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| 伊藤健太郎、抗体検査は陰性 横浜流星と舞台共演 - ニッカンスポーツ Posted: 22 Jul 2020 12:57 AM PDT 伊藤健太郎、抗体検査は陰性 横浜流星と舞台共演 - ニッカンスポーツ
新型コロナウイルスで陽性と診断された横浜流星（23）と舞台「巌流島」で共演する伊藤健太郎（23）が22日、抗原検査で陰性だったことを所属事務所が報告した。 ただ、同時に受けたPCR検査の結果はまだ出ておらず、待っているという。 事務所の公式インスタグラムで「本人の健康状態は平熱で体調も良く、PCR検査の同時に受けた抗原検査では陰性となっております。しかし、PCR検査結果に時間がかかっており、本日は結果についてお知らせすることはできません」としている。 「巌流島」で横浜が宮本武蔵、伊藤が佐々木小次郎にふんし、21日までの3日間、一緒に稽古に参加していた。横浜の新型コロナ感染判明を受けて、8月6日からの東京・明治座公演は中止が決まっている。 2020-07-22 06:26:59Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiRGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5pa2thbnNwb3J0cy5jb20vZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9uZXdzLzIwMjAwNzIyMDAwMDQzOC5odG1s0gFKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmlra2Fuc3BvcnRzLmNvbS9tL2VudGVydGFpbm1lbnQvbmV3cy9hbXAvMjAyMDA3MjIwMDAwNDM4Lmh0bWw?oc=5  |
| Contractors remove mold from Exploreum in Downtown Mobile - NBC 15 WPMI Posted: 22 Jul 2020 12:44 AM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content] Contractors remove mold from Exploreum in Downtown Mobile NBC 15 WPMI"Mobile" - Google News July 21, 2020 at 06:50PM https://ift.tt/30yCEqC Contractors remove mold from Exploreum in Downtown Mobile - NBC 15 WPMI "Mobile" - Google News https://ift.tt/2P9t7Cg Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Mobile County Public School teachers facing challenges heading into new semester - NBC 15 WPMI Posted: 22 Jul 2020 12:44 AM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content] Mobile County Public School teachers facing challenges heading into new semester NBC 15 WPMI"Mobile" - Google News July 21, 2020 at 08:45PM https://ift.tt/3hiVVTA Mobile County Public School teachers facing challenges heading into new semester - NBC 15 WPMI "Mobile" - Google News https://ift.tt/2P9t7Cg Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| 伊藤健太郎、PCR検査結果待ち 抗原検査では陰性 舞台共演の横浜流星が陽性で入院 - ORICON NEWS Posted: 21 Jul 2020 10:56 PM PDT 伊藤健太郎、PCR検査結果待ち 抗原検査では陰性 舞台共演の横浜流星が陽性で入院 - ORICON NEWS  俳優の横浜流星(23)が新型コロナウイルスで陽性と診断されたことを受け、舞台『巌流島』で共演する俳優・伊藤健太郎(23)もPCR検査を受けたことを伊藤の所属事務所が報告した。現在は検査結果を待っている状況だという。 事務所の公式インスタグラムでは「既にご存知の方もいらっしゃるかと思いますが、舞台『... 2020-07-22 05:43:53Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiJmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm9yaWNvbi5jby5qcC9uZXdzLzIxNjc2MzYv0gEA?oc=5  |
| Viral video: 79-year-old man meets Good Samaritans along cross-country journey - WMTV – NBC15 Posted: 21 Jul 2020 10:47 PM PDT  MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A 79-year-old Arizona man, his cross-country journey and the Good Samaritans that he met along the way are going viral on TikTok. Last Tuesday, Dennis Milentz left his hometown of Heber-Overgaard, Arizona, in hopes of seeing his son in Fremont, Wisconsin. Milentz said he had not seen his son in 18 years. In the roughly 1,660 mile journey, Milentz described not knowing how to operate his GPS and getting lost several times, ultimately adding an unwanted 200 miles to his trip. "It was really hectic," Milentz said. "I fought to keep my conscience, so that I wouldn't get into an accident." Day three on the road, Milentz got lost again near Woodhull, Illinois. But there, at a gas station, he met locals Elton Hood and Tracy Eckhardt. "It broke both of our hearts," Eckhardt said. "To be lost at all is one thing but again—how tired is he? Has he eaten? Has he slept? Has he been taking care of himself?" Eckhardt's fiancé wrote directions on a piece of paper, shared his phone number and sent Milentz on his way. Within 15 minutes, Eckhardt said she got a call from Milentz. "[Elton] just looked at me and said, 'Are you ready to go to Wisconsin?' Of course, I said 'yes' because I couldn't let him be lost." Just like that, the two embarked on a 3-hour trip, with Milentz driving behind them. Their goal was to drop Milentz off with his son in Madison. Eckhardt said the distance was not a problem: "Neither one of us could bear the thought of-- if we saw a missing persons alert or if something bad happened to him, if we had the potential to help turn this around and didn't do it. That was just not going to work for either of us." Eckhardt shared this story on TikTok, and, on Tuesday night, the video had more than 3.7 million views. She explained, her fiancé did not know she was recording. "I did it to show him what I see him as so that he could see himself through my eyes and lots of other people's eyes-- going above and beyond, out of his way to help in his lifetime," she said. In an update to NBC15, Hood shared that the couple's journey with Milentz is not over just yet. "After talking to Mr. Dennis's family on a couple occasions this afternoon, it became apparent that there are some circumstances that aren't allowing them to escort them back to Arizona," he said. Hood and Eckhardt plan to leave from Illinois on Wednesday morning, to escort Milentz back to his home in Arizona, though Eckhardt described having "no solid plan for how to get home." She said, "For expediting purposes, we're looking more towards a rental car or flying home. That's where you could possibly help us. Many people reached out yesterday and wanted to know how they could help, so If you have a connection with an airline… or connection to a rental car, please reach out to us and let us know. We may also need a ride from Overgaard to Phoenix if we go the airline route." Hood and Eckhardt can be reached via their TikTok account. Any excess donations, Eckhardt said, will be donated to veteran organizations because of Hood and Milentz's service in the Marines and Army, respectively. For all this, Milentz and his son Steven expressed gratitude. Steven said, "Their picture should be in a book called 'Good Samaritan.'" His father added, "You can't find many people like that. All I can say is, 'God bless them.' When they pass away, raise them straight up to heaven." Copyright 2020 WMTV. All rights reserved. "viral" - Google News July 21, 2020 at 08:40PM https://ift.tt/2ZMIDsK Viral video: 79-year-old man meets Good Samaritans along cross-country journey - WMTV – NBC15 "viral" - Google News https://ift.tt/2BCxygM Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
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| Posted: 21 Jul 2020 10:09 PM PDT  U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus response news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 21, 2020. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is "in the process of developing a strategy" to combat the coronavirus pandemic, adding that that plan of action has "developed as we go along." Trump's remarks came more than six months after the first coronavirus cases were reported in the United States. At least 141,000 people in the U.S. have now died from Covid-19 and more than 3.8 million have been infected, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. "We've learned so much about this disease and we know who the vulnerable are, and we are going to indeed shield them," Trump said during his first news conference on Covid-19 from the White House briefing room in nearly three months. The virus "is a vicious and dangerous illness, but we've learned a great deal about it and who it targets," the president said. "We are in the process of developing a strategy that's going to be very, very powerful. We've developed as we go along," he said. "Some areas of our country are doing very well, others are doing less well." Trump then laid out a list of actions his administration has taken, such as boosting the availability of tests for the virus and deploying thousands of National Guard members to states dealing with the most severe outbreaks. "Ultimately our goal is not merely to manage the pandemic but to end it," Trump said, noting that a "top priority" of his administration is developing and distributing an effective vaccine. Trump, who faces a tough reelection fight in November, has previously urged state leaders to quickly reopen their state economies, many of which had been devastated by the strict lockdown measures implemented to try to slow the spread of the virus. But with multiple states reporting record-breaking surges in infections and hospitalizations in recent weeks, Trump acknowledged Tuesday that the pandemic will probably "get worse before it gets better." "That's something I don't like saying about things, but that's the way it is, it's what we have," said Trump, who has previously called himself a "cheerleader" for the country. "You look over the world, it's all over the world." Still, Trump repeated at the news conference his belief that "the virus will disappear. It will disappear." The White House coronavirus task force, which is led by Vice President Mike Pence and includes coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, had regularly held briefings on Covid-19 earlier this year. The president had attended those near-daily briefings. But they all but ended in late April, shortly after Trump speculated about whether disinfectants could be injected to treat the virus. He later claimed he had posed that question sarcastically. On Monday, Trump announced he would resume the briefings. But no members of the White House coronavirus task force accompanied him at the Tuesday evening briefing on the virus. Top stories - Google News July 21, 2020 at 04:43PM https://ift.tt/30yXfLs Trump says U.S. 'in the process' of crafting coronavirus strategy that has 'developed as we go along' - CNBC Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FLTecc Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
