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Quick Links After Scandoval, Vanderpump Rules Season 11 is keeping viewers hooked as Ariana Madix moves on with a new boyfriend and the rest of the group continues to have a hard time forgiving Tom Sandoval. Yet, the reality TV lead, Lisa Vanderpump, isn't just focused on keeping the team at peace. She is currently busy promoting another reality show, Vanderpump Villa, which will be focused on the staff at a French château, as they calibrate serving guests and dealing with work colleagues 24/7. In case you are looking forward to watching this upcoming series or want to invest in more unhinged reality TV, here is everything we know so far about this new project. Does 'Vanderpump Villa' Have a Release Date? Vanderpump Villa will be out soon, with its first three episodes arriving in the US through Hulu on April 1, 2024. The remaining seven will land on a weekly basis via the streaming service. Viewers in the UK and Canada can also watch the reality show through Disney +. To stay tuned to all the latest episodes, check out the release schedule below. Episode # | Release Date | ---|---| Episode 1 | April 1, 2024 | Episode 2 | April 1, 2024 | Episode 3 | April 1, 2024 | Episode 4 | April 8, 2024 | Episode 5 | April 15, 2024 | Episode 6 | April 22, 2024 | Episode 7 | April 29, 2024 | Episode 8 | May 6, 2024 | Episode 9 | May 13, 2024 | Episode 10 | May 10, 2024 | Is There a Trailer for 'Vanderpump Villa'? Yes, there is! On March 6, 2024, Hulu unveiled the official trailer for their upcoming reality series, and by the looks of it, there will be a lot of parties, guest services, workplace fights, and intense drama. The clip starts off with Lisa letting the staff know that the guests will be arriving the next day at the luxurious château in France, where they are expected to indulge in stellar food and hospitality. With the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum observing their every move, the team must be focused on providing the best service they can while also navigating the difficulties of living with their co-workers. As some of the footage in the trailer shows the group enjoying the pool, having a few too many drinks, and hooking up in between shifts, managing their personal lives on top of the professional won't be an easy task to follow. What Is 'Vanderpump Villa' About? Here is the official logline for Vanderpump Villa provided by Hulu: "From firework-filled proposals and opulent events at the chateau to unbelievable excursions and outrageous confrontations in the French countryside, each day at the Chateau brings nonstop heartfelt, humorous, and heated moments, from staff and guests alike. All the while, Lisa evaluates whether this is the team to make her 'pop up' experience a permanent reality and add to her ever-growing empire." Who Is Starring in 'Vanderpump Villa'? Aside from Vanderpump's occasional appearance here and there, the main cast will be filled with hand-selected professionals in their respective fields. In December 2023, Hulu revealed who are the participants in the series. Andre Mitchell is a mixologist, and he began his trajectory in the service industry at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse after an injury cost him his athletic scholarship at Texas State. In the reality show, he will be partnering up with Chauntel "Telly" Hall, another mixologist with 12 years' experience. Executive chef Anthony Bar will look after the kitchen at the villa, alongside his sous chef Caroline Byl. Although their work styles might be different, with Bar being a by-the-books type and Byl a more improvisational cook, they are able to work well together and deliver some fine dishes. Emily Kovacs has done it all in terms of jobs, and her stellar work ethic will be a bonus as a housekeeper. She will be working with Grace Cottrell, another housekeeper who isn't afraid to get her hands dirty on the job. After working at one of Vegas' most sought-after restaurants, Marciano Brunette will be the lead server at the château. He will be managing Hannah Fouch and Priscila Ferrari, two servers who will be actively involved in a lot of the after-work onscreen portion of the show. Stephen Alsvig will be an event coordinator, and he has already worked alongside Marciano and Hannah before the show and is well aware of how this pairing will play out. His co-worker on the team is Gabriella Sanon, who will use her expertise in hosting luxurious events during her time at the villa while also eyeing the possibility of finding love. Last but not least, Eric Funderwhite will be the château manager. After years overlooking big teams for A-list clientele, he is ready to take on the challenge of leading what could potentially become the core group of staff at the villa. Who Is Making 'Vanderpump Villa'? Lisa Vanderpump is no stranger to being on reality TV and producing shows within this genre. She is currently an executive producer and stars in Vanderpump Rules, Overserved, Vanderpump Dogs, and Pooch Perfect, all reality shows for different networks and streaming services. Aside from being a TV personality, she is also a businesswoman and looks after four restaurants and the Vanderpump Cocktail Garden in Vegas alongside her longtime husband, Ken Todd. Ahead of the show's streaming release, Vanderpump shared information about the casting process for the Hulu original in an interview with TV Insider: "It was very, very carefully thought out. I needed some people that I knew I could really rely on. However, this cast also gave Lisa some trouble at times. "I think you have to manage people a lot more when you're living with them and you can't replace people," she continues. "I'm not saying we didn't, but you'll have to see the show, too. It was quite difficult when you've got young people all living together." According to Hulu, both Bunim/Murray Productions and Entertainment 360 are credited as producers of the reality show. Where Was 'Vanderpump Villa' Filmed? Vanderpump Villa is set at the Château Rosabelle (also known as Château St. Joseph), located in the South of France. This L-shaped castle was built in 1879 and is now a luxurious guest spot for anyone who wants to book a stay or host a high-end event (a wedding perhaps).

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Amit has wreaked havoc on the the village for months, with recent scenes showing his attempt to fleece soap legend Eric Pollard out of his financial assets. Keen to get his hands on his fortune, he invited him to join a new 'business venture'. In a further twist, we learnt that when his brother Rishi (Bhaskar Patel) fell down the stairs and passed away at Holdgate Farm last year, he was the one responsible in a bid to get his hands on inheritance money that would pay off his mounting debts. After finding out that Amit was responsible, Jai played him at his own game and flung him down the very same staircase. Realising that he'd broken his leg, he made matters worse and stood on it in a bid to get Amit to explain his reasoning for Rishi's death, before taking his phone so that he couldn't call for help. He explained how he had begged his brother to hand over his share, which was met with him sharing some tough home truths, enough to cause him to lash out and be complicit in his death. As a vicious row erupted between the pair, Pollard showed up and demanded to call the police, but after sending him on his way, Jai had other ideas. In tonight's (29th March) episode, Suni (Brahmdeo Shannon Ramana) was devastated to learn that his dad had seemingly left the village without saying goodbye. Keeping shtum on yesterday's events, Jai ordered Pollard to Holdgate to reveal that he'd kept Amit tied up. We didn't see this one coming! Telling him that he'd only let him free if he signed over his shares in Hawksford Outdoor Pursuits and left for India, Jai told him to fabricate a story about his leg when he sought medical attention. In agreement – Eric asserted that Amit deserved everything that was coming to him. Back at the HOP, Jai dealt a further blow and told Suni that his dad had left nothing to him as he didn't think he was capable of running a business. Actor Chris Bisson has spoken out about how his character will change following the incident: 'The fact that Rishi is no longer with him, means that Jai feels like he needs to avenge his death in some way. 'Jai is not a murderer deep down but I think he has been pushed to his limit here. But he has let Amit away with his life 'But it has changed something inside him and going forward the way he views life and people and relationships may well be affected. Certainly the way he treats business will probably be affected too.' Is this the last we've seen of Amit? Meanwhile, following the explosive fallout of Caleb's affair with Tracy Robinson (Amy Walsh), things have been incredibly tense amongst their neighbours. Caleb's wife Ruby has persisted in adding fuel to the fire by winding up just about everyone she's met since arriving. She even forced her husband to ruin Tracy's prospects of opening a new nursery by exposing her past as a sex worker to potential clients. After a huge falling out with his family, Ruby suggested forgetting about them and he started to look at properties in Manchester. Worried that their son Nicky (Lewis Cope) wouldn't want to venture far, she suggested nearby Harrogate instead. Could they be about to make a grand departure? If next week's spoilers are anything to go by – we don't reckon so. Cruel upcoming scenes will see a conversation between Caleb and half sister Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) derail the whole plan as he decides he needs to stay. As Ruby's inner fire takes hold, she takes leave of her senses and lashes out – elbowing Chas in the chest just weeks after her double mastectomy operation. If you've got a soap or TV story, video or pictures get in touch by emailing us [email protected] – we'd love to hear from you. Join the community by leaving a comment below and stay updated on all things soaps on our homepage. The Soaps Newsletter Sign up for daily Soaps updates and our weekly Editor's special for juicy exclusives and interviews. Privacy Policy

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Baltimore bridge collapse takes toll on port workers Workers at the Port of Baltimore are losing their jobs because of the bridge collapse. With no ships coming in and out, it is unclear when workers will be able be returning to their jobs. Copyright 2024 NPR

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Making life-or-death decisions for $10.60 an hour: Texas group homes suffer from staffing crisis Cassie Weddel can't express herself through words, but she can express herself through her surprisingly strong grip. She's always reaching for her mom's hand as they sit in the family living room in North Richland Hills. "Cassie loves to grab and hug," her mom, Lea Ann Capel, laughed. "Sometimes to the point where she'll pull you over." Almost 38 years old, Cassie needs round-the-clock care, Capel said. Her physical and intellectual disabilities mean she can't walk, brush her teeth or bathe herself, and doctors estimate she's at the cognitive level of a toddler. In a family where everyone works, that type of care is impossible to provide at home without support. That's why, in 2008, Cassie moved into a group home 10 minutes away from her mom's house. Group homes are normal houses where people with intellectual disabilities can live, supported by staff called direct care workers. They do just about everything: cook, clean, give out medication, and make sure residents are happy and healthy. Group homes are an alternative to living in a big state institution, and a way to keep people with intellectual disabilities in the community, closer to their loved ones. For years, the group home was great for Cassie, Capel said. "Until recently," she said. "And that's when things started to become concerning." Capel said during the pandemic, she saw the staff at her daughter's group home dwindle, reflecting a crisis across the state and country. Group homes in Texas can't hire enough workers, forcing closures and making it harder for the remaining homes to provide quality care. Advocates, group home operators and workers blame the low pay. Group homes are funded through Medicaid, and the Texas state legislature sets the base wage for workers. Right now, it's $10.60 an hour. That's after lawmakers increased the wage from $8.11 an hour during the legislative session last year. Assuming a 40-hour work week, direct care workers who make life-or-death decisions for people with disabilities can expect to make $22,000 a year. "This is a full, total, body-mind disability that requires someone to care for them constantly," Capel said of her daughter. "You can't expect someone to be able to do that working $10.60 an hour, especially in this economy." A public health crisis in the making More than 15,000 Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD, rely on group homes, according to a coalition of three organizations that represent group home providers. How does group home funding work? The Texas Legislature is responsible for group home workers' wages because funding for group homes comes from Medicaid, the joint state and federal health program. The government contracts with public entities or businesses that run group homes and reimburses them for their operating costs, including wages. Group homes rely on Medicaid for everything, so operators can't really bump up wages unless the legislature boosts the Medicaid reimbursement rates, according to Susan Garnett, CEO of My Health My Resources of Tarrant County. The coalition surveyed its members in 2023 and found the staffing crisis — which was bad long before the pandemic — "has reached the brink of a catastrophe." Out of the 148 providers who responded to the survey, two-thirds reported they "struggle to deliver quality care due to insufficient staffing." Staff vacancy rates hover around 30%, an "untenable" level. One in three homes do not have scheduled staff at a given time. For Cassie, the staffing shortage meant no more house outings to church or dances, Capel said. She and Cassie's sister stepped in to give the staff a break. "Sometimes, Lindsey and I would go over there, and we'd give her a bath, give her a shower ourselves," Capel said. Group home closures are accelerating, too, according to the coalition's survey. Respondents reported they recently closed almost 160 homes and planned to close almost 240 more, affecting 1,600 residents in total — potentially forcing them to move farther away from their family and friends. And where will they move? Many group homes are not accepting new clients, the survey found. "An exodus of providers from the system will result in loss of access to care, increased risk of institutionalization, diminished ability for the state to meet federal access standards, and a serious public health crisis," the survey states. Staffing crisis leads to harder jobs, worse care For direct care workers, short staffing means harder workdays and more overtime, on top of the other jobs they have to work to stay afloat. Princia Mabiala works at a four-bedroom group home in Grapevine, run by Champion Services. She doesn't make enough here to support herself and her daughter, she said. "My rent is like $1,500. I still got to eat," she said. Mabiala calls her clients "my ladies." Each shift, Mabiala picks up her "ladies" from their day program, helps them use the bathroom, cleans the house, cooks dinner (her specialty), and, overall, makes sure they're happy. "You have to have the passion of doing it," she said. "If you don't have the passion, if you just take it, just like a regular job, you will not last." Mabiala does hair on her days off to make ends meet. She wouldn't work a second job if she didn't have to, she said. Her work at the group home requires focus, and it's hard to maintain that if you're tired or thinking of other responsibilities. "If they increase the pay, it will be good for the client, because we would give them more attention," Mabiala said. "And it will be good for us because we don't have to go to a different place just to try to make a living." As group homes struggle to retain staff, they're losing experienced workers who know how to deal with the hardest parts of the job. Tarus Williams has been a direct care worker for 22 years, and she works at another Champion Services group home near Mabiala's. She, like all group home workers, must sometimes navigate challenging behaviors — like when a resident has an outburst or meltdown. "I understand the clients. I understand when I walk in, what I'm gonna have to deal with," Williams said. "Whereas someone else that's not familiar with the setting, they might get burnt out, or they might not understand that, hey, she's going to come in here with a behavior and we're going to have to deal with this behavior." People can go almost anywhere else and make more money than direct care workers, said Susan Garnett, the CEO of My Health My Resources of Tarrant County (MHMR). "Every time I go through a Taco Bell or a McDonald's or a Chick-fil-A, I see signs for $14 to $18 an hour," she said. MHMR runs its own group homes and helps coordinate care between others in Tarrant County. Inexperienced workers are more likely to call the police on residents for behaviors they don't know how to manage, Garnett said. They can also miss signs of illness or fail to follow health instructions, with fatal consequences. "It can be a person who didn't understand the level of supervision necessary for somebody in bathing, and a person drowns," Garnett said. "It can be the person who didn't understand the pureed diet that was required, and somebody chokes." Sometimes, MHMR has to move residents around to other group homes when a staff member doesn't come to work, Garnett said. Multiple times, MHMR has responded to calls from police departments, who report that a group home has been left unattended. Garnett gave the example of one worker who needed to go pick up their own child from daycare, and no one came to relieve them, so they left. "I get where the person says, for $10 an hour, I'm not staying," she said. The staffing shortage is happening while demand for direct care workers of all kinds is rising, not just in group homes — especially as Americans age. Both Mabiala and Williams pointed out that no one knows when their family members, or even themselves, might need the kind of help they offer. "I believe in karma," Mabiala said. "If one day something happened to me or to my child, I would like somebody to take care of her." 'We're barely surviving' Denise Gasmire is the founder and CEO of Champion Services, where Williams and Mabiala work. The company operates 12 group homes in northeast Tarrant County. Gasmire got into the business because of her son, who is disabled and is now a resident of one of her group homes. Group home providers are "on life support," Gasmire said. She watched the legislature last year, hoping for a wage boost to $13 or $14 an hour, at least. Instead, she got $10.60. "You want to talk about a gut punch? It literally took the wind out of me," she said. "I've never been so deflated in my life." Gasmire relies on the state's Medicaid reimbursement rate to operate. Before the pandemic, Champion Services' residents went out to eat once a month, went to the movies, the zoo, and the aquarium. Now, she can't afford the gas — and she doesn't have enough staff anyway, she said. Gasmire called staffing her number one problem. Like other providers across Texas, she's running her four-bedroom group homes with 30% staff vacancies. Her employees regularly work double shifts. Then there's the staff turnover. Residents get to know and trust workers who are there one day, but then they're gone the next, she said. "We are just trying to survive," Gasmire said. "We're not thriving, which means, quite frankly, our individuals really can't thrive." Gasmire raised her pay to $12 an hour, above the state reimbursement rate, because of COVID-era federal funding — but that funding has ended, she said. "We feel — quite frankly, we feel abandoned," Gasmire said. "And it's very hard to keep morale up and keep pushing forward without proper funding, because we want to do our job, we want to do it well, but it's making it very difficult to do that." When asked if she's thought about shutting down some of her group homes, Gasmire paused for a long time. "At some point, I will have to make that decision to start closing group homes, if something doesn't happen," she said. "I have no choice." A bipartisan group of 51 Texas House members — just over a third of the chamber — sent a letter to the state Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in November, urging the department to ask the Legislative Budget Board for an emergency appropriation to bump the base wage to $15 an hour. Democratic Rep. Chris Turner, who represents Arlington and Grand Prairie, signed the letter. Last year, he introduced and passed legislation increasing oversight over group homes. "We should insist upon higher standards, to better protect people in group homes. At the same time, we should give those providers the resources they need to better compensate the employees that we're entrusting to do this important work," Turner said. KERA News reached out to HHSC for comment. The commission is prohibited from "increasing reimbursement rates in excess of available appropriations," spokesperson José Andrés Araiza wrote in an email to KERA News. "HHSC will implement any future decisions by the legislature to adjust rates." When asked if HHSC plans to ask for the emergency appropriation, Araiza referred back to his original statement. The next legislative session, where lawmakers could raise the base wage, doesn't start until 2025. Cassie recently moved out of the group home where she lived for 16 years. Cassie's dad is retired, and he can take care of her full-time. He and Capel were worried about the staffing situation, Capel said. "What if they all quit?" she said. "It's like, better for us to go ahead and make that move." Capel is on the board of MHMR, and group home worker pay is a frequent topic of conversation at their meetings, she said. She wonders what it will take to "wake up the lawmakers." "It's dangerous. It is an accident waiting to happen," she said. "Or it could be a complete, horrible, tragedy waiting to happen." Got a tip? Email Miranda Suarez at [email protected]. You can follow Miranda on Twitter @MirandaRSuarez. KERA News is made possible through the generosity of our members. If you find this reporting valuable, consider making a tax-deductible gift today. Thank you. Copyright 2024 KERA. To see more, visit KERA.

