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Today, everyone talks about Covid-19 as the silent, invisible murderer that all are fearful of. The pandemic has claimed about 6 million lives since it was declared a threat to humanity back in March 2020. Nevertheless, there is an epidemic that no one talks about but kills a million people worldwide every year. New research from Boston University’s Department of Public Health reveals that 1 in every 3 American adults has been affected by this mental illness, called depression. It means that either you know someone suffering from it or you could be the one experiencing depression. Currently, this illness is so common that has become the number one cause of disability and suicide globally.
Depression can affect people from any socioeconomic status. Great historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill were not the exception. Prince Harry, referring to depression mentioned during a television interview, “We are all in this together. Asking for help was one of the best decisions that I made.”
In 2008, I lost my mother to depression. Today, I refuse to offer another loved one to this illness. No one should put up with it, there is solution Educate yourself and look for help. You are not alone. Depression should not be the end of your story. Let’s eradicate depression by spreading the word. | https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2022-06-06/perspective-the-epidemic-that-no-one-talks-about | 2022-06-06T15:53:51Z | https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2022-06-06/perspective-the-epidemic-that-no-one-talks-about | false | 1 |
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ROBERT FRIPP & TOYAH Perform INXS Classic "Devil Inside"; Video
June 6, 2022, 57 minutes ago
King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his singer wife Toyah Willcox are back with another episode in their "Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch" series. This time they perform a cover of the INXS classic, "Devil Inside". Watch below:
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-- In the United States, approximately 3 out of every 4 patients do not meet target LDL-c goals1; in Europe, about 4 out of every 5 patients in the highest risk group do not meet their target LDL-c goals2
-- 82.5% of patients treated at 10mg dose of obicetrapib achieved LDL-c target of <70 mg/dL, compared to 20% of patients treated with placebo --
-- New data further support opportunity for obicetrapib as an important potential option for high-risk patients, the majority of which are still above their LDL-c target goals due to the limitations of existing therapies --
NewAmsterdam Pharma (NewAmsterdam), a clinical-stage company focused on the research and development of transformative oral therapies for metabolic diseases, today announced new clinical data from post-hoc analyses of its Phase 2b Randomized Study of Obicetrapib as an Adjunct to Statin Therapy (ROSE) clinical trial, showing that patients treated with obicetrapib were more likely to achieve low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) target guideline goals compared to patients treated with placebo. These data were presented in late-breaking oral presentations at the 90th European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) Congress, May 22-25, 2022 in Milan, Italy and the 2022 National Lipid Association (NLA) Scientific Sessions, June 2-5, 2022 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Evidence from observational studies conducted in the United States and Europe suggest that between 75% and 80% of very high-risk primary and secondary prevention patients fail to achieve their target guideline goals.1,2 In the new data presented at EAS and NLA, NewAmsterdam showed that 82.5% of patients treated with the 10mg dose of obicetrapib and high-intensity statin (HIS) therapy achieved the LDL-c target of <70 mg/dL, compared to 20% of patients treated with placebo, and 60% achieved the LDL-c target of <55 mg/dL, compared to 5% of patients treated with placebo. In previously reported data from the ROSE study, treatment with the 10mg dose of obicetrapib on top of HIS therapy reduced mean LDL-c levels by 51% from baseline.
"We are delighted to present post-hoc analyses from the ROSE clinical trial, which further support the potential of obicetrapib to solve a substantial unmet need in dyslipidemia," said John Kastelein, M.D., Ph.D., FESC, chief scientific officer of NewAmsterdam Pharma. "Despite the widespread recognition that elevated levels of LDL-c are causal in cardiovascular disease, too many very high-risk primary and secondary prevention patients fail to achieve their target goals and remain at unacceptably high risk. Together, with the full data we presented last year, these new results suggest that obicetrapib has the potential to address the two primary goals of lipid-lowering therapy, offering patients a substantial reduction in absolute LDL-c levels and a greater chance of achieving recommended LDL-c targets, which is the key modifiable risk factor for reducing their chance of experiencing a major adverse cardiac event."
Additionally, NewAmsterdam shared new post-hoc analyses demonstrating that 92.5% of patients treated with the 10mg dose of obicetrapib on top of HIS therapy achieved the apolipoprotein B (ApoB) target of <80 mg/dL, compared to 27.5% of patients treated with placebo, and 67.5% achieved the ApoB target of <65 mg/dL, compared to 10% of patients treated with placebo.
"As data continues to emerge from the ROSE trial, we become increasingly more confident in obicetrapib as a valuable addition for the millions of high-risk patients who remain underserved by existing prescription medicines," said Michael Davidson, M.D., chief executive officer at NewAmsterdam Pharma. "We look forward to continuing to advance our broad clinical development program, including our three ongoing Phase 3 trials, as we aim to deliver obicetrapib as a safe, effective, and convenient, once-daily oral tablet for patients who cannot achieve their LDL-c goal on statins alone."
About Obicetrapib
Obicetrapib is a next-generation oral, low-dose and once-daily CETP inhibitor in development for lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and preventing major adverse cardiovascular events. More than 100 million people globally are not achieving LDL-c goals despite the current available standard of care. Obicetrapib was previously tested in ROSE and TULIP3 randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trials. Results from the ROSE trial, presented in November 2021 at the AHA Scientific Sessions, included observations that patients on statin therapy who received 5 mg of obicetrapib saw an LDL-c reduction of 42%. Patients who were part of the 10 mg cohort were observed to experience a 51% reduction versus baseline, while the placebo cohort was observed to experience a 7% reduction versus baseline. Both doses were observed to be well tolerated, with no serious adverse effects in the two cohorts and two serious AEs in the placebo arm. Currently, Obicetrapib is being tested in three Phase 3 trials, BROADWAY, BROOKLYN and PREVAIL, and a secondary Phase 2 trial, ROSE2. These studies are intended to examine obicetrapib as a combination therapy as well as its efficacy in adjunct to diet and a maximally tolerated lipid-lowering therapy, and reduction of major adverse cardiovascular events.
About NewAmsterdam Pharma
NewAmsterdam Pharma is a private clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to improve patient care in populations with metabolic diseases where traditional therapies have been unsuccessful or are not tolerated. NewAmsterdam is investigating obicetrapib, a next-generation oral, low-dose and once-daily CETP inhibitor, as the preferred LDL-c-lowering therapy for high-risk cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients. Results from NewAmsterdam's ROSE Phase 2b trial (presented at AHA Scientific Sessions in 2021) included observations that patients receiving obicetrapib 10mg experienced reduced LDL-c by 51% versus baseline in patients on statin therapy (vs. a 7% reduction in the placebo arm). Based in the Netherlands, NewAmsterdam was founded in 2019 by the venture capital firm Forbion and John Kastelein, and closed a $196M (€161M) Series A financing in January 2021 led by Forbion, Morningside Ventures and Ascendant BioCapital. For more information, please visit: www.newamsterdampharma.com.
1Klimchak, A. C., Patel, M. Y., Iorga, S. R., Kulkarni, N., Wong, N. D. (2020). Lipid treatment and goal attainment characteristics among persons with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the United States. American journal of preventive cardiology, 1, 100010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2020.100010
2 Ray, K. K., Molemans, B., Schoonen, W. M., Giovas, P., Bray, S., Kiru, G., Murphy, J., Banach, M., De Servi, S., Gaita, D., Gouni-Berthold, I., Hovingh, G. K., Jozwiak, J. J., Jukema, J. W., Kiss, R. G., Kownator, S., Iversen, H. K., Maher, V., Masana, L., Parkhomenko, A., DA VINCI study (2021). EU-Wide Cross-Sectional Observational Study of Lipid-Modifying Therapy Use in Secondary and Primary Care: the DA VINCI study. European journal of preventive cardiology, 28(11), 1279-1289. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaa047
3 Hovingh, G. K., Kastelein, J. J. P., van Deventer, S. J. H., Round, P., Ford, J., Saleheen, D., Rader, D. J., Brewer, H. B., Barter, P. J. (2015). Cholesterol ester transfer protein inhibition by TA-8995 in patients with mild dyslipidaemia (TULIP): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial. In The Lancet (Vol. 386, Issue 9992, pp. 452-460). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(15)60158-1
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A dad-of-three whose twin babies were so small when they were born they could fit in the palm of his hands has set himself a challenge to thank the people who saved them. George Burghel and wife Heather, who are also parents to two-year-old Joseph, had twins Diana and Elias a worrying 10 weeks early and they were born weighing just 3lb each.
The tiny twins were treated at three different hospitals due to complications as a result of their early arrival. Both babies were ventilated, causing anguish for their parents.
George, 39, said: “They needed urgent medical care as they were so premature and small so they were treated at hospitals in Stockport, Tameside and Preston. They had to be ventilated and suffered quite a few complications.
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Elias had to be on a ventilator for five says and Diana needed a non-invasive form of ventilation to help her breathe. Elias also had to have antibiotics for an infection, and required a blood transfusion due to severe anaemia.
They spent two weeks at Preston, and then another six weeks being cared for at Stepping Hill, and Heather says she has ‘never appreciated the NHS so much’.
"At the time they were small enough to fit one each on the palms of my hands." George, a Principal Clinical Scientist at St Mary's Hospital, now wants to give back to the hospital that is not only his work place but the lifesavers of his family.
The twins were born back in August 2016. He says: "Thankfully now there are no long-term effects and that’s thanks to the great care we received in the NICUs. They will be turning six this August and they are so lively – you wouldn’t know what they went through when they were born."
George has set himself a challenge to raise money by running 40km per week for 40 weeks in the lead up to his 40th birthday – the equivalent of running from Manchester to Milan. The incredible mission is to raise money for both Saint Mary’s Hospital Charity, specifically the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and The Christie Charity.
He said: “The two charities I’ve picked represent the medical services I’m so passionate about personally and professionally. My twins had life-saving neonatal care at two different NICUs when they were born 10 weeks early and I know many loved ones around the world who have suffered with cancer, including my own mother.
“With the work I do, I know a lot of people who work in Saint Mary’s Hospital NICU and I have nothing but the highest respect for all the staff here, throughout our family of hospitals, but particularly at NICU. I feel it’s a real honour and privilege working for the NHS.”
George says he has been an avid runner since he was young and was part of a running club back in Jordan, where he grew up. He recently returned to Jordan to visit family, even keeping up the running during his holiday. George, who lives with his family south of Manchester, said: “When I was younger I was an excellent runner and I was really fast.
“I started in January and the idea was to do 10 weeks, then have a week off, then another 10 weeks and a week off, right up until my birthday in November. But I was finding I didn’t need the rest so I think I’ll just carry on going.”
“It’s been harder now I’m older – it was especially hard when I had Covid. I managed to do 19km just running up and down the driveway. Now we’re coming into nicer weather I’m finding it easier, but obviously before November it will be rubbish weather again.
“The nicest runs have been when the weather is good but not boiling and when the twins have joined me. We’ve done 5km and 3km together and it was nice to do a slower pace with them. They were very excited when they went back to school after Covid and were able to tell their headteacher I’d been running up and down the driveaway.
“When it’s all over there will definitely be some good 40 th birthday celebrations to be had. And plenty of cake." George hopes to raise £4,000 in total - £2,000 for each charity. So far he has raised more than £1,400 for Saint Mary’s Hospital Charity and more than £3,000 in total.
