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HARRISBURG, PA - The annual snow goose migration is expected to peak in the next few weeks at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, offering wildlife enthusiasts a unique viewing experience.

The lake is still partially frozen, except for the center, which is completely full of snow geese right now, said Lauren Ferreri, Game Commission Biological & Visitor Manager at Middle Creek. We should be at 50,000 soon and experience peak numbers toward the end of February, she added.

Snow geese and tundra swans begin their migration when the first new plant shoots emerge in the spring. At Middle Creek, this can occur as early as January, but typically sometime in February or March.

Waterfowl look for an unfrozen lake and snow-free fields. If these conditions are met, flocks call Middle Creek home for a few weeks before they continue their journey north. If past visitation is any guide, certain days, particularly sunny weekends, can attract thousands of visitors in a single day and cause traffic jams on Middle Creek roads.

The goal this year is to provide visitors during the Middle Creek migration with a positive wildlife viewing experience, and opportunities to enhance their understanding of wildlife conservation through multiple education and outreach touchpoints.

On Feb. 1, the Visitors Center reopened its doors to the public for the first time in nearly two years and will remain open for the duration of the spring waterfowl migration.

Cant make the trip to Middle Creek? Check out the snow geese migration virtually with the livestream snow goose webcam of the Middle Creek Lake on the Pennsylvania Game Commissions website at http://www.pgc.pa.gov.

The Middle Creek Visitors Center can be reached at 717-733-1512 or by email at middlecreek@pa.gov.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Say this for Noah Gragsons third-place finish in Saturdays NASCAR Xfinity Series season opener: He at least made it interesting.

Gragson was among the first to step out of the drafting line in Saturdays Beef. Its Whats For Dinner. 300 at Daytona International Speedway, a move that ultimately fizzled in the spiraling chaos of the final laps. Gragsons No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet was third behind race winner Austin Hill and runner-up AJ Allmendinger when a caution flag for Myatt Sniders severe crash ended the race half a lap from the scheduled distance.

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After the engines had quieted, Gragson received a word of congratulations on pit road from team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr., who also commended the spice he added to the contest for the win.

He said youre the only fun one to watch out there, Gragson recalled. The only one making moves.

Gragson led twice for 12 of the 120 laps in the season-opening event, ending an eventful day with a top-five result. He recovered from a Stage 1 penalty for an uncontrolled tire on pit road, then bounced back after being shuffled out of the lead after Stage 2.

He sat third behind Allmendinger and Hill in that order before making his final move, one that briefly pulled him even with the top spot.

I thought we were really close there, said Gragson, who won the Xfinity opener here in 2020, but crashed out in last years lid-lifter. Not really happy with just how the bottom line got together there at the end. The side-draft I felt like we stalled out, but we put ourselves in position and ran up front all day. Just came up a little short. I think were third but you know, well take it to start the year. Its better than being wrecked like last year.

Gragson is set to make his NASCAR Cup Series debut with Beard Motorsports in Sundays Daytona 500 (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM). But Saturday represented the launch of his fourth full-time season in the Xfinity Series, one with a new-look No. 9 JRM group under the leadership of crew chief Luke Lambert, who replaces the departed Dave Elenz.

The debut of that driver-crew chief pairing was an adventure-filled one, but one that checked off several of the teams early goals.

Honestly, I think everything really went according to plan, Lambert told NASCAR.com. Really proud of everybody on the team. The whole group executed well, we did all the things that we planned to do and put ourselves in position. Just the way it shook out there in the end, those last 10 laps, really five laps when everything started to transpire, the lane that we put ourselves in was the right move at the time, and it was the right spot to be in, but too many guys bailed on us and kept us from getting in the lead spot there. So you cant control all that. But what we did and what we could control, everyone did a nice job of executing.

I was really proud of him, and Tyler (Monn), his spotter, they worked really well together. Noah just, he just drove a phenomenal race, honestly. I mean, strategy-wise, everything was according to plan, and he just did all the executing that we needed on the race track to get us back up in front when we had to make that happen.

