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WASHINGTON, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fraym, a technology company, today announced a corporate rebrand to reflect the business' global expansion.
Ben Leo, Chief-Executive-Officer at Fraym, said, "We've strategically expanded our core data product based on deep partnerships with customers. Our technology now allows customers to ask specific questions in specific places, map attitudes, preferences, and behaviors, and monitor change over time. This rebrand communicates the evolution of our product, and the growth of our customer base and team."
The company's data offering now includes:
- 100s of distinct population indicators for 1000s of cities
- Tailored product packages for global health, energy, conflict and security, gender and inequality, and climate and agriculture
Fraym's new brand emphasizes localized insight and customizable data. The new logo resembles a lens that customers can use to zoom-in on any community in the world and know what the people look like, what they think, and how they behave.
Fraym.io now delivers an intuitive experience that encourages visitors to self-identify by their area of focus or by their need. Additionally, the site includes an extensive resource library that shares learnings from impactful partnerships in the form of use cases, blogs, and reports.
This next generation of the Fraym story is powered by FUSEfraym™, a machine learning software that transforms ordinary household survey data into census-like spatial data across an entire country at the 1㎢ resolution. Through the use of simple graphics, the brand's visual identity explains how data made through complex processes can be applied to different problem sets.
With this new brand, Fraym offers packaged solutions strongly positioned to increase market share across multiple verticals.
About Fraym
Fraym data lets customers zoom-in on any community in the world and know what the people look like, what they think, and how they behave. The company's FUSEfraym™ software automates intensive machine learning processes to generate 100s of indicators about people's attributes, attitudes, and preferences at the neighborhood level. With Fraym data, customers select indicators relevant to their area of interest, create custom profiles, and analyze their target audience anywhere in the world.
Fraym.io | info@fraym.io | 202.869.0878
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A Delhi Court recently issued notice to Arthur Road Jail authorities to produce accused Haryana cricketer Mrinank Singh in a cheque bounce case filed by cricketer Rishabh Pant.
Delhi Capital cricketer and captain Rishabh Pant has alleged Mrinank Singh duped him of Rs 1.63 crore on the pretext of arranging expensive watches and other accessories at a heavy discount. Mrinank Singh is in Arthur Road Jail in another cheating case lodged by Juhu, Mumbai Police on a complaint filed by a businessman.
Metropolitan Magistrate Abhitesh Kumar of Saket District Court on May 13 issued notice to Arthur Road jail authorities to produce Mrinank through video conference on the next date of hearing on 19 July 2022.
The Court has directed the concerned SHO to serve the notice.
The Court was informed that Mrinank Singh has been in Arthur Road jail since May 3, 2022, in connection with a case registered at Juhu Police station, Mumbai.
Mr Pant alongside his manager Puneet Solanki had filed a complaint against Mrinank Singh alleging that he was duped of Rs 1.63 crore through a cheque bounce. The complainant also sought interim compensation.
The complaint stated that Mr Pant was told by Mr Singh that he had started a business of luxury watches, mobiles, and jewellery and he could procure these items at a discount for him. He also told Rishabh Pant that he could sell his costly accessories like watches, jewellery and other items at a good price.
MR Pant wanted to sell two imported watches worth Rs 36.25 lakh and worth Rs 62.60 lakh and handed both the items to Mrinank. Moreover, Mr Pant paid him more than Rs 2 crore to buy various luxury goods, the complaint stated.
The complaint alleged that Mr Singh failed to obtain the items and the deal was cancelled. Thereafter both the parties arrived at a mutual oral settlement for Rs 1.63 crores and Mr Singh gave him a cheque for the said amount but it bounced due to insufficient funds, the plea stated.
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CENTER VALLEY, Pa., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus, a global leader in designing and delivering innovative medical technology solutions, announced its support for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decision to expand lung cancer screening eligibility for those covered by Medicare. The national coverage determination aligns with recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), lowering the starting age for screening from 55 to 50 and reducing the threshold for smoking history from 30 pack years to 20.i
This expanded eligibility aims to improve the health outcomes for patients with non-small cell lung cancer by allowing physicians to detect and diagnose lung cancer at an earlier stage. Lung cancer symptoms usually do not appear until the disease is already at an advanced stage, and detection in its later stages makes the prognosis poor. When found early before symptoms appear, the disease is more likely to be treatable, and the patient's chance of survival increases significantly.ii The five-year lung cancer survival rate is only 6% for those diagnosed at a late stage after the tumor spreads but increases to 60% for those diagnosed at an early stage before the tumor has spread.iii
"The expanded CMS coverage is a significant benefit to at-risk populations covered by Medicare. Earlier screening and detection may save the lives of those diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer," said Paul Skodny, Executive Director of Global Health Economics and Market Access at Olympus Corporation of the Americas. "Still, there is much work to be done to align CMS coverage through Medicare and Medicaid with lung cancer screening guidance so that the barriers to screening are eliminated."
The current national screening rate for those considered at high risk stands at only 5.7 percent.iv People who should be screened may not know that they are eligible to be screened, according to recent research on barriers to lung cancer screening that highlights the failure of the electronic medical record to notify providers of patient eligibility for screening. This barrier is made higher by variable awareness about the screening guidelines among primary care providers.v
Lung cancer screening via annual low dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans is the standard of care for those who are at high risk, which includes current and former smokers. When carried out as recommended by professional societies, lung cancer screening programs should include patient counseling about the screening process to determine eligibility and to help patients share in the decision making about their care.vi
When patients are screened, most suspicious tumors are seen in the hard-to-reach outer third of the lungs, known as the peripheral lung.vii Being able to reach and sample these tumors allows physicians to diagnose and stage the disease accurately, should the tumor be cancerous. With that critical pathological information, physicians can provide patients with the best treatment options and most favorable prognosis.viii,ix,x
Through its portfolio of products, Olympus is committed to improving the care pathway for lung cancer patients. The company's minimally invasive technologies are intended to advance the standard of care for detecting and diagnosing this deadly disease. Both the SPiN Thoracic Navigation System™ and radial EBUS (endobronchial ultrasound) procedures are designed for locating and sampling peripheral lung nodules. The EBUS-TBNA (endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration) procedure uses a bronchoscope equipped with ultrasound capability designed to visualize lymph nodes beyond the bronchus and determine their exact location for needle aspiration. The 2013 CHEST guidelines recommend EBUS-TBNA over surgical staging (mediastinoscopy) as the best first procedure.xi
About Olympus
Olympus uses innovative capabilities in medical technology, therapeutic intervention, and precision manufacturing to help healthcare professionals deliver diagnostic, therapeutic, and minimally invasive procedures to improve clinical outcomes, reduce overall costs, and enhance the quality of life for patients. Olympus' Medical portfolio includes endoscopes, laparoscopes, and video imaging systems, as well as surgical energy devices, system integration solutions, medical services, and a wide range of EndoTherapy instruments. For more information, visit medical.olympusamerica.com.
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i Final Recommendation Statement Lung Cancer: Screening. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Published March 9, 2021. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening
ii https://www.cancer.org/cancer/lung-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/detection.html#references
iii National Cancer Institute. Surveillance Research Program, SEER*Explorer interactive website. https://seer.cancer.gov/explorer/
iv https://www.lung.org/research/state-of-lung-cancer/key-findings American Lung Association, State of the Lung Cancer 2020 Report, accessed August 2021
v Coughlin JM, Zang Y, Terranella S, et al. Understanding barriers to lung cancer screening in primary care. J Thorac Dis. 2020;12(5):2536-2544. doi:10.21037/jtd.2020.03.66
vi Mazzone PJ, Silvestri GA, Souter LH, Caverly TJ, Kanne JP, Katki HA, Wiener RS, Detterbeck FC. Executive Summary: Screening for Lung Cancer: Chest Guideline and Expert Panel Report. Chest. 2021 Nov;160(5):1959-1980. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.003. Epub 2021 Jul 13. PMID: 34270965; PMCID: PMC8727851.
vii Horeweg N, van der Aalst CM, Thunnissen E, Nackaerts K, Weenink C, Groen HJ, Lammers JW, Aerts JG, Scholten ET, van Rosmalen J, Mali W, Oudkerk M, de Koning HJ. Characteristics of lung cancers detected by computer tomography screening in the randomized NELSON trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Apr 15;187(8):848-54. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201209-1651OC. PMID: 23348977.
viii Steinfort D P, Siva S, Leong T L, Rose M, Herath D, Antippa P, et al. Systematic Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Mediastinal Staging Versus Positron Emission Tomography for Comprehensive Mediastinal Staging in NSCLC Before Radical Radiotherapy of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Pilot Study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016;95:e2488. doi: 10.1097/md.0000000000002488
ix Guarize J, Casiraghi M, Donghi S, Casadio C, Diotti C, Filippi N, et al. EBUS-TBNA in PET-positive lymphadenopathies in treated cancer patients. ERJ Open Res 2017;3. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00009-2017.
x Jantz M A. Lung cancer staging: accuracy is critical. J Thoracic Disease 2019:S1322-S1324. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.04.18
xi Silvestri G A, Gonzalez A V, Jantz M A, Margolis M L, Gould M K, Tanoue L T, et al. Methods for staging non-small cell lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Chest 2013;143:e211S-e250S. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2355.
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First Residential Installation Introduces a New Paradigm In The Clean Energy Transition
TUCSON, Ariz., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glass Dyenamics, in collaboration with the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), announces the first residential installation of advanced dynamic glass technology, which is glass that tints and untints upon application of an electric charge. The installation demonstrates fundamental materials science innovation, which has resulted in vastly simplified product manufacturing and consumer affordability.
This is significant for the DOE because existing dynamic glass companies have thus far prioritized commercial building market sales and high costs have limited market adoption. Affordable dynamic glass represents an enormous opportunity for climate impact by improving consumer and disadvantaged community access to energy-efficient technologies, thus accelerating the clean energy transition. This first residential installation showcases how consumers can gain access and familiarity with advanced dynamic glass technology, while the company further develops and scales its products for mass adoption.
According to a recent report by the NREL and Berkeley Lab, adoption of dynamic windows in residential applications can avoid 78 million metric tons of CO² emissions annually by 2030. This is equivalent to 9,393,008 million homes' energy use for an entire year, or at an average energy bill cost per household of $2,060.00, which represents over $19 billion in utility bill savings.
"We're pleased to have partnered with Glass Dyenamics to introduce a new residential home technology intended to enhance energy efficiency while also strengthening energy equity and inclusion in the fight against climate change. This also represents an exciting opportunity for us to support the development of domestic clean energy manufacturing and employment," Ram Narayanamurthy, the Emerging Technologies Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Technologies Office at the United States Department of Energy says.
Glass Dyenamics' vision is that dynamic glass systems will provide individual homeowners with up to twenty percent home energy savings and a utility-bill-reducing value proposition similar to residential rooftop solar. At the right price point, residential home dynamic window systems will have the potential to deliver a residential rooftop solar value-proposition at a third of the cost with no subsidies. Collaborations with NREL have validated performance of the product and assessed its field durability to over 100,000 cycles under ASTM environmental durability conditions.
"Our vision is that dynamic glass will be broadly adopted as a part of a lower cost and lower risk solution to achieve significant residential home energy efficiency either as a compliment or alternative to rooftop solar," Christopher Angelo, CEO of Glass Dyenamics says. "While residential rooftop solar market penetration is less than 1% nationally and subsidy dependent, the energy efficient window market growth precedent from zero to over 90% market share combined with our target price point, federal legislation such as the Dynamic Glass Act of 2021, and smart home wiring trends give us significant optimism about dynamic glass' adoption and climate impact potential. This installation marks a first step to achieving this goal."
About Glass Dyenamics: Glass Dyenamics, with 21 patents, is developing and commercializing breakthrough dynamic glass technology with a mission for everyone to be part of the global clean energy transition. The Company is the first and only electrochromic manufacturer to prioritize sales to the residential market, which is the result of fundamental advanced materials breakthroughs which open up a new and vast opportunity for climate impact.
To learn more about dynamic glass technology, please visit dyenamics.com.
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Jen Psaki, who served as the White House press secretary under President Joe Biden, will join MSNBC in the fall.
Psaki will serve as a political commentator during the midterm elections. She will also host an original program that's currently under development on NBC's streaming platform, Peacock, NBC News reported on Tuesday.
Psaki left her job at the White House this month. She had served in the role since Biden was elected.
This will not be Psaki's first job with a major television network. She previously worked as a political commentator on CNN prior to Biden winning the 2020 election. | https://www.krtv.com/news/national/former-white-house-press-secretary-joining-msnbc-in-the-fall | 2022-05-24T15:32:48Z | https://www.krtv.com/news/national/former-white-house-press-secretary-joining-msnbc-in-the-fall | false | null |
SEATTLE, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Milliman, Inc., one of the premier actuarial, consulting, and benefits administration firms, today announced that it will add SecureSave™, an emergency savings program, to the financial wellness services offered to its network of retirement plan clients.
SecureSave is a financial technology platform that allows individuals to build emergency savings through an employer benefits platform. Through SecureSave's platform, employees can set up free emergency personal savings accounts through the ease of payroll deductions, receive matched contributions from their employer, and access their money whenever they need it. The SecureSave user saves an average of $103 a month toward an emergency savings account.
"I know without a shadow of a doubt that an emergency savings account is the key to a life of financial security," said Suze Orman, renowned personal finance expert, host of the "Women & Money" podcast, and cofounder of SecureSave. "To us, SecureSave is more than just a business or a technology product. We believe that everyone deserves to live a life of financial security and that starts with building and maintaining an emergency savings account."
"We are pleased to work with SecureSave to offer an emergency savings account to complement our clients' retirement plan strategies," said Janet McCune, Milliman principal and employee benefits administration products leader. "Emergency savings offer participants a critical alternative to plan loans or withdrawals, and is a key component in helping people create healthy financial outcomes. Easy access to emergency funds today allows participants to retain their 401(k) savings for the future."
"We are very excited to launch SecureSave for Milliman clients," adds Devin Miller, CEO and cofounder of SecureSave. "Americans are more stressed than ever over their finances, and we believe emergency savings are poised to be one of the most crucial benefit programs offered by employers. SecureSave is purpose-built for employers with an active interest in employee financial success, but it also serves as an excellent attraction and retention tool for employers in a competitive labor market."
Milliman is a leading provider of consulting services, benefit administration and employee communication. The firm has practices in healthcare, property and casualty insurance, life insurance and financial services, and employee benefits. Founded in 1947, Milliman is an independent firm with offices in major cities around the globe. For further information, visit milliman.com.
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Unilateral change of status quo by force will never be allowed in any region: Japanese PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed the media after the Quad Summit 2022 on May 24 in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese PM assured that the 4 nations in the Quad committed that the unilateral change of status quo by force will never be allowed in any region. “Russian invasion of Ukraine, an incident that shook the very foundation of international order, with the participation of President Biden, PM Modi, and PM Albanese, we have been able to send off a powerful message of commitment by the 4 leaders from Tokyo to the whole world,” the Japanese PM said.
“The four of us committed that unilateral change of status quo by force will never be allowed in any region, especially in the Indo Pacific and that a free and open Indo Pacific is ever more relevant today,” he added. | https://www.dnaindia.com/world/video-unilateral-change-of-status-quo-by-force-will-never-be-allowed-in-any-region-japanese-pm-2955401 | 2022-05-24T15:36:16Z | https://www.dnaindia.com/world/video-unilateral-change-of-status-quo-by-force-will-never-be-allowed-in-any-region-japanese-pm-2955401 | false | null |
Innovative Nanoparticle Technology Produces Highest Potency Proprietary Blend Of Precision mRNA And Growth Factors On The Market
DOYLESTOWN, Pa., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ExoCel Bio™, a biotechnology company focused on the research and development of cell-based technology, is revolutionizing the regenerative aesthetics industry with Exovex™, an all-natural serum of high quality, high concentration, non-lyophilized and purified exosomes formulated to accelerate recovery time, reduce inflammation and enhance the results of aesthetic medical treatments. Applied after energy-based procedures or microneedling, Exovex™ leverages mRNA and growth factors to activate the body's natural cellular repair, thereby improving the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, skin tone and texture.
ExoCel Bio™ exosomes are produced by mesenchymal stem cells, isolated and expanded from the chorion layer of healthy, donated human placenta, which has been previously screened for communicable diseases and pathogens. The company's scientific team developed the formulation during an intensive two year span of product curation to create the safest and highest potency serum composed of exosomes currently available on the market. Exovex™ exosomes are packed with thousands of bio-active molecules, including peptide growth factors, as well as mRNA that codes for collagen, keratin, elastin, along with other anti-aging and anti-inflammatory proteins. There are 10 to 100 times greater variety of growth factors in Exovex™ as compared with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP).
"The market is full of medical, cosmetic, and device options that artificially restore facial volume, or relax wrinkles with toxins," says Patrick Retif, CEO of ExoCel Bio™. "Our team spent years researching a reliable non-invasive solution that could leverage our own bodies' regenerative capabilities. We are proud to have created the safest, high potency, natural exosomes. Providers have been seeing incredible results with their patients, helping to reduce redness post treatment, alleviate the burning sensation, and enhance procedure results."
"Exosomes are absorbed by target cells at sites of damaged tissue, transferring their payload of bioactive molecules, precipitating intracellular phenotypic changes that produce anti-inflammatory and regenerative effects," explains Roger Schechter, MD, CMO of ExoCel Bio™. "Exosomes are lipid bi-layer nanovesicles that envelop growth factors, mRNA and miRNA, lipids and cell-signaling proteins directed at cellular proliferation and repair. ExoCel Bio™ exosomes go through a rigorous quality control protocol that includes nanovesicle characterization through proteomics, next generation sequencing, pathogen testing, and flow cytometry. Exovex™ has been demonstrated to consist of purified exosomes containing known regenerative biomolecules. Also, Electron Microscopy has shown that Exovex™ exosomes are close to perfectly spherical, a shape thought to facilitate absorption by the target cells allowing better absorption by target cells. This likely enhances the rapid anti-inflammatory and regenerative response, demonstrated by rapid resolution of erythema and improved skin quality, with post-procedural topical application of Exovex™."
Exovex™ is distributed in four concentrations of non-lyophilized active exosomes ranging from 5-100 billion per vial, designed to accompany different aesthetic procedures such as facials, microneedling and energy-based devices. Revive, containing 5 billion exosomes, is ideal for procedures directed at enhancement of facial skin, as well as for under eye treatments. Renew, with 12 billion exosomes, helps reduce downtime after deeper facial aesthetic procedures and substantially reduces the post-procedural burning sensation. Reveal, comprised of 25 billion exosomes, is designed for topical application over larger areas of treatment, for example, after procedures covering the full face, neck and décolleté. Restore contains 100 billion exosomes to exert maximum regenerative effects.
ExoCel Bio™ products are exhaustively tested, using advanced techniques, such as NGS, MUDPit and a nine-step patent-pending screening process to produce the safest nanoparticle acellular products available. This meticulous process assures that Exovex™ is the most comprehensively screened and effective exosomes in the world.
Exovex™ is currently carried by over 250 providers nationwide, and is only intended for professional use. To learn more or find a provider visit www.exocelbio.com
About ExoCel Bio™:
Leveraging nanoparticle technology, Exocel Bio™ has dedicated years of research to develop innovative, natural products that contain exosomes to deliver the highest performing topical serums on the market. Exovex™ products are designed to be applied to the skin in conjunction with facial, microneedling, energy based aesthetic devices, and other medical grade skin treatments, to accelerate recovery time and enhance treatment results. Exovex™ acts synergistically with medical aesthetic interventions to help alleviate skin discoloration, enhance tone and texture, as well as reducing fine lines. To learn more visit www.exocelbio.com
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SHANGHAI, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 23, 2022, the Financial Times (FT) released the 2022 Global Executive Education ranking. Antai College of Economics and Management (ACEM) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) has ranked 24th in the world.
In this ranking, the indicators related to the value enhancement brought by executive education programs of ACEM to the students are outstanding, and the quality and effect of the programs have been widely recognized. The follow-up of custom program of executive education has ranked 11th in the world, the value for money, program design, preparation and aims achieved have all ranked 19th in the world. Teaching methods and materials has ranked 20th in the world. Among the sub-indicators of executive education open program, the follow-up has ranked 13th in the world, the pre-class preparation has ranked 16th in the world, and teaching methods and materials has ranked 21st in the world.
Founded in 1896, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) is one of the three oldest Chinese universities and consistently ranked top five in the nation. ACEM has long been a leader in SJTU's overall development, and in Chinese business education overall. For decades, China's Ministry of Education has consistently evaluated the College as a top business school in China.
As a core program of ACEM, the Executive Education Center upholds the rigorous and pragmatic style of school running and the pursuit of excellence in international education, by offering open courses, custom courses and international courses. Through the course, students and enterprises improve the structure of management knowledge, obtain the frontier dynamics of management theory, solve practical management problems, improve innovative thinking and leadership, and promote the transformation and upgrading of enterprises, as well as innovative development. At the same time, it builds a platform for the government, universities, and enterprises to integrate resources and establish long-term and stable strategic alliances with key enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region to spread global successful management ideas and experience in order to help enterprises develop rapidly. After 30 years of training accumulation, the Executive Education Center has provided training for more than 1,300 companies and more than 100,000 trainees.
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Salah against Real Madrid? Liverpool star wants to face greatest team in Uefa Champions League final - Ancelotti
Real Madrid assistant coach Davide Ancelotti says he understands Mohamed Salah's ambition to play against the club.
On Saturday, the newly crowned La Liga champions will play the English side at Stade de France in the Uefa Champions League final.
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When Salah learned the Reds will play Real Madrid in the final, he stated there "is a score to settle".
It will be a repeat of the 2018 final when the Merseyside outfit lost 3-1 but the Egyptian was subbed in the first half after sustaining a shoulder injury.
"It is a great game to play against Real Madrid and I understand that [Salah] has the ambition to play against the greatest team in the competition," Ancelotti said as quoted by PA Media.
"The players at this level are really competitive, so it is good that [Salah] can find motivation thinking about revenge. But the thing we have at Real Madrid is that we are always in the fight.
"We never give up and this is part of the history of these players and this club. It has been amazing to experience it [the journey to the final].
"I have been lucky to live this experience alongside the players and will never forget it."
The 32-year-old further added how Liverpool might be the best team in Europe but in the final, it matters not.
"We are facing a team that maybe is the best in Europe right now. But there are no favourites in the final. I think it is 50-50 because a Champions League final is unpredictable," Ancelotti continued.
The youthful tactician, who is the son of manager Carlo Ancelotti, went on to explain why he feels playing Liverpool in the final would be special for his father.
"Of course, my father has a big history against Liverpool. In 1984, he was a player for Roma but was injured and could not play in that final," he continued.
"In 2005 at AC Milan they were winning 3-0 and lost. In 2007 there was another Champions League final against Liverpool and they won.
"As a manager, he will have played five Champions League finals and this is the third against Liverpool. He also managed Everton, of course, so Liverpool [in the final] was his destiny." | https://www.goal.com/en-kw/news/salah-real-madrid-liverpool-star-uefa-champions-league-final/blt8ca4935655cc9524 | 2022-05-24T15:37:57Z | https://www.goal.com/en-kw/news/salah-real-madrid-liverpool-star-uefa-champions-league-final/blt8ca4935655cc9524 | true | 18 |
The complex ownership arrangement for the proposed National Maternity Hospital is to allow the private owners of the land to leverage the value of the building for future transactions, the Dáil has heard.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald challenged Taoiseach Micheál Martin on comments he made to the effect that such questions about the ownership amount to a "red herring".
“It's about the St Vincents Healthcare Group retaining control of the land so it can use the value of it as leverage for future financial transactions,” she said.
Mr Martin rejected such comments as “nonsense” and urged Ms McDonald to listen to the calls of the midwives at the hospital who want the hospital built as quickly as possible.
The Taoiseach pointed to a column in the
written by Fergus Finlay, who wrote in favour of the proposed deal, calling for the hospital to be built, speaking as a director of the Health Service Executive.Mr Martin said that the deal agreed with St Vincent’s Hospital Group means the land has been “gifted”, essentially, for 300 years for €10 a year.
“A 300-year-lease at €10 a year is ownership by any other name — that is a fact,” Mr Martin said during heated exchanges.
Ms McDonald said the crux of this issue is that the land has not been gifted.
She said the current hospital in Holles Street is not fit for purpose because of underinvestment by this Government, and government after government.
Labour leader Ivana Bacik said the site must be in public ownership and asked why in 2017 was a decision made to proceed with this "Byzantine" legal arrangement that throws into doubt any issues around a lingering ethos.
“Why was the decision made then to proceed rather than simply to insist on the land being transferred into public ownership?” she said.
Mr Martin said he did not understand the logic of Ms Bacik’s questions — saying that if people don't want to cede the ownership they don't want to cede ownership.
“I don't see the logic by the way of a compulsory purchase order costing a significant amount of taxpayers' money is better value than a 300-year-lease at €10 a year,” he said.
He said the Church are not involved in this — good, bad, or indifferent.
Ms Bacik said there is clearly an agenda lying behind the decision not to gift the land to the State or not to sell it at a reduced rate.
“That's not an agenda of the Government, it's not an agenda of the HSE," she said.
Ms Bacik said she is asking questions because of a lack of clear answers from Government.
Solidarity-People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith hit out at St Vincent’s Group and the Sisters of Charity who she said was a body that were involved in redress for what happened to the women in this country.
“There's a legacy, there's a history, and there's a bad taste in our mouths,” she said to Mr Martin.
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Airbnb is closing its listings business in China. Here's why
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Airbnb will shut down its listings in China after two years of lockdowns in the country "with no end in sight," according to a source familiar with the matter.
The home-sharing company made the decision over a decline in business in the world's second largest economy, and "costly and complex" operation constraints worsened by the impact of COVID-19, the person told CNN on Monday.
Starting this summer, Airbnb will take down its listings and offers for hosted experiences in China.
According to the source, Airbnb (ABNB) won't halt its operations in the country entirely. The company will continue to have an office in Beijing with hundreds of employees who will focus on outbound travelers and global projects.
Multinational companies are feeling a slowdown in China as it continues to be one of the last places on Earth pursuing a "zero Covid" policy.
In recent weeks, dozens of mainland Chinese cities have been locked down as authorities work to stamp out the coronavirus.
The approach has badly dented the economy and disrupted almost every major line of business, from Big Tech to consumer goods. International brands, from Apple to Estee Lauder, have warned of the financial impact of the restrictions.
Airbnb launched in China in 2016. Like for the rest of the industry, outbound travel by Chinese customers — largely to other destinations around the Asia Pacific region — was a major opportunity for the company.
That's because China is historically the world's biggest market for outbound tourism, accounting for the largest visitor spend globally, according to the World Tourism Organization.
But since the pandemic, China has experienced a steep drop in traffic, and has also been shut off to most international travelers.
The source said that they expected outbound tourism from China to rebound once the country fully opened its borders.
Meanwhile, Airbnb's domestic business, which has accommodated some 25 million guests since 2016, only accounted for 1% of the company's revenue over the last few years, the person added. | https://www.wyff4.com/article/airbnb-is-closing-listings-business-china/40086436 | 2022-05-24T15:42:57Z | https://www.wyff4.com/article/airbnb-is-closing-listings-business-china/40086436 | true | 13 |
SAN DIEGO, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- North Island Credit Union has awarded 10 scholarships of $1,000 each to college-bound students in San Diego and Riverside Counties in its annual College Scholarship Program. Through the program, North Island Credit Union recognizes exceptional students who are active in both their schools and the communities, giving back to others through service and volunteer work.
The 2022 North Island Credit Union scholarship recipients are:
"We were excited to see so many promising students participate in our program this year and hope these scholarships will make the road to a college education just a little bit easier," said North Island Credit Union CEO Steve O'Connell. "We are proud to recognize these students not just for their hard work in school, but also for their commitment to supporting their local communities. We wish all these inspiring students the very best of luck in their future education and careers."
College-bound high school seniors and community college students transferring to a four-year university who maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and plan to attend an accredited college or university in the coming year were eligible to participate. This year, the credit union's Scholarship Program received 800 applications, which were reviewed by a Scholarship Committee consisting of credit union staff who selected the award recipients.
The credit union's Annual College Scholarship program was created in 2005 to recognize outstanding students within its local communities. Since the creation of the program, the credit union has awarded more than $375,000 in scholarships to students across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Diego counties.
Photos of all recipients can be found here.