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Laurel Wamsley is a reporter for NPR's News Desk. She reports breaking news for NPR's digital coverage, newscasts, and news magazines, as well as occasional features. She was also the lead reporter for NPR's coverage of the 2019 Women's World Cup in France.

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California students find ancient sloth fossil By Jerimiah Oetting Published March 29, 2024 at 3:33 PM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:27 Last spring, some elementary school students in Santa Cruz found an exposed bone in a creek bed, which turned out to be an ancient fossil – it just went on display. Copyright 2024 NPR

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Instagram is working on a feature that would recommend Reels to you and a friend based on videos you've shared with each other and your individual interests. Reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi unearthed the feature, which is called Blend. Instagram confirmed to TechCrunch that it's testing Blend internally and it hasn't started trialing it publicly. It may be the case that Blend never sees the light of day, though it's always intriguing to find out about the ideas Instagram is toying with. The platform hasn't revealed more details about how Blend will work, though the idea seems to be that Instagram users and one of their besties will discover new Reels together instead of one of them finding a video they like and DMing it to the other. It would make sense for Blend to have an indicator that the other person has already seen a particular Reel so that the two people who have access to the feed can start chatting about it. TikTok doesn't have a feature along these lines, as TechCrunch notes, so Blend could give Instagram an advantage when it comes to folks who like to check out short-form videos together. As with many of the other features platforms of this ilk introduce, Blend fundamentally seems to be about increasing engagement.

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One million dollar grant in Angelina County for detention center Posted/updated on: March 29, 2024 at 4:02 pmANGELINA COUNTY — The Angelina County Commissioners Court approved a $1 million grant that will add five new beds to the juvenile detention center according to our news partners at KETK. Mark Gorman, the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer of Angelina County, met with the court during their regular session on Tuesday asking the court to approve a $1 million Texas Juvenile Justice Department Detention Expansion grant. The Angelina County Juvenile Detention Center Services is a hybrid department ran by the county and state. Gorman said by statute, the center is a county department, with the county providing equipment buildings and office space. The center also entered into a contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department primarily for services including counseling, salary and fringe operating. Currently, the facility is an 11-bed pre-adjudication facility, a place where kids are placed as they await something such as a court date or placement. The grant would add five new beds, to be shared with the southeast region for five years as part of the grant agreement. It will also cover the costs of doors, locks, toilets and water basins. "It's only five beds, and a lot of people might think, why would we go into this for only five beds? But five beds is a lot in the juvenile business because at the end of the day, we try not to lock kids up because it has it adds a risk factor to their life," Gorman said. "It's an opportunity to have bed space without asking you guys for more money."

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Aug 22, 2019 / NTS GMT Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the half-year business update. (Operator Instructions) Please be advised that today's conference call is being recorded. I'd now like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today to Mr. Ryan Benton. Thank you. Please go ahead. Ryan A. Benton - Revasum, Inc. - Senior VP, CFO, Company Secretary & Executive Director Thank you, operator. Good morning, everyone. Before we begin, I remind everyone that during the course of this conference call, we will be making forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are not guarantees of future performance or results. You are encouraged to review the safe harbor and disclaimer statements contained in today's release as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the company's regulatory filings with ASX. And with that, I'd like to turn the call over to Jerry. Jerry? Jerauld J. Cutini - Revasum, Inc. - Executive Chairman, President & CEO Good morning, Half Year 2019 Revasum Inc Earnings Call Transcript Already have an account? Log in Get the full story Access to All Earning Calls and Stock Analysis | | 30-Year Financial on one screen | | All-in-one Stock Screener with unlimited filters | | Customizable Stock Dashboard | | Real Time Insider Trading Transactions | | 8,000+ Institutional investors' 13F holdings | | Powerful Excel Add-in and Google sheets Add-on | | All data downloadable | | Quick customer support | | And much more... | 30-Day 100% money back guarantee You are not charged until the trial ends. Subscription fee may be tax deductible. Excellent 4.6 out of 5 Trustpilot

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The Big Picture - The Wolf Man's release date was pushed to January 17, 2025. - The movie stars Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner. - M3GAN's box office success during Martin Luther King Weekend is an encouraging indication for the move. Audiences will have to wait a little bit longer to see Christopher Abbott turning into The Wolf Man, according to Deadline. While the horror movie was previously scheduled to frighten viewers in theaters later this year, the film will now debut on January 17, 2025. The movie was perfectly placed to premiere close to Halloween this year, which proved to be a successful strategy for Blumhouse with last year's Five Nights at Freddy's, but plans have changed the fate of The Wolf Man. While the date might seem less than ideal for a major release, M3GAN became a huge success at the worldwide box office after premiering during the Martin Luther King Weekend corridor. Directed by Leigh Whannell, The Wolf Man will follow a family terrorized by a lethal predator. The project recently began filming, opening up speculation regarding if it would actually make its previously planned release date or not. While the story has suffered plenty of setbacks, including Ryan Gosling having to drop out of the lead role due to scheduling conflicts, Blumhouse remained confident. The team behind The Wolf Man is hard at work with the production of the feature, and while it might take a while longer to debut on the big screen, audiences will start the new year with a scary date with destiny. Christopher Abbott will be stepping into the titular role, and some of the supporting cast of The Wolf Man has already been confirmed. Julia Garner and Sam Jaeger will also be a part of the project, although their roles in the story haven't been revealed. While Gosling will no longer star in the film, he remains attached to The Wolf Man as an executive producer, alongside Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira and Mel Turner. Jason Blum will serve as a producer on the movie, which could continue the studio's streak of recent winners at the global box office. Who Wrote 'Wolf Man'? A story based on 1941 classic directed by George Waggner needed screenwriters capable of focusing their abilities on giving a new spin to the tragedy of The Wolf Man, which is why Corbett Tuck, Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo were hired to write the movie alongside Whannell. Schuker, Blum and Angelo recently worked together as writers on Dumb Money, the biographical comedy that explored the Game Stop short squeeze that took place in 2021. It remains to be seen how these talented writers will construct a new narrative based around TheWolf Man, when the movie premieres in theaters on January 17, 2025. Wolf Man will now hit theaters on January 17, 2025. Stay tuned to Collider for more information.

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The comedy series, starring Cunk On Earth's Diane Morgan, followed the trials, tribulations, and generally cut-throat world of middle-class motherhood. However, it's now come to an end with Liz actress Diane revealing: 'I hate to say it, because I still get women running up to me with prams in the street asking me when it's coming back.' She did however tease a spin-off involving Lucy Punch's character Amanda, adding to The Times: 'Yes. It'll live on through her. The ladies with the prams will be pleased, hopefully.' Fans have been left devastated at the news, taking to X to share their anger. @lydrogerss said: 'BBC cancelling Motherland and they still expect me to pay a license fee.' 'They've cancelled Motherland?! The BBC really has lost the plot in so many ways,' @frozenwarning wrote. @Victoria_Vol added: 'Not a good start to the Easter weekend to discover that @bbccomedy @bbc have axed the brilliant #Motherland. One of the best comedies of the past decade. Why oh why would someone deem this a good decision.' Alongside Lucy and Diane, Motherland also stars Anna Maxwell Martin, Peep Show's Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Philippa Dunne. The cancellation comes after a string of axed shows, including Paddy McGuinness' gameshow Catchpoint and Alison Hammond-starring I Can See Your Voice. David Jason's Still Open All Hours has also been axed, as has gameshow Unbeatable in recent months. The BBC declined to comment when approached by Metro.co.uk. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us [email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you.

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California students find ancient sloth fossil By Jerimiah Oetting Published March 29, 2024 at 4:33 PM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:27 Last spring, some elementary school students in Santa Cruz found an exposed bone in a creek bed, which turned out to be an ancient fossil – it just went on display. Copyright 2024 NPR

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California students find ancient sloth fossil By Jerimiah Oetting Published March 29, 2024 at 12:33 PM AKDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:27 Last spring, some elementary school students in Santa Cruz found an exposed bone in a creek bed, which turned out to be an ancient fossil – it just went on display. Copyright 2024 NPR

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An oddball new app called Palmsy lets you post to a social media network full of adoring followers who only exist in your imagination. Whether used as a journaling app with a fresh twist or a nicotine patch equivalent for social media addiction, Palmsy prevents the real world from ever seeing your "posts," storing them on-device, offline and private. Palmsy's App Store description says it "lets you make little posts for yourself." And, at its core, that's all you're doing. As for why you'd want to do such a thing, people who have trouble with typical journaling or mind-mapping apps may find it a more inspiring framework. Or, if your social posting habit has gotten out of hand (or you want a break from it for any other reason), it could serve as a way to wean yourself off and give you the dopamine hit without sharing anything publicly. One clever wrinkle from developer Pat Nakajima is that the app imports your contacts to generate fake likes from them. As pointed out by TechCrunch, Nakajima wrote on Threads that nothing leaves your device or is posted to your contacts, the app's servers or anywhere else. "It's just pretend," he clarified. If seeing fake likes from real contacts feels a bit too weird, a recent update added the ability to limit the number of faux likes your posts get. You can also set caps on how long you receive them, ranging from a few seconds to a few days. The app is free and iOS-only, including iPhone and iPad variants.

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Clearing Baltimore's shipping channel won't be easy, will take at least weeks Days after a massive container ship slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the structure to crash into the narrow waterway, clearing debris from the channel so that maritime traffic can resume is an urgent priority. "It has to be done very quickly," says David Von Schmidt, a naval architect and engineer. "The regional, if not the national economy, cannot afford any longer than that." The likely first step will be making sure that the Dali, the nearly 1,000-foot container ship that smashed into the bridge early Tuesday morning, doesn't do any more damage, according to Captain John Konrad, CEO of gCaptain, a website that tracks the shipping industry. Before removing the ship, "They'll get a salvage company in to secure the ship and make sure hazardous materials ... [don't leak] from the containers, no fires, that sort of thing," Konrad says. The next step is removing "the tangled bridge debris," he says. "Then you got to probably drag the bottom again to make sure you don't have any debris that's going to cause a problem." Von Schmidt says he assumes that the focus will be on "completely clearing the center span so that there's no restriction in navigation, because right now with that debris, it's restricted navigation." That means moving in large floating cranes and sending down divers, he says. But first survey boats will need to "map out a grid of the bottom to find where all the debris is" and make a plan for removal, he says. That means scanning the bottom, Konrad says. "Right now, the [U.S. Army] Corps of Engineers is running a couple sonar boats to get a general idea," he says. "That's going to take time. And once they do that, they're going to have to send divers down with welding, cutting torches, cut sections out, and then they're going to have to bring in a crane barge." Removing debris could be done in stages to speed up the process, Von Schmidt says. "They might open the channel up in phases specific to the displacement of the vessels," he says. So, shallower draft vessels would be allowed to transit before the deeper draft ones that could snag debris on the bottom. How long will all that take? "It's weeks and months to remove the debris and reopen the shipping channel," Benjamin Schafer, a professor of civil and systems engineering at Johns Hopkins University, told member station WYPR. "I'd be shocked if it's weeks, but I don't think it'd take a year." Von Schmidt is a bit more optimistic about a timeframe. "What level of traffic? That remains to be seen," he says. "I think it's very possible that traffic moves in two plus weeks. Possibly, he says, "it'll be wide open for traffic shortly after that." For the latest from member station WYPR in Baltimore head to wypr.org Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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David Rancken's App of the Day 03/29/24 – myWOW! Posted/updated on: March 29, 2024 at 2:41 pmHow would you like to have your photo gallery perform at an entirely different level? Find David Rancken's App Of The Day. It's called myWOW. You can get myWOW in the Apple Store.

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Sep 23, 2019 / NTS GMT Jerry Cutini - Revasum, Inc. - President & CEO Good job, [Ian]. Good job. Okay, excellent. Okay, Revasum is awesome. That's all you need to know. There's going to be a test. You can't get a drink until you can answer some questions after this presentation. So I want to take three things away from this today. Number one, Revasum came around purpose. We listed in Australia; we have reasons for that. Number two, we are on the verge of an electrical vehicle revolution, that is undeniable. I'll talk about that in a little bit. And we have in-house proprietary intellectual property that enables us to help the chip producers make those devices at a lower cost. So who are we? And what do we do? You're going from software to hardware. We make very, very large machines. Many of them are larger than the stage that I'm standing on. These things sell for between $0.5 million to over $1.5 million. So these are very large ASP systems. And we raised about $25 million last year. We came to Australia, and we did it as a test. We wanted to come down here and visit the investors. And we wanted to Revasum Inc at ASX Small and Mid-Cap Conference - Revasum Inc Transcript Already have an account? Log in Get the full story Access to All Earning Calls and Stock Analysis | | 30-Year Financial on one screen | | All-in-one Stock Screener with unlimited filters | | Customizable Stock Dashboard | | Real Time Insider Trading Transactions | | 8,000+ Institutional investors' 13F holdings | | Powerful Excel Add-in and Google sheets Add-on | | All data downloadable | | Quick customer support | | And much more... | 30-Day 100% money back guarantee You are not charged until the trial ends. Subscription fee may be tax deductible. Excellent 4.6 out of 5 Trustpilot

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The Big Picture - The groundbreaking success of X-Men revitalized the superhero movie genre by addressing social stigmas with a modern and realistic approach. - Xavier's mansion, shot at Parkwood Estate, served as the perfect backdrop for the film's practical stunts and locations, adding a sense of realism. - Parkwood Estate has been used in various productions, including X-Men, The Boys, Billy Madison, and even served as Lex Luthor's family estate on Smallville. Although the original Superman and Batman franchises certainly proved that comic book films had the potential to become summer tentpoles, the genre had essentially died by the dawn of the 21st century. The successive failures of films like Steel, Judge Dredd, Batman & Robin, and Spawn suggested a grim future for superhero movies on the big screen, but thankfully, 20th Century Fox revitalized the genre with the overwhelming success of X-Men. By taking the social stigmatization that mutants faced seriously and using it as a parallel to the disenfranchisement of minority groups, X-Men crafted a modern version of the source material that reflected reality. Although the film utilized some impressive early computer generated imagery, much of the dramatic realism came from the film's practical stunts and locations. In fact, Xavier's mansion in the X-Men series was shot on an actual estate property that has appeared in countless films and television shows for several decades. X-Men In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men. Where Was 'X-Men' Filmed? Compared to the massive franchise that it would inspire, the original X-Men film is fairly straightforward in its narrative construction. Rather than overwhelming the viewer by introducing them to the various superhero characters all at once, X-Men focuses on how Logan (Hugh Jackman) and Rogue (Anna Paquin) are taken in by the kindly Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and taught the secret history of mutants and their relationship with mankind. Although it ultimately moves to New York City for an exciting final battle with Erik Lehnsherr (Ian McKellen), a majority of the first X-Men film is confined to the X-Mansion. It is here that Logan and Rogue find acceptance, learning to wholeheartedly iterate the phrase "mutant and proud." Xavier's mansion has been a core location in the X-Men comics since their inception, and was memorably depicted in X-Men: The Animated Series. Although bringing to life such a memorable fictional setting was by no means an easy task, the first X-Men film used the Parkwood Estate in Oshawa, Ontario to double as the X-Mansion. A sprawling architectural structure within a largely open area of land, the Parkwood Estate was declared a National Historical Site in 1988. Although tours of the area are still conducted on a rolling basis, the building and its surrounding area have been a popular filming sight for various Hollywood productions. The X-Men films are unique among comic book films because they have a firm basis in reality, aiming to show how mankind might actually react to the emergence of mutants. The tactical location of the Parkwood Estate aided the first X-Men film in establishing a sense of realism that would remain throughout the rest of the series. Given that Xavier's academy is a place where mutants go to develop and understand their powers, the academic-style environment was a perfect choice that also embodies the comics. It serves as a perfect "safe space" for mutants to interact with one another without fear of their liberties being taken away by invasive government forces. Additionally, the intricate interior sights served as the perfect backdrop for Jean Grey's (Famke Janssen) research sessions with Logan and Xavier. The X-Mansion Appears in 'Billy Madison' and 'Smallville' Although from a distance the Parkwood Estate bears a striking resemblance to Xavier's mansion, the location was also used for one of the most hilarious Adam Sandler comedies ever made. The Parkwood Estate doubled as the Madison family mansion in the classic comedy Billy Madison, which starred Sandler as the titular heir to the retiring business tycoon Brian Madison (Darren McGavin). While the location's sprawling and elaborate features were perfectly suited for showing an academic environment, its massive scope was also the best way to convey Billy's comically significant wealth. The film becomes even more hilarious as Billy has to contend with managing and organizing the significant resources that he now finds at his disposal. Although it became synonymous with the revitalization of the Marvel cinematic brand in the X-Men franchise, the Parkwood Estate also played a key role in several projects based on DC properties. The area was used as Lex Luthor's (Michael Rosenbaum) family estate in several key episodes of Smallville that focus on the future supervillain's rise to power. The large scope of the mansion and its surrounding properties only made the small, reclusive nature of Clark Kent's (Tom Welling) family home look more quaint in comparison. The estate would later be used in exterior shots of Oliver Queen's (Stephen Amell) historic home in the first two seasons of Arrow. What Other Movies and Shows Have Been Shot at Parkwood Estate? It's often that signature locations can be repurposed and reshaped in order to fit the parameters of drastically different productions, and that is certainly true of the Parkwood Estate. While both X-Men and Smallville are ostensibly set within modern times, the Parkwood Estate has doubled for many period locations through inventive set decoration. Period shows such as Shadowhunters, American Gothic, Star Trek: Brave New Worlds, Hemlock Grove, and Murdoch Mysteries have shot around the estate to transport the viewers back to historical eras. It was also repurposed as a 1930s gothic manner for Guillermo del Toro's neo-noir horror masterpiece Nightmare Alley, which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Production Design. While it's hard not to think of it primarily as the X-Mansion, the Parkwood Estate has been used by many superhero television shows, including The Umbrella Academy and Doom Patrol. The estate was used in the penultimate episode of The Boys' second season as the area where Homelander (Antony Starr) ventures to a prestigious mansion and learns about his traumatic past from the scientist Jonah Vogelbaum (John Doman). Given that The Boys frequently makes references to other superhero franchises, its similarities to the X-Mansion may have been intentional. However, the retrofitted design of the site of Homelander's inception certainly succeeds in giving off much more sinister vibes than Xavier's wholesome school ever had. X-Men is available to stream on Disney+ in the U.S.