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| These American mercenaries were the heroes of China - CNN Posted: 21 Jul 2020 08:08 PM PDT A one-year contract to live and work in China, flying, repairing and making airplanes. Pay is as much as $13,700 a month with 30 days off a year. Housing is included and you'll get an extra $550 a month for food. On top of that, there's an extra $9,000 for every Japanese airplane you destroy -- no limit. That's the deal -- in inflation-adjusted 2020 dollars -- that a few hundred Americans took in 1941 to become the heroes, and some would even say the saviors, of China. Those American pilots, mechanics and support personnel became members of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), later known as the Flying Tigers. The group's American-made warplanes featured the gaping, tooth-filled mouth of a shark on their nose, a fearsome symbol still used on the US Air Force's A-10 ground-attack jets to this day.  The nose's symbolic fierceness was backed up by its pilots in combat. The Flying Tigers are credited with destroying as many as 497 Japanese planes at a cost of only 73 of their own. Today, even with US-China tensions rising, those American mercenaries are still revered in China, with memorial parks dedicated to them and their exploits. "China always remembers the contribution and sacrifice made to it by the United States and the American people during the World War II," says an entry on the Flying Tigers memorial page of China's state-run newspaper People's Daily Online. The formation of the Flying TigersWhen these Americans arrived in China in 1941, the country was very different from the China we know today. Leader Chiang Kai-shek, a revolutionary who split with the Communist Party, was able to loosely unite the country's warlords under a central government. In the late 1930s, China had been invaded by the armies of Imperial Japan and was struggling to withstand its better equipped and unified foe. Japan was virtually unopposed in the air, able to bomb Chinese cities at will. Faced with that dire situation, the Chiang government hired American Claire Chennault, a retired US Army captain, to form an air force. He spent his first few years in the job putting together an air raid warning network and building airbases across China, according to the Flying Tigers' official website. Then in 1940, he was dispatched to the United States -- still a neutral party in World War II -- to find pilots and planes that could defend China against the Japanese air force. With good contacts in the administration of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a budget that could pay Americans as much as three times what they could earn in the US military, Chennault was able to get the fliers he needed. The planes posed a bit more of a problem. The US was making them in large numbers, but they were destined for Britain to use against Germany or for US forces, amid fears that the war in Europe would soon suck in the US.  A deal was secured to get 100 Curtiss P-40B fighters built for Britain sent to China instead. For its hardship, Britain was promised a new and better model about to go to the assembly line. In his memoirs, Chennault wrote that the P-40s purchased by China were lacking some important features, including a modern gun sight. "The combat record of the First American Volunteer Group in China is even more remarkable because its pilots were aiming their guns through a crude, homemade, ring-and-post gun sight instead of the more accurate optical sights used by the Air Corps and the Royal Air Force," he wrote. What the P-40 lacked in ability, Chennault made up for in tactics, having the AVG pilots dive from a high position and unleash their heavy machine guns on the structurally weaker but more maneuverable Japanese planes. In a low, twisting, turning dogfight, the P-40 would lose. A ragtag group of fliersThe pilots Chennault had to teach were far from the cream of the crop. Ninety-nine fliers, along with support personnel, made the trip to China in the fall of 1941, according to the US Defense Department history. Some were fresh out of flight school, others flew lumbering flying boats or were ferry pilots for large bombers. They signed up for the Far East adventure to make a lot of money, to find lost girlfriends or because they were simply bored. Perhaps the best known of the Flying Tigers, US Marine aviator Greg Boyington -- around whom the 1970's TV show "Black Sheep Squadron" was based -- was in it for the money. "Having gone through a painful divorce and responsible for an ex-wife and several small children, he had ruined his credit and incurred substantial debt, and the Marine Corps had ordered him to submit a monthly report to his commander on how he accounted for his pay in settling those debts," according to a US Defense Department history of the group. With such a disparate group of fliers, Chennault had to teach them how to be fighter pilots -- and to fight as a group -- essentially from scratch. The training was rigorous and deadly. Three pilots were killed early in accidents. During a single day, eight P-40s were damaged as pilots landed too hard, or the ground crew taxied too fast, causing collisions. In one case, a mechanic watching another mishap crashed his bicycle into a fighter, damaging its wing. There were so many accidents on that day, November 3, 1941, the AVG called it "Circus Day." Chennault expressed his disappointment at his group's first combat mission against Japanese bombers attacking the AVG base in Kunming, China, on December 20, 1941. He thought the pilots lost their discipline in the excitement of combat. "They tried near-impossible shots and agreed later that only luck had kept them from either colliding with each other or shooting each other down," the Defense Department history says. Still, they shot down at least three Japanese bombers, losing only one fighter that ran out of fuel and crash-landed. Establishing a legendThe pilots of the AVG quickly conquered their steep learning curve. A few days after Kunming, they were deployed to Rangoon, the capital of British colonial Burma and a vital port for the supply line that got allied war materiel to Chinese troops facing the Japanese army. Japanese bombers came at the city in waves over 11 days during the Christmas and New Year's holidays. The Flying Tigers ripped holes through the Japanese formations and cemented their fame. "In 11 days of fighting, the AVG had officially knocked 75 enemy aircraft out of the skies with an undetermined number of probable kills," the group's website says. "The AVG losses were two pilots and six aircraft." The Flying Tigers spent 10 weeks in Rangoon, outmanned and outgunned by the Japanese the entire time, but they inflicted staggering losses on Tokyo's forces.  In his memoir, Chennault notes what his group -- never fielding more than 25 P-40s -- accomplished. "This tiny force met a total of a thousand-odd Japanese aircraft over Southern Burma and Thailand. In 31 encounters they destroyed 217 enemy planes and probably destroyed 43. Our losses in combat were four pilots killed in the air, one killed while strafing and one taken prisoner. Sixteen P-40's were destroyed," he wrote. The US military notes the heroics performed on the ground: "The crew chiefs and support technicians performed miracles of improvisation in getting the fighters ready to fly, but if any (aircraft) ... had been on US military bases, they would have been deemed unflyable," it said. Despite the Flying Tigers' heroics in the air, allied ground forces in Burma could not hold off the Japanese. Rangoon fell at the end of February 1942 and the AVG retreated north into Burma's interior. But they'd bought vital time for the allied war effort, tying down Japanese planes that could have been used in India or elsewhere in China and the Pacific. According to Chennault, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill made this comparison: "The victories of these Americans over the rice paddies of Burma are comparable in character, if not in scope, with those won by the RAF (Royal Air Force) over the hop fields of Kent in the Battle of Britain." Chennault quotes Churchill as saying. Claim to fameThough news didn't travel quickly in 1941-42, the United States -- still reeling from the devastating December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor -- was eager for heroes. The Flying Tigers fit the bill. Republic Pictures cast John Wayne in the leading role of "Flying Tigers" in 1942. Movie posters showed a shark-toothed P-40 diving in attack mode and a promotional still shows Wayne standing by one of the P-40s. On screen, Wayne plays the first of his many war hero roles, Capt. Jim Gordon, modeled on Chennault. "The story has little in common with real history, and lots of classic post-Pearl Harbor propaganda fills the script," says its review on Amazon.com. Wayne's official Facebook page says producers were careful the film, one of the box office hits of 1942, didn't reveal any war secrets. "No scene of the interior of the airplane could be shown for security reasons. The instrument boards shown were fake," it says.  