About North Island Credit Union, a division of California Credit Union
California Credit Union is a federally insured, state chartered credit union founded in 1933 that serves public or private school employees, community members and businesses across California. With more than 165,000 members and assets of over $4 billion, California Credit Union has 24 branches throughout Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties. The credit union operates in San Diego County as North Island Credit Union, a division of California Credit Union. California Credit Union offers a full suite of consumer, business and investment products and services, including comprehensive consumer checking and loan options, personalized financial planning, business banking, and leading-edge online and mobile banking. Please visit northisland.ccu.com for more information or follow the credit union on Instagram® or Facebook® @northislandcu.
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NEW YORK , May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Steel Partners and their social impact branch, Steel Sports, are proud to announce a series of employee town hall meetings featuring longtime MLB player and manager Bobby Valentine. The events will be held in 16 locations this spring, and will include roughly 3,000 Steel Partners employees. Steel Sports' mission is to inspire youth to reach their potential on and off the field, and these events will extend that focus to the full firm.
One of the first of these town halls was held in Milwaukee, WI this week, with an introduction from Steel Partners Executive Chairman, Warren Lichtenstein.
Bobby Valentine, a celebrated baseball player, manager, and sports analyst, will talk to Steel employees across the country about the lessons he learned over his career and lifetime, and how they fit into the Steel employee culture and values. He will also discuss his recent book, Valentine's Way: My Adventurous Life and Times, a frank account of a remarkable life in baseball from one of the game's great iconoclasts.
The goal of the town halls is to explore how the Steel Sports core values of Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, and Commitment and its Kids First philosophy can be applied to employees' day-to-day lives, creating meaningful impacts beyond the workspace. Steel Partners employees are active community members, and the company already offers an incentive program for employees who are Steel-certified youth coaches, including sponsorship of youth teams and payroll bonuses. Steel Sports is deeply rooted in the philosophy of baseball legend Tommy Lasorda, who championed kids at every level, who believed that sports are the perfect vehicle to help kids thrive, build character, teach life lessons, have fun, and create self-confidence.
"Bobby Valentine is not only one of the baseball greats, but a brilliant leader and vital member of Steel Sports," said Lichtenstein. "We're thrilled to have him speaking to Steel Partners employees about the lessons he's learned during his life–and from Tommy–and the positive impact of instilling these core values in day-to-day life."
About Steel Sports
Headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ, Steel Sports is a social impact business with the mission of inspiring youth to reach their potential, on and off the field, by developing them as athletes and people through the Steel Sports Coaching System- The Lasorda Way. Through its "kids first" approach, Steel Sports is establishing a new standard in youth sports and coaching, forging the next generation of leaders by instilling Steel Sports' core values: Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, and Commitment. Steel Sports creates a positive youth sports experience for over 100,000 athletes each year. For more information, visit www.steelsports.com.
About Steel Partners Holdings, LLP
Steel Partners Holdings L.P. (www.steelpartners.com) (NYSE: SPLP) is a diversified global holding company that owns and operates businesses, including diversified industrial products, energy, defense, supply chain management and logistics, direct marketing, banking, and youth sports.
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An oasis in Riverwest: How a food pantry learned to find 'kinship' in a Milwaukee neighborhood
It’s early April, and it's still chilly, but after months of serving shoppers in the parking lot during the darkest days of a COVID-19 winter, everyone at the food pantry is back inside the basement at St. Casimir Catholic Church.
It’s a welcome bit of grace at Kinship Community Food Center. One of many.
Vin Noth, the executive director of Kinship in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood, calls the volunteers into a circle. The rail-thin Milwaukee native is a bundle of energy. Years ago, he trained as an actor, then served in the Peace Corps and settled finally back in his home town. His brief monologue is part infomercial for pantry services and part a call to service. He ends with prayer.
“Let’s pause for a moment just to welcome the spirit of goodness, and truth, and beauty, and love into this space,” he intones. “This community can become a prayer, a prayer for the whole city, a prayer that no child in the city will go to bed hungry, a prayer that that no person who is isolated will remain isolated. … We're asking you to join us, whatever your tradition, as we cry out for a better city.
“Our Father …”
And then, the silence is broken by the lively cacophony of shoppers, the swish of plastic bags and the creak of metal carts loaded with canned goods and produce being rolled across the floor.
More:The lessons I've learned in feeding Milwaukee's hungry
Formerly known as Riverwest Food Pantry, the organization was founded in 1979 to care for the hungry. The pantry’s new name evokes a broader mission that began percolating a few years ago: the idea that food is a convener and can open doors to meet other pressing needs for impoverished neighbors.
Our family has volunteered for several years at Kinship, and the parish we belong to has made it a priority. It's one of many organizations and individuals across Wisconsin that are bringing people together in service. The USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin is highlighting some of them this year as part of our Wisconsin Weavers Project, an idea borrowed from The Aspen Institute, a global nonprofit headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Aspen started Weave: The Social Fabric Project in 2018 to help solve the problem of broken social trust that has left many Americans divided. Aspen works to find weavers, tell their stories and offer them support and connection.
At Kinship, an emphasis on dignity
Kinship's community food center model is based on other successful approaches, notably The Stop, a Toronto organization that has used healthy food to bring people together for 35 years in “spaces that are warm, dignified, and respectful."
That emphasis on dignity is a key. Kinship shoppers select their own food, can watch cooking demonstrations and get a bite to eat and a cup of coffee. In addition to healthy food, some of it home grown at Kinship's farm, they often get pre-packed special meals with recipes to guide preparation. The whole experience is meant to feel like a visit to the corner grocer, and there is evidence this kind of approach helps people live healthier lives.
A three-year study of Freshplace, an innovative food pantry in Hartford, Conn., found that people who shopped there were more likely to be food secure, more self-sufficient, and ate more fruits and vegetables than patrons of traditional pantries.
While the Freshplace model is not precisely the same as Kinship's, there are similarities. Freshplace members “shop” the pantry by appointment rather than waiting in line. Volunteers trained in nutrition co-shop with patrons, and help shoppers develop their own nutrition plans. The pantry is set up like a grocery store.
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Kinship measures all the usual things — number of people served, pounds of high demand, nutritious food distributed, amount of produce grown at its urban farm and gardens. And it’s beginning to focus on qualitative measures, too, through long-form interviews, focus groups and surveys. Are people cooking more at home? Are they developing healthier eating habits? Could a food pantry distributing healthy food help lower diabetes rates in its neighborhood?
'Not a place of stigma, a place of destination'
But the experience needs to feel right, and shoppers told me that it does.
“This is a warm, welcoming place for people that are in need — and for those not in need, the ones who need help and the ones who want to help,” said LaToya Johnson, 21, a first-time shopper, who was picking out produce.
“Instead of a place of stigma, it’s a place of destination,” Noth said. “You get here, there’s a ton of great food, there are some prepared foods, you can sit down and meet somebody that’s different from you.”
That's another key point: building connections is a big part of what Kinship tries to do.
Many of the volunteers come from Milwaukee’s well-to-do suburbs; the shoppers generally are from the neighborhood and have far fewer material comforts. The pantry works hard to disrupt the notion that these differences in class, status and bank account mean that the people themselves are essentially different.
There is a common refrain that is repeated like a mantra here: Everyone at the pantry gives and everyone receives.
At Kinship, everyone wears the same nametags, everyone is encouraged to get a cup of coffee or a snack and sit down to chat with someone they don’t know. (Breaking the invisible cultural and social barriers can be uncomfortable for new volunteers but well worth the effort in my experience).
In addition, all volunteers take the pantry’s “101 training,” which helps them understand the demographics of hunger in Milwaukee and the systems that perpetuate food insecurity.
“Who’s a shopper? Who’s a volunteer? Who’s both? If you just walked in here, everyone has the same name tags, and you just see a bunch of people talking at a table, which is really cool,” says Savannah Hagen, 23, a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
An Illinois native, Hagen is one of Kinship’s mission interns, who give a year of their lives in service and live communally in the neighborhood. About half of them end up staying in the neighborhood after their stint ends.
“I love the sense of community that they foster here,” says Amelia Strahan, 26, a freelance costume designer and frequent volunteer. “It’s this idea that everyone has something to give and everyone has something to receive. It really refills my tank emotionally.”
Housing insecurity, food insecurity deeply entwined
Here's another takeaway: Don't try to be a savior. You're not here to "fix" anybody. You're here to be in solidarity with them.
The most common problem that comes up in addition to hunger is housing insecurity, and the two are often deeply interwoven. About half of the people Kinship serves are families, and nearly a quarter are on a fixed income. About half are spending half of their monthly income on housing. “The most chronic problem at the crisis assistance table is families short on rent,” Noth says. “Kids are food insecure, in part, because they’re housing insecure.”
And peoples’ lives can be messy and complicated. As the staff at Kinship say, people sometimes come in after they have just experienced the worst 48 hours of their lives. Maybe they’ve been evicted, lost someone to gun violence, gone without food for several days. Or maybe, they are just lonely.
And sometimes, the most you can do is be present.
“If you focus on trying to ‘fix’ somebody or ‘save’ somebody, you’re going to get burned out. But if you focus on trying to know somebody and be with them, and stand with them, you end up making friends, and you end up seeing yourself in kinship with them,” Noth says.
He tells the story of a young man who visited Kinship one recent Tuesday. The man had just been released from prison and was looking for work, work he was confident he could find, but he didn’t have a job yet and he was hungry. He also needed help securing vital documents that most of us would take for granted.
Noth helped him and listened. He heard a surprising story.
"And then the story came out," Noth recalls. "His brother had been shot and killed two weeks ago. His mom had a massive stroke.
“And, all of a sudden, I realized that there’s not one wave crashing on this guy. There’s like seven waves crashing on him.”
'Standing in awe, not in judgment'
For some time, there has been talk of moving from St. Casimir's at 2600 N Bremen St. Noth and the team at Kinship envisions a new home with a community room, and a larger, full-service kitchen and café. There would be space to help young people, including training in life skills. The plan is to launch a food-based social enterprise to focus especially on young people who have barriers to employment.
"The models that I've seen around the country that are the most inspiring to me, are the ones that really focus on healing the trauma," he says. "Young people getting involved in violence — part of it is that they never were in a nurturing environment, or if they were, it was taken from them."
Kinship is a small oasis in Riverwest that is pushing back against hunger but in a larger sense building community in its corner of Milwaukee. And doing so with compassion.
Noth often quotes Father Gregory Boyle, a Jesuit priest and founder of Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention program in Los Angeles.
“Here is what we seek: a compassion that can stand in awe at what the poor have to carry rather than stand in judgment at how they carry it.”
David D. Haynes is editor of the Ideas Lab. Email: david.haynes@jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DavidDHaynes or Facebook.
To learn more about Kinship Community Food Center
Address: St. Casimir Church, 924 E. Clarke St., Milwaukee
Program headquarters: 2610 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Milwaukee
For information, email: info@kinshipmke.org or call: (414) 301-1478
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LA SALLE, Colo. — "Labor's always a challenge," said Harry Strohauer, a Colorado farmer.
He is thinking about how he will hire workers to help him with the upcoming harvest.
"Most, not everyone, but most we bring in under H2A are from Ukraine. So that's had its additional challenges this year," he said.
H2A is the type of visa issued to temporary agricultural workers. It allows people who aren't citizens to work legally in the United States.
Most are from Central and South America, but Harry has been hiring roughly a third of his workforce from Ukraine for the last several years.
Since Russia's invasion, Ukraine has been under Marshall Law and the people who might usually go to the U.S. to work have been required to stay and fight.
"Most of my acquaintances became drivers, because I do have a skill of driving heavy-duty, huge equipment," said Dima Goncharuk. He has been coming to Stohauer farms for the last six years from Ukraine through the H2A program.
He came to the U.S. in February before the invasion began this year.
"It all the time makes you sad, because you kind of feel guilty that you're not there," said Goncharuk.
"They're like family. We've gotten to know them and while we don't meet their families, we hear about the kids and different things and so this has hit hard, certainly way harder for them, but it's been hard for us to watch what's going on," said Strohauer.
"I have mother, she's safe. Our city is right in the middle of Ukraine. It's been attacked, only missiled once," said Goncharuk.
But Dima and Harry say it's heartbreaking to watch the effects of the war and realize the need for workers pales in comparison. Still, they know they have to make it through the growing season somehow.
"When you bring in new people, you're not sure what their capabilities are, and plus is just a learning curve. No matter what their capabilities are, every operation is different and there's a learning curve," said Strohauer.
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Dog owners have been warned that walking alongside a road without a lead on their pet could result in a hefty fine.
While many train their dogs to be aware of the road, it does not matter in the eyes of the law as a dog walking by (or on) the road could be a potential hazard.
The rule could result in an eye-watering fine that may be as high as £20,000. And that's not all, owners could face up to six months in prison.
There are some exemptions, but for the most part if you are taking your dog on a stroll you need to keep it on its lead while you are near a road.
Despite it not being common-knowledge, the law has been in place since the late 1980s.
Experts from car leasing site, Select Car Leasing , want to warn dog owners of the dangers to ensure they don’t fall foul.
Select Car Leasing’s Managing Director Graham Conway explains: “If you’ve got your dog well trained, good for you. It’s a brilliant thing to achieve and you should be proud that you’re being a responsible pet owner.
“However, do not fall into the trap of simply being too smug or over-confident.
“You may have seen well-behaved dogs walking at the side of busy roads without a lead, or even crossing busy roads while walking at the side of their owners. To the bystander, it might appear as if the situation is all in control. The onlooker might even be suitably impressed.
“But in the eyes of the law, that’s an offence, landing you with a criminal record and a hefty fine.
“And you can understand the reasoning behind the legislation. If your dog suffers a momentary lapse in concentration or obedience, and ends up darting into the road, there’s a risk it could cause serious injury to other road users - as well as to itself.
“If the very worst happened because of your out-of-control dog, you could face six months in prison and a £20,000 fine.”
Under the Road Traffic Act 1988 it is a criminal offence for a dog to be on a ‘designated road’ without being held on a lead.
Local authorities also have the power to issue a Dog Control Order, which comes with a maximum fine of £1,000 – which can be issued as a fixed penalty notice in place of a prosecution.
The Highway Code, Rule 56, also says: “Do not let a dog out on the road on its own. Keep it on a short lead when walking on the pavement, road or path shared with cyclists, horse riders, and pedestrians. This includes bridleways.”
There are, however, a few exceptions – including for dogs that are used for tending sheep or cattle in the course of a trade or business or for trained pooches engaged in work for the police or armed forces.
However, Select Car Leasing’s Graham Conway points out: “Those exemptions only apply when the dog is on duty. If the dog is just out for an evening stroll with its owner after completing its duties, the same rules about leads apply.”
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BALTIMORE, Md., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Urology Care Foundation, the world's leading nonprofit urological health foundation and official foundation of the American Urological Association, is pleased to announce the creation of The Boston Scientific Medical Student Innovation Fellowship Award. This new award will support the education of medical students from racial and ethnic backgrounds underrepresented in urologic research who would like to invest one year during medical school to engage in innovative research training to learn under a mentor urologist and gain exposure to research in the field of urology.
Boston Scientific will provide funding to establish a lasting endowment intended to support ongoing management and operations of the Medical Student Innovation Fellowship Award.
"We are proud of this new fellowship, which was developed to increase opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds so that they may engage in urologic research," said Harris M. Nagler, MD, FACS, president of the Urology Care Foundation. "Through the generous support of Boston Scientific, the Urology Care Foundation will be able to provide medical students an opportunity to learn from leaders in urology and to build a career in research."
Each program year, one medical student will be selected as a fellow. Applicants must be either a current or matriculating medical student. They may not hold an advanced degree in a biomedical research-related field and must be entering or returning to medical school following the completion of the research period. With an emphasis on increasing the diversity of the urologic community, the fellowship will seek to advance students from underrepresented backgrounds who demonstrate a strong interest in pursuing a career in urology and a passion for research.
Applications will open in October 2022 and the first fellow's program will begin in July 2023.
"We are honored to collaborate with the Urology Care Foundation to support the creation of this fellowship and help increase diversity and inclusive representation in the field of urology and in clinical research," said Meghan Scanlon, senior vice president and president, Urology and Pelvic Health, Boston Scientific. "This fellowship is particularly needed now as urologists have told us they are concerned about the unsustainably low number of new urologists entering the field compared to the growing patient demand. It is more critical now than ever to support medical students from all backgrounds who are interested in pursuing urology specialties and research that may lead to innovative technologies to improve patient care."
More information about The Boston Scientific Medical Student Innovation Fellowship Award will be available this fall on www.AUAnet.org.
About the Urology Care Foundation: The Urology Care Foundation is the world's leading nonprofit urological health foundation, and the official foundation of the American Urological Association. Collaborating with physicians, researchers, patients and the public, the Foundation supports and improves urologic clinical care by funding research, developing patient education and pursuing philanthropic support. To learn more about the Urology Care Foundation and its programs visit: www.UrologyHealth.org.
About the American Urological Association: Founded in 1902 and headquartered near Baltimore, Maryland, the American Urological Association is a leading advocate for the specialty of urology, and has more than 23,000 members throughout the world. The AUA is a premier urologic association, providing invaluable support to the urologic community as it pursues its mission of fostering the highest standards of urologic care through education, research and the formulation of health care policy.
Contact: Caitlin Lukacs
410-689-4081
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KRS Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in SentinelOne, Inc. (NYSE:S – Get Rating) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Corsicana & Co. purchased a new position in SentinelOne in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Evoke Wealth LLC purchased a new position in SentinelOne during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc purchased a new position in SentinelOne during the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC increased its position in SentinelOne by 272.9% during the fourth quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 947 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in SentinelOne by 243.5% during the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after buying an additional 1,507 shares in the last quarter. 69.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Shares of S opened at $24.04 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $33.43. SentinelOne, Inc. has a 12 month low of $18.64 and a 12 month high of $78.53.
Several equities analysts have weighed in on S shares. Cowen dropped their price target on SentinelOne from $77.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 16th. Bank of America decreased their price objective on SentinelOne from $67.00 to $54.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 16th. Wolfe Research began coverage on SentinelOne in a report on Monday, January 31st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $52.00 price objective on the stock. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price objective on SentinelOne from $82.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 16th. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on SentinelOne in a report on Monday, January 24th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $42.00 price objective on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $43.88.
In related news, CEO Tomer Weingarten sold 10,131 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.61, for a total value of $289,847.91. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 309,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,845,153.43. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Keenan Michael Conder sold 1,716 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.50, for a total value of $64,350.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,576,545 shares of company stock worth $55,009,239. Corporate insiders own 0.39% of the company’s stock.
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The head of the United Nations implored graduating college students on Tuesday to reject jobs at companies that fund the fossil fuel industry he described as “killing our planet.”
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made his remarks to graduating seniors at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. Guterres told the class at Newark’s Prudential Center that they are entering a world “brimming with peril” from conflict and strife and the effects...
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The head of the United Nations implored graduating college students on Tuesday to reject jobs at companies that fund the fossil fuel industry he described as “killing our planet.”
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made his remarks to graduating seniors at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. Guterres told the class at Newark’s Prudential Center that they are entering a world “brimming with peril” from conflict and strife and the effects of climate change — but that they can reverse the errors of previous generations by not working for financial institutions that profit off fossil fuels.
“Despite mountains of evidence of looming climate catastrophe, we still see mountains of funding for coal and fossil fuels that are killing our planet,” he said. “That money continues to flow from some of the biggest names in finance, hedge funds and private equity.
“As graduates, you hold the cards,” Guterres continued. “Your talent is in demand from multinational companies and big financial institutions. You will have plenty of opportunities to choose from thanks to the excellence of your graduation. So my message to you is simple: Don’t work for climate-wreckers. Use your talents to drive us towards a renewable future.”
Guterres’s remarks came a week after he announced a five-point plan to encourage use of renewable energy around the globe, in the wake of a World Meteorological Organization report that said the last seven years were the seven hottest on record.
The plan calls for fostering technology transfer and lifting of intellectual property protections in renewable technologies as well as broadening access to supply chains and raw materials that go into renewable technologies
“The climate crisis is wreaking havoc, and threatening to erase entire communities and even entire countries — with governments failing to take the action needed to turn this around,” Guterres said Tuesday. “My generation — and your parents’ generation — have fallen short in bequeathing the world you deserve. But I have hope that you will succeed where we failed.”
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Monkeypox scare: TN district collectors on alert across the state
The state health secretary in his circular also directed the collectors and district medical officers to be on alert for unexplained rashes in the bodies of people, including children
After monkeypox disease was reported in non-endemic countries like Germany, the US, the UK, France, and Australia, the Tamil Nadu government has put all the district collectors and the district medical officers on a high alert.
Tamil Nadu health secretary J. Radhakrishnan has sent a circular to all the district collectors to be on alert against the disease and to join with the district medical officers to conduct proper checks on those who have travelled to the countries where monkeypox disease was detected.
The state health secretary in his circular also directed the collectors and district medical officers to be on alert for unexplained rashes in the bodies of people, including children.
The state health secretary also directed the medical officers to report all suspected cases at the healthcare centres. All the patients should be reported to the district surveillance officer of the Integrated District Surveillance officer.
The health department directed the district medical officers to send the laboratory samples consisting of blood, sputum, and fluid from vesicles to the National Institute of Virology.
It is to be noted that viral zoonotic disease occurs primarily in tropical rainforest areas of central and west Africa and is transmitted fast once it contracts humans. It can be transmitted from animal to human and from humans to human.
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Dawood Ibrahim is in Karachi, confirms gangster's nephew
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: May 24, 2022 09:06 PM2022-05-24T21:06:04+5:302022-05-24T21:06:38+5:30
India’s most-wanted fugitive gangster, Dawood Ibrahim, is in Karachi, his nephew Alishah Parkar has revealed before the Enforcement Directorate, ...
India’s most-wanted fugitive gangster, Dawood Ibrahim, is in Karachi, his nephew Alishah Parkar has revealed before the Enforcement Directorate, strengthening India’s case that the neighbouring country harbours terrorists who have killed hundreds of Indians and caused havoc in the country.lishah Parkar further said that his family also greets Dawood's wife during festive occasions.Dawood Ibrahim had left India around 1986, Parkar has told the financial probe agency. Dawood Ibrahim is also a UN-designated global terror financer.
Dawood Ibrahim is my maternal uncle and he used to live on the fourth floor of the Dambarwala building in south Mumbai till 1986. I have heard from various sources and relatives that Dawood Ibrahim is in Karachi,” Parkar said in his statement.“I was not born when he moved to Karachi and neither I nor my family members are in touch with him. Occasionally, on Eid, Diwali and other festive occasions, Mrs Mehjabeen Dawood Ibrahim - my aunt and my maternal uncle get in touch with my wife Ayesha and my sisters,” he added.
He was designated as a global terrorist in 2003 by India and the United States, with a reward of US$25 million on his head for his believed role in the 1993 Bombay bombings. In 2011, he was named number three on "The World's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives" by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation[11] and Forbes, though he has since been dropped from both lists.Recently, the Pakistani government in order to avoid FATF sanctions, listed Dawood and 87 others in the sanction list | https://www.lokmattimes.com/national/dawood-ibrahim-is-in-karachi-confirms-gangsters-nephew-a475/ | 2022-05-24T16:02:12Z | https://www.lokmattimes.com/national/dawood-ibrahim-is-in-karachi-confirms-gangsters-nephew-a475/ | true | 1 |
Price Simulator Makes It Easy For Medical Practices To Comply With No Surprises Act And Get Leads
SEATTLE, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this year, the No Surprises Act came into effect. This new law protects patients from receiving surprise medical bills due to inadvertently receiving out of network care or other circumstances. Not only does this apply to traditional doctor's offices, but cosmetic and plastic surgery offices are also affected. Practices must provide good faith estimates which detail the expected cost of care. Price Simulator does this automatically and does require any initial interaction with the practice.
Price Simulator is a web application installed on an existing medical practice's website. It engages the patient via an easy-to-use interface where the patient can add all of the procedures they are interested in. When they finish, they supply contact information and receive their quote on the web page and via email and text.
This fulfills two vital functions for any successful practice. First, it makes them compliant with the No Surprises Act without too much work on their part. Price Simulator also contains all necessary disclaimers. Prices can be changed and updated at any time. Secondly, Price Simulator provides the practice with leads they can follow up on. The practice receives at least two forms of contact information: phone number and email.
One plastic surgeon who currently uses Price Simulator says, "It is great knowing that my practice is compliant with the new act and I've never had more leads than after I got Price Simulator."
Price Simulator can apply to several medical specialties including plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, dermatology, and medical spas. Offering a free 30-day, no-commitment trial, Price Simulator is only $199 per month. It is fully customized to fit your practice and website.
About Price Simulator: Price Simulator (https://pricesimulator.com/) is a web app that allows medical practices to easily become compliant with the No Surprises Act. It doubles as a lead generation tool and installs on your existing website. Created by industry professionals, Price Simulator is specifically designed for the cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery, and medical spa industries.
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LINCOLN, Neb., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Assurity has been named the 2021 Voluntary Sales Growth Leader in the small carrier category by Eastbridge Consulting Group, becoming the first carrier to receive the honor four years in a row.
Assurity outpaced voluntary sales industrywide with a 19 percent increase in voluntary sales in 2021—following sustained growth of 5 percent during the 2020 pandemic and 66 percent and 54 percent growth rates over the previous two years.
"We are honored to have earned the title of Voluntary Sales Growth Leader from Eastbridge for a fourth consecutive year," said Jack Douglas, Assurity's Vice President of Worksite Sales. "Recent years were not without challenges, but we maintained our momentum by focusing on bringing value to our brokers, their employer clients and our insureds. The most gratifying result of our tremendous growth is the increase in the number of families added to the ranks of those with financial protection from Assurity to help them through life's difficult times. This recognition is a tribute to our dedicated sales team, distribution network and support personnel working together to make each day better than the last. We look forward to continued growth in 2022 and beyond."
Across the industry, voluntary sales totaled nearly $8.3 billion in 2021, according to Eastbridge's U.S. Voluntary/Worksite Sales Report. Each year after the report is published, Eastbridge recognizes companies that exhibited stronger-than-average growth in voluntary sales for the past three years. To be considered for the award this year, a company must have exceeded the overall industry growth rate in 2021 and in 2019, and a positive increase of any amount in 2020. All carriers participating in the survey with a minimum of $10 million in annual sales are eligible for Voluntary Sales Growth Leader recognition.
About Assurity: As a mutual organization, Assurity was founded on the simple concept of people coming together to support each other in moments of need. We help people through difficult times by providing affordable insurance protection that's easy to understand and buy – we're there when our customers need us. We all share in the future we create and we believe in using our business as a force for good.
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The Fund's new partners include The George Washington University and investors Riverwood Capital, IDB Lab, and Nazca, alongside the Center for Humane Technology joining as an advisor
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company focused on reinventing business through innovative technology solutions, today announced that its Be Kind Tech Fund, the first and only corporate venture fund wholly focused on supporting startups that seek to mitigate the misuse and abuse of technology, is collaborating on its mission with partners including The George Washington University and investors Riverwood Capital, IDB Lab, and Nazca. The Center for Humane Technology is also joining the Fund as an advisor.
With these expansions in its network of partners, the Be Kind Tech Fund will be able to maximize its influence to reach qualifying, high-impact startups globally. By collaborating with like-minded organizations across the investment, educational, and nonprofit sectors – which are equally dedicated to the Fund's mission – the Fund will expand the scope of its approach to mitigate the negative impacts resulting from technology abuse and misuse through funding, amplifying the smartest research, and promoting education.
The misuse of technology has been proven to result in AI bias, online harassment and abuse, screen time abuse, and outrage algorithms and polarization, among other consequences. In its Ledger of Harms, The Center for Humane Technology shares research that shows how the resulting impacts take a visible, lasting, and extensive toll on both children and adults. A few examples include:
- Children who experienced cyberbullying were significantly more likely to engage in risk-taking health behavior as adults.
- Preschoolers who use screen-based media for more than 1 hour each day have been shown to have significantly less development in core brain regions involved in language and literacy.
- Adolescents' use of social media was a significant predictor of their depression levels over the course of four years.
"Globant was founded with the belief that technology has played – and will continue to play – a fundamental role in the continuous reinvention of our world," said Guibert Englebienne, Co-Founder, President for Latam and Globant X. "As technology grows more sophisticated, its potential for good increases. Alongside our Be Kind Tech Fund's new partners and advisors, we will increase our collective power to ensure technology is harnessed for the benefit of society and reduce the potential harms of its misuse or misapplication."