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A researcher from the BBC tracked down Paul's 81-year-old namesake as part of the BBC 2 series Life Swap. Cameras followed both Lilys around as they swapped lives for the day, with O'Grady adopting the grandmother's lifestyle – including household chores, a game of bingo and a trip to the hairdressers'. Meanwhile, the real Lily moved into the TV star's home and even gave presenting a go. Speaking to the Liverpool ECHO in 1994, the real Lily said: 'I didn't know anything about the other Lily until about two weeks before the BBC rang me out of the blue.' 'One of my granddaughters arrived one day with a photo of her or him. I hesitated at first when the BBC asked me if I would appear on TV with Lily, but my family said: "Go on mum. You've got nothing to lose,"' she said. 'They came down for the filming and stayed from 9am to 7pm. It was a fantastic day and I'd do it all again. Lily came in and sat chatting over a cup of tea as if she was one of the family.' O'Grady added to the ECHO: 'We had a ball. Lily was great, she really got into it and I had a brilliant time with all the pensioners at the bingo.' 'We went down on a dial-a-ride bus and all sang Here We Go… I was staggered when the BBC told me they had tracked down the real Savage, especially when they told me she lived in my neck of the woods.' Afterwards, Lily said: 'I'm a big fan now and I love watching Lily on TV. She sent me a beautiful basket of flowers as did the BBC for my birthday and a lovely framed photograph.' Sadly, the episode never aired, although photographs from the pair's meeting are available. O'Grady developed his Lily Savage persona in 1978, touring England as part of a drag duo known as the Playgirls. Gaining a following in the 1990s, he began to attract mainstream attention and made appearances on television, theatre and radio. In 1995, he began to host The Big Breakfast as Lily, then Blankety Blank from 1997-2002, and Lily Live! from 2000-2001. O'Grady retired the character in 2004, following the death of his business partner, friend and former lover, Brendan Murphy; bidding farewell to the icon in the TV documentary The Life and Death of Lily Savage. Post Lily, O'Grady continued to appear as himself, hosting his own radio show for BBC Radio 2, and the beloved Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs. He died 'unexpectedly but peacefully' in March 2023 aged 67, with husband Andre Portasio at his side as he passed. The coroner's report determined that O'Grady's death was linked to sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndrome (SADS) – which is when someone dies unexpectedly from cardiac arrest, but the cause cannot be found. 'He will be greatly missed by his loved ones, friends, family, animals and all those who enjoyed his humour, wit and compassion,' Portasio said in a statement at the time. Following O'Grady's passing, tributes rushed in from his peers in the industry and beyond, including Lorraine Kelly, Carol Vorderman and actor John Barrowman. Other tributes included Sir Elton John's, who wrote: 'Saddening news to hear of Paul O'Grady's passing this morning. A brilliant entertainer, wit and supporter of LGBTQ+ rights and the fight against AIDS and HIV who I was fortunate enough to spend time with including when he hosted @davidfurnish's and my Stag Party before our Civil Partnership in 2005. 'Thank you for all the joy you brought into the world, Paul. You went places nobody had gone before and we will miss you very much.' Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us [email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you.

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How big pants came back: understanding the fashion trend cycle From ballet flats to big pants to bows and rosettes, fashion trends can befuddle those who care, and annoy those who don't. But knowledge is power, and there is a logic to the trend cycle. Copyright 2024 NPR

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How big pants came back: understanding the fashion trend cycle From ballet flats to big pants to bows and rosettes, fashion trends can befuddle those who care, and annoy those who don't. But knowledge is power, and there is a logic to the trend cycle. Copyright 2024 NPR

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How big pants came back: understanding the fashion trend cycle From ballet flats to big pants to bows and rosettes, fashion trends can befuddle those who care, and annoy those who don't. But knowledge is power, and there is a logic to the trend cycle. Copyright 2024 NPR

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How big pants came back: understanding the fashion trend cycle By Kai McNamee Published March 29, 2024 at 3:33 PM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:59 From ballet flats to big pants to bows and rosettes, fashion trends can befuddle those who care, and annoy those who don't. But knowledge is power, and there is a logic to the trend cycle. Copyright 2024 NPR

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Oct 17, 2019 / 10:30PM GMT Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. (Operator Instructions) As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Revasum's CEO, Jerry Cutini. Please go ahead. Jerauld J. Cutini - Revasum, Inc. - Executive Chairman, President & CEO Good morning, everyone. As you saw from the press release we just issued, we are seeing delays in the orders and delivery of our legacy silicon systems. We've determined that we need to provide a downward revision to our revenue guidance for the second half of 2019. The new range is now $7.5 million to $10 million for the second half from our original guidance of $11 million to $13 million. Unfortunately, we have seen the legacy silicon customers pushing their needs out into 2020 as the overall macro environment has continued to soften, including an impact from the U.S.-China trade war. The good news is the Silicon Carbide business is continuing to move forward, and we anticipate being in the range of our guidance for that part of the business. We Revasum Inc Guidance Call Transcript Already have an account? Log in Get the full story Access to All Earning Calls and Stock Analysis | | 30-Year Financial on one screen | | All-in-one Stock Screener with unlimited filters | | Customizable Stock Dashboard | | Real Time Insider Trading Transactions | | 8,000+ Institutional investors' 13F holdings | | Powerful Excel Add-in and Google sheets Add-on | | All data downloadable | | Quick customer support | | And much more... | 30-Day 100% money back guarantee You are not charged until the trial ends. Subscription fee may be tax deductible. Excellent 4.6 out of 5 Trustpilot

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Jerry Seinfeld agrees with 'Unfrosted' star Hugh Grant about Hugh Grant: "He's horrible" Posted/updated on: March 29, 2024 at 2:42 pmIn Jerry's directorial debut, Grant plays Thurl Ravenscroft, "which is the real name of the guy who did the voice of Tony the Tiger," Seinfeld explained. "And so I imagined a frustrated Shakespearean actor who has to play this embarrassing character to make his car payments, and Hugh Grant is perfect for that," Jerry joked. While he admitted, "I love Hugh Grant so much," he also called him "horrible." "We had lots of fights," Seinfeld says. "He's a pain in the a** to work with. ... He tells you before you work with him, 'You're gonna hate this,' and he's right." Jerry recalled, "We shot for 10 weeks, and [one] night that he and I had dinner -- and we got drunk having dinner -- that was the greatest night. ... He's so cool." Jimmy also revealed how Jerry tapped him to sing "Sweet Morning Heat" for Unfrosted's soundtrack -- and Fallon said he called Meghan Trainor to duet with him for producer and Barbie soundtrack veteran Mark Ronson. Unfrosted hits Netflix May 3. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index gained 24% in 2023, which is more than twice its annual average return since its inception in 1957. The momentum has carried into 2024, with the index up another 10% so far. But some individual stocks are currently taking a breather after delivering positive gains last year. Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) stock is down 8% in 2024, and Workiva (NYSE: WK) has fallen 14%. Both companies are packed with long-term potential, so here's why the recent weakness might be a great buying opportunity for investors. 1. Zscaler The cybersecurity industry is growing in importance, especially with the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Palo Alto Networks recently reported a tenfold increase in the frequency of phishing emails over the last 12 months, caused by malicious actors using generative AI to craft realistic content to target employees and compromise the organizations in which they work. Zscaler's cybersecurity technology helps fend off those threats. The company's Zero Trust identity security treats every online login attempt as hostile and analyzes the user's credentials, their location, and the device they are using. This reduces the risk of an attacker gaining access to critical digital assets, even if they successfully steal an employee's login information. Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange goes a step further, because it only connects employees to the digital applications they need to complete their jobs (rather than the network itself). Therefore, even if a bad actor bypasses the identity security layer, they can't move laterally or gain access to other assets within the network. Zscaler serves more than 7,700 businesses, including 40% of the Fortune 500 companies, but its highest-spending customer cohorts are growing the fastest. In the recent fiscal 2024 second quarter (ended Jan. 31), Zscaler had 2,820 customers spending at least $100,000 annually, which was a 21% year-over-year increase, and it also had 497 customers spending at least $1 million, which was a 31% jump. Zscaler generated a record-high $525 million in revenue during Q2, a 35% increase from the year-ago period. It prompted management to slightly increase its full-year revenue forecast for fiscal 2024 to $2.12 billion (from $2.1 billion). The company thinks it can more than double its annual revenue to $5 billion in the coming years by acquiring new customers and helping existing customers expand their spending to combat the growing threat landscape. Zscaler stock is down 8% in 2024, but it's down 47% from its all-time high, which was set during the tech frenzy in 2021. Considering how much future growth the company is forecasting, this appears to be a great opportunity to buy Zscaler stock for the long term. 2. Workiva According to Statista, the average organization used 130 software applications to run their operations in 2022. That creates a nightmare for managers tasked with monitoring the progress of their employees, because it often involves tracking workflows across dozens of those apps. Workiva built an innovative platform to help businesses solve that problem and thrive in the digital world. Workiva connects to most of the major storage, productivity, and record-keeping applications to aggregate their data onto its dashboard, creating a single source of truth. For example, managers no longer have to access specific workflows in Microsoft Excel and Alphabet's Google Drive, because they can simply view the data they need through Workiva instead. From there, Workiva offers hundreds of ready-made reporting templates, so companies can quickly compile regulatory filings for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), or create reports for their executive leadership team. This saves significant amounts of time and money. Workiva is now focusing on its largest opportunity so far: a platform for ESG (environmental, social, and governance) reporting purposes. Governments all over the world are imposing strict rules on large businesses, requiring them to track their carbon footprint, the diversity of their workforce, and their social impact on the surrounding communities. Consulting firm PwC believes ESG reporting could be a $17 billion industry annually across Europe and the Americas by 2026. Workiva created a platform to help organizations build an ESG framework, collect data, and compile reports for key stakeholders to satisfy the expanding regulatory requirements. Workiva generated $630 million in revenue in 2023, a 17% year-over-year increase. It serves 6,034 customers, and its most valuable cohort -- those spending a minimum of $300,000 each year -- saw 32% growth in the fourth quarter. It highlights the growing need for data aggregation software among large, complex organizations, and that demand will likely accelerate in the future as more of them fall under new ESG rules. Workiva has a market capitalization of just $4.4 billion as of this writing, so the ESG opportunity could drive significant upside in its stock price over the long term. The 14% dip this year might be the perfect opportunity for investors to buy in. Should you invest $1,000 in Zscaler right now? Before you buy stock in Zscaler, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Zscaler wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. *Stock Advisor returns as of March 25, 2024 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Anthony Di Pizio has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. 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Tori Spelling has filed for divorce from estranged husband Dean McDermott, it has been claimed. The Beverly Hills, 90210 star split from Open Range actor, 57, in June, after around 18 years together. The pair, who tied the knot in 2006, share children Liam, Stella, Hattie, Finn and Beau together. Despite going their separate ways last year, the 50-year-old has now reportedly submitted paperwork to officially end their marriage. In court documents obtained by People Magazine, she listed their date of separation as June 17, 2023, and cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their break-up. According to the outlet, she is seeking sole physical custody of their five kids, and joint legal custody with her former partner. Tori has reportedly requested spousal support while removing Dean's ability to request spousal support from her. TMZ reports that she is also asking for him to cover her attorney's fees. The former couple met on the set of 2005 TV movie Mind Over Murder, and got married in May of the following year – weeks after Tori's divorce from Charlie Shanian was finalized. They welcomed their first child, son Liam, in 2007, before welcoming Stella in 2008 and Hattie in 2011. They added to their brood once again with Finn less than a year later, before completing their family in 2017 with the arrival of Beau. Dean also shares son Jack and daughter Lola from a previous marriage. He announced his split from Tori on Instagram last year, telling fans: 'It's with great sadness and a very very heavy heart that after 18 years together and 5 amazing children, that @torispelling and I have decided to go our separate ways, and start a new journey of our own. 'We will continue to work together as loving parents and guide and love our children through this difficult time. 'We ask that you all respect our privacy as we take this time to surround our family with love and work our way through this. 'Thank you all for your support and kindness.' Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for Tori and Dean for a comment. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us [email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you.

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Louis Gossett Jr., first black man to win Best Support Actor Oscar, dies Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as a gunnery sergeant in An Officer and a Gentleman, has died. He was 87. Copyright 2024 NPR

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Justice Breyer warns of the perils of conservatives' judicial philosophy NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer about his new book, Reading the Constitution, Why I chose Pragmatism not Textualism. Copyright 2024 NPR

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Oct 30, 2019 / 10:00PM GMT Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Revasum, Inc.'s September 2019 Quarterly Update and Appendix 4C Update Call. (Operator Instructions) As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded. I will now turn the conference over to Revasum's CFO, Ryan Benton. Please go ahead. Ryan A. Benton - Revasum, Inc. - Senior VP, CFO, Company Secretary & Executive Director Thank you, operator. Good morning, everyone. Before we begin, I remind everyone that during the course of this conference call, we will be making forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are not guarantees of future performance or results. You are encouraged to review the safe harbor and disclaimer statements contained in today's materials as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the company's regulatory filings with the ASX. And with that, I'd like to turn the call over to Jerry. Jerry? Jerauld J. Cutini - Revasum, Inc. - Executive Chairman, Q3 2019 Revasum Inc Earnings Call Transcript Already have an account? Log in Get the full story Access to All Earning Calls and Stock Analysis | | 30-Year Financial on one screen | | All-in-one Stock Screener with unlimited filters | | Customizable Stock Dashboard | | Real Time Insider Trading Transactions | | 8,000+ Institutional investors' 13F holdings | | Powerful Excel Add-in and Google sheets Add-on | | All data downloadable | | Quick customer support | | And much more... | 30-Day 100% money back guarantee You are not charged until the trial ends. Subscription fee may be tax deductible. Excellent 4.6 out of 5 Trustpilot

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East Texas town loses another police chief Posted/updated on: March 29, 2024 at 4:02 pmHAWKINS — Thursday during Hawkins' city council meeting, the chief of police resigned. According to our news partner KETK, he is the second chief to resign in the span of two years. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the resignation of the municipal court judge and the two-week notices of the police chief and two officers. The city council approved the resignation of the Municipal Court Judge Kyle Waggner before going into executive session for 45 minutes. When the council members came out, they said they would not accept Chief of Police Guy McKee's nor the two officers' resignations because they are "at will employees," allowing them to resign without requiring the board's approval. At this point the council appointed Eric Tuma to be the interim chief of police, who was the interim chief in 2022 when the previous chief resigned. The council also appointed Debbie Rushing as mayor until May 2024. Hawkins, with a population less than 2,000 people, will be left with a police force of five officers.

