out."
Further Campaign Details:
- Vignettes: The vignettes in each spot showcase various ways to guest at IHG properties and feature groups of diverse characters. This not only shows that IHG Hotels & Resorts can accommodate a variety of travel needs, but that IHG celebrates all of you.
- Advertising: There are a variety of spots, including the following:
- Social: Guest How You Guest is coming to life on social through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and TikTok. Customized stop motion and triptic assets were created to stand-out amongst live video and static carousels present in most feeds.
- Media: In addition to video and social, the Guest How You Guest campaign can be seen in city takeovers in the US (New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles) and UK (London), as well as print publications across the US and UK.
For more information on IHG One Rewards, visit IHGOneRewards.com.
About IHG Hotels & Resorts
IHG Hotels & Resorts is a global hospitality company, with a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good.
With a family of 17 hotel brands and IHG One Rewards, one of the world's largest hotel loyalty programmes, IHG has over 6,000 open hotels in over 100 countries, and more than 1,800 in the development pipeline.
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- Suites: Atwell Suites, Staybridge Suites, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Candlewood Suites
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated and registered in England and Wales. Approximately 325,000 people work across IHG's hotels and corporate offices globally.
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CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (WGN) — An Illinois man is on a long road to recovery after a car crashed through his garage and into his home’s shower while he was inside.
At around 7 p.m. on July 27, authorities responded to a suburban home in Crystal Lake, Illinois, after the crash was reported.
Police believe an SUV left the roadway, crashed into the garage and went airborne, ending up on the second floor of the home.
Angelo Pleotis, 64, was inside taking a shower at the time.
According to family attorney Brad Pollock, Pleotis was hit by the car and debris, and pushed through the shower wall.
“He ended up going through a washer and a dryer and ended up in an adjacent room when things finally came to rest,” Pollock said.
Pleotis was rushed to a local hospital with head trauma and internal injuries. Doctors later discovered he was paralyzed, his family said.
“When the crash happened, it damaged his spine in two places, leaving him paralyzed,” son Phillip Pleotis said.
Police said the driver of the SUV failed to stop at a nearby intersection before running off the road. It’s currently unknown whether charges will be filed.
Pleotis was looking forward to retirement after working as a tool maker. A week before the accident, his daughter had made a special request of him.
“She had just recently officially asked my dad to walk her down the aisle about a week, week and a half before all this happened,” his son said.
Pleotis’ brother, Lou Pleotis, lives with him but was at work at the time of the accident.
“He’s just a wonderful guy. He certainly didn’t deserve this,” said Lou Pleotis. “I’m going to miss going fishing with him if unfortunately he can’t, you know, do that again. It’s gonna be hard.”
A GoFundMe for Pleotis’ medical bills and home modifications had raised over $72,000 as of Wednesday morning.
“It seems that this incident has taken away part of my brother’s life — and his way of life,” Lou Pleotis said. “So whatever can be done to make his life happy from this time moving forward — or easier — it would be more than appreciated.” | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/didnt-deserve-this-illinois-man-paralyzed-after-car-crashes-into-homes-shower/ | 2022-08-03T15:11:26 | en | 0.989323 |
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Spanish farmers fear olive oil output could plunge a third
Environment Ministry data shows Spain's dams are at 40.4% of their capacity, below the average of about 48.5% over the last decade. Still, Fernandez said Spain's stock of over 500,000 tonnes of olive oil could offset the production drop for both foreign and domestic markets.
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Farmers in southern Spain fear extreme drought and consecutive heatwaves this year could cut olive oil output in the world's largest producer by nearly a third in the 2022/23 season.
ASAJA, an association of young farmers in the main olive-growing region of Andalusia, estimated this week that Spain would produce about 1 million tonnes of olive oil, down from 1.48 million tonnes pressed in the 2021/22 harvest, according to the latest official data from May. Primitivo Fernandez, head of the National Association of Edible Oil Bottlers, who cited this estimate in a phone conversation with Reuters, said it was too early to forecast the exact impact, "but it is almost certain that we will produce less than last year's harvest."
Little rain in the spring means water reservoirs are emptier than usual, while in some areas high temperatures have affected olive trees in full bloom, he said. Environment Ministry data shows Spain's dams are at 40.4% of their capacity, below the average of about 48.5% over the last decade.
Still, Fernandez said Spain's stock of over 500,000 tonnes of olive oil could offset the production drop for both foreign and domestic markets. Climate change has left parts of the Iberian peninsula at their driest in 1,200 years, and winter rains are expected to diminish further, a study published last month by the Nature Geoscience journal showed, making the agricultural sectors in Spain and Portugal among the most challenged in Europe.
Although farmers have increased the planting area for sunflower crops by 25% to boost sunflower oil output after imports from Ukraine were interrupted by the Russian invasion, Fernandez warned the weather could affect these crops too. Ukrainian sunflower oil used to make up 400,000 tonnes, or around 40%, of Spain's imports of the product, to supplement local production of 300,000 tonnes.
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With Five New IMAX with Laser Systems, Cineworld Now Plans to Upgrade or Open a Total of 52 IMAX Systems across its Worldwide Footprint by 2026
NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cineworld and IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced an expansion of their longstanding partnership, under which 52 IMAX locations across Cineworld's worldwide footprint will be upgraded or opened by 2026. Cineworld and IMAX had previously contracted for 47 new or upgraded IMAX® systems and under the new agreement will add an additional five new IMAX with Laser systems across the UK and Europe. Under the agreement, Cineworld Leicester Square in London, Regal Irvine Spectrum in California, and Regal UA Sheepshead Bay in New York City will all feature IMAX with Laser.
"Cineworld has always been visionary and unyielding in its drive to offer the best possible moviegoing experience, and this agreement signals the company's desire to serve its fans into the future and meet the growing consumer demand for IMAX around the world," said Rich Gelfond, CEO of IMAX. "Mooky, Renana and their teams continue to be excellent partners to us at IMAX and we look forward to further building on our many years of success together."
"The ongoing, outstanding success of the Blockbuster movies in IMAX proves the importance customers give to high quality, and this only got stronger after COVID," said Mooky Greidinger, CEO of Cineworld. "Our partnership with IMAX goes back many years, since the days of the 70mm, through Digital and now Laser. We believe that IMAX's commitment to being the best quality in the world for the moviegoer is second to none and we are proud to continue and offer our customer the IMAX experience in more and more locations around the world."
Cineworld currently operates the most IMAX locations in Europe, and the two companies enjoy a longstanding partnership spanning nearly twenty-five years. Cineworld was among the first global exhibitors to launch IMAX with Laser, striking an agreement in 2018 to install 55 systems in, and a subsequent agreement in 2019 to install an additional 15 systems.
IMAX with Laser is IMAX's most advanced theatre experience, developed from the ground-up to be immersive by design and deliver crystal clear, lifelike images and precision audio for a moviegoing experience unlike anything else. It is unmatched with by a groundbreaking 4K laser projection system that features a new optical engine, custom designed lenses, and a suite of proprietary technology that delivers brighter images with increased resolution, deeper contrast, and the widest range of colors exclusively to IMAX screens.
About IMAX Corporation
IMAX is a premier global technology platform for entertainment and events. Through its proprietary software, theater architecture, patented intellectual property, and specialized equipment, IMAX offers a unique end-to-end solution to create superior, immersive content experiences for which the IMAX® brand is globally renown. Top filmmakers, movie studios, artists, and creators utilize the cutting-edge visual and sound technology of IMAX to connect with audiences in innovative ways. As a result, IMAX is among the most important and successful global distribution platforms for domestic and international tentpole films and, increasingly, exclusive experiences ranging from live performances to interactive events with leading artists and creators.
IMAX is headquartered in New York, Toronto, and Los Angeles, with additional offices in London, Dublin, Tokyo, and Shanghai. As of June 30, 2022, there were 1,694 IMAX theater systems (1,610 commercial multiplexes, 12 commercial destinations, 72 institutional) operating in 87 countries and territories. Shares of IMAX China Holding, Inc., a subsidiary of IMAX Corporation, trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code "1970."
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Cineworld Group plc was founded in 1995 and listed its shares on the London Stock Exchange in May 2007. The company has grown through expansion and by acquisition to become the second largest cinema chain worldwide, holding the number one or number two position by number of screens in each of its regions. Cineworld currently operates 9,139 screens across 747 sites in 10 countries - the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Israel. Cineworld currently has 132 IMAX® auditoriums globally.
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ATLANTA (NewsNation) — Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax gave inaccurate scores to millions of Americans during a three-week period this year, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The Atlanta-based company — part of the “Big Three” of consumer credit reporting agencies that also includes Experian and TransUnion — allegedly provided the incorrect scores to those applying for home, car and credit card loans, according to the report, which cited “bank executives and others familiar with the errors.”
In a statement, Equifax blamed the erroneous scores on a “coding issue” and said it has been fixed.
“Equifax identified a coding issue within a legacy, on-premise server environment in the U.S. slated to be migrated to the new Equifax Cloud™ infrastructure. This issue, which was in place over a period of a few weeks, resulted in the potential miscalculation of certain attributes used in model calculations. Credit reports were not changed as a result of this issue,” it said in part.