While Republic Pictures was busy with the film, the AVG's sponsors in Washington asked the Walt Disney company to make a logo. The Disney artists came up with "a winged Bengal Tiger jumping through a stylized 'V for Victory' symbol," the US history says. It may be surprising that the logo didn't include the iconic shark mouth featured on the Flying Tigers' aircraft. Chennault wrote that the shark mouth didn't originate with his group, but was copied from British P-40 fighters in North Africa, which in turn may have copied them from Germany's Luftwaffe. "How the term Flying Tigers was derived from the shark-nosed P-40's I never will know," he wrote.  Whose country to fight forWhen the US entered the war after Pearl Harbor and began to look for ways to take the fight to Japan, the idea of an experienced group of American fighter pilots operating under Washington's command appealed to US military leaders. They wanted the Flying Tigers assimilated into the US Army Air Corps. But the pilots themselves either wanted to go back to their original services -- many came from the Navy or Marine Corps -- or wanted to stay as civilian contractors of the Chinese government, where the pay was much better. Most told Chennault they'd quit before doing what Washington wanted. When the Army threatened to draft them as privates if they didn't volunteer, those who'd considered signing on opted out. Chennault, who'd been officially considered an adviser to the Central Bank of China while commanding the AVG, was made a brigadier general in the US Army and agreed that the Flying Tigers would become a US military outfit on July 4, 1942. Though the Flying Tigers continued to wreak havoc on the Japanese in the spring of 1942 -- striking ground targets and aircraft from China to Burma to Vietnam -- it was clear the force was entering its waning days, according to US military history. The AVG flew its last mission on the day it would cease to exist, July 4. Four Flying Tiger P-40s faced off against a dozen Japanese fighters over Hengyang, China. The Americans shot down six of the Japanese with no losses of their own, according to US history. A contribution never forgottenWith today's trade wars and provocative military exercises in the Pacific over the past few years, US-China relations have been in a downward spiral. But beneath those headlines, the bond that American mercenaries made with China almost 80 years ago remains untarnished.  In May, the Chinese Consulate in Houston donated $11,000 in food to a hospital in Monroe, Louisiana, home to the Chennault Aviation and Military Museum, as the medical center grappled with the coronavirus pandemic. "While there are lots of 'headwinds' in the China-U.S. relationship currently, China has never doubted for a moment that friendship between peoples of our two great nations will ever be changed," read a letter from the Chinese consul general accompanying the donation. Also in May, China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region sent medical supplies to the Flying Tiger Historical Organization for distribution to its members as well as friends and relatives of Flying Tigers veterans, a Xinhua news service story said. In China, current tributes to the Flying Tigers are prominent. The professional basketball team in Xinjiang has adopted the term as its nickname, there are at least half a dozen museums dedicated to or containing exhibits about the Flying Tigers in China and they've been the subject of contemporary movies and cartoons.  Ma Kuanchi helped establish the Flying Tiger Heritage Park on the site of an old airfield in Guilin where Chennault once had his command post in a cave. Ma came together with two Americans to establish the Flying Tiger Historical Organization, which cooperated with the government in Beijing to raise money for, construct and curate the Guilin park, which opened in 2015. Last year, Ma told the Chinese TV network CGTN what he sees as the legacy of those Americans who went to China in 1941. "The Flying Tiger is one of the common grounds for the Rose Garden in the US and the Great Hall of the People in China. We would like to cherish the spirit of the Flying Tiger for mutual respect, sacrifice, dedication and mutual understanding. To find a common ground and the two great nations will have a brighter future," Ma said. In the US, the website for the Louisiana museum that bears Chennault's name sums up what he hoped his legacy would be at the top of its mainpage, using the last lines of the general's memoir: "It is my fondest hope that the sign of the Flying Tiger will remain aloft just as long as it is needed and that it will always be remembered on both shores of the Pacific as the symbol of two great peoples working toward a common goal in war and peace." 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| Three brothers are behind a series of viral videos trolling Trump - CNN Posted: 21 Jul 2020 07:47 PM PDT The former vice president had made "a lot of really creepy statements" in the past, Conway said, "that make me very uncomfortable, certainly as a mother but as a person who breathes air and exercises brain capacity." But Biden's name is never mentioned, and what follows in the video is a mashup of Trump's own words -- from when he suggested, on "The View," that if "Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her," to his speculating in another old interview about daughter Tiffany's future physical appearance. By Tuesday afternoon, the so-called "Creepy Trump" video had more than 6.3 million views on Twitter.  From their respective pandemic lockdowns in New York and Los Angeles earlier this year, the three brothers who founded MeidasTouch began to turn over an idea -- and an opportunity. Ben, 35, Brett, 30, and 27-year-old Jordan Meiselas had been captive audiences to Trump's coronavirus press conferences and, feeling frustrated and angry with time on their hands, started a blog. Opinion and aggregation soon turned into the rapid production of political videos. New York natives, the brothers decided that their experiences across different professions -- Ben is a lawyer; Brett a video editor; and Jordan a marketing supervisor -- could be folded together to successfully launch an online media and advocacy operation. With an election approaching and liberals' appetite for anti-Trump content peaking, their audience was already in place. The most direct line into the national presidential media narrative in 2020 runs through the Washington, DC, media market. It is there that Trump consumes, for hours on end, cable news programming from the White House -- including the commercial breaks. Last Tuesday, MeidasTouch announced a five-figure ad buy that has seen the spot air across cable news, with a focus on some of Trump's favorite Fox News programs. When an ad from the Lincoln Project, a Never-Trump Republican super PAC, caught his attention back in May, setting off an after-hours tweetstorm, it succeeded not only in the further upsetting the perpetually mad President, but in generating a news cycle around his pique. The freakout secured the group's status as heroic turncoat provocateurs in the minds of many liberals thirsty for catharsis after nearly four years of Trump's presidency. Though its practical electoral upside remains a point of debate on the left, the market is ripe for media-makers who can channel liberal frustrations while, if the timing lines up, triggering Trump in the process. For MeidasTouch, the breakthrough came in late April, with an assist from George Conway. Brett Meiselas, the brother who cuts the videos, tweeted one at