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That happened in short order after the No. 9 teams early pit-road setback. Gragson rallied to finish fifth at the end of Stage 1, and he was also in position to claim the win in Stage 2. That run to the green-checkered flag was stymied on the last lap after contact with pole-starter and defending Xfinity Series champion Daniel Hemric, whose No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevy nudged Gragsons car into a near-spin through Turns 1 and 2. Gragson bobbled but righted the car to avoid a potential crash.

Gragson and Hemric sparred at points during last years Xfinity Series campaign, and the two will be curious teammates for Kauligs Cup Series efforts this season. As for Saturdays contact at the front of the pack, Gragson said he was filing it away.

Ill remember that. Well remember that, Gragson said. It was a good save, but Ill remember how it happened and well be all right.

WATCH: See Noah Gragsons big save at the end of Stage 2

For Lambert, he carried two memorable takeaways from the near-wipeout Gragsons driving ability and how little the run-in rattled him.

You know, frankly, he was unfazed, Lambert said. I talked to him after the race, and he goes, What do you mean, was I sideways? and I said, You were wrecked. So hes a wheelman, and he has the ability to do things that maybe he doesnt even comprehend that hes doing, and that was an example of him just with phenomenal car control, and he was on to the next move and it didnt faze him a bit.

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In examining his third appearance in the NBA All-Star game in just his fourth season in the league, Luka Doncic reached this conclusion during Saturdays Media Day on the shores of Lake Erie.

Its more for the people that can really dunk, the Dallas Mavericks superstar point guard said. People dont come here to watch me.

Maybe so, maybe no. But for those fans near and far who have had the pleasure to watch Doncic play, they know hes going to put on a show whenever hes on the court.

Just ask New Orleans Pelicans coach Willie Green.

After Doncic rung up 49 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists on the Pelicans during the Mavs 125-118 triumph over New Orleans this past Thursday, Green wryly said: Lukas not playing!

Green laughed, then added: Hes a great player and we have to give him his credit. He came in here and he dominated the game.

Ill go back and look at the tape and see what we can do better, but he just dominated and thats all there is. We have to be better and have to have more fight as a unit.

Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Russell Westbrook, James Harden and now Doncic are the only players in NBA history who have put up an impressive 49-point, 15-rebound, eight-assist stat line. But joining some of the games greats have become just as routine for Doncic as the cup of coffee he frequently enjoys.

Opponents have always brought more fight to the table whenever they face Doncic. They even, sometimes, gang up on the 6-7, 230-pound point guard and send a plethora of players in his direction in an attempt to get him under control and off his game.

But Doncic uses his eagle eyes to fight off double-teams and make the correct basketball play that leads to a basket.

During a recent game against Philadelphia while he was still playing for the 76ers before they traded him to Brooklyn, guard Seth Curry discussed how Doncic was a big struggle for Philly after the Mavs prodigal child finished with 33 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists.

He was doing everything picking us apart on the defensive end, scoring, getting his teammates involved (and) getting to the paint, Curry said. When he missed, guys would come over and contest.

He was just doing what he wanted out there. It was just tough sledding for us.

Its been tough sledding for a lot of folks who have come face-to-face with Doncic, especially in recent weeks in the run up to Sundays All-Star game in Cleveland, which starts at 7 p.m. Over the last 10 games, Doncic is averaging 35.4 points, 10.3 rebounds and 9.8 assists while shooting 48.8 percent from the field and 43.3 percent from beyond the three-point arc.

Even more astonishing, Doncic has averaged a remarkable 41.5 points, 12.3 rebounds and seven assists while making 47.8 percent of his shots and 45.8 percent of his three-pointers during the past four games. And hes been so efficient that hes eclipsed the 45-point barrier three times in the last four games, including pouring in a career-high 51 points during a Feb. 10 contest against the Los Angeles Clippers.

In that game against the Clippers, Doncic was 7-of-9 from three-point range in a first quarter that saw him torch LA for an amazing 28 points.