"We look forward to partnering with Globant on entrepreneurship and experiential learning initiatives, faculty research, and outreach to promote ethical tech solutions – all areas that resonate with our own mission and enhance student and faculty experiences," said Dr. Anuj Mehrotra, Dean at The George Washington University School of Business. "Partnering with an organization that shares this passion will amplify one another's efforts to make an impact. We expect it will increase innovative career opportunities for our students in this important growth sector."
"Humane technology isn't just an ideal, it's a growing sector that is creating tremendous economic and social value," said Maria Bridge, Chief Communications Officer at the Center for Humane Technology. "Leading funders like Be Kind Tech Fund are helping technology succeed by aligning incentives with our humanity rather than exploiting it."
"As technology becomes more pervasive, it's important that investors and other stakeholders consider the long-term implications and seek out opportunities to harness the power of innovation for positive outcomes worldwide," said Francisco Alvarez-Demalde, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Riverwood Capital. "Alongside the Be Kind Tech Fund, its partners, and other like-minded organizations, we can play a role in helping startups who strategically combat technology's misuse become long-lasting, high-growth companies with the ability to scale across sectors and geographies."
"Since our founding in 2014, we've seen several immensely talented entrepreneurs in Latin America and beyond with ideas that can change the world for the better – they just need the opportunities and tools to put them into action," said Jaime Zunzunegui, Managing Partner at Nazca. "As a partner of the Be Kind Tech Fund, together we will empower revolutionary start-ups, who are improving how we use technology and its impact on our lives, to reach their maximum potential."
Learn more about the Be Kind Tech Fund, apply for support, or join us as a partner here.
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We are a digitally native company that helps organizations reinvent themselves to create a way forward and unleash their potential. We are the place where innovation, design and engineering meet scale.
- We have more than 24,500 employees and we are present in 19 countries working for companies like Google, Electronic Arts and Santander, among others.
- We were named a Worldwide Leader in CX Improvement Services by IDC MarketScape report.
- We were also featured as a business case study at Harvard, MIT, and Stanford.
- We are a member of the Green Software Foundation (GSF) and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord.
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Launched in 2021, the Be Kind Tech Fund is a $10 million USD corporate venture fund administered by Globant Ventures. The fund seeks to assist global startups looking for support in developing apps, products, and platforms that are focused on mitigating the negative effects of technology, such as online harassment and abuse, data privacy and security, AI bias, screen time abuse, and information bubbles and polarization.
If you are an entrepreneur or startup focused on mitigating the negative impacts of tech and ensuring tech is used for good, or are interested in knowing more about the Be Kind Tech Fund, please visit www.bekindtechfund.com and join the revolution.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball suspended Josh Donaldson for one game Monday after the New York Yankees slugger made multiple references to Jackie Robinson while talking to White Sox star Tim Anderson during the weekend.
Donaldson also was fined an undisclosed amount for his actions Saturday at Yankee Stadium. The punishment was announced by Michael Hill, the senior vice president of on-field operations for MLB.
Donaldson has appealed the penalty, meaning he can continue to play until there is a final decision. Shortly before the suspension was announced, the Yankees said Donaldson had been put on the COVID-19 injured list.
“MLB has completed the process of speaking to the individuals involved in this incident. There is no dispute over what was said on the field. Regardless of Mr. Donaldson’s intent, the comment he directed toward Mr. Anderson was disrespectful and in poor judgment, particularly when viewed in the context of their prior interactions,” Hill said in a statement.
“In addition, Mr. Donaldson’s remark was a contributing factor in a bench-clearing incident between the teams, and warrants discipline,” he said.
White Sox pitching coach Ethan Katz didn’t think the penalty was enough.
“Just one game. We all saw his malice at third a week ago, then this comment with the ridiculous excuse that followed. What’s the point or message behind a 1 game suspension? This is incredibly disappointing and plain frustrating,” Katz posted on Twitter.
The White Sox had a day off Monday. They are not scheduled to play the Yankees again this season.
Yankees star Aaron Judge said Donaldson made “a mistake.”
“You know, joke or not … I just don’t think it’s the right thing to do there, especially given the history, especially the series in Chicago, kind of a little bit of beef between JD and Anderson is one of the best shortstops in the game and a big part of MLB and what’s going on here and how we can grow the game,” Judge said.
“JD, for that one-game suspension, yeah I don’t know. JD made a mistake and owned up to it and now we got to move on,” he said.
Judge, who leads the majors with 17 home runs after hitting two more Monday night in a 6-4 loss to Baltimore, said Donaldson spoke to the team after the incident.
“JD is a pro. So he talked to all of us and filled us in on what he was referring to about, I guess, a 2019 interview that TA did. But still I just don’t think it was the right move at all.”
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he disagreed with MLB’s decision.
“I think they were thoughtful and did their due diligence on it and made what was a tough call. I don’t agree with it. I don’t think it warranted a suspension, but I certainly respect their process,” he said.
Donaldson said he twice called Anderson by “Jackie” — as in Robinson, who famously broke MLB’s color barrier in 1947 — during the Yankees’ 7-5 win on Saturday. The benches and bullpens emptied as tensions escalated.
Anderson, one of baseball’s leading Black voices and an All-Star shortstop, said it was a “disrespectful comment.” White Sox manager Tony La Russa said it was racist, and Anderson agreed.
“Basically, it was trying to call me Jackie Robinson. Like, ‘What’s up, Jackie?’” Anderson said after Saturday’s game.
Donaldson, who is white, said he had used the “Jackie” reference in the past with Anderson, who had said he viewed himself as a potential modern-day Robinson in a 2019 interview with Sports Illustrated.
“My meaning of that is not any term trying to be racist by any fact of the matter,” Donaldson said Saturday.
Anderson and Donaldson, the 2015 AL MVP, did not speak with the media on Sunday, when the White Sox swept a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. Through a Yankees spokesman, Donaldson said he hadn’t talked with Anderson since the incident.
Anderson started the second game and was booed by fans, with some chanting “Jackie” at him. He hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning of a 5-0 win and then put his finger to his lips in a hushing gesture as he rounded the bases.
Boone said he talked to Donaldson after Saturday’s game and believed his player’s explanation for why he made the “Jackie” remark — but he also said he thought Donaldson shouldn’t have used the term.
“I think with what’s going on between the two players and between the two teams over the last week or two, I certainly understand how that would be sensitive and understand the reaction,” Boone said. “I also understand Josh has been very forthcoming with the history of it and the context of it. So I don’t believe there was any malicious intent in that regard.”
“But this is just my opinion — (that’s) somewhere he should not be going,” he said.
Donaldson had clashed with the White Sox on multiple occasions before this weekend.
The benches also emptied on May 13 after Anderson shoved Donaldson following a hard tag in Chicago.
White Sox ace Lucas Giolito used an expletive in calling Donaldson a “pest” last year after Donaldson appeared to yell “Not sticky anymore!” after a first-inning homer for Minnesota — a reference to MLB cracking down on pitchers using sticky substances on baseballs.
The 36-year-old Donaldson is batting .238 with five home runs and 15 RBIs in 37 games during his first season with the Yankees.
Boone said Donaldson told the team he was experiencing symptoms, prompting the team to put him on the COVID-19 injured list. He had not been tested, Boone said.
Donaldson became the third Yankees player to go on the COVID-19 IL in the last two days. Before Sunday’s doubleheader, Joey Gallo and Kyle Higashioka were placed on the list.
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MAI Capital Management lessened its position in Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY – Get Rating) by 78.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,213 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,149 shares during the period. MAI Capital Management’s holdings in Sanofi were worth $211,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sanofi by 5,277.8% during the 4th quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 950 shares in the last quarter. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sanofi during the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Sanofi during the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. Fieldpoint Private Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sanofi by 19.4% during the 3rd quarter. Fieldpoint Private Securities LLC now owns 1,720 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AdvisorNet Financial Inc boosted its stake in shares of Sanofi by 13.7% during the 4th quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 2,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. 12.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Shares of Sanofi stock opened at $55.43 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $140.08 billion, a PE ratio of 17.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.50. Sanofi has a 52-week low of $46.92 and a 52-week high of $58.10. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $53.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $51.60.
SNY has been the topic of a number of research reports. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Sanofi from €122.00 ($129.79) to €121.00 ($128.72) and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 8th. Credit Suisse Group lifted their price target on shares of Sanofi from €96.00 ($102.13) to €105.00 ($111.70) in a research report on Monday, March 28th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Sanofi from €110.00 ($117.02) to €112.00 ($119.15) in a research report on Friday, April 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus assumed coverage on shares of Sanofi in a research report on Monday, February 28th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Sanofi from €90.00 ($95.74) to €105.00 ($111.70) in a research report on Thursday, April 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.86.
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Sanofi, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of therapeutic solutions in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines, and Consumer Healthcare. The company provides specialty care products, including human monoclonal antibodies; products for multiple sclerosis, neurology, other inflammatory diseases, immunology, rare diseases, oncology, and rare blood disorders; medicines for diabetes; and cardiovascular and established prescription products.
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This week, a college student home for break took portraits of shelter animals, Harry Styles told NPR's Leila Fadel she gave "the best commencement address in Northeastern history," and Tom Cruise reminded us that "no one asked Gene Kelly why he danced."
Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend.
I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir by Harvey Fierstein
Actor, writer and activist Harvey Fierstein has just released his memoir I Was Better Last Night. It's a good read, but it's a great listen because he narrates the audiobook and his voice is so iconic.
And Fierstein's got stories to tell. He talks about coming of age in New York City, Andy Warhol's Factory, off-off-Broadway theater, drag shows, his struggles with alcoholism and, of course, the AIDS epidemic. Fierstein remains righteously angry about straight culture's lack of urgency towards the AIDS crisis, and does a great job documenting the fear that straight people had of him, even as they were throwing him awards. I Was Better Last Night is a chronicle of a history that I don't think we can afford to forget, by someone who lived through it. It's dishy, candid and undoubtedly worth the read. –Glen Weldon
The second season of Bling Empire on Netflix
Bling Empire is sort of like a Crazy Rich Asians reality TV show, but I remember feeling that the first season was trying to do way too much. They were trying to culturally educate audiences while also emphasizing that they were just like any other reality show. It just didn't work.
But in the second season, it seems like they've settled into what the show actually is, which is a trashy reality show. Just very straightforward: someone says something bad about someone else, the person they're talking to takes that piece of information and goes directly to the person being trash talked and everything gets messy. I was pleasantly surprised by the show just serving as enjoyable reality TV and not trying to be more than it is. —Tobin Low
"A Warning From The Future About The Time Traveler's Wife" by Kathryn VanArendonk
Sometimes you have to acknowledge that you have written about something, but someone else has written about it better. I really have to recommend that you read Kathryn VanArendonk's "A Warning From The Future About The Time Traveler's Wife." It is a review of the very strange TV adaptation of the novel The Time Traveler's Wife, which follows the not very well-regarded film adaptation.
It is incredibly difficult to find a way into a disappointing show, but Kathryn found a way by incorporating time travel into her review of The Time Traveler's Wife. She speaks to herself as a critic starting the show, she receives dispatches from herself having watched the entire show, and she speaks to her 2010 self (for a few reasons). It is a wonderful conceit, and I am always here for an inventive, vivacious way of reviewing not-good television. So, while I cannot recommend The Time Traveler's Wife, I can recommend this review. —Linda Holmes
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Baseball themed restaurant opens in Palos Hills
Dave Nalezny had already opened a successful restaurant on Chicago’s North Side but was eager to create a new experience for residents of the southwest suburbs.
“We wanted to go out and open a restaurant on the South Side,” said Nalezny, who began his culinary career at the age of 14. “We wanted to open a restaurant for blue collar people and have a cozy place that had a neighborhood feel.”
So, the idea of opening a new Park and Field Apres became a reality. Nalezny said that he and his wife, Kitty, and his brother, Dan, began the process of preparing to open the restaurant at 10331 S. Roberts Road in Palos Hills.
The new restaurant officially was unveiled earlier this month at a grand opening after six months of preparation. The restaurant is located next door to the Palos Hills City Hall in the former Bertucci’s restaurant.
Nalezny said the name Park and Field is an homage to Chicago’s baseball history. It is based on old Comiskey Park, the former home of the White Sox, and Wrigley Field, where the Cubs still play. Apres means coming in for a variety of food after a taking part in a certain sports activity.
The vintage sports club design, which includes a bar and several flat-screen TVs along the perimeter featuring sports programming, was designed in large part by Kitty, Nalezny said.
“We try to do the simple things nice,” Nalezny explains. “We will change the cocktails depending on the season. We have over 70 craft beers and we have a variety of wines. But it is not expensive to eat here. We don’t have anything on the menu over $20. We didn’t want to have investors. We have saved all our money to do this. It’s all us. We have worked very hard at this.”
The menu includes skirt steak chili, ginger carrot soup, seared double chuck patty burgers, Caribbean pork shoulder and seasonal salads. Vegan dishes are also on the menu, including vegan burgers. Strawberry shortcake is offered for dessert.
Park and Field Apres is open from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and open from 4 to 11 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays. The restaurant is open from 4 p.m. to midnight Fridays and noon to midnight Saturdays.
Jewelry store opens in Palos Hills
Hani Quaiti is living the American Dream after opening another new business in Palos Hills.
Quaiti, 34, said his family arrived in the U.S. from the Middle East in 1984. The family quickly moved on from working at gas stations and stores to owning their own businesses on Chicago’s North Side.
Quaiti said his father moved from the city to Bridgeview because it was too congested. He opened a jewelry store in his new community.
Quaiti was looking for new opportunities and opened Pita Falafel Drive Thru & Grill at 10348 S. Harlem Ave. in Palos Hills.
The restaurant became quite popular, so Quaiti began inquiring about opening other businesses.
That pursuit came to fruition on May 14, with the opening of Dana’s Jewelry at 10344 S. Harlem Ave., right next door to his restaurant in Palos Hills.
“We liked the area and began talking to the city about getting involved in further development. The mayor has been very helpful and the city has helped us out a lot,” Quaiti said.
Quaiti said that he has further development ideas in the adjacent area to go along with the jewelry store and the drive-thru restaurant. That news has been greeted favorably by Palos Hills Mayor Jerry Bennett and the aldermen who attended the grand opening.
City officials said the area along 103rd Street and Harlem Avenue once featured shuttered businesses. The efforts of Quaiti and others have made the location a bustling business center.
As for Quaiti and the rest of his family, they are looking forward to the future.
“Our goal was to work with gold and sell jewelry and our family is now doing it,” Quaiti said.
“We wanted to make improvements and other people wanted to make improvements,” Quaiti said. “We always wanted to have a jewelry business. It was always a dream of my father that this could happen. I’m glad we could make this dream happen.”
Beds Plus construction underway in Summit
LaGrange-based Beds Plus, a social service agency dedicated to helping homeless people, has begun construction on its new service center in Summit.
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Work began in April on the new Linda Sokol Summit Center on 63rd Street, just east of Archer Road.
The center will be the first homeless medical respite facility in Cook County and the second largest in Illinois. Medical respite care is medical care for homeless persons who are too fragile to recover from an illness/injury on the streets but their condition is not serious enough to have a prolonged stay in a hospital.
Synergy Construction Group is turning the former bank into the service center. Work includes new flooring, plumbing, electrical, lighting, interior demolition and removal of the bank vaults.
Mercy Circle joins Pat’s Pantry food drive
Mercy Circle, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community at 3659 W. 99th Street in Chicago, will join Ald. Matt O’Shea, state Sen. Bill Cunningham, state Rep. Fran Hurley and the Mt. Greenwood Community and Business Association to support Pat’s Pantry with a community food drive.
Area residents may drop off nonperishable food and toiletry items at Mercy Circle Wednesday, June 1, through Tuesday, June 7, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Boxes to deposit donations are available inside the main entrance.
To benefit Pat’s Pantry, Mercy Circle residents and staff members will deliver all donations on Wednesday, June 8, to the Mt. Greenwood Community Church.
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After she crossed the finish line, Homewood-Flossmoor junior Ana-Liese Torian owned a state record at Eastern Illinois in Charleston. Or so she thought.
Torian finished the 100-meter hurdles in Friday’s Class 3A preliminaries with a time of 13.51 seconds. The record of 13.54 was set by East St. Louis’ Dawn Harper in 2001.
“When I heard it being announced, I was kind of shocked,” Torian said afterward. “I heard the announcer say it could be a record and I was excited.”
The wind gauge, however, registered a tail wind of 2.9 meters per second, which allowed the time but wiped out recognition of the record.
By the end of Saturday’s state meet, Torian’s disappointment had turned into pure joy.
Torian won state titles in the 100 and 300 hurdles. She also teamed with Kyla Smith, Angela Alozie and Iowa recruit Alexandria Edison for third place in the 400 relay.
The Vikings took second in 3A with 44 points, nine behind champion Whitney Young. H-F, which won in 2019, has four runner-up finishes in the past five state meets.
Torian, who’s also a star in basketball for H-F, was proud of her performance.
“Personally, I think I did a good job,” she said of the prelims. “Whether they want to count the record or not, it’s still a PR for me. All in all, I was honestly happy about it.”
H-F coach Terrance Terry was thrilled with the time but even more impressed with the way Torian handled the situation.
“In my conversation with her, she said, ‘I’m going to do it again,’” he said. “She wasn’t worried about it. She wasn’t flustered or frustrated or any of those things we expect out of teenage athletes.
“It’s like, ‘OK, I’ll do it again.’ She’s confident in her ability and in her training and technique. It makes for a rare combination.”
Torian hopes she gets two more chances next season to top the standard. The Illinois High School Association only recognizes state meet results for records.
Terry believes he witnessed a great performance, wind or no wind.
“I contend as a coach, you could put a jet pack on some of these kids and they won’t run a 13.51,” he joked. “But I firmly believe she can do it again.”
Torian ran a 13.82 in Saturday’s finals to win the 100 hurdles and a personal-best 42.88 to win the 300 hurdles.
Last spring at state, Torian won the 100 hurdles, took second in the 200 dash and added a ninth in the 100. She also was on the 400 relay team that finished second.
That means she has earned seven medals in the past two years.
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The only other state champion from the Southland was Lincoln-Way Central’s Marla Hayes in the discus. Her toss of 140 feet, 5 1/2 inches won in 3A and set a school record. She finished fifth in 2021.
Before the state meet, Hayes had decided to go to Mississippi for academics and toyed with the idea of walking on. This success might sway her back to the track.
“I’m still not sure what I want to do because I love track so much,” Hayes said. “But this might have been my last throw. I don’t know.”
H-F, meanwhile, continues to bring home team trophies from state. The Vikings will focus on the positive instead of getting caught up in the runner-up question.
Terry wants his team to appreciate the accomplishment.
“Obviously, they have an understanding of how difficult this thing is and we’ve been able to enjoy a level of success that has been tremendous,” Terry said. “Some schools go decades without trophies.”
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- Cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology has potential to help reduce bike fatalities and injuries
- Visual and audible warnings for cyclists and drivers can help prevent avoidable incidents
- Audi has explored multiple C-V2X use cases in partnership with other tech providers that include bikes, school buses, school zones and construction zones with further advancements for emergency vehicles in development
HERNDON, Va., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- May is National Bike Safety Month, and while many steps have been taken to improve bike safety on urban and suburban roads, the next major opportunity may lie within new connected technologies, which can alert drivers when a bike is approaching, as well as alert cyclists of an approaching vehicle. With the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reporting that bicyclist fatalities increased by 38% from 2011 to 2020, C-V2X technology has the potential to make riding a bike safer than it is today by helping to avoid accidents with motor vehicles.
In March 2022, Audi of America announced that it was collaborating with Spoke, a mobility platform for safety, connectivity, and enriched rider experiences, along with other partners, to explore technical solutions for C-V2X with connected car-to-bicycle technologies to help reduce roadway accidents and fatalities involving motor vehicles and bicycles. The NHTSA reported 938 bicycle and other cyclist fatalities in 2020 alone.
In recent months, Audi has worked with critical tech providers to develop use cases focusing on bicycle safety in order to help make Audi vehicles' onboard technology detect bicyclists and other vulnerable road users (VRUs). Also in progress is the development of alerts that can help prevent incidents among all road users. This is an important next step for bicycle safety as certain use cases currently could be accomplished with the use of other existing sensors (e.g. cameras, radar, lidar), but they may only work in certain situations. C-V2X PC5 allows these safety use cases to be realized in non-ideal situations, such as bad weather, faded road markings, obstructed sight lines, or sensor blinding obstacles.
The various bicycle use cases currently deployed include:
- Proximity Warning / Front & Rear Collision Warning
- Cross Traffic Alert (from left or right): Vehicle detects if bicycle is on collision path
- Rider Back Alert: A parallel parked vehicle when pulling out of its curbside spot detects if a bicycle is approaching from behind
- Right Turn Assist ("Right Hook"): Driver gives turn signal indication to turn right while cyclist intention is to drive straight through
- Left Turn Assist ("Left Cross"): Vehicle gives left turn indication and receives notification if cyclist is approaching from opposite direction and potentially entering turn of vehicle. Particularly useful if bicycle is obstructed from view by another vehicle
The NHTSA also reported that bicyclist fatalities were up 9.2% in 2020, the highest number since 1987. While many positive steps have and continue to be taken with road markings, warning signs, bike lanes, etc., C-V2X technology has the ability to potentially reduce bicycle injuries and fatalities in the mid-term. Audi has worked with Spoke, Qualcomm, Commsignia and other partners to bring the technology to life in the quest to make our roads safer for all.
In addition to bicycle safety use cases, Audi is also developing technology with the hopes of increasing safety for school bus users, school zones and construction zones, with further advancements for emergency vehicles expected to arrive in the future. The combination of all of these use cases and those that will be defined, represent a level of connectivity needed to enable automated driving, not yet available today.
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How do companies like Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and UPS rank in Return On Leadership®?
BETHESDA, Md., May 24, 2022 /CNW/ -- Today, Indiggo announced the 2nd annual ROL100™ ranking in partnership with Fortune.
The ROL100™ is a forward-looking ranking featuring a groundbreaking leadership metric for purpose-driven execution. It is a unique metric that captures the Return On Leadership® (ROL™) of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500.
This year's top-ranked companies in the ROL100™ include Microsoft, UnitedHealth Group, and Goldman Sachs. The biggest gainers from the 2021 ranking include Sysco (up 62), Ford Motor (up 57), Anthem (up 49), and UPS (up 49).
ROL™ is a key indicator of how well a company is positioned for future success. Insights from this year's ranking confirm the predictive nature of Return On Leadership®. Comparing year over year results, companies in the top quartile of the 2021 ROL100™ ranking outperformed companies in the bottom quartile in several key financial metrics in 2022.
Other key insights:
- A comparison between those that trended up vs down year over year reveals a significant correlation between ranking and financial performance. Reinforcing the predictive nature of ROL™, upward trending companies outperformed downward trending companies on 3-year revenue growth, 3-year TSR, and EBITDA per employee.
- There is a consistent significant relationship between a high ROL100™ ranking and positive ratings from employees.
Return On Leadership® was created by Indiggo, an AI SaaS platform provider that allows companies to drive, measure, and predict their ROL™ at scale every day.
To see the full ROL100™ ranking, please visit: https://rol100.indiggo.ai/ranking.
"Leaders are dealing with critical imperatives, including increased stakeholder demands, a hybrid work environment, and the great resignation. A radically new world requires a radically new way of working", said Janeen Gelbart, CEO & co-founder of Indiggo.
Gelbart continues, "Integrating purpose, strategy and action is the only way to address the root cause of these issues but is one of the most difficult things to achieve quickly at scale. There has been a lot of talk, but no concrete way to solve these critical issues. That drove us to create Indiggo's software solution."
Return On Leadership® is based on four fundamentals:
- Connection to Purpose
- Strategic Clarity
- Leadership Alignment
- Focused Action
To calculate the ROL100™ ranking, each of the four fundamentals was evaluated by a team of experts, leveraging AI, and based on information publicly available to all stakeholders.
About Indiggo
Indiggo's AI SaaS platform is the first solution to integrate purpose, strategy, and agile leadership action at scale. It leverages AI to help managers at every level to strengthen their connection to purpose and deliver on key imperatives, while also reducing burnout. A critical component of the solution is the ROL™ metric, which calculates individual, department, and enterprise level Return On Leadership® scores, to set organizations up for future success.
To learn more about Indiggo, visit indiggo.ai.
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Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) went up by 1.90% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $44.30. The company’s stock price has collected -4.09% of loss in the last five trading sessions. Barron’s reported on 05/11/22 that Corning Stock Slips on Fears of Slowdown in TV, PC, and Smartphone Demand
Is It Worth Investing in Corning Incorporated (NYSE :GLW) Right Now?
Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) scored a price-to-earnings ratio above its average ratio, recording 27.05 x from its present earnings ratio. Plus, the 36-month beta value for GLW is at 0.92. Opinions of the stock are interesting as 8 analysts out of 15 who provided ratings for Corning Incorporated declared the stock was a “buy,” while 2 rated the stock as “overweight,” 5 rated it as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The average price from analysts is $44.00, which is $10.97 above the current price. GLW currently public float of 762.23M and currently shorts hold a 1.49% ratio of that float. Today, the average trading volume of GLW was 5.15M shares.
GLW’s Market Performance
GLW stocks went down by -4.09% for the week, with a monthly drop of -0.12% and a quarterly performance of -17.90%, while its annual performance rate touched -23.29%. The volatility ratio for the week stands at 3.95% while the volatility levels for the past 30 days are set at 3.33% for Corning Incorporated. The simple moving average for the period of the last 20 days is -4.89% for GLW stocks with a simple moving average of -10.92% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GLW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GLW stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for GLW by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for GLW in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $37 based on the research report published on May 23rd of the current year 2022.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GLW reach a price target of $38, previously predicting the price at $53. The rating they have provided for GLW stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on May 11th, 2022.
Susquehanna gave a rating of “Positive” to GLW, setting the target price at $50 in the report published on January 28th of the current year.
GLW Trading at -5.80% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GLW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -23.79% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.33%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.95%, as shares sank -1.92% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.35% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GLW fell by -4.09%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -17.50% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $35.46. In addition, Corning Incorporated saw -9.32% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GLW starting from Bell Michael Alan, who sale 2,717 shares at the price of $34.42 back on May 18. After this action, Bell Michael Alan now owns 0 shares of Corning Incorporated, valued at $93,508 using the latest closing price.
France Robert P., the Senior VP, Human Resources of Corning Incorporated, sale 2,751 shares at $34.41 during a trade that took place back on May 18, which means that France Robert P. is holding 30,000 shares at $94,650 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GLW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- +15.19 for the present operating margin
- +35.26 for the gross margin
The net margin for Corning Incorporated stands at +13.55. Equity return is now at value 8.90, with 3.60 for asset returns.
The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.59. | https://newsheater.com/2022/05/24/is-there-a-dimmer-outlook-ahead-for-corning-incorporated-glw/ | 2022-05-24T16:20:13Z | https://newsheater.com/2022/05/24/is-there-a-dimmer-outlook-ahead-for-corning-incorporated-glw/ | false | 17415 |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Two Rhode Island men have been sent to prison for their roles in a drug trafficking scheme that shipped or tried to ship an estimated 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of cocaine to the state through the postal service, federal prosecutors said.
George Mojica, 42, and Angel Delgado, 25, both of Central Falls, were sentenced Monday to seven years and five years in prison respectively, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney's office.
The defendants retrieved packages that had been delivered to homes around the state, each containing a kilogram (2.2 pounds) or more of cocaine, authorities said. The recipient names on the packages were not associated with the delivery addresses, they said.
Based on the number of intercepted packages containing cocaine, their weight, and evidence of cocaine identified by drug-sniffing dogs on discarded packaging materials, the organization is believed to have shipped or tried to ship more than 50 kilograms of cocaine to Rhode Island between January 2018 and December 2019.
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Combing decades of rich business history in Barron County, celebrating a retirees’ accomplishments, transitioning to new ownership, movement of some staff and renovation of office space has all led to what is now Coe, Cuskey & Stephens Law Office. To say it has been a busy seven months would be an understatement.
Brittany Stephens and Jonathon Cuskey are now the owners and managing partners of Coe, Cuskey & Stephens, a law firm delivering customized legal solutions for estate planning and wills, estate administration and probate, family law, mediation, guardianship, real estate and small business law and civil litigation. Stephens, formerly a partner in the firm of Koehler and Stephens, joined the firm of Coe and Cuskey upon the retirement announcement of her Koehler and Stephens partner, Arnold Koehler.
