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China lauds Biden-Xi summit despite lack of real progress The differences between the two sides are still relatively large," said Wu Xinbo, dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai. ... Therefore, China is not very reassured of the ... U.S.-China diplomatic spat cools slightly For Beijing, one important aspect of Biden's China policy that has helped improve relations is the end of attacks on China's political system that had become the norm under Trump, said Wu Xinbo, a scholar at ... The awkward timing of Europe's deal with China ., with negotiating a free-trade agreement being the expected next step," Wu Xinbo, director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai, told the South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong-based daily. Malaysia risks enraging China China would interpret an accord between the U.S. and Malaysia as a direct challenge to Beijing's insistence that the U.S. spy flights were an infringement of China's sovereignty, said Wu Xinbo, director of the ... A Harsh Reception For Clinton In China's State Media “For the United States, the South China Sea is not a matter of territorial disputes,” said Wu Xinbo, deputy director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai.
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http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20080820/VIDEO03/60405961/qa-with-michigans-small-biz-advocate
Chris Holman, the small business advocate from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, stopped to talk to Crain's after a roundtable with small biz owners in Detroit. Hear his thoughts in this Small Talk video. August 20, 2008 12:00 p.m. Updated 7/5/2013
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https://torontosun.com/author/eleijon/?from=100
Christmas Fund: Kids ask Santa for them to be reunited with father Nayla is trying to get her husband to Montreal on humanitarian status, but they have no idea when their application will be approved. December 24, 2021 Local News
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https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/cineplex-s-pandemic-response-was-similar-to-prospective-buyer-other-retailers-ceo-1.5597575
Cineplex's pandemic response was similar to prospective buyer, other retailers: CEO The chief executive of Cineplex Inc. says his company's decision to slow payments to film studios and seek rent deferrals and abatements during the pandemic was akin to moves being made by Cineworld Group PLC and other large Canadian retailers. Ellis Jacob told the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Thursday that after the arrival of COVID-19, it was common for global theatre operators and other businesses to try to preserve cash in these ways as people avoided non-essential gatherings. "They were looking for relief just like we were," Jacob said. Cineplex's response to the pandemic has been a key issue as the Toronto-based theatre chain faces off in court against Cineworld, a U.K. cinema company that announced it would purchase Cineplex for $2.8 billion in December 2019. Cineworld backed out of the deal in June 2020, arguing it could terminate the agreement without payment because Cineplex strayed from "ordinary course." Cineplex is seeking more than $2.18 billion in damages from Cineworld, which filed a counter claim valued at about $54.8-million. Cineworld claims it was out of "ordinary course" for Cineplex to defer accounts payable by at least 60 days, reduce spending to the "bare minimum" and stop paying landlords, movie studios, film distributors and suppliers at the pandemic's start. But during Thursday questioning from Cineplex's lawyer Alan Mark, Jacob indicated the payment decisions were consistent with the theatre industry's normal course and not impacting his company's relationships. Studios and his cinema chain would often work through pre-pandemic box office swings and other business periods by allowing later payments, Jacob said. Studios even told him fellow chains were seeking similar relief. "None of the studios withheld product and in fact, they were very supportive of getting product on the screens when we were open," Jacob said. Chris Aronson testified Monday that his company, Paramount Pictures, has an "excellent" relationship with Cineplex and the pandemic had not impacted his view of the Canadian company. Ed Sonshine, who was RioCan REIT's CEO at the pandemic's start, said in Wednesday testimony that his company's relationship with Cineplex was just as good during the pandemic, despite the two firms trying to negotiate deals around several properties. Throughout the pandemic, the firms were discussing downsizing and rebuilding the Colossus theatre in Vaughan, Ont. and a future condo development RioCan wanted to pursue on a parcel of land attached to Cineplex's Queensway theatre in Etobicoke, Ont. RioCan REIT was dealing with Cineplex's decision not to pay rent as it awaited more details of government programs. Jacob said such rent decisions were common and that Cineworld chief executive Moshe "Mooky" Greidinger mentioned he was looking to make deals with landlords and the government in Poland too. "He said that they were in the same position (as Cineplex) and were discussing on the leases, payments, deferrals and abatements, where possible," Jacob recalled of conversations with Greidinger. Other Canadian companies were looking for similar support, Jacob added. Emails shown in court reveal that Jacob, Sonshine, Indigo Books & Music Inc.'s Heather Reisman and other executives at GoodLife Fitness, Hudson's Bay Co and Cadillac Fairview were in contact with federal government workers and advisers to pitch a rent relief program. The coalition wanted low or no interest loans with a five-year repayment plan and landlords to be forced to abate one third of rent for the 10-month loan period in exchange for retailers being asked to pay two thirds of their rent. As the government relief program was rolled out, the Cineworld-Cineplex deal received several approvals and a closing date was nearing when Jacob said a June 2020 letter arrived from Cineworld's lawyers alleging that Cineplex had breached the deal. Up to that point, Jacob said Cineworld and Greidinger had never mentioned it felt Cineplex had constituted a breach of its obligations. Jacob said, "I had a conversation with him a few hours prior to (the letter arriving) and he never mentioned anything to me." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 23, 2021.
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Clampdown on fireworks dealers in Jeffreys Bay The Kouga Municipality sent a stern warning to illegal fireworks dealers when a shop in Aston Bay was raided and a number of fireworks were confiscated. “Shop owners are warned not to sell any illegal fire crackers to the public. We ask all our residents and holiday-makers to please report this immediately should you see […]
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https://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Will-Smith-Punches-Chris-Rock-on-Oscars-Stage-17032645.php
Click here to read the full article. Chris Rock and Will Smith had an altercation during the 2022 Oscar telecast. Rock appeared on stage to present the Oscar for documentary feature and made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith being in “G.I. Jane” because of her shaved head. Smith then took the stage to slap Rock. Although it appeared to be a joke at first, Smith returned to his seat and yelled at Rock, “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!” Many in the Oscars audience appeared stunned at the altercation. Diddy was the next presenter during the ceremony, where he appeared to introduce the 50th anniversary celebration to “The Godfather.” Diddy addressed the situation by saying, “Will and Chris, we’re going to solve this like family. Right now we’re moving on with love. Everybody make some noise.” - With 'CODA' Win, the Oscars Streaming Ceiling Has Finally Been Broken. What's Next? (Analysis) - Oscars In Memoriam: Bob Saget, Ed Asner Among Omissions - Inside the Oscars: Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock Overshadowed the Ceremony Smith’s publicist Meredith O. Sullivan came by him at the commercial break to have a discussion. Also during the break, Denzel Washington got up to speak to Smith privately. Smith revealed during his best actor speech that Washington said to him, “At your highest moment, be careful, that’s when the devil comes for you.” Sullivan continued to visit Smith during each commercial break following the incident. Oscars producer Will Packer also visited Smith before the best actor category was announced. Smith was nominated for his performance in “King Richard” and won the Oscar later in the ceremony. “Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” Smith said during his speech. He later apologized to the Academy and his fellow nominees for his actions. Pinkett Smith announced last year she shaved her head after struggling with alopecia. The actor said in an Instagram post, “Now at this point, I can only laugh… y’all know I’ve been struggling with alopecia. Just all of a sudden, one day…it just showed up like that. Now, this is going to be a little bit more difficult for me to hide. So, I thought I’d just share it so y’all not asking any questions…Mama’s gonna have to take it down to the scalp so nobody thinks she got brain surgery or something. Me and this alopecia are going to be friends … period!” Rock ended up awarding the documentary Oscar to Questlove for “Summer of Soul.” Asked in the Oscars press room about Smith smacking Rock, Questlove said, “I’m not talking about that. This is about the Harlem cultural festival.” Variety has reached out to ABC for further comment on the Smith-Rock incident. UNCENSORED WILL SMITH FOOTAGE AS SHOWN ON AUSTRALIAN TV pic.twitter.com/NcRfdjWxqe — David Mack (@davidmackau) March 28, 2022 Sean Combs addresses that wild Will Smith and Chris Rock moment at the #Oscars: "Will and Chris, we're gonna solve that like family at the Gold Party." pic.twitter.com/5r6WHHBdeE — Variety (@Variety) March 28, 2022 Will Smith slapping Chris Rock is straight people’s Adele Dazeem. — Joel Kim Booster (@ihatejoelkim) March 28, 2022 Please tell me I didn’t see what I just saw. Somebody please tell me that @willsmith was joking and it was part of the show when he just smacked @chrisrock on National Television. I’m begging y’all….please don’t tell me @willsmith would do something like that??? — Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) March 28, 2022 Did Will Smith really just open hand smack Chris Rock on live tv and tell him to keep Jada’s name out of his fucking mouth?!?! And then Chris Rock just kept it going?! HOLY SHIT — Philip DeFranco
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Climate goals could remain at risk if only rich countries adopt electric cars.
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http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/dream-wedding-peckforton-castle-still-5194962
Clock is ticking on cut-price offer for package worth £20k PECKFORTON Castle is hoping for a late ‘bidding frenzy’ as its fairytale wedding offer on eBay heads into its final day. The luxury Cheshire hotel is auctioning off the big day – July 24 – for a fraction of the usual cost. The average price of a wedding at Peckforton Castle is around £20,000, but loved-up couples could have their dream day if they bid more than £5,100, which is the only offer so far despite the site receiving thousands of hits. An offer of £6,995 would secure the package outright. Managing director Chris Naylor said: “We are absolutely astonished by the interest the auction has gathered both nationally and overseas. “The auction has received thousands of hits from all over the world. We are now looking forward to the final day and are hoping for a bidding frenzy. “More importantly we hope to host a couple who, ordinarily, would not be able to afford a wedding of this grandeur and make their day really special.” Peckforton Castle announced their offer on the social media website Twitter on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 19, tweeting: “Bid for your dream wedding at Peckforton Castle. Yes you read this right!” Mr Naylor added: “This is a fantastic opportunity for a lucky couple to have a dream wedding on a prime date. “We wanted to take it to the masses and to those who might not necessarily be able to afford a wedding of this scale. eBay seemed the obvious choice.” The day became available after a couple cancelled due to a family bereavement. The eBay offer, which caters for 60 adult guests attending the whole wedding, guarantees the successful bidders will be the only bride and groom on the day. For more information visit www.peckfortoncastle.co.uk.