In 2017, the company announced a massive cybersecurity breach in which criminals accessed 145.5 million U.S. consumers’ personal data, including names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and driver’s license numbers. Nearly 210,000 consumers’ credit card information was also taken in the hack.
In 2018, the company said 2.4 million additional customers were affected — bringing the total to nearly 148 million.
Later that year, the Security and Exchange Commission accused Jun Ying, Equifax’s former CIO, of selling company stock before the news of the breach was disclosed to the public.
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Nagaland logs 13 fresh COVID-19 cases
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Nagaland on Wednesday reported 13 fresh COVID-19 infections, three more than the previous day, pushing the tally to 35,816, a health department official said.
Dimapur district reported seven infections, followed by four in Kohima and one each in Tuensang and Wokha districts, out of the 162 samples tested, he said.
Thirteen more patients recovered from the infections during the day taking the total number of recoveries to 33,464, he said.
The COVID-19 death toll remained at 771, he said.
Nagaland currently has 76 active COVID-19 cases, while 1,505 patients have migrated to other states thus far, he said. Altogether 4,77,560 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state so far.
A total of 18,63,723 doses of coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the state till Tuesday, the official said.
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TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunologix Laboratories announced today that Dr. Corinna Fiorotti has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer. An experienced science and business leader, Dr. Fiorotti assumed responsibilities on August 1, 2022 and will oversee all aspects of Immunologix Laboratories commercial function, including business development, marketing, and commercial growth
"We are fortunate to have someone of Dr. Fiorotti's caliber and experience step up to lead the commercial operation, including the business development team, at Immunologix" said Michael Anderson, President and CEO. "Corinna is strategically positioned for the role of CCO as she has a deep understanding of our business from both the scientific and business points of view and brings a strong track record of business success. As a member of our unique Translational Sciences team at Immunologix for the past 2 years, Dr. Fiorotti has built an in-depth understanding of our services and the market. She is a strong communicator who is customer focused and possesses operational and leadership capabilities to successfully execute on the company's strategy and growth plans"
Dr. Fiorotti holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology and has worked in drug development for 19 years, with combined experience from both Sponsor and CRO organizations. She therefore brings a comprehensive perspective to the business development endeavors at Immunologix and is uniquely positioned to serve as CCO.
Fiorotti said, "I am honored and excited to lead the commercial team at Immunologix Laboratories. It is a privilege to be part of an organization that delivers such high caliber bioanalytical and biomarker services and innovative scientific solutions to our clients to help them bring lifesaving therapies to patients. Immunologix has an exceptional scientific team that is truly passionate about the work we do. Our culture is built around a commitment to high quality science for our clients and providing scientific growth opportunities for our staff. We are an organization led by purpose, to make a positive, meaningful impact on the client projects that we support and thereby to improving the lives of patients."
Founded in 2012, Immunologix Laboratories is a contract research organization located in Tampa FL that offers GLP and GCP compliant laboratory capabilities focused on ligand binding-based bioanalysis specializing in pharmacokinetic, immunogenicity, and biomarker assays in support of preclinical and clinical studies. Immunologix Translational Sciences Division provides dedicated scientific resources to advise, develop, and implement scientific strategies and practical solutions for innovator development programs.
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PITTSBURGH (WTRF) – Pittsburgh police officers responded to an alert of multiple shots fired at an Airbnb property and found 11 people shot, including minors.
According to a news release, as responding units arrived at the scene on Suismon Street, shots were being registered in the immediate vicinity and several young people were seen running away from the area on foot and in vehicles.
The investigation showed a large party was being held at the rental property with as many as 200 people, many of them underage.
As many as 50 rounds were fired inside, prompting some partygoers to jump out the windows, sustaining injuries such as broken bones. Several more shots were fired outside the home, according to a news release.
Officers located gunshot victims at or near the scene and transported them to a local hospital. Additional gunshot victims arrived at hospitals both inside and outside the city by private means.
There were 11 gunshot victims as of Sunday morning. Two of the people shot, both male juveniles, were pronounced dead at the hospital. Their names were not immediately released.
Investigators were still processing evidence Sunday at as many as eight separate crime scenes.
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JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) – Virginia State Police are looking for a pair of felons who escaped a Virginia mental hospital Sunday.
Eastern State Hospital in James City County requested Virginia State Police investigate and search for the two patients, 29-year-old Bryant Marcus Wilkerson and 31-year-old Austin Preston Leigh.
Both suspects are convicted felons with outstanding warrants, police said.
Leigh has outstanding warrants for drug-related offenses in Virginia and Wilkerson is wanted for felony probation violation. Both patients now have additional warrants for escaping a mental facility, taken out by the Department of Behavioral Health and Development.
Wilkerson is considered armed and dangerous, according to Virginia State Police.
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IRVINE, Calif. (WXIN) — A Mexican Pizza-sized hole in the diets (and hearts) of Taco Bell fans will soon be filled.
The taco chain announced that the Mexican Pizza is returning to the menu on May 19 — for good!
The news was seen on the company’s social media on Monday both on Instagram and Twitter, with Taco Bell changing its name to “YOU BROUGHT BACK THE MEXICAN PIZZA” on the latter.
Taco Bell originally removed Mexican Pizza from menus in September 2020 as part of its push toward more sustainable packaging. The pizza will still be served in a paperboard box upon its return, but Taco Bell encourages its customers to recycle.
The Mexican Pizza is especially popular with vegetarians for how easy it is to customize to meatless. In fact, the person who started a Change.org petition calling for Taco Bell to bring back the MP was a vegetarian.
“That’s what made it especially devastating when the Mexican Pizza was pulled from menus in 2020, but fast forward two years later, and I found myself on a conference call with the Taco Bell team as they shared news of the return of the Mexican Pizza, showing that listening to their fans is clearly embedded in their DNA,” said superfan and Change.org petition organizer Krish Jagirdar. “It’s one of the many reasons Taco Bell is more than just another fast-food restaurant.”
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(NewsNation) — It’s a game of strategy and brainpower, and Griffin McConnell started playing it when he was 4 years old.
The 17-year-old from Golden, Colorado, is now a national chess master — just one year after undergoing his fourth brain surgery.
Griffin’s medical journey has included intense procedures to help treat severe seizures and a disease that disconnected the left side of his brain. Through many uncertainties, Griffin’s love for the game remained.
The teen had to relearn how to walk, talk and speak. And of course, to play chess again.
“It’s been a hard process of learning how to walk, learning how to talk, and also learning how to redo chess. And that takes a lot of learning and a lot of patience to do all of that again,” Griffin said Sunday on “NewsNation Prime.”
“Chess for me is just so complicated. Like everything, it feels like it’s a new game, new territory, every single time. And for me, it’s just a way of kind of using my thinking skills, and try to put a task, if you will, on finding what is the best way possible in every single game.”
Griffin’s father, Kevin McConnell, taught his son to play chess. He said the game meant even more to his family after Griffin became sick.
“It was a huge fun thing at first, but then when Griffin got sick, it became a lot more,” Kevin McConnell said. “Even the doctors at Children’s Hospital said that they felt chess played … a bit of a role in Griffin, relearning functions in the other hemisphere now that he didn’t have the use of his left hemisphere.”
“It’s been a long road, especially with his most recent brain surgery last year. We were out of the woods for a couple of years after the brain surgeries between 7 and 8. And the seizures came back and they have a major brain surgery last year. And we let that be Griffin’s choice because he was old enough to make it. And he wanted to move forward with that, because he wasn’t getting any better at chess. The seizures were definitely affecting him.
“What’s interesting is after the surgery, which was February of last year, the doctor said it’d be about six months until he kind of got back to baseline. And in September of last year, he went from chess expert to literally five months later, national master, which is a super, super fast climb. And so, I mean, it’s been a long journey, but he’s super inspiring. It’s hard to sweat the small things,” Kevin McConnell added.
Through it all, Griffin had a dream to become a national master and the determination to make it happen. Now, the 17-year-old is using his experience to pay it forward. Together, Griffin and his father have started a nonprofit organization that provides children and young adults with disabilities the opportunity to compete in chess against peers based on age, grade and chess rating.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Monday is Tax Day — the federal deadline for individual tax filing and payments — and the IRS expects to receive tens of millions of last-minute filings electronically and through paper forms.
As of April 8, the IRS had received more than 103 million returns for this tax season, and it had issued more than 63 million refunds worth more than $204 billion.
For comparison, last year more than 169 million people completed an income tax return by the end of the year. That probably leaves nearly 40% of this year’s taxpayers still unaccounted for, with many scrambling to submit their documents by Monday.
Nina Tross, executive director of the National Society of Tax Professionals, said that if people haven’t filed their taxes by now, “they’re better off filing an extension.”
But, she added, “People don’t realize that filing an extension has zero effect” as long as they have paid their income taxes by Tax Day.
“An extension is merely filing a return at a later date,” Tross said. “If you rush through a return to get it out the door, and you have to amend it later, you’re more likely to get a double look from the IRS.”
“You’re much better off extending than amending,” she said.
The IRS this year is facing its biggest backlog in history. At the end of the 2021 filing season, the agency had 35.3 million returns waiting for processing. One reason is that every paper document that goes into the IRS is processed by a human, according to the IRS.