I didnt think he was going to get that hot, but you know he had it going, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. I think those are tough shots he took, but he did a great job of playing the game.

Lue credits coach Jason Kidd with taking Doncics game to a higher level, and with making sure Jalen Brunson initiates the offense more so Doncic can be fresher in the fourth quarter.

I think that J-Kidd has done a great job of just moving him around, too, Lue said, referring to Doncic. He is off the ball now coming around corners into DHOs (dribble handoffs).

Just moving around a whole lot more, and he just cant lock into coming down the middle and coming off a pick-and-roll every time.

An even deeper dive into the evolution of Doncic shows that hes sixth in the league in scoring (27.5), 17th in rebounding (9.2) and fifth in assists (9.0). He also is the only guard in the top 26 in rebounding, and is tied for 20th in three-pointers made at 2.8 per game.

I think this year has been my best year so far, Doncic said. And Ive got to keep improving.

Doncic has improved so much that during a recent game against Indiana, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle badgered one referee into whistling a carrying violation against Doncic. Asked about that, Carlisle, who coached the Mavs the previous 13 years, laughed and said:

Youve got to try and find something to slow the guy down. I mean, even if you just have to beg for a call.

One thing Doncic has done is improve his status on winning this seasons NBAs Most Valuable Player award. The preseason odds-on favorite to win the award, Doncic didnt exactly get off to a rousing start by his lofty standards this season, but has picked up an incredible amount of steam lately.

However, MVPs and any other prestigious individual awards are not even high on the boxes Doncic wants to check off his list. At Media Day on Saturday, the 22-year old Doncic said: I want to win the championship.

In taking questions from the international media, Doncic spent a large portion of Saturdays interview session talking about his native Slovenia qualifying for the Olympics last summer in mens basketball for the first time and advancing to the bronze medal game, where they lost to Australia.

Fourth place is never great, Doncic said. Its the worst place you can ever be, but we came far away, especially since we didnt even know we were going to go to the Olympics.

I will always represent my country. Its just a pleasure. Its just something you do with the heart, and I will always be there for my country.

As far as being on Team LeBron (James) and being teammates with Golden State Warriors superstar guard Stephen Curry in the All-Star game, Doncic offered this description about one of the Splash Brothers.

Its just amazing the way he plays the game, he said. Every time we play (the Warriors) we had this little bit of fear he might go for 60 points.

Everybody would love him on their team. Hes the best shooter ever, but just the way he moves, the way he helps everybody. I think the underrated part is his screening, because nobody wants to get off him. When he sets a good screen, its tough for the defense. Hes just an unbelievable amazing player.

The same can be said about Doncic, who is appearing in his third All-Star game in just his fourth season. By contrast, it took Stephen Curry seven seasons before earning his third All-Star berth, and it look Kevin Durant, Karl Malone and the late Kobe Bryant five years before they each made their third All-Star appearance.

Also, Doncic now has four career 45-point games, tying with him Mark Aguirre for the Mavs franchise record in that department. In addition, he leads the NBA in 20-point, five-rebound, five-assist halves over the last three seasons with 15 Harden is second with 10.

We can sit here and talk about (Doncic) all day, Kidd said. The things that he does on the court for himself (and) for his teammates is incredible.

I think weve used every noun (and) adjective to describe his game, and he just gets better when the stage is big.

And the stage will certainly be big on Sunday, although All-Star games are usually more fluff than serious. Still, theres no discounting what Doncic has accomplished on his journey to playing on one of the NBAs biggest stage.

After Doncic scored 32 points in the first half of his 51-point explosion against Los Angeles, Clippers forward Nicolas Batum said: I mean, (Doncic) is a great player. We tried to switch one-through-five.

He made tough shots. Thats who he is.

Indeed, thats who Doncic is. Hes a tough-minded, multi-talented player who many fans leave the comforts of their home and spend their hard-earned money to go and watch him play.

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Incorporating ESG as a core asset management strategy presents buyers with a once in a decade opportunity. But there are many challenges facing buyers across the region, such as finding capable ESG specialist and finding strong ESG corporate data.

