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February 24, 2022
Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article258735643.html
Challenges to Madison Cawthorn can't proceed under new district, elections board says
Source: Releigh News & Observer
Challenges seeking to bar U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn from running for reelection cannot move forward as long as Cawthorn remains a candidate in the district he filed in, which has now been moved halfway across the state, the N.C. State Board of Elections said Thursday.
The challenges argue that Cawthorn should be disqualified from running for office because of what they allege is his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Cawthorn denies being involved in the attack.
Cawthorn, a first-term Republican who was elected in 2020 from what was then North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, in the westernmost part of the state, filed in December to run for a second term from the newly drawn 13th district enacted by the Republican-controlled legislature in November.
...snip...
In a letter to attorneys representing 13 North Carolina voters who filed complaints challenging Cawthorn’s eligibility to run for reelection in January and February, Katelyn Love, general counsel for the State Board of Elections, said that since none of the challengers currently reside in the new 13th district, they are no longer qualified under state law to challenge Cawthorn’s candidacy.
The challenges argue that Cawthorn should be disqualified from running for office because of what they allege is his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Cawthorn denies being involved in the attack.
Cawthorn, a first-term Republican who was elected in 2020 from what was then North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, in the westernmost part of the state, filed in December to run for a second term from the newly drawn 13th district enacted by the Republican-controlled legislature in November.
...snip...
In a letter to attorneys representing 13 North Carolina voters who filed complaints challenging Cawthorn’s eligibility to run for reelection in January and February, Katelyn Love, general counsel for the State Board of Elections, said that since none of the challengers currently reside in the new 13th district, they are no longer qualified under state law to challenge Cawthorn’s candidacy.
Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article258735643.html
February 24, 2022
"He can't feed his people," Tuberville said. "It's a communist country, so he can't feed his people"
Your Senator from Alabama...
https://twitter.com/metzgov/status/1496941034303107077
February 24, 2022
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) may announce his resignation in the next few days, the New York Times reports.
https://twitter.com/jmartNYT/status/1496933642009907205
Inhofe Rumored to Be Resigning
Political WireSen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) may announce his resignation in the next few days, the New York Times reports.
https://twitter.com/jmartNYT/status/1496933642009907205
February 24, 2022
24/02/2022
Revision no 2 dated 24 February 2022, 18:05 UTC
Affected Airspace
All altitudes / flight levels of the following Flight Information Regions: FIR LVIV (UKLV), FIR KYIV (UKBV), UIR KYIV (UKBU), FIR DNIPROPETROVSK (UKDV), FIR SIMFEROPOL (UKFV), FIR ODESA (UKOV)
All altitudes / flight levels of the FIR CHISINAU (LUUU)
All altitudes / flight levels of the airspace within 200NM surrounding the borders with Ukraine in the FIR MOSCOW (UUWW) and FIR Rostov (URRV)
All altitudes / flight levels of the FIR ROSTOV (URRV).
Affected Countries
Ukraine
Russia
Moldova
Belarus
Applicability
Applies to operators EUROCONTROL Network Manager
Description
1. Air operators:
- subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) 965/2012, planning to conduct operations in the affected airspace (EASA operators).
- third Country Operators authorised by EASA, when conducting operations under their TCO authorisation to, from and within the EU (TCO operators).
2. EUROCONTROL Network Manager
Recommendation(s)
Operators should not operate within the aforementioned airspace, including landing and departures from airports located in the affected airspace.
Additionally, operators should exercise caution when operating in the whole FIR Moscow (UUWV) due to heightened military activity which may include launches of mid-range missiles penetrating into controlled airspace.
Operators are reminded that operations within FIR MINSK (UMMV) are prohibited in accordance with EASA Safety Directives SD-2021-02 and SD-2021-03.
Latest operational information on ‘Closures and warnings’ issued by means of ICAO State Letters, NOTAMs, AICs/AIPs, EASA CZIB may be found in the Network Manager NOP Portal (password protected version).
The Network Manager will publish the warning information on the Network Manager NOP Portal (public version) informing all Aircraft Operators about the Warning and direct them to the Network Manager NOP Portal (password protected version). In case a State or EASA, as competent authority, has implemented measures prohibiting the operators under its responsibility to use the affected airspace, the Network Manager should reject the FPLs where operations in that airspace are planned.
The situation remains fluid and subject to rapid change. EASA will monitor the developments in respect of this case and will adjust the recommendations accordingly.
European Union Aviation Safety Agency: Conflict Zone Information Bulletin
Issued date24/02/2022
Revision no 2 dated 24 February 2022, 18:05 UTC
Affected Airspace
All altitudes / flight levels of the following Flight Information Regions: FIR LVIV (UKLV), FIR KYIV (UKBV), UIR KYIV (UKBU), FIR DNIPROPETROVSK (UKDV), FIR SIMFEROPOL (UKFV), FIR ODESA (UKOV)
All altitudes / flight levels of the FIR CHISINAU (LUUU)
All altitudes / flight levels of the airspace within 200NM surrounding the borders with Ukraine in the FIR MOSCOW (UUWW) and FIR Rostov (URRV)
All altitudes / flight levels of the FIR ROSTOV (URRV).