Another is that the agency has administered massive coronavirus pandemic-related relief programs over the last several years — like the advanced Child Tax Credit.
And some forms are reviewed by IRS employees and treated as if submitted on paper even if they are e-filed.
This year will be one of the most challenging for the agency, with its record low staffing numbers. The IRS workforce is the same size it was in 1970, though the U.S. population has grown exponentially and tax laws have become increasingly complicated.
Lisa Greene-Lewis, a certified public accountant and a spokesperson at TurboTax, said that if people still intend to file a return by Tax Day, “I would gather all your documents in one place so you don’t leave anything out, like W-2s and 1099s.”
Important papers such as the “Letter 6419” that outlines the Child Tax Credit payments a taxpayer should have received this year and the “Letter 6475” for stimulus payments should also be on hand.
Greene-Lewis, who has been doing taxes for more than 20 years, said “you want to report the correct amount you received so you don’t have to have to make adjustments to your refund.”
Though the agency announced plans in March to hire at least 10,000 more workers to help process returns, administration officials say the IRS is in desperate need of more funding, as its budget has fallen over the last decade.
On a call with reporters, a senior Treasury official who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the IRS backlog could be remedied with higher funding levels, as the IRS’ budget has decreased by more than 15% in real terms.
The IRS has put out some information and helpful links for last-minute filers — stressing that “taxpayers should be careful to file a complete and accurate tax return. If a return includes errors or is incomplete, it may require further review.
Keith Kahn, director/chair of the Delaware Society of CPAs, said he encourages everyone to file an electronic return.
When asked whether CPAs will accept clients on Tax Day, Kahn said it’s common for people to be turned away. But for those who can get an appointment, “make sure you have everything you could possibly provide to your CPA — there’s not a lot of time to hammer out strategy or to ask questions.” | https://fox4kc.com/news/trying-to-meet-todays-tax-deadline-an-extension-may-be-better-than-rushing-a-return/ | 2022-04-18T13:58:27 | en | 0.977271 |
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Our FOX4 HyVee Team of the Week has history on its side.
Oak Park High School’s baseball team recently recorded a landmark victory, and hopes are high for the upcoming district playoffs, which will open in mid-May. The Northmen (14-5) are re-writing the record books.
Back on April 8, Oak Park recorded a slugfest win over rival North Kansas City 17-13. That was OPHS’s 800th victory in school history. The school’s athletic department believes that number is tops for high school baseball in the Kansas City metro.
This season has been fruitful, too. Nine of Oak Park’s 14 victories thus far have yielded 10 runs or more. 10 of the club’s 19 players are seniors, who likely learned a lot last year, when they won only seven times. They’ve held their competitors to two runs or fewer on six occasions, three of which were shutouts.
“It’s been a good perfect storm for us this year,” Will Mayle, seventh-year Northmen coach, said. “This year, we’ve come back with 17 guys who have substantial varsity experience. Being able to, with an injury, plug and play another player, where there’s very little dropoff for us.”
Oak Park has won four of its last five games, including number 801, which came Friday against Kearney.
“We’re definitely getting there. We’re trying to take it a game at a time and make sure we focus on each game and each aspect of each game while we’re on this path,” Carson Droegemueller, OP’s first baseman, said.
“This year, we came up and showed who we are and it feels really good,” Anthony Valadez, Northmen second baseman, said. “I think we all have that feeling, but we’re taking everything to a first step. We want to keep winning these games, and then, go from there.”
Modern day records aren’t out of reach either. Oak Park is quickly gaining on 100 stolen bases for the season with 84 sacks taken through only 18 games. That’s a lot in high school baseball. The record this school really wants, though, is the seventh state championship in Northmen history. They haven’t won it all here since 1995.
Oak Park travels to Lee’s Summit Monday afternoon at 4:30 p.m.
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(NerdWallet) – Since health insurance companies have rolled back waivers for hospital costs related to COVID-19, a COVID-19 hospitalization could result in a startlingly high bill from health care providers, according to a recent study from the University of Michigan and Boston University.
Of people who had private insurance from March 2020 to March 2021 and were billed for a COVID-19 hospitalization, the average out-of-pocket cost was almost $4,000. Among people with Medicare Advantage, the average bill was about $1,600. This included hospital care and physician services.
It can be stressful to face a high medical bill for something that’s out of your control, particularly if a case of COVID-19 prevented you from working for a while or left you with lingering health issues. However, hospital bills can sometimes be adjusted or negotiated down. Here are some strategies you can try.
Organize your COVID-19 hospital bills
Gather your materials, including all your bills, your insurance card and any explanations of benefits that you’ve received. Review your COVID-19 hospital bills and make sure you recognize all of the charges.
“Do you remember getting that MRI?” says AnnMarie McIlwain, CEO of Patient Advocators in New Jersey. (Patient advocates help clients with medical challenges, from finding the right treatment to handling billing and insurance issues.) “Did you actually talk to that gastroenterologist? There are frequently charges on bills that are false, that shouldn’t be there.”
Also double-check that each claim appears to have been processed correctly by your insurer. Typically, a processed claim will show a plan discount and allowed claim amount, plus any payment from the plan if you’ve met your deductible for the year.
“If you don’t see a payment or adjustment, there’s a chance they didn’t file,” says Jennifer Kastner, owner of Patient Advocacy Solutions in Georgia. Your insurance may also have denied the claim, so follow up with your insurer before you start working for a bill adjustment.Nerdy tip: An explanation of benefits, or EOB, is a statement from your health insurance company that tells you how the company is covering the medical care you received. It’s not a bill.
Ask about financial assistance
If you’re dealing with a larger medical bill than you can handle, call the hospital billing office and ask if you qualify for financial assistance or financial relief. This is sometimes called charitable assistance.
“The worst they can say is ‘No,’” says Caitlin Donovan, a spokesperson for the Patient Advocate Foundation, based in Virginia.
If you’re planning to ask for assistance, you’ll need some basic financial numbers. “You’re going to want to know generally how much you make in a year, what you can afford to pay per year and what you can afford to pay upfront,” Donovan says.
You can also ask about a payment plan, which will allow you to pay your hospital bill over time. Generally, these don’t charge interest, so they’re a better option than putting a big medical charge on your credit card or taking out a loan. “You won’t have to worry about medical bills showing up on a credit report, which is not what you want,” says Donovan.
Just make sure you can handle the monthly payment for the long term. “You don’t want to get into a situation where you can’t afford to pay that bill and it ends up going to collections, or you end up cutting corners in other parts of your life where you really shouldn’t,” Donovan says.
Offer cash
If you’re in a position to offer an all-cash payment for a sizable part of the balance, try it.
“Cash is a word they like to hear in the billing office, and if you’re willing to pay something off quickly and via cash, sometimes they will give you a percentage off,” McIlwain says. “I would say 20% [off] would be a good number to propose.”
That said, McIlwain says if you’re feeling like the bill seems too high to handle, you’re probably not in a position to make an 80% payment on the balance.
Appeal in person
If you’re dealing with a bill from a local hospital and you need help, see if it’s possible to visit the billing office or billing window.
“It’s a lot harder to not have compassion for someone when they’re standing in front of you,” McIlwain says.
If you can’t go in person, do your best to stay calm on the phone. Try and make the person on the other end of the phone your ally in your journey to solve this problem. Getting mad or angry is a natural reaction, but it won’t help. “They’re more inclined to try and get you off the phone quickly when you allow emotion to get the better of you,” says McIlwain.
Keep good records
Once you start this process, keep track of every step. Write everything down in a notebook or keep a digital document or spreadsheet with a note on every phone call, every letter sent and every person you talk to (and what they say). When you send a message through a patient portal, make a note of it. The better your records, the more equipped you’ll be to explain how diligently you’ve worked to take care of your bill.
Another tip: When you’re speaking to the insurance company, always ask for a reference number.
“These people are getting tons of calls a day,” Kastner says. “You want to have reference numbers to refer to.”
Hire help if you need it
It may happen that, despite your best efforts, you can’t resolve a crippling medical bill, or you find it too overwhelming. A patient advocate may be able to help. This is a person who can make phone calls on your behalf — to your medical providers, the hospital, your insurer and any other parties that may be involved. Typically, patient advocates are experienced in areas like health care, insurance and medical billing.
Prices can vary for this. Some organizations charge a flat fee, while others charge a percentage of whatever they save you. The Patient Advocate Foundation is free for patients who have a serious or chronic health condition.
“One of the problems with the whole system is that we’re talking about people who are sick, who are tired, and who are dealing with new diagnoses,” Donovan says. “And we’re asking them to do a lot of work. So asking for assistance, be it just having a family member be on the phone call or asking a professional to help you, is always a good idea.” | https://fox4kc.com/tracking-coronavirus/can-you-negotiate-your-covid-19-hospital-bills/ | 2022-04-18T13:58:42 | en | 0.957697 |
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Best Buy has T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G on sale at a killer price
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Unless, of course, the older mobile powerhouse can be purchased at a price befitting its more advanced age, in which case the Galaxy S21 Plus could be weighed against the 6.4-inch Galaxy S21 FE by bargain-hunting speed junkies, easily prevailing as a pretty much unbeatable option.