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Colombia’s former Minister of Agriculture Andres Felipe Arias is receiving help from an unlikely source in the Supreme Court case being brought against him over his alleged role in a 2009 corruption scandal. “Andres Felipe Arias never committed a crime, he never acted with intent, or in bad faith, or with premeditation. Arias did not steal a single cent and, thank goodness, we’re already proving it,” said Jairo Salgado, Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez’s representative to the Supreme Court. Since 2009, Arias has been battling against accusations of corruption, after it was revealed that $25 million of the Agro Ingreso Seguro (AIS) fund, a program conceived under former President Alvaro Uribe’s government, was directed toward some of Colombia’s more affluent families — including the director of national newspaper El Colombiano and former Miss Colombia Valerie Dominguez — instead of the poor farmers who were the intended beneficiaries. According to local media, the former minister is currently being investigated for crimes related to the incompletion of legal requirements regarding contractual agreements with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and the unjust enrichment of third parties. In total, some $140 million was caught up in the 2009 scandal. While Salgado affirms that Arias’ negligence warrants disciplinary action, the IGO official maintained that Arias is not guilty of any criminal act. It was not the former minister but his political agents who engaged in direct contact with the IICA, said Salgado. “Throughout this entire process, and in all of the accusatory evidence [presented], we have not found that the acted in fraud or deceit,” claimed the IGO representative. “He worked with negligence, but not with this criminal fraud that implies ‘knowing that what I’m doing is a crime, and I want to carry it out.’ This is the evidence that the IGO did not find.” Statement by Jairo Salgado, the representative attorney for the Supreme Court MORE: Ex-minister Arias barred from public office over subsidy scandal According to Salgado, technical committees were responsible for revising the compromising agreements with the IICA, and the former minister only received those agreements after they been passed through various filters. For this reason, Salgado rejects the allegations that Arias had control over the inspection of the contracts’ minutiae. “This is an affirmation which was not been proven and if it had I would be the first person to demand his conviction.” said the attorney. Salgado’s defense of Arias stands in contrast to the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) insistence on his guilt. The conflicting recommendations could be evidence of a deepening schism between Colombia’s two public oversight institutions. As a criminal matter, the case against Arias falls under the scope of the Prosecutor General’s Office. The IGO, which only has the authority to pass administrative disciplinary measures, can, however, intervene in criminal proceedings to influence the decisions. The PGO and IGO have locked horns most recently over the IGO’s decision to dismiss, and ban from office for 15 years, Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro over alleged “irregularities” in the city’s conversion of private garbage collection contracts into a public service. MORE: Petro vs. Colombia — can international bodies save Bogota’s mayor? Colombian Prosecutor General Luis Eduardo Montealegre has since challenged the power of Prosecutor General Alejandro Ordoñez to dismiss public officials without due process. Since Tuesday, many have expressed consternation at the idea that Petro, who has gained wide public visibility and support across the country since his dismissal, should be treated so harshly over what are perceived as being relatively petty accusations, when compared to those being leveled against Arias, whom the IGO is now defending. (The same IGO that issues strong punishments to Gustavo Petro for trash asks absolution for Arias for the embezzlement of millions. ???…) La procuraduría que emite fuerte castigo a @petrogustavo por las basuras, pide absolución a Arias por el desvío de miles de millones. ???… — Edwin Lancheros (@edlauncher) February 11, 2014 In 2009, Arias faced a similar punishment to the one assessed to Petro last December. The IGO dismissed the former minister and banned him from serving new office for 16 years, over what the IGO deemed was his negligent role in the embezzlement. The AIS scandal The AIS scandal broke in 2009, when the Colombian Cambio magazine denounced the state-run program for distributing funds to wealthy families rather than agricultural workers. Arias, the Agricultural Minister at the time, was accused of using the program funds to promote his 2010 candidacy for president, and of redirecting millions worth of subsidies to affluent Colombian citizens such as the Davila, Lacouture, Vives, and Pinedo familes, a former Miss Colombia and the director of the El Colombiano newspaper, for which he was a prominent columnist. Criminal prosecutions against Arias began in October 2011. Current president Juan Manuel Santos and former President Uribe – who has consistently defended the innocence of the man many considered his prodigy — were among those called to testify over the course of the proceedings. MORE: Uribe claims judicial conspiracy against Arias The former minister was released on bail after his fourth appeal in June 2013, and remains free from prison as his court case continues. MORE: Colombian ex-minister accused of embezzling $25M released on bail The AIS was replaced in 2011 by the Desarrollo Rural con Equidad (DRE), also designed to support small and medium-scale Colombian farmers. Arias is potentially facing 15 years in jail for the charges being brought against him. His defense is scheduled to present its closing arguments Wednesday afternoon. Sources - Procuraduría pide declarar inocente a Andrés Felipe Arias (Vanguardia) - Fiscalía pide a la Corte condenar a Andrés Felipe Arias por Agro Ingreso Seguro (Vanguardia) - AUDIO: Procurador Delegado Jairo Salgado explica porque pidió absolución de Arias (Andrés Felipe Arias Inocente) - Representante de Minagricultura también pidió condena para Arias (El Tiempo) - Procuraduría, que había sancionado a Arias por AIS, pidió absolverlo (El Tiempo) - Este miércoles empieza el juicio contra Andrés Felipe Arias (Semana) - La Procuraduría pide absolver a Andrés Felipe Arias (Publimetro) - Procurador general destituye e inhabilita por 16 años a ex ministro de agricultura Andrés Felipe Arias y 10 funcionarios y ex funcionarios más (Inspector General’s Office)
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http://www.northfulton.com/stories/turnovers-costly-in-johns-creeks-loss-to-lassiter,108802?&desktop=1
Comment JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek head coach Matt Helmerich said the 45-21 score from Friday’s tilt against Lassiter was not indicative of the game itself. “Lassiter is one of the top teams in 7A and we hung right with them,” Helmerich said. “We played them tough and fought all game, but we had two devastating turnovers when we were driving.” Both teams committed multiple turnovers, but the Gladiators’ two proved to be the difference. With Johns Creek on the doorstep of a touchdown, a botched snap was scooped up by a Lassiter defender and returned 98-yards for a touchdown. A fallen Johns Creek receiver also ended with a pick-six for the Trojans. And for Helmerich, those miscues were the difference. “You take away those two plays and it’s a very tight ballgame against a good team,” he said. Though the night ended in a loss, Helmerich said he was still generally satisfied with his team’s performance, including his offense that bested Lassiter’s offensive output by nearly 100 yards. “We had 465 total yards and ran the ball effectively. I was pleased the offensive,” he said. Quarterback Zach Gibson put up big numbers, throwing for over 300 yards on 45 passes with three touchdowns. Receiver/tight end Zach Williams had 150 yards receiving while being covered by a Michigan State commit. However, Helmerich did say the offense will need to focus on “overall operations” this week. “The offense is all about general knowledge,” he said. “And it usually takes a few weeks to gel.” Defensively, Helmerich said the goal of Friday’s game was to limit the pass, something his team did well in holding Lassiter to just 4-13 passing. “The defense played well for the most part,” he said. “Lassiter is a pain to prepare for. They have multiple formations and motions and their quarterback was elusive. They hurt us on the run but we are getting better,” he said. The defense was also put into a few tough situations following special teams plays, Helmerich said. Following the loss, Helmerich said the Gladiators’ focus will be improving each week. “We improved leaps and bounds from the scrimmage to week one,” he said. “That could have been a back and forth game, but the kids got some confidence.” Johns Creek will take on another 7A opponent this Friday against North Forsyth. “I won’t say it’s a must win, but we need to get a win going into the bye week,” Helmerich said. View desktop version
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http://bangordailynews.com/2017/09/22/sports/championship-matchup-between-brady-and-watson/
Comments for: Championship matchup between Brady and Watson set for Sunday FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots won’t be the only winners on the field on Sunday when they play the Texans. Houston quarterback Deshaun Watson is just eight months removed from the College Football Playoff title his team won at Clemson. Read More
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http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/community-comes-together-for-annual-prayer-for-peace-march-through-homewood/vp-AAWgz8R
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https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2017/06/06/project-transform-citys-mural-square-receives-grant/372590001/
Community Thrives grant to fund renovation of Mural Square Since it was painted in 2002, artist Franc Palaia's "Olde Main Street" mural has become a well-known spot along the 200 block of Main Street in the City of Poughkeepsie. This summer, the Poughkeepsie Alliance aims to transform the vacant area in front of the 130-foot mural, known as Mural Square, into a functional public space with the aid of a grant from the A Community Thrives program. Thanks in part to an outpouring of online votes, the alliance received a $50,000 grant from the USA Today Network program to add amenities like tables, benches and an entertainment pavilion. REVITALIZATION: Underwear Factory opens in Poughkeepsie ARTIST: From Murals to photography, Palaia embraces arts Paul Calogerakis, chairman of the alliance, said the space could be used in the future to host community events like farmer’s markets, concerts and food festivals. He hopes for the project to be completed by the end of July. The Community Thrives program allowed organizations to submit three-minute videos discussing how they would improve their community in one of three areas: Wellness, Education or Arts & Culture. The 10 projects in each category that received the most online votes moved on to the finals, where a panel of judges narrowed the field down to the top three projects. First-place winners received $100,000 grants, with second- and third-place winners receiving $50,000 grants. Although the alliance sought funding for three projects, Calogerakis said A Community Thrives designated the $50,000 be used on the renovation of the lot between Nubian Directions and the Market Street parking garage. “What will happen in that space,” Calogerakis said, “is that the alliance will build sidewalks, a path, benches, lighting, an entertainment pavilion.” Mayor Rob Rolison said the project is part of the city’s ongoing efforts to establish “great urban spaces” that can enhance the quality of life for local residents and draw more people downtown. A big part of securing online votes, Calogerakis said, was recruiting people using alliance and county social media outlets. He said Facebook statistics indicated that one post reached almost 60,000 people. The entry video, too, helped excite people about the proposed projects, he said, with aerial shots of the city and community leaders discussing the importance of funding. And though the Community Thrives grant only address one project, Calogerakis said the alliance was awarded a $15,000 grant from the Nuhn Foundation to turn the Route 9 underpass near the Poughkeepsie Train Station into an “artful gateway into the city.” Jack Howland: jhowland@poughkeepsiejournal.com, 845-437-4870, Twitter: @jhowl04
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http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/manufacturing/unilever-shutter-ontario-plant-affecting-280-employees-137462/
Company to shift production from Brampton, Ont., plant to operations in United States by 2016 TORONTO—A Unilever plant in Brampton, Ont., that manufactures dry mixes for soups, sauces and other foods will close and its production capability shipped to the United States, the company announced this week. Most production is expected to finish by the end of next year with the final plant closure expected in March 2016. John Le Boutillier, president and CEO of Unilever Canada, said the majority of the plant’s production will end up in the U.S. “The decision to close the Bramalea plant came after a strategic review of the dry mix category in North America,” Le Boutillier said in a statement. “As more than 80 per cent of the volume produced at Bramalea is shipped to the United States, Unilever made the strategic decision to make its investment closer to where the bulk of the product is consumed.” Le Boutillier said part of the decision was based on the large infusion of money into the dry-mix supply chain that would be required for the company to meet quality standards, customer service levels and future packaging innovations. Production of the dry mixes from the Brampton plant under the Knorr and Lipton brand names will move to Unilever’s plant in Independence, Mo. The decision to close the plant will affect about 280 salaried and hourly employees. Le Boutillier acknowledged the closure will hurt both employees and the community but said Unilever Canada is making significant investments in Canadian facilities which manufacture ice cream, margarine and mayonnaise products. Those investments include upgrades and enhancements at other Ontario sites. Amsterdam-based Unilever is one of the world’s major suppliers of food, home and personal care products, such as Dove soaps, with sales in more than 190 countries. The company reported lower revenues for its first quarter due to the effects of the euro and a decline in North America. It also said its foods arm, with Knorr soups and sauces and Hellmann’s mayonnaise, lagged.
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Complete Coverage Russia takes aim at urban areas; Biden vows Putin will 'pay' Freeland says Putin's become an international pariah, further sanctions coming Russian companies sanctioned by Canada include big banks and a diamond mining giant What are thermobaric weapons? Live updates: Russia being banned from U.S. airspace State of the Union: Unity on Ukraine amid division at home Canada sending $100M in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, prohibiting Russian ships Canada wants ICC investigation of Russia, says Foreign Minister Joly Too early to start resettling Ukrainian refugees, says United Nations agency Big tech grapples with Russian state media, propaganda Iran's supreme leader blames U.S. 'mafia-like regime' for Russia-Ukraine conflict Is Putin unstable or cagily preying on West’s fears? Canada to ban Russian oil imports Full coverage at CTVNews.ca/Ukraine
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"to", "get", "hit", "hard,", "and", "there's", "going", "to", "be", "a", "lot", "of", "people", "browsing...", "If", "this", "is", "bigger", "than", "a", "Kylie", "Lip", "Kit", "drop,", "I", "think", "that's", "going", "to", "surprise", "everybody,\"", "he", "said.", "When", "Canada", "legalizes", "cannabis", "for", "adult", "use", "on", "Oct.", "17,", "age", "of", "majority", "consumers", "will", "be", "able", "to", "purchase", "certain", "marijuana", "products", "in", "some", "stores,", "but", "the", "vast", "majority", "of", "sales", "will", "be", "online.", "For", "example,", "Ontario", "will", "not", "have", "any", "brick-and-mortar", "cannabis", "retail", "stores", "until", "next", "spring", "after", "the", "Progressive", "Conservative", "government", "changed", "the", "distribution", "model", "from", "government-run", "outlets", "to", "private", "retailers.", "In", "British", "Columbia,", "there", "will", "only", "be", "one", "physical", "store", "ready", "in", "Kamloops,", "B.C.", "Ontario,", "British", "Columbia,", "Newfoundland", "and", "Prince", "Edward", "Island", "--", "where", "online", "sales", "of", "cannabis", "will", "go", "through", "government", "portals", "--", "as", "well", "as", "some", "private", "retailers", "in", "other", "provinces,", "are", "using", "Shopify", "for", "their", "e-commerce", "websites.", "The", "company", "has", "spent", "months", "preparing", "for", "the", "first", "day", "of", "legal", "pot", "for", "adult", "use", "with", "the", "provincial", "entities", "and", "retailers", "using", "its", "e-commerce", "software,", "Padelford", "said.", "The", "technology", "company", "has", "conducted", "a", "\"tremendous\"", "amount", "of", "testing", "on", "these", "cannabis", "stores,", "including", "mock", "checkouts,", "and", "will", "continue", "preparing", "until", "the", "sites", "go", "live", "at", "12:01", "a.m.", "The", "portals", "will", "be", "largely", "similar", "to", "online", "shopping", "for", "other", "products,", "but", "there", "will", "be", "age-verification", "components", "and", "the", "cannabis", "sales", "portals", "will", "have", "educational", "information", "for", "consumers,", "he", "said.", "Also,", "similar", "to", "online", "sales", "of", "alcohol", "in", "some", "provinces,", "there", "will", "be", "identification-checking", "and", "signatures", "needed", "upon", "delivery,", "and", "no", "unattended", "packages", "will", "be", "left", "at", "buyers'", "doors.", "Protocols", "will", "also", "be", "in", "place", "to", "protect", "buyers'", "personal", "data,", "such", "as", "encryption", "and", "data", "storage", "requirements", "depending", "on", "the", "province's", "privacy", "law,", "he", "added.", "\"There's", "lots", "of", "attention", "being", "paid", "to", "the", "security", "of", "the", "data", "and", "ensuring", "that", "people's", "private", "information", "isn't", "shareable", "or", "easily", "accessed,\"", "Padelford", "said.", "Data", "privacy", "concerns", "in", "connection", "with", "cannabis", "have", "been", "heightened", "in", "light", "of", "recent", "comments", "from", "the", "U.S.", "Customs", "and", "Border", "Protection", "agency", "that", "marijuana", "users", "as", "well", "as", "those", "who", "work", "in", "the", "legal", "industry", "may", "face", "additional", "scrutiny", "when", "heading", "south", "of", "the", "border,", "where", "the", "drug", "remains", "federally", "illegal.", "Meanwhile,", "the", "cannabis", "industry", "globally", "represents", "an", "opportunity", "for", "Shopify,", "as", "more", "countries", "warm", "up", "to", "the", "drug", "for", "medicinal", "and", "recreational", "purposes.", "\"This", "is", "really", "a", "global", "story", "right", "now.", "And", "we're", "already", "working", "with", "international", "customers", "like", "Jamaica...", "We're", "going", "to", "be", "excited", "on", "the", "17th,", "but", "that's", "just", "the", "beginning", "of", "how", "this", "market", "will", "go.", "We", "really", "think", "Canada", "is", "going", "to", "be", "the", "benchmark", "for", "the", "world.\"" ]
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Complete coverage on CTVNews.ca Advertisement FOLLOW ON A Shopify logo is seen during an event in Toronto on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette) TORONTO -- Shopify Inc.'s vice president is "very confident" that the first day of recreational pot sales in Canada will be smooth on websites backed by its software because "cannabis isn't Kylie Cosmetics." While pot demand may be high on Oct. 17, it is unlikely to exceed the tens of thousands of orders of Lip Kits per minute on Kylie Jenner's company website, which uses Shopify, said the Ottawa-based e-commerce company's vice president and general manager Loren Padelford. "These stores are going to get hit hard, and there's going to be a lot of people browsing... If this is bigger than a Kylie Lip Kit drop, I think that's going to surprise everybody," he said. When Canada legalizes cannabis for adult use on Oct. 17, age of majority consumers will be able to purchase certain marijuana products in some stores, but the vast majority of sales will be online. For example, Ontario will not have any brick-and-mortar cannabis retail stores until next spring after the Progressive Conservative government changed the distribution model from government-run outlets to private retailers. In British Columbia, there will only be one physical store ready in Kamloops, B.C. Ontario, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island -- where online sales of cannabis will go through government portals -- as well as some private retailers in other provinces, are using Shopify for their e-commerce websites. The company has spent months preparing for the first day of legal pot for adult use with the provincial entities and retailers using its e-commerce software, Padelford said. The technology company has conducted a "tremendous" amount of testing on these cannabis stores, including mock checkouts, and will continue preparing until the sites go live at 12:01 a.m. The portals will be largely similar to online shopping for other products, but there will be age-verification components and the cannabis sales portals will have educational information for consumers, he said. Also, similar to online sales of alcohol in some provinces, there will be identification-checking and signatures needed upon delivery, and no unattended packages will be left at buyers' doors. Protocols will also be in place to protect buyers' personal data, such as encryption and data storage requirements depending on the province's privacy law, he added. "There's lots of attention being paid to the security of the data and ensuring that people's private information isn't shareable or easily accessed," Padelford said. Data privacy concerns in connection with cannabis have been heightened in light of recent comments from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency that marijuana users as well as those who work in the legal industry may face additional scrutiny when heading south of the border, where the drug remains federally illegal. Meanwhile, the cannabis industry globally represents an opportunity for Shopify, as more countries warm up to the drug for medicinal and recreational purposes. "This is really a global story right now. And we're already working with international customers like Jamaica... We're going to be excited on the 17th, but that's just the beginning of how this market will go. We really think Canada is going to be the benchmark for the world."