Conway, the Republican lawyer husband of Kellyanne Conway and a Lincoln Project co-founder. One retweet later, MeidasTouch was on the map and in the game. "It got over a million views very quickly. Suddenly we had people paying attention to us. We had followers," said Brett, the former head of post production for the digital department on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," of their viral breakout. Trump vs. TrumpThe slick spot follows a theme the brothers, who now operate MeidasTouch as a super PAC -- with more than $300,000 in contributions to date, they said -- have sharpened over months: using Trump's own words, and those of his aides and allies, against him. The spot that caught Conway's eye featured President Ronald Reagan's famous 1980 debate line -- "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" -- over quick cuts showing contemporary images of bare shelves, coronavirus testing lines, headlines reporting unemployment numbers and, in the finale, Trump being laughed at during his 2018 speech to the United Nations General Assembly. The Trump campaign did not comment on the ads. "A lot of what (Trump and his team) are saying is projection," Ben Meiselas, a civil rights lawyer who represented Colin Kaepernick in his lawsuit against the NFL, told CNN. "They're blaming the things that they're doing on Biden and on others." That insight has become a commonplace in liberal spaces online, which helps explain why the MeidasTouch ads have touched a nerve -- and repeated their viral success. Similar digital videos targeting Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump have combined for more than 14 million views on Twitter. In a spot attached to the hashtag, "ByeDonJr," the President's son is seen on Fox News railing against an unnamed figure. "The guy doesn't know what he's doing. It's gross negligence and honestly it's worse. It's just sheer incompetence," Trump Jr. says, as video cuts in showing his father walking around confusedly and then, also on Fox News, talking up the White House response to the coronavirus and making his infamous prediction that it would "at some point just disappear." "In 2016, the thing that Trump was also so successful in was, he could say something, he could label his opponent any way he wants to label his opponent and that would kind of stick, very quickly. He's a good branding guy," Brett Meiselas said. The MeidasTouch videos, he added, fit into a broader effort among similar groups determined to "take the oxygen out of the news cycle from (Trump) almost immediately." "So when Don Jr. goes on Fox News and he tries to set this tone, like the Bidens are this corrupt family enterprise, we could hit back almost instantaneously and take the air out of that message," Brett said, "which I think is super important to get out in front of." Brett Meiselas had never made a political ad before this year, but he credited his time working on DeGeneres' show with helping to develop the chops for fast-paced, movie trailer-style videos that grab the viewer off the top. "Working on a daily talk show on a daily grind like that, it's high pressure," he said. "You need to get things out at a certain level of quality and you need to be able to get a clear message across, and whether it's a comedic message in two minutes, or a political ad in 30 seconds, 60 seconds." The brothers view their role as closing the online gap between conservative media and meme-making and what exists -- or existed during the last election -- on the Democratic side. In 2016, Brett Meiselas said, the Trump campaign were "content kings." "It had an impact. Facebook obviously had a tangible impact on the election cycle. There's no doubt about it," he said. "Digital has a tangible impact." Looking outside the BeltwayThe group has also made digital videos in support of Biden, though those have been more narrowly targeted, with titles including "Dear Michigan" and "Dear Pennsylvania." "These videos are not just anti-Trump ads, they're pro-Joe Biden ads and show why we think he's the right person for those specific states, utilizing speeches that he's made," Ben Meiselas said. The Biden ads haven't gained the same traction as the videos trolling Trump. Ben acknowledged that, like with Hillary Clinton four years ago, there is an enthusiasm gap among Democrats for their own nominee, pointing to the different political cultures that surround Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who lost out in the primaries again this year. But even if the Biden videos don't pop the way Trump-focused ones do, he added, it's worth the time. "I think it is important, as a progressive group, not just to say, 'Hey, we're progressive, we're liberals, we're Democrats,'" Ben said. "But also to say, 'We stand behind Biden.'" The MeidasTouch videos have yet to catch Trump's eye, or ire, but right wing media giant Breitbart has taken notice. After the group posted a video lampooning Ivanka Trump, who posted an online commencement speech after her live talk was canceled by Wichita State University in early June, Breitbart covered it with the headline, "Colin Kaepernick Attorney's Political Action Committee Attacks Ivanka Trump over Virtual Commencement Address." The write-up is a fairly straight-forward description of the video, explaining that it "splices footage of Ivanka Trump's online commencement speech with footage of protesters in the streets meeting with violent interactions with police." Despite its fealty to Trump, even Breitbart couldn't resist claiming a piece of the video's viral power. "You have your low hanging fruit of, 'Creepy Trump' or 'Bye Don Jr.' But it's also critical for us that, as Trump has tried to monopolize digital spaces, and he so successfully captured that in 2016, that now his voice is being drowned out in those same digital spaces in 2020," Brett Meiselas said. The brothers' group is still, in the universe of super PACs, relatively small. It's pulled in only a fraction of the funding that others, like the Lincoln Project, have received. But their ambitions are growing they hope to buy ad time in television markets in potential swing states, like Iowa, where the Biden campaign and other Democratic groups might not choose to heavily invest. They took a first step in that direction this week, announcing on Tuesday plans for new five-figure buys in Texas, where Biden launched an ad last week, Alaska and Montana. "Weak President," a spot that begins with Trump's oddly cautious descent from a stage following his recent commencement speech at West Point and concludes with a clip, from the same event, of the President using two hands to lift a small cup of water, will air on cable for a week in Houston and on broadcast stations in Missoula, Montana, and Anchorage, Alaska. "I think you see an excited, motivated (Democratic) electorate out there, and I see a deflated Trump grasping for people to be at his rallies while no one's showing up, and just withering away at these ridiculous press conferences he's holding," Ben Meiselas said. "Do I think MeidasTouch is responsible for all of that? No. Do I think for most of that? No. But do I think MeidasTouch is playing a small part, as three brothers can, in impacting this election cycle? Yes." 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| Liverpool want £6m for Karius as Montpellier register interest - Goal Posted: 21 Jul 2020 07:42 PM PDT Liverpool will demand £6 million ($7.7m) for Loris Karius with French outfit Montpellier keen on signing the out-of-favour goalkeeper. The German has not played competitively for the Reds since the ill-fated Champions League final of 2018, when his errors handed Real Madrid victory in Kiev. After a difficult pre-season, Karius was loaned to Besiktas ahead of the 2018-19 campaign, and spent the following two seasons with the Turkish giants. Besiktas paid an initial £2.25m ($2.7m) to loan him, with a £7.25m (£8.8m) fee agreed for a permanent transfer, had a number of performance-related criteria been met. Karius made 67 appearances across his two years in Istanbul, and performed admirably for the most part, but his time was marred by a long-running dispute with the club over unpaid wages. He chose to terminate his contract in May, returning to his native Germany rather than linking up with Jurgen Klopp's squad at Melwood. The 27-year-old still has two years left to run on his Liverpool contract, though he has been informed he is free to find himself a new club this summer. Hertha Berlin are among the clubs to have enquired, but it is Montpellier who have emerged as the new favourites to secure his signature. The Ligue 1 side loaned Argentine shot-stopper Geronimo Rulli from Real Sociedad last summer and have the option to make that move permanent should they wish.