Georgia Sleigh, Saint Mary’s Hospital Charity’s Community Fundraising Officer, said: “George will definitely deserve a big slice of birthday cake when he completes his challenge. We’re so grateful he has decided to fundraise for our NICU and help support other families of premature and seriously-ill babies. On behalf of the Charity Team I want to say a big ‘thank you’ to George for all his fantastic support.”
To sponsor George visit www.justgiving.com/team/George40s (or www.justgiving.com/fundraising/George-Burghel40 if you’d like your contribution to go towards Saint Mary’s Hospital Charity specifically). | https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/premature-twins-who-could-fit-24154122 | 2022-06-06T15:58:19Z | https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/premature-twins-who-could-fit-24154122 | false | 1 |
Has Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Outpaced Other Industrial Products Stocks This Year?
The Industrial Products group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Is Packaging Corp. (PKG) one of those stocks right now? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Industrial Products peers, we might be able to answer that question.
Packaging Corp. is a member of our Industrial Products group, which includes 229 different companies and currently sits at #5 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different sector groups. The average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups is measured, and the sectors are listed from best to worst.
The Zacks Rank is a successful stock-picking model that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions. The system highlights a number of different stocks that could be poised to outperform the broader market over the next one to three months. Packaging Corp. is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for PKG's full-year earnings has moved 11.4% higher within the past quarter. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.
Based on the most recent data, PKG has returned 16.9% so far this year. Meanwhile, the Industrial Products sector has returned an average of -14% on a year-to-date basis. This means that Packaging Corp. is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.
Another Industrial Products stock, which has outperformed the sector so far this year, is Titan International (TWI). The stock has returned 69.8% year-to-date.
In Titan International's case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 34.9% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
Breaking things down more, Packaging Corp. is a member of the Containers - Paper and Packaging industry, which includes 12 individual companies and currently sits at #29 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have gained about 3.4% so far this year, so PKG is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns.
On the other hand, Titan International belongs to the Manufacturing - Farm Equipment industry. This 8-stock industry is currently ranked #106. The industry has moved +5.7% year to date.
Going forward, investors interested in Industrial Products stocks should continue to pay close attention to Packaging Corp. and Titan International as they could maintain their solid performance.
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I. Giving the power to the people removes politics from decisions related to abortions
The Texas Heartbeat Act was written by an incredibly intelligent private attorney by the name of Johnathan Mitchell. In fact, he was a law clerk to former United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Throughout his years of work, Mitchell’s primary intent was to create a law that would save as many lives of unborn children. In drafting the Texas Heartbeat Act, Mitchell also knew there were powerful political forces in place that encouraged abortions. Mitchell knew just how much money pro-abortion organizations would pay to political campaigns committed to keeping abortions legal.
So he also had another intent when creating a law that gave the power to the people. He knew that giving the power to the people would eradicate hundreds of millions of dollars to campaigns of not only public officials in Texas and Washington, D.C., but in all states.
Certain federal laws require lobbyists to file disclosure reports with dollar amounts paid for lobbying, including contributions made by pro-abortion groups. Just for lobbying public officials only in Washington, D.C., Planned Parenthood (a nonprofit organization), spent more than $800,000 in 2021 to influence Washington, D.C., public officials with an additional $243,000 paid by some of its subsidiaries. Early last week, Planned Parenthood and two other pro-abortion organizations announced their plans to collectively spend $150,000 into organizing grassroots campaigns and advertising outside of Washington, D.C., ahead of the November elections.
II. Bounty on the lives of children continues
Some opponents of Bill 121 called giving the power to the people to decide a bounty. This is absolutely not true. When you consider the cost of an abortion and the fact that over the past 50 years an estimated 50 million babies have been killed by abortionists, that easily results in a billion-dollar business empire. An empire that has also paid billions nationally over the past 50 years to public officials in states and Washington, D.C., to prevent laws banning abortion from being enacted.
So when using the term “bounty,” the truth is that for decades there has been millions in bounties targeted at unborn children paid into the pockets of government officials. It is unconscionable there are people and organizations willingly to pay money to ensure laws remain in place to keep the killing of a child legal.
III. A doctor wanted to Be sued and why the law is working
Mitchell never intended to create an environment that would result in thousands of civil lawsuits being filed in Texas. instead, he remained focused on saving babies' lives. This week the Texas Heartbeat Act will be one year old. And the results during this one-year period not only prove the law is constitutional but that it works.
It has been projected that by the end of 2022, the population of Texas residents will be about 30 million. Since the enactment of the Texas Heartbeat Act, public records show that only two civil lawsuits were filed against the same San Antonio, Texas, doctor. However, this San Antonio-based doctor wanted to be sued and even provided information in The Washington Post that included all the information necessary for him to solicit being sued such as his name, address, that he performed an abortion, the date of the abortion and even information about prior to performing the abortion, he did an ultrasound and detected a fetal heartbeat.
Since the enactment of the Texas Heartbeat Act there have been 0.00000.7% civil lawsuits filed.
Why is that?
Because the law is working. And because it’s working there is no need for mass civil litigation since the authority given to the people created a deterrent that has substantially reduced the number of abortions in Texas.
IV. Texas abortions declined substantially
According to data compiled by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, in just the first month after the Texas Heartbeat Act was signed into law, abortions declined by 60%. In August, 5,400 abortions were reported. In September, 2,200 abortions were reported. Abortion clinics across the state have closed their doors.
V. Why private citizens enforcement provision Is constitutional
I applaud the public hearing process especially because it is such a transparent forum. I do feel however, testimonies must be truthful and I do not know the reason some testified calling the Heartbeat Act unconstitutional. Less than six weeks ago, in the U.S. federal appeals court case of Whole Woman’s Health et al v. Jackson, the judges in a unanimous one sentence decision concluded …”this court remands the case with instructions to dismiss all challenges to the private enforcement provision of the statute. …”
The news of this court’s decision spread rapidly not just nationally but internationally. It has been hailed as a landmark decision for the protection of the lives of unborn children. The Guam Heartbeat Act of 2022 will save the lives of thousands of children. Each and every one of these children have not only the right to life, but deserve a chance to live their lives.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Morning" game were:
1-5-9, FIREBALL: 5
(one, five, nine; FIREBALL: five)
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MANILA -- Three young LGBTQIA personalities in the country are the latest cover stars of a local fashion magazine.
Awra Briguela, Mimiyuuuh, and Sassa Gurl appear on the cover of Preview this June, just in time for Pride Month.
The three were dolled up like beauty queens, wearing white dresses and sashes that show their respective names.
In an interview with Preview, the cover stars spoke of using their platform and influence to advocate for LGBTQIA rights.
"Aanuhin ko 'yung followers ko kung hindi ako magsta-stand up for the LGBTQ fans? Kasi hindi lang ako para sa kanila nagsta-stand up, I’m also standing up for myself," Awra said.
"Ako as an influencer, nagiging political ako kasi marami akong unresolved issues. Gusto kong mapakita sa mga tao na kailangan mabigyan ng karapatan [ang LGBTQIA community]," Sassa Gurl said.
"Isa tayo sa mga minority na inaapi. Dapat maging bukas ang utak [natin] sa mga social issues."
The three content creators made it clear that there is no competition among them despite being part of the same industry.
"We're on our lane. We're focused on our craft. So, there's no competition at all," Mimiyuuuh said.
"Iba-iba kami ng way, iba-iba din ng personality namin, pero iisa lang ang hangarin namin -- magpasaya at maging masaya," Awra added. | https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/06/06/22/look-awra-mimiyuuuh-sassa-gurl-pose-for-fashion-mag | 2022-06-06T16:03:20Z | https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/06/06/22/look-awra-mimiyuuuh-sassa-gurl-pose-for-fashion-mag | false | 1 |
George Floyd: State trial for Thao, Kueng delayed to next year
The state trial for former police officers Tou Thao and J Alexander Kueng in the killing of George Floyd has been delayed to the beginning of next year.
On Monday, the attorneys representing both former Minneapolis police officers were denied a venue change by Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill. But, Cahill granted them a rescheduling for a joint trial set to begin on Jan. 5, 2023. Jury selection will take place on Jan. 9, 2023, according to court records.
The trial was originally set to begin June 14 with opening statements beginning on July 5.
Kueng and Thao are each charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and manslaughter in relation to Floyd's death. Their fellow ex-officer, Thomas Lane, accepted a plea deal earlier last month, which means he will avoid a state trial. Lane will serve three years in prison, according to his agreement.
Court documents show that the attorneys representing Kueng and Thao have argued for a venue change due to the ongoing publicity the case has had, including this year marking the second-year anniversary of Floyd's death.
The state has argued that the pair are seeking "to hamstring the State and leave the jury with a skewed account of what occurred," further stating that the "motions have nothing to do with promoting trial efficiency or ensuring the jury receives an accurate account of the events that occurred" in May 2020.
Cahill didn't budge with his decision to keep the venue the same, explaining that the pretrial coverage and the trial itself was covered all throughout Minnesota, making it pointless to move.
Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years for the murder of Floyd last year. | https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/george-floyd-state-trial-for-thao-kueng-delayed-to-next-year | 2022-06-06T16:04:02Z | https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/george-floyd-state-trial-for-thao-kueng-delayed-to-next-year | false | 1 |
Two high school seniors killed leaving graduation rehearsal in Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Two teenagers were killed in a car accident after leaving their high school graduation rehearsal in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The rollover crash killed Matthew Garcia and Marcello Saldua, both 18, KIII reported. Two other students were injured in the crash as well.
The students had been attending a graduation rehearsal at the American Bank Center, police told the Corpus Christi Caller Times. All four students were male and in a white two-door car that was found on its roof, the newspaper reported.
The father of one of the teens injured in the crash told KRIS that his son was released from the hospital with a severe concussion. “He’s banged up pretty bad, but he’s doing alright as far as health,” Johnny Morgan told KRIS. “But unfortunately, he’s taking the news about his other friends pretty hard.”
The seniors were both students at W.B. Ray High School, and were driving to school following the rehearsal, the school district said in a Facebook post.
“Our Texan community is devastated by the loss of our graduating seniors,” Principal Roxanne Cuevas said in a statement. “Our hearts go out to all the loved ones affected by this tragedy.”
The city’s mayor, Paulette Guajardo, offered her condolences in a Facebook post announcing a prayer vigil in remembrance of the teens on Thursday.
“They were going to graduate and they didn’t even get to,” a freshman at W.B. Ray told KRIS. “Everyone was talking about it, and a lot of the teachers were grieving about it.”
The school’s graduation ceremony is June 3. Two chairs will be reserved for Garcia and Saldua, in keeping with the school district’s tradition of honoring students who have died, KIII reported.
Police told the Caller Times that while the crash is under investigation, it appears speed was a factor in causing the accident.
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The Charlotte Hornets’ coaching search looks to be coming to an end this week.
On Friday, it was reported that Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson would be meeting with the Hornets’ brass, including owner Michael Jordan, for the third time and has emerged as the front-runner for the job.
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On Monday morning, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike D’Antoni would also be meeting with Jordan and the Hornets for a third time this week.
Both Atkinson and D'Antoni have already met with management twice, and Hornets are expected to extend an offer to a candidate after the final round with Jordan.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 6, 2022
As Woj noted, following meeting with both finalists this week, the Hornets are expected to offer the head coaching vacancy to one of the two candidates.