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"indulgence", "becomes", "known", "to", "American", "border", "agents.", "\"We", "need", "to", "keep", "eyes", "on", "it,", "meaning", "we", "have", "to", "make", "sure", "this", "information", "is", "not", "abused", "or", "used", "for", "secondary", "purposes", "that", "were", "never", "intended,\"", "Ann", "Cavoukian,", "Ontario's", "former", "privacy", "commissioner", "and", "now", "an", "expert", "at", "Ryerson", "University,", "said", "in", "an", "interview.", "\"Theoretically,", "it", "should", "not", "be", "used", "for", "any", "other", "purpose.\"", "A", "spokeswoman", "for", "federal", "Privacy", "Commissioner", "Daniel", "Therrien", "said", "the", "office", "had", "not", "looked", "specifically", "at", "online", "marijuana", "sales.", "At", "the", "same", "time,", "the", "commission", "said", "it", "recognized", "privacy", "concerns", "around", "buying", "or", "using", "marijuana", "given", "its", "longtime", "status", "as", "a", "controlled", "substance.", "\"The", "legal", "sale", "and", "use", "of", "both", "medicinal", "and", "recreational", "marijuana", "raises", "privacy", "issues,", "particularly", "since", "laws", "and", "regulations", "differ", "from", "country", "to", "country", "and", "even", "within", "countries,\"", "Tobi", "Cohen", "said.", "\"We", "have", "repeatedly", "raised", "concerns", "about", "the", "effectiveness", "of", "(Canada's", "two", "privacy", "laws)", "in", "the", "digital", "age", "and", "have", "called", "for", "both", "laws", "to", "be", "strengthened.\"", "Last", "week,", "Ontario's", "new", "Progressive", "Conservative", "government", "announced", "that", "consumers", "19", "years", "or", "older", "will", "have", "to", "go", "online", "to", "buy", "weed", "after", "legalization", "federally", "on", "Oct.", "17", "because", "private", "retail", "stores", "won't", "be", "up", "and", "running", "until", "April.", "A", "government", "agency", "called", "the", "Ontario", "Cannabis", "Store", "will", "run", "the", "online", "sales,", "although", "private", "e-commerce", "provider", "Shopify", "will", "be", "involved.", "Online", "buyers", "will,", "at", "minimum,", "have", "to", "provide", "a", "name", "along", "with", "email", "and", "delivery", "address,", "and", "payment", "information.", "In", "Ontario,", "as", "is", "currently", "the", "case", "with", "online", "alcohol", "sales,", "buyers", "will", "be", "able", "to", "order", "as", "a", "\"guest\"", "without", "creating", "an", "online", "account.", "However,", "Scott", "Blodgett,", "a", "spokesman", "for", "the", "Ministry", "of", "Finance,", "said", "buyers", "will", "have", "to", "provide", "proof", "of", "age", "via", "government-issued", "ID,", "which", "a", "delivery", "person", "will", "verify", "but", "not", "copy.", "The", "cannabis", "store", "website", "will", "have", "data", "security", "and", "privacy", "controls", "\"aligned", "with", "global", "e-commerce", "best", "practice,\"", "he", "said.", "Personal", "data", "will", "remain", "in", "Canada", "and", "not", "be", "shared", "with", "third", "parties,", "Blodgett", "said.", "Ontario's", "Privacy", "Commissioner", "Brian", "Beamish", "was", "unavailable", "to", "discuss", "the", "issue", "but", "his", "office", "said", "in", "a", "statement", "that", "public", "institutions", "are", "accountable", "for", "the", "information", "they", "collect.", "\"All", "public", "institutions", "are", "responsible", "for", "having", "strong", "privacy", "protections", "in", "place", "to", "ensure", "personal", "information", "remains", "secure", "and", "protected", "at", "all", "times,\"", "the", "office", "said.", "\"Personal", "information", "provided", "to", "a", "public", "institution", "for", "the", "purposes", "of", "buying", "cannabis", "is", "no", "exception.\"", "In", "addition,", "the", "office", "said,", "contracts", "by", "which", "a", "private", "company", "collects", "personal", "information", "for", "the", "government", "must", "spell", "out", "the", "terms,", "use", "and", "security", "of", "the", "data.", "\"These", "legal", "requirements", "must", "be", "met", "by", "the", "institution", "regardless", "of", "where", "the", "data", "resides", "or", "who", "is", "accessing", "it,\"", "the", "office", "said.", "In", "general,", "privacy", "laws", "mandate", "that", "personal", "information", "can", "only", "be", "collected", "with", "informed", "consent.", "Among", "other", "things,", "that", "means", "spelling", "out", "why", "the", "information", "is", "needed,", "how", "it", "will", "be", "used,", "who", "it", "might", "be", "shared", "with,", "and", "how", "long", "it", "will", "be", "stored.", "Key", "among", "the", "various", "rules", "is", "that", "personal", "information", "should", "be", "securely", "stored", "and", "only", "used", "for", "the", "stated", "purpose.", "\"Government", "is", "not", "supposed", "to", "use", "the", "information", "for", "any", "other", "purpose,\"", "Cavoukian", "said.", "\"Theoretically,", "the", "laws", "are", "in", "place.", "We", "just", "have", "to", "make", "sure", "they", "are", "enforced", "and", "the", "data", "is", "properly", "used.\"", "One", "obvious", "exception", "is", "where", "a", "person", "is", "suspected", "of", "a", "crime.", "In", "that", "case,", "police", "can", "force", "a", "government", "agency", "or", "private", "company", "to", "release", "otherwise", "private", "information", "--", "after", "obtaining", "a", "search", "warrant.", "\"But", "without", "a", "warrant,", "no,", "they're", "not", "supposed", "to", "make", "(private", "information)", "available", "to", "the", "police", "or", "law", "enforcement", "or", "border", "crossing,\"", "Cavoukian", "said.", "\"It's", "supposed", "to", "be", "used", "only", "for", "a", "very", "limited", "primary", "purpose.\"", "Mistakes", "can", "also", "happen.", "In", "2013,", "for", "example,", "Health", "Canada", "inadvertently", "breached", "the", "rules", "when", "it", "sent", "about", "40,000", "letters", "to", "individuals", "about", "the", "medical", "marijuana", "program", "with", "envelopes", "labelled", "to", "indicate", "they", "were", "sent", "by", "the", "program." ]
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Complete coverage on CTVNews.ca Advertisement FOLLOW ON A man lights a marijuana joint during the "420 Toronto" rally in Toronto, Wednesday April 20, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch TORONTO -- Buyers who have to provide personal information to purchase recreational pot online after legalization this fall should be able to rely on existing laws to protect their privacy but the issue needs to be watched closely to ensure regulations are obeyed and mistakes are avoided, experts say. The matter is important given the stigma many people still attach to marijuana use, and the potential for Canadians to be barred from the United States if their otherwise legal indulgence becomes known to American border agents. "We need to keep eyes on it, meaning we have to make sure this information is not abused or used for secondary purposes that were never intended," Ann Cavoukian, Ontario's former privacy commissioner and now an expert at Ryerson University, said in an interview. "Theoretically, it should not be used for any other purpose." A spokeswoman for federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien said the office had not looked specifically at online marijuana sales. At the same time, the commission said it recognized privacy concerns around buying or using marijuana given its longtime status as a controlled substance. "The legal sale and use of both medicinal and recreational marijuana raises privacy issues, particularly since laws and regulations differ from country to country and even within countries," Tobi Cohen said. "We have repeatedly raised concerns about the effectiveness of (Canada's two privacy laws) in the digital age and have called for both laws to be strengthened." Last week, Ontario's new Progressive Conservative government announced that consumers 19 years or older will have to go online to buy weed after legalization federally on Oct. 17 because private retail stores won't be up and running until April. A government agency called the Ontario Cannabis Store will run the online sales, although private e-commerce provider Shopify will be involved. Online buyers will, at minimum, have to provide a name along with email and delivery address, and payment information. In Ontario, as is currently the case with online alcohol sales, buyers will be able to order as a "guest" without creating an online account. However, Scott Blodgett, a spokesman for the Ministry of Finance, said buyers will have to provide proof of age via government-issued ID, which a delivery person will verify but not copy. The cannabis store website will have data security and privacy controls "aligned with global e-commerce best practice," he said. Personal data will remain in Canada and not be shared with third parties, Blodgett said. Ontario's Privacy Commissioner Brian Beamish was unavailable to discuss the issue but his office said in a statement that public institutions are accountable for the information they collect. "All public institutions are responsible for having strong privacy protections in place to ensure personal information remains secure and protected at all times," the office said. "Personal information provided to a public institution for the purposes of buying cannabis is no exception." In addition, the office said, contracts by which a private company collects personal information for the government must spell out the terms, use and security of the data. "These legal requirements must be met by the institution regardless of where the data resides or who is accessing it," the office said. In general, privacy laws mandate that personal information can only be collected with informed consent. Among other things, that means spelling out why the information is needed, how it will be used, who it might be shared with, and how long it will be stored. Key among the various rules is that personal information should be securely stored and only used for the stated purpose. "Government is not supposed to use the information for any other purpose," Cavoukian said. "Theoretically, the laws are in place. We just have to make sure they are enforced and the data is properly used." One obvious exception is where a person is suspected of a crime. In that case, police can force a government agency or private company to release otherwise private information -- after obtaining a search warrant. "But without a warrant, no, they're not supposed to make (private information) available to the police or law enforcement or border crossing," Cavoukian said. "It's supposed to be used only for a very limited primary purpose." Mistakes can also happen. In 2013, for example, Health Canada inadvertently breached the rules when it sent about 40,000 letters to individuals about the medical marijuana program with envelopes labelled to indicate they were sent by the program.