 Liverpool's demands could yet prove a sticking point, though. The Reds believe Karius is worth more than the £4.2m ($6m) they paid Mainz in 2016, but it remains to be seen how many clubs, if any, are willing to pay such a fee. Karius, for his part, has stated publicly that he is not willing to leave Liverpool unless he is guaranteed regular first-team football. "I will have to be playing if I actually change clubs," he told Transfermarkt last month. "It makes no sense to say I'm leaving Liverpool for a worse club and I'm only the number two there. "I'm not in a pressured situation at all, I don't have to change - as the second goalkeeper in England you know that you get chances. "I am currently at the best club in the world, who are competing for titles, and I have the highest level around me every day in training. "I am fully aware that I am in a good position to be at Liverpool. I have great conditions there." "Goal" - Google News July 21, 2020 at 01:17PM https://ift.tt/3jsrZX6 Liverpool want £6m for Karius as Montpellier register interest - Goal "Goal" - Google News https://ift.tt/35TEe8t Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| AC Milan extends contract of boss Stefano Pioli - BT Sport Posted: 21 Jul 2020 07:08 PM PDT  AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has had his contract extended for a further two years, the club has announced. The deal will see the 54-year-old remain in charge of the Serie A giant until June 2022. After taking on the role in October 2019, Pioli's initial deal was only until the end of the season. But the former Lazio and Inter manager has successfully led Milan through the coronavirus pandemic and guided the club to fifth on the Serie A table. Milan's chief executive Ivan Gazidis said Pioli had been a positive influence on the team and club as a whole. "I am delighted with this agreement," Gazidis said. "Stefano has shown he can deliver the vision of football we have for our club – exciting, progressive and passionate. "This is not a decision based on recent victories, but one based on how Stefano has built team spirit and unity of purpose, the way he has improved the performances of the individual players and the collective team, the way he has embraced our vision and the way he has represented himself and the club's values." Pioli said he was excited to continue to guide the team's development. He said: "I am happy and proud of the trust I have received from AC Milan. "I want to thank everyone, including our fans, who we are really missing at the stadium, but are always close and supportive. "As I have said many times, our future is today: we must be focused and determined, be united and play as one. "We are at the beginning of an extraordinary path. If we keep working this way, we will grow and be more and more competitive." Top stories - Google News July 21, 2020 at 06:50PM https://ift.tt/2WKyYRn AC Milan extends contract of boss Stefano Pioli - BT Sport Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FLTecc Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| TikTok star Sarah Cooper opens up about viral Trump skits - and where she draws the line - USA TODAY Posted: 21 Jul 2020 06:47 PM PDT  You might not know what Sarah Cooper sounds like, but there's a high chance you'll recognize her face from social media. Since the start of the White House's coronavirus press briefings, the New York-based writer-comedian has made a series of viral videos in which she lip syncs to some of President Donald Trump's most memorable quotes. In a Vanity Fair article published Monday, Cooper, 42, opened up about her viral Trump impressions, plans for the future and what she says she's gleaned about the president's psyche from memorizing his speech patterns. Cooper originally began posting her impressions to TikTok, where she's garnered almost half a million followers and over 4 million likes on her videos. One of her videos on Twitter, where she spoofs Trump bragging about his cognitive abilities, has over 11 million views on the site. "I like the idea that I'm inspiring the next generation to make fun of our president," she said. According to Cooper's website, she began her comedy career while working for companies like Yahoo! and Google. Her Trump impressions have landed her spots on Jimmy Fallon's "The Tonight Show" and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and have earned praise from celebs like Ben Stiller, Jerry Seinfeld and Halle Berry. Cooper says not all her fans are liberal and Trump supporters also find her videos entertaining. "I really thought I was going to get a ton of hate mail," she said. "That hasn't happened because, on some level, they're entertaining to his supporters as well. I don't know how to feel about that." Cooper added she even suspects Trump may be a secret viewer, despite blocking her on Twitter for calling him "unfit for office" in 2017. "I think he thinks I like what he's saying," she said. "Maybe! If you're a sociopath, you don't get emotional cues." Meghan McCain responds to Donald Trump's old tweet that she 'will never make it' on TV Cooper told the magazine that memorizing and filming a video can take up to four hours. During this process, she claims to have gained insight into the president's inner life. "Any time he had to talk about grief, or loss of life, he stumbled," Cooper said. "He's not comfortable with empathy. He's not comfortable with grief. He's not comfortable with anything that makes him feel bad or look bad." But she does have her limits regarding what she considers appropriate to parody. Mary Trump says she's heard President Trump use racist slurs, he retaliates on Twitter "He messed up several words at a Memorial Day speech and people were like, 'You should do that!' " Cooper offered as an example. "But no. It's still a sacred day." In the future, Cooper hopes to expand her talents beyond social media and make her way into television. She says she's currently writing and pitching an original series about an overly confident boss who "(screws) up all over the place and still somehow fails up." "viral" - Google News July 21, 2020 at 05:13PM https://ift.tt/3fR9kSu TikTok star Sarah Cooper opens up about viral Trump skits - and where she draws the line - USA TODAY "viral" - Google News https://ift.tt/2BCxygM Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Artis Safety Council Town Hall for Families and Caregivers - Patch.com Posted: 21 Jul 2020 06:46 PM PDT Artis Safety Council Town Hall for Families and Caregivers - Patch.com  This post was contributed by a community member.
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| A Few Things Every New Mobile Product Manager Should Consider - Built In Posted: 21 Jul 2020 06:44 PM PDT When creating a product strategy and roadmap for a product, it is always important to consider the platform that consumers will be using to access the product. For most SaaS-based companies, this will be through the desktop experience. However, as mobile phone growth has skyrocketed and increasingly become central to one's daily life, there are important specific considerations to be taken with mobile apps. Below, I will highlight a couple of key points for a new mobile product manager to take into consideration. Platform PerspectiveOne of the hardest experiences for mobile product managers — especially those who have prior experience elsewhere — is adjusting their perspective to help suit the target platform. Designing and creating features for the native app experience is completely different from designing and creating features for a website. While there may be many similar functionalities, mobile product managers should take a "mobile-first" mentality to focus their design and creation of features. For example, a homepage on a website can have a variety of banners that lead to different areas of the experience. Simply cloning this into a mobile app wouldn't make sense. Mobile users are more interested in short-form content, and there is limited screen space, so the top of the mobile homepage might be different from a web homepage. Additionally, the navigation concepts can vary as well. On web, a dropdown menu might make sense, whereas on mobile, it would be a drill-down into another menu screen. There may also be different accessibility issues, such as disabled pinch to zoom, or mislabeled elements that can affect voice over. Having a "mobile-first" perspective will help any mobile product manager design, implement, and deliver a best-in-class mobile experience.