D’Antoni did not coach this year following spending last season as an assistant for the Brooklyn Nets.
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Ryanair has caused outrage by requiring South African passengers to prove their nationality before travelling by completing a test in Afrikaans.
The language is used by just 12 per cent of the population and has long been identified with apartheid and the white minority.
Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers - which does not operate flights to and from South Africa - said it required any UK-bound passengers from the country to fill in the "simple questionnaire" due to what it described as a high prevalence of fraudulent South African passports.
"If they are unable to complete this questionnaire, they will be refused travel and issued with a full refund," a spokesman for the Irish airline said.
The UK High Commission in South Africa said on Twitter that the test was not a British government requirement to enter the United Kingdom.
Ryanair said it would apply to any South African passport holder flying to Britain from another part of Europe on the carrier.
The airline did not immediately respond to a query about why it would apply to those routes, given Britain says it is not a requirement.
Aviation analyst Alex Macheras has described the move as “categorically insane and discriminatory”.
“Given a higher prevalence of fake travel documents *globally* will Ryanair also be requiring Brits to complete a Latin test prior to boarding? No,” he added on Twitter.
“Currently, this insane policy only targets South African passport holders.”
Why has Ryanair’s Afrikaans rule caused offence?
Afrikaans is the third most spoken of 11 official languages in South Africa, used by 12 per cent of the 58 million people in the country. It was considered the official language until the end of apartheid in 1994.
The language was born of Dutch settlement in South Africa in the 17th century, and has long been identified with racial classification and associated with the ideology of apartheid which was primarily enforced and propagated by the white minority National Party from 1948.
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Chandigarh, Jun 6 (PTI) Congress candidate Dalvir Singh Goldy and BJP's Kewal Dhillon filed their nomination papers on Monday for the June 23 Sangrur Lok Sabha bypoll.
Goldy and Dhillon, both former MLAs, besides Shiromani Akali Dal's Kamaldeep Kaur filed their nominations on the last day for filing the papers on Monday.
Dhillon, a former Congress MLA from Barnala, had joined the BJP with four other Congress leaders from the state here on Saturday.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had defeated Goldy, who was the MLA from Dhuri seat, in the Assembly polls held earlier in the year.
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The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded party's Sangrur district in-charge, Gurmail Singh, for the bypoll. Singh and SAD (Amritsar) nominee Simranjit Singh Mann had filed their nominations on Saturday.
Kamaldeep Kaur, the sister of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassination case, has been fielded by the Akali Dal for the bypoll.
While filing their nominations in Sangrur, the three candidates were accompanied by senior leaders of their respective parties.
Chief of Punjab's main opposition party, Congress, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and former Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa accompanied Goldy, while Kewal Dhillon was accompanied by state BJP chief Ashwani Sharma and party leader Sunil Jakhar among others and SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and other party leaders accompanied Kamaldeep Kaur.
Speaking to reporters after filing her nomination, SAD's Kamaldeep Kaur appealed to all “Panthic” organisations to unite on a common platform to create a movement to ensure the release of Sikh prisoners who have been in jails even after the expiry of their term. She said she is contesting the bypoll for the cause of Sikh prisoners who are in jails for decades. Later, in a tweet, Sukhbir Badal said, "I appeal to Punjabis to shed all political differences to achieve freedom for Bandi Singhs (Sikh prisoners). Earlier also Pbis united in 1989 to elect Sardar Simranjit Singh Mann to Lok Sabha in absentia which resulted in the latter's unconditional release from jail. The same unity is needed today". "It is our bounden duty to relieve all Bandi Singhs including Bhai Balwant S Rajoana from the intense suffering they are undergoing. Bhai Rajoana has been incarcerated in 8×8 feet cell for 28 yrs without parole except once when he was allowed to attend his father's cremation," tweeted Badal. SAD has teamed up with panthic organisations to elect Kamaldeep Kaur to Lok Sabha to send a strong message to release all Sikh prisoners including Rajoana who are in jail even after completion of their life sentences, said Badal. Speaking to reporters after filing his nomination, Goldy said he wants to thank his party for reposing faith in him. "I want to tell people of Sangrur that I will forcefully raise their voice in the parliament and work for overall development of the constituency," said Goldy. Meanwhile, Kewal Dhillon said the BJP is the only alternative to address the "deteriorating" law and order situation in the state. "People gave big mandate to AAP, but the party failed to give good governance to the people. Punjab's law and order situation is worsening while fiscal situation too is bad," Dhillon said.
State BJP chief Ashwani Sharma, who accompanied him, said the people of Punjab are disappointed with the AAP dispensation "for misleading them to vote for a party which promised a better Punjab, but in fact has pushed them into chaos and lawlessness".
Describing Kewal Dhillon as a seasoned politician, he said people of Sangrur have long standing relationship with him and will make him victorious.
The Sangrur Lok Sabha seat fell vacant after Bhagwant Mann successfully contested the Assembly polls from Dhuri.
Mann had won the Lok Sabha polls from Sangrur in 2014 and 2019. The counting of votes will be taken up on June 26.
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BENSALEM, Pa., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. ("Axsome" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AXSM).
Class Period: December 30, 2019 – April 22, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 12, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their Axsome investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Axsome's CMC practices were deficient with respect to AXS-07 and its manufacturing process; (2) as a result, Axsome was unlikely to submit the AXS-07 NDA on its initially represented timeline; (3) the foregoing CMC issues remained unresolved at the time that the FDA reviewed the AXS-07 NDA; (4) accordingly, the FDA was unlikely to approve the AXS-07 NDA; (5) as a result of all the foregoing, Axsome had overstated AXS-07's regulatory and commercial prospects; and (6) 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.
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 Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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"My name is Michael Fazio and I'm here with my lifelong partner and dearest friend, Sonya Baker."
That's how a recent story told by Michael Fazio and Sonya Baker began, in Murray, Ky. But the story of how their relationship began has a much more unique starting point: a tollbooth.
The pair first met on the thruway, where Fazio worked for 17 years as a toll collector. And what started as an innocent flirtation eventually evolved into secret signs -- and an offer of dinner.
Baker and Fazio have since gotten married, and they can agree on at least one thing: They'll be traveling together from now on.
Throughout the country, StoryCorps is recording the memories and conversations of everyday people. The interviews are archived at the Library of Congress and played on Morning Edition.
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Traditional Neighborhood Development will include 4,000+ homes, town center, and more than 2,300 acres of open space with trails, parks and a working farm
PALM CITY, Fla., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Mattamy Homes, the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, has announced it will serve as master developer of Newfield, the innovative new town in Martin County conceived over the past five years by financial journalist Knight Kiplinger.
"This has been a labor of love – one that has brought me great joy," Kiplinger said. "I am convinced that Mattamy, with its great track record around America, including being selected to build the last section of the town of Celebration, an acclaimed model of TND development, is the right developer to bring Newfield to fruition."
Located in western Palm City, FL between the Turnpike and I-95, the large expanse of land, previously known as Shadow Lake Groves, has been owned by the Kiplinger family for more than four decades.
"Newfield will introduce a new standard for TND and open-space preservation on the Treasure Coast," said Dan Grosswald, Mattamy's Southeast Florida Division President. "Newfield will be a multigenerational pedestrian-friendly community that will appeal to a wide variety of current and future Martin County residents. We are honored and privileged to have been selected to develop this amazing unique property and look forward to bringing the Kiplinger vision to life."
Newfield will embody the characteristics of a TND (Traditional Neighborhood Development) with an array of villages comprising homes in various sizes, styles and prices—mixed in a natural way with civic spaces such as parks, community gardens and schools, along with small-scale retail and office space. To promote walkability and community connection, Newfield neighborhoods will include rear-access garages and driveways in alleys behind homes, enabling residents to greet neighbors from the front porch and watch children play safely in the front yards.
More than 70% of the total Newfield acreage – 2,300-plus acres – will remain open with a 70-acre working farm with livestock, a mix of wooded hiking, biking and equestrian trails, pasture, wetlands, lakes and the natural new Kiplinger Conservancy.
Knight Kiplinger worked closely with Martin County residents to obtain commission approval in 2020, including proposing a whole new zoning category for the project. Newfield's phase 1 encompasses 139 acres of which the first village will serve as the town center and include approximately 1,250 residential units, along with retail, restaurants, small-scale offices, recreational amenities, ten miles of trails and the county's first gopher tortoise preserve.
Groundbreaking is expected later this year with sales to begin in fall 2023. The first homes are slated for early 2024 delivery. Kiplinger and members of his original planning team will work closely with Mattamy Homes in an advisory capacity.
Mattamy Homes is the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, with 40-plus years of history across the United States and Canada. Every year, Mattamy helps more than 8,000 families realize their dream of homeownership. In the United States, the company is represented in 11 markets — Dallas, Charlotte, Raleigh, Phoenix, Tucson, Jacksonville, Orlando (where its U.S. head office is located), Tampa, Sarasota, Naples and Southeast Florida. In Canada, Mattamy Homes' communities stretch across the Greater Toronto Area as well as Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton. Visit www.mattamyhomes.com for more information.
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PRINCETON, N.J., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH) today reported May 2022 trading results for its U.S. exchange subsidiaries – MIAX®, MIAX Pearl® and MIAX Emerald® (together, the MIAX Exchange Group™), and Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX™).
May 2022 Trading Volume Highlights
- Total U.S. multi-listed options market share for the MIAX Exchange Group reached 13.8%, down 94 basis points year-over-year (YoY) and representing a 6.4% decrease. A total of 110.3 million multi-listed options contracts were executed on the MIAX Exchange Group, representing a 10.6% increase YoY and an average daily volume (ADV) of 5,250,319 contracts. Total year-to-date (YTD) volume reached a record 560.9 million contracts, an increase of 8.2% from the same period in 2021.
- MIAX Options reported record YTD volume of 230.3 million contracts, up 22.3% from the same period in 2021, with volume reaching 47.7 million contracts, an 11.2% YoY increase. MIAX Emerald reported record YTD volume of 148.7 million contracts, a 10.2% increase from the same period in 2021, with volume totaling 26.0 million contracts, a 35.1% YoY increase. MIAX Pearl reported YTD volume of 181.8 million contracts, a 6.7% decrease from the same period in 2021, with volume totaling 36.5 million contracts, a 2.7% YoY decrease.
- In U.S. equities, MIAX Pearl Equities™ reported monthly volume of 2.8 billion shares representing a 391.4% increase YoY and a market share of 1.0%. Total YTD volume reached a record 12.9 billion shares, a 418.2% increase from the same period in 2021.
- MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reported trading volume of 263,158 contracts, a 0.8% increase YoY. Total YTD volume reached a record 1,439,543 contracts, an increase of 5.0% from the same period in 2021.
- SPIKES® Futures volume totaled 41,289 contracts, a 16.7% decrease from the 49,593 contract total in April 2022 and representing an ADV of 1,966 contracts.
Additional MIAX Exchange Group and MGEX volume details are included in the following tables.
About MIAX
MIAX's parent holding company, Miami International Holdings, Inc., owns Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC (MIAX®), MIAX PEARL, LLC (MIAX Pearl®), MIAX Emerald, LLC (MIAX Emerald®), Minneapolis Grain Exchange, LLC (MGEX™), and Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX™).