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"U.S.", "CBP", "updated", "its", "statement,", "saying", "that", "Canadian", "cannabis", "industry", "workers", "would", "\"generally", "be", "admissible\"", "if", "travelling", "for", "leisure.", "The", "revised", "stance", "was", "welcomed", "by", "the", "sector,", "but", "did", "not", "offer", "clarity", "as", "to", "whether", "business", "travel", "activities", "for", "those", "without", "direct", "U.S.", "involvement", "would", "be", "a", "red", "flag", "under", "its", "policies", "as", "well.", "Meanwhile,", "Canadian", "cannabis", "companies", "have", "listed", "their", "shares", "on", "U.S.", "stock", "exchanges", "--", "a", "requirement", "of", "which", "is", "not", "having", "direct", "involvement", "in", "the", "American", "pot", "industry", "--", "and", "are", "also", "increasingly", "eyeing", "opportunities", "south", "of", "the", "border", "as", "the", "broader", "sentiment", "in", "the", "U.S.", "warms", "up", "to", "legalization.", "In", "next", "month's", "U.S.", "midterm", "elections,", "Michigan", "and", "North", "Dakota", "will", "vote", "on", "ballot", "initiatives", "to", "legalize", "cannabis", "for", "adult", "use", "while", "Missouri", "and", "Utah", "will", "vote", "on", "medical", "pot.", "And", "earlier", "this", "year,", "U.S.", "President", "Donald", "Trump", "signalled", "that", "he", "would", "\"probably\"", "support", "the", "bill", "amending", "the", "Controlled", "Substances", "Act,", "which", "could", "effectively", "make", "marijuana", "federally", "legal", "in", "states", "where", "recreational", "consumption", "is", "legal.", "The", "bill", "known", "as", "the", "STATES", "act", "has", "been", "referred", "to", "a", "Senate", "committee.", "The", "U.S.", "market", "for", "cannabis", "could", "be", "worth", "more", "than", "$65", "billion,", "including", "illicit", "demand,", "more", "than", "ten", "times", "the", "size", "of", "Canada's,", "according", "to", "a", "recent", "Scotia", "Capital", "Inc.", "report.", "Meanwhile,", "companies", "such", "as", "Aurora", "Cannabis", "and", "Aphria", "Inc.", "have", "spun", "off", "U.S.-focused", "entities", "or", "divested", "U.S.", "assets,", "which", "allows", "them", "to", "remain", "compliant", "with", "listing", "requirements", "for", "stock", "exchanges", "in", "the", "U.S.", "and", "the", "Toronto", "Stock", "Exchange.", "And", "next", "month,", "cannabis", "executives", "will", "be", "gathering", "in", "Las", "Vegas", "for", "the", "world's", "biggest", "conference", "for", "the", "industry,", "MJBizCon,", "which", "lists", "several", "Canadian", "companies", "among", "its", "speakers.", "The", "risk", "for", "Canadian", "travellers", "in", "the", "cannabis", "industry", "is", "\"overblown,\"", "said", "Nick", "Pateras,", "the", "vice", "president", "of", "strategy", "for", "Lift", "&", "Co.", "\"While", "they", "have", "the", "power,", "I", "don't", "think", "it's", "going", "to", "be", "as", "common", "an", "issue", "or", "as", "big", "an", "issue", "as", "people", "are", "worried", "about...", "We", "do", "no", "business", "in", "the", "U.S.", "and", "have", "no", "intention", "of", "stepping", "into", "that", "jurisdiction", "until", "it's", "federally", "legal,\"", "he", "said.", "He", "said", "he", "does", "not", "intend", "to", "change", "his", "travel", "plans,", "and", "if", "need", "be,", "will", "claim", "his", "right", "to", "withdraw", "his", "application", "for", "entry.", "However,", "if", "there", "are", "major", "U.S.", "entry", "issues", "for", "Canadian", "cannabis", "workers,", "that", "could", "be", "a", "\"huge", "inhibitor\"", "for", "Canada's", "industry,", "which", "has", "a", "competitive", "advantage", "at", "the", "moment,", "he", "said.", "One", "executive", "at", "a", "Canadian", "cannabis", "grower,", "who", "did", "not", "want", "to", "be", "named", "due", "to", "the", "sensitivity", "of", "the", "topic,", "said", "the", "company", "has", "received", "legal", "guidance", "that", "there", "is", "no", "legal", "basis", "for", "barring", "individuals", "that", "operate", "law-abiding", "businesses", "in", "their", "respective", "jurisdictions.", "The", "company", "does", "not", "intend", "to", "change", "its", "U.S.", "travel", "plans,", "including", "attending", "the", "Las", "Vegas", "conference,", "but", "anticipates", "the", "border", "rules", "will", "be", "clarified", "over", "time,", "they", "added.", "Another", "executive", "at", "a", "Canadian", "pot", "firm", "also", "intended", "to", "attend", "the", "conference", "and", "anticipates", "that", "U.S.", "border", "officials", "have", "\"bigger", "fish", "to", "fry.\"", "Still,", "there", "is", "an", "\"unavoidable", "risk\"", "for", "anyone", "travelling", "to", "the", "U.S.", "for", "business", "reasons,", "said", "David", "Wood,", "a", "lawyer", "with", "Borden", "Ladner", "Gervais,", "based", "in", "Calgary.", "\"Figure", "out", "how", "important", "your", "physical", "presence", "in", "the", "U.S.", "is", 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Complete coverage on CTVNews.ca Advertisement FOLLOW ON People smoke cannabis in a Toronto park on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, as they mark the first day of legalization of cannabis across Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young TORONTO -- Shifting statements from U.S. border officials have prompted some Canadian cannabis industry players to think twice about travelling south of the border, just weeks before a significant pot industry conference in Las Vegas. A spokeswoman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection said that even if a Canadian traveller's business does not operate in the U.S., they could be denied entry if their travel activities are cannabis-related. "If the purpose of travel is unrelated to the marijuana industry such as a vacation, shopping trip, visit to relatives, they will generally be admissible to the U.S. however if they are coming for reasons related to the industry, such as the conference... they may be found inadmissible," said Stephanie Malin, U.S. CBP's branch chief for northern/coastal regions in an email. On Oct. 17, Canada became the second country in the world after Uruguay to legalize cannabis for recreational use. In the lead up to legalization, a statement in September by U.S. border officials had indicated that Canadian pot industry workers risked being banned or denied entry. Earlier this month, U.S. CBP updated its statement, saying that Canadian cannabis industry workers would "generally be admissible" if travelling for leisure. The revised stance was welcomed by the sector, but did not offer clarity as to whether business travel activities for those without direct U.S. involvement would be a red flag under its policies as well. Meanwhile, Canadian cannabis companies have listed their shares on U.S. stock exchanges -- a requirement of which is not having direct involvement in the American pot industry -- and are also increasingly eyeing opportunities south of the border as the broader sentiment in the U.S. warms up to legalization. In next month's U.S. midterm elections, Michigan and North Dakota will vote on ballot initiatives to legalize cannabis for adult use while Missouri and Utah will vote on medical pot. And earlier this year, U.S. President Donald Trump signalled that he would "probably" support the bill amending the Controlled Substances Act, which could effectively make marijuana federally legal in states where recreational consumption is legal. The bill known as the STATES act has been referred to a Senate committee. The U.S. market for cannabis could be worth more than $65 billion, including illicit demand, more than ten times the size of Canada's, according to a recent Scotia Capital Inc. report. Meanwhile, companies such as Aurora Cannabis and Aphria Inc. have spun off U.S.-focused entities or divested U.S. assets, which allows them to remain compliant with listing requirements for stock exchanges in the U.S. and the Toronto Stock Exchange. And next month, cannabis executives will be gathering in Las Vegas for the world's biggest conference for the industry, MJBizCon, which lists several Canadian companies among its speakers. The risk for Canadian travellers in the cannabis industry is "overblown," said Nick Pateras, the vice president of strategy for Lift & Co. "While they have the power, I don't think it's going to be as common an issue or as big an issue as people are worried about... We do no business in the U.S. and have no intention of stepping into that jurisdiction until it's federally legal," he said. He said he does not intend to change his travel plans, and if need be, will claim his right to withdraw his application for entry. However, if there are major U.S. entry issues for Canadian cannabis workers, that could be a "huge inhibitor" for Canada's industry, which has a competitive advantage at the moment, he said. One executive at a Canadian cannabis grower, who did not want to be named due to the sensitivity of the topic, said the company has received legal guidance that there is no legal basis for barring individuals that operate law-abiding businesses in their respective jurisdictions. The company does not intend to change its U.S. travel plans, including attending the Las Vegas conference, but anticipates the border rules will be clarified over time, they added. Another executive at a Canadian pot firm also intended to attend the conference and anticipates that U.S. border officials have "bigger fish to fry." Still, there is an "unavoidable risk" for anyone travelling to the U.S. for business reasons, said David Wood, a lawyer with Borden Ladner Gervais, based in Calgary. "Figure out how important your physical presence in the U.S. is and ask yourself whether that's enough to justify the risk," he said. Border officials might not levy a ban and expedite removal of all travellers with a connection to cannabis, but mention of industry involvement could prompt other related questions involving consumption that could cause issues, said Scott Railton, an immigration lawyer at Cascadia Cross-Border Law in Bellingham, Wash. "There is a risk right now... You have to read it that way," he said. One option to help mitigate that risk would be to send representatives who are U.S. citizens, who are always going to be admissible, he added. Allan Rewak, the executive director of the Cannabis Council of Canada, said he has been invited to speak at some U.S. conferences but is waiting for legal guidance on whether he should attend. He said the group, which represents licensed medical marijuana producers, recognizes that cannabis is illegal under U.S. federal law and the country has a right to establish restrictions. However, he said U.S. CBP's updated statement is an improvement and expects U.S. officials' approach to "evolve over time." "This is a process and it will take some time to get there," Rewak said. "And we stand ready to work with our American partners to do that."
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Complete coverage on CTVNews.ca Advertisement FOLLOW ON SEATTLE -- More than two dozen countries have relaxed their marijuana or other drug laws, and a number could consider legalizing in the not-too-distant future. The South American nation of Uruguay was first to legalize marijuana in 2013, and Canada became the second on Wednesday. Here's a look at other nations that could be influenced by Canada's legalization: ------ NEW ZEALAND The government announced late last year that medical marijuana would be allowed, and the country is due to hold a national referendum by 2020 on whether to legalize and regulate adult use of marijuana. The exact language and scope of the referendum question remain unclear. "That they've agreed to have a referendum shows how far the debate has come in New Zealand," says Steve Rolles, a senior policy analyst at Transform, a global drug law reform organization based in England. "And the fact they have a model in Canada -- a country they have good relations with, that they're quite similar to culturally -- can only help the reform cause." For now, recreational cannabis remains illegal, with possible penalties ranging from a $500 fine for possession to a 14-year jail term for its growth or distribution. ------ MEXICO Ravaged by drug war violence and corruption, Mexico decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana and other drugs in 2009. A series of Mexico Supreme Court rulings beginning in 2015 began laying the groundwork for marijuana legalization by holding that people should have the right to grow and distribute marijuana for personal use. The country's incoming interior minister, Olga Sanchez Cordero, participated in some of those rulings as a Supreme Court justice and has said she will push for broad marijuana legalization. She has the blessing of incoming President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who won office in July and whose party controls both houses of Mexico's Congress. "Mexico is really the significant comer in this debate," says John Walsh, of the advocacy group Washington Office on Latin America. "It's likely they'll be debating legislation to regulate their national cannabis market next year." Former President Vicente Fox, who calls himself a soldier in the global campaign to legalize marijuana, earlier this year joined the board of directors of venerable cannabis publication High Times to advance his agenda. ------ THE NETHERLANDS Hoping to keep pot users away from dealers of harder drugs, the Netherlands in the late 1970s began allowing "coffee shops" to sell marijuana. The shops remain a popular attraction, especially in Amsterdam, but the drug remains illegal elsewhere in the country and purveyors have long complained about having to resort to the black market to obtain it since cultivation is outlawed. Critics say the system has allowed criminal organizations and money laundering to persist. That could be changing. The new Dutch government has committed to a trial program by which it will license a producer to provide marijuana in six to 10 cities. ------ SOUTH AFRICA South Africa's Supreme Court ruled last month that adults can use marijuana and grow it for personal consumption -- in private. It remains a conservative country, but Rolles says the ruling, combined with Canada's move, has "opened the door for a more serious debate about how legalization might proceed in South Africa." ------ ITALY Reform advocates have been promoting marijuana legalization in Italy for years, without success. But in late 2016, a law legalizing production of hemp -- a very low-THC version of cannabis favoured for myriad industrial uses -- took effect. Since then, the dried flowers of those plants have been sold in some shops, giving supporters new hope for future legalization efforts. A marijuana regulation measure has been making its way through Italy's parliament and still needs support from more legislators. Italy could be a "dark horse in the race to be the first country to legalize in Europe," Rolles says. ------ UNITED STATES With its northern neighbour legalizing and its southern neighbour mulling it, can the world's most influential proponent of the drug war be far behind? "I don't think Canada legalizing is going to move the ball with regard to legalization in the U.S., especially with this administration," says Hannah Hetzer, who tracks international marijuana policy for the New York-based Drug Policy Alliance. While President Donald Trump has said he would likely support a congressional effort to ease the federal prohibition, his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, is a marijuana critic and legalization opponent. For decades the U.S. required other nations to co-operate in the drug war or risk losing foreign aid, even as some Latin American countries wracked by violence criticized America for failing to curb its appetite for cocaine, marijuana and other drugs. Now, more than 30 states have OK'd the medical use of marijuana, and nine have approved recreational use by adults. Two more states -- North Dakota and Michigan -- have ballot measures on recreational legalization next month. Canada's legalization has left proponents in the U.S. calling for Congress to act. Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat who represents Oregon, one of the legal marijuana states, called prohibition a "failed policy that wastes resources and destroys lives." "Now that our neighbour to the north is opening its legal cannabis market, the longer we delay, the longer we miss out on potentially significant economic opportunities for Oregon and other states across the country," he said in a written statement.