Release ProcessTo begin with, the release process of any feature, updates, changes, or bug fixes is completely different. In a typical web-based experience, one can make changes and immediately have them go live after testing. For apps, however, it is a completely different process. When the feature or change is ready for update, a new build has to be directly submitted to the App Store for approval. On average, this can take anywhere from eight to 48 hours. Apple has made some efforts to standardize this, but there can be a good degree of variance. If there is something in the submission that causes the build to get rejected, then one has to resubmit the build (leading to a lag time of a couple of days, and also commanding more effort/work to fix and resubmit). After approval, there is a phased release process. The phased release process is managed entirely by Apple, and will go out to an increasing number of users who have automatic updates turned on (typically the majority of users) over a seven-day period (1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 percent over seven days). It is important to remember and plan for this release process because it means that one would typically want to manage release cycles and launch dates around this delayed process. If there is a hard deadline or emergency, it is possible to immediately push an update to 100 percent of users through the app store interface, but this significantly increases the risks of being able to respond to critical bugs. A phased release process was implemented by Apple in order to allow for monitoring of any critical issues with minimal risk. This way, even if there is a critical bug, it would only affect a small percentage of users instead of all users, allowing for time to triage and fix the bug before any significant problems appear. Furthermore, there are also users who may not be on automatic updates, meaning they will not see any new feature or bug fixes until updating the app. For these users, it may be prudent to have customer support recommend that they update the app when they experience problems, or for a particularly big redesign/change, leverage a forced update for any user who is using the app. This is not always an ideal experience for a customer, but may be needed depending on the scope of a bug fix or feature change. Because the mobile release process can be so different from a desktop/web platform, it is important for any mobile product manager to get up to speed on the release process in order to plan for, adjust, and coordinate the timing of updates. Pre-Permission MessagesPermissions are very important in the mobile experience. Not only do they protect the user's privacy, but they also can enhance the user experience (e.g. can take photos) depending on how a feature is implemented. Having the proper permissions can allow for wider adoption of a feature, or increased engagement on push notifications. However, what many people do not know is that the iOS system only allows for surfacing the dialog box of permissions once (pictured below).  Once a user has clicked "don't allow," the dialog box prompt can never be surfaced again. The only way to enable permissions is to guide the user through a tedious, multi-step process. The solution around this is to begin implementing pre-permission messages. A pre-permission message allows for a customizable in-app message to appear (typically during initial sign-up, but it can be surfaced elsewhere as it makes sense) that asks the user to opt-in to the permission. The pre-permission message also gives an opportunity to explain the value proposition of opting in (e.g. enhanced functionality). From here, after a user selects opt-in, the iOS system dialog box can then be surfaced. If a user decides against opting in, then simply don't show the dialog box, thereby saving the "one-shot" of permissions for a later day! Ultimately, it can be tough to transition from thinking about a desktop platform to a mobile one. This article doesn't begin to cover everything, but I hope it gives some basic insight on where to start and things to consider before a product build.
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| Back Arteta, Kroenke out: Arsenal's transfer situation is not so straightforward - Goal Posted: 21 Jul 2020 06:42 PM PDT What is it with Arsenal, plane banners and the Midlands? Three years ago, there was the infamous afternoon at the Hawthorns where two separate planes flew over with banners in tow, one calling for Arsene Wenger to go, the other offering their support for the legendary Frenchman. On Tuesday evening at Villa Park, that familiar buzz of a low-flying plane could be heard circling overhead once again, but this time the message on the banner wasn't aimed at the manager – but Arsenal's owner, Stan Kroenke. "Back Arteta, Kroenke out," it read. On the touchline, Mikel Arteta did his best to ignore it, but plenty of his players did glance up to the sky to see what all the fuss was about. It's a message that will have gone down well with large swathes of the Arsenal fanbase, who will point to the 1-0 defeat at Villa Park as a reason why investment is so essential this summer. Arsenal were wretched against Villa, failing to muster a single shot on target as they were sunk by Trezeguet's thumping first-half strike. After the high of beating Liverpool and Manchester City last week, this was very much a case of 'after the lord mayor's show' for the Gunners. Kroenke is not a popular figure at Arsenal, even at the best of times, but least of all after defeats to sides at the wrong end of the table. But the club's financial situation is complex. It's not as straightforward as simply arguing that Arsenal need to 'back Arteta' in the upcoming transfer window.
 The coronavirus pandemic is having a crippling effect on the finances of football clubs and Arsenal are suffering as much as any other. Before Covid-19 even emerged, the north London club had announced an operating loss of £27.1 million ($34m) for the year 2018–19. It was the first time the club had posted a loss since 2002. And why? The £230m ($287m) wage bill. It's been three seasons now since Arsenal played in the Champions League and their absence has hit them hard in terms of earnings. Next season, they won't even have the Europa League to benefit from, unless they beat Chelsea in the FA Cup final. So, money would have been tight even before the pandemic struck. At present, nobody knows when fans will be allowed back into stadium. Should the whole of the 2020-21 campaign be played behind closed doors, Arsenal are predicted to lose around £144m ($178m), according to analysis carried out by the Arsenal Supporters' Trust (AST). No-one would like a big cash injection more than Arteta. He admitted after the win against Liverpool that the gap between his side and the league's top two was "enormous" and that the lack of clarity over potential transfer funds was a concern. That was seen by many as a direct message to the Arsenal hierarchy, something the Spaniard was quick to deny. "That was misinterpreted," he said. "It wasn't my intention."
 "I have full support from the Kroenkes, the board, the sporting director," Arteta added after Tuesday's defeat at Villa, when asked if he had a message for the fans who spent £1,700 on the plane banner. "We are putting a very strong plan together to try to do as much as we can in the shortest period, because at the end of the day the league table doesn't lie and we now the gap we have to fill in. We are on board trying to do everything together." As much as Arteta wants money to spend in order to make the changes he knows are needed, he is aware to the problems facing the club. "The uncertainty is the reality," he said. "We have uncertainty because the coronavirus hit everybody hard. We don't know if we are finishing in Europe and there is uncertainty with a few players." During the lockdown, Arteta worked so hard to help strike an agreement with his squad over a 12.5 per cent wage cut; a sacrifice that Arsenal insisted was essential to helping the club through what they described as one of the most challenging periods in its history. It took weeks of negotiations and many of those players who needed convincing would not take too kindly to seeing millions suddenly spent in the transfer market a few months later. Arsenal committed to £135m ($172m) worth of deals last summer, bringing in the likes of Nicolas Pepe, Kieran Tierney and David Luiz. They are planning to add to the squad when the window opens and the defeat at Villa Park was more proof of the amount of work that needs to be done. But, should they lose the FA Cup final and miss out on European football altogether, the money to do that will not be coming from Kroenke. It will largely come from the money they receive from selling players. In Arteta, Arsenal have a coach who has a clear idea of what he wants. For the first time in a long time, the club seems to be heading in the right direction, so it's no surprise that fans want him to be backed. But the uncertainty around football means that is far from easy right now. And no amount of plane banners will change that. "Goal" - Google News July 21, 2020 at 02:33PM https://ift.tt/2CDzWrV Back Arteta, Kroenke out: Arsenal's transfer situation is not so straightforward - Goal "Goal" - Google News https://ift.tt/35TEe8t Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