MIAX, MIAX Pearl and MIAX Emerald are national securities exchanges registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that leverage MIAX's industry-leading technology and infrastructure to provide U.S. listed options trading to their member firms. MIAX serves as the exclusive exchange venue for cash-settled options on the SPIKES® Volatility Index (Ticker: SPIKE), a measure of the expected 30-day volatility in the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (SPY). In addition to options, MIAX Pearl facilitates the trading of cash equities through MIAX Pearl Equities™.
MGEX is a registered exchange with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and is a Notice Registered Securities Futures Product Exchange with the SEC. MGEX serves as the exclusive market for a variety of products including Hard Red Spring Wheat, SPIKES Futures, BRIXX™ Commercial Real Estate Futures and TAX Futures. MGEX is a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) under the CFTC, providing DCM, DCO and cash market services in an array of asset classes.
BSX is a fully electronic, vertically integrated international securities market regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) specializing in the listing and trading of capital market instruments such as equities, debt issues, funds, hedge funds, derivative warrants and insurance linked securities. A full member of the World Federation of Exchanges and affiliate member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, BSX is globally recognized, including by the SEC.
MIAX's executive offices and National Operations Center are located in Princeton, NJ, with additional offices located in Miami, FL, Minneapolis, MN, and Hamilton, Bermuda.
To learn more about MIAX visit www.MIAXOptions.com.
To learn more about MGEX visit www.mgex.com.
To learn more about BSX visit www.bsx.com.
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For the past six months, All Things Considered has followed the fortunes of a street in East New Orleans that was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding. This weekend, a dozen residents gathered at one of the few businesses open in the area for a town meeting.
Art Silverman produced this report.
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Announced globally at FESPA 2022, Canon Premieres FLXfinish+ Solution and New Arizona 6100 Mark II
MELVILLE, N.Y., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today unveiled the next step for the Colorado series: FLXfinish+, the unique ability to print a mixed matte and gloss finish in one print, at the click of a button. Being able to have both finishes in one print enables print service providers (PSPs) to take a whole list of applications to the next level – from making brands stand out on point-of-sale (POS) and retail advertising, to bringing labels and decals to life with glossy highlights, to creating amazing effects for interior décor applications.
The patented UVgel technology enables this unique effect without having to use an extra varnish channel or consumables and does it in a one-step, fully automated process, so you can run it unattended and without additional running costs.
FLXfinish+ will be standard on all Colorado 1650s and optional on Colorado 1630s. It will also available as an upgrade to all 1630s and 1650s already installed with customers, which emphasizes Canon's commitment to offering customers a smart investment solution.
"Large format graphics PSPs and print factories need to be able to respond to the latest consumer trends, such as meeting increased demand for personalization and made-to-order applications, while ensuring customization is economically viable, even for samples and print-of-one orders," said Shinichi "Sam" Yoshida, executive vice president and general manager of Canon U.S.A., Inc. "Our customers are constantly looking to deliver value to their customers and offering that 'extra special thing' that makes them stand out. At the same time, pressures on delivery times require higher levels of continuous 24/7 production with fewer operators, so customers need to integrate workflow automation into their activities, by means of smart technology solutions."
New Arizona 6100 Mark II, the fastest flatbed in the Arizona range
Designed for high-volume, large format graphics producers and the latest model in the next generation of the Arizona family, the Arizona 6100 Mark II is a reliable, easy-to-integrate, high-volume, true flatbed flagship printer. The Arizona 6100 Mark II series is the fastest flatbed printer in the world-leading Arizona family, with a print speed of up to 220m²/hr (2,368ft²/hr), servicing print environments with volumes of 20,000m² (200,000ft²) up to 300,000m² (3,000,000ft²) per year.
The Arizona 6100 Mark II series consists of two models. The first is the Arizona 6100 XTS Mark II, which has been designed for PSPs who use a more varied range of substrates as it can print on almost any rigid media. With the XTS version, the independent control of vacuum zones means customers can simultaneously handle multiple boards, unusually shaped substrates and staged/staggered jobs for continuous printing.
The second model is the Arizona 6100 XTHF Mark II, which is supported by Arizona High-FLOW technology. This version has been created for large format graphics PSPs and print factories who specialize in packaging or print on more challenging substrates — such as porous corrugated cardboard or severely warped substrates like plywood — that may not adequately seal the vacuum area. On this model, the Arizona High-FLOW technology achieves pull-down and hold-down by effectively overwhelming the substrate with a suction power 15 times stronger than the pressure exerted by the vacuum of the Arizona XTS.
The Arizona 6100 Mark II series has the latest technical innovations to support customers who are looking to improve production efficiencies with automation. Thanks to the future-ready Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for accounting and automation, users can achieve easy integration with third-party systems like management reporting systems and create an end-to-end workflow for increased productivity through robotization.
"With FLXfinish+ on the Colorado series, our latest next-generation technology in the Arizona 6100 Mark II series, and the PRISMA XL Suite, we want to help our customers spot new business opportunities, produce commercially viable applications with ease, and help them to transform those opportunities into ongoing business success," said Yoshida.
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Alabama AD on Jimbo Fisher’s comments: ‘We feel very good about our compliance’
Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne was careful with his words when asked to weigh in on Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher’s fiery comments about Nick Saban two weeks ago. Fisher called Saban a “narcissist” and “despicable” after Saban said Texas A&M bought every player in its top-ranked 2022 recruiting class. Fisher,...
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Gasoline prices continued to trend upward across much of Canada over the weekend and experts warn more increases are coming this week.
National average gas prices rose to about $2.06 on Sunday, up almost three cents from the day before and 11 cents higher compared with a week ago, according to the Canadian Automobile Association.
“We’re seeing gas price records repeatedly shattered across the country,” said Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy.
On Sunday, Vancouver hit an eye-watering price of nearly $2.37 a litre over the weekend while Montreal posted gas prices just shy of $2.24 a litre, according to Gas Wizard, which is run by McTeague.
St. John’s hit $2.23 and Toronto approached $2.15 for a litre of regular unleaded gasoline.
Fuel prices are expected to creep up another three cents in the coming days, he said, with average gasoline prices forecasted to reach as high as $2.12 a litre across the country by late Monday.
In the Atlantic provinces, where gas prices are regulated, McTeague said regulators might use so-called interrupter clauses to introduce mid-week price hikes.
Gas prices have risen rapidly over the last year as a tight global supply has been worsened by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Prices have also been pushed higher by strong demand as the economy reopens and a busy travel season gets underway.
“Prices are continuing to move up, reflecting summertime demand,” McTeague said. “The demand for fuel continues to be very robust.”
Rising gas prices are compounding inflation’s economic toll on Canadians.
Higher fuel prices have a knock-on effect throughout the economy, pushing up prices on most goods and hurting consumer sentiment.
“Energy prices have a cascading effect on the price of food and other goods,” McTeague said.
In a statement, CAA offered Canadians tips to improve the fuel economy of any car.
The organization said motorists should drive conservatively and avoid “jack rabbit” starts, rapid acceleration and hard braking, which can lower fuel economy by 15 to 30 per cent at highway speeds and 10 to 40 per cent in stop-and-go traffic.
In addition, CAA said drivers should minimize so-called cold engine operation, meaning drivers should start the engine and then drive the car normally to warm the engine.
CAA said observing speed limits, removing unnecessary items from your vehicle, using cruise control to minimize speed fluctuations on highways and avoiding excessive idling also help reduce fuel consumption.
—Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press
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Brockton man caught on surveillance video appearing to slam elderly dog into floor
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A Brockton man is accused of slamming a dog into the floor at a home in Providence nearly two months ago. Eric Pereira, 29, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly abusing and injuring a four-pound, 10-year-old Shih Tzu in April. The Rhode Island SPCA shared...
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ASH invests $19 million to strengthen the next generation of hematologists by funding the creation of 10 new hematology-focused fellowship tracks in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) announced the institutions that have been selected for the ASH Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program (HFFTP), an innovative initiative to address the critical need to expand the hematology workforce. ASH has invested $19 million to launch 10 new hematology-focused fellowship tracks at nine academic institutions across the country.
Each institution will receive funding from ASH to develop a robust hematology training experience for up to two new fellows per year over five years to produce 50 new academic hematologists by 2030. The first cohort of 10 ASH-sponsored hematology fellows will begin in July 2023.
Hematology is a rewarding and rapidly advancing medical specialty. Classical hematology offers physicians opportunities to engage in cutting-edge research leading to life-saving discoveries and specialized patient care for adults living with sickle cell disease and bleeding and clotting disorders, among others. Millions of Americans are affected by blood disorders each year, and the need for hematologists continues to grow. Despite the need, over the past 25 years, hematology training has almost entirely intertwined with training in oncology, and the majority of fellows who choose a career in hematology ultimately focus on blood cancers. HFFTP will provide trainees who are interested in specializing in classical hematology with more fellowship options.
ASH conducted a series of workforce studies of U.S. hematology-oncology fellows and practitioners seeking additional insight into the growing shortage of hematologists, including perceptions of education, mentorship, the job market, and income potential in hematology. According to a 2019 study of 2,500 practicing hematologists, 46% reported a shortage in classical hematologists, while 31% reported a deficit in hematologists who specialize in blood cancers.
This disparity leaves critical gaps in medical care for patients with non-cancerous blood conditions like sickle cell disease and hemophilia, among many others. Trainees looking to study classical hematology also need more mentors to help them navigate the field. Of hematology-oncology fellows surveyed in 2021, only 30% of those in classical hematology reported having had mentors, despite mentorship being cited as the most influential factor in trainees' career decisions and perceptions of medical specialties.
As part of ASH's mission of fostering high-quality, equitable care, transformative research, and innovative education to improve the lives of patients with blood and bone marrow disorders, ASH is making a substantial commitment to address the shortage of hematologists through the ASH HFFTP, which will provide critical education, mentorship, and research opportunities for fellows interested in pursuing careers in hematology.
"ASH believes it's critically important to support the next generation of hematologists," said ASH President Jane N. Winter, MD, of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. "This program will not only provide world-class medical training to fellows across the country but will also address growing gaps in medical care to help ensure the best care of patients with blood disorders."
The program is primarily targeting aspiring hematologists from internal medicine or combined internal medicine-pediatrics. The new tracks at the awarded institutions offer opportunities to pair comprehensive classical hematology training with career-enhancing education in transfusion medicine, sickle cell disease, and thrombosis, as well as fields like medical education, systems-based hematology, and outcomes research.
"Through this strategic investment, ASH will expand the field of academic hematology and cultivate mentorship opportunities for fellows," said Dr. Winter. "We, along with the awarded institutions, remain committed to supporting hematology trainees and specialists throughout their educational and professional journeys."
To learn more about HFFTP and the awarded institutions visit: hematology.org/HFFTP.
ASH Awarded HFFTP Institutions:
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- University of California, San Francisco
- University of Minnesota Medical School
- University of Pittsburgh / UPMC
- University of Washington School of Medicine
- Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
- Yale School of Medicine
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) (www.hematology.org) is the world's largest professional society of hematologists dedicated to furthering the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood. For more than 60 years, the Society has led the development of hematology as a discipline by promoting research, patient care, education, training, and advocacy in hematology. ASH's flagship journal, Blood (www.bloodjournal.org), is the most cited peer-reviewed publication in the field, and Blood Advances (www.bloodadvances.org) is the Society's online, peer-reviewed open-access journal.
