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'It's different': Pascal Siakam on Raptors playing small
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam enjoyed the experiment of starting the game small and ackowledges how much easier defense becomes when OG Anunoby is on the floor.
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam enjoyed the experiment of starting the game small and ackowledges how much easier defense becomes when OG Anunoby is on the floor.
Evander Kane scored 41 seconds into overtime and the San Jose Sharks ended a disappointing homestand on a high note by beating the St. Louis Blues 3-2 Monday night. The Sharks had lost five of their first six games on their longest homestand of the season before rallying to beat the Blues by getting a tying goal in the third period from Logan Couture and the winner from Kane off a feed from Erik Karlsson on a 2-on-1 rush. Marc-Edouard Vlasic also scored for San Jose, and Devan Dubnyk made 24 saves after getting starts in back-to-back games for the first time this season.
The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death is forging ahead with jury selection, even though a looming appellate ruling could halt the case and delay it for weeks or even months as the state tries to add a third-degree murder count. Prosecutors are asking the Court of Appeals to put Derek Chauvin's trial on hold until the issue of adding the third-degree murder count is resolved. The appeals court did not immediately rule on that request, and Judge Peter Cahill said Monday that he intends to keep the trial on track until he's told to stop.
New project progression video unveiledLIMASSOL, Cyprus, March 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- City of Dreams Mediterranean, Cyprus’ first integrated resort (IR) and the biggest in Europe and the wider region, is advancing well towards completion. Construction is progressing smoothly, with the IR being set to open in Summer 2022. The development of the project is now available for viewing through impressive aerial drone footage produced by City of Dreams Mediterranean. The video offers an overview of the IR’s exterior and surroundings, reflecting the rapid advancement of the main construction, along with renderings of the project upon completion. https://youtu.be/0osDljE6HsM Upon completion, the pioneering project, located in Limassol, will become Europe’s largest and premier IR. It will feature a sixteen-storey, five-star hotel with more than 500 luxury guest rooms and suites, approximately 10,000 square meters of MICE space, an outdoor amphitheater, a family adventure park, and a variety of fine-dining outlets and luxury retail. Its interior design will be based on Melco’s international luxury standards, specifically customised for the Cyprus IR, while the exterior design will feature distinct Mediterranean influences. Mr. Grant Johnson, Property General Manager of City of Dreams Mediterranean and Cyprus Casinos, stated, “Construction work is progressing smoothly and even though the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted our original timeline, we remain committed to this ground-breaking project while staying focused on the delivery of the Melco standard of excellence. We aim to establish a unique destination, offering a premium entertainment experience to our guests while creating real value for the country’s economy and society. City of Dreams Mediterranean is set to enrich Cyprus’ tourism landscape, attracting an additional 300,000 visitors per year to the island. We are, therefore, confident that the project will contribute significantly towards combatting seasonality as well as creating thousands of job opportunities”. To view and track progress of the City of Dreams Mediterranean project, please visit: www.cityofdreamsmed.com.cy/progress.html. Photos of the construction site and further updates on this transformative destination resort, including career opportunities, are posted regularly. About Melco Resorts & Entertainment The Company, with its American depositary shares listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ: MLCO), is a developer, owner and operator of integrated resort facilities in Asia and Europe. The Company currently operates Altira Macau (www.altiramacau.com), an integrated resort hotel located at Taipa, Macau and City of Dreams (www.cityofdreamsmacau.com), an integrated urban resort located in Cotai, Macau. Its business also includes the Mocha Clubs (www.mochaclubs.com), which comprise the largest non-casino based operations of electronic gaming machines in Macau. The Company also majority owns and operates Studio City (www.studiocity-macau.com), a cinematically-themed integrated resort in Cotai, Macau. In the Philippines, a Philippine subsidiary of the Company currently operates and manages City of Dreams Manila (www.cityofdreamsmanila.com), an integrated resort in the Entertainment City complex in Manila. In Europe, the Company is currently developing City of Dreams Mediterranean (www.cityofdreamsmed.com.cy) in the Republic of Cyprus, which is expected to be the largest and premier integrated destination resort in Europe. The Company is currently operating a temporary casino, the first authorized casino in the Republic of Cyprus, and is licensed to operate four satellite casinos (“Cyprus Casinos”). Upon the opening of City of Dreams Mediterranean, the Company will continue to operate the satellite casinos while operation of the temporary casino will cease. For more information about the Company, please visit www.melco-resorts.com. The Company is strongly supported by its single largest shareholder, Melco International Development Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and is substantially owned and led by Mr. Lawrence Ho, who is the Chairman, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. About The Cyprus Phassouri (Zakaki) LimitedThe Cyprus Phassouri (Zakaki) Limited is a member of the CNS Group which, amongst others, conducts different businesses including real estate, telecommunications, dairy, large scale farming and export and mining in Cyprus. For more information about the CNS Group, please visit www.cns.com.cy. Media inquiries: Chimmy LeungExecutive Director, Corporate CommunicationsMelco Resorts & EntertainmentEmail: chimmyleung@melco-resorts.comStelios MarathovouniotisCommunication ConsultantGNORA Communication ConsultantsEmail: smarathovouniotis@gnora.com A video accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/c292f8ba-de9e-43e3-883d-5ca6868bae54
Albatross faceplants to fame on New Zealand livestream . Miscalculated landing ends in undignified scrambling to get back on its feet in front of chick – and cameras
Samyukta Kisan Morcha leader Dr Darshan Pal in conversation with The Quint.