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Concerts in Phoenix in February 2019: Meek Mill, Muse, Nothing More, Toni Braxton, Cypress Hill Meek Mill brings his first concert tour since prison to the Valley in a month that also brings high-profile shows from Rosanne Cash, Muse and Bob Seger, to name a few. Here's a look at those and other highlights of the month in Valley concerts. 2/19: Rosanne Cash The singer-songwriter was a huge presence at country radio in the ‘80s, with such smart and spiky tunes as “I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me,” “Seven Year Ache” and “Runaway Train.” Later recordings became more introspective and less commercial, though she’s still a wonderful singer. “She Remembers Everything,” a new disc, was issued in November. Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. $49-$79. 480-499-8587, scottsdalearts.org. 2/19: Ron Gallo The former Toy Soldier arrives in support of "Stardust Birthday Party," a twitchy throwback to the golden age of post-punk. You can almost smell the sweat on the imagined skinny tie and sportcoat. American Songwriter says, "There’s so much to absorb here, with creative lyrical and often jagged production twists, let alone melodies that veer all over the map, that you’ll quickly return for another cycle on Gallo’s musical merry-go-round." Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $17; $15 in advance. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com. 2/20: Cypress Hill These Latino-American hip-hop sensations were at the forefront of the West Coast rap scene in the early ‘90s, sending both sides of their debut single – “How I Could Just Kill a Man” and “The PhunckyFeel One” – to the top of Billboard’s rap charts. Their biggest hit is “Insane in the Membrane” from their second album. This year’s trippy “Elephants on Acid" is a strong addition to their legacy. As Mojo summed it up, the album finds them "not only recapturing the dynamism and urgency of their early '90s heyday, but also taking that energy somewhere completely new." Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $37.50 and up. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com. 2/21: Nothing More These Texas-based rockers broke through in 2014 with a self-titled album that sent three singles to the Top 10 on the Mainstream Rock charts – "This is the Time (Ballast)," "Jenny" and "Here's to the Heartache." And when they returned in 2017 with "The Stories We Tell Ourselves," they sent another three songs to the Top 10 on the same chart, including the chart-topping "Go To War" and "Do You Really Want It?" Details: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $30; $27 in advance. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com. 2/21: Toni Braxton She's playing the Valley just shy of the 25th anniversary of her Best New Artist Grammy win on the strength of an eight-times-platinum debut that spun off three huge singles – "Another Sad Love Song," "Breathe Again" and "You Mean the World to Me." Her biggest hits came later in the form of three chart-topping singles – "You're Makin' Me High," "Let It Flow" and "Un-Break My Heart." She arrives in support of the Grammy-nominated "Sex & Cigarettes," which makes the most of her soulfully seductive vocals. Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. Wild Horse Pass Casino, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler. $70 and up. 800-946-4452, playatgila.com. 2/21: Gregory Porter The man has won two Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammys – in 2014 for "Liquid Spirit" and 2017 for "Take Me to the Alley." His latest album, "Nat King Cole & Me," is, as the title would suggest, a tribute. Mojo said the "symphonic orchestral arrangements ooze romantic grandeur, combined with Porter's magnificently soulful vocals, resulting in a thrillingly transcendent experience." Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. $45-$75. 480-499-8587, scottsdalearts.org. 2/22: Amy Grant The singer-songwriter began as a Christian-music vocalist with an acoustic guitar and a raw folkie vibe in the '70s. As her sound got more polished, her audience grew; 1991's "Heart in Motion" sold more than 5 million copies, thanks to such pop-radio smashes as "Baby Baby" and "Good for Me." More recently, she has reverted back to a more organic sound, and she's as appealing and heartfelt as ever. Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $43-$87. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com. 2/22: Ella Mai This British singer-songwriter went triple platinum with her breakthrough single, topping the R&B charts with "Boo'd Up." She returned to No. 1 with "Trip," the platinum followup. NME was smitten, raving, "Confident, relevant and full of gorgeous instrumentation, Ella Mai’s debut proves that she is more than worth the hype" while HipHopDX praised, "The subtle wave of acoustics, sparse pianism and occasional bass bump." Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. SOLD OUT. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com. 2/22: Noname This Chicago rapper's soulful blend of hip-hop, jazz and poetry went over big with a crowd that was swimming in Chance the Rapper ball caps at the Lost Lake Music Festival in late 2017. She and Chance are clearly kindred spirits and it goes beyond their having worked together. She's touring an album called "Room 25" that chronicles her story since releasing the "Telefone" mixtape in 2016. The Wire declared it "essential" and it is. Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $25. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com. 2/23: The James Francies Trio The youngest recipient of the American Federation of Musicians President's Youth Award, this 23-year-old jazz pianist and his trio have opened for the legendary Jazz Crusaders and performed at Monterey Jazz Festival. Last year, Francies recorded his debut album and was named to a list of “8 Artists You Should Know” by Revive Music. He recently worked with Questlove on the film score for “Vincent N' Roxxy,” which starts Zoe Kravitz, Emile Hirsch, and Kid Cudi. Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23. Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe. $37. 480-350-2822, lakeshoremusic.org. 2/25: Joy Williams This four-time Grammy winner may be best known in the mainstream as a former member of the Civil Wars, an Americana duo that topped the Billboard album charts in 2013 with a self-titled followup to "Barton Hollow," their acclaimed debut. Her latest solo album, "Front Porch," is due to hit the streets in May. Rolling Stone says the album, produced by Kenneth Pattengale of the Milk Carton Kids, makes it "explicitly clear that there’s nothing missing when she goes it alone.” Details: 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $38.50-$48.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org.r 2/26: Muse Among the more ambitious stadium-rock sensations to emerge from the shadow of Radiohead with two best-British-live-act trophies from the Brit Awards to show for it, they arrive in support of "Simulation Theory." Phoenix is the third date on the tour. Their best-known songs include four chart-topping entries on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart: “Uprising,” “Resistance,” “Madness” and this year's "Dead Inside," with "Madness" going double platinum. Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. Talking Stick Resort Arena, Second and Jefferson streets, Phoenix. $44.25 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com. 2/26: Meek Mill The multi-platinum hip-hop artist is touring the States in support of a chart-topping album called "Championships." His biggest hit is the double-platinum "All Eyes on You" with featured vocals by Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown. Other singles of note include "Ima Boss," "House Party," "Amen," "Young & Gettin' It," "R.I.C.O.," "Litty" and this year's "Dangerous." Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $29.50 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com. 2/26: Tori Kelly "I'm just a girl with her guitar / Trying to give you my whole heart." Those are the opening words to the opening song on "Unbreakable Smile," and the young singer-songwriter gave us enough of her heart to earn a Best-New-Artist Grammy nomination. She earned two more Grammy nominations this year – Best Gospel Album for her second effort, "Hiding Place," and Best Gospel Performance/Song for the album’s lead single, “Never Alone” with Kirk Franklin), which recently topped the gospel charts. Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $35-$65. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com. 2/26: The Wood Brothers These Nashville roots revivalists are touring in support of a sixth album, "One Drop of Truth," whose highlights range from the old-timey blues lament "Laughin' or Cryin'" to the haunted, acoustic-guitar-driven folk vibe of "Strange As It Seems." Blurt magazine declared it "a career-defining album," adding "They’ve been just as brilliant from the beginning; now it’s time for the rest of the world to finally realize that." Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $30-$52. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com. 2/27: Sarah Brightman The world’s most successful soprano is heading to Phoenix in support of "Hymn," her 15th full-length album and first studio recording since 2013's "Dreamchaser." In a press release, Brightman said, "I'm looking forward to performing the new songs on my world tour. Every project I’ve done has come from an emotional place, and I wanted to make something that sounded very beautiful and uplifting.” Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $53.50 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com. PAST EVENTS 2/1: Snoop Dogg at Birds Nest This hip-hop icon exploded on impact with a featured rap on Dr. Dre's "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang." And it wasn't long before he'd made good on the promise of that entrance with such early hits as "What's My Name?" and "Gin and Juice." He's joined at the Birds Nest by the Chainsmokers, who won Best Dance Recording at the Grammys for their six-times-platinum smash "Don't Let Me Down." Details: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1. 82nd Street and Bell Road, Scottsdale. Sold out. 800-745-3000, coorslightbirdsnest.com. 2/1: Kelly Clarkson America's favorite American Idol is heading to Glendale on her first headlining tour in three years in support of "The Meaning of Life," her latest record. "'Meaning of Life' is the album I always wanted to make, and I am so excited to finally be able to tour it," Clarkson said in a press release. “Even while recording it, I couldn’t wait for people to experience the music live — to not only hear it, but feel it." Details: 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1. Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale. $65 and up. 623-772-3800, ticketmaster.com. 2/1: We Banjo 3 Featuring banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, percussion and harmonies, this quartet features two sets of brothers – Enda and Fergal Scahill, and Martin & David Howley. They collectively hold more than a dozen “All Ireland” titles and are among the most revered musicians in Ireland (although the Howley brothers now call Nashville home). Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1. Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave. $26-$38. 480-782-2680, chandlercenter.org. 2/2: Martin Garrix at Birds Nest This Dutch EDM sensation has been No.1 on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs list for three years running (2016-2018). He's also won Best DJ two years running at the WDM Radio Awards. He'll bring the Birds Nest weekend to a close with L.A.'s DJ Vice and Dutch collaborator Justin Mylo. Details: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. TPC Scottsdale, 17020 N. Hayden Road. 800-745-3000, coorslightbirdsnest.com. 2/2: Vince Staples NPR says “He's one of the most thought-provoking iconoclasts operating in the genre today." And it certainly felt that way when Staples followed 2017's masterful "Big Fish Theory" with the brief but brilliant "FM!" If the title suggests he was looking for hits, as HipHopDX summed it up, "Staples has added another colorful chapter to his chameleon-like catalog and reinforced his intention to keep evolving no matter what trends are dictating the current wave." Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $30-$33. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com. 2/2: Soft Machine The last time Soft Machine played Phoenix, it was 1968 and the U.K. rockers were touring the States as the opening act for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. A few months prior to that Coliseum gig, they stopped in New York City to record "The Soft Machine, an astonishing full-length debut whose blend of psychedelic whimsy and jazz-rock experimentation was as willfully eccentric in its own way as "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" by another U.K. band with whom they often shared a bill, Pink Floyd. Countless lineup changes later, they're touring the States with the Levin Brothers in support of a great new jazz-rock fusion album, "Hidden Details." Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. $40-$75. 480-499-8587, scottsdalearts.org. 2/5: Cursive They're touring the States on "Vitriola," their first release in six years, which takes a less conceptual approach than the albums on which their legacy has come to rest (although the intensely political nature of the lyrics makes it feel more like a concept album). DIY Magazine calls it "a fiercely political record, but one that seldom feels trite; married to the aggressive tone of a band back to make a point, it’s a razor-sharp lament of America in 2018." Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $18-$28. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com. 2/6: A Bowie Celebration Following last year’s critically acclaimed tour, Mike Garson (who played awe-inspiring avant-garde piano on Aladdin Sane)" and other key members of David Bowie’s bands across the decades are back on the road with A Bowie Celebration: The David Bowie Alumni Tour. Garson is joined in a night of classic Bowie song by lead guitarist Earl Slick (as heard on "David Live") and "Let's Dance" bassist Carmine Rojas. On vocals, it's Rolling Stones backup singer Bernard Fowler and Living Colour's Corey Glover. Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6. Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. $33-$68. 480-644-6500, mesaartscenter.com. 2/7: Danko Jones Like the Darkness before them, their love of the cheesiest rock cliches is served with a knowing post-Spinal Tap wink and a nudge. Consider the opening track on their latest release – "I've got to rock / I need to roll." All Music says it's "a wild ride from one of the best hard rock bands treading the boards today and... a fine introduction to their high-octane style and certain to please loyal fans." Details: 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7. Nile Theater, 105 W. Main St., Mesa. $18. 480-559-5859, niletheater.com. 2/7: The Nels Cline 4 In addition to mesmerizing Wilco fans with his guitar heroics since 2004, Cline has been charting his own course as a celebrated jazz guitarist since the '80s. He's touring in support of "Currents, Constellations," a breathtaking display of edgy, esoteric jazz. The Nels Cline 4 grew out of Cline's collaborations with Julian Lage, a fellow guitarist with whom he recorded 2014's brilliant "Room." They're joined on "Currents, Constellations" and this tour by bassist Scott Colley and drummer Tom Rainey. Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $30.50-$40.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org. 2/9: The Sweet Remains Featuring Greg Naughton, Rich Price and the Valley’s Brian Chartrand, the Sweet Remains offer a melodic brand of coffeehouse pop highlighted by gorgeous, honey-coated harmonies. The group has released three albums; Naughton has also written and directed a big-screen comedy, “The Independents,” that stars the three guys in a fictionalized look at life in a band. RELATED: The Sweet Remains bring new movie along with music Details: 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $28.50-$38.50. 480-478-6000, themim.org. 2/9-10: Arizona Roots The inaugural festival is presented by the team behind the California Roots Music & Arts Festival in Monterey. Rebelution tops a bill that also features Stick Figure, Atmosphere, Dispatch, J Boog, Trevor Hall, Collie Buddz, Katchafire, Mike Love (not the Beach Boy), The Movement, Iya Terra, Xiuhtezcatl, Synergy, Black Bottom Lighters, Clint Stevens, Rilen’Out, Kill Babylon Coalition and Tha Yoties. Details: Noon Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 9-10. Rawhide, 5700 W. North Loop Road, Gila River Reservation. $100 and up for a weekend pass. 480-502-5600, rawhide.com. 2/11: 2Cellos The Croatian duo of Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser are touring the States in support of an album called "Let There Be Cello," which finds the pair exploring a diverse catalog with their signature boundary-breaking style. Among the songs they tackle are Ed Sheeran's "Perfect," the White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" and John Lennon's "Imagine." Details: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $38.50 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com. 2/11-2/13: Tony Orlando He's without Dawn, but he's still got the songs (and mustache!) that made him so popular in the 1970s. That includes such pop confections as "Candida," "Knock Three Times," "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" and, of course, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree." Details: Feb. 11-13. 7 p.m. Monday at Sunflower Resort, 16501 N. El Mirage Road, Surprise. 623-583-0100. 4 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mesa Regal Resort, 4700 E. Main St. 480-981-5118. 4 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Valle Del Oro, 1452 S. Ellsworth Road, Mesa. $40-$55. 480-984-5076, cal-am.com. 2/13: Kiss After 45 years in the business, Kiss is bringing the End of the Road tour to Glendale for one final Valley performance. In a press release, they said the tour is dedicated to the fans: "All that we have built and all that we have conquered over the past four decades could never have happened without the millions of people worldwide who've filled clubs, arenas and stadiums over those years. This will be the ultimate celebration." Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13. Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale. $79.25 and up. 623-772-3800, ticketmaster.com. 2/13: Kacey Musgraves This tour is in support of "Golden Hour," which topped the country charts and picked up Album of the Year at the CMA Awards, just the sixth time in 52 years that a female artist has taken home that honor. Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild dedicated the win to “all the little girls writing songs out there,” and Kacey, accepting the award, said the album was “inspired by this beautiful universe, all of you, and, most of all, love.” Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. SOLD OUT. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com. 2/13: Pedro the Lion David Bazan sets the scene for his first new recording with Pedro the Lion in 15 years with “On a desert Christmas morning, 1981 / One month shy of 6 years old in the Valley of the Sun.” It’s the opening line of "Phoenix," an album that finds the singer sorting through his memories of the childhood home his family left behind when he was 12 to try and make some sense of how he’d gotten to the “grown-up mess” he sings of in another track. RELATED:David Bazan on the writing of 'Phoenix' and his Valley childhood Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $15-$24. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com. 2/13: Daniel Romano The Canadian singer-songwriter is touring the States in support of a haunting collection of somewhat psychedelic folk-rock songs titled "Finally Free," recorded on a four-track Tascam cassette recorder. It's an intimate affair with occasional power surges (see the unexpected climax near the end of "Empty Husk") and more-than-occasional echoes of Bob Dylan's finest hours, from the finger-picked guitars of "All the Reaching Trims" to the "Basement Tapes" vibe he achieves on "The Long Mirror of Time." Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. $12. 602- 368-3121, valleybarphx.com. 2/13: Big Business These stoner-rock sensations briefly recorded and toured with the Melvins. Two months after playing Phoenix, they'll release "The Beast You Are," their long-awaited followup to the excellent "Command Your Weather," which marks their return to the core duo of singer-bassist Jared Warren and singer-drummer Coady Willis. “It’s just better," Willis says. "We work faster, and we know what we’re both going for. It gives us more room to be weirder in certain aspects and try different things." Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13. Yucca Tap Room, 29 W. Southern Ave., Tempe. $12; $10. 480-967-4777, yuccatap.com. 2/14: Neko Case The acclaimed singer-songwriter brings her tour in support of her eighth album, "Hell-On," which earned her a sport on Paste magazine's list of the 50 best albums of 2018, to Phoenix. The Guardian hailed it as "yet another high point in Case’s unstintingly stirring career." It plays to the strengths that have come to define her most enduring work, from the unflinching candor, wry humor and vulnerability of the lyrics to the seemingly effortless grace of her melodic sensibilities. Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $32-$50. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com. 2/15: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band This is a rescheduled date from October 2017, so now would be a good time to start looking for your ticket. Inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Seger has earned 13 platinum sales awards, including such landmark albums as "Night Moves," "Stranger in Town," "Against the Wind," "Live Bullet" and "Nine Tonight," all of which have sold more than 5 million units. Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15. Talking Stick Resort Arena, Second and Jefferson streets, Phoenix. Resale prices vary. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com. 2/15: Elizabeth Cook This alt-country veteran is touring in support of "Exodus of Venus," an emotionally naked album inspired in part by the death of a parent and the breakdown of her marriage to longtime guitarist Tim Carroll. Uncut praised the album as "her darkest effort yet, a harrowing chronicle of a woman barely keeping herself together," adding "It's also her liveliest effort yet – not to mention her most confidently diverse." Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $18; $16 in advance. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com. 2/15-16: Crush It's the 10th anniversary of Arizona’s longest-standing EDM festival, presented by Relentless Beats. Friday's lineup features Seven Lions, Slander, Joyride, Spag Heddy, Wuki, Kaivon and Bardz. Saturday brings Alesso, 3Lau, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Anna Lunoe, Wooli, Um.. and Blossom. Details: 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, and Saturday, Feb. 16. Rawhide, 5700 W. North Loop Road, Gila River Reservation. $109 and up for a weekend pass. $59 and up per day. 480-502-5600, rawhide.com. 2/16: Valentines Super Love Jam This year's Super Love Jam features R&B sensations Midnight Star, the Dramatics, Ready for the World, Atlantic Starr, the Chi-Lites, the Notations, the Lovelites, Eddie Holman and Salon. Expect to hear such hits as "Operator" (Midnight Star), "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" and "In the Rain" (the Dramatics), "Oh Sheila" (RFTW), "Secret Lovers" and "Always" (Atlantic Starr) and "Have You Seen Her" and "Oh Girl" (the Chi-Lites). Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. Talking Stick Resort Arena, Second and Jefferson streets, Phoenix. $30.50 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com. 2/16: Richard Thompson Electric Trio This British guitar god/songwriter carved out a name for himself in his teens as a member of Fairport Convention, going solo in 1972 with “Henry the Human Fly.” His most acclaimed release remains “Shoot Out the Lights,” the sixth and final album he cut with then-wife Linda Thompson. In naming it one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Rolling Stone called it a “harrowing portrait of a marriage gone bad.” And he's still adding bold new chapters to his legacy, as recently as last year's "13 Rivers." Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. SOLD OUT. 480-478-6000, mim.org. 2/17: The Aces Fresh from touring the States with Australian heartthrobs Five Seconds of Summer, these Utah-based pop-rock sensations are headed to Phoenix in support of their full-length debut, "When My Heart Felt Volcanic." The hooks should speak directly to anyone who previous fell in love with Haim. As NME summed up the seemingly effortless pop smarts on display throughout the album, "Almost unbearably catchy, The Aces’ debut is nothing less than bloody brilliant." Details: 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $17; $16 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com. 2/18: Smoking Popes In their more inspired moments, those buzzsaw guitars underscoring Josh Caterer's pining vocals can take on a "Morrissey fronting a punk band" quality, which is never a bad thing. And there are plenty of those more inspired moments on "Into the Agony," their first release in 20 years with the lineup responsible for their earliest triumphs. No lesser an authority on things that sound like this than Morriseey himself declared their classic second album, "Born to Quit," "the most lovable thing I'd heard in years." Details: 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $20; $17 in advance. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.
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http://www.civilbeat.org/2014/02/21078-hawaii-energy-policy-has-driven-up-electric-bills-as-heco-maintains-profits/
Confidential financial estimates filed Friday by Hawaiian Electric Co. suggest electric bills for Hawaii residents are increasing much more than they were supposed to under a rate-structuring policy put in place nearly three years ago. Oahu residents are currently paying about $95 extra a year because of the so-called decoupling policy. On Maui, residents are paying about $57 more a year and on the Big Island, customers are being charged an additional $26 a year. On Molokai and Lanai, residents are paying about $38 extra a year. The fees are expected to jump even more in June, according to HECO’s projections. Oahu residents are expected to be paying an additional $66 annually. The fee for Maui and Big Island residents is expected to jump by about $45 a year. And on Molokai and Lanai, residents are expected to be paying $29 more. HECO’s estimates are part of a review by the Hawaii Pubilc Utilities Commission into the consequences of the 2010 decision by the PUC to allow HECO to structure rates in a way that allows the for-profit utility to continue to turn a profit while encouraging customers to use less electricity. The new method for setting electricity rates was supposed to have a negligible effect on customer electricity bills. But the new financial projections suggest it’s been costly for Hawaii residents. The projected rate increases, under a program known as “decoupling,” are based on an average 600 kilowatt-hour monthly electricity bill. The charges show up as a line item on customer bills called “RBA rate adjustment.” HECO spokesman Darren Pai declined to comment on the filing. The estimates were filed Friday with Hawaii’s Public Utilities Commission and were supposed to be kept confidential, PUC officials said. But HECO’s projections were briefly made public when the PUC mistakenly posted it online. Civil Beat and others receive notification when a document is posted and can access it. The PUC took the document down shortly after it was posted. PUC Chair Hermina Morita asked Civil Beat not to publish a story, arguing it is part of a confidential process. She said reporting the estimates would somehow harm the PUC’s review but she couldn’t articulate a reason beyond the fact that the utility doesn’t want the numbers to be made public and filed them with the PUC with the understanding they wouldn’t be released. Publishing them might make the utility reluctant to share information with the PUC in the future, Morita said. But Civil Beat believes it’s important for the public to know as much as possible about why they pay high electric rates, especially if the rates have gone up because of a public policy decision. The numbers in the document are estimates. Actual rate changes are expected to be made public in coming months. Traditionally, HECO, like other utilities, had every incentive to sell as much electricity as it could in order to maximize profits. But as concerns have mounted about climate change and Hawaii’s heavy dependence on costly, imported oil, the state’s policy has shifted toward conservation. This prompted the decoupling policy, which cuts the link between a utility’s total revenues and customers’ electricity use. However, commissioners have grown increasingly concerned that the decoupling rate structure, which automatically adjusts rates up or down every year without requiring a PUC review of the utility’s costs, doesn’t include adequate protections for consumers. Last June, the PUC decided to review the policy and HECO’s new estimates are part of that review. Energy experts say that a central problem with decoupling is that HECO continues to increase its overall costs while its sales continue to decline, in large part due to the number of residents switching to solar electricity. That means that there are fewer people left to cover HECO’s operating costs. Doug McLeod, Maui County’s energy commissioner, said that the “large increase” in the monthly charge “is a direct result of the explosive growth” of solar. As of the end of last year, 10 percent of Oahu customers, 8 percent of Maui customers and 7 percent of Big Island customers had solar, according to HECO. “Imagine how large the decoupling charge will be when 25 percent of the utility’s customers have solar PV,” McLeod said in an email. Some state officials and HECO executives said last year that they are considering raising the monthly fee of about $20 that solar customers pay the utility for keeping their systems hooked up to the electric grid. Increasing the charge, while unpopular with the solar industry, could take some of the burden off the rest of ratepayers who are having to cover most of the utility’s operating costs. But state regulators have also said that HECO needs to do more to reduce its costs. Regulators are concerned that there aren’t sufficient safeguards in place to make sure that the utility isn’t increasing costs in order to maximize profits at the expense of ratepayers. “With the recent persistent decreases in utility electric sales volumes, for example, the HECO companies do not, by any discernible indications, appear to feel financially compelled to implement corresponding decreases in utility expenses to the extent that would occur with declining net revenues,” PUC commissioners wrote last year when they began the review. HECO has announced policies in recent months to reduce its costs, including taking some of its oil-fired generators offline as increasing amounts of renewable energy come online. Last week, HECO deactivated its Honolulu Power Plant and says it will take two generating units at the Waiau power plant on Oahu offline by 2016. HECO also plans to retire the Kahului power plant by 2019. The utility has also deactivated its Shipman plant on the Big Island. — Civil Beat Editor Patti Epler contributed to this story. Read the HECO estimates:
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Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit new record Russia's daily coronavirus death toll hit a new record on Friday amid the country's sluggish vaccination rate and the government's reluctance to tighten restrictions. Russia's state coronavirus task force reported 936 new deaths on Friday, the highest daily number since the start of the pandemic. It was a third straight day when daily COVID-19 deaths topped 900. Russia already has Europe's highest death toll in the pandemic -- more than 214,000 -- and the authorities' conservative way of recording COVID-19 fatalities suggests the actual number could be even higher. On Friday, the government's task force reported 27,246 new confirmed cases, just slightly less than Thursday's number of 27,550, which was the highest so far this year. A steep rise in infections and deaths began in late September, with authorities blaming it on the low vaccination rate. As of Tuesday, almost 33% of Russia's 146 million people had received at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine, and 29% were fully vaccinated. But the Kremlin has shrugged off the idea of imposing a new nationwide lockdown, delegating the power to tighten restrictions to regional authorities. In some areas of the country, including Moscow and St. Petersburg, life remains largely normal, with businesses operating as usual and mask mandates loosely enforced. Some regions have limited attendance at large public events and restricted access to theaters, restaurants and other places to people who have been vaccinated, recently recovered from COVID-19 or tested negative in the previous 72 hours. Critics argue, however, that these measures aren't enough to stem the surge. In some areas, Russia's massive yet severely underfunded health care system has started to show signs of being overwhelmed by the outbreak. 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http://www.rcnky.com/articles/2014/01/11/covington-bloggers-epic-takedown-bearded-hipsters-goes-viral
Covington Blogger's Epic Takedown of "Bearded Hipsters" Goes Viral Covington blogger Nicki Daniels has had it with bearded hipsters and the way they have forced her "to suss out who is the real man and who is the poseur". At her blog, The Nicki Daniels Interview, she penned "An Open Letter to Bearded Hipsters" on January 6. Since then, the piece has been viewed by more than half a million people. Here is part of what Daniels had to say about the troublesome bearded hipster: Before this explosion of whiskers on trendy men everywhere, if I saw a bearded man it was safe to assume certain things about him. Like, he probably owned a hammer. Or washed his hair with a bar of Irish Spring. His beard was probably scented with motor oil and probably had remnants of last night’s chili in it. But you vegan nancyboys are a different breed altogether. You have your mountain man scruff, but you maintain it. You groom it. With products. A quick google search of “beard grooming products” turns up literally thousands of articles explaining how to have the most lustrous beard possible. Take this one from Philadelphia Magazine, where they tested TWENTY DIFFERENT VARIETIES of beard oil. The result of this intrepid testing? “I’m talking softer, more manageable whiskers that hold their shape better and smell nice, besides. Doesn’t sound so bad put that way, does it?” Yes. Yes it does, you GIANT PUSSY. Am I reading “Cosmo”? Read the full post: Click Here The viral success of Daniels' post prompted an "apology" follow-up: For the bearded manly men, I’m sorry for making you feel good about yourselves. Since I wrote this post, I have been introduced to an amazing group of people called “feminists”. They told me that we are living in something called a “patriarchal society” and apparently it’s guys like you that have been keeping us women down for centuries. My mind is blown! Apparently, by me wishing for a more old fashioned guy, I am encouraging the perpetuation of this nefarious system. I have gotten a library card and plan to read more about this. As a side note, I also learned that no means no. These awesome feminists also told me that by calling a man a “pussy”, I am equating female genitalia with weakness. I’m still on the fence about that one. Honestly, I just thought it sounds funny. Plus I am always bragging about my own freakishly strong vagina, so by that logic if I call a guy a pussy I am actually calling him “amazing”. Hmmm. Food for thought, friends. Read the full "apology": Click Here You can follow The Nicki Daniels Interview on Facebook by clicking here.