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Dwyer brings more than 30 years of experience leading major arts presenting organizations across the United States.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After a national search, longtime arts leader Terrence "Terry" Dwyer has been named the next executive director of The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (The Clarice), the dynamic hub for the performing arts at the University of Maryland.
In this role, Dwyer will ensure The Clarice continues to thrive as a laboratory for education, scholarship, community engagement and innovation in the arts as well as a national leader among performing arts presenters. He begins July 18, 2022.
Dwyer brings more than 30 years of experience in executive leadership, financial planning, high-level fundraising and programming at major arts presenting organizations, both regional and national, across the United States.
"We are thrilled to welcome Terry Dwyer as the next executive director of The Clarice," said Bonnie Thornton Dill, the dean of the College of Arts and Humanities. "Terry's significant experience as a leader in arts management, fierce dedication to collaborative leadership and commitment to community engagement and relationship-building promises an exciting future for The Clarice."
After beginning his career as a stage manager at Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival (now Great Lakes Theater), Dwyer has served in leadership positions at prominent presenting and producing organizations from New York to San Diego since 1988. From 2006 to 2019, he was the president of the internationally acclaimed Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County, California, a role he left with a strong legacy of artistic and educational excellence, collaboration and innovation. Under his leadership, the center launched new festivals, expanded programming and raised more than $140 million as part of its capital and endowment campaigns. He also worked to establish innovative and impactful new community partnerships and engagement programs.
The extensive list of venues where he has served as a chief executive, in addition to Segerstrom Center, includes La Jolla Playhouse, The Alley Theatre, Circle Repertory Company, Laura Dean Dancers & Musicians, the McCallum Theatre and the Kravis Center. Most recently, Dwyer comes to The Clarice from the Performing Arts Center-Eastside in Bellevue, Washington, where he was the consulting CEO.
"I am so grateful for the opportunity to join The Clarice at the University of Maryland to build on its incredible record of campus and community impact," said Dwyer. "The Clarice's legacy of artistic excellence, community connections and commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, along with its dedication to collaboration and the development of new work, positions it well to realize opportunities for continued cultural leadership and developing of its role as a catalyst for social change."
Dwyer takes the helm at a time when performing arts organizations around the nation are reckoning with race and racism, heightened social and political unrest and a radically shifted post-pandemic landscape for the arts.
He will play a key role in the campuswide Arts for All initiative, which leverages the power of the arts, technology and social justice to address the grand challenges of our time and aims to ensure equitable access to the arts. In collaboration with other arts leaders and alongside Associate Dean for Arts and Programming Patrick Warfield, he will take part in developing and implementing a strategic and innovative vision that engages the campus, connects with the community and further enhances the reputation of the university.
"It's a hugely important and exciting time for the arts at Maryland, and I am so thrilled to welcome Terry," said Warfield. "His demonstrated commitment to collaborative artistic planning and programming that reflects aesthetic equity, diversity and inclusivity, as well as his belief in the power of the arts, bodes well for the future of the arts on campus and beyond."
Dwyer holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Notre Dame, a master's degree in directing for the theater from the University of Missouri and a Master of Fine Arts in theater administration from the Yale School of Drama.
Thornton Dill extends her deepest gratitude to Acting Executive Director of The Clarice Erica Bondarev Rapach, who has served in the role for over two years. During that time, she led The Clarice through the most challenging and uncertain periods of the COVID-19 pandemic, engaged the staff in difficult and impactful conversations and workshops around anti-racism, and worked to foster an increasingly collaborative relationship with campus and community partners. She also designed, advocated for and built a shared leadership team in artistic programming for The Clarice. Bondarev Rapach will return to her role as associate executive director.
The College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland is home to nearly 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students, 14 academic departments, 21 research centers and over 300 tenured and tenure-track faculty. The college connects students with expert scholars who teach how to investigate, reflect and analyze the world around them, past and present. Through interdisciplinary approaches to the arts and humanities, students develop into global visionaries and creative problem solvers who thrive in a world of rapidly evolving opportunities.
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PITTSBURGH, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a simple and convenient means of charging a cell phone while on-the-go," said an inventor, from Hartford, Conn., "so I invented the PORTABLE CHARGER PLUG. My design would be easy to transport and it can be used anywhere for continued use of your phone."
The invention provides a portable way to charge a mobile phone almost anywhere. In doing so, it eliminates the frustration associated with a weak or dead phone battery. It also eliminates the need to find an outlet for charging. As a result, it enhances safety and convenience. The invention features a compact design that is easy to use so it is ideal for the owners of mobile phones. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Connecticut sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CNP-121, 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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Another Maine destination you should consider checking out is Baxter State Park. Baxter State Park borders the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument on the east and contains 200,000 acres of wilderness. Baxter State Park is located in the Northern Woods region and is different than most parks as it's very rustic. The park doesn't have electricity and only has outhouses, but if you love nature, especially getting away from the hustle and bustle of it all, then this is the park for you to visit. Baxter also contains Mt. Katahdin, which draws many hikers interested in taking on the challenge of climbing Mt. Katahdin. Baxter State Park has many streams, ponds, and lakes, along with over 215 miles of hiking trails. There are ten campgrounds and many backcountry camping sites. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2622142790436/body-recovered-from-penobscot | 2022-06-06T16:33:29Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2622142790436/body-recovered-from-penobscot | false | null |
Deputy President Mabuza visits Mpumalanga Province to engage with the Premier and Military Veterans associations
Deputy President David Mabuza, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans, will on Tuesday, 07 June 2022 visit Mbombela, Ehlanzeni District in the Mpumalanga Province to engage with the Provincial Government and Military Veterans associations.
The meeting will provide the necessary platform for the Task Team to assess progress achieved by both the National and Mpumalanga Provincial Government in particular, in addressing the challenges facing the Military Veterans.
In pursuit of mechanisms to address the number of challenges raised by the Military Veterans, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed the Presidential Task Team, chaired by Deputy President Mabuza and includes the Minister in The Presidency, Mr Mondli Gungubele, the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Thandi Modise together with the Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Mr Thabang Makwetla, to coordinate efforts of finding lasting solutions to address the identified challenges.
As part of this process, the Task Team has already held three Provincial consultations in Gauteng, the Eastern Cape and Limpopo with visits to other provinces in the advanced planning stages.
During these sessions the Deputy President is afforded the opportunity to interact with Military Veterans but also receives feedback on the manner in which their grievances have been taken up by relevant Government Departments.
Through direct consultations with Military Veterans associations, Government is also able to assess the support and services received by the sector and their beneficiaries.
Over the medium term, the Department of Military Veterans has placed its focus on improving efficiencies in the delivery of key benefits such as housing, education, training, skills development, access to health care as well implementing initiatives to support entrepreneurial opportunities for Military Veterans.
The Task Team is committed to work with all spheres of Government in accelerating the delivery of services and addressing other critical issues such as the legislative review of specific provisions in the current Military Veterans Act 18 of 2011; Socio-economic support; pensions and benefits; Verification, database cleansing and enhancement to ensure that bona fide Military Veterans are registered on the Department of Military Veterans database.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court has convicted a pastor of plotting to overthrow the government and to kill thousands of Black people in the country.
Harry Johannes Knoesen, 61, a leader of the National Christian Resistance Movement, was on Monday found guilty of high treason, incitement to carry out violent attacks, and recruiting people to commit attacks.
Knoesen’s group explored the possibility of using a biological weapon to infect and kill Black people, including the poisoning of water reservoirs supplying Black communities, according to the prosecution.
Knoesen was also found guilty of unlawful possession of firearms by the Middelburg High Court. Weapons and ammunition were found when he was arrested in Middelburg, a small town in the eastern Mpumalanga province.
The plot by the pastor’s group was foiled in 2019 by South Africa's police and intelligence services, who have since dismantled the organization’s cells across various parts of the country and arrested some of its leaders.
Knoesen was convicted on evidence from witnesses including members of his group who are already serving jail sentences after they were convicted of similar crimes.
The state alleged that Knoesen’s plot was motivated by his “highly racial views” and that he sought to justify his beliefs on religious grounds, claiming that he was ordained to “reclaim South Africa for white people.”
“To further this end, he planned to attack government institutions and more specifically police and military institutions,” Monica Nyuswa, a spokeswoman for the National Prosecuting Authority, told The Associated Press.
He also identified townships and informal settlements occupied by Black South Africans as targets for attack, she said.
Knoesen allegedly used social media platform Facebook to incite violence against Black people and to recruit former members of South Africa's military to join his movement and to carry out the planned attacks. These were foiled when he was arrested in November 2019 and the cells in various parts of the country were dismantled.
In his testimony, Knoesen admitted to sharing “recipes” to manufacture explosives with his followers on Facebook, according to the Middelburg Observer newspaper.
This is not the first racist, treasonous plot to be uncovered in South Africa.
In 2013, 20 members of the right-wing white supremacy group known as the Boeremag were sentenced to prison for plotting to kill South Africa’s first Black president Nelson Mandela, overthrow the government and kill thousands of Black people.
They were handed sentences ranging from five to 35 years following a 10-year treason trial, one of the longest in the country’s history.
That group, like Knoesen’s, was opposed to South Africa’s democracy which brought an end to apartheid, the country's regime of white minority rule that ended with the first democratic elections in 1994 which elected Mandela president.
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Biden waives solar panel tariffs, seeks to boost production
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to invoke the Defense Production Act to increase U.S. manufacturing of solar panels while declaring a two-year tariff exemption on panels from Southeast Asia. He’s attempting to jumpstart an industry key to his climate change-fighting goals that advocates say has been disrupted by a federal investigation.
The White House announced Monday that the moves will be implemented using executive actions and presidential proclamations. They follow months of complaints by industry groups, which argue that the solar sector is being slowed by supply chain problems due to an ongoing Commerce Department inquiry into possible trade violations involving Chinese products.
The Commerce Department announced in March that it was scrutinizing imports of solar panels from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia, concerned that products from those countries are skirting U.S. anti-dumping rules that limit imports from China.
White House officials said Biden’s actions aim to increase domestic production of solar panel parts, building installation materials, high-efficiency heat pumps and other components like cells used for clean-energy generated fuels. They called the tariff suspension affecting imports from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia a bridge measure while other efforts increase domestic solar power production — even as the administration remains supportive of U.S. trade laws and the Commerce Department investigation.
Solar energy companies gained ground in morning trading Monday on Wall Street following reports that the U.S. was moving to ease solar tariffs.
The Commerce Department has defended its investigation. Secretary Gina Raimondo told a Senate panel in May that the solar inquiry is following a process set by law that doesn’t allow consideration of climate change, supply chains or other factors.
Still, clean energy leaders have been warning since then that the investigation — which could result in retroactive tariffs of up to 240% — would severely hinder the U.S. solar industry, leading to thousands of layoffs and imperiling up to 80% of planned solar projects around the country. That could jeopardize one of Biden’s top clean energy goals and run counter to his Democratic administration’s push for renewable energy such as wind and solar power.
Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, cheered Biden’s “thoughtful approach to addressing the current crisis of the paralyzed solar supply chain.”
“Today’s actions protect existing solar jobs, will lead to increased employment in the solar industry and foster a robust solar manufacturing base here at home,” Ross Hopper said in a statement Monday.
Using executive actions comes as the Biden administration’s clean energy tax cuts, and other major proposals meant to encourage domestic green energy production, have stalled in Congress.