That seemed to be the case for both Verizon and AT&T customers last week, and now Best Buy is going for Walmart's jugular with a killer new deal of its own aimed exclusively at T-Mobile subscribers. You can be a new or existing Magenta user, mind you, and monthly installment plans are not obligatory either, which we're sure is going to put a big smile on the faces of a lot of people who don't want to be tied to a specific carrier for two or three years.
What you will need to do is activate your ultra-affordable Galaxy S21+ 5G on an existing or new T-Mo account (with a new line of service), which will shave a whopping $550 off the jumbo-sized phone's $999.99 list price instantly and with no other strings attached whatsoever.
Naturally, if you prefer to cough up the remaining 450 bucks in 24 monthly payments of $18.74, you can also do that with no device trade-ins involved or number port-ins required.
While Best Buy doesn't mention anything about a potential expiration date for this very compelling promotion, there are a few things that suggest it's probably a good idea to hurry and pull the trigger ASAP. For starters, the Galaxy S21+ is no longer sold directly by its manufacturer in the US... in brand-new condition, while Samsung's "Re-Newed" prices are... not great.
Best Buy itself only has the T-Mobile-specific model in stock in a Phantom Black color and a single 128GB storage configuration at the time of this writing, and with the "vanilla" Samsung Galaxy S21 currently fetching the same exact $449.99 as its big brother, it's clearly just a matter of time until said big brother will vanish for good or significantly go up in price again.
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Google Little Signals aims to make your notifications Zen
1Now, if that’s not Zen I don’t know what is. Back to Google Little Signals! The idea is quite extraordinary, and innovative too. “Little Signals explores new patterns for technology in our daily lives,” reads the introductory paragraph on Google’s official website.
The tech company has created six physical objects that are designed to be seamlessly embedded into our daily lives. These six objects use “different sensorial cues to subtly signal for attention.”
These different and subtle “sensorial cues” vary from a soft shadow one device starts to cast when it wants your attention, to a colorful ring that gets exposed, a gentle knock, and even a gust of wind coming your way!
It’s a new way of dealing with notifications, and albeit a little impractical at first glance, it could result in reduction in stress levels, and overall anxiety.
Little Signal devices
The six devices in this experiment are aptly named Air, Button, Movement, Rhythm, Shadow, and Tap.
Air uses pulses of air to move objects around it and attract your attention. These might include the leaves of your house plant, or a magazine cover. The device features a rotating top with two nozzles to blow air onto things.
Button is a mushroom-like device that uses visual and sound cues to notify you. The top of the device raises, revealing a bright-colored ring underneath. The more information the device receives, the larger the ring. When full, the device makes a gentle chime.
Movement uses seven cylindrical pegs that go up and down when information comes in. They can represent the days of the week, a timer, or a specially designed list of things you want to be notified about.
Rhythm is a more conventional way of notifying you about things - it uses sound patterns. You can simply flip the device to mute it or wave your hand above it.
Shadow uses its shadow (obviously) to convey information. This device can grow its shadow or make it pulsate to get your attention.
Tap is one of the most interesting ones, as it features a mechanical arm that taps or knocks when it wants to get your attention. This can be a little abrupt or scary at moments, so I’m not sure where’s the Zen in hearing a strange pattern of knocks out of nowhere.
Our take
With that being said, the idea is not that bad, especially when it comes to non-critical notifications. Some of these devices won’t work for tasks where you need to be on the split-second, like an alarm for boiling your eggs, or an urgent message that needs to be dealt with.
On some other occasions though, these new and more relaxed notifications could make your life easier and more Zen. Like remembering to water your plants - when you glance at the red ring on your Button device. Or you get a gentle breeze down your neck reminding you to stand from your computer and move around a bit.
All in all - a very interesting take on notifications. You can visit the official Little Signals page for more details.
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T-Mobile to launch a new basic plan, but it doesn't sound like much of a bargain
0Base Essentials will include unlimited talk and text, and it will come with a 20GB limit of high-speed data. When you deplete it, the speed will be directly cut down to 1.5 mbps, which is a big down point. In comparison, when the premium data on the unlimited plans runs out, you may still use 5G, although at lesser speeds owing to data priority in times of congestion, and T-Mobile will not throttle it to 1.5 mbps.
The pricing, without the taxes and fees, will be:
- $45 for one line
- $80 for two lines
- $100 for three lines
- $120 for four lines
The new plan includes a few familiar perks: T-Mobile Tuesdays, which enables you to get exclusive deals and offers every Tuesday, a one-year free Paramount+ subscription, and Scam Shield, T-Mobile’s protection feature against scam calls. Unlimited talk, text, and 2G data in Canada and Mexico and unlimited 3G hotspot data (up to 600 kbps) are also included in Base Essentials.
Now, let's see what Base Essentials subscribers won't receive. The plan is not eligible for most device promotions, and customers also won't be able to set up autopay with discounts. You will still be able to finance a phone with Base Essentials, but most likely without any special pricing. The plan will also be ineligible for promotions that could add more benefits to it.
So, for a single line, Base Essentials will cost you $45 versus $60 for the current Essentials. That's $15 in savings, which isn't too bad. But for two lines, and above, as we can see in the handy comparison table below, it's not worth it. Especially if you want three or four lines where Base Essentials will even cost you more or the same price as the others, but you will get less for your money. With the other plans, you will get more high-speed data, better offers, and more benefits like Autopay and free subscriptions to other streaming services.
So, who is this for? Base Essentials may be suitable for people who need only one line, don't use a lot of internet data, don't upgrade very often, and don't want the Autopay discount. And even then, as The T-Mo Report pointed out, for $50, which is $5 more than the one-line Base Essentials' price tag, you can get unlimited high-speed internet with the Unlimited prepaid plan.
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Colin Kaepernick doesn’t speak to the media very often, and he speaks on camera even less. Despite that, however, Kaepernick was a guest on the I Am Athlete podcast, and the episode will drop later today on YouTube.
Many athletes have appeared on the I Am Athlete podcast in the past and gotten into some fascinating conversations that they might not have otherwise discussed in a traditional sit-down interview with a host.
Antonio Brown recently discussed his mental health. Cam Newton said he went to New England because he was desperate, and DJ Williams admitted Josh McDaniels spied on other teams as head coach of the Broncos. What will Kaepernick say during his episode?
I’ll be fascinated to see if he talks about his experiences since he was blackballed. What exactly was said during his meeting with the Seahawks? How close were things with the Ravens before that went up in smoke?
Also, will he give us any juicy info on playing for Harbaugh, the final drive of the Super Bowl, or the complete disaster that was the post-Harbaugh years? As painful as it would be to revisit that time, teams that are that bad end up that way for a reason, and I’d be willing to bet Kaepernick knows where some skeletons are buried.
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49ers Rumors: Trey Lance ‘Got Indications’ He’ll Be QB1 amid Garoppolo Trade Buzz
“We mentioned the Panthers earlier in relation to [Baker Mayfield]; they’ve done their homework on Garoppolo too. They’ve looked at all options, and Garoppolo is one. So that’s something to watch for down the road. Right now, San Francisco is prepared to hold on to that $26 million salary, at least as a placeholder for now. They believe they can do all of their business with draft picks and free agents until they sort all of this out.... Meanwhile, Trey Lance has been working out in the Bay Area. I’m told that he’s got indications, at least informal indications from the team, that he’ll be the guy next year. He’s set to be that. Now, whether that means that they would still keep Garoppolo and that could change the dynamic, possibly. But right now, Lance is going to be the starter.”
Why No. 6 overall pick in NFL draft could determine Jimmy Garoppolo’s future
“MMQB’s Albert Breer on Sunday reported the Carolina Panthers had Ickey Ekwonu and Charles Cross, two of the top offensive tackles in this year’s class, in for top-30 visits. The Panthers hold the No. 6 overall pick.
So why does this matter for San Francisco? Because there’s a chance one of either Ekownu or Cross falls to Carolina, and if Carolina takes one of them, it opens the door for them to go after a veteran quarterback like Jimmy Garoppolo.”
“With Shanahan’s creativity, the ability to create yet another mismatch with an H Back / TE skillset could be the answer to a team that has had problems holding on to late-game leads. Colorado State TE Trey McBride has a late 2nd round grade and if he is available at 61, the 49ers could add both depth and a quality playmaker with their first selection in this year’s draft.”
“[Safety Nick] Cross is pure safety. He can line up in the box (257 snaps) and free safety (400 snaps). His versatility screams the San Francisco 49ers. Last season, defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans would rotate Ward and Tartt numerous times. He also experimented with Hufanga and Wilson. Cross is 6’1”, 212 pounds, and has 31 1/2” arms and 9” hands. He ran a 4.34 in the 40-yard-dash, the fastest time amongst safeties.”
3 no-nonsense strategies John Lynch, 49ers must employ in NFL Draft
“Teams like the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers could be in the mix for a rookie quarterback. However, if they’re unable to land someone by the likes of Pitt’s Kenny Pickett or Liberty’s Malik Willis, it’s not completely out of whack to think they’d suddenly entertain the idea of trading for Jimmy G.
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A second Global COVID-19 Summit will be held virtually next month for countries to discuss efforts to end the pandemic and prepare for future health threats, according to a joint statement on Monday. "The emergence and spread of new variants, like Omicron, have reinforced the need for a strategy aimed at controlling COVID-19 worldwide," the White House said in a news release with the Group of Seven and Group of 20 nations.