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Craycraft takes third title in golf tournament Two-time former champion Billy Craycraft broke all the rules and staged an incredible comeback to win the 79th annual Amos Martin invitational Golf Tournament two weekends ago at the WashingtonWilkes Country Club. After shooting (for him) a disappointing 76 on the first day of competition, Craycraft dropped out of the Championship Flight and took a place quite distant from the tournament leaders. But on Sunday, he smoked them all and played 18 holes "in the zone" for a daily score of 66 and a tournament-winning total of 142. With the win, his third, Craycraft begins seriously to close in on Bobby Jones who is still the only four-time winner of the local event. Craycraft's 66 on the second day was five strokes better than any other posted score for the tournament and it elevated him through 15 places to the championship. Second place honors went to Jim Baston who was two strokes off Craycraft's pace at 144. In at third place was Chip Whitaker just one stroke back at 145. "Everybody had a good time," said tournament chairman Jack Harvey, "and considering everything, we had a really good turnout." Harvey went on to express his and the Country Club's sincere appreciation to all the sponsors of the event and to those who donated door prizes. All scoring was reported as follows: Championship Flight Jim Baston 71 73 144 Chip Whitaker 72 73 145 Darren Davenport 73 73 146 Tony Williamson 73 73 146 Mark Blanton 74 72 146 Raymond Kearns 72 75 147 Casey Jackson 70 78 148 Sam Moore 74 74 148 Alan Moody 74 75 149 James Drinkard 71 79 150 Rob Jackson 73 79 152 Gary Davenport 74 78 152 First Flight Billy Craycraft 76 66 142 Scott Chafin 75 71 146 Chip Hardin 77 74 151 Bob Marcus 77 74 151 Neil Betting 76 80 156 Ed Weaver 76 81 157 Buzzy Turner 77 80 157 George Dyson 75 83 158 Chris Kelly 76 83 159 Second Flight Butch Mattison 78 76 154 Tommy Wells 79 75 154 Bill Rousey 78 77 155 Mike Gunn 78 77 155 Donnie Smith 78 77 155 Jimmy Harkins 79 76 155 Henry Darby 78 79 157 Jack Harvey 78 79 157 Kevin Watkins 79 78 157 John Willis 79 79 158 John Martin 79 79 158 Mark Walker 79 83 162 Tad Hopkins 79 84 163 Third Flight Charlie Jones 80 77 157 David Chafin 80 80 160 Gill Mattison 80 81 161 Jimmy Devine 82 80 162 Johnsy Hopkins 84 80 164 Mark Lyons 80 85 165 Cole Rousey 81 84 165 Hamilton Reynolds 84 82 166 Pate McMichael 81 87 168 Jerome Wilson 81 90 171 Fourth Flight Bobby Jones 85 80 165 Tony Powell 86 79 165 Johnny Gresham 85 82 167 Hugh Hopkins 86 81 167 Tony Amerson 85 83 168 Chuck Berry 86 82 168 Redding DeVaughn 87 81 168 Greg Clay 85 84 169 RayThornton 87 82 169 Donnie Swinson 87 88 175 Tod Blackmon 86 91 177 Ricky Thornton 87 90 177 Fifth Flight Jeff Maloof 91 77 168 Will Long 88 82 170 Kevin Blizzard 88 83 171 Wayne Watkins 92 81 173 John Reese 92 86 178 David Russell 93 86 179 Casey Drinkard 93 88 181 Don Taylor 94 89 183 Ken Joiner 89 95 184 Addison Carter 95 93 188 Trey Lannae 95 94 189 Bill Lee 99 93 192 Sammy Sparkman 95 98 193 Pat Devine 104 111 215 Wilkes Barnett 104 wd ###
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http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox/2017/03/buckley_dont_think_boston_immune_forever_to_franchise_relocation
Credit: Associated Press The Buffalo Celtics? The Connecticut Bruins? The London Patriots? The Las Vegas Red Sox? You laugh. You laugh because that could never happen. Not here. Not in Boston. Not in a sports-crazy town where our big league franchises are looked upon as “public trusts,” regardless of whose name is listed as owner. Surely it won’t happen today, or tomorrow, or next year. You can bet that Robert Kraft, who often has said his childhood was dented when the old Boston Braves were spirited away to Milwaukee in the spring of ’53, would never, ever be the author of a plan to move your beloved Patriots. Red Sox owners John Henry and Tom Werner continue to lovingly tinker with ancient Fenway Park in such a fashion as to suggest they plan on being around for a while. Celtics owners Wyc Grousbeck and Steve Pagliuca still display frat boy emotions when they root for their team. As for the oft-criticized Jeremy Jacobs: He put up his own dough to build TD Garden and has owned the Bruins since 1975, the second-longest tenure in the National Hockey League. But do we know who’ll be owning the Red Sox in 20 years? Can we assume the Patriots will forever remain a Kraft family heirloom, lovingly passed from one generation to the next? Who makes the decisions for the Celtics after Grousbeck and Pagliuca are gone? And back to Jeremy Jacobs: He’s 77 years old. Is son Charlie the next owner of the Bruins? If so, what are his plans for 15 or 20 years from now? The rocky nature of sports team ownership was thrust into the news again this week when the National Football League announced that the Raiders will relocate from Oakland, Calif., to Las Vegas once their glitzy new stadium is built. The Raiders thus become the third NFL franchise to pick up stakes in the past year, joining the Rams (St. Louis to Los Angeles) and Chargers (San Diego to Los Angeles). As always, these teams stopped being “public trusts” the moment the public didn’t pony up money for a new stadium. You can show your support with a vanity license plate or by painting your garage in official team colors, but woe onto you if you’re not willing to help pay for a new stadium. That tricked-out man cave in your basement? It can quickly turn into a museum dedicated to the memory of your team, if you don’t hand over the dough when the team’s owner says he needs a new crib for free in order to “remain competitive.” Fans in St. Louis cheered for their team when the Greatest Show on Turf posted those great seasons in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including a victory in Super Bowl XXXIV. Fans in San Diego were forever loyal to their beloved Bolts, and helped turn “San Diego Super Chargers” into one of the goofiest (and, thus, best) fight songs in sports. And just close your eyes and conjure up images of what fans in the East Bay were willing to do to their bodies to show their love for the Raiders. Again: You can say it will never happen here. But do you think fans of the Baltimore Colts ever thought they’d lose their team? I believe the film classic “Diner” does a splendid job illustrating what it was like to be a diehard Colts fan in the 1950s; alas, two years after the film’s 1982 release, then-Colts owner Robert Irsay backed up the moving vans under the cover of darkness and sneaked the club off to Indianapolis. In 1995, it was fans of the original Cleveland Browns who were jobbed when owner Art Modell moved the team — to Baltimore, where it was renamed the Ravens. A makeup call by the NFL resulted in a new version of the Cleveland Browns taking the field in 1999 — in a spiffy new taxpayer-financed stadium. It was said that, in the end, “everyone won.” No. In the end, everyone paid. But not here. As crazy as we are about sports around here, we’re not so crazy as to hand over free stadiums and arenas. That’s why the Kraft family built Gillette Stadium. That’s why Jacobs built the Garden. That’s why Henry and Werner have been patching up Fenway Park. By the time the next owners of the Red Sox come along, Fenway Park may well be beyond Band-Aids and perfume. What then? If the future owners don’t get a new ballpark from future taxpayers . . . well, again, that could never happen here. I’m sure there’s some old crank walking the streets of Baltimore in his tattered Johnny Unitas shirt who used to feel that way.
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http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/columnists/steve_buckley/2017/03/buckley_keeping_hanley_ramirez_engaged_is_red_sox_first
Credit: Matt West Hanley Ramirez has yet to make an appearance at first base this spring, something that’s barely on the radar for most Red Sox fans. But it should be. Though the plan this season is for newly lovable Hanley to do most of his work at designated hitter as the Sox transition to Life Without David Ortiz, there also is an expectation that occasional time at first base will be part of the arrangement. Remember? Offseason acquisition Mitch Moreland will play first base most of the time, but Hanley will get the starts against left-handers. Somebody else — say, Chris Young — will be the DH. Except Ramirez has been slowed all spring by a shoulder injury. He’s been able to swing the bat, but he hasn’t logged any time at first base other than taking lazy grounders off a coach’s fungo bat. The injury also kept him out of the World Baseball Classic. Speaking with reporters yesterday in Fort Myers, Red Sox manager John Farrell said he expects Ramirez to be able to play first base once the team travels to Detroit following next week’s season-opening, three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fenway Park. “I’m still hopeful of it, but without being cleared, I can’t write him in the lineup,” Farrell said. “I’m still with the intent that Hanley will be at first base at some point. That would ideally be if we get a left-handed starter at some point in the Detroit series.” A year ago, skeptics abounded as Hanley Ramirez made the move from left field to first base. I was one of those critics, and a big one, and here’s why: Given the hellish manner in which Ramirez played left field in 2015, what evidence was there that he could play a passable first base? But we never took into account that Ramirez would be “engaged” by playing first base. That was the official Exciting New Word for the 2016 Red Sox: engaged. By gabbing with his infielders, by high-fiving his pitchers at the end of each inning, by gleefully tossing baseballs to little kids sitting behind the dugout as he trotted off the field, this new and improved Hanley helped us forget that just one year earlier he was the worst defensive left fielder anyone had ever seen. A sampling from last year: Feb. 29 — “We’ll get him comfortable and see how far off first base we can push him on certain shifts,” Farrell said. “As long as a player is consistently engaged in work, he not only can make plays but he can transition.” March 7 — “He’s been real receptive,” Sox infield coach Brian Butterfield told the Providence Journal. “I think he feels good about what we’re doing, and he’s engaged in his work.” April 17 — “He’s engaged, he’s having fun playing the game,” Farrell said to the Worcester Telegram. And so it went like that, throughout the season. Hanley Ramirez was engaged. Hanley Ramirez was participatory. Hanley Ramirez was happy. Hanley Ramirez tore the cover off the ball, with 30 home runs, a career-high 111 RBI, a .286 batting average and a .361 on-base percentage. That’s what then-general manager Ben Cherrington had in mind when the Sox signed him in the first place. And now Ramirez is making the transition from being a mostly full-time defensive player to being a mostly full-time designated hitter. Can a player be “engaged” when he only has five plate appearances a night? By its very definition, the job is sad and sullen. You are designated to hit. What you do with the rest of the time is up to you — taking BP under the stands, watching tape, sitting in the dugout watching the game, maybe catching a few Z’s in the clubhouse. It sounds easy until you have to do it. Ramirez has a .331 career batting average as a DH, but that’s in a tiny sample size of 155 plate appearances. We just don’t know if being disengaged from the playing field will hurt Ramirez. That might explain why Farrell is so anxious to see him get some reps at first base. It’s something you should keep an eye on as well. If it turns out Ramirez simply isn’t interested in playing first base anymore, that’s a problem.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/other/crews-battle-fire-at-amport-docks-in-benicia/vp-AAW2WEC
Crews Battle Fire At Amport Docks In Benicia A large fire that broke out at the Amport Docks in Benicia is currently being fought by firefighters. UP NEXT UP NEXT Beloved Gilroy Garlic Festival Canceled Amid Rising Costs, Pandemic UncertaintyCBS Sacramento Accident On Business 80 Sends 1 Person To HospitalCBS Sacramento Chain Controls Remain In Effect Along Sierra RoadwaysCBS Sacramento Friday Weather Forecast - April 22, 2022CBS Sacramento New Details Revealed In Random Stabbing Of Stagg High School StudentCBS Sacramento No Injuries After Shooting At Applebee's On March Lane In StocktonCBS Sacramento Sacramento Homeless Camp Cleared Out By City Task ForceCBS Sacramento Residents Hit With Tornado Scare In Valley SpringsCBS Sacramento Snow In Sierra Helps Local Businesses Impacted By Dry WinterCBS Sacramento Evening Forecast - 4/21/22CBS Sacramento CBS13 Investigates: GoFundMe Scam Aims To Profit Off Stagg High StabbingCBS Sacramento Drivers Pull Over In Nyack To Put Chains On Tires Amid SnowstormCBS Sacramento 2 People With Gunshot Wounds Found Dead In Downtown SacramentoCBS Sacramento Phone Call With Jackson Resident And Tornado Warning ExpiresCBS Sacramento Phone Call With Valley Springs Resident Impacted By Tornado WarningCBS Sacramento Viewer Video From Pardee Lake Captures Clouds Amid Tornado WarningCBS Sacramento
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/other/crews-knock-down-barn-fire-in-south-sacramento/vp-AAW2R0v
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https://www.express.co.uk/search?s=Peter+Moore%2F
Cricket / ANDREW STRAUSS says he is the right man as the new captain to bring back unity to an England dressing room split over Kevin Pietersen’s power struggle. Cricket / ANDREW STRAUSS says he is the right man as the new captain to bring back unity to an England dressing room split over Kevin Pietersen’s power struggle. Cricket / Kevin Pietersen declared he has "unfinished business" as captain of England. Cricket / Former nemesis Steve Waugh waded into the debate on English cricket's week of crisis on Saturday which culminated in Andrew Strauss being named captain for the entire Caribbean tour. Cricket / ANDREW STRAUSS flexed his muscles as England’s new captain yesterday and convinced the selectors that he is also the right man to lead the one-day team in the West Indies this winter. Cricket / Steve Harmison has denied playing a role in Kevin Pietersen's downfall as England captain and claims the national team remain united. Cricket / Kevin Pietersen is looking forward to "becoming a soldier again" after a dramatic week which saw him relinquish the England captaincy. Cricket / Former Australia and Yorkshire batsman Darren Lehmann has added his name to the list of candidates for the vacant England coaching job. Cricket / Kent captain Robert Key has blasted the England and Wales Cricket Board for the "shambles" that caused both Kevin Pietersen and Peter Moores to leave their posts last week. Cricket / KEVIN PIETERSEN broke his silence on the crisis that engulfed English cricket last week and unwittingly revealed exactly why he had lost his job as captain: he refused to accept any blame. Cricket / England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff insists he wanted both deposed captain Kevin Pietersen and sacked coach Peter Moores to keep their jobs.