The Defense Production Act lets the federal government direct manufacturing production for national defense and has become a tool used more commonly by presidents in recent months. President Donald Trump’s administration used it to produce medical equipment and supplies during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. Biden evoked its authority last month to prioritize boosting the nation’s supplies of baby formula amid a domestic shortage caused by the safety-related closure of the country’s largest formula factory.
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And I'm Robert Siegel. Nearly two weeks of race riots in the Los Angeles County jails have left two inmates dead and scores injured. The latest violence happened just last night. Now, the Sheriff's Department has a plan it hopes will break the cycle. It's going to start transferring hardcore inmates from the outlying jails where riots have occurred to a huge jail in downtown LA.
NPR's Mandalit del Barco has the story.
MANDALIT DEL BARCO: In the shadow of Los Angeles' downtown skyscrapers, there's also a high-rise jail. Twin Towers was built to house the worst of the worst, but for nearly a decade, this state of the art facility hasn't lived up to its promise.
The LA County Sheriff hasn't had enough deputies to staff what's billed as America's largest county jail, so instead, one tower became a lockup for mentally ill men while the other houses female prisoners of all kinds. That left the toughest, most violent male inmates, many of them gang members, housed elsewhere in dormitory style jails.
Now, the plan is to finally move the women out of the Twin Towers and move the hardcore men in.
Inside tower two, deputies David Parker and Don Jamison demonstrate what makes this jail unique. The prisoners are in pods, not dormitories, and the jailers are in the middle behind heavy glass walls.
(SOUNDBITE OF JAIL NOISES)
DEL BARCO: From here you can see almost 180 degrees what's going on around you.
Unidentified Man: Exactly. We keep track of all our clients, all the inmates.
MARC KLUGMAN: They'll all be high security inmates. They've probably been convicted of a very serious felony, may have escape risks. They have violence toward each other or toward deputies. It's just the bad of the bad, so to speak.
DEL BARCO: Until the violent inmates can be moved to Twin Towers, some will be moved to state prisons, says Marc Klugman, the man in charge of L.A. County's jail.
KLUGMAN: That is part of what we intend to do when we start shuffling the deck and re-housing the entire jail population. Those high security inmates are going to be kept isolated.
DEL BARCO: Isolating inmates according to their level of violence will be a big change from what's been happening recently in L.A. County. Racially inspired riots prompted the separation of some black and Latino inmates, even though Klugman says racial segregation is not a long-term solution.
But some African-American activists in Los Angeles argue that segregation is the answer, at least temporarily. They demanded that black inmates be taken out of the jail dormitories to a safe location.
Leta Herron is with Mothers on the March, a group largely made up of women whose children are incarcerated.
LETA HERRON: None of them were sentenced to capital punishment, but there have been two, at least, who have suffered that consequence at the hands of their fellow inmates. We have to be concerned about that.
DEL BARCO: But others say the problems go beyond race relations.
JODY KENT: The inmates are not safe, and the deputies just are constantly outnumbered, and it creates an environment that is just explosive.
Jody Kent is coordinator of the Southern California ACLU Jails Project. She notes it's been difficult to recruit enough deputies to work in the grueling jail conditions.
KENT: They're filthy, they're demoralizing, they're overcrowded. Inmates in these settings are going to be tense. And until we address the problems dealing with overcrowding and understaffing, and inmates being locked down 24-hours a day, I'm convinced it will continue.
DEL BARCO: In an effort to prevent further violence, all inmates in Los Angeles County jails remain on lockdown, with no telephone or TV privileges or visitations. That includes the women in tower two.
Inmates Valerie Barrone (ph) and Huba Shendilly (ph) say the women here are more apt to fight over a sandwich than any racial turf. But they say conditions, even at Twin Towers, can lead to tension.
HUBA SHENDILLY: Now I'm going to be bluntly honest, we've got water, it's freezing cold. There's not no hot water. Out of that bottom bunk right there? That's leaking out, and that's all toilet water.
DEL BARCO: On the floor?
SHENDILLY: On the floor. And people are slipping on it.
VALERIE BARRONE: The bed, it has a bad smell, and people sleeping in it. Yeah. The conditions is bad.
SHENDILLY: I recommend before they bring the men here that they do what they got to do with the plumbing, with the water, with the everything. Because it's not, I mean, them men, the way the men are, you think the riots are bad right now? Nah, not if the men come and they, then you're going to have issues.
DEL BARCO: The latest incidents in the LA County Jail could be an indication the Sheriff still hasn't found a solution to the violence. And fears that the riots may spread may have been realized today when violence broke out in neighboring San Bernardino jails. Authorities there say black and Latino inmates battled with fists and razor blades.
Mandalit del Barco, NPR News, Los Angeles. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | https://www.wkms.org/npr-news/2006-02-15/l-a-officials-hope-transfer-of-inmates-will-stop-riots | 2022-06-06T16:36:33Z | https://www.wkms.org/npr-news/2006-02-15/l-a-officials-hope-transfer-of-inmates-will-stop-riots | true | 3 |
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Difenda Wins 'Most Innovative Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Service Provider', 'Market Leader in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)' and 'Editor's Choice award for Vulnerability Management' at the 10th Annual Global InfoSec Awards at #RSAC 2022.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Difenda is proud to announce we have won the following awards from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry's leading electronic information security magazine:
- Most Innovative Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Service Provider
- Market Leader Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
- Editor's Choice Vulnerability Management
"Our whole team at Difenda is dedicated to continuous innovation of our Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) and Advanced Vulnerability Management (AVM) services to meet today's growing cybersecurity risk landscape. Difenda is honored to be the recipient of these three prestigious Cyber Defense Global InfoSec Awards." Derek Nugent, Vice President Sales, Marketing & Customer Success.
"Difenda embodies three major features we judges look for to become winners: understanding tomorrow's threats, today, providing a cost-effective solution and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach," said Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine.
About Difenda
Difenda is a privately held MDR SecOps-as-a-Service company founded in 2008. It delivers 24/7/365 security operations backed by modernized PCI, SOC 2 Type II, and ISO 27001 certified Cyber Command Centers (C3). Difenda's managed practice is powered solely on the Microsoft Security product platform, and it holds the Gold Security Service Provider certification and an Advanced Specialization in Threat Protection with Microsoft. Difenda's fully integrated, modular platform provides a range of advisory and offensive security services to complement customer-driven outcomes. For more information, visit difenda.com and follow @DifendaShield.
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Cyber Defense Magazine is the premier source of cyber security news and information for InfoSec professions in business and government. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products and services in the information technology industry. We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and special editions exclusively for the RSA Conferences. Learn more about us at https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com and visit https://www.cyberdefensetv.com and https://www.cyberdefenseradio.com to see and hear some of the most informative interviews of many of these winning company executives.
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NEW YORK — Americans at the low end of the income rung are once again struggling to make ends meet.
A confluence of factors — the expiration of federal stimulus checks and surging inflation on staples like gas and food — are driving an even bigger wedge between the haves and have-nots.
While wealthier shoppers continue to splurge, low-income shoppers have pulled back faster than expected in the past two months. They're focusing on necessities while turning to cheaper items or less expensive stores. And they're buying only a little at a time.
It's a reversal from a year or so ago when low-income shoppers, flush with money from the government and buoyed by wage increases, were able to spend more freely.
Kisha Galvan, a 44-year-old mother of eight children from ages 9 to 27, was able to stock up on groceries for the week and buy extras like clothing and shoes at Walmart for her children last year.
But without the pandemic-related government support and inflation hovering at a near 40-year high, she is buying more canned food and depending on the local food pantry several times a week instead of once a week.
“I shop meal to meal," said the Rockford, Illinois, resident who has lived on disability for the past 15 years. "Before, we didn't have to worry about what we were going to get. We just go get it."
The deep divide in spending was reflected in the latest round of quarterly earnings for retailers. At the high end of the spectrum, Nordstrom and Ralph Lauren reported stronger-than-expected sales as their well-heeled shoppers returned to pre-pandemic routines. Lululemon also reported strong quarterly sales of its pricey athletic wear.
But on the other end, Walmart's customers are switching to cheaper lunch meats and half gallons of milk from full gallons. Kohl's, a mid-priced department store, said its customers were spending less on each visit. And Gap slashed its annual financial outlook, specifically citing the strain from inflation at its low-price Old Navy chain.
Both Dollar Tree and Dollar General, which historically benefit from shoppers trading down during difficult economic times, raised their sales outlooks last month. Meanwhile, discounter Big Lots suffered steep sales declines in the latest quarter, noting cutbacks in items like furniture.
“We are now in a new chapter where high inflation is greatly limiting the ability of consumers to make discretionary purchases, especially of high ticket items," Big Lots CEO and President Bruce K. Thorn told analysts late last month. “We know that many Americans now are once again living paycheck-to-paycheck."
The pullback among low-income shoppers has not affected overall spending, which is still up. In April, the government said retail sales outpaced inflation for a fourth straight month, a reassuring sign that consumers — the primary drivers of America’s economy — are still providing vital support and helping ease concerns that a recession might be near.
But analysts believe even affluent shoppers could retrench if the stock market continues to weaken. Marshal Cohen, chief industry advisor at market research firm The NPD Group Inc., said the stock market affects higher income shoppers “psychologically" and more losses on paper could make them cut back.
The spending mood has shifted from last October and November, when the Fed conducted a survey and found that almost eight in 10 adults were either “doing okay or living comfortably” when it came to their finances in 2021, the highest proportion to say so since the survey began in 2013. For those earning less than $25,000, the proportion that said they were doing at least okay jumped to 53% from 40%.
But inflation has taken a bigger bite out of personal budgets and wiped away some of the wage gains, especially for those who earn less. The national average cost of a gallon of gas, for example, has jumped to $4.76 from $4.20 a month ago and a painful 56% from a year earlier, according to AAA.
At the Northern Illinois Food Bank, which feeds people in 13 counties including Galvan and her family, the average monthly number of visits grew to more than 400,000 in the February through April period, from 311,000 in the July through September period, according to president and CEO Julie Yurko.
Across the economy, median wages jumped 6% in April from a year earlier, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. But even though that was the largest increase since 1990, it was still below the inflation rate of 8.3%.
Meanwhile, the poorest one-fifth of Americans have exhausted the savings they'd built up during the pandemic in part through stimulus checks, child tax credit payments and higher wages, according to calculations by Jeffries, an investment bank. Americans’ bank accounts. The other four-fifths of U.S. households are still sitting on a large stockpile of additional savings since the pandemic, with much of that held by the top fifth.
Inflation is playing out differently within businesses that cater to shoppers with varying income levels.
Michelle Gass, CEO of Kohl's, said some shoppers are trading up to premium brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, while others are going to lower-price store labels. Macy's boosted its annual outlook based on the spending habits of its wealthier shoppers, but its customers with median household income of $75,000 and below are switching more to its off-price brand.
The current environment is making it difficult for retailers to pass on higher costs. Macy's, for instance, got pushback after raising prices on some casual clothing items and home accessories.
“We’re definitely seeing some balk at some of the prices,” Macy's CEO Jeff Gennette recently told analysts on the company's earnings call. “We've made adjustments there."
For the Northern Illinois Food Bank — like many food banks — food costs are spiking amid dwindling donations.