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"We have longstanding employees and they cannot recall seeing damage this severe," Tiziana Baccega Rosa, a senior media advisor for Hydro One told CTV News Channel. "The destruction is incredible."
Power has been restored to 480,000 customers, according to Baccega Rosa, but 150,000 remain in the dark across the province as of Tuesday morning.
Baccega Rosa also warned the public to stay clear of downed power lines as restoration efforts continue.
"Stay at least 10 metres away… and report them to 911 and the utility if you haven't already."
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Peter Billingsley, also known as Peter Michaelsen and Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen, is an American actor, director, and producer who was born on April 16, 1971. Ralphie Parker in A Christmas Story (1983), Jack Simmons in The Dirt Bike Kid, Billy in Death Valley, and Messy Marvin in Hershey’s chocolate syrup ads during the 1980s are among his acting credits. He began his career in television ads as a baby.
Early Years
Peter Billingsley was born in New York City on April 6, 1971. Alwin Michaelsen and Gail Billingsley were his parents. He has four siblings in all. Peter received his elementary education from a variety of private tutors and switched schools several times. When he was 144, he passed the California High School Proficiency Exam. There isn’t a lot of information on where he received his diploma. Peter has been performing since he was a child. His brothers and sisters are also performers.
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Peter Billingsley’s Net Worth Is Unknown.
$12 Million
Peter Billingsley’s net worth and salary are unknown.
Peter Billingsley is a $12 million actor, director, and producer from the United States. Peter Billingsley is best known for his portrayal of Ralphie in the 1983 film “A Christmas Story.” He’s had a very successful career as a film and television producer as an adult.
Career
When he was just two years old, he appeared in a Geritol ad alongside Betty Buckley. In the 1970s and early 1980s, he appeared in over 120 television commercials. Peter is arguably best known for playing the popular character “Messy Marvin” in a series of advertisements for Hershey’s chocolate syrup.
A Christmas Adventure
“If Ever I See You Again,” from 1978, was Peter’s first cinematic role. Between 1978 and 1983, he appeared in a few films and television series.
In 1983, he portrayed “Ralphie” in “A Christmas Story,” the film that would forever make Peter famous. The film was not a big hit at first, but it grew in popularity over the years and is currently broadcast on numerous stations 24 hours a day during the holidays. Decades later, Peter would disclose that he, too, can’t get enough of the movie over the holidays and that he likes watching bits and parts while it’s on in the background.
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Royalties
Peter declined to specify how much he makes in royalties now from “A Christmas Story” in a 2018 interview with PageSix, although he did tell the paper:
“Contracts that contained royalty payments were rare since no one anticipated the extent to which movies would be broadcast on television. It’s awful, but maybe SAG (the Screen Performers Guild) is working on it to try to come up with something a bit more equitable so actors feel paid for something that gets so much attention. It does appear like the scales have gone in favour of a film like that airing so many times with little to no remuneration for the folks who were in it.”
Thanks to Peter’s co-star Zack Ward, we have some insight into the royalties garnered by “A Christmas Story.” Zack, who portrayed bully Scut Farkus, stated that he still receives royalty checks from the film, although the sum isn’t very impressive: “You’ll be sorely disappointed. Every two years, that amounts to around $1,800. Because we shot in Canada, it’s in Canadian currency.”
Property and Assets
Peter Billingsley presently resides in an extremely opulent estate in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills. The mansion has lavish decor and is estimated to be worth millions. There are no reports of his owning any additional properties. There are no further reports of his owning any other valuable assets.
Dependency on Wealth
He began performing as a young actor and has had a long and successful career. He also appeared in over 100 advertisements, which contributed to his income. He has also worked as a director and producer.
He even appeared on one of NBC’s shows as a co-host. He has also made guest appearances on a number of shows, which has added to his fortune. He also has a house in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills, which adds to his massive fortune.
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Private Life
Peter Billingsley had a queer reputation. However, after being seen with a few women, reports surfaced that he was engaged to Buffy Bains in 2015. The pair has yet to tie the knot. According to sources, he does not have any children.
Property Management
Peter spent $3.175 million in September 2018 for a stunning 6-bedroom, 5,200-square-foot property in Manhattan Beach, California. | https://thenewspocket.com/peter-billingsley/ | 2022-05-24T16:24:15Z | https://thenewspocket.com/peter-billingsley/ | false | 1 |
MIAMI (NewsNation) — According to autopsy and toxicology reports, the three U.S. tourists who were found dead earlier this month at a Sandals Resort in the Bahamas died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Officers were called to the Sandals Resort on the island of Exuma on May 6 after one of the tourists, a man, was found unresponsive in a villa, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said.
Michael Phillips, 68, and Robbie Phillips, 65, both of Tennessee, and Vincent Chiarella, 64, of Florida, were all found dead inside neighboring villas at the resort on Great Exuma Island.
Chiarella was traveling with his wife, but the two couples were not traveling together. They all went to a local clinic in the Bahamas after they told hotel staff they were feeling nausea. Then the next day, three of them were found unresponsive in their villas.
Investigators said no foul play was ever suspected.
Chiarella’s wife, Donnis, was flown to a south Florida hospital and is now in stable condition.
Investigators are still working to determine how the victims got carbon monoxide poisoning. Hotel guests allegedly reported smelling a strong odor, and investigators looked into a possible air conditioning or water heater leak. Still, at this point, they have no comment and are only confirming the cause of death.
Meanwhile, the investigation is ongoing.
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The Indianapolis Colts signed free agent running back Ty’Son Williams on Tuesday, two weeks after the Baltimore Ravens withdrew their tender to the second-year pro.
Terms were not released by the Colts.
In a corresponding move, the Colts waived center Alex Mollette.
Williams, 25, rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown in 13 games (three starts) last season as a rookie. He also caught nine passes for 84 yards. He played 40 snaps on special teams.
Williams joins a running back room of Jonathan Taylor, Nyheim Hines, Phillip Lindsay and Deon Jackson in Indianapolis.
Williams was waived by the Ravens to make room for RB Mike Davis.
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SHANGHAI, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, announced today that the company is working with NVIDIA to integrate its 5G IoT modules with the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin, the world’s most powerful, compact and energy-efficient AI computing platform at the edge. This effort aims to provide global NVIDIA Jetson platform-based devices with an easy, frictionless pathway to high-speed, reliable and low-latency 5G communications capability.
In recent testing based on an edge AI gateway from TZTEK, the integration of Quectel’s RM500Q series 5G Sub-6GHz module with the Jetson AGX Orin was successful, an outcome which will allow developers to significantly reduce development time and cost. Additionally, the ready-to-use “Quectel 5G module + Jetson AGX Orin platform” combination will help simplify the device development, improve product stability and accelerate time-to-market of customer terminals.
Artificial Intelligence IoT (AIoT) is becoming a new trend in IoT development, and demand for superior wireless connections as well as high compute power continues to surge in many essential sectors of the economy. Quectel 5G modules and the Jetson AGX Orin platform, enable compute-intensive AIoT applications such as advanced robotics, unmanned ground vehicles, low-speed automated driving systems, and intelligent transportation to achieve multi-Gbps data rates as well as unprecedented edge computing performance of up to 275 trillion operations per second.
As a next step in deepening this collaboration in the AIoT era, Quectel is planning to also integrate its latest 5G Release 16 (R16) modules with the Jetson AGX Orin platform, providing new 5G R16 features of ultra-low latency, network slicing and 5G LAN which enable even higher performance. As such, OEM device makers adopting Quectel 5G and NVIDIA Jetson platform products will benefit from more secure, efficient and stable mobile communication connections.
About Quectel:
Quectel’s passion for a smarter world drives us to accelerate IoT innovation. A highly customer-centric organization, we are a global IoT solutions provider backed by outstanding support and services. Our growing global team of over 4,000 professionals sets the pace for innovation in cellular, GNSS and WiFi/BT modules, antennas and IoT connectivity. Listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (603236.SS), our international leadership is devoted to advancing IoT across the globe.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Datavant, the leader in helping organizations securely connect health data today announced that the National COVID Cohort Collaborative Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage (N3C PPRL), powered by Datavant technology and Regenstrief Institute’s Linkage Honest Broker services, has been recognized with a 2022 FedHealthIT Innovation Award.
The N3C is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). It offers researchers access to a centralized, secure national data repository of medical records from patients diagnosed with COVID-19 that can support research on emerging questions about COVID-19 vaccines, therapies, risk factors and health outcomes. N3C has created the largest national, publicly available patient-level dataset in US history. Running on Palantir Foundry, a secure FedRAMP-compliant scientific computing platform that enables collaborative team science, the N3C data enclave currently includes information representing more than 13 million people nationwide, including 5 million+ COVID-19-positive cases. N3C is an unprecedented effort with significant contributions from NCATS Clinical and Translational Award (CTSA) hubs and sites, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks for Clinical and Translational Research (IDeA-CTR) networks, and TriNetX sites that collectively contribute electronic health record data and viral variant sequence data.
Using Datavant’s privacy-first linking technology, combined with a Linkage Honest Broker data governance model provided by the Regenstrief Institute, N3C has been able to:
- Increase the accuracy of COVID-19 prevalence estimates through privacy-preserving data de-duplication,
- Enable data enrichment across a broad array of data types including viral variant sequence data, mortality data, imaging and pathology data from other NIH repositories, and CMS claims data,
- Enable discovery of shared cohorts with other COVID trials and non-COVID programs.
“We are excited to be a part of an outstanding team advancing the state-of-the-art in PPRL processes to securely integrate data and accelerate COVID-19 discovery,” said Shaun Grannis, M.D., M.S., Regenstrief Vice President for Data and Analytics and a Professor at Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Grannis is the scientific director and the domain expert for patient matching, a critical component of Linkage Honest Broker governance.
The 2022 FedHealthIT Innovation Award recognizes NCATS’ foresight and leadership in implementing the first large-scale, real-time, healthcare PPRL architecture within the federal government. These capabilities underpin N3C’s data strategy and ability to answer the increasingly complex questions related to COVID, including Long COVID.
“The N3C represents an unprecedented and innovative public-private-government partnership. The realization of national data linkage to support collaborative analytics would not be possible without Datavant’s key technology, and is foundational to the success of the N3C,” said Melissa Haendel, Ph.D., Marsico Chair in Data Science and Chief Research Informatics Officer at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and Principal Investigator for N3C.
“Privacy-preserving record linkages enable us to really learn from the experience and outcomes of every patient in a way that protects the individuals involved but allows researchers to examine and analyze treatment, multiple data sources, and outcomes in ways that protect the individual and enables advanced machine learning,” said Warren A. Kibbe, Ph.D., FACMI, Chief of Translational Biomedical Informatics in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and Chief Data Officer for the Duke Cancer Institute.
“We are very pleased to support the N3C initiative with our partners at Regenstrief. This amazing data resource offers hope in a time of fear and uncertainty,” said Travis May, Founder and President of Datavant. “Connecting health data helps researchers find cures and vaccines. A standing national health data infrastructure can help our nation's healthcare system anticipate and respond even faster in the future.”
The FedHealthIT Innovation Awards and Networking Reception will be held in person on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, from 1:30-4:30 PM ET at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
To learn more about the N3C PPRL, visit https://covid.cd2h.org/PPRL
Datavant is a partner/collaborator of the N3C, which is funded by NIH’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.
About the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
NCATS conducts and supports research on the science and operation of translation — the process by which interventions to improve health are developed and implemented — to allow more treatments to get to more patients more quickly. For more information about how NCATS helps shorten the journey from scientific observation to clinical intervention, visit https://ncats.nih.gov.
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH, the nation’s medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit https://www.nih.gov.
About Datavant
Datavant’s mission is to connect the world’s health data to improve patient outcomes. Datavant works to reduce the friction of data sharing across the healthcare industry by building technology that protects the privacy of patients while supporting the linkage of patient health records across datasets. Learn more about Datavant at www.datavant.com.
About the Regenstrief Institute
Founded in 1969 in Indianapolis, the Regenstrief Institute is a local, national and global leader dedicated to a world where better information empowers people to end disease and realize true health. A key research partner to Indiana University, Regenstrief and its research scientists are responsible for a growing number of major healthcare innovations and studies. Examples range from the development of global health information technology standards that enable the use and interoperability of electronic health records to improving patient-physician communications, to creating models of care that inform practice and improve the lives of patients around the globe.
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Director of Public Relations, Regenstrief
jorerick@regenstrief.org
Emily Carlson
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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Elenee Argentinis
Head of Marketing, Datavant
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CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced 10 students from central and southeastern West Virginia as regional winners of the office’s sixth Kids Kick Opioids contest, a competition designed to spur creativity and raise awareness of prescription painkiller abuse.
Regional winners are Mylie Taylor and Lillian Starcher, of Clay County Middle School; Maddie Baker and Peighton Griffith, of Mountain View Elementary & Middle School in Monroe County; Aeris Hobbs and Laken Gooch, of Summersville Middle School in Nicholas County; Mallory Koerber, of Marlinton Elementary School in Pocahontas County; Alicia Meadows and Geonna Taylor, of Trap Hill Middle School in Raleigh County; and Alyssa Niday, of Summers County Middle School.
“These entries demonstrate the immense creativity and talent of our students,” Attorney General Morrisey said. “In some instances, their designs also reveal the heartbreaking situations that some students experience at home. Drug abuse continues to needlessly claim too many lives and our hope is the entries from these talented students will bring greater awareness and change.”
The Attorney General received a total of 2,798 entries from 2,876 students at 78 middle and elementary schools across West Virginia. The submissions included a mix of drawings, poems and other designs aimed at promoting awareness.
Judges recognized winning entries from 79 students overall. Those designs will be displayed in the State Capitol in the fall.
The statewide winner and runner up will be announced soon. The statewide winning entry will appear in newspapers across West Virginia as the Attorney General’s next public service announcement.
Kids Kick Opioids represents one of many initiatives through which the Attorney General has sought to combat West Virginia’s drug overdose death rate, including a lawsuit against the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration that achieved sweeping reforms to the nation’s drug quota system.
The Attorney General also has combated the opioid crisis with civil litigation, multistate initiatives, funding to target opioid abuse, criminal prosecutions, new technology, engagement with the faith-based community and education.
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Demand for Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) Services to Remain High from Industrial and Oil & Gas / Chemical Sectors
NEWARK, Del., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The testing, inspection, and certification market is predicted to increase at a CAGR of 1.8% through 2032, reaching USD 256.9 billion by 2032 from USD 215 billion in 2022.
The testing, inspection, and certification sector contributes significantly to the global economy by helping to improve the quality of products used by diverse end-users across industries.
The high cost of testing, inspection, and certification services owing to disparities in standards and regulations is projected to pose significant risks to the testing, inspection, and certification market key trends & opportunities.
The digital revolution of consumer services and the quick adoption of breakthrough technologies help them carve out testing, inspection, and certification market growth.
The factors impeding testing, inspection, and certification market growth are increased competition and limited awareness among small scale manufacturers. The variables that are opportune for testing, inspection, and certification market opportunities include an increase in awareness of the demand for testing, inspection, and certification, as well as an increase in the requirement for safety.
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Due to the decreased demand for testing, inspection, and certification, the testing, inspection, and certification market has been hampered by corporate expenditure, lockdown measures, and lower manufacturing rates as a result of supply chain disruptions. The COVID-19 pandemic tested the resilience of the clients along with the service providers
Due to the recurrence of COVID-19 cases, North America and Europe remain the most affected areas. Most companies have seen lower-than-normal customer footfall, hurting sales of testing, inspection, and certification. Hence, demand for testing, inspection, and certification has remained low.
This has had an effect on the testing, inspection, and certification market future trends along with testing, inspection, and certification adoption trends, particularly North America and Europe's recovery is outpacing the rest of the world.
The Asia Pacific area is expected to hold significant testing, inspection, and certification market size due to the growth of indigenous industries and consequent acceleration in exports, the implementation of demanding standards, and urbanisation.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- The testing, inspection, and certification market in the United States is expected to reach US$ 90.1 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 1.5% through 2032.
- The UK testing, inspection, and certification market is estimated to be valued at US$ 10.7 billion by 2032, with a CAGR of 0.9% through 2032.
- With a CAGR of 1.2% through 2032, China's testing, inspection, and certification market is estimated to reach US$ 17.6 billion by 2032.
- The testing, inspection, and certification market in Japan is estimated to be worth US$ 14.4 billion by 2032, growing at a 0.2% annual pace until then.
- South Korea is predicted to reach a testing, inspection, and certification market size of US$ 8.7 billion by 2032, with a CAGR of 0.2% through 2032.
- The consumer goods & retail section of the testing, inspection, and certification market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 1.7% through 2032.
- In house-services will surge at a CAGR of 1.1% in the testing, inspection, and certification market's sourcing type sector through 2032.
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE:
ABS, ALS Global, ASTM, BSI Group, Bureau Veritas, DEKRA, DNV, Intertek, ISO, Lloyds Register, SAI Global, SGS Group, and TUV are legacy players in the testing, inspection, and certification market.
The testing, inspection, and certification market is projected to see fierce competition. With substantial consolidation projected in the next years, fierce competition is expected to grow even more.
To extend their influence in the testing, inspection, and certification market trends, these vendors have used a variety of organic and inorganic growth tactics.
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Recent Development in Testing, Inspection, And Certification Market:
ACQUISITION:
- PreScience was acquired by Bureau Veritas in January 2022. PreScience's services will complement Bureau Veritas' existing Buildings & Infrastructure portfolio across North America.
COLLABORATION:
- SGS announced their alliance with Microsoft in January 2022.
NEW LAUNCHES:
- Intertek Group was chosen as an approved testing laboratory under the United States Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (ASCA) Pilot Program in April 2021. With this designation, Intertek's global network of laboratories' 12 Medical Centers of Excellence is permitted to help manufacturers with medical device premarket testing.
- In March 2022, UL GROUP built a testing laboratory in Hai Duong. The facility offers end-to-end service solutions testing for certification, including Global Market Access Services for Vietnamese-made products.
Table of Content
1. Executive Summary
1.1. Global Market Outlook
1.2. Summary of Statistics
1.3. Key Market Characteristics & Attributes
1.4. Analysis and Recommendations
2. Market Overview
2.1. Market Coverage / Taxonomy
2.2. Market Definition / Scope / Limitations
3. Market Risks and Trends Assessment
3.1. Risk Assessment
3.1.1. COVID-19 Crisis and Impact on Testing, Inspection and Certification
3.1.2. COVID-19 Impact Benchmark with Previous Crisis
3.1.3. Impact on Market Value (US$ Mn)
3.1.4. Assessment by Key Countries
3.1.5. Assessment by Key Market Segments
3.1.6. Action Points and Recommendation for Suppliers
3.2. Key Trends Impacting the Market
3.3. Formulation and Product Development Trends
TOC Continue…
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Glen Powell Discusses His Respect for Tom Cruise and Top Gun
Tom Cruise and Top Gun are practically synonymous with one another (granted, many of his films have that effect on people), which has led to an obvious choice to revisit Top Gun one day. Because anything with a fandom, positive reception, and a name attached has an opportunity for resurrection, right?
At the time of the first film's theatrical release in 1986, it was made with a price tag of just over $15 million. Not necessarily a huge budget to work with, but still a substantial amount of money to make a movie at any point in time. As it would turn out, the movie would eventually earn over $300 million during its box office run, becoming a defining film for Cruise fans, pilots, and even general action movie fans. Decades later, one of the stars of the film's $150 million dollar sequel Glen Powell (Scream Queens, Top Gun: Maverick), notes that he's no different and that both Cruise and Top Gun hold a special place in his own heart.
In an interview with Du Jour, the talented actor explained his love by sharing, "Tom Cruise is one of the reasons I wanted to get into acting." Powell then goes on to note, "So many pilots became pilots because of Top Gun, and so many actors became actors because of Tom Cruise in this film [the original Top Gun]. There is a moment when you're on set standing next to Tom Cruise next to an F-18 jet-wearing aviators where you think, 'This is as good as it gets.' It was such an out-of-body experience. But I'll say this: I think this is the greatest movie ever made: it's adventure, heart, comedy, it's just epic. Plus, we have 35 years and the benefit of Tom Cruise's career behind us."
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Refreshed Customer Ratings System Will Implement New Average for Batch Prioritization and Additional Ratings Forgiveness
New Features Including Accuracy Insights, Proximity Education, and Customer Blocking Will Give Shoppers More Information and Input
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Instacart, a leading retail enablement company in North America, today announced a reimagined customer ratings system, delivering a more helpful, informative, and fair experience for shoppers. Instead of prioritization of batches being based on having the highest rating possible, shoppers will now need to maintain a 4.7 average rating or above for batch prioritization. In addition, Instacart is forgiving more ratings for reasons that may be outside of a shopper's control, including if a customer consistently rates shoppers below 5 stars.
Instacart is also introducing a new "Your stats" screen that shows helpful information about a shopper's experience on the platform, including their average customer rating, customer feedback, and statistics like how many orders they've completed. In addition, shoppers will see a new section within the Shopper app that will provide them with information about batch accuracy, including details about items found, replacements, and more. A shopper's accuracy information does not have any impact on their rating or access to batches, but it can provide valuable insights into their shopping experience on the app.
"Our reimagined ratings system was developed in close collaboration with the shopper community to better support their needs," said John Adams, Vice President of Shopper & Fulfillment Product at Instacart. "It's incredibly important to us to nurture a community built on best intent — deepening the trust between shoppers, customers, and all of us at Instacart. By delivering on shopper feedback to make the customer ratings system even more fair, accurate, and reliable, we're taking another step in ensuring that shoppers feel heard and supported through their experience."
Because location is the most important factor in a shopper's access to batches, shoppers will also now see text in the app notifying them when they are close enough to a store location to see available batches. When a shopper enters a store's designated vicinity, text will appear in the app to let them know that they are ideally situated, and if they can expect to see batches from this retail location in the near future. The app may also show other recommended store locations nearby that have higher batch availability, in case they would prefer to move to another nearby store location.
To gain even more insight about shoppers' experience, Instacart will now solicit batch-level feedback after each batch shoppers complete. As part of this feedback, shoppers can share if they had an issue with a customer and would no longer like to be paired with them moving forward. If a shopper notes that they had a rude customer, they will have the option to block that customer from their list of batches moving forward, giving the shopper more ability to customize their experience.
Each of these features and updates was developed based on direct shopper feedback, and is focused on Instacart's commitment to nurturing a community built on best intent. This announcement is the third in Instacart's four-month rollout of new commitments to the shopper community, following support while you shop and beyond in March and ingredients to earn on your terms in April. Instacart will deliver product features related to its fourth commitment, recognition and rewards for the best of the bunch, next month.
About Instacart
Instacart is a leading retail enablement platform that works with grocers and retailers to transform how people shop. Today, Instacart partners with more than 750 national, regional and local retail brands to facilitate online shopping, delivery and pickup services from more than 70,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America. Millions of busy people and families turn to Instacart to get the groceries they need from the retailers they love, and more than 600,000 Instacart shoppers pick, pack and deliver orders for customers on their own flexible schedule. The Instacart Platform offers a suite of enterprise-grade technology products and services to power e-commerce, fulfillment, in-store, ads and insights for retailers across the U.S. and Canada. Hundreds of retailers partner with Instacart to power their e-commerce experiences across the Instacart App and their own white-label sites and solutions. With Instacart Ads, thousands of CPG brands partner with the company to connect directly with consumers online. For more information, visit www.instacart.com/company, and to start shopping, visit www.instacart.com. For anyone interested in becoming an Instacart shopper, visit https://shoppers.instacart.com/.
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India could cut import tax on some edible oils to tame local prices, trade and government sources say
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NEW DELHI, May 24 (Reuters) - India could soon cut an import tax on crude soyoil and crude sunflower oil, trade and government sources said on Tuesday, as the world's biggest vegetable oil importer tries to keep a lid on local prices.
The reduction in the duty, known as the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC), could bring down domestic prices and help consumers and domestic refiners cushion the blow from surging food costs.
The government could either cut or axe the 5% AIDC, said the sources who did not wish to be named as they are not authorised to talk to the media.
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The government should also consider cutting the 5% AIDC on crude palm oil to help the local refining industry, said B.V. Mehta, executive director of the Solvent Extractors' Association of India.
India has already abolished the basic import tax on crude palm oil, crude soyoil and crude sunflower oil, but continues with the 5% AIDC on these three grades of edible oils.
New Delhi has been struggling to contain a rally in local edible oil rates in recent months, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made it even more difficult for the government to tame vegetable oil prices.
India imports more than two-thirds of its edible oil needs and a sharp drop in the supplies of sunflower from the Black Sea region has further stoked local prices.
After retail and wholesale inflation hit multi-year highs in April, the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a series of changes to the tax structure levied on crucial commodities to insulate consumers from rising prices. read more
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Lyft's Former Head of Global Operations Joins Executive Team to Provide Strategic Leadership and Oversee Operations as the Hospitality Brand Sees Accelerated Growth
LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AvantStay, the leading short-term rental platform redefining the way people travel, transact and invest, announces the appointment of David Katcher as Chief Operating Officer. Katcher comes to AvantStay from Lyft, where he held a seven-year career with the rideshare company and was most recently the brand's Head of Global Operations.
In his new role at AvantStay, Katcher is responsible for the end-to-end owner and guest experience.
Katcher and his team ensure all aspects of AvantStay's operations—from onboarding a new home, to the overall guest experience from booking to check-out—work seamlessly and deliver on the brand's overall standards and promise. As part of the executive team, Katcher will further assist in building a world-class team that continues to advance AvantStay as the leader in the short-term rental industry.
"The travel sector is going through a transformational shift with new requirements for travelers looking for longer stays, hybrid work-vacation trips, and opportunities to bring groups together in unique accommodations to connect. AvantStay is building a true hospitality platform to support this shift, offering homes designed for unique experiences, on-demand concierge services and technology to enhance the experience and make it unlike any other hospitality product in the market," says Katcher. "AvantStay is a disruptor in the industry, and I was immediately attracted to the brand's mission and the travel experiences it enables."
Prior to joining AvantStay, Katcher worked his way up at Lyft, where he started as the first employee in Chicago, focused on building and growing the marketplace, and ultimately led a team of over 650 people across more than 45 markets as the Head of Global Operations. During his career at Lyft, Katcher launched new service offerings, built high functioning teams, ran complex operations, and drove improvements in efficiency, all to accelerate growth. Before Lyft, Katcher held various operational leadership roles at Groupon and led customer experience transformations at Deloitte Consulting.
"David's deep experience leveraging sophisticated technology platforms to oversee complex logistics across global markets makes him the perfect addition to help lead our company and join our executive team," says Sean Breuner, Chief Executive Officer & Founder of AvantStay. "He's an innovator, forward-thinker and collaborative leader who will undoubtedly help us scale our full-service hospitality offering. We're all excited to watch him unlock an even more powerful brand across the country."
This news comes on the heels of AvantStay's recent PropCo fundraise of $500 million which continues to demonstrate the brand as a pioneer in the industry. AvantStay is utilizing the fund to create and manage one of the largest STR portfolios in the country by further expanding into new markets, partnering with renowned brands, and positioning itself as the fastest-growing short-term rental brand on the market.
"I'm excited to take AvantStay through a similar growth path as experienced with Lyft and continue to optimize operations as we build the short-term rental hospitality platform of the future," Katcher concludes.
For more information on AvantStay, please visit: www.avantstay.com.
About AvantStay
AvantStay is the premier next generation hospitality platform redefining the way in which people travel, transact, and invest. AvantStay delivers a highly curated experience customized to guests' needs, using a proprietary tech platform to power bookings, seamlessly operationalize in-field and remote management, and activate authentic and elevated consumer touch points. AvantStay currently operates in over 100 cities, with a drive-to market approach, including 1,400+ premier properties across their diversified portfolio, and an AUM of more than $2B. In 2019, AvantStay became one of the initial twelve partners of Homes & Villas by Marriott International, and currently offers distribution on more than 60 OTAs. AvantStay was founded by experienced real estate and technology entrepreneurs Sean Breuner and Reuben Doetsch.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP)Now Nick Foles and Frank Reich can start diagramming the ”Indy Special.”
The Colts announced Monday they had signed Foles to a two-year contract that reunites the quarterback and coach who combined on a trademark play call to help the Philadelphia Eagles win the 2017 NFL title.
Foles adds depth behind 37-year-old Matt Ryan, the league’s 2016 MVP whom Indy acquired from Atlanta in a March trade. And it gives Reich a proven backup, someone he knows well and who had long been rumored to be Indianapolis bound.