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http://cw33.com/2016/08/31/ruff-life-athletic-sweet-pea-is-running-your-way/
DALLAS -- With a flowery name like Sweet Pea, you might expect a small dog lying in a garden of gardenia, but this Sweet Pea ain't no pansy, y'all! One thing she is, though, is a mystery to most. "She was found on the side of the road in East Dallas by some Good Samaritans," said Dallas Pets Alive! Marketing Director Haley Edman. With no one looking for the brindle beauty, they called Animal Control only to find out there was no place for the fine young girl. So what did they do? They took her in as Dallas Pets Alive! fosters. "She hit the jackpot with these people who found her because not many people are capable or have the means to take a dog in their home to actually foster," Edman said. She was healthy and growing, pretty and playful. Then, she revealed her true talent as "The Greatest Olympian Known to Dog!" "This dog can run, and when I say she can run, she is fast!" Edman said. And yeah, she's got motivation behind her gold medal gait. Sweet Pea's got a sweet tooth for squirrel chasing. She's also got the polished poise of an Olympian to go with that athletic skill. "She gets along great with every human she meets," Edman said. "She's working on her social skills a little bit with foreign dogs, but she gets along great with her two resident foster siblings." And don't worry! This uber athlete likes to cuddle too, so if you're ready to go for the gold, Sweet Pea's running your way! If you're interested in Dallas Pets Alive! and their animals head to their website. As part of a special right now, Sweet Pea is only $25 til the end of December!
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https://www.chron.com/state-news/article/Woman-who-sued-over-gas-in-repo-ed-car-makes-14166052.php
DETROIT — The story of a Michigan woman who filed a $5 million class action lawsuit over the unreturned gasoline in her repossessed car is No. 2 on a national list of the most ridiculous lawsuits of the year. Victoria Church-Dellinger sued Ally Financial of Delaware in U.S. District Court in Detroit in February after her 2008 Pontiac GS sedan was repossessed, along with a reported $29 in gas in the tank, when she defaulted on the lease agreement. The case was dismissed in May. The $5 million figure for damages was based in part on the suspected number of repossessions over a six-year period. Church-Dellinger could not be reached for comment. The list of 10 “ridiculous” suits was released today by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform, which says it based the ranking on votes to the group’s facesoflawsuitabuse.org Web site. “Abuse of our legal system is no joke, and these examples range from the outrageous to the absurd,” said Lisa Rickard, institute president, in a press release. “This poll reminds us that as a society, we sue too much. In turn, these abusive lawsuits inflict harm on lives, jobs, and our economic growth.” “Intoxicated Florida driver pleads guilty to manslaughter, then sues victim he killed” topped the list; “13-year-old Little Leaguer sued by spectator who got hit with baseball” was No. 3.
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http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/danielle-lloyd-three-sons-pull-8789218
Danielle Lloyd has joined an array of celebrities to pull a funny face and raise money for Red Nose Day. The Liverpool model posed with her three sons, Archie; four, Harry; three and 18-month-old George, in red glasses accompanied with big bushy eyebrows. Danielle shared the image with her Instagram followers and said: “#FUNNYSPECS #RNDFACE got these silly glasses from @specsavers to help raise money for Red Nose Day”. Aigburth-born Danielle has joined lots of celebrities who are attempting to raise money for the cause, which will host its official Red Nose Day on Friday March 13. Fellow Scouser and model Abbey Clancy has also been doing her bit for the charity after appearing on the Comic Relief Bake Off. Abbey went up against Jonathan Ross, Zoella and Gok Wan, but was pipped to the post by foodie Gok to be named star baker.
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"election", "is", "June", "8,", "2018.", "JKovach@postmedia.com" ]
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Dave Smith shoots to score provincial PC nomination Dave Smith, a long-time conservative volunteer, community advocate and Sports Personality of the Year 2014 for the City of Peterborough has declared his intention to seek the Ontario PC Party nomination for Peterborough-Kawartha. CLIFFORD SKARSTEDT/EXAMINER Dave Smith, founder of the Under the Lock hockey tournament, is about to seek the Progressive Conservative nomination for the next provincial election in Peterborough-Kawartha. Smith also chaired the recent international hockey tournament for special-needs players in Peterborough when the tourney was in danger of cancellation. He stepped up to help save the tournament at the last minute after the original organizers were charged with fraud. Teams from around the world wanted to play, and Smith hated to see them turned away. So he and a dozen volunteers formed an organizing committee. In March, more than 900 special needs hockey players from 56 teams from North America and Europe came to Peterborough for the tournament. Smith said he doesn't get discouraged - even when the task may seem daunting. "Seriously: whatever roadblocks are put in your way, make a right turn," he said. "Do a detour. Find a way around it." Smith, 47, is a long-time Conservative volunteer. He works as a manager of product development for Cardinal Software on Lansdowne St. (the firm creates software for the development of Individualized Education Programs - IEPs - for public school pupils who need a custom curriculum). Smith and his wife Lorien have a blended family of three children; all three are in university. So is Smith, at the moment: he's completing his MBA in Business Analytics from the University of Fredericton, via online learning. That's in addition to his Bachelor of Science in Computing Systems from Trent University; he moved here to attend Trent in 1989, and has made Peterborough his home since. Smith said he's concerned about the amount of debt students have when they leave university, and the lack of "career-track" jobs available for them in Ontario. He's also worried that the provincial government's spending and debt will soon erode the healthcare system. The answer isn't to increase taxes, Smith stressed: "We're already taxed to the nines." Instead, he thinks the government ought to cut back on taxes and hydro and give citizens back money to spend. "We need to get to a point where government is taking as little as possible from individuals, so our economy grows," he said. Smith faces competition: Ryan Moore and Derek Andreoli are also seeking the Conservative nomination. Moore, 38, is the president of the Agricultural Society, and Andreoli, 31, is a mechanical engineer. Meanwhile, the Trent Campus Conservatives say they are endorsing Moore for the nomination. Moore and Smith both reached out to the Trent Campus Conservatives for support. The young Conservatives interviewed Smith and Moore about issues such as hydro costs, the debt and fixing healthcare, for instance. Brock Terry, the president of the Trent Campus Conservatives, issued a release stating they chose Moore as their preferred candidate. "We fully back, endorse and encourage all conservatives in Peterborough to support Ryan Moore as our Progressive Conservative candidate," the release states. The nomination meeting hasn't been set yet. The next provincial election is June 8, 2018. JKovach@postmedia.com
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/other/deadline-approaches-for-new-utah-flag-designs/vp-AAW1pkV
Deadline approaches for new Utah flag designs The deadline is approaching to submit designs for a new Utah state flag. UP NEXT UP NEXT Suspect arrested in Salt Lake City stabbing assaultKSTU Salt Lake City, UT Threat against West Valley City school is hoax, police sayKSTU Salt Lake City, UT Repairs to gas line leak in West Jordan could take several hoursKSTU Salt Lake City, UT Gas leak closes large part of 9000 South in West JordanKSTU Salt Lake City, UT Utah's Weather Authority | Rain, wind and snow - Apr 22KSTU Salt Lake City, UT Emergency utility work closes road in West JordanKSTU Salt Lake City, UT Utah's Weather Authority - rainy Friday! April 21KSTU Salt Lake City, UT FOX 13 News 9 PM | Thursday, April 21KSTU Salt Lake City, UT Former Utah Highway Patrol trooper accused of sexual abuseKSTU Salt Lake City, UT Herriman girl welcomed home two months after serious car crashKSTU Salt Lake City, UT Duck rescues plead to stop releasing pet ducks into the wild, cities to stop killing ducksKSTU Salt Lake City, UT Statewide winter weather and wind advisories across UtahKSTU Salt Lake City, UT Xeriscape demand higher than ever in Utah amid droughtKSTU Salt Lake City, UT Cox says 'free fare forever' on public transit 'worth exploring'KSTU Salt Lake City, UT Where the Utah Jazz stand in nationwide popularityKSTU Salt Lake City, UT Blackhawk helicopter crash investigation completeKSTU Salt Lake City, UT
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http://bossierpress.com/retraction-of-online-stories-published-wednesday-morning/
Dear Bossier Press-Tribune online readers, Due to ongoing website issues, unauthorized links to websites unassociated with the Bossier Press-Tribune and Specht Newspapers, Inc. were inserted into all stories that were published Wednesday online at www.bossierpress.com. After being alerted to the problem late Wednesday afternoon, we have removed all of the unauthorized links and are working with our hosts to solve the problem. We apologize for any problems these hacks caused you, today, or in the past few weeks with sudden shutdowns or story link failures. We, at the Bossier Press-Tribune, are a community newspaper who believes in highlighting the good going on in Bossier Parish and would never post anything similar to the types of links that were inserted into our articles. We are currently assessing all options to permanently resolve our online problems. Again, we apologize for this issue.
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http://sobserver.ws/en/19_05_2017/letterstotheeditor/20141/The-right-of-women.htm
Dear Editor, Re: Domestic violence increase scary In the earliest conspiracy of the Church against women, or priestesses of the Great Goddess, was that it devised the concept of Original Sin, as developed by Augustine. It surmised that when Adam and Eve disobeyed God, they covered their genitals, after which it is told in this Christian fable, that the first sin was passed on. The child therefore born of its mother’s womb, so the conspiracy goes, is therefore steeped in sin and that only the Church had the sole power to save it. The misogyny of the Roman Church; displaced the power and role women played in acts of worship and faith, placing men in charge of spiritual power and the rites of worship. The doctrine of original sin was used as a weapon of terror against women and helped coerce people into Christianity. The concept that original sin was passed from Eve to all women, has over time, seen the Church suppress with untold violence the priestess cults of Europe such as the Cathars, which lasted for hundreds of years. Men now wear the frocks in the Church and have written themselves into sublime authority over all humanity it seems... It is the inherent right of women to be priestesses, as they had been before Christianity, as it was in Egypt and further back beyond recorded history. Women are the Goddess aspect of God that has been omitted by a Misogynistic form of Christianity and ever since have suffered the consequence of what has been a male conspiracy all along! S. Matagi
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https://www.thehour.com/entertainment/article/LETTER-TO-MAMA-2714157.php
Dear Mama, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to write. Every time I try to write you and Papa I realize I'm not saying the things that are in my heart. That would be OK, if I loved you any less than I do, but you are still my parents and I am still your child. I have friends who think I'm foolish to write this letter. I hope they're wrong. I hope their doubts are based on parents who love and trust them less than mine do. I hope especially that you'll see this as an act of love on my part, a sign of my continuing need to share my life with you. I wouldn't have written, I guess, if you hadn't told me about your involvement in the Save Our Children campaign. That, more than anything, made it clear that my responsibility was to tell you the truth, that your own child is homosexual, and that I never needed saving from anything except the cruel and ignorant piety of people like Anita Bryant. I'm sorry, Mama. Not for what I am, but for how you must feel at this moment. I know what that feeling is, for I felt it for most of my life. Revulsion, shame, disbelief -- rejection through fear of something I knew, even as a child, was as basic to my nature as the color of my eyes. No, Mama, I wasn't "recruited." No seasoned homosexual ever served as my mentor. But you know what? I wish someone had. I wish someone older than me and wiser than the people in Orlando had taken me aside and said, "You're all right, kid. You can grow up to be a doctor or a teacher just like anyone else. You're not crazy or sick or evil. You can succeed and be happy and find peace with friends -- all kinds of friends -- who don't give a damn who you go to bed with. Most of all, though, you can love and be loved, without hating yourself for it." But no one ever said that to me, Mama. I had to find it out on my own, with the help of the city that has become my home. I know this may be hard for you to believe, but San Francisco is full of men and women, both straight and gay, who don't consider sexuality in measuring the worth of another human being. These aren't radicals or weirdos, Mama. They are shop clerks and bankers and little old ladies and people who nod and smile to you when you meet them on the bus. Their attitude is neither patronizing nor pitying. And their message is so simple: Yes, you are a person. Yes, I like you. Yes, it's all right for you to like me, too. I know what you must be thinking now. You're asking yourself: What did we do wrong? How did we let this happen? Which one of us made him that way? I can't answer that, Mama. In the long run, I guess I really don't care. All I know is this: If you and Papa are responsible for the way I am, then I thank you with all my heart, for it's the light and the joy of my life. I know I can't tell you what it is to be gay. But I can tell you what it's not. It's not hiding behind words, Mama. Like family and decency and Christianity. It's not fearing your body, or the pleasures that God made for it. It's not judging your neighbor, except when he's crass or unkind. Being gay has taught me tolerance, compassion and humility. It has shown me the limitless possibilities of living. It has given me people whose passion and kindness and sensitivity have provided a constant source of strength. It has brought me into the family of man, Mama, and I like it here. I like it. There's not much else I can say, except that I'm the same Michael you've always known. You just know me better now. I have never consciously done anything to hurt you. I never will. Please don't feel you have to answer this right away. It's enough for me to know that I no longer have to lie to the people who taught me to value truth. Everything is fine at 28 Barbary Lane. Your loving son, Michael