An enormous gaggle of geese was filmed flocking to a field in Big Stone County, Minnesota, on March 8.This footage, shot by Graceville resident Carol Bauer, shows the rowdy birds swarming the field as they squawk loudly.Bauer told Storyful the geese fly through the area by “the thousands” every spring, adding, “They are loud!” Credit: Carol Bauer via Storyful
The 234-member Assembly polls are being held in a single phase on 6 April in Tamil Nadu.
Over 70% of teachers want mask wearing to continue in this school district.
Pfizer and Moderna both have completed enrollment for studies of children ages 12 and older, and expect to release the data over the summer.
Les Miles is out as Kansas' head coach just days after he was placed on administrative leave amid sexual misconduct allegations from his tenure at LSU. Kansas announced Miles' departure Monday night, describing it as a mutual agreement to part ways. Last week, LSU released a 148-page review by a law firm about the university's handling of sexual misconduct complaints.
The York Region District School Board has unveiled what it calls its "dismantling anti-Black racism strategy," a plan board officials say will take five years to implement. "The strategy was developed in response to continued evidence of anti-Black racism in schools," the board said in a news release Monday night. "The systemic nature of anti-Black racism requires that school boards act proactively to support greater access to education and opportunities for all students and to challenge the marginalization of Black students, staff and families," the statement reads. Board officials say the strategy is meant to achieve "safe, equitable and inclusive learning environments where all students, including Black students can achieve to their full potential." But parents say that timeline is too long and they fear that the strategy, or action plan, will be used as a shield to block progress. They say they are also concerned that the strategy does nothing new to address racist actions that have led to lawsuits the board is contesting around discrimination. "The five-year plan is problematic for me," Charline Grant, a mother of three children and a member of the community group Parents of Black Children, said on Monday. If parents raise concerns, Grant said, the board could simply say that it has a strategy and delay addressing those concerns. Grant said the strategy, unveiled at a virtual event that attracted about 1,300 registrants, is well written and the community provided much feedback. But she said it lacks accountability, a sincere apology with a commitment to make amends, acknowledgement of the trauma caused by board employees, and strong wording to hold perpetrators accountable. It doesn't deal with the current cases, situations and climate, she said, adding the strategy came about because mothers fought for their children. Grant experienced anti-Black racism herself when a York Region School Board trustee was overheard calling her the n-word. The trustee, Nancy Elgie, resigned after months of public pressure. In 2017, following a human rights complaint, Grant received an apology from the board, which also agreed to establish a human rights office to collect equity-related data and conduct mandatory anti-racism training, among other commitments. "The board doesn't do anything just because they want to. It's part of institutional and systemic racism. It's not the board waking up one morning and saying: 'You know what? We need to do this because it's the right thing to do.' It's because of tireless work from women like myself." Charline Grant, a mother of three children and a member of the community group Parents of Black Children, says: "'The board doesn't do anything just because they want to. It's part of institutional and systemic racism. It's not the board waking up one morning and saying: 'You know what? We need to do this because it's the right thing to do.'"(CBC) At the event, board chair Cynthia Cordova said the strategy is based on the board's policy of equity and inclusivity and will act as a guide for the board as it works to address anti-Black racism in its schools. 'Goal of the strategy is to achieve racial equity,' chair says "We know that anti-Black racism exists and is affecting our learning and working environments. Black students and staff do not feel their learning and working environments are as equitable or inclusive as they should be," Cordova said in a taped address. "The main goal of the strategy is to achieve racial equity in our schools for Black students and staff," she said. "It will be used to inform our future decision-making, address past inequities and systemic bias, raise awareness of issues and challenges, improve York Region District School Board services and increase opportunities for dialogue and engagement among staff, students, families and community," she added. "Our dismantling anti-Black racism strategy is a living document. This means that we will review, update and adjust as needed to respond to the latest data and feedback ... Achieving our goal will take time. The full implementation of our strategy is anticipated to take place over a five-year timeframe." Louise Sirisko, the board's education director, says: 'The launch of the strategy marks a coordinated effort to address anti-Black racism at the Board.'