The announcement comes amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in parts of the United States and around the world prompted by easily transmissible variants of the virus. China’s most populous city, Shanghai, is trying to return to normal after a nearly three-week shutdown, which, along with wider China curbs, are taking a toll on the world’s No. 2 economy.
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The summit will build on efforts and commitments made at the first global summit in September, including getting more people vaccinated, sending tests and treatments to highest-risk populations, expanding protections to health care workers and generating financing for pandemic preparedness, the statement said. "We know we must prepare now to build, sustain, and finance the global capacity we need, not only for emerging COVID-19 variants, but also future health crises," it said.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ ClearOne Inc. (CLRO) on Monday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $2.3 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Salt Lake City-based company said it had a loss of 10 cents. Losses, adjusted for amortization costs and stock option expense, were 7 cents per share.
The provider of videoconferencing products posted revenue of $7.2 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported a loss of $7.7 million, or 39 cents per share, swinging to a loss in the period. Revenue was reported as $29 million.
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Christian Klein was a teenager the first time he set foot in SAP's headquarters in Walldorf, Germany as an intern.
Now the 41-year-old is CEO of the software giant and steering its revenue shift from licensing fees to cloud computing subscriptions.
April marks SAP's 50th anniversary and the culmination of Klein's first year as sole CEO. He previously shared the role for several months with co-CEO Jennifer Morgan.
Klein spoke recently with The Associated Press.
Q: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had strong words for SAP, asking the company and others to stop supporting software clients in Russia and saying there’s no ‘half measures.’ How have you responded?
A: Right after the outbreak of the war and the invasion of Ukraine, SAP took immediate action. We stopped the sale of all of our products and services. Needless to say, on top of that, we are not supporting any kind of sanctioned customers. The European Union and others have released further sanctions, which we’re also following, especially in the energy sector. We also decided to wind down our cloud business. We shut it down completely, almost our complete business in Russia. It was very important for us to have a very clear stance around this invasion of Ukraine and this terrible war.
Q: So you’re not supporting existing software deals and clients, say a hospital or the food supply chain?
A: Not in the cloud business. On the on-premise side, we are following the sanctions which just got expanded. What is left on the on-premise side is customers for civil infrastructure, but nothing more.
Q: What was SAP like when you first visited in 1999?
A: When you grow up in the area of Heidelberg, there’s no way that you can avoid SAP. I did an internship during my school days. I was the one who had to carry the monitors -- not a flat screen at that time -- these were the huge ones. I can really say I learned from the ground up. Already at that point of time, believe it or not, you were part of the family. You were part of this culture. One of the strongest assets is that people really have special connections with the company. And that was carried over from generation to generation.
Q: Can you speak to complaints SAP sometimes gets from end users about the complexity of putting in a sales order or filing timesheets?
A: We need to simplify the way we develop our software. In the past, in the on-premise world, oftentimes customers bought a solution and then they modified it. Over time there were thousands of modifications and no one understood anymore what was the standard. And then the product becomes more complex. With the move to the cloud, we want to make sure that our customers stay close to the standard so that they can receive regular innovations, automated upgrades so that this complexity is also getting less in the way. So yes, we are on that. It’s a big priority. | https://www.myjournalcourier.com/business/article/Insider-Q-A-SAP-CEO-Christian-Klein-17087699.php | 2022-04-18T14:04:17 | en | 0.977648 |
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 24-30:
April 24: Actor Shirley MacLaine is 88. Actor-singer-director Barbra Streisand is 80. Country singer Richard Sterban of the Oak Ridge Boys is 79. Drummer Doug Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival) is 77. Singer Ann Peebles is 75. Actor Eric Bogosian is 69. Singer-bassist Jack Blades of Night Ranger is 68. Actor Michael O’Keefe (“Roseanne”) is 67. Bassist David J (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) is 65. Actor Glenn Morshower (“24”) is 63. Bassist Billy Gould (Faith No More) is 59. Actor-comedian Cedric the Entertainer is 58. Actor Djimon Hounsou (“Blood Diamond,” ″Amistad”) is 58. Drummer Patty Schemel (Hole) is 55. Drummer Aaron Comess of the Spin Doctors is 54. Actor Aidan Gillen (“Game of Thrones”) is 54. Actor Melinda Clarke (“The O.C.”) is 53. Actor Rory McCann (“Game of Thrones”) is 53. Singer Alejandro Fernandez is 51. Bassist Brian Marshall of Creed and of Alter Bridge is 49. Actor Derek Luke (“Madea Goes to Jail,” ″Friday Night Lights”) is 48. Actor Thad Luckinbill (“12 Strong,” ″The Young and the Restless”) is 47. Actor Eric Balfour (“24”) is 45. Actor Rebecca Mader (“No Ordinary Family,” ″Lost”) is 45. Actor Reagan Gomez (“Queen Sugar,” ″The Parent ’Hood”) is 42. Actor Austin Nichols (“One Tree Hill”) is 42. Actor Sasha Barrese (“The Hangover”) is 41. Singer-TV personality Kelly Clarkson (“American Idol”) is 40. Singer-bassist Tyson Ritter of All-American Rejects is 38. Country singer Carly Pearce is 32. Actor Joe Keery (“Stranger Things”) is 30. Actor Jack Quaid (“The Hunger Games”) is 30. Actor Doc Shaw (“House of Payne,” “The Suite Life on Deck”) is 30. Actor Jordan Fisher (“Liv and Maddie,” ″Rent: Live”) is 28.
April 25: Actor Al Pacino is 82. “Dancing With The Stars” judge Len Goodman is 78. Bassist Stu Cook of Creedence Clearwater Revisited is 77. Singer Bjorn Ulvaeus of ABBA is 77. Actor Talia Shire is 77. Actor Jeffrey DeMunn (“The Green Mile”) is 75. Country singer-songwriter Rob Crosby is 68. Actor Hank Azaria (“The Simpsons”) is 58. Singer Andy Bell of Erasure is 58. Bassist Eric Avery (Jane’s Addiction) is 57. Guitarist Rory Feek of Joey and Rory is 57. Former “Early Show” host Jane Clayson is 55. Actor Gina Torres (“I Think I Love My Wife”) is 53. Actor Renee Zellweger is 53. Actor Jason Lee (“My Name Is Earl,” ″Almost Famous”) is 52. Actor Jason Wiles (“Third Watch”) is 52. Actor Emily Bergl (“Southland”) is 47. Actor Marguerite Moreau (“The O.C.,” ″Life As We Know It”) is 45. Singer Jacob Underwood (O-Town) is 42. Actor Allisyn Snyder (“A.P. Bio,” “Sonny With a Chance”) is 26. Actor Jayden Rey (“The Conners”) is 13.
April 26: Actor-comedian Carol Burnett is 89. Guitarist-songwriter Duane Eddy is 84. Singer Maurice Williams of Maurice and the Zodiacs is 84. Singer Gary Wright is 79. Actor Giancarlo Esposito (“Better Call Saul,” ″Breaking Bad”) is 64. Drummer Roger Taylor of Duran Duran is 62. Actor Joan Chen (“Twin Peaks”) is 61. Drummer Chris Mars of The Replacements is 61. Actor-singer Michael Damian is 60. Actor Jet Li is 59. Guitarist Jimmy Stafford (Train) is 58. Actor-comedian Kevin James (“Paul Blart: Mall Cop,” ″The King of Queens”) is 57. Keyboardist Jeff Huskins of Little Texas is 56. Actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste (film’s “Secrets and Lies”) is 55. Fiddler Joe Caverlee of Yankee Grey is 54. Singer T-Boz of TLC is 52. Actor Shondrella Avery (“Napoleon Dynamite”) is 51. Bassist Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts is 51. Actor Simbi Kali (“3rd Rock From the Sun”) is 51. Bassist Michael Jeffers of Pinmonkey is 50. Drummer Jose Pasillas of Incubus is 46. Actor Jason Earles (“Hannah Montana”) is 45. Actor Leonard Earl Howze (“Barbershop”) is 45. Actor Amin Joseph (“Snowfall”) is 45. Actor Tom Welling (“Smallville”) is 45. Actor Pablo Schreiber (“Orange Is the New Black,” ″Weeds”) is 44. Actor Nyambi Nyambi (“The Good Fight,” “Mike and Molly”) is 43. Actor Jordana Brewster (“The Fast and the Furious”) is 42. Actor Stana Katic (“Castle”) is 42. Actor Marnette Patterson (“Something So Right”) is 42. Actor Channing Tatum (“Magic Mike, “Step Up”) is 42. Actor Emily Wickersham (“NCIS”) is 38. Actor Aaron Meeks (”Soul Food”) is 36. Musician James Sunderland of Frenship is 35.