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The day after an off-course ship sent the Francis Scott Key Bridge tumbling, Brenda and Nicole Kelarakos have come to see the wreckage and say a prayer. The mother and daughter live north of the Baltimore Harbor. Tears are shed as they look out at the mangled mess of steel in the water. They're devastated to know six roadworkers died when the bridge went down. "No-one should lose their life filling potholes," Nicole says. They're also heartbroken by the loss of something that, to locals like them, was much more than a bridge. For many Baltimoreans, it stood as a symbol of national pride, identity and history. Loading..."It's a bridge that [has] significance to our country," Nicole says. "The Star Spangled Banner. The lives that were lost for that fight." She's referring to Francis Scott Key – in whose honour the bridge was named – and the national anthem he penned here at Baltimore Harbor. He'd been inspired by the American flag flying over Baltimore after the defeat of British invaders in the War of 1812. "It's not just a bridge," Nicole says. Indeed, the Key Bridge was considered so iconic at the Key Brewery, a nearby namesake, that a big TV beamed a live shot of it into the bar. "When the bridge was up there, the regulars really liked it," brewery manager Joe Gold says. Now, the screen displays an empty vista of sky and clouds. In the foreground, a pair of ospreys are sometimes seen in front of the camera, using driftwood from the port to furnish their nest. "We take a lot of body blows as a city," Joe says. "The last thing we need is another hit." A city with a 'PR problem' Baltimore – between Washington DC and New York in America's north-east – has a population of 570,000 and shrinking. Its reputation is a rough one. Many people simply know it as the violent, drug-infested setting of early-naughties crime drama The Wire. "Which is terrible," says Joe. "Does The Wire exist here? Yeah. But here's where it exists," he says, pointing to a small pocket in the city's south-west on a map. "Baltimore is a city that has a PR problem. We have a wonderful place, but nobody talks about the good stuff." The bridge catastrophe promises to create all sorts of new difficulties. It's shut down a port that employs 15,000 people, and indirectly supports the jobs of more than 100,000 others, for weeks if not months. The daily cost has been estimated at $US15 million ($23 million). Supply chain issues are certain, albeit still unclear. Nicole says some locals have panicked over the thought of COVID-like stock shortages. "I went into a Costco yesterday, line going all the way down the store [for] toilet paper, waters, everything." And, particularly for residents on the peninsula north of the harbour, travel times have become much longer, with the loss of the one quick link to downtown Baltimore. Commutes have almost quadrupled for some. Then there's the sight of a skyline irreversibly mutilated, literally overnight, in a way that has left many people rattled. 'It's hard looking at this' North of where the bridge was lies a highway lined with dollar stores, pawn shops and petrol stations. Since the disaster, residents have been driving the road to a rise where a break in a concrete wall provides a view of the wreckage. Among those gathering, greeting each other with knowing nods and standing in silence is Derric A Gregory Sr. Like many longtime locals, his life has been framed by the bridge. He played baseball with the bridge as a backdrop, worked his first job at the port and traversed the crossing "hundreds if not thousands of times". "It's hard looking at this, remembering what was," says Derric, who lives in the Turner Station neighbourhood that sat at the northern entrance to the bridge, but has now become a dead end. "This whole community is a blue-collar community. So this resonates with us because these guys were just like us – they were workers." Graham Connor is one of those blue-collar workers. The painter and sandblaster had seen the Key Bridge from a vantage point many had not. Every few years, he'd ascend to the top of the 56-metre tall structure to give it a new lick of paint. Teetering on a narrow steel plank with plunging drops either side was an operation that required "guts inside of ya", he said. "Oh it ain't funny … when the bridge is swaying one way, but the wind's coming the other way … you're in trouble." An invisible workforce This week's tragedy shares eerie similarities with another on the same Baltimore highway in the same week one year ago. Six highway workers were killed when a car involved in a high-speed collision smashed through a work zone. Many were migrants from Central America. When Tim Young, who works at a local refugee resettlement service, heard more road workers had been killed this week, he knew it would likely be migrants caught in the tragedy. "The first thoughts my mind drifted to is that there's a really good chance that the people who were out there at 1:30 in the morning filling potholes, doing the most demanding and dangerous jobs, are likely to be newcomers," he says. About a quarter of construction workers in the US are foreign born, census figures show. Around Baltimore, that figure is 39 per cent, according to immigrant service CASA. Six of the victims of the bridge disaster were immigrants from Mexico and Central America. Some were recent arrivals. Others were fathers, family men who had lived and worked in the US for more than a decade. "Immigrants were absolutely essential to building Baltimore. And they will be equally essential to rebuilding Baltimore," Tim says. A mammoth rebuild Now authorities face a monumental challenge to clear dangerous debris from the major shipping channel and rebuild the bridge – an operation that could take years. The largest crane on America's eastern seaboard has been sent to help move more than 4,000 tonnes of debris. Barges are also on their way to the scene to begin pulling pieces of fallen steel and bitumen from the water, allowing divers to safely resume their search for the four remaining victims. President Joe Biden wants the US government to pay the full cost of rebuilding. It's given Maryland $60 million in emergency funds to start the clean-up. But some estimates put the total rebuild cost around $2 billion. This Easter weekend, Joe Gold's priority is supporting the port workers. The brewery is hosting a charity concert to help those suddenly out of work. "We're still trying to mourn and be respectful … and then you start thinking, who might need some financial help as this unfolds?" he says. "And we thought, the port workers, because the port is going to be closed forever and they're not even getting paid." For now, the Francis Scott Key Bridge is memorialised in the brewery's window. Alongside six roses placed to pay tribute to the lives lost sits a local artist's painting of the bridge, stamped with a common city tagline: Baltimore Strong.

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Pope Francis on Friday cancelled his attendance at the Way of the Cross Easter ceremony in Rome at the last minute, the Vatican said, amid fears for the 87-year-old's health. "To preserve his health ahead of tomorrow's vigil and the Easter Sunday mass, Pope Francis will this evening follow the Way of the Cross at the Coliseum from the Saint Martha Residence," the Vatican said in a statement.

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Members of the movie's A-list cast, as well as other stars, turned out for the first-ever screening of Francis Ford Coppola's long-gestating, mostly self-funded movie Megalopolis in Los Angeles Friday. Deadline's Mike Fleming was there, noting the legendary Godfather Oscar winner's movie played for the likes of Academy Award winners Al Pacino, Anjelica Huston and Nicolas Cage, as well as Iron Man director Jon Favreau, The Whale's Oscar-nominated director Darren Aronofsky and more. Some of the cast, including Shia LaBeouf and Coppola's sister, Godfather and Rocky franchise star Talia Shire, were also on hand at the Universal CityWalk IMAX Theater for the event, which was designed to get studios interested in bringing the movie to theaters. Fleming says the film -- despite its epic premise, about a New York-like city rebuilding after a disaster -- evidently doesn't have an epic length, à la Killers of the Flower Moon. It runs a "remarkably brief two hours and 13 minutes, not including credits," according to his article. As reported, the movie's cast also includes Oscar winners Forest Whitaker, Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman; Oscar nominees Adam Driver and Laurence Fishburne; Emmy nominee Giancarlo Esposito; Licorice Pizza's Isabelle Kusman; Saturday Night Live's Chloe Fineman; and Fast and Furious series star Nathalie Emmanuel. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend. Collecting the Simpsons: The Merchandise and Legacy of Our Favorite Nuclear Family Collecting the Simpsons is a book about Simpsons merchandise — niche audience, I know, but if you're in this niche, you will love this book. I was a '90s kid. I was a Simpsons kid. This book takes you through the T-shirts, the video games, the comics, the cookie jars, all the Simpsons stuff that was being produced around the mid-'90s. It's got interviews with writers, directors and collectors. It goes into the bootleg Bart phenomenon where Bart Simpson was drawn fighting in the Gulf War and playing reggae music. It's a really fun and interesting trip into that time — and a really gorgeous book. — Jordan Morris The Angel of Indian Lake, by Stephen Graham Jones Horror novelist Stephen Graham Jones has just publishedThe Angel of Indian Lake.It's the conclusion of The Indian Lake trilogy, about Jade Daniels, a young woman who wonders if she is a final girl.She's a big slasher movie fan, and she uses all the information and knowledge that she has learned from those stories to survive — it's sort of her philosophy of living. Jones is a Native American author and he's so close to the culture when he writes about horror, and werewolves, and vampires and slashers. It is frightening and bloody, but it is also a thoughtful journey of a young woman coming to terms with the idea that she may not be a final girl, but may in fact be a trainer or a mentor for a series of final girls. He writes with such poetry and sensitivity; his books are 90% about these really beautiful, touching, complex interpersonal relationships, and 10% the best gore you ever had. — Walter Chaw The new season of Is It Cake? In a world in which you never know what you're going to get when you turn on a streaming show (Is it going to be too heavy? Is it going to be too goofy?) Netflix's Is It Cake? is a game show where people look at something and try to answer the question: Is it cake? It's hosted by Mikey Day with a very interesting collection of judges and bakers who come on. Between that, and the return of the Netflix show Physical: 100, which is just 100 people competing on all kinds of different physical tasks — I am completely happy when it comes to things that I can watch on Netflix without having to pay any attention. — Linda Holmes More recommendations from the Pop Culture Happy Hour newsletter by Linda Holmes I can't believe I haven't been doing the history quiz from NPR's Throughline, but you can rest assured I am righting that wrong as we speak. This week's is about Monopoly, and as you'd expect from the Throughline team, it's a step more interesting than your average quiz. As a person who loves streaming documentaries, I'm always delighted when I come across a specific call to action that tells people about good ones to watch right now. Here are a few chosen in The New York Times. Beth Noveyadapted the Pop Culture Happy Hour segment "What's Making Us Happy" for the Web. If you like these suggestions, consider signing up for our newsletter to get recommendations every week. And listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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Louis Gossett Jr., first black man to win Best Support Actor Oscar, dies By Neda Ulaby Published March 29, 2024 at 4:33 PM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as a gunnery sergeant in An Officer and a Gentleman, has died. He was 87. Copyright 2024 NPR

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Jan 28, 2020 / 11:00PM GMT Operator (technical difficulty) Ryan A. Benton - Revasum, Inc. - Senior VP, CFO, Company Secretary & Executive Director Operator. Good morning, everyone. Before we begin, I remind everyone that during the course of this conference call, we will be making forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are not guarantees of future performance or results. You are encouraged to review the safe harbor and disclaimer statements contained in today's materials as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the company's regulatory filings with the ASX. I would also like to highlight that the numbers published in our release and discussed here today are unaudited. Additionally, I will note that our Q4 Appendix 4C, along with our full year financial statements for FY '19, once published, are through the date of January 5, 2020, as the company recently changed its fiscal year end date to be -- to adopt a 5-4-4 manufacturing calendar. And with that, I'd like to turn the call over to Jerry. Jerry? Jerauld J. Q4 2019 Revasum Inc Earnings Call Transcript Already have an account? Log in Get the full story Access to All Earning Calls and Stock Analysis | | 30-Year Financial on one screen | | All-in-one Stock Screener with unlimited filters | | Customizable Stock Dashboard | | Real Time Insider Trading Transactions | | 8,000+ Institutional investors' 13F holdings | | Powerful Excel Add-in and Google sheets Add-on | | All data downloadable | | Quick customer support | | And much more... | 30-Day 100% money back guarantee You are not charged until the trial ends. Subscription fee may be tax deductible. Excellent 4.6 out of 5 Trustpilot

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Francis Ford Coppola's big-budget 'Megalopolis' screens for celebs, distributors Posted/updated on: March 29, 2024 at 4:02 pmMembers of the movie's A-list cast, as well as other stars, turned out for the first-ever screening of Francis Ford Coppola's long-gestating, mostly self-funded movie Megalopolis in Los Angeles Friday. Deadline's Mike Fleming was there, noting the legendary Godfather Oscar winner's movie played for the likes of Academy Award winners Al Pacino, Anjelica Huston and Nicolas Cage, as well as Iron Man director Jon Favreau, The Whale's Oscar-nominated director Darren Aronofsky and more. Some of the cast, including Shia LaBeouf and Coppola's sister, Godfather and Rocky franchise star Talia Shire, were also on hand at the Universal CityWalk IMAX Theater for the event, which was designed to get studios interested in bringing the movie to theaters. Fleming says the film -- despite its epic premise, about a New York-like city rebuilding after a disaster -- evidently doesn't have an epic length, à la Killers of the Flower Moon. It runs a "remarkably brief two hours and 13 minutes, not including credits," according to his article. As reported, the movie's cast also includes Oscar winners Forest Whitaker, Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman; Oscar nominees Adam Driver and Laurence Fishburne; Emmy nominee Giancarlo Esposito; Licorice Pizza's Isabelle Kusman; Saturday Night Live's Chloe Fineman; and Fast and Furious series star Nathalie Emmanuel. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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He's installed his work in the home of Beyoncé and Jay-Z and showcased pieces at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Now, Benjamin Shine has unveiled his latest artwork close to home — in the middle of one of Canberra's newest housing developments. Inspired by pin oak leaves in autumn, Everchange is a giant three-metre sphere standing seven metres high and featuring 2,500 spinners that change colour in the wind. "The sculpture came to be from a walk I was doing with my wife around the suburbs," Shine said. "It was autumn and we saw all the lovely, mottled colours and I was thinking 'this could be a lovely premise for a sculpture'. "I liked the idea of a sculpture that could continually change so that the outer surface pattern has a different mottled effect the whole time." Each spinner features the four main colours of changing autumn leaves: green, yellow, orange and red. As the wind blows through the valley and across the sculpture, the spinners rotate and the colours change. "You get these very interesting sorts of patterns and when the wind really kicks off, you get this quite mesmerising effect of sort of a watery, blurry colour pattern happening," Shine said. "The ultimate result is that they are shuffled by the wind and when the wind dies down, you've got a new composition of a pattern." Ten years in the making The idea for the sculpture percolated for some time, with Shine first pitching the concept in 2014 for a National Arboretum art competition. It wasn't until members of the Snow family – who are developing Denman Prospect – saw concept sketches during a visit to Shine's studio in 2021 that the idea was "dusted off" and commissioned. But the project proved to be technically challenging, with Shine working closely with engineers for two years to design and fabricate the spinners. "It was quite crucial to get that right, because it had to be light enough to spin in the wind and durable enough to withstand the Canberra climate," he said. Due to its sheer size, the sculpture also had to be pieced together on site. "It was made in separate sort of panels, many, many hundreds of those, and that was assembled on site into two halves," he said. "[The halves] were then lifted by an enormous crane that took it from one side of the street straight onto the pedestal, which was obviously also craned into position. "That was just very exciting. When you've worked on something for that long ... it's pretty cool to see it actually happen." Important link between people and spaces Everchange is one of 11 artworks dotted across Denman Prospect, and there are two more in the pipeline. "It's becoming a place that's known for really interesting artwork, which is amazing, so, I'm happy to be part of that," Shine said. Such artworks, according to town planner Richard Nash, serve an important role in linking "people to a space through visual and often tactile experiences". Mr Nash said public art was a key contributor to cultural identity, and often gave people a better understanding of the significance of places and people. "Public art can tell our stories, gives people young and old a linkage to a space, and can contribute to vibrant spaces we can interact with," he said. Mr Nash said street art done well and with variety could "really make" a space or suburb. "Certainly, more artwork in our new and existing suburbs would be a great thing," he said. 'Esoteric' sculptures made of tulle Everchange is rather different from Shine's usual work with tulle, for which he's internationally renowned. "I really like esoteric stuff, he said. "Sort of the intersection between the spiritual and the superficial, and material, those two worlds and how we exist in both of those, we experience both of those. "The work speaks to that sort of relationship between the two." His tulle portraits have been exhibited at the London Design Museum and at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, while his clients and collaborations have included Givenchy, Vogue and Google. "I go from sort of anomalous faces with eyes closed and sort of states of meditation through to objects and solid sculptures that seem to be dissipating, to sort of question what reality is and how real it is," Shine said. One of his mesh sculptures, called Expansion, caught the eye of American music superstar Beyonce. "It's just sort of a person sitting in a yoga pose, made of mesh, but it's got different translucency so it's kind of fading to nothing," he said. "She bought that piece and it's in her garden in LA [Los Angeles] at the entrance to the house. "I went there to install it, I didn't meet [Beyonce] but I did meet Jay-Z. He happened to be home that day so he was orchestrating the whole thing with me."