“Inflation and rising food costs mean the food bank has to make tough choices about our budget," Yurko said. ”What foods can we provide consistently and what foods can we only provide if they are donated to us?" | https://www.gmtoday.com/business/inflation-divide-the-wealthy-splurge-the-poorest-pull-back/article_ff3293ac-e582-11ec-b9c5-6f2c108c833c.html | 2022-06-06T16:40:12Z | https://www.gmtoday.com/business/inflation-divide-the-wealthy-splurge-the-poorest-pull-back/article_ff3293ac-e582-11ec-b9c5-6f2c108c833c.html | true | 37 |
Capital World Investors trimmed its stake in shares of Lufax Holding Ltd (NYSE:LU – Get Rating) by 0.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 53,128,817 shares of the company’s stock after selling 236,513 shares during the quarter. Capital World Investors owned approximately 2.16% of Lufax worth $299,115,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of LU. Capital Research Global Investors increased its holdings in shares of Lufax by 39.6% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 55,596,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $388,063,000 after acquiring an additional 15,765,291 shares during the period. Baillie Gifford & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Lufax by 34.6% in the 4th quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 26,496,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,173,000 after acquiring an additional 6,812,317 shares during the period. Krane Funds Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lufax by 23.8% in the 4th quarter. Krane Funds Advisors LLC now owns 16,700,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $94,021,000 after acquiring an additional 3,212,992 shares during the period. Farallon Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lufax by 26.8% in the 3rd quarter. Farallon Capital Management LLC now owns 14,356,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,211,000 after acquiring an additional 3,032,500 shares during the period. Finally, BlackRock Inc. increased its stake in Lufax by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 9,439,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,891,000 after buying an additional 685,642 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 24.59% of the company’s stock.
Several equities analysts have commented on LU shares. Macquarie cut shares of Lufax from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $5.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, March 9th. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Lufax from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 31st. Finally, CICC Research assumed coverage on Lufax in a report on Monday, May 9th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $7.86.
Lufax (NYSE:LU – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 25th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.03. Lufax had a net margin of 26.75% and a return on equity of 18.54%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.30 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Lufax Holding Ltd will post 0.96 EPS for the current year.
The company also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 8th were given a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 7th. Lufax’s dividend payout ratio is 29.63%.
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Lufax Holding Ltd operates a technology-empowered personal financial services platform in China. It offers loan products, including unsecured loans and secured loans, as well as consumer finance loans. The company also provides wealth management platforms, such as Lufax (Lu.com), Lu International (Singapore), and Lu International (Hong Kong) to the middle class and affluent investors to invest in products and portfolios; retail credit facilitation services platform that offers small business owners with lending solutions; and technology empowerment solutions for financial institutions.
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Unprecedented current and evolving challenges facing Africa’s health system calls for an urgent need to expand access to telehealth and improved imaging solutions as well as addressing the continent-wide shortage of skilled medical staff.
Showcasing a robust portfolio of connected, interoperable, AI-enabled solutions, Philips is demonstrating how the healthcare ideals of tomorrow are possible today.
Cairo, Egypt – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, is showcasing its portfolio of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled, scalable and smart connected solutions that are helping to build a more robust, agile and sustainable healthcare system to address the current and future needs of healthcare in Africa, at Africa Health ExCon 2022, (5 – 7 June 2022) in Cairo.
With the highest population growth, compounded by the growing incidence of non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes causing up to 88%* of deaths on the African continent; and 86% in Egypt, the need for further reaching, more precise, and cost-effective care across Africa is undeniable. The immediate need is intensified by the effect of COVID-19, which resulted in disruptions to essential health services.
Over the past two years – accelerated by the pandemic - countries across Africa including Egypt have started to made investments in the infrastructure needed to enable easier and faster adoption and deployment of digital technologies. This, combined with the positive first-hand experience of a majority of healthcare practitioners in using telehealth and remote-collaboration during the peak of COVID-19, as well as the emerging benefits of AI, and the shift towards predictive analytics and precision medicine, has established a solid foundation for continued digital transformation in the healthcare industry across Africa in the near term.
“While connected care is not new, how care connects keeps changing and Philips is at the forefront of the transformation in which data, devices and applications connect patients and caregivers – empowering people to maintain better health and manage chronic illness,” says Vincenzo Ventricelli, CEO, Philips Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META). “Emerging technology such as AI and connected care, will continue to increase the quadruple aim of care (better health outcomes, lower cost of care and improved patient & staff experience) by seamlessly integrating health data and enabling better collaboration to make the most of the resources we have available to meet growing needs.”
Landmark solutions unveiled at Africa Health ExCon 2022 highlight that the only way to address the continent’s most prominent health challenges is by improving the efficacy of care – first by expanding access to patient health information to empower care provides to make quick, informed decisions, and secondly by ensuring that the skills that exist reach much further.
This means that technology needs to create efficiencies through secure data sharing, first-time right diagnosis, increased precision treatment through improved imaging solutions, and improved clinical collaboration.
As an example, the Philips eICU, enables clinicians to interact with staff at the bedside and consult on individual care – even from an offsite location. This means one centralized specialized critical care team can manage a large number of ICU locations, and exchange health information electronically, in real time. This offers a supplement – not a replacement – to the bedside team, by creating added support structures to increasingly scarce clinical resources.
Other innovations such as landmark imaging solutions like the Philips MR 5300 uses AI-driven VitalEye touchless patient sensing and advanced algorithms to detect breathing – allowing a routine MR exam set-up to occur in less than a minute. This improves the MR experience for patients who have difficulty in holding their breath thereby overcoming a legacy limitation of MR scans, but also boost productivity by speeding up exams, empowering clinicians to make informed clinical decisions, and control the costs of MR imaging – which could change the future of care in Egypt/ Africa.
“These advancements are just the start,” says Ventricelli. “With relentless pressure on resources, healthcare in Africa is approaching a tipping point at which radical change must come. And as good healthcare reaches ever more people through mobile and connected technologies, it will help bring inclusive growth and better health to entire populations at a lower cost of care.”
Africa Health ExCon 2022 is taking place at the Egyptian International Exhibition Center (EIEC) in Cairo from 5 – 7 June 2022. You can visit the Philips booth in Hall 2.
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NEW DELHI: More than nine out of 10
mobile phone users in India complained of poor wireless connectivity, while two-thirds struggle with disrupted digital payments on older 3G and 4G networks, according to a local survey.
About 48% of 8,210 consumers surveyed by LocalCircles mentioned frequent disruptions to their
mobile services due to poor network availability and 44% were disgruntled with low data speeds.
In another survey question that drew in 11,865 consumer responses, 66% said they experienced snags in at least one online transaction, forcing them to rely on alternate payment mechanisms such as cash, check or credit cards, according to a statement from LocalCircles.
The findings spotlight the yawning gap in services currently delivered by Indian telecom carriers despite tariff hikes in recent months. It also points to the need to step up quickly as companies prepare to bid for airwaves in a government-led auction that will pave the way for launch of ultra-speedy 5G services in India.
Disrupted wireless services also threaten to hamper India’s drive to spur its digital economy -- a key policy initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government that got a major boost amid the Covid-19 pandemic when data consumption surged.
Competition in telecom sector has whittled down from a dozen players a few years back to just three private sector operators after billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm disrupted the market in 2016 with free calls and cheap data, forcing rivals to quit or merge.
While Reliance Jio blew other competitors out of the water, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel managed to survive but were battered financially, leaving lesser headroom to spend on upgrade of telecom infrastructure.
The survey’s findings also highlight the need to invest more in infrastructure to not just boost telecom services but also digital payments.
India did 35 billion digital transactions in 2021, according to LocalCircles, which said that this number could go up significantly if wireless network issues are fixed. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/poor-network-low-speed-plagues-92-of-india-mobile-phone-users/articleshow/92044189.cms | 2022-06-06T16:43:06Z | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/poor-network-low-speed-plagues-92-of-india-mobile-phone-users/articleshow/92044189.cms | false | 6 |
Looking for that perfect healthy glow? These tried and tested self-tanning products could be for you
There is nothing more wonderful than a golden glow – that sun-kissed look which makes you feel fabulous. But harmful rays from the sun can do so much damage, we’re surely better off with a bottle.
And self-tan has come a long way. Gone are the days of stinky skin, streaky legs, stained sheets and a whole world of faff. There are now droplets of colour you can add to your moisturiser, hydrating serums for your whole body, sweet-scented mousses and radiance-boosting sprays to easily add into your beauty regime.
These tried and tested batch of new products may help you find the perfect tan for you.
Before getting started, these are tanning expert Michaella Bolder’s (michaellabolder.com) golden rules for self-tanning.
Always prep your skin. The key to an even, healthy-looking tan is all in the skin prep. Start by making sure you exfoliate and moisturise prior to tanning, and focus on any dry areas, such as the hands and feet, where tan can cling on.
Always use a clean mitt to apply the tan using long sweeping motions, and then using the other side of the mitt, really buff the skin to ensure it’s nicely blended.
Post-tanning hydration is key to a long-lasting tan. Moisturise your skin afterwards and around day three, and lightly exfoliate to buff away any dead skin cells and stop the tan from looking patchy.
What is it? With a ‘cooling effect’ on the skin, this mousse contains Vitamin E and aloe vera, with a peaches and cream scent.
What did we think? When it comes to scent, this product has nailed it – avoiding both the biscuit-y and chemical aromas many tans exude. A smooth texture, the foam glides on with ease, but it isn’t the most forgiving when it comes to clinging to trickier areas, like hands and ankles.
The colour definitely took to my arms more than my legs. As someone with relatively pale skin who regularly uses light-to-medium tans, it did feel a little on the darker side. A quick shower soon dulled its vibrancy, but this is definitely a tan for someone after a decent hit of colour. I would absolutely use it again before a big event – making sure I had no prior tan to avoid getting too dark.
What is it? A facial tanner formulated with Vitamin C that can be used as part of your daily skincare regime.
What did we think? I’ve been feeling so tired and washed out recently, I needed a bit of colour in my face. I’m so pale, it’s rare fake tan looks natural – but this one is great. It’s a clear spray, so it’s easy to apply.
I used it at night after my cleanser and moisturiser, doing a fine spray over my face and neck, and rubbing it in to make sure it was even. I was worried it would stain my hairline, but it hasn’t. I’ve used it twice on consecutive days – the first day gave a light colour and I wasn’t sure if using it again would make it too dark, but it turned out really nice and natural.
I’ve used less make-up afterwards, as I didn’t feel I needed as much – and my husband asked me if I’d been in the sun, so it’s had the desired effect.
What is it? A clear water tan that’s suitable for the face and body. Contains hyaluronic acid and aloe vera to hydrate the skin, with the quick-drying formula said to last five to seven days.
What did we think? I applied the mousse before going to bed and, as the label promised, there was absolutely no transfer onto clothes or sheets. The smell of the tan – which was the classic biscuit-y scent combined with watermelon – was rather strong, and lingered even after I’d washed it off.
The colour pay off was good – it’s a relatively orange tone, but I was more than happy with the shade after just one application. The only thing I didn’t like is the fact it’s clear. When applying the tan, I couldn’t tell where I’d already applied it, meaning I overdid some areas and missed others entirely. It also meant I’ve ended up with some streaks – but where it’s applied well, I really like the way it looks.
What is it? The bronzing foam is a tropical-scented, lightweight and non-sticky formula, which develops in just two hours. The set comes with a back applicator, brush and mitt.