(YRDSB) According to the board's news release, the timeframe is 2020 to 2025. Strategy has 7 priority areas The strategy has seven priority areas that come with actions, 11 foundational principles and is contained online in a graphic and two documents. The seven priority areas are: Commitment to bold leadership. Increase the racial literacy of all staff. Creating affirming leadership and working environments. Improving academic outcomes and well-being for black students. Creating a culturally relevant and Black-affirming curriculum. Improving the ways in which Black parents and communities are able to engage with schools and the school board. Hiring and supporting Black staff. Louise Sirisko, the board's education director, said at the event that the board's senior leadership team met with Black community leaders nearly two years ago and formed an anti-Black racism steering committee made up of community leaders, students and parents. After that, board staff continued to meet monthly with the steering committee and learned about the "hurt and harm" of systemic racism. She apologized for the anti-Black racist incidents in YRDSB's schools. "During these meetings, members of the Anti-Black Racism Steering Committee shared experiences of anti-Black racism in our schools and workplaces against students, staff and families," she wrote in a letter as part of the strategy. "Through these conversations, they also shared their wisdom and underscored the need for YRDSB to address incidents of anti-Black racism head on." 'A strategy runs the risk of being only words' The strategy arose out of those meetings. But Sirisko added in the letter: "A strategy runs the risk of being only words on paper." She said, however, that the board is committed to acting on the strategy. Robyn Maynard, author of Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present, says: 'Black childhood has never been protected in Canada.'(Stacy Lee Photography) Robyn Maynard, author of Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present, reminded the board in a keynote speech at the event that the strategy is not "something to hide behind." Schools are places where Black children experience "degradation, harm and psychological violence" and a site of policing and surveillance, Maynard said. Black children and youth have been streamed in schools, mistreated by teachers, "bullied without intervention," and disciplined and expelled at higher rates than white children, she said. "Black childhood has never been protected in Canada," she said. Shernett Martin, executive director of ANCHOR, African Canadian National Coalition Against Hate, Oppression and Racism, said the group was consulted for months on the strategy, which she said is a start, but the group was let down by the outcome. "It feels like it's just a blanket way to check off a box and say that this is done, without really the meat and the work really following through," Martin said.
Tom Holland (Spider-Man) teams up with the Russo Brothers again (Avengers: Endgame) in a new Apple TV+ movie, 'Cherry.'
Global investors fleeing a shakeout in U.S. and other developed market bonds are finding harbour in the higher yields and relative stability offered by Asian junk-rated debt. The rise in long-term yields in major economies to multi-year highs is reminiscent of the 2013 taper tantrum, except that India, Indonesia and others in Asia aren't seeing the selloff in bonds and currencies they did back then. Foreign investors have bought a net $41.5 billion of Chinese bonds since the start of the year, already about a third of what they did in all of 2020.
These species probably developed the feat as a way of fighting off parasite.
Japan's Terumo Corp said on Tuesday it has developed a new syringe that can get seven doses out of each vial of COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer Inc, at least one more than accessible with existing syringes. The health ministry approved the design on Friday, and Terumo will begin production at the end of March, a Terumo spokesman told Reuters. The Kyodo News agency, which first reported the development, said Terumo is aiming to make 20 million units this year.
Demonstrators gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 8, on the anticipated first day of former police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial.Footage taken by the Longfellow Nokomis Messenger shows a crowd chanting “If George don’t get it, shut it down.”Jury selection for Chauvin’s trial was set to begin on the Monday, but was delayed for “at least a day” as officials worked to determine if a third-degree murder charge could be added to Chauvin’s other charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter, according to the Star-Tribune.Protesters had also marched on the Sunday, on the eve of the anticipated start of the trial, the Star-Tribune reported. Credit: The Longfellow Nokomis Messenger via Storyful
Sourav Ganguly didn’t say when the BCCI would consider having crowds back for IPL.
Harry and Meghan interview stirs debate about Australia becoming a republic. Republicans say the Oprah TV special shows ‘a family in crisis’ and ‘out of touch with everyday Australians’ . Palace under pressure to respond to Harry and Meghan racism claims
Migraine is much more than just a bad headache. It’s an incapacitating collection of neurological symptoms that usually includes a severe throbbing recurring pain on one side of the head, sometimes on both sides.
The Germany playmaker had a hand in both goals as the Blues strengthened their top-four hopes.