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While deals are being worked out to get the movie's eager stars to return, Disney has hired Nisha Ganatra to direct a sequel to the 2003 hit Freaky Friday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Both Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan have expressed interest in reprising their respective mother-daughter roles in the body-swap comedy's sequel. In the meantime, the veteran of Hulu's Welcome to Chippendales series has gotten the tap from ABC News' parent company, according to the trade. That said, Curtis and Lohan have already reunited -- at least in a photo on Instagram. The Everything Everywhere Academy Award winner on Friday uploaded a selfie with Irish Wish star Lohan, along with the caption "DUH! FFDEUX!" If the photo was meant to light a fire under the studio to get the deals done, it was a savvy move: The post got more than 220,000 likes in a matter of hours. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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For Baltimore-area residents, bridge collapse means longer commutes, uncertain prospects For Marylanders like Becky Grimes, who works at an Amazon warehouse near the eastern end of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the bridge's sudden collapse immediately changed the shape of her day — and many days ahead. She normally takes the Key Bridge to and from work, but it now takes an extra half hour each way to drive through the city of Baltimore instead of around it. "I'm not looking forward to it," she says. "There's a lot of people that already want to transfer out." The collapse of the bridge and the closure of the Port of Baltimore is upending life for countless people in the Chesapeake region. For many residents, it's the bridge closure that will shake up their daily lives, lengthening commutes and clogging the city's tunnels. But for the regional economy, the far bigger blow is that the fallen bridge and the container ship Dali are blocking the Port of Baltimore. "Because of the port being suspended, we don't have any traffic yesterday, today, at least for the next week or a week and a half," says Brent Howard, president of the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce. "That's money that we're losing every day because those ships are being redirected to other ports. Norfolk, Newark, Philadelphia are getting that revenue on a daily basis that was already slotted for Baltimore." And the Key Bridge is a toll bridge that last year generated 7% of the total revenue for the state's transportation authority, according to an analysis by Moody's. Howard says getting the port and bridge running again is pivotal to the region, both economically and emotionally. "We're the Chesapeake," he says. "Baltimore is really connected to the port and connected to water and connected to ships and vessels. That's something that's always been intrinsic to Baltimore's history, going back to our inception." A bustling port, now in limbo As a little girl in the 1970s, Brenda Cotsairis's father brought her to a sandy beach to see the Key Bridge under construction. She works at a local grocery store and has seen the area weather its ups and downs. "For a lot of years, good jobs were gone and then things started to come back," she says. "And now we have Tradepoint Atlantic and we have the port bustling — it's a very, very busy port and it's thriving for Baltimore. And now it's devastated." Daraius Irani, an economist at Towson University, estimates that the port's closure is costing between $10 million and $15 million a day in lost economic activity. And at least another $1 million a day in state and local taxes won't be collected while the port is closed. Still, Irani says the port — which last year had its best year ever — should fully rebound. That's in part because Baltimore's port is about a day further inland than many others on the Eastern seaboard, putting it closer to points in the Midwest. He says if the port remains closed for months, there could be some furloughs, but he doesn't expect layoffs among workers there. And Irani says the bridge's collapse will likely create some jobs. "You hate to say this, but in any kind of disaster, there's obviously the opportunity for the rebuild. So new construction jobs will likely come up because they need to build a new bridge," he says. Businesses near the bridge could see fewer customers The bridge's absence will almost certainly have a longer impact on the small businesses located near its entrances on either side of the Patapsco River. Joe Gold is the general manager of Key Brewing, a craft brewery in the town of Dundalk. Like the bridge, the brewery was named after Francis Scott Key, who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner." "We're not shut down I mean, it's not like that," Gold said Wednesday. "It's just ... the community is going to have to readjust." With the Key Bridge closed, the traffic that would have passed by to get on I-695 is now taking alternate routes — routes that don't pass by Key Brewing's taproom. "When I came to work this morning, past 95 to our office, it was the least amount of traffic that I've ever seen on my commute," Gold says. He says that's a sign that people aren't coming that direction anymore, at least during their daily commutes. Is he worried about his business surviving? Not just yet. "It's still too early," he says. "It's still too fresh to kind of know how deep of an impact this is going to have." It all depends on how long it takes to clear the port — and rebuild a very long bridge. For the latest from member station WYPR in Baltimore head to wypr.org Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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Mar 03, 2020 / 11:00PM GMT Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Revasum Full Year Results Presentation for FY '19. (Operator Instructions) As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded. I will now turn the conference over to Revasum's CFO, Ryan Benton. Please go ahead. Ryan A. Benton - Revasum, Inc. - Senior VP, CFO, Company Secretary & Executive Director Thank you, operator. Good morning, everyone. Before we begin, I remind everyone that during the course of this conference call, we will be making forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are not guarantees of future performance or results. You are encouraged to review the safe harbor and disclaimer statements contained in today's materials as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the company's regulatory filings with the ASX. Also, note that the company reports financial results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards or IFRS. However, for the periods presented today, we are disclosing Full Year 2019 Revasum Inc Earnings Call Transcript Already have an account? Log in Get the full story Access to All Earning Calls and Stock Analysis | | 30-Year Financial on one screen | | All-in-one Stock Screener with unlimited filters | | Customizable Stock Dashboard | | Real Time Insider Trading Transactions | | 8,000+ Institutional investors' 13F holdings | | Powerful Excel Add-in and Google sheets Add-on | | All data downloadable | | Quick customer support | | And much more... | 30-Day 100% money back guarantee You are not charged until the trial ends. Subscription fee may be tax deductible. Excellent 4.6 out of 5 Trustpilot

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Vice President Verónica Abad Discusses Ecuador's Political Landscape and Security Challenges in Exclusive Interview Vice President Abad speaks on Ecuador's security, her role in Israel, and personal challenges. Vice President Abad addressed the significant security challenges Ecuador faces, referencing the alarming homicide rate, "Ecuador, according to National Police data, has reached a homicide rate of forty deaths per hundred thousand inhabitants," she highlighted, illustrating the urgency of tackling the violence that plagues the country. Throughout the interview, Abad spoke on her diplomatic assignment in Israel, intended to foster peace and prevent the escalation of conflict between Israel and Palestine. This role underscores Ecuador's commitment to international peace and stability. "I have been given the role to consolidate the first decree, followed by a decree where I am named as an extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador," Abad explained, detailing her efforts to navigate the complexities of her assignment amidst Ecuador's political climate. The Vice President also addressed personal and political challenges, including the recent detention of her son, which has garnered significant media attention. Abad emphasized her integrity and dedication to public service. "I have been preparing for 24 years in politics, exercising freedom as natural rights give us," Abad stated, underscoring her commitment to Ecuador's development. The Vice President's reflections on her political journey, the current state of Ecuador's governance, and her vision for the country's future offer a compelling insight into the challenges and aspirations that define her vice presidency. This exclusive interview with Vice President Verónica Abad is available in full on Central Noticias' platform, providing an in-depth look at one of Ecuador's key political figures during a tumultuous time in the nation's history. Exclusive Interview with Veronica Abad, Ecuador Vice President

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When iconic performer Eartha Kitt died in 2008 at the age of 81, a tribute came from an island at the bottom of the world. From Tasmania, the Australian Greens thanked Kitt for her contribution to a national campaign to save the Franklin River in the south-west of the state from damming for hyrdroelectricity. An American musician and movie star, known for her role as Catwoman in Batman and later as Yzma in kids animation The Emperor's New Groove, Kitt lent her voice to the campaign after a flight over the proposed site. Pilot and environmentalist parliamentarian Norman Sanders remembers the day he drove Kitt to a working sheep farm in Bothwell for a flight over south-west Tasmania. Kitt fell in love with Tasmania In the early 1950s, a young man working as an usher in the Biltmore theatre in downtown Los Angeles saw a captivating, popular singer take to the stage. About 25 years later their paths crossed again in Tasmania, where he ignited her desire to speak publicly against the Gordon-below-Franklin dam project. Dr Sanders was that young man and Kitt the performer. Both American-born, Dr Sanders had moved to Tasmania, where he became a leader in the national campaign against damming the Franklin River. His stance led to him to become Australia's first parliamentarian elected on an environmental platform as a representative of the Australian Democrats. He clearly remembers the performance he saw when he was 19 years old. "She just had so much presence," Dr Sanders recalls. "Even as a kid, I was only young, I could see what an impact she had on her audience." Decades later, they crossed paths again when a mutual friend introduced the two in Hobart. Kitt was in Tasmania to perform but sought opportunities to sight-see and meet locals during her two-week stay. Over lunch at Tasmania's parliament house, she expressed curiosity about kunanyi/Mt Wellington, the mountain Hobart sits beneath. "She said, 'Are there any hiking trails up Mt Wellington? Would you show me?''," Dr Sanders says. They met next day at 7am. "At the appointed hour, out comes Eartha Kitt, who Orson Welles called the most exciting woman in the world," Dr Sanders says. "There she is in a tracksuit and wearing Reeboks, she climbs into my old Datsun ute, and we go up Mt Wellington." "We went out on a track, which happened to be overlooking Hobart. It was a beautiful day, she just fell in love with the place. "And so I said, "If you really want to see the place, I'll take you flying.'" Loading...Flying over Tasmania, Dr Sanders said Kitt became alarmed when she saw the environmental impact of the human-made reservoir Lake Gordon and learned of plans for the Gordon-below-Franklin dam. The performer offered to create a commercial supporting the national campaign against damming. The offer was not taken up, but Kitt spoke with passion against the project to media. "She was just overtaken by the beauty," Dr Sanders says. "She really loved Tasmania." A passion close to home Kitt actively involved herself in a range of issues when touring Australia but a particular passion of hers was Aboriginal rights. Born in poverty on a cotton plantation, Kitt saw the life she came out of as a child reflected in Australia and lent her voice to raising awareness of inequality. Following a three-day tour of Perth and Fremantle in 1974, where she observed housing conditions for Aboriginal people, Kitt said she saw "absolute" poverty. "You're given enough feeling that we're taking care of you and everything is going to be alright," Kitt says. "But like the [Stevie Wonder] song says, 'You get just enough for the city.' But there's never enough to rise above." On tour in 1992, Kitt took to the stage when spotted in the crowd at a rally marking the 25th anniversary of Aboriginal legal rights. In a later interview, she said the experience of Aboriginal people in Australia was a universal issue for First Nations people, referencing her own experience as a Cherokee woman. In a postcard to Dr Sanders, Kitt spoke of meeting senator for Tasmania Peter Rae, who she said asked her to return to Australia to focus on Tasmanian problems. Kitt and Mr Rae met while filming a television program and, at his invitation, she later joined him at the Speakers Suite in Old Parliament House in Canberra for dinner. Mr Rae recalls a "vivacious" character, who spoke at length about Aboriginal rights. "My impression of her concern was that it was one of wishing to use her racial experiences in the United States to help overcome some problems in Australia," Mr Rae says. During her visit to Parliament House in Canberra, Kitt crawled into the Aboriginal Tent Embassy to speak with the occupants about why they were protesting. She continued meeting with people until 3am, then caught an early flight to the Philippines for a performance. "She was an extraordinarily strong character, but also vital in her own way," Mr Rae says. "She left a strong impression on me." The cost of speaking out Kitt did not shy away from the impact of using her platform to speak out or engage with social and environmental issues, but it came at a cost. The performer lost several contracts when she spoke out against the Vietnam War when visiting the White House in 1968. "She gave me some rather dreadful examples, including that she had a Las Vegas contract that was suddenly cancelled," Mr Rae said. "And then she found that all of her contracts were cancelled. "She was wiped." Kitt navigated the change by touring more extensively abroad and continued to speak out on issues close to her heart. "She wouldn't care, I'm sure, about her career," Dr Sanders says. "She was speaking her truth and people were listening, that's all she cared about." Of her contribution to the national campaign against damming the Franklin, Dr Sanders says her small contribution helped build toward the finale. "Every little bit helped," Dr Sanders says. "If any one action saved the Franklin, it's [Kevin Kiernan] finding [Kutikina] cave, which became the basis for the World Heritage listing and the ultimate salvation of the Franklin. "Any other single action, they're just a part of the mix but they're an important part of the mix." Kitt did not return to Tasmania, but Dr Sanders says she maintained a deep love of the island state and the people she met. "It was such a change from the showbiz world she normally travelled in," he says. "Hobart was quite a change for her because she became part of the community for a short period of time."

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Illinois beats Iowa State 72-69 for first Elite Eight trip since 2005 Posted/updated on: March 29, 2024 at 4:05 pmBOSTON (AP) — Illinois' offense carried it through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Illini's defense helped put them one victory away from the Final Four. Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 29 points and Illinois reached the Elite Eight for the first time since 2005, beating Iowa State 72-69 in an East Region semifinal on Thursday night. Shannon had 20 points in the first half for the third-seeded Illini (29-8), who never trailed. He also had a steal and breakaway dunk in the closing seconds and later hit two free throws to help Illinois finally put away the second-seeded Cyclones (29-8). "When you face the No. 1 defense, you know they're not No. 1 because they're soft or they lack effort," Illini coach Brad Underwood said. "I also knew they'd come out and punch or counterpunch, and they did that." The Illini shot only 42% from the field, but they held Iowa State to 39% shooting and forced nine turnovers. Illinois made a regional final for the fourth time in the past 40 years and will meet defending champion UConn on Saturday for a trip to the Final Four. The top-seeded Huskies defeated San Diego State 82-52 in the earlier East semifinal. Shannon was limited to 29 minutes because of foul trouble but remained the the Illini's workhorse. He hasn't spoken to the media since he was charged in December with rape or an alternative count of sexual battery for an incident that occurred in Kansas in September. The charge led to him being suspended for six games before a federal judge reversed the ban, ruling that Shannon's civil rights had been violated. Shannon's attorneys have said he is innocent of the charges. Underwood said Shannon has been a steadying presence all season. "People who know Terrence know what a great competitor he is," Underwood said. "He was dialed in mentally." Curtis Jones scored 26 points and Keshon Gilbert had 14 for Iowa State, which came into March Madness having blown out Houston for the Big 12 Tournament title. The Illini have made the past four NCAA Tournaments under their seventh-year coach, but Underwood had never taken them past the first weekend until this year. Coleman Hawkins added 12 points and was the only Illinois player besides Shannon in double figures. The Illini's lead was down to 68-64 with under a minute to play before a turnover by Milan Momcilovic found its way to Shannon, who drove in a for a two-handed dunk with 24 seconds left. Jones was fouled on a 3-point attempt and dropped in all three free throws to make it 70-67, but Shannon calmly made two foul shots with 6 seconds left. "We weren't able to take advantage of opportunities when they presented themselves," Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger said. The Cyclones struggled offensively in the first half, trailing 36-26 at the break, but found their touch after halftime. A floater by Gilbert got Iowa State within 51-49 with 9:46 remaining. Gilbert then got a steal — one of Iowa State's 11 — and sprinted in for a potential tying layup, but it rolled off the rim. Iowa State later misfired with another chance to tie it up, this time leading to a driving layup by Illinois' Marcus Domask. He completed a three-point play to make it 56-51. When Iowa State got it back within three a few possessions later, Domask came through again, knocking down a 3 to push the Illini's lead back to 62-56. Illinois entered the night with the top offensive efficiency rating in the tournament, but it was its defense that stood out at the outset. The Illini's game plan was to chase the Cyclones off the 3-point line and make them try contested shots inside the arc. It worked for most of the first half as Iowa State's shooting percentage fell under 20% near the midway point. The Cyclones also had a more than five-minute scoring drought. "I think the game plan worked, forcing those tough 2s, making them make those tough shots," Hawkins said. Iowa State came in boasting the tourney's most efficient defense and started the game with a steal by Gilbert. But the Cyclones had few highlights beyond that in the opening 20 minutes. Illinois took a quick 11-2 lead while Iowa State went scoreless for nearly four minutes.

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Meghan Trainor and Jimmy Fallon teamed up last year for the Christmas duet "Wrap Me Up." And it turns out they've re-teamed to record a new duet for an upcoming Netflix film about ... Pop-Tarts. Comic legend Jerry Seinfeld is making his directorial debut with the movie Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story, a parody about the origin of the breakfast toaster pastry. The cast includes Melissa McCarthy, Amy Schumer, Hugh Grant, Max Greenfield, Christian Slater, James Marsden and Jim Gaffigan. The film also includes the song that Meghan and Jimmy have recorded, which is called "Sweet Morning Heat." On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon March 28, Seinfeld and Fallon talked about the song: Seinfeld wrote the lyrics and sent them to producers Mark Ronson and Andrew Watt, who did "I'm Just Ken" and the Barbie movie soundtrack. They wrote the music for "Sweet Morning Heat," then Seinfeld asked Fallon if he would sing on it and suggested it could be a duet. That made Jimmy think of Meghan. "I texted Meghan Trainor and she was like, 'I'm in,'" Jimmy said. He then played a snippet of the song, an upbeat dance tune with double entendre lyrics: "Please, give me that sweet morning heat/ every single day of the week/ you got all the lovin' I need/ give me that sweet morning heat!" As Fallon and Seinfeld started dancing, Fallon declared, "It's a bop! It's so good and I'm honored to be on it." Unfrosted will stream on Netflix starting May 3. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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Displaced students from Birmingham Southern College may yet find a new home After hearing the news of the impending closure of Alabama's Birmingham-Southern College, Mississippi University of Women said it welcomes affected students and will provide scholarship offers to those who qualify. "I am saddened by the closure of Birmingham-Southern College, a liberal arts college with 168 years of history. It's a sad day for their students, faculty, staff, alumni and the city of Birmingham," Mississippi University of Women President Nora Miller said in a news release. Full-time undergraduate student tuition at Mississippi University of Women, which known as "The W," is currently $4,046 per semester. Applications are free. "The Office of Admissions at The W is ready to assist and meet the needs of all Birmingham-Southern College students. We understand that this is a difficult time, and we are committed to making the transition as easy as possible so that the students can continue to pursue their dreams in higher education," said Dr. David Brooking, executive director of enrollment management. Birmingham-Southern College's campus west of downtown Birmingham is scheduled to close at the end of May after running into financial difficulties and being unable to secure a financial lifeline from the state, officials announced Tuesday. The announcement came after legislation aimed at securing a taxpayer-backed loan for the college recently stalled in the Alabama Legislature. The college has about 1,000 students. Miller's office said four scholarships through The W are available to eligible students based on the transfer's GPA: — Presidential Scholarship (3.8-4.0 transferable GPA): $5,500 per year — Whitfield Scholarship (3.6-3.79 GPA): $4,500 per year — Franklin Scholarship (3.3-3.59 GPA): $3,000 per year — Kincannon Scholarship (2.75-3.29 GPA): $2,000 per year The W, based in Columbus, is home to more than 2,000 students and has 70 majors and concentrations.