April 27: Actor Anouk Aimee (“A Man and a Woman”) is 90. Singer Kate Pierson of The B-52′s is 74. Singer Herbie Murrell of The Stylistics is 73. Actor Douglas Sheehan (“Knots Landing”) is 73. Guitarist Ace Frehley (Kiss) is 71. Singer Sheena Easton is 63. Actor James Le Gros (“Ally McBeal”) is 60. Bassist Rob Squires of Big Head Todd and the Monsters is 57. Singer Mica Paris is 53. Actor David Lascher (“Sabrina, The Teenage Witch”) is 50. Actor Maura West (“General Hospital”) is 50. Actor Sally Hawkins (“The Shape of Water”) is 46. Drummer Patrick Hallahan of My Morning Jacket is 44. Singer Jim James of My Morning Jacket is 44. Singer Travis Meeks (Days of the New) is 43. Bassist Joseph Pope III of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 43. Guitarist John Osborne of Brothers Osborne is 40. Actor Francis Capra (“Veronica Mars”) is 39. Actor Ari Graynor (“Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”) is 39. Singer-guitarist Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy is 38. Actor Sheila Vand (“24: Legacy”) is 37. Actor Jenna Coleman (“Victoria,” ″Doctor Who”) is 36. Singer Nick Noonan of Karmin is 36. Actor William Moseley (“The Chronicles of Narnia”) is 35. Singer Lizzo is 34. Actor Emily Rios (“Breaking Bad”) is 33.
April 28: Actor-singer Ann-Margret is 81. Actor Paul Guilfoyle (“CSI”) is 73. Former “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno is 72. Actor Mary McDonnell is 70. Singer-bassist Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth is 69. Rapper Too Short is 56. Actor Bridget Moynahan (“Blue Bloods”) is 51. Actor Chris Young is 51. Rapper Big Gipp of Goodie Mob is 50. Actor Elisabeth Rohm (“Law and Order”) is 49. Actor Jorge Garcia (“Hawaii Five-0,” “Lost”) is 49. Actor Penelope Cruz is 48. Actor Nate Richert (“Sabrina the Teenage Witch”) is 44. TV personalities Drew and Jonathan Scott (“The Property Brothers”) are 44. Actor Jessica Alba is 41. Actor Harry Shum Jr. (“Glee”) is 40. Actor Jenna Ushkowitz (“Glee”) is 36. Actor Aleisha Allen (“School of Rock,” ″Are We There Yet?”) is 31.
April 29: Actor Keith Baxter is 89. Singer Bob Miranda of The Happenings is 80. Country singer Duane Allen of The Oak Ridge Boys is 79. Singer Tommy James is 75. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is 68. Actor Leslie Jordan (“The Help,” ″Will and Grace”) is 67. Actor Kate Mulgrew (“Orange Is the New Black,” ″Star Trek: Voyager”) is 67. Actor Daniel Day-Lewis is 65. Actor Michelle Pfeiffer is 64. Actor Eve Plumb (“The Brady Bunch”) is 64. Country singer Stephanie Bentley is 59. Actor Vincent Ventresca (TV’s “The Invisible Man,” “Boston Common”) is 56. Singer Carnie Wilson of Wilson Phillips is 54. Actor Paul Adelstein (“Private Practice”) is 53. Actor Uma Thurman is 52. Rapper Master P is 52. Actor Darby Stanchfield (“Scandal”) is 51. Country singer James Bonamy is 50. Singer Erica Campbell of Mary Mary is 50. Bassist Mike Hogan of The Cranberries is 49. Actor Tyler Labine (“New Amsterdam”) is 44. Actor Megan Boone (“The Blacklist”) is 39. Actor Zane Carney (“Dave’s World”) is 37. Singer Amy Heidemann of Karmin is 36. Singer Foxes is 33. Actor Grace Kaufman (“Man with a Plan”) is 20.
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Classic risotto is made with starchy medium-grain Italian rice, such as Arborio or carnaroli. It is toasted then cooked, sometimes slowly, over low heat as broth is ladled into the pan in stages. While the liquid absorbs, the cook stirs, stirs and keeps stirring.
This “risotto,” from our book “COOKish,” which limits recipes to just six ingredients without sacrificing flavor, uses pearl couscous (which actually is a pasta) and higher heat to produce “grains” with a rich, creamy consistency.
Much as with rice, stirring releases starch from the couscous that thickens into a creamy sauce, and the “risotto” finishes in the time it takes to cook pasta.
The wheaty flavor of pearl couscous (sometimes called Israeli couscous or ptitim) is a perfect match for grassy, subtly sweet asparagus and the salty, nutty flavor of Parmesan cheese.
We reserve the asparagus stalk and tip pieces separately; they’re added at different times because they cook at slightly different rates. Don’t use especially thick or particularly slender asparagus for this recipe; pencil-sized spears will be perfectly tender when the couscous is done.
PEARL COUSCOUS ‘RISOTTO’ WITH ASPARAGUS
Start to finish: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
4 tablespoons (½ stick) salted butter, cut into 1-tablespoon pieces
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
3 medium garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 cup pearl couscous
⅓ cup dry white wine
1 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut on the diagonal into ½-inch pieces; reserve the stalks and tips separately
1 ounce Parmesan cheese, finely grated (½ cup), plus more to serve
½ cup lightly packed fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped, plus more to serve
In a 12-inch skillet over medium-high, melt 3 tablespoons of the butter. Add the onion and ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper, then cook, stirring, until it begins to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant. Add the couscous and cook, stirring often, until it begins to brown.
Pour in the wine and cook, stirring, until the pan is almost dry, about 1 minute. Add 3 cups water and ½ teaspoon salt, then cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Stir in the asparagus stalks and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes, then stir in the asparagus tips. Continue to cook, stirring, until almost all the liquid has been absorbed and the asparagus is tender, about another 2 minutes.
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Two of the eight men convicted in connection with the 2002 killing of an 18-year-old girl will get out of prison early.
Matthew Durham and Maurice Rivas were originally sentenced to about 26 years for their part in the 2002 murder of Rachel Burkheimer. Snohomish County Superior Court Judge George Appel on Friday ruled the co-defendants’ prison terms be reduced to 22½ years.
A state Supreme Court ruling last year opened the door for the potential resentencing or release of some convicts. Under the decision, judges must consider the defendant's age in sentencing. Durham was 17 and Rivas 18 at the time of the killing, the Everett Herald reported.
Burkheimer was fatally shot by her ex-boyfriend John “Diggy” Anderson. The seven other men convicted in her killing played roles in her death.
Prosecutors alleged Burkheimer was tricked into going to a duplex, where she was beaten, tied up and held for hours. Eventually, she was forced into a duffel bag and driven to the Cascade foothills where she was forced to kneel in a freshly dug grave.
Durham, now 37, admitted to driving Burkheimer to the scene of her death. Rivas, now 38, admitted to assisting in Burkheimer’s kidnapping, digging her grave and being present at her shooting. | https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/2-men-involved-in-2002-killing-receive-reduced-17087753.php | 2022-04-18T14:04:35 | en | 0.977131 |
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OKANOGAN, Wash. (AP) — A 70-year-old Okanogan man was arrested for allegedly killing a 46-year-old Oroville woman.
According to the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and police were called at about 8:16 p.m. Saturday to a home on Westlake Road in Oroville for a report of a domestic dispute, KIRO-TV reported.
While responding, deputies were told they were possibly responding to a homicide. When deputies and police arrived, they found a woman dead inside, along with two men.
Deputies arrested a 70-year-old man who they said, during questioning, confessed to shooting the woman whom he had been dating, law enforcement said.
According to authorities, a female friend of the victim had become concerned and went to check on her, but was unable to talk with her as the shooting suspect appeared “defensive.”
The woman then asked her husband to go to the home, and when he got inside, he found the victim lying on the floor, deputies said.
Deputies also said the man was told by the suspect the victim had been dead for about two days.
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VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — Infowars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the website's founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
The bankruptcy filing Sunday in Texas puts civil litigation on hold while the business reorganizes its finances.
In its court filing, Infowars said it had estimated assets of $50,000 or less and estimated liabilities of $1 million to $10 million. Creditors listed in the bankruptcy filing include relatives of some of the 20 children and six educators killed in the 2012 school massacre in Connecticut.
The plaintiffs in that case have said they have been subjected to harassment and death threats from Jones’ followers because of the hoax conspiracy that Jones promoted. Jones has since conceded the shooting did happen. The families have already won defamation lawsuits against Jones.
Last month, Jones was fined $75,000 for failing to appear for a deposition in a defamation case but a judge last week ordered the return of the money because Jones eventually showed up.
Another newly filed lawsuit accuses Jones of hiding millions of dollars in assets, but an attorney for Jones has called that allegation “ridiculous.”
Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis, died in the Newtown school shooting, said he did not immediately know how the bankruptcy will affect his defamation lawsuit against Jones in Texas, where a trial on how much money in damages Jones should pay the families is set to begin next week.
“It is what it is,” Heslin said. “We’ll see where it all goes. He’s tried everything to avoid everything.”
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Robert Lempert, Pardee RAND Graduate School and Elisabeth Gilmore, Carleton University
(THE CONVERSATION) It’s easy to feel pessimistic when scientists around the world are warning that climate change has advanced so far, it’s now inevitable that societies will either transform themselves or be transformed. But as two of theauthors of a recent international climate report, we also see reason for optimism.
The latest reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change discuss changes ahead, but they also describe how existing solutions can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help people adjust to impacts of climate change that can’t be avoided.
The problem is that these solutions aren’t being deployed fast enough. In addition to push-back from industries, people’s fear of change has helped maintain the status quo.