”I love Nick Foles,” Reich said when the rumors began last August after Carson Wentz injured his foot in training camp. ”I haven’t talked to him, but I think he’s a great player, I think he’s proven that. I think he’s a great teammate. There’s nothing about Nick Foles that I don’t like. I think he’s a winner. He’s certainly a guy that fits our kind of culture but he plays for the Chicago Bears.”
Foles spent the past two seasons in Chicago but appeared in only one game in 2021. The Bears were still paying him under the four-year, $88 million contract he signed with Jacksonville in 2019. Chicago released the 10-year veteran May 1.
It didn’t take long for Reich and Foles to get back together.
Two weeks ago, they appeared together in Buffalo at Reich’s Call to Courage Awards breakfast. Monday’s announcement means they’ll be spending time working at the Colts’ complex, figuring out how best to use Foles and maybe even replicate his touchdown catch in the Super Bowl that was dubbed the ”Philly Special.”
”Frank was the one who recognized before the playoffs that the way that we were designing plays for me wasn’t exactly my strength,” Foles said on a November 2019 conference call, referring to the only season they were together in Philadelphia.
”He was someone who observed that and he impacted me because he recognized that in me.”
A backup to Wentz in Philadelphia, Foles took over late in the 2017 season when Wentz injured his knee. He led the Eagles to the Super Bowl, outdueled Tom Brady in a 41-33 victory over New England and was the game’s MVP.
He also helped the Eagles win a playoff game at Chicago the next season before joining the Jaguars. Foles barely played in Jacksonville after breaking his collarbone in the season opener.
He eventually landed in Chicago where he backed up Justin Fields last season.
By adding Ryan and Foles, the Colts have solidified a position where they didn’t even have a clear starter in mid-March. They traded Wentz to the Washington Commanders after just one season. They got Ryan for a third-round pick when it became clear the Falcons were looking for Ryan’s successor.
Now, with two Super Bowl-playing quarterbacks, the Colts have one of the league’s most experienced quarterback depth charts.
Foles has played in 68 career games (56 starts) with five franchises, including twice with the Eagles. He has completed 1,277 passes for 14,003 yards with 82 touchdowns and 43 interceptions. He has started six postseason games, with 1,633 yards, 11 touchdowns and five interceptions.
Indianapolis released quarterback James Morgan to make room for Foles on the roster.
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Vick Hope and Calvin Harris are said to be engaged after the world famous DJ popped the question to the Newcastle born TV and radio host in Ibiza.
Vick, who grew up in Heaton and went to Dame Allan's in Fenham and Gosforth High School, was heard all over the UK as a breakfast host on Capital Radio, presenting the early morning daily show alongside Roman Kemp for a number of years, before she swapped her headphones for dancing shoes to be a contestant on Strictly at the end of 2018.
After the couple were snapped for the first time on Monday as they attended the Chelsea Flower Show in in London, it was claimed that Scottish DJ, Calvin,. 38, got down on one knee at the farm he owns in Ibiza. He is reported to have popped the question a few weeks ago, after their whirlwind romance which started at the beginning of the year.
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"Calvin proposed to Vick under his favourite tree on his farm Terra Masia in Ibiza," an insider told The Sun. "Vick said yes immediately, she is madly in love with Calvin and could not be any happier."
Now Radio 1 host Vick's engagement to This Is What You Came For and Summer hitmaker Calvin, who previously dated Taylor Swift and Rita Ora, is said to be an "open secret" amongst her work colleagues, with her wearing her proudly wearing her engagement ring since Calvin's proposal. The source added: "Vick has been telling people they are going to be getting married in Ibiza. It's a really special place for them both now and where they want to spend their lives together."
After partnership Graziano Di Prima on Strictly, with some viewers arguing she was voted off the BBC show far too early, Vick has gone onto host segments on the likes of Good Morning Britain, This Morning and Loose Women, as well as returning to the airwaves on Radio 1, where she presents alongside I'm A Celebrity runner-up Jordan North.
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Two men accused of murdering Drogheda teenager Keane Mulready-Woods have been given a provisional trial date early next year at the Special Criminal Court.
Paul Crosby (25) of Rathmullan Park, Drogheda, Co. Louth, and Gerard Cruise (47), with addresses in Dublin 1 and Rathmullan Park, are charged with the teenager's murder at a house in Rathmullan Park on January 12 or 13, 2020.
The trial had been scheduled to commence on Monday but on April 7 John Byrne SC, for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), told the three-judge court it was inevitable that "further considerable disclosure would have to be made before the trial is in a position to proceed".
Lawyers for both men did not object to the trial being adjourned. On Monday at the non-jury court, presiding judge Mr Justice Tony Hunt told Mr Byrne that he was fixing January 23, 2023, as a provisional date for trial.
Keane Mulready-Woods (17), was last seen alive in Drogheda on January 12, 2020. The following day, some of the teenager's body parts were found in a sports bag in the Moatview area of Coolock in Dublin.
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KORE moves to Pittsford location to expand managed services to IoT customers
PITTSFORD, N.Y., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KORE (NYSE: KORE), a global leader in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and worldwide IoT Connectivity-as-a-Service (CaaS), celebrated the ribbon cutting of its new location in Pittsford, N.Y. This strategic move is due to KORE's need for additional space for its managed service business.
The event included presentations from KORE executives: Romil Bahl, CEO and President and Bryan Lubel, Executive Vice President of Connected Health, as well as Town of Pittsford Supervisor William Smith, Jr. and was attended by state and local dignitaries as well as more than 75 employees. The ribbon cutting was followed by a tour of the new facility and a hands-on demonstration of KORE's Connected Health solution.
"KORE is extremely proud to celebrate the culmination of a lot of hard work to move to a much larger facility here in the Rochester area," KORE President and CEO Romil Bahl said. "It's also a proud moment to recognize that this is a move where we outgrew our previous facility, so it is a testament to the growth in our company. We look forward to this new location in Pittsford and becoming part of the community, as well as being able to better serve our customers."
The Pittsford location is vital to the growth of KORE's IoT managed services, especially in the Connected Health industry. Connected Health is a growing IoT industry that connects patients to providers through handheld devices and hardware in remote patient monitoring solutions such as diabetes and chronic disease management or mobile Personal Emergency Response Systems (mPERS) that support holistic safety and wellness care for loved ones.
As an IoT services and solutions provider, KORE makes it simple for organizations leveraging IoT to deploy, manage, and scale solutions. KORE kits and configures hardware used in IoT solutions and ships them to its customers, as well as manages end of lifecycle care for this hardware.
"We are particularly proud of our ability to provide regulatory compliant managed services to serve Connected Health industries. It's a highly unique selling point, because IoT in healthcare requires rigorous quality, security and regulatory compliance to serve our customers and their patients," said KORE EVP of Connected Health Bryan Lubel.
KORE previously located its managed services operations in Rochester, N.Y.
About KORE
KORE is a pioneer, leader, and trusted advisor delivering mission critical IoT solutions and services. We empower organizations of all sizes to improve operational and business results by simplifying the complexity of IoT. Our deep IoT knowledge and experience, global reach, purpose-built solutions, and deployment agility accelerate and materially impact our customers' business outcomes. For more information, visit www.korewireless.com.
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(WFRV) – The United States Coast Guard wants boaters to be aware of the possible damages that a recently authorized fuel can cause to boats.
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit posted on its Facebook of an authorization that allows the summer sale of gasoline containing 15% ethanol (E15). President Joe Biden made the announcement back in April.
E15 is federally prohibited for recreational vessel use, according to the Coast Guard. It also can cause marine engine damage and void marine engine warranty.
Additionally, the fuel has reportedly been shown to make engines run hotter and increase the possibility of a boat fire. The Coast Guard says that signs or warning labels might not be obvious at gas stations.
E15 could be marked as “regular 88” or “regular unleaded.” Officials want to make sure boaters use fuel that contains no more than 10% ethanol (E10).
E15 is normally prohibited between June 1 and Sept. 15 because of concerns that it adds to smog in high temperatures.
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As U.S. flooding worsens, South Carolina redraws risk maps
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* Climate change fueling more intense storms, floods
* Homes outside federal floods zones deluged
* Local officials create their own flood maps, rules
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CONWAY, SOUTH CAROLINA, May 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A s Hurricane Florence tore through the southeastern United States in 2018, April O’Leary raced to warn hundreds of her South Carolina neighbors to protect their property from coming floods and consider evacuating.
Her pleas largely fell on deaf ears. Residents in the city of Conway, in Horry County, pointed to past experience with storms as reason not to worry – and for many, national flood maps did not show their homes were at high risk.
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“They all told me that they didn’t think they were going to flood – they were not going to make any preparations,” recalled O’Leary, who founded the group Horry County Rising after Florence hit to advocate for greater action to combat flooding.
O’Leary was proven right: Florence deluged hundreds of homes in supposedly lower-risk spots in Horry, according to the county, turning streets into streams and causing millions of dollars in damage that wiped out the savings of some households.
It was not a one-off. Homes outside areas that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) saw as being at high risk of flooding have been repeatedly hit by rising waters as climate change brings more frequent and intense storms.
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Around the world, governments are struggling to anticipate and respond effectively to fast-evolving climate-related risks like flooding and wildfires.
“We have … Floyd, Charley, Bonnie, Fran, Joaquin,” said O’Leary, as she sat with her neighbor Frances Thomas and they tried to recall which storm had forced Thomas to evacuate from her home. “Welcome to South Carolina … There are so many.”
‘SWEEPING’ REFORMS
Officials in Horry County – a conservative area – created their own flood zone maps that took effect last year and showed expanded risk areas, rather than relying solely on FEMA, which is nationally responsible for dealing with disasters.
They also introduced rules requiring new homes in flood-prone areas to be 3 feet (0.91 m), rather than 1 foot, above flood levels – a notable move among ‘red’ or Republican communities, frequently skeptical about climate change.
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County officials say the new maps and regulations will help promote flood-resilient buildings and development and provide residents with more reliable information ahead of future floods.
“These maps tell a great story,” said Robert Young, a professor at Western Carolina University whose research https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-approach-flood-mapping-horry-county-sc-checking-fema-rob-young helped lay the groundwork for the new flood risk zones.
“This is a pretty pro-development, red county that enacted some of the most sweeping flood reform regulations (in the) state of South Carolina – if not the East Coast … If we could do this everywhere, I would recommend it.”
The county also launched an app https://www.horrycounty.org/apps/mapyourmove to give residents and prospective homebuyers a better idea of the risks they face.
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“There’s a lot of misinformation out there about flooding,” said Horry County council member Orton Bellamy. “We don’t want anyone coming here and have an experience … (of) not knowing the location (of) floods.”
FLOODS ‘EVERY YEAR’
In the city of Conway, locals took action even earlier. Following the destruction wrought by Hurricane Matthew in 2016, city officials crafted their own flood maps.
Based on previous flood levels, city administrator Adam Emrick said he mobilized employees to knock on doors of people at risk from Hurricane Florence, and convinced some to leave.
“There is no better response during a flood event than to knock on someone’s door and say, you should think about getting out,” he said. “We really do think every year we’re (going to be) having a flood.”
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Still, knowing which areas will flood is not always enough to limit all of the damage of particularly severe events.
Emrick remembers the stench after Hurricane Florence in 2018, when stagnant floodwaters, mixed with sewage, oil, diesel and other waste, lingered for weeks.
“All of our sewers (are) underground. When it floods … it all comes up,” he said. “It was awful.”
FEMA’s mapping efforts can be hamstrung by a lack of funding, and localities, armed with better data, can fill the gaps, said Chad Berginnis, executive director of the Association of State Floodplain Managers, a nonprofit.
“My hope is that yes, we do see more communities stepping up … realizing they have flood risk and that the federal government can only do so much,” Berginnis said.
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“In most states, you can use that data as part of either your regulatory program or part of your planning – and you should.”
A FEMA spokesperson said its maps represent a “snapshot in time” that cannot capture all hazards but it was working to update them and to “promote preparedness given increasing flood damage due to climate change.”
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Despite these grassroots reforms, some residents do not feel safe.
Terri Straka has lived for years in Socastee, about 12 miles (19 km) south of Conway, in a house she said FEMA did not recognize as being at high-risk of flooding until December.
But she estimates she has had about $240,000 of flood-related repairs and expenses since 2015.
“That’s when everything changed,” she said, with high watermarks from earlier floods still visible on buildings near her home. “And it’s just gotten progressively worse.”
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Straka said insurance only covered $109,000 of her expenses, leaving out items like storage, moving, and temporary housing.
Straka now has a trailer in her driveway where she can escape with valuables when flood alerts come, while remaining relatively close by to make sure looters do not enter her home.
“They’re smart,” she said. “They know they can get on a boat and they can go up in these homes and just start taking stuff – they do it all the time. It’s like a profession.”
Straka is contemplating a government buyout program that allows flood-prone property owners to sell up and move out of harm’s way but worries she will not get a fair price for her longtime home.
“The very first thing that everyone likes to say is, ‘Well, why don’t you just move?'” she said.
“That just makes my skin crawl. Where do I go? How do I afford that? And why should I have to do that? This is me. This is my ground, you know? I got years in here, and all these memories.” (Reporting by David Sherfinski. Editing by Megan Rowling and Sonia Elks. Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers the lives of people around the world who struggle to live freely or fairly. Visit http://news.trust.org) | https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/disaster-pmn/as-u-s-flooding-worsens-south-carolina-redraws-risk-maps | 2022-05-24T16:45:29Z | https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/disaster-pmn/as-u-s-flooding-worsens-south-carolina-redraws-risk-maps | false | 3 |
MILWAUKEE, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ademi LLP is investigating PCSB (NASDAQ: PCSB) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its transaction with Brookline.
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Ademi LLP alleges PCSB's financial outlook and prospects are excellent and yet PCSB holders will receive only either $22.00 in cash consideration or 1.3284 shares of Brookline common stock for each share of PCSB common stock, subject to allocation procedures to ensure 60% of the outstanding shares of PCSB common stock will be converted to Brookline common stock. The transaction agreement unreasonably limits competing bids for PCSB by prohibiting solicitation of further bids, and imposing a significant penalty if PCSB accepts a superior bid. PCSB insiders will receive substantial benefits as part of change of control arrangements.
We are investigating the conduct of PCSB's board of directors, and whether they are (i) fulfilling their fiduciary duties to all shareholders, and (ii) obtaining a fair and reasonable price for PCSB.
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ORLANDO, Fla., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Falcon's Beyond Global, LLC, a trailblazing, global entertainment company that specializes in intellectual property (IP) creation and expansion, today announced a partnership with global entertainment company Moonbug Entertainment to bring to life many of its beloved children's digital brands, starting with CoComelon and Blippi. Leveraging its 360-degree IP Expander model, Falcon's is expanding the IPs, initially, through new immersive edutainment experiences.
CoComelon and Blippi will be activated at Curiosity Playground a new children's-focused experiential edutainment destination that brings to life popular IPs in interactive environments and seamlessly integrates interactive media with hands-on exploration for the entire family. Guests entering the brick-and-mortar edutainment venue created by Falcon's Beyond, encounter four portals offering immersive experiences and attractions based on Falcon's Curiosity Spectrum – science, technology, arts, and nature. Beyond each portal, guests begin a self-guided journey of exploration, interaction, and learning with beloved characters and enriching environments.
"Moonbug's roster of IPs includes many of today's most popular children's properties and we are fortunate to have the opportunity to help bring them to life through our IP Expander flywheel," said Cecil D. Magpuri, CEO of Falcon's Beyond. "Curiosity Playground offers kids and families a place to let curious minds roam free in a safe and stimulating environment populated by the characters and brands they love."
Also in development is exclusive co-branded merchandise featuring CoComelon and Blippi, and the Curiosity Playground brand. Additional popular Moonbug brands and characters will also be featured at Curiosity Playground Kids Camps, currently under development and set to launch in collaboration with Melia Hotels International in resort locations across the globe.
"Our partnership with Falcon's Beyond is not only another step towards our commitment to bringing the best quality content both online and offline to parents and preschoolers across the globe, but also provides a fantastic opportunity for families to experience Moonbug in real life, together," said Susan Vargo, Head of Live Events, Moonbug Entertainment. "Falcon's Beyond is a leader in their field and we are excited to be working with them to bring the magic of our digital IPs to our existing and new audiences."
CoComelon and Blippi join other previously announced children's brands to be featured at Curiosity Playground, including several iconic shows that air on PBS KIDS. These include Dinosaur Train, Odd Squad, and Wild Kratts and Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum.
The first Curiosity Playground will open in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic as part of an all-new signature retail, dining, and entertainment complex called Falcon's Central. Here, Curiosity Playground will be one of four brick-and-mortar, location-based entertainment (LBE) venues featuring iconic IPs as well as original IPs from Falcon's Beyond. Currently under development, the first Falcon's Central will open in phase two of Falcon's forthcoming entertainment destination that will also include its new Katmandu Park Punta Cana, opening in phase one, Fall 2022. Following its Punta Cana debut, Falcon's Central will be rolling out globally to more than a dozen destination resorts operated by Falcon's Beyond.
Since its founding in 2000, Falcon's has collaborated with some of the most respected IP holders on Earth, master planning more than $110 billion worth of development projects, producing revolutionary, award-winning, and immersive experiences, and creating exceptional media content that has lifted global audiences to new heights. Falcon's Beyond is transforming traditional IP deployment channels with its unprecedented 360-degree IP Expander flywheel, simultaneously unleashing the power of physical and digital story immersion and taking fandom to a whole new level.
About Falcon's Beyond
Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Falcon's Beyond Global, LLC is a fully integrated, top-tier experiential entertainment development enterprise focusing on a 360° IP Expander Flywheel. The company brings its own proprietary and partner IPs to global markets through owned and operated theme parks, resorts, attractions, patented technologies, feature films, episodic series, consumer products, licensing, and beyond. The company has won numerous design awards and provided design services in 39 countries around the world, turning imagined worlds into reality.
About Moonbug Entertainment
Moonbug Entertainment is an award-winning global entertainment company behind some of the most popular kids' titles in the world. Moonbug's line-up includes global sensations CoComelon, Blippi, Little Baby Bum, Little Angel, My Magic Pet Morphle, Supa Strikas, Go Buster, Playtime with Twinkle, Gecko's Garage, ARPO and many more.
Moonbug's shows are on more than 150 platforms globally, including YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Sky, Super RTL, BBC iPlayer, HBO Max, Tencent, Youku and Roku. The company's portfolio currently stands at 29 IPs available in 32 languages and 100+ brand partners.
Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. By bringing together elite talent operating at the intersection of content, community, and commerce, it helps to position leading entertainment businesses for accelerated, sustainable growth in the current market and beyond. Candle is run by its Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs, leading entertainment executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, and backed by investment capital from funds managed by Blackstone's flagship private equity business.
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-- Former Real Estate Tech Executive Joins FanDuel's Senior Leadership Team --
NEW YORK, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FanDuel Group, the premier online gaming company in North America, announced that it has appointed Andrew Sheh as Chief Technology Officer. Sheh will be responsible for oversight of FanDuel Group's customer facing engineering and platform development teams, as well as all IT architecture and personnel.
"FanDuel's consistent focus on technology that drives innovation has been the fuel to our industry leading performance," said Amy Howe, President & Chief Executive Officer for FanDuel Group. "I am confident that Andrew has the experience and vision to help us continue to extend that advantage into the future."
Sheh brings over 20 years of experience driving technology strategies, leading large scale organizations, and building global scalable platforms. Sheh joins FanDuel Group most recently from Compass, the real estate technology brokerage firm that is building the first modern enterprise real estate end-to-end platform for agents and their clients. At Compass, Sheh was responsible for a global engineering organization of over 500 engineers covering all data, search, AI/ML, video, digital ads, marketing tech, payments and externalization efforts.
Before joining Compass, Andrew has served as CTO of Remine, Global Innovation Tech and Product Director at CEB, Technical Lead at Palantir Technologies, and Senior Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories.
"There is no faster growing and more competitive space in tech than mobile gaming," said Sheh, Chief Technology Officer, FanDuel Group. "It is a sector that requires the most innovative solutions to differentiate FanDuel from the competition and I am excited to build FanDuel into the leading gaming platform in the world."
Sheh received a Bachelor of Science and Master's Degree in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a board member of SOSA and active volunteer for United Way and Habitat for Humanity.
About FanDuel Group
FanDuel Group is an innovative sports-tech entertainment company that is changing the way consumers engage with their favorite sports, teams, and leagues. The premier gaming destination in North America, FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across gaming, sports betting, daily fantasy sports, advance-deposit wagering, and TV/media, including FanDuel, Stardust Casino and TVG. FanDuel Group has 17 million customers and presence across all 50 states and the Canadian province of Ontario. The company is based in New York with offices in California, New Jersey, Florida, Oregon, Georgia, Canada and Scotland. FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment plc, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and a constituent of the FTSE 100 index of the London Stock Exchange.
Contact: Kevin Hennessy / FanDuel Group / press@fanduel.com
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged Boston College’s Class of 2022 not to follow the words of a famous Greek song that translates to “I’m afraid of the things that will happen to me, without me” during his commencement address on Monday.
“I have such great faith in your generation to not repeat the mistakes of the past,” Mitsotakis said. “But in order to do so, in order to fulfill your solemn duty to pass on to your children a better one than the one you inherited, you need to do things differently.”
University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., kicked off the ceremony by welcoming the audience members in Alumni Stadium as well as the 1,000 who watched through the YouTube livestream. He also presented Mitsotakis and four other individuals with honorary degrees.
“This commencement is a time for us to think about the future and how we can and must respond not solely as individuals, but also as members of a global community,” Leahy said.
Leahy spoke on various global issues in his speech—including human rights violations occurring in the Russia-Ukraine war—which he said require “engagement and just solutions” in order to be properly addressed.
“We live in a world and nation that desperately needs people of intelligence, faith, and commitment to work for the good of society; to root out racial, social, and economic inequality; and to strive to end violence, poverty, and illiteracy,” Leahy said.
In his commencement address, Mitsotakis quoted multiple historical figures, including Václav Havel—the commencement speaker at Mitsotakis’ graduation from Harvard University in 1995—and famous Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis—who Mitsotakis said spoke of a renewal of personal responsibility.
“Kazantzakis wrote, ‘Tell yourself I alone will save the world, and if all is lost it will be my fault,’” Mitsotakis said. “It is this sentiment that led me into a life of public service as an elected member of parliament, and it is this underlying message of collective responsibility and individual actions that I hope your generation will carry forward.”
Mitsotakis advised the graduating class to begin its post-college journey engaging with its civic duties.
“For those of you who are contemplating public service, I wholeheartedly encourage you to pursue that path because if the best and brightest don’t enter the public domain, then you are leaving space for others to do so,” Mitsotakis said.
Mitsotakis also referenced writings from Sophocles’ Antigone that placed a civil responsibility on “ordinary” citizens, telling the graduates to utilize their education to improve the world.
“Reinventing democracy for the 21st century may sound like a tall order, but this is the challenge ahead of you,” said Mitsotakis. “And I urge you—don’t leave it to others to ensure the survival of our democratic ideas.”
Following the academic procession, the 2022 commencement ceremony began at 10 a.m. in Alumni Stadium. After the main commencement exercises, students received their diplomas at individual school ceremonies.
Nolan Ziemniak, MCAS ’22, said he has spent time imagining life after BC ahead of the commencement ceremony. He said he looks forward to working and having a nicer place to stay, but he will miss people from the University.
“I’m definitely gonna miss waking up next to like my best friends every day,” Ziemniak said.
After graduation, Maddie Wildes, CSOM ’22, said she is staying in Greater Boston and will not be a stranger to BC.
“[We] definitely already talked about coming back to games next year, and that makes it better for sure, knowing that we’ll be back,” she said.
Ziemniak said graduating is an experience that is filled with “love and hate.”
“I love that I get to graduate, but I hate that I get to leave all my friends … and kind of move on in life,” he said.
Wildes said experiences such as the Red Bandana football games and ALC Showdown stand out as core memories of the past four years, but she said she also found joy in the smaller moments like eating dinner on campus with friends or traveling into Boston.
Matthew He, MCAS ’22, said he looks forward to “just being out there in the world.”
“It’s scary. It’s an uncertain world but, you know, just embracing it, just diving into it headfirst, meeting the challenges,” He said. “I think BC has [prepared us well to] encounter these upcoming moments in our lives.”
Just as Mitsotakis drew lessons from the history of ancient Athens throughout his speech, he referenced an ancient Greek spirit that “rejoiced in life” to inspire the graduates that sat before him.
“The best advice I can give you is to not worry about the winds and storms you may encounter as you embark on life in the real world—human beings were not made for safe harbors,” Mitsotakis said. “Set sail for far horizons, and I can guarantee you it’s going to be a great adventure.” | https://www.bcheights.com/2022/05/24/set-sail-for-far-horizons-greek-prime-minister-kyriakos-mitsotakis-addresses-bc-graduates-at-commencement/ | 2022-05-24T16:53:58Z | https://www.bcheights.com/2022/05/24/set-sail-for-far-horizons-greek-prime-minister-kyriakos-mitsotakis-addresses-bc-graduates-at-commencement/ | false | 1 |
BEIRUT: Lebanese law student Charbel Chaaya spent the election campaign distributing flyers in Beirut and trying to convince his parents to vote for independents to shake the grip of established parties. The 21-year-old activist is one of many young voters who went against their parents’ political views, and helped propel at least 13 independents to parliament last week for the first time in decades.
“My parents think I’m too idealistic, that this country will never change,” he said, adding that his father voted for a traditional Christian party, the Lebanese Forces. “There is a generational gap,” Chaaya said. “Our generation knows that sectarian and traditional politics simply don’t work anymore.” Chaaya is part of a new generation seeking a progressive approach to politics, blaming established parties dating from Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war for an economic meltdown that has pushed thousands to flee the country.
This has widened a generational gap between young people voting for change and an older generation often attached to civil war-era parties. The Iran-backed Shiite Hezbollah group and its allies fell just short of the 65 seats needed to control the 128-seat parliament, losing their clear-cut majority. This time, the May 15 polls brought in a record number of independents to parliament, totaling a small but significant tenth of the assembly.
Chaaya headed his university’s secular club, one of dozens of political groups bringing together young supporters of a mass protest movement that began in Oct 2019. In his Chouf-Aley district, southeast of Beirut, voters ousted Hezbollah ally Talal Arslan in favor of independent newcomer Mark Daou, a university lecturer and advertising professional. A massive number of those campaigning for his list were young people in their twenties, Daou said. “We speak a different language than the traditional parties, that’s why people like us,” said Daou. “We don’t speak in sectarian terms.”
Lebanon shares power among its 18 recognized religious communities, and politics are often treated as a family business. This was a clear break from voting patterns in Lebanon, where each community usually supports politicians from their own religious sect. Polling expert Rabih Haber of Statistics Lebanon said that while voter data could not be broken down by age, on social media young people seemed to express far greater support for independent candidates than established parties.
Newly-elected independent MP Elias Jarade, a 54-year-old Harvard-educated ophthalmologist, said most voters who came up to him were young people from different political backgrounds. “All those who came to our tents and said they voted for us were young men and women, from different regions, religions and political backgrounds,” Jarade said.
He was one of two independent MPs who snatched seats from allies of the powerful Hezbollah in its south Lebanon strongholds. The independent MPs are mostly university professors and respected professionals who entered politics after the 2019 mass protests.
Karl, a 30-year-old Beirut resident, went against his parents’ wishes and voted for an independent in the country’s south, after growing disillusioned with the Christian Free Patriotic Movement of President Michel Aoun, a Hezbollah ally. Karl, asking that only his first name be used, said that there is a trend of younger people voting for independents, despite their limited gains in the south. “At the same time the older generation is also transmitting its own war trauma to their children,” he said.
On his way to vote in his hometown, Karl passed by the southern town of Ghazieh, where he saw children chanting slogans and bearing flags for Hezbollah and its ally the Shiite Amal movement. The scene was emblematic of the tight hold the two groups have in south Lebanon, where independents are often threatened and intimidated, according to observers and rights groups.
Sami, 21, who also asked for his first name to be used, said he had failed to dissuade his parents from voting for Hezbollah and Amal. “I thought I had convinced my mother, but in the end there is always something that pulls her back to her beliefs,” he said, a common complaint among young voters AFP spoke to. But Sami said he was cautiously optimistic about the independents’ modest victory in the south. “Our region was monochrome, there was no space for debate on alternatives to these parties,” Sami said. “This opened up, at least, some space to have a conversation.” – AFP | https://www.kuwaittimes.com/young-voters-shake-grip-of-lebanon-parties/ | 2022-05-24T16:55:18Z | https://www.kuwaittimes.com/young-voters-shake-grip-of-lebanon-parties/ | true | 5 |
Search for person who leaked Supreme Court Roe v. Wade draft opinion falls to former Army colonel
When Gail Curley began her job as Marshal of the U.S. Supreme Court less than a year ago, she would have expected to work mostly behind the scenes: overseeing the court's police force and the operations of the marble-columned building where the justices work.