The last two years have demonstrated that traders in asset management firms across Asia are increasingly looking for responsible investment products across various asset classes that authentically integrate ESG and stewardship insights into the investment processes, according to Federated Hermes, an investment manager headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that has operations in Singapore.

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified discussions about ESG practices being essential to an organisations resilience. According to a 2021 EY Global Institutional Investor Survey, 90% of investors say they attach greater importance to ESG performance in their decision-making than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The outbreak of COVID-19 has placed ESG at the front and center of asset management, but ESG will only become more important from a strategic perspective over the next decade. The ESG investing and integrated strategies is expected to grow strongly with Broadridge forecasting ESG-related assets under management (AUM) is set to grow from $8 trillion in 2021 to over $30 trillion 2030.

Most of the ESG-related AUM now is in ESG integrated strategies driven by growing ESG disclosures & standards, asset owners issuing ESG mandates and Asias push for climate and decarbonization, according to data from Invesco that was given to GlobalTrading.

ESG-related challenges Asian-based buyers face

To capture the once in a decade opportunity, asset managers will have to improve their technology and enhance their ESG investment strategies across Asia.

Asset managers will need extensive data capabilities, broad ESG offerings and outcome-based engagements to elevate ESG investing. ESG data capabilities like climate analytics is crucial to best capture and quantify ESG risks, said Alexander Chan, Head of ESG Client Strategies, Asia Pacific, Invesco to GlobalTrading.

According to Chan, ESG responsibility at Invesco is embedded in investment teams with ESG factors incorporated into investment construction and monitoring alongside proprietary firmwide resources. Most investment teams conduct their own in-depth ESG research, utilizing platforms, external information obtained from company disclosures, dialogue with the companies and third-party ESG ratings and research firms.

Kher Sheng Lee, Co-Head of APAC for Alternative Investment Management Association also told GlobalTrading that finding good data on Asian ESG corporate efforts is still a major problem right now for asset managers who buy and sell debit and equities across the region.It will be a big game changer for managers to raise their game would be the widespread availability of high-quality consistent data at an affordable price point across all investable sectors, said Lee.

Transparency is the key in Asia

ESG is more than just buying equities from a firm that claims they are integrating ESG into their business. It requires active buyers to create a strategy that allows them to select firms that are providing full transparency on their ESG efforts.

We believe that beyond financial performance, asset managers must commit to positive outcomes as part of their investment strategy, which are attainable through becoming active owners in the companies and assets they invest in, Dr Michael Viehs, Head of ESG Integration at Federated Hermes International told GlobalTrading.

Viehs said that this trend has stimulated a swathe of product launches from ESG, to Sustainability to Impact, and a broader and accelerated adoption of shareholder engagement and stewardship, both of which are now seen as a critical component of enhanced outcomes and authentic responsible investment strategies.

We integrate ESG and engagement insights into the investment processes of all of our investment products. With the growth in ESG investing and given that we are a big player in this space, we can offer clients three distinct pathways to sustainable wealth creation Active ESG, Sustainable and Impact, Viehs added.

Clients will now need to discern which products are truly ESG-integrated and sustainable, and asset managers will need to focus on how they can create greater transparency for clients.

Although transparency is an issue with Asian corporates, GlobalTrading spoke with Lynette Leong, Chief Sustainability Officer, CapitaLand Investment, a leader in shaping ESG strategy from a corporate point of view in Asia. She pointed out many ways how Asian companies are elevating their commitment to ESG standards. Some examples include producing yearly ESG reports that demonstrate their ESG efforts that contain verifiable data.

CapitaLand Investment strives to incorporate ESG concepts in every area of its business from launching green loans to becoming externally certified so that they track and manage our environmental footprint across our diverse portfolio of properties globally.

To ensure that we walk the talk, our leadership teams key performance indicators are tied to sustainability achievements, said Leong.

Its still early for ESG in Asia, but are you ready?