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It's a simple problem that deserves a black-and-white solution. But for more than 120 years, this question about magpies has ruffled feathers in South Australia: Why is the bird on the state's official badge called a "piping shrike" – and what exactly does that mean? It's a puzzle that involves both ornithology and terminology. With its wings outstretched, the piping shrike has pride of place among South Australia's official symbols — it is emblazoned on the state flag, is the emblem of SA Police, is depicted on the state's coat of arms, and appears on government buildings, letterheads, driving licenses, email signatures and other official logos. South Australia has two common yet distinct black-and-white birds — the "magpie" and the "magpie-lark" – each of which goes by a variety of names. If you ask a South Australian today to identify a "piping shrike", it's likely they'd point to the second bird. But according to zoologist Chris Daniels, they would be entirely wrong — history in no way supports the pervasive belief that the term "piping shrike" was coined to refer to the "magpie-lark", aka the "Murray magpie", "peewee" and "mudlark". "It always makes me smile, how emphatically people say, 'the piping shrike — that's the mudlark, we call it the mudlark' … and just how powerfully this myth has stuck," he said. "A 'piping shrike' is the white-backed magpie. It is a name that [once] had enormous currency here in South Australia, but nowhere else in Australia." Working out how the confusion arose can feel like a wild goose chase — but for those with magpie minds, history offers some shiny clues. The empire shrikes back Before you tackle the term "piping shrike", the first thing to get right is the meaning of "magpie". In Australia, that word was first used by British settlers to refer to a bird that reminded them of one back home. "Many of them brought with them names of birds, or words about birds, that were in common usage in the UK," Professor Daniels said. "They named [the Australian bird] 'magpie' because they're black and white, and there was a bird in Europe that is black and white, called the 'magpie'." The name "piping shrike", and the related "piping crow shrike" (which seems to have referred to a very similar but slightly blacker magpie), date from the same period. Explorer Charles Sturt wrote of a "white-backed crow shrike" that can "learn to pipe tunes" and "very much resembles a magpie", while newspapers throughout the late 1800s consistently identified the "magpie" (not the magpie-lark) and the "piping shrike" as one and the same animal. "Of all the forest noises that salute the morning, none are so pleasant or melodious as the carol of the magpie," Melbourne's Argus informed its readers in 1884. "It should be called the 'piping crow shrike' but few people outside the fraternity of strictly technical naturalists are unkind enough to overburden a very sociable bird with such a pedantic name." Pedantic or not, the term remained in use as a synonym for "magpie" when, in 1901, a letter to the editor — signed with the unmistakably avian nom de plume "Croweater" — appeared in South Australia's Register newspaper. "The children here, when they see a 'piping crow shrike' repeat – 'One for sorrow, two for mirth; three for a marriage, four for a birth,' as the children in England do when they see a magpie," Croweater wrote. Half a century later, an article in Adelaide's weekly Chronicle asserted unequivocally that "all the birds which we call magpies in Australia should be called 'piping shrikes'." "Piping shrike", the author noted, refers to the "chirpy" creature whose "joyous, easy, flute-like notes are so delightful to hear" — and not the "dapper" magpie-lark who "makes a bowl-shaped nest of mud". 'No relationship whatsoever' If all this sounds about as clear as mud (or mudlarks, at least), science can offer a helping hand, because the distinction between the birds is entrenched in ornithology. Firstly, there's the Australian magpie. Its white-backed subspecies go by the scientific names Gymnorhina tibicen telonocua and tyrannica. Then, there's the aforementioned magpie-lark, whose scientific name is Grallina cyanoleuca. Both are widely found across parts of Australia, but diverge in appearance and habits. "They're completely different, there's no relationship whatsoever," explained animal behaviour expert Gisela Kaplan, author of the book Australian Magpie: Biology and Behaviour of an Unusual Songbird. "The magpie-lark is a much smaller bird, it's black-and-white but it's got very different markings, and they don't have anything in common, other than being songbirds." Determining why the term "piping shrike" migrated, in popular usage, from the magpie to the magpie-lark is a difficult task, but there are signs of bewilderment as early as the 1930s. Amid debate in 1936 about which symbol should adorn the state's new coat of arms, a hapless Advertiser journalist blundered by stating that the "piping shrike" was "more affectionately known as the Murray magpie". The error earned a swift rebuke from a hawk-eyed reader, who pointed out that "the piping shrike and the Murray magpie are distinct birds" – but the fallacy evidently caught on. False flag? The term "piping shrike" might easily have gone extinct by now were it not for one simple reason: it is still the official SA government designation for the bird depicted on the state's flag, badge and coat of arms. The first two were formally adopted in January 1904, at a time when Australians were "starting to want to reconfigure themselves". "Australia [had] recently become a federated nation in 1901," explained the History Trust of SA's Kiera Lindsey. "Out of that conversation starts to emerge these new emblems and symbols that tell stories about who we really are." Newspapers from the time described the new symbol as a "piping shrike, which is commonly known as the Australian magpie … with wings extended in front of the rising sun of the Commonwealth". It didn't take long, however, for detractors to swoop on what one described as the "unhappy-looking misrepresentation" of the bird. "In this design … the magpie presents its white back, though its head is turned round to the left," the critic wrote. "The wings are not at all the shape of the wings of a real bird." Indeed, the SA flag – which shows the shrike peering back over its shoulder – continues to strike many as odd. "It looks as if you're looking at the front of the bird, but you're not," Professor Kaplan said. The proof of that fact, she said, was in the colouring – a magpie's belly is black, but its back (as seen in the emblem) is white. "Look at the feet, where they are actually located on that perch," she said. "You see that we are looking at the back of the bird, and it's turning halfway back towards us and has its wings spread out." Perhaps it's because later generations, quite understandably, couldn't work out exactly what bird they were looking at that the term "piping shrike" was transferred, quite erroneously, to the magpie-lark. But there's good news for piping shrike supporters. The SA government says it has absolutely "no plans to change references" to the bird that has "featured on the state badge for 120 years". "Reference to the name piping shrike, in depicting the white-backed magpie, has been traced back to early observations by explorer Charles Sturt in the 1840s," a spokesperson said. But that's hardly likely to stop the debate. "It just won't go away," Professor Daniels said. "I don't think it ever will."

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Alabama holds off North Carolina 89-87 to reach Elite Eight for 2nd time ever Posted/updated on: March 29, 2024 at 4:09 pmLOS ANGELES (AP) — Alabama's mantra for this NCAA Tournament is next — as in the next play, next game, next everything. What's next for the Crimson Tide is the second Elite Eight in school history. Grant Nelson converted a go-ahead three-point play with 38 seconds remaining, and Alabama became the first team in this year's tournament to oust a No. 1 seed, beating North Carolina 89-87 on Thursday night. "These guys are bringing their competitive side out at the right time," Tide coach Nate Oats said. "You want to be peaking in March and we're peaking in March." Nelson finished with a season-high 24 points, 19 in the second half, and he blocked RJ Davis' attempt at a tying layup after giving Alabama the lead. He had 12 rebounds and five blocks. "I thought I had an advantage on Nelson and he was able to swat it," Davis said. Rylan Griffen added 19 points, tying his career high with five 3-pointers, and Aaron Estrada also scored 19 for the fourth-seeded Crimson Tide (24-11). The Tide face sixth-seeded Clemson on Saturday for a berth in the Final Four. The Tigers defeated second-seeded Arizona 77-72 in the first semifinal at Crypto.com Arena. "We've been working for this all season but this isn't our end goal," said Nelson, a 6-foot-11 senior who played at North Dakota State his first three years. Mark Sears, Alabama's leading scorer this season, finished with 18 points after making just two field goals in the second half when Nelson dominated. "I was very proud of him," Sears said. "He was struggling the first two games. To see him carry us, it was very amazing." After Nelson blocked Davis' shot with 25 seconds left, Davis furiously dribbled around before missing a layup and the Tar Heels got called for a shot-clock violation with 8 seconds left. They were forced to foul, sending Nelson to the line. He calmly made both for an 89-85 lead. Armando Bacot scored inside with 1 second left, leaving North Carolina trailing 89-87. The Tar Heels fouled Nelson again with 0.9 seconds left. He missed both and time expired on the blueblood Tar Heels, who own six national championships. "I'm definitely hurt. I think we all are a little shocked," Bacot said. "Felt like we hand a chance to win the national championship this year." Bacot finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds in his final game for UNC (29-8). Cormac Ryan had 17 points and made five 3-pointers and Davis had 16 points. Davis was 4 of 20 from the floor and missed all nine of his 3-point attempts. "I just wasn't good enough, missed a lot of easy shots that I normally make," Davis said, his voice trailing off as he lowered his head and rubbed his eyes. At times, UNC coach Hubert Davis looked like he was still playing for his alma mater, where he starred from 1988-92 under Hall of Famer Dean Smith. Davis dashed up and down the sideline in his white sneakers, gesturing and yelling and taking his glasses on and off as he lived each play through his team. "We had good looks that we can make that we just missed," Davis said. "Sometimes your shots just don't go in and stinks when it doesn't. Just came at a really wrong time." Alabama trailed 54-46 at halftime. Nelson and Sam Walters combined to score nine of Alabama's first 13 points to take a 59-57 lead. The Tar Heels struggled early when big man Bacot picked up his third foul five minutes in, but they tied it at 59-all on a basket by Harrison Ingram. Nelson, Estrada and Griffen teamed to score 21 of Alabama's next 23 points that produced an 82-77 lead. Nelson ran off seven in a row, capped by a 3-pointer. Carolina scored eight in a row, including six straight by Davis, to take its last lead, 85-82. The Tar Heels opened the game on a 19-9 run for their largest lead of a half in which there were eight ties and seven lead changes. Sears went on a tear, scoring nine points — hitting a 3-pointer and turning to blow a kiss to the crowd — to help the Tide lead 39-34. North Carolina regained control with a 20-7 spurt to end the half ahead 54-46. Ryan and Ingram had two 3-pointers each and Bacot dunked, slithered around Mohamed Wague for a layup and scored off his own steal.

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Rhys Hoskins is now playing for the Milwaukee Brewers after six seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies. But he apparently hasn't let go of the NL East rivalry with the New York Mets yet. During the eighth inning of the Brewers' 2024 season opener against the Mets, Hoskins riled up New York infielder Jeff McNeil with a hard slide into second base to break up a double-play attempt. McNeil already had a tough play to make, fielding a low relay throw from third baseman Brett Baty, but Hoskins coming in spikes-first over the bag prevented a throw to first base. McNeil immediately took exception to the slide and confronted Hoskins before second-base umpire Jonathan Parra stepped between them. As Hoskins jogged away, McNeil continued to yell at him, compelling players from both dugouts and bullpens to walk onto the field. Players stayed on the field as McNeil and Hoskins continued to yell and point at each other. McNeil was hot and ready to fight, to which Hoskins responded with a crying gesture back in the dugout. Looking at the play, McNeil was likely upset at Hoskins sliding into his left leg which was planted in the dirt. Yet Hoskins didn't run out of the baseline to collide with McNeil. Despite McNeil's objections, it appeared to be a clean slide. The Mets called for a review, contending that Hoskins made an illegal slide into McNeil, but the umpires didn't overturn the call. Milwaukee's Michael Tonkin struck out the next batter, Bryce Turang, to end the inning. The Brewers went on to win the game, 3-1.

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WFAE's Nick de la Canal can be heard on public radio airwaves across the Charlotte region, bringing listeners the latest in local and regional news updates. He's been a part of the WFAE newsroom since 2013, when he began as an intern. His reporting helped the station earn an Edward R. Murrow award for breaking news coverage following the Keith Scott shooting and protests in September 2016. More recently, he's been reporting on food, culture, transportation, immigration, and even the paranormal on the FAQ City podcast. He grew up in Charlotte, graduated from Myers Park High, and received his degree in journalism from Emerson College in Boston. Periodically, he tweets: @nickdelacanal

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Rules for Ohio's pending adult-use cannabis program moving 'quickly' Administrative rulemaking for the state's pending recreational marijuana program is moving full steam ahead, one industry trade association says, with sales likely to start by the third quarter of the year. Cannabis possession, use and home growth went legal for Ohioans who are 21 and older at the end of 2023 with voter approval of Issue 2. But sales to those adult-use, non-medical customers is not yet legal. The Ohio Department of Commerce is hammering out the program through its recently formed Division of Cannabis Control. "They have been moving very, very quickly to get a rule package in place and finalized to meet or, it would not surprise me, to beat the timelines outlined in Issue 2," said Tom Haren, a spokesperson for trade association the Ohio Cannabis Coalition (OHCANN). Haren also led the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, which was behind Issue 2. Since February, the division has submitted "tranches" of draft regulations for consideration, he said. Some are scheduled for hearing in front of the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review next month. The current plan, Haren said, is for licensure applications to go live in June. The first round of applications reserved for existing medical dispensaries seeking dual licensure, with social equity applications and new applications to follow. "We've seen in other states they follow the same model because you don't have to start back at square one," Haren said in a Thursday interview. First-round licenses are on track to go out by the Issue 2 deadline of early September, but possibly sooner, he said. Ohio legalized medical marijuana nearly eight years ago, and the medical program isn't going away. Product-wise, everything sold through that program can be sold for recreational use. But new offerings will likely hit shelves that would not have been available for medical-only customers, Haren said—for instance, products that can be smoked. "Under the medical program, combustion of marijuana flower is prohibited. In the adult use program, combustion is allowed," Haren said. "For instance, a medical patient couldn't buy a pre-roll under the medical program unless they were over 21 and bought it as an adult use product and then paid the 10% tax." Potential legislative changes If lawmakers still want to have some say in the program, from the revenue tax structure to other provisions, the window for legislative changes prior to sales kicking off is closing. Last December—about six hours before Issue 2 became law as is—a bill to change adult-use cannabis laws cleared the Ohio Senate 28-2. One major change was to limit home growers to six plants per household instead of 12. But the Ohio House didn't move that proposal or its own version then, negotiations across the chambers seemingly broke down, and since, little movement has been seen. "We have had a lot of discussions in the House," House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) told reporters in February. "Our priority right now is having those thorough discussions. As you know, there's a long runway for this issue, so we still have some time to do that." Lawmakers are largely back in Columbus starting Tuesday, with floor sessions scheduled in both chambers for the following Wednesday. More information about the status of the state's recreational marijuana program can be found here.

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Louis Gossett Jr., first black man to win Best Support Actor Oscar, dies By Neda Ulaby Published March 29, 2024 at 4:33 PM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as a gunnery sergeant in An Officer and a Gentleman, has died. He was 87. Copyright 2024 NPR

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Active investing has provided a lot of excitement to start 2024 following a banner year for active in 2023. Asset managers are issuing all kinds of new active ETFs, while active strategies consolidate the major flows in 2023. As such, investors may be looking for options, with three specific ETFs sending a strong buy signal per YCharts with a quarter of 2024 just about done. First, the T. Rowe Price Small-Mid Cap ETF (TMSL) can appeal. The strategy has stood out due to its strong stock selections and perhaps partly thanks to its potential to benefit from rate cuts. Its active approach, looking for smaller firms that already stand out, could also find firms that could benefit from easier borrowing. TMSL has returned 10.5% YTD for a 55 basis point (bps) fee. Its $31 price sits above its 50-day simple moving average (SMA), indicating a buy signal per YCharts. [caption id="attachment_562677" align="aligncenter" width="623"] TMSL's tech chart.[/caption] Active ETFs Sending Buy Signals Next among active ETFs is the T. Rowe Price Growth ETF (TGRT). The fund charges 38 bps to look for large-cap growth stocks. It uses fundamental research and takes an active, bottom-up approach to examining potential investments. In doing so, it has returned 14.3% on a YTD basis. Its price of $32.34 sits above its 50-day SMA of $31.12, suggesting some potent momentum. [caption id="attachment_562678" align="aligncenter" width="626"] TGRT's tech chart.[/caption] Finally, the T. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research ETF (TSPA) may appeal. The ETF has returned 38.4% over the last one year, charging 34 bps. Set to hit its three-year ETF milestone this June, its goal is to outperform the S&P 500 while providing similar economic exposures. It aims to be sector-neutral, weighting industries like the S&P 500, but actively selects and weights individual stocks to represent those industries per its intensive research. Since it's inception, TSPA has delivered on its goal by outpacing the S&P 500. [caption id="attachment_562679" align="aligncenter" width="625"] TSPA's tech chart.[/caption] Its price of $32.66 is above its 50- and 200-day SMAs of $31.3 and $28.39, respectively. Taken together, the three active ETFs offer strong momentum and may be worth considering as active takes a step forward in 2024. For more news, information, and strategy, visit the Active ETF Channel. Read more on ETFTrends.com.