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| Posted: 21 Jul 2020 06:13 PM PDT 'It means a lot to people with disabilities': Meet the special needs artists who designed NDP Singapore Together Packs - CNA SINGAPORE: "This is my wish come true," said Katy Lee. Her work of art will be featured on this year's National Day goodie bags. The bags are typically distributed to people who attend the National Day Parade. This year, each Singaporean and permanent resident household will be able to collect the bags, which have been dubbed the Singapore Together Pack. Ms Lee's artwork is one of 10 done by people with disabilities. The 70-year-old is among two artists representing the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) in this project. In 1995, Ms Lee underwent an operation to remove a tumour from an optic nerve. The tumour was benign, but it caused her to lose sight in her right eye, and resulted in tunnel vision in her left. READ: In a time of pandemic, the challenges faced by the visually impaired in SingaporeFrom being able to drive and run her own errands, Ms Lee, then a co-owner of a flower shop, had to leave the business and rely on others to get around. She could not even pour a glass of water on her own, she said. "It was very frustrating. I was angry with myself," she recalled. The feeling of being helpless and having to learn how to navigate her surroundings was overwhelming. Ms Lee has come a long way since then. In designing the piece for this year's National Day celebration, with the theme "Singapore, My Home", she chose collage as her medium, and the colours blue, green and red. Blue exudes a feeling of being home and being well taken care of, Ms Lee explained. "Every day, you can look up and see blue skies. Not every country has that," she said. Green symbolises life and growth as she has seen how Singapore's landscape has transformed over the decades, while red represents the vibrancy she senses in the country. "I hope Singaporeans feel the same (when they see my work)," Ms Lee said.  Ms Lee said she was "over the moon" when she was told that her work had been selected. "Every year, I see the fun pack designs and I always hoped they would give us a chance," she said. Ms Lee has been teaching art classes at SAVH for the past 24 years. It all started when her braille teacher Leow Chee Tsai got to know about her background as a florist, and asked if she wanted to teach an art programme at SAVH producing handicraft items. READ: He lost his sight at 47 - a fragrance company helped give him his life backAlthough she was hesitant at first, Ms Lee agreed, taking up Mr Leow's challenge of creating something out of a bundle of old stamps. She studied what gifts shops were doing and came up with plans to make things like bookmarks out of the stamps. "A eureka moment," she said of the first time she saw a student present the finished product. "It built my confidence when you realise you are able to pass on your skills."  On being given the opportunity to be involved in this year's National Day celebrations, Ms Lee said: "It means a lot to these people (with disabilities) … It's a way of telling this group of people that (society has) not forgotten you." She added: "To you, it (may) just (be) an artwork. But to that person, it means a lot to her or him because he's able to do something and contribute it in this way. "They are actually doing it with their hands, they are doing it with their heart, they are expressing their dreams, what their hopes (are), into something they can feel and people can see it." Another artist whose work will be featured is 52-year-old Minah Mohd, who was born with cerebral palsy. Drawing inspiration from Singapore's nickname as the Little Red Dot, Ms Minah's artwork features a red dot surrounded by famous landmarks like the merlion and Changi Airport.  This illustrates how she has seen the country make its name on the global stage, said Mr Simon Low, manager of Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore's goodwill, rehabilitation and occupational workshop. He spoke on Ms Minah's behalf as her disability makes it difficult for her to communicate. "As her manager at her workplace ... it is great form of recognition as far as our trainees are concerned," Mr Low said. "As a friend, I am happy for her," he added. "It is a personal achievement that she can be proud of and remembered."   This has already been a special year for Ms Minah. In January, President Halimah Yacob bought her artwork at a gift market at the Istana open house during Chinese New Year. It is not the first time that the NDP team has highlighted people with special needs. In 2018, 38 youths from special education schools had their artwork printed on tote bags for National Day. This year, special needs adults were roped in. SG Enable reached out to social service agencies that had art programmes, and held a creative workshop in December with disability art expert Esther Joosa to help the participants get ideas and tips for their project. READ: NDP 2020 to have morning and evening shows; shows to be scaled down in line with COVID-19 precautionsThis also gave the social service sector the opportunity to "highlight that disability is not just a child problem but it is a societal problem that we need to be mindful of", said Mr Adam Ho, head of marketing communications at SG Enable. "A lot of us will encounter disabilities in our lifetime," he said. "Accessibility and inclusivity should be personal to all of us, because we know somebody who meets it, and we will be in that category one day."  Mr Ho said participants were "very enthusiastic and happy to be part of this" project, adding that many had asked about what they could and could not draw when he visited the art sessions. "Not many persons with disabilities have such opportunities," added the Cerebral Palsy Alliance's Mr Low. "It is an encouragement to achieve what they may think impossible as a disabled person." 2020-07-21 22:01:28Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMibmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNoYW5uZWxuZXdzYXNpYS5jb20vbmV3cy9zaW5nYXBvcmUvbmRwMjAyMC1zaW5nYXBvcmUtdG9nZXRoZXItcGFja3Mtc3BlY2lhbC1uZWVkcy1hcnRpc3RzLTEyODQ4NTMy0gEA?oc=5  |
| Trump warns U.S. coronavirus outbreak will probably 'get worse before it gets better' - CNBC Posted: 21 Jul 2020 06:08 PM PDT  President Donald Trump warned Tuesday the coronavirus pandemic in the United States will probably "get worse before it gets better." "That's something I don't like saying about things, but that's the way it is, it's what we have," he said during a White House briefing on the pandemic. "You look over the world, it's all over the world." Trump's comments come as the coronavirus continues to rapidly spread across the nation. The virus has infected more than 3.8 million Americans and killed at least 141,118 as of Tuesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Texas and Florida hit a grim record Monday for daily coronavirus deaths based on a seven-day moving average, as hospitalizations continue to surge in 34 states across the United States. Trump's response to the pandemic has also come under increasing scrutiny. In recent weeks, Trump has downplayed the threat of the virus, tying the surge in new cases to an increase in testing. However, public health officials and infectious disease experts dispute those claims, saying the rate of cases that test positive in the U.S., hospitalizations and deaths remain high in some states. A coronavirus model once cited by the White House now projects more than 220,000 Americans could die of Covid-19 by Nov. 1, as new cases reach record highs in parts of the country while restrictions put in place to contain the virus are lifted. Trump said Tuesday that state leaders across the U.S. are working "very, very hard," adding the state of Florida "is in a big tough position." He said the federal government is helping by providing its "tremendous" supplies of ventilators, gowns and other medical equipment needed by hospitals. He said some governors have indicated that they have enough bed capacity. "At the beginning, people never had an experience like this, where we needed so many ventilators so fast," he said. "The doctors and nurses and helpers have become incredibly good at the use of ventilators. It's actually a really complicated procedure." He said he would not call for a nationwide shutdown, saying it would be "completely unsustainable, produce debilitating economic fallback and lead to catastrophic public health consequences, there are consequences to shutdowns." He said the U.S. only initially shut down to prevent the overflow of hospitals and to allow the U.S. to meet the demands caused by the global pandemic, including the ventilators. "We've saved potentially millions of lives with the initial shutdowns but now we're very aware of this disease," he said. "We understand the disease to a large extent. Nobody's going to maybe ever fully understand it. But we'll end up with a cure, we'll end up with therapeutics, we'll end up with a vaccine very soon." "A permanent shutdown was really never an option in terms of what we're doing right now," he added. Trump touted the nation's coronavirus testing, saying the U.S. is leading the world with close to 50 million tests. "We're doing a tremendous amount of testing," he said, adding he would be OK with doing more. "I don't think any president, any administration has accomplished so much." He reiterated his claim that the virus would "disappear," something public health officials and infectious disease experts dispute. Experts, including at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have warned cases and deaths could rise this fall. "The virus will disappear. It will disappear," Trump said. Top stories - Google News July 21, 2020 at 02:19PM https://ift.tt/3hrhNfQ Trump warns U.S. coronavirus outbreak will probably 'get worse before it gets better' - CNBC Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FLTecc Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Milan coach Pioli signs 2-year extension until 2022 | National - Olean Times Herald Posted: 21 Jul 2020 06:08 PM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content]