Affected Countries
Ukraine
Russia
Moldova
Belarus
Applicability
Applies to operators EUROCONTROL Network Manager
Description
1. Air operators:
- subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) 965/2012, planning to conduct operations in the affected airspace (EASA operators).
- third Country Operators authorised by EASA, when conducting operations under their TCO authorisation to, from and within the EU (TCO operators).
2. EUROCONTROL Network Manager
Recommendation(s)
Operators should not operate within the aforementioned airspace, including landing and departures from airports located in the affected airspace.
Additionally, operators should exercise caution when operating in the whole FIR Moscow (UUWV) due to heightened military activity which may include launches of mid-range missiles penetrating into controlled airspace.
Operators are reminded that operations within FIR MINSK (UMMV) are prohibited in accordance with EASA Safety Directives SD-2021-02 and SD-2021-03.
Latest operational information on ‘Closures and warnings’ issued by means of ICAO State Letters, NOTAMs, AICs/AIPs, EASA CZIB may be found in the Network Manager NOP Portal (password protected version).
The Network Manager will publish the warning information on the Network Manager NOP Portal (public version) informing all Aircraft Operators about the Warning and direct them to the Network Manager NOP Portal (password protected version). In case a State or EASA, as competent authority, has implemented measures prohibiting the operators under its responsibility to use the affected airspace, the Network Manager should reject the FPLs where operations in that airspace are planned.
The situation remains fluid and subject to rapid change. EASA will monitor the developments in respect of this case and will adjust the recommendations accordingly.
February 24, 2022
Veselka (famous NYC Ukranian restaurant) redesigns the famous Black & White cookie
February 24, 2022
Say Hello Again to the Office, Fingers Crossed
New York TimesExecutives at the investment firm TIAA are especially proud of one aspect of their back-to-work plans: The company is on only its second round of setting a return-to-office date. They first hoped to bring employees back in January, but were derailed by the Omicron variant. Now the firm is targeting March 7.
“We noticed other employers were saying, ‘We’ll be back in April.’ ‘We’ll be back in June.’ But we said we need some certainty,” said Sean Woodroffe, the head of human resources at TIAA, which has 12,000 U.S. employees. “This March 7 date is only the second time we announced a date.”
And Mr. Woodroffe is facing this new return-to-office date with optimism, he explained, seated at his desk in front of a glimmering cityscape, high above what he described as the bustling “vibe” of Midtown Manhattan. After all, the firm has a 98 percent Covid-19 vaccination rate, employees have been supplied with at-home tests and the line at the Third Avenue Wendy’s has been inching longer during lunchtime.
“With Omicron we realized that we needed to pivot from thinking about coming back into the office when Covid vanishes,” he said. “We recognized we have to pivot to how do you responsibly cope with Covid?
The two-year mark since many American businesses sent their office workers home is approaching, and some antsy executives have delivered a long-delayed message: Return-to-office plans are real this time (fingers crossed). Managers are hanging up welcome balloons and dusting off monitors with a sense of confidence. Coronavirus tests are widely available, including some provided by employers. Many businesses know the majority of their employees are vaccinated. Many workers have recovered from Omicron and are resuming indoor social activities.
“We noticed other employers were saying, ‘We’ll be back in April.’ ‘We’ll be back in June.’ But we said we need some certainty,” said Sean Woodroffe, the head of human resources at TIAA, which has 12,000 U.S. employees. “This March 7 date is only the second time we announced a date.”
And Mr. Woodroffe is facing this new return-to-office date with optimism, he explained, seated at his desk in front of a glimmering cityscape, high above what he described as the bustling “vibe” of Midtown Manhattan. After all, the firm has a 98 percent Covid-19 vaccination rate, employees have been supplied with at-home tests and the line at the Third Avenue Wendy’s has been inching longer during lunchtime.
“With Omicron we realized that we needed to pivot from thinking about coming back into the office when Covid vanishes,” he said. “We recognized we have to pivot to how do you responsibly cope with Covid?
The two-year mark since many American businesses sent their office workers home is approaching, and some antsy executives have delivered a long-delayed message: Return-to-office plans are real this time (fingers crossed). Managers are hanging up welcome balloons and dusting off monitors with a sense of confidence. Coronavirus tests are widely available, including some provided by employers. Many businesses know the majority of their employees are vaccinated. Many workers have recovered from Omicron and are resuming indoor social activities.
February 24, 2022
"Domestic Terrorists Unite"...
https://twitter.com/chrisbastianbkl/status/1496892187484856323
February 24, 2022
Wesley Clark: Heavy ground fighting around Kharkiv (on CNN)
February 24, 2022
I've been "rate-limited" on Twitter. No idea why.
Suspect they're being overloaded.
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