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Transportation Secretary Buttigieg gives update on Baltimore Key Bridge NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the Baltimore Key Bridge which collapsed after being hit by a ship early Tuesday morning. Copyright 2024 NPR

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Feb 28, 2021 / 11:30PM GMT Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Revasum, Inc. Full Year 2020 Results Briefing. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to hand the conference over to Ms. Rebecca Shooter-Dodd, Chief Financial Officer. Please go ahead. Rebecca Shooter-Dodd - Thank you, Rita, and good morning, everyone. Before we begin, I remind everyone that during the course of this conference call, we will be making forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are not guarantees of future performance or results. You are encouraged to review the safe harbor and disclaimer statements contained in today's materials as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the company's regulatory filings with the ASX. Also, note that the company financial results in accordance with international financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS. However, for the periods presented today, we are disclosing various non-IFRS measures. The company believes these measures are useful for conducting financial analysis. These measures Full Year 2020 Revasum Inc Earnings Call Transcript Already have an account? Log in Get the full story Access to All Earning Calls and Stock Analysis | | 30-Year Financial on one screen | | All-in-one Stock Screener with unlimited filters | | Customizable Stock Dashboard | | Real Time Insider Trading Transactions | | 8,000+ Institutional investors' 13F holdings | | Powerful Excel Add-in and Google sheets Add-on | | All data downloadable | | Quick customer support | | And much more... | 30-Day 100% money back guarantee You are not charged until the trial ends. Subscription fee may be tax deductible. Excellent 4.6 out of 5 Trustpilot

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Vas Kontis was told he was one of the lucky ones when he left the ICU after what began as a searing pain in his stomach. It was in early April 2021 when Mr Kontis got out of bed and felt his abdomen "explode". He had just suffered an abdominal aortic aneurysm. "I was sweating profusely. I could hear the triple-0 call operator on speaker and explained what happened. Longest 10 minutes in history," he said. More than 50 per cent of people with a ruptured aneurysm will die before they reach the hospital, according to the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery (ANZSVS). Less make it to the operating table. But Mr Kontis did make it to hospital, where survival became his focus, even when he was told he had lost function of his kidneys. "That was the last of my concerns. Staying alive, that was my primary concern," he said. He was put on dialysis and, later, the active transplant list. That was 18 months ago. He is one of 1,800 people in Australia waiting for a transplant, according to 2023 data released by the Organ and Tissue Authority (OTA) last month. The OTA leads the government's national program, DonateLife, to improve organ and tissue donation in the country. Consent rate rose for the first time in five years Only about 2 per cent of people who die in a hospital meet the criteria to be a potential organ donor. Donation only happens if a deceased donor's organ is a match with someone on the waitlist needing that organ. While rates have improved in certain areas, including a 13 per cent rise in the number of deceased organ donors on the year before, the registration and consent rates have left some transplant recipients concerned. Registration is the number of people on the Organ Donor Register who agree to having their organs donated if they die. However, donation can only occur if the family of a deceased person consent to it, which is how the consent rate is recorded. Australia's consent rate rose by one per cent to 55 per cent in 2023, according to the OTA's report. That came after the rate had declined for the previous five years. In NSW, the consent rate fell to 50 per cent, which was the lowest for any state. The OTA has outlined a national goal of 70 per cent in its 2022-2027 strategy report. Rob Manning, who received a liver transplant during the pandemic and has been passionate about improving the numbers, said the data was not a good sign. "The numbers are pretty bad," he said. "Not only did more people die in the right way, fewer families said yes [to donation]." Mr Manning said he would like to see posthumous recognition of deceased donors and their families in a bid to achieve better results. Transplant recipient Asanka Silva believes the focus on the register is "giving people false hope" due to the barriers present and feels there needs to be better messaging. He said that it was only recently he had seen "promotional material around having discussions with your family" and a "diversity in the messaging". Pandemic behind slow progress, OTA says Helen Opdam, who is the OTA's national medical director, said the pandemic hampered progress. "The whole sector was impacted negatively during the COVID pandemic," she said. Dr Opdam said measures taken in Victoria and New South Wales such as "strict lockdowns" and the limit on people able to visit loved ones in hospital had restricted consent rates. "Trying to support families to make a decision to agree to donate when they're not even able to visit their relatives in hospital or only at the very final moments of death, was pretty challenging," she said. Donor Families Australia chairman Bruce McDowell believes the pandemic shouldn't be a sole excuse. "It's not good enough to be saying that, because these things have been declining for a little while now. "That's the sort of thing the public sector is not getting through to the community," he said. However, Dr Opdam said Australia performed "reasonably" compared to other countries. Australia was ranked 21 in the 2022 worldwide deceased organ donor rates, which was published by the International Registry on Organ Donation and Transplantation (IRODaT). Most countries ahead of Australia had a fall in donor rates in 2020 but almost all have been gradually increasing since. Registration a 'challenge' Registration has fallen from 349,947 in 2021 to 208,861 in 2022 and now 179,813 registrations in 2023. DonateLife did see a spike in 2021 due to an anomaly where Australians had the option to register for donation while accessing their COVID vaccination certificates through the Express Plus Medicare App. Between 2005 and 2012, states and territories phased out the system that allowed people to register as donors using their drivers licences. South Australia, which is the only state that uses the original system, recorded the highest registration rate of 73 per cent last year. This was followed by Tasmania with 48 per cent. Besides South Australia, every state and territory uses the Organ Donor Register. Dr Opdam said the OTA was working on increasing the numbers but admitted it was a difficult task. "The biggest problem we have is that most people dying in hospital in a situation where they can donate are not registered on the Australian Organ Donor Register, and the family don't know what their wishes were," she said. "We need to do more to promote community awareness and increase registration, but that's a very challenging thing to achieve." Dr Opdam said changing back to the drivers' licence method would see a boost in the numbers. Despite the rates, Mr Kontis has remained optimistic. "I've had two meetings with the transplant team. We are tracking OK for when the phone call comes." If you would like to be on the Organ Donor Register, you can register through the DonateLife website, your myGov account or the Express Plus Medicare app.

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Trump lawyer's Jan. 6 actions 'threatened our democracy,' State Bar attorney says By Tom Dreisbach Published March 29, 2024 at 3:33 PM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:45 Attorneys for the California Bar say their case against Trump lawyer John Eastman was about fighting a threat to democracy. Copyright 2024 NPR

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Transportation Secretary Buttigieg gives update on Baltimore Key Bridge NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the Baltimore Key Bridge which collapsed after being hit by a ship early Tuesday morning. Copyright 2024 NPR

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One of the album's tracks is called "The Linda Martell Show," which is an intro to the song "Ya Ya." Martell appears on that track, as well as the song "Spaghetti." Though Linda Martell, 82, has a long history in country music, many who are unfamiliar with her name and her vocals, are asking the question: Who is Linda Martell? Read on to learn more about the country music pioneer. Who is Linda Martell? In 1970, Martell released "Color Me Country" which featured the hit "Color Him Father," a cover of a song by The Winstons. The album also included such popular songs as "Bad Case of the Blues," "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and "You're Crying Boy, Crying." Rolling Stone said that her album, which was described as "a mix of honky-tonk spunk and heartbreak balladry, all infused with her roots in gospel and R&B," led Martell to become the first solo Black woman country artist to play the Grand Ole Opry. "During that time," Rolling Stone reports, "She also appeared on the hugely popular syndicated country variety show 'Hee Haw' and shared stages with country artists like Hank Snow and Waylon Jennings." Lindamartell.com also touts her as "a pioneering force hailed as the unsung hero of the genre" who "had the highest peaking single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles (now Songs) chart at #22, 'Color Him Father,' by a Black female country artist in the history of the genre in 1969, until Beyonce's "Texas Hold 'Em" debuted at #1 on February 21, 2024." What is Linda Martell's history with country music? Born Thelma Bynem in South Carolina, Martell debuted at the Opry in 1969 and told Rolling Stone in 2020 that she would make a dozen appearances on the famed stage. The Opry said she did perform, but could not confirm how many times. Martell released only that one album after signing with Shelby Singleton Jr., who died in 2009. She was turned off when discovering it would be released not by his SSI International label, but a sister company called Plantation Records, a moniker replete with racial undertones, even though Singleton told her he didn't have a specific reasons for using that name. "I said, 'Yes, there was,'" she told Rolling Stone. "He said, 'Of course not.' I said, 'Yes. What you are telling me is that black people belonged on the plantation!'" Martell also endured racist taunts while on the road. "It was very hard," she told Rolling Stone. "When you're playing to an all-white audience — because Lord Jesus, they are prejudiced — you learn to not say too much. You can carry it a little too far if you're correcting somebody. So you learn how not to do that." She said things would improve, but never to the point where heckling would disappear altogether. "You still heard some names," she said. "Maybe not loud names, but you'd hear them.… You wonder why people do it. Why not just sit there and enjoy the music?" What happened to Linda Martell after she released her first album? Martell would eventually leave Plantation Records and failed in her efforts to record another album. She also found herself on the outside looking in when she says Singleton told her he wanted to focus on the career of Jeannie C. Riley — who was white — after she scored a hit with "Harper Valley P.T.A." "When Jeannie came on the scene, it seemed like he forgot all about me," she told Rolling Stone. "I was totally ignored at that time." "I thought he was still gonna promote me," she added. "But he just kept promoting Jeannie, and I told him I'm not gonna play second fiddle to Jeannie C. Riley. That's when we separated." Martell claims Singleton "blackballed" her when she tried to make another album with a different company. "He blackballed me," she told Rolling Stone. "You heard the term? Well, he did that. So no one else would record me. It ruined my reputation in country music. Shelby had a lot of power during that time." What did Linda Martell do after country music? Martell's life would go in different directions after she left country music. She returned to South Carolina, sang in clubs and bars, as well as on a cruise in California. She ran a record store in the Bronx, drove a school bus when returning again to South Carolina and worked with kids with learning disabilities. In 2021, she received the Equal Play Award at the CMT Music Awards "for her groundbreaking work as a woman of color in country music." Martell's granddaughter, Marquia Thompson, is working on a documentary about the singer and her country music experience, "Bad Case of the Country Blues." "Minority, women and marginalized artists deserve to play on a level playing field in the country music industry," she told The Tennessean in 2023. "My grandmother was (a) courageous artist who challenged an industry by following her passions. People who want to mirror my grandmother's desires undeniably need to know her history." What to know about Linda Martell's collaboration with Beyoncé' on 'Cowboy Carter' In March 2024, Beyoncé enlisted Martell on her new album, "Cowboy Carter," which is the second act of her "Renaissance" trilogy. Martell is featured on two of the album's tracks: an intro titled "The Linda Martell Show" and a song called "Spaghetti," which also features rising country music artist Shaboozey. "The Linda Martell Show," which is just 28 seconds long, serves as an intro to the song "Ya Ya." On the track, Martell introducing the next record after a round of applause. "Haha, okay, thank you so very much," she says. "Ladies and gentlemen, this particular tune stretches across a range of genres and that's what makes it a unique listening experience. Yes, indeed. It's called 'YA YA.'" On "Spaghetti," Martell starts off the song with a question about music genres, likely a nod to Beyonce's past struggles with country music in which she said she did not feel welcomed by some in the community. "Genres are a funny little concept, aren't they?," Martell asks, before Shaboozey responds, "Yes, they are." "In theory, they have a simple definition that's easy to understand. But in practice, well, some may feel confined," she adds. From there, on a bass-heavy beat, Beyoncé and Shaboozey continue the song with a rap, before transitioning back to more melodic singing. "Spaghetti" serves as the only rap song featured on the 27-track album. For more from NBC BLK, sign up for our weekly newsletter.

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As the winter chill fades away and nature springs back to life, many people find themselves dealing with worsening allergy symptoms. The arrival of spring brings an abundance of pollen from trees, grasses, and flowers, triggering reactions for those who suffer from yearly allergies. Join us as we unravel the complexities of spring allergies and uncover ways to find relief during the peak allergy season. Humidity and Your Allergies Get ready to rejoice, because high humidity and rain in the forecast may mean relief for your allergies! Rainstorms can cause pollen to drop from the air when it collects on falling raindrops, which means there will be less pollen in the air afterwards to aggravate your symptoms. What is a Pollen Count? In the springtime, pollen is much more present in the air than usual, and you've probably noticed it lingering on surfaces if you live in an area surrounded by nature. A pollen count is a measurement of the number of pollen grains in the air at a given time. Take notice of this metric during weather reports, because it could heavily impact your allergy symptoms. Heavy Winds Can Worsen Symptoms If the forecast calls for heavy winds, take precautions before you go outside. Heavy winds can cause pollen and even mold spores to become airborne, meaning there's a greater chance that you could have a reaction while outdoors. Keep An Eye on Air Temperature Cold, dry air may seem better for your breathing than hot, humid air, but unfortunately, breathing it in can make the bronchial tubes constrict and spasm as they try to keep airways open, making symptoms worse. What is Cold Urticaria? Cold urticaria is a rare allergic reaction to cold temperatures that can cause hives, itching, and swelling on the skin after exposure to cold air, water, or objects. Symptoms of cold urticaria can vary in severity, ranging from mild discomfort to more serious reactions such as difficulty breathing or a drop in blood pressure. Managing cold urticaria typically involves avoiding exposure to cold environments, wearing protective clothing, and taking antihistamines to alleviate symptoms. "Thunderstorm Asthma" Thunderstorms bring barometric changes, high humidity and winds that blow pollen and mold spores everywhere. This can lead to a phenomenon called thunderstorm asthma. This is a condition that occurs when high pollen levels in the air combine with a thunderstorm, triggering severe asthma symptoms In addition, lightning generates nitrogen oxides that can impact ground-level ozone, irritating the lungs and airways. What You Can Do to Alleviate Symptoms Purchasing an air filter for your home is a great place to start to rid your home of allergens and other particles that could irritate your allergies, including mold and bacteria. Furthermore, you can focus on healthy lifestyle habits, such as bathing regularly to remove allergens from your hair and body at the end of the day. Healthy Habits When coming into contact with allergens that trigger allergy flare-ups, try to avoid touching your face or eyes, and washing your hands immediately afterwards. Most importantly, it's essential to always consult a doctor or allergist for an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan, which may include OTC oral antihistamines. Clean Your Surroundings Often The best way to deal with allergy symptoms is to avoid contact with allergens. In addition, try to take any necessary precautions, such as keeping your environment clean, dry, and well-ventilated (free of dust, mold, or pollen) to help avoid potential triggers at home. Balancing Indoor Climate Maintaining optimal humidity (around 40-50%) indoors helps minimize allergen spread. Whole-home humidifiers provide a sustainable solution to this issue, but minimizing shower times and limiting air conditioner use can also help keep home moisture levels low. HEPA Filters Are Your Best Bet Air filters that utilize a high efficiency particle air or HEPA filter are highly recommended by experts for their ability to filter out 99.97% of dust, pollen, mold, bacteria and any airborne particles larger than 0.3 microns. These are the same filters used in hospitals to combat the spread of disease. Is Climate Change to Blame? Global warming has the potential to worsen allergy symptoms for at least 25 million Americans, according to a report by the National Wildlife Foundation and Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. This report predicts that, if left unchecked, climate change could lead to extended growing periods for a number of symptom-triggering respiratory allergens—such as ragweed pollen and tree pollen—and skin allergens like poison ivy. Spring Comes Earlier Each Year It also reported that the spring season now arrives, on average, 10 to 14 days earlier than it did 20 years ago. All of these factors, in turn, may increase the length of peak allergy seasons and the prevalence and duration of symptom flare-ups among allergy sufferers. Longer Days and Warmer Temperatures During spring, longer days and warmer temperatures stimulate plant growth and blooming. This favorable environment accelerates pollen production and dispersal, creating a higher concentration of allergens in the air. The combination of daylight hours and mild temperatures prolongs the allergy season, prolonging exposure to triggering allergens. Outdoor Activities Springtime often entices people to spend more time outdoors, engaging in activities like gardening, hiking, or picnicking. Increased outdoor exposure exposes individuals to pollen and other allergens, heightening the risk of allergic reactions. Pollen can attach to clothing, hair, and pets, further exacerbating allergy symptoms when brought indoors. Cross-Reactivity with Food Allergies Some individuals may experience cross-reactivity between seasonal allergies and certain food allergies. For example, individuals with birch pollen allergies may also react to certain fruits and vegetables, such as apples, cherries, and carrots, due to the proteins shared between the pollen and these foods. This phenomenon can lead to oral allergy syndrome, causing itching or swelling in the mouth, throat, or lips when consuming these foods during the spring allergy season. Airborne Irritants In addition to pollen, springtime can also introduce other airborne irritants that worsen allergy symptoms. Mold spores thrive in damp, humid conditions, which are prevalent during the spring months. Dust mites and pet dander, common indoor allergens, can also exacerbate allergies when homes are opened up for ventilation during the spring. The presence of multiple allergens in the air can overload the immune system, leading to heightened allergic responses. Weakened Immune System The winter months, with their colder temperatures and reduced outdoor activity, can sometimes weaken the immune system. As spring approaches, the sudden increase in allergen exposure can overwhelm a compromised immune system, making individuals more susceptible to allergic reactions. Strengthening the immune system through a healthy diet, regular exercise, and proper rest can help reduce the severity of allergy symptoms. Altered Plant Phenology Climate change can affect the timing of plant phenology, which refers to the seasonal cycles of plant growth and development. As temperatures warm earlier in the spring, plants may bloom and produce pollen earlier than usual. This advancement in plant phenology can result in an extended period of allergen exposure, amplifying the intensity and duration of spring allergies for individuals sensitive to pollen. Increased CO2 Levels Elevated levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere due to climate change can also impact allergen production. Studies have shown that higher CO2 concentrations can stimulate certain plants to produce more pollen, leading to an uptick in allergen exposure. This phenomenon can contribute to the worsening of spring allergies and may pose challenges for individuals with allergic sensitivities. Urbanization and Air Pollution Urbanization and the associated air pollution can exacerbate allergy symptoms during the spring. Pollutants such as particulate matter and ozone can irritate the respiratory system and aggravate existing allergies. Combined with high pollen levels in urban areas, the interaction between air pollution and pollen can intensify allergic reactions, making it important to monitor air quality and take measures to reduce exposure.