Her most public role was supposed to be in the courtroom, where the Marshal bangs a gavel and announces the entrance of the court's nine justices. Her brief script includes "Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!" — meaning "hear ye" — and concludes, "God save the United States and this Honorable Court."
Earlier this month, however, Curley was handed a bombshell of an assignment, overseeing an unprecedented breach of Supreme Court secrecy, the leak of a draft opinion and apparent votes in a major abortion case. Leaks to Politico suggest that the court seems ready to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that women have a constitutional right to abortion. That has sparked protests and round-the-clock security at justices' homes, demonstrations at the court and concerns about violence following the court's ultimate decision.
People who know Curley, 53, described the former Army colonel and military lawyer as possessing the right temperament for a highly charged leak investigation: smart, private, apolitical and unlikely to be intimidated.
"I'm confident that if the truth can be found out here, she'll find it out and present it in an unbiased manner," said retired Army Brig. Gen. Patrick Huston, her direct supervisor at the Pentagon in her last military job before the Supreme Court. Huston said he was incredibly impressed by Curley and that she had a tremendous reputation as a leader, but even as her boss of two years he didn't know if she had a spouse or children.
Through a court spokeswoman, Curley declined an interview request. She is the court's 11th Marshal and the second woman to hold the post. She is also in some ways constrained in her investigation by her position, which was created just after the Civil War, in 1867. Experts say leaking the draft opinion likely wasn't a crime, and Curley's investigative tools are limited. She could theoretically hire an outside law firm to assist, and in other judicial records cases, the FBI has been called in. But it isn't clear if she or others have the power to issue subpoenas to get material from journalists or the fewer than 100 people in the court — including justices — with access to a draft opinion.
The investigation doesn't appear to have any real precedent. In 1973, the outcome of the Roe case leaked several hours ahead of its announcement. The chief justice at the time was furious and threatened lie detector tests, but the leaker quickly came forward and explained it had been an accident.
Even if the circumstances are different, overseeing an investigation isn't new to Curley. In her military career she routinely oversaw a dozen or more criminal and administrative investigations and supervised large numbers of attorneys and paralegals, Huston said. She was an authority on international law and laws surrounding armed conflict, but the investigations she oversaw throughout her career could range broadly, from criminal matters involving service members to contract issues. Huston described her as "not the sort of person who would ever be intimidated by anything."
Curley began her military career at West Point, where just under 10% of her 1991 graduating class was women. Lisa Freidel, a member of the same 25-member company as Curley, remembered her as kind and studious but also a "pretty serious person."
"She didn't like the tomfoolery of some of the boys, some of the guys, in our company. They were young men. They do stupid stuff. She did not like that," Freidel remembered, adding Curley "wanted to be surrounded with intellectuals, people that were smart to challenge her."
Curley was dubbed "Swirlin' Curl" in West Point's yearbook, which listed her hometown as Baltimore. She was something of an introvert, Freidel said, adding that she never met Curley's parents, just an aunt and uncle, and couldn't remember her talking about siblings.
In school, Curley was interested in American politics and government, an interest that coincided with one West Point requirement: being knowledgeable about current affairs. The New York Times was delivered every morning and cadets were supposed to be able to talk about four articles in the paper every day, Freidel remembered.
"You had to make sure your shoes were shined, your belt buckles were all shined and everything before formation and try to memorize the paper," she said.
Still, Curley found time for extracurricular activities. A domestic affairs club she was a member of took a trip her senior year to Washington that included a meeting with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. "See you in the White House someday!" her yearbook entry reads.
After graduating, she joined the Army's Signal Corps, which is responsible for setting up communication systems in the field.
"I've been very fortunate in my career," Curley said of that time according to a 2017 news article. "As a young Army signal officer I was able to lead a large platoon in Europe during my first assignment ... that was at a time when women were not allowed to serve as platoon leaders in certain jobs."
She eventually went on to earn a law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and become an Army lawyer. Her career took her around the United States but also to Afghanistan for a year. Later, she spent three years in Germany as the chief legal adviser to the commander of U.S. Army Europe, first Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, who is now retired, and then Lt. Gen. Christopher Cavoli. Cavoli, now a four-star general, was nominated earlier this month to serve as the Supreme Allied Commander for NATO.
In Germany, Curley was the senior Army attorney overseeing some 300 legal officials throughout Europe. She also provided "legal review and advice on the millions of things we were doing," Hodges said in an interview.
"I don't know if I've ever met anybody more with more integrity," Hodges said, adding that Curley also had a sense of humor and "a real dose of humility."
The three-star general said because he liked and respected her so much, he would sometimes tease her. She had no problem holding her own, he said.
"She had the confidence of knowing that her IQ was about 40 points higher than mine," he said. "And so she could afford to be self-confident."
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NEW YORK (AP) — The first thing Atlantic League hitters notice about Kelsie Whitmore is the obvious: the Staten Island FerryHawks pitcher is the only woman in a league full of former major leaguers.
The surprises don’t stop there. The next thing they’re likely to see is a pretty big shocker, too.
“The Thing,” pitching coach Nelson Figueroa said with a smile. “It’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen.”
Whitmore joined the FerryHawks last month and made her debut April 21, becoming the first woman ever to play in the Atlantic League. The former college softball outfielder is a two-way player for Staten Island, competing at a level akin to Triple-A, making her the most advanced women’s baseball player in decades. Her speed is an asset off the bench, and she’s connected at the plate off 93 mph fastballs, although she’s still seeking her first hit.
But the item in her scouting report most likely to help her compete with the men right now is The Thing, a pitch originating out of conversations with knuckleballers R.A. Dickey and Phil Niekro that morphed into a divebombing beast with the help of high-speed cameras and radar technology.
“It’s a knuckle-changeup,” Whitmore said. “I don’t try to get knuckleball movement out of it. I just want it to primarily get a lot of vertical break.”
Whereas knuckleball pitchers create unpredictable action on their pitches by eliminating spin altogether, The Thing comes out of Whitmore’s hand with just a little bit of top spin. She throws it as hard as she can, trying to get the pitch to look like a fastball at first. The rotations appears to slow as the pitch nears the plate, and that’s when the bottom falls out.
“It seems to just stop and then turn into a knuckleball,” Figueroa said.
The 5-foot-6 Whitmore won’t overpower hitters in any men’s pro league. Pitching in relief, her fastball currently tops out around 78 mph, and she and Figueroa are hoping she’ll tick up to 80 mph this season — still nearly 14 mph below the major league average.
Despite that, Figueroa and the FerryHawks think she can compete, and that’s all she wants. The 24-year-old Whitmore has been at the forefront of women’s baseball since she was 14 and played for the U.S. women’s national team. She got her first major chance at competing with the men in 2016, when she and Stacy Piagno played for the Sonoma Stompers of the independent Pacific Association, a league well down the pro baseball ladder from the Atlantic League.
There is no pro women’s baseball league, and the Women’s Baseball World Cup is biennial. Whitmore has known for years that if she is going to live out her dream of playing ball every day, it will have to be against the men. And so she’s been searching for a way to close the gap.
The quest briefly led her to the knuckleball, which she tried to learn with help from former pro Chris Nowlin. During that process, she exchanged messages with Dickey, the former Cy Young Award winner with the Mets, and also got advice from Niekro before the Hall of Famer died in 2020.
But then she changed her mind. She was desperate to turn pro, but fearful of becoming an oddity. She wanted to prove she could compete with a more conventional approach.
“I’m trying just to figure out how to get in this game,” she said. “But I don’t want to have to change who I am to try to get somewhere I want to be.”
Like so many aspiring pro pitchers these days, she turned to technology. With the help of ex-big leaguer Joe Beimel, she immersed herself in data from high-speed cameras and radar tracking, learning how small adjustments to her grip or motion could change the way the ball moved.
At one point, she showed Beimel the knuckleball grip, and he had an idea.
“He just said, ‘Why don’t you throw that hard as you can?’” Whitmore recalled.
And that’s how The Thing took on its current form — a sinking offspeed pitch that looks something like a splitfinger fastball, the same pitch that turned closer Bruce Sutter into a Hall of Famer despite subpar velocity.
The Thing has piqued the interest of Staten Island teammates, including former All-Star Julio Teheran, who is only a year removed from being a major leaguer. He asked Whitmore to teach him the grip earlier this season.
It’s inspired confidence for Whitmore, who was uneasy about how the pitch would be perceived. The first day she played catch with Figueroa, she initially refused to call the pitch anything other than a changeup.
“She says, ‘They think because I’m a girl, I’m throwing a knuckleball and it’s a gimmick,’” he recalled. “And I go, ‘No, it’s called nasty. That’s what it is. That’s your out pitch.’”
Staten Island brought Whitmore to spring training to see if she could compete. She faced 12 hitters during camp and allowed one hit, and she blew away Figueroa with her work ethic.
“If she was 6-foot-5 and 230 pounds, she’d be in the show,” he said.
Figueroa thinks the stuff can play, but Whitmore needs reps to figure out how to maximize it. She also throws a slider and a curveball, and she’ll need to develop some guile in the way she mixes and matches those pitches.
“Pitching is being able to give a guy X, Y and Z when he’s expecting A, B and C, and she’s able to do that,” he said.
She got her first chance May 4, when manager Edgardo Alfonzo gave her the ball with the bases loaded, two outs and Staten Island trailing 3-1. She retired former big leaguer Ryan Jackson on four pitches with a fly out to right.
“I felt ready,” she said. “I was a little nervous for it, just because it was a moment I’d been waiting for, to be able to get out there and compete.”
The FerryHawks don’t see The Thing as a gimmick, nor Whitmore as an oddity, although Figueroa admits there was concern and uncertainty about how teammates would react.
“People didn’t even know what to say, like, ‘Atta girl?'” he said. “Is that offensive to her? And we literally sat down and asked her, you know, ‘What do you want us to say?’ And she’s like, ‘Call me anything. I’m one of the guys. Dude, whatever.’”
Figueroa has stopped worrying. He says Whitmore has earned the clubhouse’s respect with her work ethic, focus and talent. Whitmore says gaining her teammates’ respect was priority No. 1 coming in, and she’s satisfied with how she’s been treated.
“I think anywhere you go, you’re going to be a little scared of being used the wrong way,” she said. “But sometimes you have to take chances and trust that they’ll have the right intentions and give you the opportunity for who you are as an athlete and as a player.
“I think it’s respecting what I do and respecting my goals of playing at the highest level possible.”
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Nutella B-Ready® and Kinder® Holiday Mix Countdown Calendar Recognized by the National Confectioners Association
PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferrero North America, part of the global confectionery company Ferrero Group, received Most Innovative New Product Awards at the 2021 Sweets & Snacks Expo for Nutella B-Ready® and the Kinder® Holiday Mix Countdown Calendar. The annual Most Innovative New Product Awards, sponsored by the National Confectioners Association, highlight creative, innovative, and fun products new to the marketplace.
"Ferrero strives to add extraordinary innovations to our already strong lineup to excite consumers who have grown to love our brands," said Jim Klein, Chief Customer Officer, Ferrero U.S. "With continued growth happening across the category, we're humbled to be recognized by the National Confectioners Association and hear the extremely positive response from our retailers."
Nutella B-Ready® won the top award in the Gourmet and Premium Snacks category. The innovation is a delicious, light, individually wrapped snack bar with a crispy baked wafer filled with creamy hazelnut Nutella® spread, Nutella B-Ready is an irresistible break-time snack that you can enjoy anytime, anywhere!
The Kinder® Holiday Mix Countdown Calendar took the number one spot in the Seasonal category. This innovation is all about family bonding and counting down to the holidays together with 24 days of delicious Kinder treats. The calendar features a variety of 6 unique Kinder treats & graphics features a gingerbread house with a fun puzzle on the back.
The winners at the confectionery and snack industry event were selected from more than 300 new product award entries across nine candy and snack categories, including chocolate; non-chocolate; sweet; salty; savory; novelty; seasonal; gourmet/premium; and gum & mints. Product submissions were rated on four weighted criteria: taste, packaging, innovation and go-to market feasibility.
Visit www.sweetsandsnacks.com to learn more about the Sweets & Snacks Expo.
About Ferrero
For over 70 years, Ferrero has created products loved by generations. We've grown from a bakery in Alba, Italy into the third largest confectionery company in the world. Ferrero entered the North American market in 1969 and continues to spread joy with Ferrero Rocher®, Nutella®, Kinder®, Tic Tac® and Fannie May® chocolates. Ferrero Group expanded its portfolio in 2018 with the addition of Butterfinger®, CRUNCH®, Baby Ruth®, 100Grand® and other legendary chocolate brands.
We are a family-owned company with 3,000 employees in eight offices and ten plants and warehouses in North America, including a cocoa processing plant in Brantford, Ontario and a planned chocolate processing factory in Bloomington, Illinois. Instilled in every aspect of our business is the entrepreneurial spirit of our founders, and their passion for quality, creativity, and innovation. Follow @FerreroNACorp on Twitter and @FerreroNACorp on Instagram. www.ferreronorthamerica.com.
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Executives To Present on "Supercharging Supply Chain Planning with Supplier Collaboration"
CHICAGO, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Nulogy, a leading provider of supply chain collaboration solutions, and OMP, a software and consulting company specializing in delivering advanced supply chain planning solutions worldwide, today announced that senior executives from both companies will jointly present at the Reuters Supply Chain Planning USA 2022 event in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, May 26.
Nulogy's Henry "Hank" Canitz, Vice President Industry & Market Strategy, is an industry veteran with deep experience in supply chain planning and execution; OMP's Philip Vervloesem, SVP, is a recognized thought leader in supply chain planning innovation. Their presentation on "Supercharging Supply Chain Planning with Supplier Collaboration" will discuss how collaboration is critical to building agility and resiliency into supply chain planning operations.
The two companies announced a partnership in September 2021 focused on providing frictionless, cohesive digital transformation experiences for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brands. Through the partnership, Nulogy and OMP aim to catalyze faster, more flexible, and less wasteful manufacturing, packaging and delivery of differentiated products to consumers around the world—leading to more sustainable supply webs today and in the future.
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About Nulogy
Nulogy, a leading supplier of digital supply chain solutions, enables customers and their supplier communities to collaborate on a multi-enterprise platform in order to deliver with excellence to an ever-changing consumer market. The Nulogy Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Business Network Platform optimizes upstream supply ecosystems composed of brand manufacturers, contract manufacturers and packagers, third party logistics providers, raw material and packaging suppliers to accelerate supply chain responsiveness and collaborate at the speed of today's market.
About OMP
OMP helps companies facing complex planning challenges to excel, grow and thrive by offering the best digitized supply chain planning solution on the market. Hundreds of customers in a wide range of industries - spanning consumer goods, life sciences, chemicals, metals, paper and packaging - benefit from using OMP's unique Unison Planning™.
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PITTSBURGH, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I slammed my pinkie toe into a chair and it resulted in a painful break. I thought there should be a way to prevent this from happening again," said an inventor, from Dallas, Texas, "so I invented the TOE SLAM. My design would offer a more attractive alternative to traditional furniture covers that may be unsightly and bulky."
The patent-pending invention protects toes from injuries associated with slamming them into a piece of furniture. In doing so, it helps to prevent accidents and injuries. As a result, it enhances comfort and safety and it provides added peace of mind. The invention features a simple and practical design that is easy to apply and use so it is ideal for households. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Dallas sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DAL-138, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Following disasters, insurance fraud can add millions of dollars paid out by insurers resulting in higher premiums. The National Insurance Crime Bureau’s President and CEO David Glawe appeared on KPRC 2 + Tuesday to share his insights on how to avoid fraud after a natural disaster.
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The Pro Bowl has undergone a number of changes in its roster format, location, time of year and even the events leading up to the game.
It's still not enough, because the game itself -- largely played at less than full speed -- is not enough. As such, the NFL is discussing ways to improve the Pro Bowl and its week of events, including possibly eliminating the traditional Sunday game and using the day to showcase the players in it, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
A flag football game could be a possible alternative solution, among others, per Rapoport.
The COVID-19 pandemic's effect on the Pro Bowl gave us a taste of what could be the future of the league's all-star showcase. Instead of holding the annual pre-Super Bowl game filled with NFL stars chosen by fans and their peers, the league held a number of events, including virtual Verzuz battles between players using their highlights in a format that was wildly popular with mostly everyone forced to stay home.
Also included in that year's alternative festivities: a Madden NFL tournament between players and a handful of celebrities, all of whom using the Pro Bowl rosters to face off.
Perhaps that is what the future looks like for the Pro Bowl, an event that typically attracts as much attention for its skills challenge ahead of the game as it does for the actual game. Players might be more excited by a showcase of sorts that allows them to compete but doesn't require suiting up (and risking potential injury).
If it involves a Madden tournament, I'm officially volunteering my participation. I want all the smoke.
Regardless, it's clear the current Pro Bowl format isn't satisfying the league. In this era of significant sporting change (looking at you, baseball), the NFL likely won't hesitate to implement improvements once they've identified them. | https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-considering-changes-to-pro-bowl-format-including-replacing-game-with-showcas | 2022-05-24T17:10:32Z | https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-considering-changes-to-pro-bowl-format-including-replacing-game-with-showcas | true | 1 |
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New York Will Now Let Adult Sexual-Assault Victims Bring Lawsuits Over Old Claims
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,(Bloomberg) -- New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday signed a bill granting a one-year window to file sexual assault claims no matter how long ago the abuse occurred, providing a workaround on statutes of limitations that have often silenced victims.
"People have waited long enough and that is why we are here today," Hochul said at the bill's signing on Tuesday. She said the bill was "a victory for justice” and warned abusers that “your time is up. Your victims will see you in court and you will be brought to justice.”
The Adult Survivors Act, which was sponsored by State Senator Brad Hoylman and Assembly member Linda Rosenthal, will temporarily waive the statute of limitations against sexual-assault claims, and allow those who were at least 18 years old at the time of their abuse to file lawsuits against the people and institutions that either abused them, or allowed for the abuse to happen.
It is modeled after the 2019 Child Victims Act, which allowed victims who were minors at the time of their abuse a one-year widow to press charges.
The bill allowed for Virginia Giuffre to press charges in 2021 against Britain’s Prince Andrew, who has denied Giuffre’s claims and alleged that the Child Victims Act is unconstitutional. It also resulted in over 10,800 cases filed between August 2019 and August 2021, according to advocacy group Child USA. The bill was extended by a year due to the Covid pandemic and at least 3,000 claims were filed between July 2021 and the extension's end.
Hochul said she could "feel a seismic shift" in 2017, when sexual-assault survivors amplified the Me Too movement and spoke out against abusers. Through the Child Victims Act we “finally saw people liberated and coming forth,” she said. “But it forgot a lot of people. What about the people were adults when they experienced this trauma? We didn't do enough to protect those individuals until today."
The current statute of limitations for second-degree rape in New York state is 20 years, while third-degree rape allegations can be brought forward up to 10 years after the attack. The statutes were both updated from a five-year window in 2019 by former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who resigned last year over sexual harassment allegations. Other felony offenses, such as some forms of sexual abuse, still retain a five-year statute of limitations. Sexual misconduct carries a two-year statute of limitations in New York state, according to the survivor-advocacy group RAINN.
“Courthouse doors across our state will be flung open so you can confront your abusers and seek the justice that was too long denied you,” Hoylman said.
The New York law follows similar legislation signed by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in 2019 that gave survivors of sex-abuse crimes a two-year window to file claims regardless of how long ago the violations occurred. Following the law, at least 880 lawsuits were filed between Dec. 1, 2019, and Sept. 30, 2021, the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts told NJ.com.
The Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York, a group that lobbies on behalf of insurance, health-care and other businesses to reduce what it calls lawsuit abuse, said the bill won’t prevent abuse. Instead, executive director Tom Stebbins said it will encourage plaintiffs and lawyers to target wealthy defendants or companies
"Rather than corrupt our civil justice system with retroactive lawsuits only available to some, the legislature should push for measures that proactively protect New Yorkers," Stebbens said.
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Chandigarh [India], May 24 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday lauded Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for his prompt decision to sack and take legal action against state cabinet minister Vijay Singla, who is facing corruption charges.
AAP Punjab chief spokesperson Malwinder Singh Kang stated that the Mann government has a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption.
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In a statement issued at the party headquarters on Tuesday, Kang said that people have high hopes from the AAP government in the state to root out corruption, adding that the government will live up to people's expectations.
He claimed that the Chief Minister has set an example of integrity by dismissing his own cabinet minister Vijay Singla, who is accused of seeking a 1 per cent commission for releasing departmental tenders.
"The Chief Minister himself investigated the matter and acquired proof as soon as the complaint was made. Singla was then interrogated and confessed to the same and was removed from the cabinet by the Chief Minister, who also ordered swift legal action," said Kang.
He further said, "Mann would never put up with corruption or corrupt people at any cost because the AAP was born out of an anti-corruption movement."
Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP's national convener and Delhi Chief Minister, dismissed one of his ministers from the Delhi cabinet in 2015 due to allegations of corruption, Kang said.
It is clear that the politics of Kejriwal and Mann is based on honesty, he added.
He further said that the AAP is the only political party in the country that does not tolerate corruption.
Punjabis do not want a politics of corruption, but rather a politics of honesty, he added. (ANI)
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Say hello to new little beasts. This gang like to roam in groups of 8.
dBSPL SENIOR MEMBER Mar 2, 2018 5,398 24 13,882 Country Location 22 minutes ago #1 Say hello to new little beasts. This gang like to roam in groups of 8. | https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/aselsan-miniature-bomb.743074/ | 2022-05-24T17:16:13Z | https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/aselsan-miniature-bomb.743074/ | false | null |
seems to be the next big thing to hit us health-wise.
it could mean another vaccine to be pumped into us.......
you only hope the human body is made of strong stuff....
whilst we all or most of us enjoy the option to travel.
it does come at a price bringing disease into the UK...
I will await the first northeast case to be announced - now it's kicking in down the smoke.
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Ayr United are set to unveil the next phase of their rebuild with stadium overhaul plans ready to go before supporters.
An event — to be held on Thursday, June 9 — will include ambitious proposals for the redevelopment of part of Somerset Park.
Footballing and club plans for the coming years will also be outlined on the 'Club vision' night.
Presentations from chairman David Smith, head coach Lee Bullen and managing director Graeme Mathie will all be made.
Mathie told the Ayrshire Post : “This will serve as another significant milestone for the club in where we see ourselves going over the coming years.
“There is a real desire to grow the club — both on and off the field — and we’re keen for supporters to hear more about our plans.
“If we’re to be successful, then it’s not just about what’s happening on the pitch.
“We’re determined to do this in the right way and setting out our vision should show how serious we are.”
The evening will initially be opened to supporters who have purchased season tickets for the new campaign.
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Emmerdale theory: Kim Tate exits in devastating death plot as history repeats itself
EMMERDALE villain Kim Tate has been at the centre of many assassination attempts over the years on the ITV soap, however, a new theory by Express.co.uk suggests the return of her prodigal son could bring her journey to an end once and for all.
Emmerdale: Kim Tate speaks cryptically to her lunch guests
Kim (played by Claire King) is currently unaware her son, Jamie Tate (Alexander Lincoln) is alive and has secretly taken custody of his daughter, Millie Tate (Willow Bell). The troublesome Emmerdale villager seems to have faked his death after his feud with his mother reached new heights and he wanted to put her through as much pain as possible. It seems a return to the ITV soap is on the cards at some point in the future and it could be him who takes his mother's life.
Last year, it was revealed Jamie was the one responsible for drugging his mother, making her believe she was ill and on the cusp of death.
In explosive scenes, Kim faked her death to get a confession out of her assailant and when she returned from beyond the grave, her relationship with her son was never the same.
Now, with him gone, she has been trying to build a relationship with her grandson, Thomas Tate, which she was never able to do with Jamie.
She sees this as her chance of redemption as she would do anything to have her son back in her life, even if they were at odds with each other.
Unfortunately, he could have revenge on the mind as he decides he is going to repeat history and make sure his mother stays silent from now on.
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Jamie could do this by trying to poison her again but having felt the effects of it before, Kim could catch on someone is trying to end her.
So there are plenty of other ways the troublemaker could get rid of his mother, including leaving her clues to meet in an unknown location.
As she makes her way there, alone, she could be shocked and delighted to see her son standing before her, wanting answers as to where he has been.
However, without saying a word, Jamie could shoot his mother and throw her corpse into an open grave, wanting someone to find her.
Again, he could vanish into thin air, making it clear he is not someone to be messed with and he could ruin lives very easily.
He's obviously poisoned Kim before
The likes of Will Taylor (Dean Andrews) and Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham), would be devastated the villain will have been killed once they find her.
They would both assume it is Jamie, sending them a warning message, but will he come out of the shadows and reveal why he killed his mother?
It could be he wants custody of his son and the only person who could do that would be Gabby, but she would be wanting to put up a fight.
He would remind her he is dangerous and capable of anything, so will the mother of one hand her child over as she sees no other way out?
Speaking to Express.co.uk and other media, the actress who plays Gabby, Rosie, explained history could repeat itself with regard to Kim.
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Rosie said in the interview: "Jamie coming back would kick off a lot of drama, there could be a custody battle for Thomas.
"If he comes back he'll want one thing only and that's Home Farm, so is Kim in danger – he's obviously poisoned Kim before.
"And that could bring back Gabby's nasty side because it's a fight or flight mode where she's like, 'I'm protecting me, my son, my status here and I'm not going to back down if he comes back.'
"She wants the status at Home Farm and as we see she will go to any length to find out anything about Jamie and get rid of him," she added.
This is a huge hint Kim could be taken out of the picture and written out of the show after making her presence known for the past three decades.
The actress who plays Kim, Claire, quit the show back in 1999 after 10 years in the role before taking a 19-year hiatus from the Dales.
Since 2018, she has made her ruthless ways known once more and has been at the centre of many explosive storylines on the show.
Claire has spoken out since her return five years ago about whether she would be willing to leave the programme again in the future.
"I’ve been fortunate to come back to Emmerdale," the actress began.
"My return to the show was meant to be a nice little retirement job for me. But because Kim is at the centre of everything, it hasn’t really worked out that way.”
"I’m not sure I’ll still be here in 20 years. It’s a nice thought, but I think they would have to wheel me on set," she told The Sun.
Claire has also said in the past she thought the plot where Jamie poisoned her character would be the end of her feisty alter-ego.
The actress said: "I watched Succession and I thought they were a really messed up family, more than the Tates, basically - that's the politest way I can put it.
"I enjoyed Succession but there again, like the Tates, they are pretty messed up in the head.
"And then, when they said, 'It's going to be like a Succession storyline,' I thought, ‘Oh great. But if that's Succession, does that mean I'm going?'"
"Hence there was the retirement and all the rest of it," the legendary soap star explained in an interview with The Daily Star.
At the moment, Kim is organising her wedding to Will and doesn't realise her partner is trying to get her son killed.
It is likely over the coming weeks she will become suspicious of why Will and Gabby are having secret conversations out of her earshot.
So could she discover Jamie is still alive before he kills her or will it all be a surprise?
Emmerdale airs weekdays at 7:30pm on ITV, with an hour-long episode airing on Thursdays. | https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1614993/Emmerdale-spoilers-Kim-Tate-exit-death-Jamie-Tate | 2022-05-24T17:25:55Z | https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1614993/Emmerdale-spoilers-Kim-Tate-exit-death-Jamie-Tate | false | 1 |
RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said Tuesday he is recovering from a "minor stroke" that prompted doctors to remove a small blood clot.
Stein, a Democrat currently in his second four-year term as the state's top law enforcement official, said in a tweet that he had stroke-like symptoms Monday night after he and his wife, Anna, walked the family dog.
Stein, 55, said he was taken to a hospital, where the clot-removal procedure was successful. Stein's office also confirmed his medical emergency and his stay in a Raleigh hospital.
“I’m feeling back to normal now and am beyond blessed to have no lingering effects,” Stein wrote, adding that his physician wants him to stay in the hospital another day or two, then get some rest before returning to work.
“Anna is my hero for recognizing that something was wrong and insisting that I go to the hospital," Stein said, while also praising the emergency medical technicians who took him for medical help. The couple has three children.