To slow climate change and adapt to the damage already underway, the world will have to shift how it generates and uses energy, transports people and goods, designs buildings and grows food. That starts with embracing innovation and change.
Fear of change can lead to worsening change
From the industrial revolution to the rise of social media, societies have undergone fundamental changes in how people live and understand their place in the world.
Some transformations are widely regarded as bad, including many of those connected to climate change. For example, about half the world’s coral reef ecosystems have died because of increasing heat and acidity in the oceans. Island nations like Kiribati and coastal communities, including in Louisiana and Alaska, are losing land into rising seas.
Other transformations have had both good and bad effects. The industrial revolution vastly raised standards of living for many people, but it spawned inequality, social disruption and environmental destruction.
People often resist transformation because their fear of losing what they have is more powerful than knowing they might gain something better. Wanting to retain things as they are – known as status quo bias – explains all sorts of individual decisions, from sticking with incumbent politicians to not enrolling in retirement or health plans even when the alternatives may be rationally better.
This effect may be even more pronounced for larger changes. In the past, delaying inevitable change has led to transformations that are unnecessarily harsh, such as the collapse of some 13th-century civilizations in what is now the U.S. Southwest. As more people experience the harms of climate change firsthand, they may begin to realize that transformation is inevitable and embrace new solutions.
A mix of good and bad
The IPCC reports make clear that the future inevitably involves more and larger climate-related transformations. The question is what the mix of good and bad will be in those transformations.
If countries allow greenhouse gas emissions to continue at a high rate and communities adapt only incrementally to the resulting climate change, the transformations will be mostly forced and mostly bad.
For example, a riverside town might raise its levees as spring flooding worsens. At some point, as the scale of flooding increases, such adaptation hits its limits. The levees necessary to hold back the water may become too expensive or so intrusive that they undermine any benefit of living near the river. The community may wither away.
The riverside community could also take a more deliberate and anticipatory approach to transformation. It might shift to higher ground, turn its riverfront into parkland while developing affordable housing for people who are displaced by the project, and collaborate with upstream communities to expand landscapes that capture floodwaters. Simultaneously, the community can shift to renewable energy and electrified transportation to help slow global warming.
Optimism resides in deliberate action
The IPCC reports include numerous examples that can help steer such positive transformation.
For example, renewable energy is now generally less expensive than fossil fuels, so a shift to clean energy can often save money. Communities can also be redesigned to better survive natural hazards through steps such as maintaining natural wildfire breaks and building homes to be less susceptible to burning.
Land use and the design of infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, can be based on forward-looking climate information. Insurance pricing and corporate climate risk disclosures can help the public recognize hazards in the products they buy and companies they support as investors.
No one group can enact these changes alone. Everyone must be involved, including governments that can mandate and incentivize changes, businesses that often control decisions about greenhouse gas emissions, and citizens who can turn up the pressure on both.
Transformation is inevitable
Efforts to both adapt to and mitigate climate change have advanced substantially in the last five years, but not fast enough to prevent the transformations already underway.
Doing more to disrupt the status quo with proven solutions can help smooth these transformations and create a better future in the process.
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COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — A former longtime Coos Bay police officer has been convicted on multiple charges related to the sexual abuse of a child.
After a trial in Coos County, Terry Scott Rogers was convicted on all counts, The World reported.
According to court records, Rogers was arrested Sept. 20, 2021, on 18 felony charges and two misdemeanor counts. The indictment claimed Rogers had sexual contact with a minor starting in 2012, when the child was 12. The indictment alleges the actions continued until 2018.
Rogers was indicted on two counts of first-degree unlawful sexual penetration, three counts of second-degree unlawful sexual penetration, eight counts of first-degree sex abuse, five counts of luring a minor and two counts of third-degree sex abuse.
District Attorney R. Paul Frasier said because Rogers was a Coos Bay police officer when the allegations surfaced, his office recused itself because of their professional working relationship. Frasier asked the state Office of the Attorney General to handle the case.
Kristin Edmunson, communications director with agency, confirmed Rogers was convicted on all the counts.
Before his arrest, Rogers had been a police officer in Coos Bay for 22 years. He was terminated shortly after his arrest.
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Sebastian Tello-Trillo, University of Virginia
(THE CONVERSATION) The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
When children get health insurance through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, their families benefit too.
That’s what I found through recent research conducted with two fellow health economists, Daniel S. Grossman and Barton Willage. And it was particularly true for their mothers, who become 5% more likely to be in a stable marriage and experience a 5.8% reduction in stress levels. Moms are also less likely to smoke cigarettes and drink heavily.
We figured this out by comparing the rates for marriage, mental health conditions and health behaviors of mothers whose children are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP, a joint effort by states and the federal government to cover kids in families with relatively modest incomes that are too high for Medicaid eligibility, with mothers whose children are less eligible for these programs.
We also compared the employment status of low-income mothers of children who obtained health insurance eligibility with those who did not.
Why it matters
Some 4.3 million children under the age of 19, or 5.6% of all U.S. kids, lacked health insurance coverage in 2020 – the most recent data available. President Joe Biden’s proposed Build Back Better Act, currently stalled in the Senate, would help close this gap.
States set their own eligibility requirements for Medicaid and CHIP, and these thresholds range widely. Eligibility usually depends on a child’s age, the number of people in the household and the family’s income. For example, in Oregon, a 3-year-old in a family of three with an annual income of US$33,000 would not be eligible. That same child living in Wisconsin, however, would be. And Wisconsin’s policies are not even the most generous in the nation.
Previously, researchers have primarily measured the effectiveness of the Medicaid and CHIP programs for children by assessing direct effects related to their own health. Our study shows that gaining access to government-provided health insurance coverage also affects a child’s household in positive ways.
One reason that’s important: Prior research has shown that growing up in a stable home benefits a child’s cognitive development.
What still isn’t known
Our study complements previous research suggesting that obtaining health insurance coverage through Medicaid and CHIP has long-term effects for children, such as through higher educational achievement. But how that happens remains unclear. That is, do these kids perform better in school because their health is typically better than it would have been – or something else?
Another question that remains is whether these patterns crop up when people gain access to other beneficial programs. For example, when children with special needs obtain the services they require, does it also benefit their parents? Or how does student loan forgiveness improve the lives of people in a household besides the person who owed the money?
What’s next
We focused on moms because maternal data was more readily available. In the future, we would like to do further research to see whether the benefits for the fathers of children who gain health insurance coverage through Medicaid and CHIP are similar to the boost that mothers get.
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LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) — A National Guard helicopter rescued an injured backcountry snowboarder in northern New Hampshire who had fallen and struck some rocks, state Fish and Game conservation officers said.
The snowboarder, identified as Patrick McQuaide, 31, of Pelham, was on a solo trip Friday in an area called the Great Gulf in a ski run known as Turkey Shoot.
A backcountry skier, John Dwyer, 32, of Beverly, Massachusetts, saw McQuaide fall and skied toward him. There was no cellphone coverage, so he activated an emergency SOS switch on a tracking device, sending a message that McQuaide suffered serious injuries and was unable to walk.
“Due to the extreme remoteness of the area and the reported serious nature of the injuries, a call was made to the Army National Guard for the possibility of a helicopter rescue," Fish and Game Lt. Mark Ober, Jr. said in a news release. “The Guard was able to quickly assemble a crew and flew a Black Hawk helicopter north from Concord."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is declining to wade into a lawsuit filed by four New York City public school employees over a policy that they be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Lower courts had previously allowed the policy to go into effect while litigation continued, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor had also rejected an emergency request that the policy be put on hold. The justices said Monday they wouldn't get involved in the dispute. As is typical the justices did not say anything in rejecting the case, and it was one of more than 100 the court turned away.
New York City began requiring public school employees to be vaccinated in the fall of 2021. Courts had declined to bar the city from enforcing their policy, which applies to some 150,000 employees and has religious and medical exemptions.
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Gregory Carleton, Tufts University
(THE CONVERSATION) The range of anti-Russian measures taken by countries around the world since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is virtually unprecedented and hearkens back to the darkest days of the Cold War.
They’ve assumed many forms but broadly include economic sanctions, military support for Ukraine and boycotts of Russian exports. Other forms of resistance, undertaken primarily by nonstate actors, focus more on Russian culture – its music, literature and arts – with the country’s conductors dismissed from European concert halls and pieces by Tchaikovsky excised from set lists.
Yet there is no single country, international organization or command center directing these efforts.
This hasn’t stopped Russian President Vladimir Putin from arguing precisely that.
In a March 25, 2022, speech to Russia’s leading cultural figures, Putin asserted that all of these actions – whether military, economic or cultural – amount to a single, concentrated plan by the West to “cancel” Russia and “everything connected with Russia,” including its “thousand-year history” and its “people.”
The sweeping, uncompromising nature of his rhetoric may sound hyperbolic and even absurd to Western ears; however, in Russia that is not necessarily the case. Many people there seem to accept Putin’s premise, not just because it seems to fit present circumstances, but because the idea of the nation surrounded by its enemies has deep historical roots.
In my book “Russia: The Story of War,” I explore how Russia has long imagined itself as a fortress, isolated in the world and subject to perpetual threats.