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Top-seeded UConn beats San Diego State 82-52 to reach Elite Eight Posted/updated on: March 29, 2024 at 4:12 pmBOSTON (AP) — The rematch turned into another UConn mismatch. Stephon Castle had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the defending NCAA champions, and the top-seeded Huskies advanced to the Elite Eight with another double-digit victory, beating San Diego State 82-52 on Thursday night in a rematch of last year's title game. Cam Spencer scored 18 points and Tristen Newton added 17 points and seven rebounds for UConn (34-3). The Huskies will play third-seeded Illinois, which beat Iowa State 72-69 later Thursday in the other East Region semifinal, on Saturday night for a spot in the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona. A year after cruising to their fifth national championship — winning their six NCAA Tournament games by an average of almost 20 points — the Huskies followed up blowouts last weekend with their ninth straight double-digit March Madness victory. They have won by 39, 17 and 30 points in this tournament. "We suck at winning close games," UConn coach Dan Hurley said. "You've got to go with the alternative." Backed by a virtual home crowd at TD Garden — Boston is about 90 miles from their Storrs, Connecticut, campus — the Huskies made it a double-digit lead early in the second half, 20 with about seven minutes left and 30 in the final minutes, after the teams sent in their benches. Hurley's son Andrew even got into the game with 1:44 left, drawing a celebratory cheer. "It means a lot just to be able to travel with our fans. … I feel like it gives us kind of a boost, a little bit of an advantage," Castle said. "We tried to make it like 'Storrs North.' They showed out for us, and it was definitely electric in there tonight." Seven-footer Donovan Clingan, who played just 23 minutes after getting into foul trouble, had eight points and eight rebounds for UConn, which matched a school record for victories and gave the much-snubbed Big East a 7-0 record in the tournament. The Huskies trailed for just 28 seconds in the game and earned the largest victory in the Sweet 16 since Kansas beat Purdue 98-66 in 2017. "I think the group, we have killer instincts. We play every possession with great desperation," Hurley said. "Obviously, we're very comfortable in tournament play." Jaedon LeDee scored 15 of his 18 points in the first half and Micah Parrish scored 10 for fifth-seeded San Diego State, which followed up the only Final Four appearance in school history with another Sweet 16 run. But for the second straight year, the Aztecs (26-11) ran into UConn. "It's not the ending we're going to remember; it's the journey. Because the journey is everything," San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher said. "We've been on an incredible journey together. "They're 7-2 on college basketball's biggest stage over the last two years. It's something to take great pride in," Dutcher said. "If losing a basketball game is the worst thing that's going to happen in your life, you're going to have a fantastic life." UConn is the first defending champion to reach the Elite Eight since Florida won it all in 2006 and '07. No team has won repeat titles since. "It's kind of been against the odds in terms of the season we're having, following up the national championship with an even better season," Hurley said. "This team has defied what past champions have done and taken this program to a completely different level." UConn took its first 10-point lead before the midpoint of a first half in which both teams went cold about 10 minutes in. After opening a 27-16 lead with 11 minutes left, UConn shot 6 for 28 to finish the half — and still took a nine-point lead into the break. The Huskies went up by double digits for good in the opening minutes of the second half when Newton — thanks to an offensive rebound and assist from Clingan — hit a 3-pointer to make it 45-33. Up 17 with eight minutes left, UConn scored the next nine points to pull away. UConn won last year's championship game 76-59 and also beat the Aztecs in the 2011 Sweet 16, with Kemba Walker scoring 36 points to set a tournament record and beat Kawhi Leonard's San Diego State. The Huskies went on to win the school's third national championship.

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Brett Tessler, the agent of Raheem Mostert, announced Friday afternoon that his client has restructured his contract and received a one-year extension to keep him in Miami through the 2025 season. The extension is worth $9.075 million. Mostert joined Miami in 2022 and last year had a breakout season with 21 total touchdowns, a Dolphins franchise record. 18 of those touchdowns were rushing. In 15 games last season, he ran for 1,012 yards and for a 4.8 YPC. In 2022, Mostert played in 16 games, starting 14, and had 891 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns. Happy to announce that we just redid Raheem Mostert's contract with the Miami Dolphins and added an extra year which will keep him there through 2025. Nice reward for a Pro Bowl season! — Brett Tessler (@TesslerSports) March 29, 2024 Mostert went undrafted in 2015 and bounced around with the Eagles, Dolphins, Browns, Ravens, Jets, and Bears before getting his big break with the San Francisco 49ers in 2016. Between 2016 and 2021, Mostert had success in San Francisco but also battled numerous injuries. Mostert rushed for 11 touchdowns and averaged 5.7 YPC during his time with the 49ers. When Mike McDaniel left San Francisco as their run-game coordinator and became the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, one of his first signings was bringing Mostert to Miami. Raheem has outplayed his initial contract and thrived since being in Miami, and has far fewer injuries as well compared to his time in San Francisco. In 2023 Mostert was voted to his first Pro Bowl and was the NFL touchdown rushing leader. For his career, he has 40 total touchdowns, has rushed for 3,513 yards and averages a 5.2 YPC. He also has 92 receptions for 738 receiving yards. Also, as a special teams returner, he has 1,164 return yards.

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How big pants came back: understanding the fashion trend cycle By Kai McNamee Published March 29, 2024 at 4:33 PM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:59 From ballet flats to big pants to bows and rosettes, fashion trends can befuddle those who care, and annoy those who don't. But knowledge is power, and there is a logic to the trend cycle. Copyright 2024 NPR

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Transportation Secretary Buttigieg gives update on Baltimore Key Bridge NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the Baltimore Key Bridge which collapsed after being hit by a ship early Tuesday morning. Copyright 2024 NPR

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By Catherine McGeer • Published: 29 Mar 2024 • 22:07 Dimitrov dazzles, Alcaraz falters Image: X/ @MiamiOpen In the intense quarterfinal clash at the Miami Open, Grigor Dimitrov emerged victorious against Carlos Alcaraz. With a commanding 6-2, 6-4 win over Alcaraz, Dimitrov showcased a level of play that left his opponent feeling like he was back to being 13 years old. Alcaraz, who had always admired Roger Federer and lamented not having the chance to face him on the court, now found himself facing a different but equally formidable opponent in Dimitrov. Despite never crossing paths with Federer, Alcaraz could draw parallels to his idol's style in Dimitrov's aggressive and relentless play. Throughout the match, Dimitrov's precision and determination mirrored that of Federer, keeping Alcaraz constantly on the defensive. Despite brief moments of resurgence from Alcaraz, Dimitrov maintained control. Dimitrov's strategy revolved around relentless aggression, denying Alcaraz any opportunity to dictate the pace of the game. His lightning-fast serves and powerful groundstrokes kept Alcaraz scrambling, unable to find his rhythm. Despite Alcaraz's efforts to mount a comeback, Dimitrov remained unfazed, closing out the match with a display of skill and efficiency. His dominance was evident in the statistics, with 23 winners and a solid performance at the net and on returns. For Alcaraz, the defeat served as a learning experience, prompting him to rethink his approach for future encounters. Despite acknowledging his own improvement since their previous meeting, Alcaraz admitted to being outplayed by Dimitrov's near-perfect performance. Looking ahead, Alcaraz is determined to evolve his game and adapt to different challenges on the court. As he prepares for the upcoming clay court season, Alcaraz aims to build on his recent successes while striving to elevate his game to new heights. Meanwhile, Dimitrov continues his resurgence on the tour, fuelled by his renewed sense of purpose and determination. With each victory, he moves closer to reclaiming his spot among the elite players in the world. As the Miami Open progresses, fans can expect more thrilling encounters and displays of skill from both seasoned veterans and rising stars like Carlos Alcaraz and Grigor Dimitrov. For more Sports articles click here Thank you for taking the time to read this article. Do remember to come back and check The Euro Weekly News website for all your up-to-date local and international news stories and remember, you can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Share this story Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox! By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don't already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices. I am an Irish writer who has been living in Spain for the past twenty years. My writing centers around the Costa Cálida. As a mother I also write about family life on the coast of Spain and every now and then I try to break down the world of Spanish politics! Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Website Comment for robots Please empty this comment field to prove you're human. By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don't already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices. Download our media pack in either English or Spanish.

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LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Tori Spelling filed for divorce Friday from her husband and former reality TV co-star Dean McDermott. The former "Beverly Hills, 90210" actor petitioned to end the marriage of nearly 18 years in Los Angeles Superior Court. She cited irreconcilable differences. Spelling's petition says the two have been separated since June 17. She is asking for sole physical custody and joint legal custody of their three sons and two daughters, whose ages range from 7 to 17. Physical custody determines with which parent the children primarily reside, while legal custody is who makes their major life decisions. Spelling is asking the court to order McDermott to pay her spousal support and to pay for her divorce attorneys. No dollar amount was given. The marriage was the subject of a reality show, originally titled "Tori & Dean: Inn Love" and later "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood," that ran on the Oxygen network from 2007 to 2012. Spelling, the 50-year-old daughter of the late TV magnate Aaron Spelling, starred alongside Luke Perry,Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth in the original "Beverly Hills, 90210" from 1990 to 2000. She also appeared in the films "Scary Movie 2" and "The House of Yes." McDermott, a 57-year-old Canadian actor, appeared on the Canadian TV series "Due South" and hosted the cooking competition show "Chopped Canada." It was the second marriage for both. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

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WFAE's Nick de la Canal can be heard on public radio airwaves across the Charlotte region, bringing listeners the latest in local and regional news updates. He's been a part of the WFAE newsroom since 2013, when he began as an intern. His reporting helped the station earn an Edward R. Murrow award for breaking news coverage following the Keith Scott shooting and protests in September 2016. More recently, he's been reporting on food, culture, transportation, immigration, and even the paranormal on the FAQ City podcast. He grew up in Charlotte, graduated from Myers Park High, and received his degree in journalism from Emerson College in Boston. Periodically, he tweets: @nickdelacanal

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Indian navy intercepts fishing vessel near Somalia India's navy said yesterday it intercepted a fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea after a suspected hijacking, its latest anti-piracy operation after a spate of regional attacks on shipping. Two Indian vessels had approached the Iranian-flagged FV Al Kamar 786 around 165 kilometres (100 miles) southwest of the Yemeni island of Socotra, not far from the eastern tip of Somalia. An operation was "currently underway by the Indian Navy towards rescue of hijacked FV & its crew," the navy said in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter. The statement added that nine armed pirates were believed to have taken over the vessel. It did not say how many crew members were aboard. India's navy has been deployed continuously off Somalia since 2008. It stepped up anti-piracy efforts last year following a surge in maritime assaults, including in the Arabian Sea and by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. This month, the Indian navy rescued 19 crew members off the Maltese-flagged cargo ship MV Ruen, which had been hijacked by Somali pirates in December. On Saturday, it brought 35 Somali nationals accused of the hijacking to Mumbai aboard the warship INS Kolkata, which had led the rescue operation, to face a piracy trial in an Indian court.

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While some Swifties hoped Taylor Swift would be featured on Beyoncé's new album, Act II: Cowboy Carter, it looks like the pop star is not part of the project. Complete credits for "Bodyguard" are not yet available, though we do know it was written by Beyoncé and Ryan Beatty. We also know that Taylor and Beyoncé are friends, each attending the other's concert film premieres last year — Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, respectively. Taylor also spoke about Queen Bey in the cover story that supported her Time Person of the Year honor last December. "She's the most precious gem of a person — warm and open and funny," Taylor said. "And she's such a great disrupter of music-industry norms. She taught every artist how to flip the table and challenge archaic business practices." Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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May 19, 2021 / 11:00PM GMT Operator Thank you all for standing by, and welcome to the Revasum, Inc. Annual General Meeting. I'd now like to hand the conference over to your Chairman, Mr. Vivek Rao. Thank you. Please go ahead. Vivek Rao - Revasum, Inc. - Independent Non-Executive Chairman Thank you, operator. Good morning to our Australian shareholders, and good afternoon to our U.S. shareholders, and welcome to the 2021 Revasum Annual General Meeting. I'm Vivek Rao, the Chairman and Independent Nonexecutive Director of Revasum. As with last year, we are operating in a virtual environment. We hope this time next year, we can join you in person as we did in prepandemic times, although we are pleased to be speaking to investors across the globe simultaneously. Following the meeting, our Chief Financial and Operating Officer; Rebecca Shooter-Dodd; and Chief Technology Officer, Bill Kalenian, will provide an update to investors. This presentation will be available on the ASX, along with the results of the meeting later today. The time now is 9:05 a.m. in Sydney, Australia Revasum Inc Annual Shareholders Meeting Transcript Already have an account? Log in Get the full story Access to All Earning Calls and Stock Analysis | | 30-Year Financial on one screen | | All-in-one Stock Screener with unlimited filters | | Customizable Stock Dashboard | | Real Time Insider Trading Transactions | | 8,000+ Institutional investors' 13F holdings | | Powerful Excel Add-in and Google sheets Add-on | | All data downloadable | | Quick customer support | | And much more... | 30-Day 100% money back guarantee You are not charged until the trial ends. Subscription fee may be tax deductible. Excellent 4.6 out of 5 Trustpilot

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TX Rangers hope for rare repeat as World Series champs By Toluwani Osibamowo Published March 29, 2024 at 3:33 PM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The Texas Rangers are still riding the high from last year's first-ever World Series win. Fans are hopeful Texas can repeat as champs as a new baseball season gets underway. Copyright 2024 NPR

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Radio Free Asia (RFA) will close its Hong Kong bureau, citing safety concerns after the passing of a new national security law. The US-funded radio station said Article 23 — enacted earlier this month — would limit media freedom. "Actions by Hong Kong authorities, including referring to RFA as a 'foreign force', raises serious questions about our ability to operate in safety," its president Bay Fang said. However, Ms Fang has promised RFA will continue to produce content. "This restructuring means that RFA will shift to using a different journalist model reserved for closed media environments," she said. Hong Kong was once hailed as a bastion of media freedom in Asia. But a similar national security law introduced in 2020 was followed by the closure of two other news outlets — Apple Daily and Stand News. Hong Kong now ranks 140 out of 180 countries and territories in Reporters Without Borders' latest World Press Freedom Index. Government condemns 'scaremongering' RFA's concerns stem from a provision in Article 23 that includes tougher penalties for people found to be working with foreign governments or organisations. The Hong Kong government on Friday refused to comment specifically on RFA's decision to close its bureau. A spokesperson said "normal journalists" would be safe in Hong Kong. "To single out Hong Kong and suggest that journalists would only experience concerns when operating here but not in other countries, would be grossly biased, if not outrageous," a statement read. The government condemned "all scaremongering and smearing remarks" against the new law. What is Article 23? Article 23 is a new national security law that grants the Hong Kong government more power to quash dissent. It has been widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown that was triggered by pro-democracy protests in 2019. Hong Kong officials say it is needed to prevent a recurrence of the protests, and that it will only affect "an extremely small minority" of disloyal residents. The measure targets espionage, disclosing state secrets, and "colluding with external forces" to commit illegal acts, among others. AP/ABC

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The Manhattan District Attorney's Office this week asked a judge presiding over the New York criminal case against Donald Trump to "clarify or confirm" that his earlier order restricting the former president's public statements about the case and those involved applies to family members. In a letter dated Thursday and acknowledged as received by the court on Friday, prosecutors asked that the court weigh in on whether a partial gag order issued by Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday "protects family members of the Court, the District Attorney, and all other individuals mentioned in the Order" and asked that the court "direct that defendant immediately desist from attacks on family members." Trump's attorneys responded in opposition in their own letter on Friday, arguing that the "express terms of the gag order do not apply in the manner claimed" by prosecutors. Trump has blasted Merchan as "biased and conflicted" while also taking aim at his daughter for a social media post that a court spokesperson said was wrongly attributed to her. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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June 22nd, 2024 Boys & Girls, Grades 1 to 8 $149 Learn from and interact with Miami star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle! Throughout the camp, Jaylen Waddle and our coaches will offer tips and hands-on instruction, including lectures, fundamental football skills stations, contests, and non-contact games in a high-energy, fun, and positive environment. Campers will be placed in small groups by age to ensure that each child gets maximum instruction featuring a 10:1 maximum camper to coach ratio. The camp will be staffed by some of the area's top high school and college coaches. At ProCamps, we pride ourselves on ensuring that camp is not simply an "athlete appearance." The comprehensive camp experience is great for athletes of all skill levels, whether they are new to the game or have been playing for years. Individual and team awards will be given in each age group. We are committed to providing your child with the experience of a lifetime. Each attendee will receive: - a souvenir autograph from Jaylen Waddle (item provided – outside items not permitted) - a camp team photo with Jaylen Waddle - a limited-edition Jaylen Waddle Football ProCamp t-shirt - additional upgrades available during checkout ProCamps utilizes a dynamic price structure; the event price is subject to change at any time. Although unlikely, the date, time, and location are subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control. For full information on our cancellation policy, please click here.

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Trump lawyer's Jan. 6 actions 'threatened our democracy,' State Bar attorney says By Tom Dreisbach Published March 29, 2024 at 12:33 PM AKDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:45 Attorneys for the California Bar say their case against Trump lawyer John Eastman was about fighting a threat to democracy. Copyright 2024 NPR

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Louis Gossett Jr., first black man to win Best Support Actor Oscar, dies By Neda Ulaby Published March 29, 2024 at 4:33 PM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as a gunnery sergeant in An Officer and a Gentleman, has died. He was 87. Copyright 2024 NPR

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'Welcome to Chippendales' director Nisha Ganatra tapped for Lohan/Curtis 'Freaky Friday' sequel Posted/updated on: March 29, 2024 at 4:12 pmWhile deals are being worked out to get the movie's eager stars to return, Disney has hired Nisha Ganatra to direct a sequel to the 2003 hit Freaky Friday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Both Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan have expressed interest in reprising their respective mother-daughter roles in the body-swap comedy's sequel. In the meantime, the veteran of Hulu's Welcome to Chippendales series has gotten the tap from ABC News' parent company, according to the trade. That said, Curtis and Lohan have already reunited -- at least in a photo on Instagram. The Everything Everywhere Academy Award winner on Friday uploaded a selfie with Irish Wish star Lohan, along with the caption "DUH! FFDEUX!" If the photo was meant to light a fire under the studio to get the deals done, it was a savvy move: The post got more than 220,000 likes in a matter of hours. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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