“I have a tremendous amount to be thankful for this morning, especially my loving family,” he added. Politicians from both sides of the aisle offered Stein their best wishes on social media.
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper tweeted that he spoke to Stein on Tuesday morning and “he’s doing well. Already back at it on the phone and corresponding. Can’t keep a good man down.”
Stein, a former state senator, has been considered a potential 2024 gubernatorial candidate to succeed Cooper, who is barred by term limits from running again. By narrow margins, Stein was elected attorney general in 2016 and reelected in 2020.
Stein led the consumer protection division in the Department of Justice when Cooper was attorney general before Stein went into private practice.
Stein announced May 17 that he had tested positive for COVID-19 the day before but said he had no symptoms.
While attorney general, Stein has been known for his involvement in a national opioid settlement and for a landmark legal settlement that forced electronic cigarette giant Juul Labs Inc. to pay $40 million to North Carolina and take more action to prevent underage use and sales.
Stein, the son of civil rights attorney Adam Stein, grew up in Chapel Hill. He went to Dartmouth College and later Harvard University, where he received a law degree. He was campaign manager for John Edwards in his successful U.S. Senate bid in 1998. | https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/North-Carolina-Attorney-General-Stein-recovering-17195155.php | 2022-05-24T17:27:00Z | https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/North-Carolina-Attorney-General-Stein-recovering-17195155.php | false | 13 |
Pandemic lockdowns have eased but that doesn’t mean travel is getting any easier.
Orlando residents Chris Delgado, 30, the owner of a consulting agency, and his wife Andie, 36, a stay-at-home mom, were pumped to finally plan a much-belated 12-day trip to Italy in March.
“We started off trying to book the trip ourselves but couldn’t get rooms at the hotels we wanted in Venice, Florence or Rome,” said Chris Delgado. “We were also confused about the testing requirements and had a ton of questions that we couldn’t get answers to by calling hotels or researching online.”
So to prepare, they went a decidedly old-school route and tapped travel “advisor” (the PC term for “agent” these days) Lee Ann Howe of Coastline Travel Advisors. Within a day, they had a dream itinerary in place.
“Lee Ann has incredible personal relationships with the key people at the hotels we wanted to stay at like the St. Regis in Venice,” said Chris. “All of a sudden, doors opened up.”
But booking rooms wasn’t their only hurdle. When the couple’s flight to Venice was abruptly canceled, they were amazed to discover that Howe had already booked them on another plane for the same price.
On the ground, Chris says that they were treated like VIPs.
“Thanks to Lee Ann’s connections, every property spoiled us with gifts, bottles of wine and other surprises,” said Chris. “It’s an experience that we would never have been able to replicate ourselves. We’re total converts to using a travel advisor and would never go the online route again.”
They’re not alone: Virtuoso, a travel network with more than 20,000 advisors globally, has seen a 50% increase in demand in the last year alone with millennials and Gen Xers being the fastest growing portion of new clients. The American Society of Travel Advisors, comprised of 17,000 members, reports that 76% of advisors are seeing a jump in demand for their services. Elite travel companies say that they are turning away clients. Fischer Travel, which charges a $100,000 one-time membership fee, along with $25,000 annually, is an example and counts celebrities and titans of industry among its members.
“We are vetting who we accept because we want to be able to service them to the highest level and can’t do that if we have too many members,” said President Stacy Fischer-Rosenthal.
Once on the brink of being made as obsolete as the fax machine, the post-pandemic web of flight cancelations, chronic understaffing, bureaucratic COVID testing requirements and a jaw-dropping surge in hotel rates and airline tickets has renewed the need for an in-the-know agent.
Another Virtuoso travel advisor, Andrew Steinberg of Ovation Vacations in New York, says that getting his deep-pocketed clients access and playing the role of their advocate are the biggest parts of his job.
“In the best of circumstances and even for the wealthiest people, unpredictability is a given more than ever before,” he said.
Case in point: Steinberg recently had clients whose 7 a.m. flight from JFK to LAX on American Airlines was canceled. They were rebooked on a flight that had them connecting through Boston, but Steinberg intervened and changed them to a direct trip departing from JFK later that morning. When that flight was also canceled, Steinberg rebooked them on a direct flight departing the next day.
“The clients were thrilled, and I handled it all before they even woke up,” he said.
In another scenario, Steinberg says that he has several clients who want to vacation in Greece this summer — the only problem being that all of the nation’s best hotels are already sold out for June.
“Finding good hotel rooms, guides and drivers is a huge challenge, but my relationships in Greece have helped me secure impossible requests,” he said.
Fischer-Rosenthal says that Fischer Travel has also pulled off the unimaginable. In a recent situation, one client was attending a bachelorette party in the Bahamas and tested positive for COVID when she took the required test to re-enter the United States.
“She was told that she had to quarantine at some hotel, but we had her on a private plane to Florida within three hours,” she said.
Fischer Travel’s clients may have no-holds-barred budgets, but most travelers today appreciate saving a buck. To that end, Belles points out that booking your trip with a luxury travel advisor means extras for free at hotels such as room upgrades, breakfast, spa and food and beverage credits and early check-in and late check-out. “You end up saving a lot more than you would expect,” she said.
Of course, travel advisors are out to be profitable, and some charge planning fees for their services. These generally range from $50 to close to a $1,000 depending on the complexity of a trip. Belles says that others don’t charge fees at all and make their money on commissions instead.
Detroit-based Brian Maiorana, 43, a restaurant owner, and his fiancée Jennifer Bahamonde, 43, also in the restaurant business, used Dawn Oliver of Embark Beyond in New York to book their honeymoon to Paris and Saint-Tropez this June.
“It was a last-minute trip, and I was scrambling to get into hotels and understand the COVID requirements,” said Brian.
He was referred to Oliver by a friend and says that he had never used a travel advisor before and didn’t know what she could really do. When Oliver presented them with an itinerary that included meals at hot restaurants, admission to coveted beach clubs and upgraded rooms at swanky hotels, Maiorana quickly changed his mind.
“The convenience of using an advisor and the hours and hours of time I saved is priceless,” he said. | https://nypost.com/2022/05/24/young-people-turn-to-old-school-travel-agents/ | 2022-05-24T17:35:18Z | https://nypost.com/2022/05/24/young-people-turn-to-old-school-travel-agents/ | true | 1 |
Nutella B-Ready® and Kinder® Holiday Mix Countdown Calendar Recognized by the National Confectioners Association
PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferrero North America, part of the global confectionery company Ferrero Group, received Most Innovative New Product Awards at the 2021 Sweets & Snacks Expo for Nutella B-Ready® and the Kinder® Holiday Mix Countdown Calendar. The annual Most Innovative New Product Awards, sponsored by the National Confectioners Association, highlight creative, innovative, and fun products new to the marketplace.
"Ferrero strives to add extraordinary innovations to our already strong lineup to excite consumers who have grown to love our brands," said Jim Klein, Chief Customer Officer, Ferrero U.S. "With continued growth happening across the category, we're humbled to be recognized by the National Confectioners Association and hear the extremely positive response from our retailers."
Nutella B-Ready® won the top award in the Gourmet and Premium Snacks category. The innovation is a delicious, light, individually wrapped snack bar with a crispy baked wafer filled with creamy hazelnut Nutella® spread, Nutella B-Ready is an irresistible break-time snack that you can enjoy anytime, anywhere!
The Kinder® Holiday Mix Countdown Calendar took the number one spot in the Seasonal category. This innovation is all about family bonding and counting down to the holidays together with 24 days of delicious Kinder treats. The calendar features a variety of 6 unique Kinder treats & graphics features a gingerbread house with a fun puzzle on the back.
The winners at the confectionery and snack industry event were selected from more than 300 new product award entries across nine candy and snack categories, including chocolate; non-chocolate; sweet; salty; savory; novelty; seasonal; gourmet/premium; and gum & mints. Product submissions were rated on four weighted criteria: taste, packaging, innovation and go-to market feasibility.
Visit www.sweetsandsnacks.com to learn more about the Sweets & Snacks Expo.
About Ferrero
For over 70 years, Ferrero has created products loved by generations. We've grown from a bakery in Alba, Italy into the third largest confectionery company in the world. Ferrero entered the North American market in 1969 and continues to spread joy with Ferrero Rocher®, Nutella®, Kinder®, Tic Tac® and Fannie May® chocolates. Ferrero Group expanded its portfolio in 2018 with the addition of Butterfinger®, CRUNCH®, Baby Ruth®, 100Grand® and other legendary chocolate brands.
We are a family-owned company with 3,000 employees in eight offices and ten plants and warehouses in North America, including a cocoa processing plant in Brantford, Ontario and a planned chocolate processing factory in Bloomington, Illinois. Instilled in every aspect of our business is the entrepreneurial spirit of our founders, and their passion for quality, creativity, and innovation. Follow @FerreroNACorp on Twitter and @FerreroNACorp on Instagram. www.ferreronorthamerica.com.
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New York City pay phones are officially a thing of history. The last public pay phone was removed from the streets of midtown Manhattan on Monday, and is heading straight to an exhibit in a local museum.
It's the final chapter in a saga that's been unfolding since 2015, when the city started uprooting phone booths and replacing them with LinkNYC kiosks, which offer free public Wi-Fi, charging ports, 911 buttons and screens with maps and other services (they also generate revenue for the city).
On Monday, officials gathered in Times Square to bid farewell to what they called the city's last free-standing, public pay phones (which is a bit of a misnomer — but more on that below). Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine shared a video of a crane slowly lifting the phone booth — with two corded phones separated by a divider — onto the bed of a truck.
END OF AN ERA.
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) May 23, 2022
NYC’s last free-standing pay phones removed this a.m. in Times Sq. (7th Ave & 50th St.).
No more fishing in your pocket for quarters.pic.twitter.com/ZtRhzWPp4G
LinkNYC tweeted that they will be replaced with a digital kiosk, "boosting accessibility and connectivity across the city." The company says it's deployed thousands of Links across the city, and has facilitated more than 3 billion Wi-Fi sessions with more than 10 million subscribers.
City officials in attendance said they hope the end of the official pay phone era will accelerate progress in areas like data privacy and equitable access to technology. New York City Council Member Julie Won called the Link kiosks "vital lifelines" for people who wouldn't otherwise have access to the internet or emergency services.
"In less than a decade we've gone from pay phones on street corners to free Wi-Fi kiosks all over our city," Won said. "We're on the right track towards making NYC technologically equitable and we must continue this work to connect more New Yorkers to affordable high speed internet in their homes and schools."
Matthew Fraser, commissioner of the Office of Technology and Innovation, described the removal of the last pay phone as bittersweet, noting the "prominent place they've held in the city's physical landscape for decades" but acknowledging that it's time for change.
"Just like we transitioned from the horse and buggy to the automobile and from the automobile to the airplane, the digital evolution has progressed from pay phones to high-speed Wi-Fi kiosks to meet the demands of our rapidly changing daily communications needs," he said in a statement shared with NPR.
Pay phones may no longer be necessary in the age of cellphones and smartwatches, but city officials suspected that they might still be worth reminiscing about — or marveling at. Gothamist reports that the city reached out to the Museum of the City of New York last week to see if it was interested in taking the remaining relic.
The pay phone will soon be on display at the museum's exhibit about the pre-digital era, which just opened on Friday. Lilly Tuttle, the curator of the show, told Gothamist the decision was "a no-brainer."
"In just a few days since the exhibition has been open, I really have come to appreciate how many people are fascinated by bygone technology," she added. "And as we see things changing, and we're reminded of how rapidly our technology has advanced in recent decades, I think people have these moments of realizing how different things are."
New York City isn't completely rid of pay phones — yet
But fear not, nostalgia-seekers and The Matrix fans: There are still a handful of pay phones scattered around New York City.
Those include ones on private property as well as four "permanent full-length Superman" booths, according to the city.
The Superman booths are all located on the Upper West Side, and remain standing thanks in large part to years of lobbying by neighborhood resident and self-described pay phone buff Alan Flacks, as the New York Times has reported.
And there may still be more to discover. Local news site Hell Gate reported on Monday that there's still a working pay phone in the Union Square subway station, just a few stops away from the Times Square press conference.
The site credited that discovery to Mark Thomas, who has spent decades tracking the "world of public telephony" through his website, The Payphone Project.
"The momentousness of this pay phone removal seems a little contrived," he told Hell Gate. "More than a little."
Recent data about the prevalence of pay phones is scarce (perhaps tellingly)
A New York City government website says there were more than 6,000 active public pay phones when LinkNYC first began its work in 2014, a number that quickly dwindled.
The Federal Communications Commission said in 2018 that there were some 100,000 pay phones left in the U.S. — about one-fifth of them located in New York.
Some individuals and institutions have made a mission of tracking the remaining pay phones in their community. The D.C. Public Service Commission, for example, shared in a September 2021 Twitter thread that there were only six active pay phones left in Washington, D.C., including only one downtown.
Tuttle, the New York City museum curator, told Gothamist that the exhibit featuring the Times Square pay phone describes how people made plans and navigated the city in the decades before cellphones, adding:
"We were New Yorkers before and we're New Yorkers now, and whether or not we have pay phones doesn't necessarily symbolize the end of anything, just a change in the way we communicate."
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Russian forces have taken full control of the steel plant in Mariupol that was the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in the city, Moscow’s defence minister said.
The seizure marks the end of a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of Mariupol to ruins and left more than 20,000 people feared dead.
Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin on Friday that the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol have been “completely liberated” from Ukrainian fighters.
Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti quoted the defence ministry as saying that a total of 2,439 Ukrainian fighters holed up at Azovstal have laid down their arms and surrendered since May 16, including 531 on Friday.
However, Ukrainian authorities said their troops have repelled a separate Russian attack in the east.
The Donbas is now President Vladimir Putin’s focus after his troops failed to take the capital Kyiv in the early days of the war.
Pro-Moscow separatists have fought Ukrainian forces for eight years in the region and held a considerable swathe of it before Russia’s invasion on February 24.
But the effort to take more territory there has been slow-going. In a sign of Russia’s frustration with the war, some senior commanders have been fired in recent weeks, the UK Ministry of Defence said.
Russian forces attacked the cities of Lysychansk and Severodonetsk, both in the Luhansk region of the Donbas, the region’s governor said on Friday.
Twelve people were killed, and more than 60 houses were destroyed across the region, said Serhiy Haidai in a Telegram post.
But the attack on Severodonetsk was unsuccessful. Both Mr Haidai and Ukraine’s General Staff of the military said Russia took losses and retreated.
Still, Russia’s struggles in the east only seemed to translate into an intensifying offensive that is inflicting increasing suffering.
“It is hell there, and that’s not an exaggeration,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the campaign.
“The brutal and completely senseless bombardment of Severodonetsk. Twelve dead and dozens wounded there in just one day,” he said in his nightly video address to the nation.
Meanwhile, in the first war crimes trial held by Ukraine, Sgt Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old member of a Russian tank unit, told a court in Kyiv on Thursday that he shot Oleksandr Shelipov, a 62-year-old Ukrainian civilian, in the head on orders from an officer.
Shishimarin apologised to the victim’s widow, Kateryna Shelipova, who described seeing her husband being shot just outside their home in the early days of Russia’s invasion.
She told the court that she believes Shishimarin deserves a life sentence, the maximum possible, but that she would not mind if he were exchanged as part of a swap for the Azovstal defenders.
Ukraine’s surprisingly stiff resistance has been bolstered by western arms and funding – and more help was on the way this week.
The G7 has agreed to provide more money to bolster Ukraine’s public finances, bringing the total aid to 19.8 billion dollars, Germany’s finance minister said. The goal is to ensure that Ukraine’s financial situation does not affect its ability to defend itself from Russia’s invasion.
Also, more US aid appeared to be on its way to Ukraine when the Senate overwhelmingly approved a 40 billion dollar package of military and economic aid for the country and its allies. The house of representatives voted for it last week, and US President Joe Biden’s quick signature is certain.
“Help is on the way, really significant help. Help that could make sure that the Ukrainians are victorious,” senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said. | https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/russian-forces-take-full-control-of-mariupol-steel-plant_arid-40877654.html | 2022-05-24T17:51:29Z | https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/russian-forces-take-full-control-of-mariupol-steel-plant_arid-40877654.html | false | 8 |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Giant Eagle Inc. is voluntarily recalling packages of apple slices and peanut butter sold in the company’s GetGo stores.
In a notice issued Monday, Giant Eagle said the recall is due to possible salmonella contamination tied to the recent recall of Jif peanut butter products nationwide.
The recalled product was sold at GetGo locations through May 13 and have an expiration date of May 29. The UPC code on the products is 30034 93770 6.
The packages were sold in stores in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Indiana.
Giant Eagle said there have been no reports of illness associated with the items.
The apple packages include Jif peanut butter, which is the subject of the nationwide recall.
Customers are urged to dispose of the products or return them with a receipt to their local GetGo store.
Anyone with questions can call GetGo customer service at 1-800-553-2324 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. | https://www.wkrg.com/national/giant-eagle-recalls-apple-slices-peanut-butter-packs-due-to-jif-recall/ | 2022-05-24T17:52:30Z | https://www.wkrg.com/national/giant-eagle-recalls-apple-slices-peanut-butter-packs-due-to-jif-recall/ | true | 25 |
Portfolio Expands Import Footprint with Brands Representing France, Italy, and New Zealand
LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Riboli Family Wines, a family-owned company founded in 1917, announces the creation of AVANTI, a new division dedicated to a portfolio of ultra-premium and luxury wine brands from France, Italy, New Zealand, and other regions.
The AVANTI division, part of Riboli Family Wines, has been established to showcase distinctive growing regions and the multi-generational producers that keep sustainable practices at the cornerstone of their wine business.
Leading the division is VP of Sales, Rebecca Powelson, an industry veteran with over a decade of experience working in Sales and Marketing for Importers, and more recently over a year with Riboli Family Wines. Powelson will focus on growing this portfolio of unique, luxury wines in the US (price range: $15-$100), including a Grower Champagne from Nomine-Renard, the organic and biodynamic estate of Urlar from New Zealand, as well as Santo, from Piedmont, Italy.
Paul Roberts, SVP of Sales for Riboli Family Wines says, "We felt there was an opportunity to define and grow this part of our portfolio. The AVANTI division provides one destination for our customers to shop a vast selection of high-quality imported wine brands."
- Champagne Nominé-Renard – a Grower Champagne portfolio of Brut, Brut Rosé, Blanc de Blancs, and Vintage
- Loire Collection – representing Chinon and Sancerre
- Urlar – a Wholefoods exclusive (organic, vegan, biodynamic) imported from New Zealand
- The Champion – Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand
- Santo – a collection of Moscato d'Asti and Rosé from Piedmont, Italy
Riboli Family Wines, family-owned since 1917, celebrates over a century crafting award-winning wines. Wine Enthusiasts' 2018 American Winery of the Year, Riboli Family Wines includes Riboli Estates Group – a portfolio of estate-based brands sourced from the family's 1,800 acres of sustainably farmed vineyards in Paso Robles, Monterey, and Napa Valley – as well as Stella Rosa®, the #1 Import Brand and the largest selling brand over $10 in the US*. With a natural affinity for creativity and innovation, the third and fourth generations of the Riboli family continue to lead the industry and push the boundaries of winemaking and the wine drinking experience. For more information, please visit www.riboliwines.com.
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COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Just hours after graduating high school, a Mississippi teenager was arrested in what has been described as a domestic dispute that left one person dead.
Lowndes County Sheriff Eddie Hawkins said Justin Robert Coggins, 18, of Caledonia, was arrested Saturday after he allegedly shot and killed Dustin Hoffpauir, 33, at a home in Caledonia, news outlets reported.
Hawkins said Coggins had just graduated from Caledonia High School hours before the shooting. He's now being held at the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center. It was unknown if he has an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
Authorities have not released details of what led to the shooting or the nature of Hoffpauir's relationship to Coggins.
Hoffpauir's body will be sent to the state medical examiners office for an autopsy.
The case remains under investigation. | https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/New-high-school-grad-now-facing-murder-charge-in-17195431.php | 2022-05-24T17:55:51Z | https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/New-high-school-grad-now-facing-murder-charge-in-17195431.php | false | 11 |
Sitting all day can be bad for your health. That’s where the active sitting movement comes in.
A retired trauma surgeon and his son design active chairs for adults and kids that force people to use their muscles while sitting. The blueprint to make the kid’s version is offered free online.
Jon Kalish reports.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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BAGHDAD (AP) — A sandstorm blanketed parts of the Middle East on Monday, including Iraq, Syria and Iran, sending people to hospitals and disrupting flights in some places.
It was the latest in a series of unprecedented nearly back-to-back sandstorms this year that have bewildered residents and raised alarm among experts and officials, who blame climate change and poor governmental regulations.
From Riyadh to Tehran, bright orange skies and a thick veil of grit signaled yet another stormy day Monday. Sandstorms are typical in late spring and summer, spurred by seasonal winds. But this year they have occurred nearly every week in Iraq since March.
Iraqi authorities declared the day a national holiday, urging government workers and residents to stay home in anticipation of the 10th storm to hit the country in the last two months. The Health Ministry stockpiled cannisters of oxygen at facilities in hard-hit areas, according to a statement.
The storms have sent thousands to hospitals and resulted in at least one death in Iraq and three in Syria’s east.
“Its a region-wide issue but each country has a different degree of vulnerability and weakness,” said Jaafar Jotheri, a geoarchaeologist at the University of Al-Qadisiyah in Baghdad.
In Syria, medical departments were put on alert as the sandstorm hit the eastern province of Deir el-Zour that borders Iraq, Syrian state TV said. Earlier this month, a similar storm in the region left at least three people dead and hundreds were hospitalized with breathing problems.
Dr. Bashar Shouaybi, head of the Health Ministry’s office in Deir el-Zour, told state TV that hospitals were prepared and ambulances were on standby. He said they have acquired an additional 850 oxygen tanks and medicine needed to deal with patients who have asthma.
Severe sandstorms have also blanketed parts of Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia this month.
For the second time this month, Kuwait International Airport suspended all flights Monday because of the dust. Video showed largely empty streets with poor visibility.
Saudi Arabia’s meteorological association reported that visibility would drop to zero on the roads in Riyadh, the capital, this week. Officials warned drivers to go slowly. Emergency rooms in the city were flooded with 1,285 patients this month complaining they couldn’t breathe properly.
Iran last week shut down schools and government offices in the capital of Tehran over a sandstorm that swept the country. It hit hardest in the nation’s southwest desert region of Khuzestan, where over 800 people sought treatment for breathing difficulties. Dozens of flights out of western Iran were canceled or delayed.
Blame over the dust storms and heavy air pollution has mounted, with a prominent environmental expert telling local media that climate change, drought and government mismanagement of water resources are responsible for the increase in sandstorms. Iran has drained its wetlands for farming — a common practice known to produce dust in the region.
Alireza Shariat, the head of an association of Iranian water engineers, told Iran’s semiofficial ILNA news agency last month that he expected extensive dust storms to become an “annual springtime phenomenon” in a way Iran has never seen before.
In Iraq, desertification exacerbated by record-low rainfall is adding to the intensity of storms, said Jotheri, the geoarchaeologist. In a low-lying country with plenty of desert regions, the impact is almost double, he said.
“Because of 17 years of mismanagement of water and urbanization, Iraq lost more than two thirds of its green cover,” he said. “That is why Iraqis are complaining more than their neighbors about the sandstorms in their areas.”
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Associated Press writers Isabel DeBre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Bassem Mroue in Beirut contributed.
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Montana bars birth certificate sex changes, even with surgery
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana health officials say transgender people can’t change their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery, in defiance of a court order that had blocked the Republican-controlled state’s bid to restrict transgender rights.
The state health department said late Monday in an emergency order that it would no longer record the category of “gender” on people’s birth certificates, replacing that category with a listing for “sex” that can be changed only in rare circumstances.
Sex is “immutable,” the order said, while gender is a “social ... construct” that can change over time.
The order came a month after a state judge temporarily blocked enforcement of a law that required transgender people to have undergone a “surgical procedure” before being allowed to change their gender on their birth certificates.
Judge Michael Moses ruled the law was unconstitutionally vague because it did not specify what procedure must be performed. The law also required transgender people to obtain a court order indicating they had had a surgical procedure.
Moses’ order forced the state to revert back to a process adopted in 2017 that said transgender residents could apply to change the gender on their Montana birth certificate by filing sworn affidavits with the health department.
But state health officials said the April 21 ruling put them in “an ambiguous and uncertain situation” and led them to craft the temporary emergency order.
The new order exceeds the restrictions on transgender rights imposed by the Republican-dominated state Legislature.
Democratic state lawmakers expressed outrage, calling the order a “blatant abuse of power meant to undermine the checks and balances of our independent courts.”
“While this rule is intended to make the lives of our transgender neighbors harder, it impacts all of us by eroding the rights that let us live our lives free from government overreach,” said House Minority Leader Kim Abbott and Senate Minority Leader Jill Cohenour.
The sex listing can be changed only if someone’s sex is misidentified when they’re born or if the sex was wrongly recorded as a result of “a scrivener’s error,” according to the order.
Half of the U.S. states, plus the District of Columbia, allow transgender residents to change gender designation on their birth certificates without surgical requirements or court orders, according to the policy organization Movement Advancement Project that supports transgender rights.
Just over a dozen states require surgical intervention for changing gender on birth certificates, and such barriers have been challenged in several states, including in Montana by the ACLU of Montana.
Many transgender people choose not to undergo gender-confirmation surgeries. Such procedures are sometimes deemed unnecessary or too expensive, two transgender Montana residents argued in their July 2021 lawsuit challenging the Montana law.
ACLU representatives did not immediately respond to the Montana health department order.
Over the last several years, legislation in numerous states has been aimed at limiting the rights of transgender people, and the new laws are being challenged in court.
Alabama passed a law making it a felony for doctors to prescribe such treatments as gender-confirming puberty blockers and hormones to transgender minors, but a judge has blocked the law.
In Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered child welfare officials to investigate parents of children receiving puberty blockers and other gender-confirming care as potential abuse. That effort was blocked by a judge.
At least a dozen states have recently passed laws to ban transgender girls and women from participating in female sports, most recently Utah.
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8 GTA Schools Will Be Closed Today Due To Power Outages From Last Weekend's Storm
The storm was no joke.
The destruction left behind by Saturday's powerful storm is forcing several Durham Region schools to remain closed on Tuesday.
According to Durham District School Board (DDSB), eight of its facilities are still without electricity, with students and staff being advised to stay home.
The following schools will be closed on Tuesday, May 24, 2022:
- Uxbridge SS (Uxbridge)
- Uxbridge PS (Uxbridge)
- Joseph Gould PS (Uxbridge)
- Goodwood PS (Uxbridge)
- Lincoln Avenue PS (Ajax)
- Southwood Park PS (Ajax)
- E.A. Fairman PS (Whitby)
- Valley View PS (Pickering)
It's also being reported that no remote learning services will be made available for students.
"The decision to close these schools has been made to protect the health and safety of students, parents/guardians, and staff as electricity is needed to safely operate a school," DDSB states. "Many students in the area of these schools may also be without power and therefore, not able to access virtual learning. For this reason, there will be NO remote learning taking place at those schools."
"Although there is a state of emergency in Uxbridge, other schools in Uxbridge are open as they have power restored and the municipality has requested that we operate as many schools as possible to support families. We recognize that busing may be impacted for those schools," it adds.
At the moment, the school board is anticipating the closed schools to be reopened on Wednesday, May 25. However, parents are reminded to check for updates as more information becomes available.
DDSB warns that returning students may see debris on school property upon returning as custodians work to remove downed trees and broken branches. | https://www.narcity.com/toronto/8-gta-schools-will-be-closed-today-due-to-power-outages-from-last-weekends-storm | 2022-05-24T18:03:22Z | https://www.narcity.com/toronto/8-gta-schools-will-be-closed-today-due-to-power-outages-from-last-weekends-storm | true | 1 |
Republican Sen. John Boozman hopes to fend off three challengers in Arkansas’ primary Tuesday who are trying to paint him as not conservative enough, despite his support from former President Donald Trump, groups such as the National Rifle Association and the state’s top GOP figures.
Boozman’s reelection bid hasn’t garnered the attention nationally of other top campaigns like Senate races in North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania, but it could be another test of Trump’s influence in an extremely red state.
A soft-spoken eye doctor who has served two terms in the Senate, Boozman adopted a more combative tone in his campaign ads that tout the support of Trump and other GOP figures. Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor, and fellow Sen. Tom Cotton have recorded ads playing heavily in the state backing Boozman.