When offense becomes defense
For centuries, Russia has often been derided as overly, if not pathologically, paranoid: always suspicious of outsiders while harboring plans of conquest.
Though it would be difficult to deny that the country has been guilty of aggression and has sometimes invaded neighbors – Ukraine being but the latest example – Russians often prefer to highlight another aspect of its history, equally undeniable: It has been the target of foreign invasion for centuries.
From the Mongols in the 13th century, to the Crimean Tatars, Poles and Swedes in the 16th through 18th centuries, to La Grande Armée of Napoleon in the 19th century and Hitler’s Wehrmacht in the 20th, Russia has routinely found itself fending off attacks from foreigners. These chapters of Russia’s past make it easy to paint an image of a country routinely battered and victimized.
Isolationism took on a different but related form in the 20th century: Before the end of World War II, Soviet Russia was the only country in the world professing a belief in Marxism and, for this reason, was a pariah in the eyes of most other countries.
The expanse of Soviet control over other nations after the war, therefore, could be seen as a defensive maneuver – a hedge against future invaders.
An island of Christianity
Russia’s rendering of itself as a geopolitical fortress coincided with the development of its identity as a bastion of Christianity.
In the 16th century under Ivan “the Terrible,” the ruling elite of Muscovy, as the land of Russia was known then, propagated the idea of it being the Third Rome: the God-ordained, sole home of true Christianity.
The two previous capitals of Christianity – the Rome of the Vatican and the Rome of Constantinople as the capital of the Byzantine Empire – could no longer aspire to such status. After all, the first was under control of schismatics – as Orthodox Christians would view Catholics – while the second had been occupied by the Ottoman Turks since the city’s fall in 1453. That left Russia as the only place where a pure form of Christianity could reside.
At that time, no other Orthodox Christians were free of foreign rule. This undergirded the belief that the Russian land was exceptional and, as such, always set it at odds with its neighbors such as the Poles, the Turks and the Balts, who, generally speaking, were of a different faith.
The idea of Russia as an island of true Christianity, however, really gained traction in the 19th century as nationalists sought to define what made their nation and people different from – and, by implication, superior to – others. Prominent figures such as Fyodor Dostoevsky propagated this idea in his writings, as did Apollon Maikov, a famous poet who likened Russia to a besieged monastery, beset by enemies on all sides and only able to rely on itself.
That Russia at the same time was subject to foreign invasions, most notably by Napoleon, served to link the two ideas: Russia was a special place, and for that reason, others on the outside have sought to destroy the country, its culture and its religion through any means necessary.
Victory in defeat
With the invasion of Ukraine, Putin and other Russian leaders have fully embraced this image of Russia once more.
The nation faces an “organized, disciplined attack against everything Russian,” declared Mikhail Shvydkoi, an official in the Ministry of Culture. Putin has even gone as far as to claim that boycotts against Russian literature are the equivalent of book burnings by Nazis in the 1930s.
This coy evocation of Nazi criminality not only resurrects World War II as a reference point for today, but it also aligns with Putin’s principal justification for launching his invasion over a month ago: the alleged embrace of Nazism by the Ukrainian government and subsequent “genocide” of Russian-speaking Ukrainians. The charges, needless to say, are absurd, and this motivating narrative for war has quickly fallen apart.
So Putin has turned to a more stable and, as events have shown, more viable myth to justify his actions: “Fortress Russia.”
The advantages in arguing this line are manifold. It deftly molds to the situation now at hand. Western sanctions, in seeking to isolate Russia, can also perversely confirm the country’s mythical view of itself as a special place that outsiders seek to destroy.
By this reasoning, the sanctions merely reflect the West’s continuing antagonism against Russia dating back centuries. That the invasion set these sanctions in motion can be swept under the rug.
It also paints Russia as once again defending itself against outside aggression and thereby flips the role of it being the villain in the conflict with Ukraine. It enforces the idea of Russia as the perpetual victim, always the underdog in the face of history’s injustices and inequities. Moreover, it preserves the perception of Russia as an island of goodness and beneficence in a hostile world.
The emphasis of this new narrative should not be dismissed in the West as just another propaganda ploy. As the war has turned more into a stalemate, this line, as seen in Putin’s speech of March 25, 2022, has gained more traction.
In fact, while many in Russia have opposed the invasion and some have left the country because of it, recent internal polling suggests that support for Putin has crystallized precisely around this image of him as leader on the nation’s ramparts defending their vital interests. If this trend continues, then – at least in terms of self-image and self-esteem – the nation might have found a satisfactory ending no matter what outcome might come from the war.
For the “Fortress Russia” myth will always have the country land on its feet – even in defeat.
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Joshua Holzer, Westminster College
(THE CONVERSATION) Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the number of people studying Ukrainian on Duolingo, a language learning website and mobile app, has increased by more than 500%.
Most of those who are taking up Ukrainian are probably unaware that there is a long-running controversy about this particular form of speech. One side views Russians and Ukrainians as “one people,” and the opposing side does not.
The former claim that Ukrainian is just a dialect of Russian, while the latter argue that it is a separate language. Who’s correct?
Unfortunately, there isn’t a clear answer. The difference between a language and a dialect depends upon whom you ask.
The linguistics angle
Many linguists base their determination of language-or-dialect on whether forms of speech are mutually understandable. In simple terms, if two people are speaking different dialects of the same language, they can probably understand each other. However, if two people are speaking separate languages, they probably won’t be able to understand each other.
By this definition, Czech and Slovak could be viewed as dialects of the same language. The same goes for Indonesian and Malay.
Some spoken forms look quite different when pen is put to paper. For instance, Serbian is written with a variation of the Cyrillic alphabet, like Russian, while Croatian uses a form of the Latin alphabet, like English. Nonetheless, many linguists would consider Serbian and Croatian to be dialects of the same language, because it’s the understandability of spoken forms that generally counts.
Humans have been talking for a very long time, but we’ve only been writing things down for a few millennia. Plus, of the roughly 7,000 known living languages only about 4,000 have a writing system.
Politics says something different
For political scientists, the difference between a language and a dialect is not based on mutual understandability, but rather politics. For example, Hindi and Urdu are separate languages because the governments of India and Pakistan say they are, even though the colloquially spoken forms of the two varieties are strikingly similar.
Max Weinreich, a Yiddish scholar, popularized the idea that “a language is a dialect with an army and navy.” In other words, a government can promote the view that a dialect is a separate language even if it isn’t in linguistic terms.
Moldova, for instance, argues that Moldovan is a separate language, even though it is nearly identical to Romanian. Although Romania has gotten upset about such linguistic rebranding, according to Article 13 of the Moldovan Constitution, the country’s official language is Moldovan, and not Romanian. Thus the two are separate languages – at least politically.
Bestowing official status on a particular spoken form not only encourages its use in government, including the courts, but it also usually means that a spoken form will be taught in schools, thereby ensuring that future generations share a common language – even if it was invented for nationalistic purposes.
Just as a dialect with an army and navy can be considered its own language, a language with an army and a navy can call other languages mere dialects. For example, the official language of the People’s Republic of China is Standard Chinese, which is often shortened to simply “Chinese” and is sometimes – contentiously – referred to as Mandarin. However, this is not the only form of speech that can be heard throughout the country.
Cantonese is widely spoken in and around Hong Kong, yet it is often treated as a dialect of “Chinese.” However, spoken Mandarin and Cantonese are not mutually understandable. As such, in linguistic terms, these two forms of speech would not be considered dialects of a single language, but rather separate languages.
In order to strengthen the power of the central government against separatist sentiment, the Chinese government has long promoted a language unification agenda. The intent is both to create a common way of communicating for the country but also to minimize the linguistic and cultural differences that exist among different communities. To help spread the adoption of Standard Chinese, as defined by the government, television and radio professionals are subject to strict requirements and can even be fined for using incorrect pronunciation.
Throughout China, local forms of speech are being phased out as mediums of instruction in schools in favor of Mandarin. Many of these forms are now declining, and some are at risk of going extinct. Such efforts do not necessarily mean that these types of speech aren’t “real languages” in the linguistic sense.
But politically, the difference between a language and a dialect is whatever China says it is. This is even reflected at the international level, as many organizations, such as the United Nations, recognize “Chinese” as being the form of speech standardized and promoted by the Chinese government.
Resolving the conflict
So, is Ukrainian a dialect of Russian or a separate language? Linguistically, Ukrainian and Russian are about as different as French and Portuguese. Although French and Portuguese both descend from Latin, they’ve now diverged enough to make mutual understanding difficult. Similarly, while both Ukrainian and Russian share a common ancestor, their present-day spoken forms are now different enough that there’s a strong linguistic case for them to be considered separate languages.
Politically, however, whether Ukrainian is a dialect or language will, in part, depend upon how the war ends. If Ukraine remains an independent country that considers Ukrainian a separate language – it is a separate language.
If, however, Russia ends up controlling the entirety of Ukraine, thereby finishing the process that it began in 2014 with its annexation of Crimea, then Russia could promote the view that Ukrainian is but a mere dialect of Russian, to reinforce Ukraine’s diminished status as a part of Russia.
In short, not only is Ukraine’s territorial integrity at risk, but so is the independence of a unique and distinct cultural community.
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