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| LISTEN: What's Up! podcast with actress Caity Church - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Posted: 21 Jul 2020 05:48 PM PDT  Caity Church is better known as an actor on Northwest Arkansas stages, but she's also a visual artist with a new series that is guaranteed to make viewers laugh out loud. She chats with Features Editor Becca Martin-Brown about what exactly makes "judgey" art. "Actress" - Google News July 21, 2020 at 03:52PM https://ift.tt/3jt2FQM LISTEN: What's Up! podcast with actress Caity Church - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette "Actress" - Google News https://ift.tt/31HZgDn Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Resolution reached for Poughkeepsie teens in viral police incident - Poughkeepsie Journal Posted: 21 Jul 2020 05:47 PM PDT A resolution has been reached in the case against Jamelia Barnett and Julissa Dawkins, the City of Poughkeepsie sisters at the center of a controversial police incident captured in a viral video last year. The teens faced charges resulting from their involvement in a scrum between two city officers and a group of kids. In the video shared online, officer John Williams is seen throwing Barnett to the ground. In a statement the sisters' attorney, William Wagstaff, said the charges against both will be adjourned in contemplation of dismissal. The charges will be effectively dropped as long as the girls attend school regularly, obey school rules and have no adverse interactions with law enforcement for six months. Wagstaff in the Tuesday announcement reflected disappointment the charges were not outright dismissed. But, he said he is "confident there will be no issues during the six months... allowing Miss Dawkins and Miss Barnett to put this part of this traumatic event behind them and go back to being kids again." Wagstaff announced an agreement with the county attorney's office in Dawkins case on Tuesday, while Barnett's adjournment was ordered by the court on March 4, he said. People of color share their experiences in Dutchess County Ideological clash at Black Lives Matter protest, counterprotest spawns confrontation Poughkeepsie Black transgender community calls for end to violence Barnett and Dawkins were 15 and 12 at the time of the March 11, 2019 incident. In the video, Barnett, 16, was thrown to the ground after she attempted to run toward Dawkins, who was being arrested by Officer Kevin VanWagner. Both were charged with obstruction of governmental administration and Dawkins was charged with resisting arrest. The video ignited outrage among city residents and activists. However, in late April the city announced it determined Williams acted "in accordance with the training outlined by the Municipal Police Training Council," following an internal investigation. A civil suit brought by the family against the City of Poughkeepsie, the police department and two individual officers remains active. In it, the family accuses the department of abuse toward the teens and of destroying evidence. Interest in Dawkins and Barnett's situation was reignited locally amid the nationwide series of protests and demonstrations that followed George Floyd's death under the knee of a Minnesota police officer in May.  On July 7, U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney released a statement calling for the charges against the girls to be dropped. He called on the county to demand accountability for what the family experienced. His statement came in response to a call for justice by the girls' mother Melissa Johnson at a virtual town hall meeting hosted by Dutchess County, touted as an opportunity for people of color to share their experiences. In regards to the legal resolution, County Executive Marc Molinaro said the county is, "happy this chapter has concluded, and I am hopeful these women move on with their lives. In his statement, Wagstaff said he is thankful for the support of the community, for "raising their voices in the name of justice." However, he also restated his questions regarding the county's motivations in pursuing the charges. "The compassion now being claimed is artifice, and I have been vocal throughout this ordeal that I believe the county's previous position was informed by its desire to create a defense in the companion civil rights case for the City of Poughkeepsie officers' actions as a favor to City of Poughkeepsie Mayor — and a former police officer — Robert Rolison," Wagstaff said. "This juvenile delinquency proceeding has never been about the pursuit of truth and justice; it's been about political favors and unwarranted police protection." Katelyn Cordero: kcordero@poughkeepsiejournal.com; 845-437-4870; Twitter: @KatelynCordero. "viral" - Google News July 21, 2020 at 02:22PM https://ift.tt/2OJajrU Resolution reached for Poughkeepsie teens in viral police incident - Poughkeepsie Journal "viral" - Google News https://ift.tt/2BCxygM Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Sterling surpasses Ronaldo's Premier League mark with 85th goal - Yahoo Sports Posted: 21 Jul 2020 05:42 PM PDT  Raheem Sterling netted his 85th Premier League goal on Tuesday, a tally that puts the Manchester City winger ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo in the division's all-time goalscorer standings. Sterling opened the scoring for his club after 31 minutes against Watford, and struck again before half-time to send Pep Guardiola's charges into the break 2-0 up at the Vicarage Stadium. The 25-year-old now has 19 for the 2019-20 Premier League season, putting him level with Liverpool marksman Mohamed Salah and a single goal behind Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who in turn trails current league top scorer Jamie Vardy, who boasts 23 strikes to date. Unlike his challengers for the scoring crown, Sterling is not an orthodox centre-forward, playing primarily in a wide position for City since moving from Liverpool in 2015. And when it comes to hitting the net, the England international belongs to a select club of stars who have posed a regular goal-scoring threat from outside the forward line. Tuesday's double marked his 84th and 85th league goals, which means he has now surpassed Ronaldo's United mark – scored, like Sterling, mostly as a winger. In the history of the Premier League only five non-strikers have managed to score more than the City star. Sterling now shares sixth place on that list with Eden Hazard, who also netted 85 times during his time at Chelsea. Ahead of that pair sit Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier, who scored 100 Premier League goals with the Saints - a number that ascends to 160 when taking into account his strikes in the First Division prior to 1992-93. Next is Paul Scholes, the author of 107 goals while at Manchester United, with long-time Reds team-mate Ryan Giggs a nose in front with 109. And, unsurprisingly, the list is topped by a formidable pair: current Chelsea boss Frank Lampard, who notched an incredible 177 strikes with the Blues; and Steven Gerrard, with 120 for Liverpool. Sterling's haul of 19 for 2019-20 also sees him beat his own personal best for a single season, set in 2017-18 as City won the English crown. After initially struggling in front of goal as a youngster he has now recorded 17 goals or more in the last four campaigns, and if he can keep up that pace the star has plenty of time to challenge Lampard and Gerrard as the Premier League's most prolific non-striker in history. "Goal" - Google News July 21, 2020 at 11:35AM https://ift.tt/32J9NCC Sterling surpasses Ronaldo's Premier League mark with 85th goal - Yahoo Sports "Goal" - Google News https://ift.tt/35TEe8t Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| 横浜流星、新型コロナ感染で入院 所属事務所「病状の回復に全力で努めております」 - ORICON NEWS Posted: 21 Jul 2020 03:53 AM PDT 横浜流星、新型コロナ感染で入院 所属事務所「病状の回復に全力で努めております」 - ORICON NEWS  俳優の横浜流星（23）が新型コロナウイルスに感染し入院中であることが21日、所属事務所のサイトで発表された。 事務所は「7月21日（火）、当社所属の横浜流星が新型コロナウイルスに感染していることが判明いたしました」と発表。 7月20日夜、出演舞台『巌流島』の稽古終了直後の検温では発熱はみられなかったが、帰宅途中に倦怠感から検温したところ発熱症状が見られ、医療機関を受診。抗原検査、PCR検査を受け、同日深夜に抗原検査で陽性との検査結果を受けた。 現在PCR検査の結果はまだ出ていないが、21日昼頃、保健所からの連絡により、病院との話し合いの結果、現時点で抗原検査の結果が陽性のため、新型コロナウイルスに感染していると判断された。 現在は「医療機関受診後、当人は病院の指導に従い、入院・治療を行なっております」としており、「仕事関係者・共演者の皆様、いつも応援して下さっているファンの皆様に多大なるご迷惑とご心配をお掛けしていることを、心よりお詫び申し上げます。当人も病状の回復に全力で努めております」と報告。 続けて「今後も医療機関、行政機関の指導の下、当人の体調管理を徹底してまいります。当社におきましては、所属者並びに社員、関係者の皆様への感染防止を最優先に、引き続き対策を徹底し業務を行ってまいります」としている。 横浜は今月31日から舞台『巌流島』、8月12日からは日本テレビ系ドラマ『私たちはどうかしている』への出演が決まっていた。 2020-07-21 10:20:16Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiK2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm9yaWNvbi5jby5qcC9uZXdzLzIxNjc1NzgvZnVsbC_SASpodHRwczovL3d3dy5vcmljb24uY28uanAvbmV3cy8yMTY3NTc4L2FtcC8?oc=5  |
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