Regulatory bodies across Asia are still working towards developing a harmonized set of ESG and sustainable investing standards, and this will play a very important role in helping clients discern which products are truly ESG-integrated and make it easier for institutional buyers to discern which companies are transparent in their ESG-related claims.

While regulation is one of the key drivers, we continue to believe that the onus is on asset managers like us to create transparency for clients. Federated Hermes is de-mystifying the ESG spectrum of products for clients through clear labelling and definitions of all our products and ensuring that continue to maintain high standards of reporting.

ESG is the future, and it presents unprecedented opportunities for asset buyers across Asia for the next decade. But are you ready?

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Businesswoman and reality star Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West, now known as Ye, had been married for nearly seven years when Kim filed for divorce.

Though, in citing irreconcilable differences, Kim signaled a lack of marital fulfillment and geographic differences as contributing factors to the split, the public-facing narrative over the past year has largely concealed more alarming signs of relational abuse, which are now beginning to emerge amid Kims burgeoning relationship with 28-year-old comedian Pete Davidson.

This winter alone, Kanyes behaviors have clearly mimicked the well-known cycle of violence that often characterizes domestic abuse. The phases are:

1. Tension building2. Explosion/Conflict3. Repair/Honeymoon phase

According to experts, the cycle almost always escalates over time, especially as abusers gradually lose their grip over their victims and make increased attempts to control them.

And now, Kim, who said that her goal is to be happy in the aftermath of the divorce, is exhibiting a sense of self-reliance and independence amid her new romance that doesnt seem to be sitting well with her estranged husband.

In December, reports surfaced that Kanye was set to move across the street from Kim in what he said was an attempt to be more present in the lives of his kids, and as reconciliation rumors swirled, Kanye embarked on a rebound relationship with actorJulia Fox, only to melt down after their split, as things grew progressively tender between Kim and Pete ahead of Valentines Day (tension building phase).

Kanye ultimately unleashed a social media tirade directed at Davidson that Kim subsequently deemed dangerous directly to her ex, in text messages that Kanye proceeded to post, and then delete (explosion). After instilling fear in Kim and Pete, Kanye reportedly his abuse with a truck full of roses and a half-apology/covert threat to walk back any violence he may have incited against Pete, and even took accountability for harassing Kim (repair/honeymoon phase).

And after all of this, social media is taking note of red flags. Activist Shaun King shared Kanyes since-deleted post on his own account, attaching a lengthy caption unpacking the situation and writing, He has crossed a dangerous line that I personally find very problematic and is common with abusive men, followed by a summary of the cycle of violence, including Kanyes more nuanced, intermittent gestures that are unrelated to the relationship but serve to cultivate his public perception: Gospel. Pro-Black statement. Followed by toxicity. Violent innuendo and memes. And weirdness. Rinse and repeat.

Complicated by Kims polarizing and somewhat problematic social standing she and her pop-culture dominating family have been accused of long standing appropriation of Black culture, and have received flack for airing their lavish lifestyle on reality TV series, Keeping Up With the Kardashians many people have neglected to identify Kanyes treatment of Kim as abusive, instead interpolating it as what the Jezebel calls romantic or okay or fodder for our entertainment.

In California, domestic violence is defined as abuse against an intimate partner, which includes a former spouse. Furthermore, it is considered a criminal offense to harm or threaten to harm a former spouse, cohabitant, dating or intimate partner, or co-parent. The crime of stalking applies to any person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows or willfully and maliciously harasses another person and who makes a credible threat with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear for his or her safety, or the safety of his or her immediate family is guilty of the crime of stalking

Nationwide, intimate partner violence comprises 15% of all violent crime, according to the NCADV, which also cites that 1 in 7 women and 1 in 18 men have been stalked by an intimate partner during their lifetime to the point in which they felt very fearful or believed that they or someone close to them would be harmed or killed.

The most dangerous time for survivors of domestic violence is after theyve left an abusive relationship.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, there is always help. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. If you see someone use the Signal for Help, ask them privately if they need help contacting authorities.

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