“I know John Boozman as a champion of President Trump’s America-First agenda,” Sanders says in one ad.
But the lawmaker has faced an onslaught of attacks from a super PAC funded by a shipping executive backing former NFL player Jake Bequette’s effort to unseat Boozman. Conservative activist Jan Morgan and pastor Heath Loftis are also seeking the Republican nomination.
One of the ads by the pro-Bequette group refers to Boozman as “Biden’s favorite Republican.”
Boozman’s rivals have labeled him a RINO — Republican In Name Only — even though the incumbent voted more than 91% of the time with Trump, according to the website FiveThirtyEight. Boozman has voted with Biden 34% of the time, according to FiveThirtyEight’s tally, and his challengers say that is too often.
Boozman’s rivals have criticized him over his decision to not challenge Biden’s win in the presidential election, despite Trump’s lies about a stolen election. They’ve also criticized Boozman saying last year that Trump bore “some responsibility” for the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, though Boozman voted to acquit Trump in the impeachment trial over the riot.
Boozman said he remains committed to Trump and that he doesn’t hold him directly responsible for Jan. 6. He also said he would support the former president if he runs again in 2024.
At least three super PACs supporting Boozman also have been running ads, including one that attacks Bequette as “Fake Jake.”
If no one fails to win an outright majority, the top two will move on to a primary runoff on June 21. A runoff is also possible on the Democratic side, with Jack Foster, Natalie James and Dan Whitfield seeking the party’s nomination Tuesday to challenge Boozman.
Boozman has focused on farming and veterans issues during his time in the Senate, topics that do not lend themselves to viral videos or incendiary speeches but are crucial in this predominantly rural state. He was first elected in the Senate in 2010 after winning an eight-candidate primary without a runoff and easily won reelection in 2016.
Boozman is in line to chair the Senate Agriculture Committee if Republicans win control of the Senate. He’s running with the support of influential conservative groups including National Right to Life and the National Rifle Association.
Jay Porter, a real estate appraiser in Little Rock, said he was torn between Boozman and Bequette in the primary but ultimately voted for the incumbent senator Tuesday. Porter cited Boozman’s experience as a factor.
“He’s in the committees, he’s got power, where a newbie’s not going to have as much power,” Porter, 51, said. “He’s going to be a junior senator who’s not going to get in some of the stronger committees.”
Anita Donnell, a 76-year-old retiree in Little Rock, said she’s supported Boozman in past elections but cast her ballot Tuesday for Morgan.
“He doesn’t speak out as much as Cotton,” Donnell said. “I just didn’t want to vote for him this time.” | https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2022-05-24/gop-sen-john-boozman-fending-off-rivals-in-arkansas-primary | 2022-05-24T18:06:37Z | https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2022-05-24/gop-sen-john-boozman-fending-off-rivals-in-arkansas-primary | false | 5 |
LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Embark Technology, Inc. f/k/a Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II ("Embark" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: EMBK).
Class Period: January 12, 2021 – January 5, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: May 31, 2022
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Embark lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at www.glancylaw.com/cases/embark-technology-inc/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) the Company had performed inadequate due diligence into Legacy Embark; (2) Legacy Embark and the Company following the Business Combination held no patents and an insignificant amount of test trucks; (3) accordingly, the Company had overstated its operational and technological capabilities; (4) as a result of all the foregoing, the Company had overstated the business and financial prospects of the Company post-Business Combination; and (5) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Charles Linehan, Esquire, of GPM, 1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, by email to shareholders@glancylaw.com, or visit our website at www.glancylaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number and number of shares purchased.
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NEW YORK, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenhouse, the hiring software company, today introduced Sourcing Automation on the first day of the Greenhouse Open Conference. The new solution from Greenhouse helps recruiters easily find and capture candidate contact information, then connect with them through personalized and automated email outreach – all with Greenhouse.
Demand for talent is at an all-time high, and recruiting teams are feeling pressure to meet ambitious hiring goals. From increased salaries to new benefits, organizations are going to extreme lengths to hire. With over 84% of talent actively job hunting and US Bureau of Labor Statistics data showing that there are roughly two jobs available for every unemployed person, the challenge of connecting with and enticing a candidate to choose to work at your company shows no sign of easing.
"Outbound sourcing has never been so important – or so difficult. Recruiters are working tirelessly around the clock when it comes to finding and hiring talent and are still losing top talent," shared Jon Stross, President and co-founder of Greenhouse. "To cut through the noise and stand out from the crowd, recruiting teams need a tailored approach that leaves a memorable impression from the first interaction to offer. Companies that are able to get sourcing right are positioned to pull ahead of the competition. Giving recruiters the tools they need to build and nurture relationships with prospective candidates means that emails will reach inboxes instead of getting lost in spam folders."
"The talent landscape has undergone tremendous change over the last decade, jumping into hyperspeed in the last year. Business leaders want to see measurable ROI from their recruiting efforts, from validating the cost of software investments to justifying the time it takes to fill an open role," reflected Matthew Merker, Research Manager, Talent Acquisition & Strategy, IDC. "Companies that are the most successful finding, engaging and converting prospects are using personalized automation to build an optimized recruiting strategy. Recruiters who can strike a balance between technology and human touch will have an advantage when it comes to quickly moving candidates through the pipeline and ultimately achieving their business goals."
Talent teams benefit from using Sourcing Automation to turn passive talent into engaged candidates by:
- Reducing friction by centralizing sourcing activities within Greenhouse CRM
- Saving time that would be spent manually retrieving prospect contact information
- Increasing response rates through enriched and accurate contact data
- Scaling communication with personalized and automated email outreach campaigns
- Evaluating sourcing success with robust reports and analytics
- Diversifying talent pools to find prospective candidates with specialized skill sets
In October 2021 Greenhouse announced its acquisition of Interseller, a sourcing automation provider. Interseller's proprietary technology provides the basis for Sourcing Automation. The new Sourcing Automation feature advances email deliverability and ensures high-quality interactions to enhance the success recruiters see when reaching out to prospective employees.
Sourcing Automation is available to all customers as an add-on to Greenhouse Recruiting. To find out more about Sourcing Automation visit the Greenhouse blog.
About Greenhouse
Greenhouse is the hiring software company. We help businesses become great at hiring through our powerful hiring approach, complete suite of software and services, Hiring Maturity™ methodology and large partner ecosystem – so businesses can hire for what's next.
Based in New York City with offices in San Francisco, Denver and Dublin, Greenhouse has over 700 employees around the world supporting more than 6,500 customers. Some of the smartest and most successful companies like HubSpot, Buzzfeed, J.D. Power, Booking.com, Scout24 and The Knot Worldwide use the Greenhouse hiring software platform to improve all aspects of hiring, helping them to attract top talent.
© 2021, Greenhouse Software, Inc. All rights reserved. "Greenhouse Hiring Maturity", "Talent Makers", and the G Logo are trademarks of Greenhouse Software, Inc.
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Fantastic fifties by Shafali Verma (51 off 33) and Laura Wolvaardt (51 off 35) led Velocity to seven-wicket win over Supernovas in the second game of the Women's T20 Challenge 2022 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Tuesday.
Chasing a target of 151 runs, Shafali played a solid start at the top while Wolvaardt finished off the chase with ease.
Put into bat first, Supernovas were off to a horrible start as they slipped to 18 for 3 in the opening four overs. Priya Punia fell to Kate Cross, who also accounted for Harleen Deol while Deandra Dottin too failed to get going and was the third to fall on the bowling off Deepti Sharma as Supernovas were left on shaky ground.
However, Taniya Bhatia (36 off 32) and Harmanpreet Kaur (71 off 51) stuck together to score 82 off 63 and put the innings back on track. Supernovas were 29 for 3 at the end of the powerplay but the pair picked up pace and helped them reach 60 for 3 at the halfway mark. They got their 50-run partnership in the 12th over and looked set to launch from there. However, Bhatia was run out in the 15th over.
Kaur then went on to strike 4, 6 and 4 against Sneh Rana in the 18th over before falling to Radha Yadav in the next over. Sune Luus ended with 20 off 14 and helped Supernovas post 150-5 in 20 overs.
In reply, Velocity opener Natthakan Chantham fell to the star from the previous match - Pooja Vastrakar - in the second over. But, Yastika Bhatia and Shafali didn't let Supernovas make any more inroads. A 63-run stand that came in just 35 balls transferred the pressure back on the bowling side as Shafali took apart the bowlers.
In the third over, Yastika started with a boundary against Meghna Singh before Shafali too contributed with consecutive boundaries to take 15 out of the over. Vastrakar also conceded two fours in the next over as Velocity picked up pace with ease.
Sophie Ecclestone was introduced into the attack in the fifth over and created an opportunity only for Dottin to grass a simple chance. Velocity were 60 for 1 at the end of the powerplay and looked set to ease to a win. However, Yastika fell in the eighth over bowled by Dottin. The West Indies allrounder also managed to remove Shafali in the 10th to bring her side back in the contest.
Between overs 6 and 10, Velocity made 22 and lost two wickets to slip to 82 for 3. But, Laura Wolvaardt and Deepti Sharma didn't press the panic button and took Velocity over the victory line in 18.2 overs with a 71-run stand.
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With Over 70,000 Videos and Over 15,000 Hours Available for Distribution, pocket.watch Emerges as Key Supplier of Kids and Family Content
LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pocket.watch, the leading kids and family studio creating global franchises for Generation Alpha, today announced the addition of 13 new creators to its roster of global superstars. The move significantly expands the company's audience, content library, and original content slate with the world's biggest kids and family digital stars. The new creators bring further diversity, broader age ranges and new formats to pocket.watch, which already boasts content and original intellectual property from powerhouse creators like Ryan's World, Toys and Colors, Onyx Family, Kids Diana Show and LankyBox, the current No. 1 gaming channel on all of YouTube.
Pocket.watch continues to create unprecedented value for the creator community and for its global distribution partners with a strategy that builds upon its existing content already consumed at staggering rates. In 2021, pocket.watch content was watched for over 4 billion hours across the company's 44 global distribution partners including AVOD, SVOD and linear platforms in over 129 countries. By integrating these new creators into their unique content distribution offering, pocket.watch is positioned for significant growth in 2022 and beyond. These additions bring the company's library to over 70,000 videos, cumulating to more than 15,000 hours of content available to streaming platforms for distribution. The company continues to innovate the way it packages content to include new formats beyond its breakthrough MishMash™ format which transforms short-form videos into twenty-two minute episodes capable of being distributed on all types of premium platforms globally.
Pocket.watch is also developing original content inspired by many of its new partners, opening up the opportunity for these creators to participate in entirely new franchises that grow way beyond YouTube - following in the footsteps of other pocket.watch originals like the Emmy-nominated Ryan's Mystery Playdate and the animated series Onyx Monster Mysteries and Love, Diana Adventures.
"The pocket.watch library of kids and family content is unlike any other in the industry," said Chris M. Williams, Founder and CEO, pocket.watch. "Our unique approach to packaging content, as well as our skills in developing original content with the biggest digital stars and creators in the world allows us to supply all types of streaming platforms with proven content and IP that attracts and engages massive audiences everywhere it goes, while providing our creator partners with new opportunities to monetize content beyond YouTube."
New pocket.watch creators represent a broad range of quality kids and family content genres including gaming, art instruction, preschool animation, edutainment and sketch comedy. They are listed below alongside the number of total views for their channel(s) on YouTube in the month of April 2022.
- Vania Mania Kids: 222 million
- Hudson's Playground: 99 million
- Mackenzie Turner: 68.8 million
- Art for Kids Hub: 40 million
- ShanePlays: 19 million
- Kamdenboy & Kyraboo: 13.8 million
- Scratch Garden: 13.1 million
- The Stella Show: 12 million
- Denis: 7.3 million
- Koala & Giraffe: 6 million
- Kaven Adventures: 5.7 million
- GEM Sisters: 5.6 million
- Doods: 3.3 million
For more information about the pocket.watch roster of franchises and creators and its premium slate of content, visit pocket.watch.
About pocket.watch
Pocket.watch is the leading studio building kids and family entertainment franchises with the most popular digital creators in the world. Pocket.watch harnesses the power of audiences built on YouTube and expands them across all types of diverse kids and family platforms and experiences. The company brings kids more of what they love from these creators by producing original video and audio content, mobile games, metaverse worlds, live events and robust consumer products lines ranging from toys to toothbrushes. Key pocket.watch franchises include Ryan's World, Love, Diana, Onyx Monster Mysteries and Toys and Colors: Kaleidoscope City.
The company's content library, consisting of tens of thousands of kids and family videos, is distributed globally on over 40 platforms, generating hundreds of millions of hours of viewership every month. The content library comprises many seasons of the company's breakthrough MishMash™ format alongside pocket.watch originals including the Emmy-nominated Ryan's Mystery Playdate and the animated series Onyx Monster Mysteries and Love, Diana Adventures.
Pocket.watch's gaming division, p.w Games, boasts multiple mobile game successes including Love, Diana Fashion Fabulous and Tag with Ryan, which together boast over 40 million downloads.
The company generates massive value for advertisers and digital creators through their in-house creative and media agency, clock.work, which creates best in class media and branded entertainment campaigns with the world's largest advertisers, marrying the massive reach of the pocket.watch network audience with custom integrations and scaled media programs across YouTube, YouTube Kids, mobile gaming, OTT channels and the metaverse.
Founded in 2017 by Chris M. Williams (CEO), the company's headquarters and filming studios are located in Culver City, Calif. The executive team includes studio veterans and visionaries from a mix of traditional and digital entertainment backgrounds, including Xavier Kochhar, Albie Hecht, Jon Moonves, and Kerry Tucker.
For more information about pocket.watch, please visit pocket.watch.
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LAS VEGAS — Rock band Aerosmith announced Tuesday that they canceled some upcoming Las Vegas shows after lead singer Steven Tyler voluntarily entered rehab following a relapse.
"As many of you know, our beloved brother Steven has worked on his sobriety for many years, the band said in a statement on its Facebook page. "After foot surgery to prepare for the stage and the necessity of pain management during the process, he has recently relapsed and voluntarily entered a treatment program to concentrate on his health and recovery."
The shows the band canceled were part of its Las Vegas residency. The shows affected were to occur in June and July.
The band said they would continue shows beginning in September.
"We are devastated that we have inconvenienced so many of you, especially our most loyal fans who often travel great distances to experience our shows," the band said.
The band said tickets purchased through Ticketmaster would be refunded. | https://www.news5cleveland.com/entertainment/aerosmith-cancels-some-vegas-shows-as-tyler-enters-treatment-program | 2022-05-24T18:14:02Z | https://www.news5cleveland.com/entertainment/aerosmith-cancels-some-vegas-shows-as-tyler-enters-treatment-program | false | 15 |
A Cork man struck his father with a hatchet during a late-night attack sparked by an argument over a barking dog.
Garda Seán Murphy responded to a call to the house at St James’s Square, off Barrack Street, Cork, and arrived to find the accused standing at the front door and the victim in a foetal position at the end of the stairs, having been struck with the weapon.
This occurred on August 24, 2019. Now, at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, 34-year-old Michael O’Donovan, who was living at that address at St James’s Square, has been sentenced to two years, with the last six months suspended.
Defence barrister Alan O’Dwyer, said: “It was a dispute over his father annoying the dog. Michael O’Donovan was in bed when his father returned home. He felt that his father was annoying the dog and that the dog started barking.”
Mr O’Dwyer said there was no history of rows between father and son and this was something that got out of control with unforeseen results.
“There never was a cross word between them before. And this argument between them escalated,” Mr O’Dwyer said.
Judge Helen Boyle said: “You pleaded on the trial date, albeit you had communicated with your lawyers, that you would not be taking up the trial date.
“In February, you were released to go to Bruree for rehabilitation. Unfortunately, you attended only for a short time — about 10 days — and a bench warrant had to be issued for your arrest.”
The accused ended up remanded in custody pending sentence.
His father, 59, has forgiven him and prays for him every day, it emerged at the sentencing hearing.
The judge noted the implement used by the accused was variously referred to as a hatchet or a camping axe.
Following the assault, the defendant’s father had to be taken to Cork University Hospital and treated for his injuries, which consisted of bruises, abrasions and a rib fracture.
“You have 25 previous convictions — none for crimes of violence. It appears that this was out of character. Your father confirmed there never was a cross word between you.
“If you had given Bruee more of a chance you might have done better. It appears you are living a drug and alcohol-free life. You are 34 years' old and you apologised to your father.
“The victim impact statement makes for very sad reading, that all of these injuries were caused by his own son. He feared for his life. Afraid he would lose his relationship with you. He has recovered and forgives you and prays for you every day,” Judge Boyle said.
The defendant’s former landlady was shocked at his out of character behaviour. She wrote to him in prison, indicating she would be happy to have him back.
The judge noted this and also the fact that the defendant wrote back to the woman — and it was the first letter he had ever written to anyone. | https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/cork-man-struck-father-with-hatchet-in-late-night-row-over-barking-dog_arid-40874882.html | 2022-05-24T18:14:50Z | https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/cork-man-struck-father-with-hatchet-in-late-night-row-over-barking-dog_arid-40874882.html | true | 2 |
Former solicitor Michael Lynn has told his multi-million euro theft trial he did not steal “a penny” and there was no scheme designed to defraud the banks.
Mr Lynn (53) of Millbrook Court, Red Cross, Co. Wicklow, is on trial accused of the theft of around €27 million from seven financial institutions. He has pleaded not guilty to 21 counts of theft in Dublin between October 23, 2006, and April 20, 2007.
On his eighth day in the witness box at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, he was under cross-examination by prosecuting counsel Paddy McGrath SC.
Mr McGrath put it to Mr Lynn that he was an experienced solicitor who had built up a property empire. Mr Lynn agreed he was an experienced solicitor who became involved in the property market but said he objected to the term “empire”, which he said he found obnoxious.
He said the allegation that he had stolen €27 million from the banks was incorrect, saying: “I did not steal a penny from the banks”.
Mr McGrath put it to him that he exploited a system of undertakings with the banks by getting Liz Doyle, a legal executive who worked for Mr Lynn at the time, to fraudulently sign these undertakings in the name of Fiona McAleenan, a solicitor with the firm, or getting Ms McAleenan to sign them without an awareness of all the details in the undertakings.
“Liz Doyle was your eyes and ears, you got her to forge the statements of undertakings to deliberately misrepresent your assets,” counsel said. Mr Lynn said this was incorrect.
Counsel put it to him that there were no secret deals between him and the banks, as asserted by Mr Lynn in his evidence to the jury. He said he disagreed and said there was a long history of lending with the banks in question.
He said the assertion by counsel the loans were for definite purposes and that he misused the monies for other purposes was completely incorrect. He said the banks were “well aware” of what he intended to do and did with the loans.
Mr McGrath put it to him that the only reason he didn't defraud Anglo Irish Bank was because they had a different system of undertakings for loans, stating “they were lucky not to be defrauded”.
“No, that is not a fair representation. This was not in any way a scheme designed to defraud, it was simply about getting business done,” he said.
Mr McGrath put it to the witness that for 15 years “you did everything in your power to avoid facing your responsibility” for his actions. “You never had any desire to tell this pack of lies or face up to your responsibility,” counsel said.
Mr Lynn said that was incorrect and that he had served five years in prison in Brazil and was fighting these charges because he was adamant the banks knew what was happening and he had not stolen from them.
“I'm a lot of things but I'm not a thief,” he said. Judge Martin Nolan told the jury that Mr Lynn was not under any legal obligation to stay in Ireland when he left to go to the UK, Portugal or Brazil and that he broke no law in travelling there.
The trial continues. | https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/michael-lynn-tells-court-his-27m-loans-were-not-a-scheme-designed-to-defraud-banks_arid-40875806.html | 2022-05-24T18:17:04Z | https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/michael-lynn-tells-court-his-27m-loans-were-not-a-scheme-designed-to-defraud-banks_arid-40875806.html | false | 6 |
On a BevNET Live stage several years ago, former vitaminwater CMO, beverage investor and current “Shark Tank” judge Rohan Oza remarked that “everything is niche, until it’s not.” It’s an adage that one could certainly apply to Skrewball Whiskey, a peanut butter-flavored whiskey brand that has experienced one of the one of the fastest market rollouts in the history of the spirits industry.
Launched in 2018 by married couple Brittany and Steven Yeng, Skrewball was inspired by a popular peanut butter shot that was on the menu at Steven’s restaurant in San Diego. While flavored whiskies have become an established segment within the overall whiskey category, few believed that Skrewball would be anything more than a novelty concept.
It’s safe to say that the naysayers were wrong. Skrewball has grown at an astonishing rate, selling over one million cases within three years of its debut. The brand is available in all 50 states along with Canada and the Caribbean and sold at major retailers, liquor stores and restaurants.
In an interview featured in this episode, Brittany, who earned her master’s in chemistry before becoming an attorney and eventually the owner of a spirits brand, spoke about the development of Skrewball, why an “against the grain” approach has worked for the company, what she learned about trust and aligning with people acting in their best interests and why a gut check is a key factor in every decision. She also explained how a poor review of the brand early on was a blessing in disguise, how she and Steven won over a key distribution partner and her position that she’s not selling peanut butter whiskey. | https://www.tasteradio.com/episodes/2022/against-all-odds-they-built-against-the-grain-a-skrewball-emerged-and-surged/ | 2022-05-24T18:20:55Z | https://www.tasteradio.com/episodes/2022/against-all-odds-they-built-against-the-grain-a-skrewball-emerged-and-surged/ | true | 1 |
The team behind the Quay Co-op, the landmark vegetarian and wholefood store in Cork City that has been at the vanguard of societal change for 40 years, has recreated a famous photograph to mark the milestone.
And its co-founder, Arthur Leahy, says their radical roots which drove them in the early days continue to inform their work today.
“I speak for all the Quay Co-op members when I say that we are hugely grateful to the people of Cork for their continued support, it means so much to us,” he said.
“Reaching this milestone anniversary is down to hard work, dedication, and also that spark of alternative creativity that we see every day in the people that work here, come here, and shop here.
“Today, we face new challenges, none more so than ensuring that our future generations may respectfully enjoy this beautiful planet in peace.”
The Quay Co-op founders renovated a neglected former pawnbrokers shop on Sullivan’s Quay and opened its doors in May 1982. It soon became the home of Cork’s first vegetarian restaurant and cafe, a food co-op, bookshop, women’s centre, and creche thanks to a collective effort of feminist, lesbian and gay, environmental, and other alternative groups and individuals.
It was a case of all hands on deck for the renovation project with members carrying out the work themselves.
A famous photograph at the time captured them leaning out the windows of the three-storey building. Today’s staff members recreated that photo to mark their 40th.
What began as a community co-operative during a time of rapidly rising unemployment developed into a workers’ co-operative which has employed 750 people over the last four decades.
Today, the co-op employs 50 people between its vegetarian deli, bakery, wholefoods store, and restaurant on Sullivan’s Quay, its vegetarian food production facility on Cove St, and its satellite stores in Carrigaline and Ballincollig. It is still owned by its members.
It now has three buildings on Sullivan’s Quay, number 24, and the premises on either side, one of which was previously the Cork Fire Brigade headquarters.
The Quay Co-op has also been at the heart of some of the most controversial movements in Ireland, providing a safe space for countless debates and an area for those who sought to organise against prejudice and for equality.
It has been at the forefront of social justice campaigns locally and nationally, campaigning for gay rights, women’s rights, and on environmental issues.
Quay Co-op general manager Simon Tiptaft said Ireland was a very different place in 1982.
“It was a time of rapidly rising unemployment and many people didn’t have a voice,” he said.
“Hundreds of people have worked at the Quay Co-op over the years but many have stayed for decades.
“Our team and our members are so important to us. Our customers too are savvy forward thinkers who continually spur us on to be better, to do more for the causes that will make a better future for us all.
“As a workers' co-operative we have a unique view on trading — for us, it is not about profit — if we can break even while supporting jobs and the causes that matter to us, that will do just fine for the next 40 years.”
To mark its 40th anniversary, a celebration is due to take place in ‘Upstairs at the Co-op’ restaurant on May 25 to thank its supporters, suppliers, and workers. | https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/corks-quay-co-op-celebrates-40-years-in-business_arid-40874501.html | 2022-05-24T18:23:10Z | https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/corks-quay-co-op-celebrates-40-years-in-business_arid-40874501.html | false | 3 |
Former Hong Kong Catholic leader Cardinal Joseph Zen and five others have denied accusations of failing to register a relief fund aimed at assisting protesters who faced legal costs during the 2019 anti-government protests.
The six, who include singer Denise Ho and former opposition lawmakers Margaret Ng and Cyd Ho, were arrested two weeks ago on suspicion of collusion with foreign forces.
They appeared at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon court on Tuesday.
Cardinal Zen and the five others were trustees of the now-defunct 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which was set up in 2019 to assist protesters who required financial assistance with legal or medical costs.
They were charged with failing to register the fund as an organization with the police — an offence that could incur a fine of up to 10,000 Hong Kong dollars (£1,000).
The trial will begin on September 19 and will take place over five days.
Cardinal Zen’s arrest was condemned internationally, with the Vatican saying that it was monitoring developments.
The charges against the six comes after Hong Kong launched a crackdown on political dissent in recent years.
The police launched an investigation into the fund on national security grounds in September 2021. A month later, the fund said it would stop operating, citing the city’s deteriorating political environment.
Scores of pro-democracy activists have been arrested under a sweeping National Security Law imposed on the city by Beijing in 2020 following the demonstrations, including veteran lawmaker Martin Lee and publisher Jimmy Lai. The law outlaws subversion, secession, terrorism and foreign collusion, and has since been used to arrest over 150 people in the city.
Pro-democracy news outlets such as Apple Daily and Stand News have been forced to shut following national security investigations.
Electoral laws have also been amended to ensure that only “patriots” are allowed to govern the city, effectively preventing pro-democracy supporters from taking office. | https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/news/world/4328784/cardinal-faces-hong-kong-court-charged-over-relief-fund-for-protesters/ | 2022-05-24T18:24:23Z | https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/news/world/4328784/cardinal-faces-hong-kong-court-charged-over-relief-fund-for-protesters/ | false | 14 |
Manufacturing Industry Thought Leader and MAGNET VP of Strategy & Innovation Brandon Cornuke Releases The Value Proposition Matrix
CLEVELAND, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MAGNET, the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network, is excited to support Vice President of Strategy & Innovation Brandon Cornuke as he releases his first book, The Value Proposition Matrix. In this book, Cornuke, also an Adjunct Professor of Design & Innovation at Case Western Reserve University, shares his practical approach to helping entrepreneurs and established businesses build and launch products consumers want.
This book was developed at MAGNET where Cornuke helps manufacturers and entrepreneurs sharpen their strategies, build innovation systems and develop new products. Referencing examples from his experience at MAGNET, Cornuke's book explains how to clarify any business idea and spend time on the most important aspects of product development.
"I've worked with innovators of all types, from established companies to fledgling startups," Cornuke, formerly with Target and American Greetings, says. "The challenges they face are always unique but the core questions they need to answer are the same. The practical tools laid out in the book illuminate those questions, get innovators working on their assumptions and encourage rapid adjustments to keep projects moving forward."
The book explains four elements that create winning businesses: customer, problem, solution and team. "Like the four sides of a strong foundation, every aspect of a new business idea rests on these key building blocks," Cornuke says.
President of University Hospitals (UH) Ventures David Sylvan has worked with Cornuke supporting innovators at UH and as a fellow adjunct professor. He says, "The Value Proposition Matrix is now my go-to recommendation for all aspiring start-up founders."
Cornuke will join the judging panel at MAGNET's seventh annual Mspire, a pitch competition for entrepreneurs and innovators whose products or ideas require manufacturing, which takes place July 26, 2022.
The Value Proposition Matrix is now available through www.valuepropmatrix.com and on Amazon in both hard and digital formats.
About MAGNET: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network
The mission of MAGNET is to play a vital role in growing the manufacturing sector in Northeast Ohio, thereby creating more vibrant communities, increasing economic inclusion, and building a stronger middle class in our region. Since 1984, MAGNET has offered a wide range of hands-on consulting services to manufacturers as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) and Ohio MEP. These services, which include product and process development, workforce initiatives, start-up support, technology implementation, and lean/operations consulting, help companies grow locally and compete globally.
As manufacturers grow, they need to hire, train, and retain diverse employees; build relationships with other companies and organizations to address systemic issues; pioneer new products and services; and maximize use of smart technologies. MAGNET is uniquely positioned to help manufacturers address these challenges as Northeast Ohio becomes a global leader in smart manufacturing with the workforce to power it.
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