What did we think? The mousse went on really smoothly. The directions say not to moisturise beforehand (except for obviously dry areas, such as elbows) and initially, I thought it had left some streaks, as I have very dry skin, but they soon evened out. It has a really natural colour and develops over time, plus it smells lovely. Once I got the hang of it, I found the back applicator brilliant – easy to use and effective. I will definitely be using this set again.
What is it? A quick-drying, lightly tinted mist that develops into a customisable golden glow over the next eight hours.
What did we think? This is a really efficient, super-fast tan. I sprayed it onto a mitt and applied in circular motions on my legs. I was short on time and didn’t have a shower until the next day, but despite that, the glow was nice and subtle. On close inspection, it can look a bit patchy, which is probably my fault – but for speed and ease, I can’t fault it.
I ended up doing two layers on separate days, after thinking the first one was a little too natural, but looking back at my ‘before’ photo, my legs were incredibly pale. I’m really happy with the result – it’s so quick and easy, it might actually convert me to self-tanning!
What is it? This set contains two products: the Progressive Self-Tanning Serum – which can be used alone or mixed with your favourite moisturiser – and the Tanned Complexion Serum. The first is said to give you a natural and customisable tan, and the second revives radiance and provides an immediate subtle tan.
What did we think? The promise of subtle, buildable results, and the fact you can mix these serums with your daily moisturiser really appeals to me, plus they look and smell lovely. However, I quickly realised the Tanned Complexion Serum, designed to give instant results, is not for me.
It feels a tad too heavy on my reactive/oily skin, and the tone slightly yellow for my colouring. The Progressive Self-Tanning Serum, meanwhile, is a winner. It couldn’t be simpler to use: after cleansing, I mixed a couple of drops with a blob of my usual moisturiser and applied all over my face. It feels lovely and sinks in well, giving an instant complexion boost, gently evening out my skin tone, reducing redness and giving a bit more radiance.
After three days, I stopped using it at night, to taper the intensity of the tan. I’m really pleased with how quick and easy it is to incorporate into my routine. I’ve gone for a very subtle tan, but feel it’s improved my overall complexion.
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Climate Investment Team Expands Senior Leadership with the Addition of New Partner
NEW YORK, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MUUS Climate Partners, a climate-focused investment firm, today announced the addition of Logan Grizzel as Partner. The former partner and CTO of Blackhorn Ventures will co-lead MUUS Climate Partners' deal execution and portfolio company support.
"Climate investing has become one of the greatest business opportunities of this generation, and perhaps the most important lever for decarbonizing the atmosphere before it is too late. Logan's extensive background in renewable technologies, in addition to his ability to develop and foster long-term relationships will aid MUUS' expansion efforts across the globe," said Michael Sonnenfeldt, Chairman, MUUS Climate Partners. "Logan's expertise as both a fund manager and in sustainable market solutions will properly position us to find deals where small amounts of capital can unlock massive opportunities to scale impactful solutions.''
Prior to joining MUUS Climate Partners, Grizzel worked on vehicle electrification at Toyota for most of his 10 years there, plus three years focused on transportation and energy efficiency at Navigant, before moving to Blackhorn Ventures, where he invested in opportunities that improved resource efficiency in the built environment, transportation, and energy sectors. While there he helped grow the team from one to three funds and more than 60 portfolio companies.
"Logan has been a trusted collaborator for years, and we've always been impressed by his ability to connect the dots between technology and markets, through the lens of climate impact," said Ben Wolkon, Managing Partner, MUUS Climate Partners. "His impressive track record stems from deep expertise in the sectors most relevant to us, and he's one of the rare investors that can add significant value to portfolio companies."
Grizzel will be based out of Boulder, Colorado. MUUS Climate Partners is headquartered in New York.
"I'm incredibly grateful to join MUUS Climate Partners. I have known the partners and founder for years, and they have successfully built an exceptional organization that delivers superior returns. I look forward to working alongside a world-class team positioned for significant growth and long-term success," said Grizzel.
About MUUS Climate Partners:
MUUS Climate Partners emerged on January 1st 2022 out of MUUS & Company, the private holding company of serial entrepreneur Michael Sonnenfeldt. Prior to the establishment of MUUS Climate Partners, MUUS & Company was increasingly focused over recent decades on climate-related investments, and built a climate-focused investment portfolio of 25 companies, constituting MUUS Convergence Fund I which was internally funded and led by Ben Wolkon since 2016. With the launch this year of MUUS Convergence Fund II, MUUS Climate Partners emerged with Sonnenfeldt, Wolkon, and now Grizzel as partners, joined by Kavita Patel, Tani Brown and Laura di Bonaventura as key professionals in the firm. MUUS Climate Partners is currently in the process of raising Fund II, a venture fund focused on the convergence of advanced technology and climate solutions that have the potential to scale rapidly enough to impact decarbonization in the coming years.
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The Top 5 Novelty Brand Rolling Out Bold New Packaging Across Portfolio
BOULDER, Colo., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yasso, the beloved frozen Greek yogurt brand and #4 novelty brand nationally, today announces a packaging rebrand featuring a bold, upgraded design with a more prominent and distinct logo.
Expanding across Yasso's entire portfolio of frozen greek yogurt bars, sandwiches, chocolate coated bars, poppables and mochi, the new packaging features mouth-watering food photography spotlighting the brand's incredible flavors and utilizes an eye-catching color system to unify innovation platforms. The Yasso logo was also refreshed now encased in an electric, dripping blue at the top of all cartons creating an ownable and easily identifiable brand block on shelf.
"The brand has gone through an incredible evolution over the last 10 years and we believe that this creative redesign is going to have a significant impact in retail" said Craig Shiesley, Chief Executive Officer of Yasso. "The cohesive creative strategy across both our core bar business and our innovation platforms will drive brand recognition for new and existing users and make Yasso a standout choice within the category."
Since launching in 2011 with the brand's now-signature frozen greek yogurt bars, Yasso has grown to become a leader in delivering permissible indulgence for consumers looking for frozen snacks that provide incredible taste and quality nutrition. The brand will reach $200MM in annual retail sales this summer and continues to outpace brands in both the better-for-you and traditional ice cream and novelty categories.
Yasso is available at retailers nationwide and for online delivery on yasso.com. To find a store near you, or learn more information please visit Yasso.com and follow the brand @yasso.
About Yasso
Kindergarten friends turned entrepreneurs, founders Drew Harrington and Amanda Klane set out on a mission to create desserts that deliver on everyday indulgence with great taste, quality ingredients and superb nutritionals. Since hitting store shelves in 2011 as the first to market frozen Greek yogurt, Yasso quickly became one of the fastest-growing dessert brands in the world, disrupting the brand ranks of deeply entrenched competitors and attracting a loyal following of brand enthusiasts. Yasso currently offers 11 flavors of novelty stick bars, four flavors of dipped chocolate bars , three frozen Greek yogurt sandwiches, three flavors of bite-size Yasso Poppables and four Yasso Mochi, all of which can be found at grocery and club stores nationwide. Yasso Inc was named one of the Best Places to Work by Inc. and Denver Business Journal in addition to garnering a spot on Inc.'s 2021 list of the 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America. Yasso is also an active, positive contributor to the community via its Game On! Foundation which inspires health and wellness for people of all ages. To find your local retailers and to learn more about Yasso, please visit www.yasso.com and follow @yasso.
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Wall Street Analysts Think Elastic (ESTC) Could Surge 70%: Read This Before Placing a Bet
Elastic (ESTC) closed the last trading session at $71.06, gaining 9% over the past four weeks, but there could be plenty of upside left in the stock if short-term price targets set by Wall Street analysts are any guide. The mean price target of $120.77 indicates a 70% upside potential.
The average comprises 13 short-term price targets ranging from a low of $60 to a high of $200, with a standard deviation of $43.67. While the lowest estimate indicates a decline of 15.6% from the current price level, the most optimistic estimate points to an 181.5% upside. More than the range, one should note the standard deviation here, as it helps understand the variability of the estimates. The smaller the standard deviation, the greater the agreement among analysts.
While the consensus price target is a much-coveted metric for investors, solely banking on this metric to make an investment decision may not be wise at all. That's because the ability and unbiasedness of analysts in setting price targets have long been questionable.
But, for ESTC, an impressive average price target is not the only indicator of a potential upside. Strong agreement among analysts about the company's ability to report better earnings than they predicted earlier strengthens this view. While a positive trend in earnings estimate revisions doesn't gauge how much a stock could gain, it has proven to be powerful in predicting an upside.
Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Here's What You Should Know About Analysts' Price Targets
According to researchers at several universities across the globe, a price target is one of many pieces of information about a stock that misleads investors far more often than it guides. In fact, empirical research shows that price targets set by several analysts, irrespective of the extent of agreement, rarely indicate where the price of a stock could actually be heading.
While Wall Street analysts have deep knowledge of a company's fundamentals and the sensitivity of its business to economic and industry issues, many of them tend to set overly optimistic price targets. Are you wondering why?
They usually do that to drum up interest in shares of companies that their firms either have existing business relationships with or are looking to be associated with. In other words, business incentives of firms covering a stock often result in inflated price targets set by analysts.
However, a tight clustering of price targets, which is represented by a low standard deviation, indicates that analysts have a high degree of agreement about the direction and magnitude of a stock's price movement. While that doesn't necessarily mean the stock will hit the average price target, it could be a good starting point for further research aimed at identifying the potential fundamental driving forces.
That said, while investors should not entirely ignore price targets, making an investment decision solely based on them could lead to disappointing ROI. So, price targets should always be treated with a high degree of skepticism.
Here's Why There Could be Plenty of Upside Left in ESTC
There has been increasing optimism among analysts lately about the company's earnings prospects, as indicated by strong agreement among them in revising EPS estimates higher. And that could be a legitimate reason to expect an upside in the stock. After all, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has increased 0.3% over the past month, as one estimate has gone higher compared to no negative revision.
Moreover, ESTC currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), which means it is in the top 20% of more than the 4,000 stocks that we rank based on four factors related to earnings estimates. Given an impressive externally-audited track record, this is a more conclusive indication of the stock's potential upside in the near term. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>
Therefore, while the consensus price target may not be a reliable indicator of how much ESTC could gain, the direction of price movement it implies does appear to be a good guide.
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LONDON (AP) — British health officials reported 77 more monkeypox cases on Monday, raising the total to more than 300 across the country. To date, the U.K. has the biggest identified outbreak of the disease beyond Africa, with the vast majority of infections in gay and bisexual men.
Health officials warn that anyone, regardless of their sexual orientation, is potentially at risk of catching monkeypox if they are in close contact with a patient, their clothing or their bed sheets.
On Sunday, the World Health Organization said more than two dozen countries that haven’t previously identified monkeypox cases reported 780 cases, a more than 200% jump in cases since late May. No monkeypox deaths outside of Africa have yet been identified.
The U.N. health agency said most cases in Europe and elsewhere have been spotted in sexual health clinics and “have involved mainly, but not exclusively, men who have sex with men.”
So far this year, there have been more than 1,400 monkeypox cases and 63 deaths in four countries where the disease is endemic — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo and Nigeria — according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Genetic sequencing of the virus hasn’t yet shown any direct link to the outbreak outside Africa.
WHO said the sudden and unexpected detection of monkeypox in numerous countries “suggests that there might have been undetected transmission for some unknown duration of time followed by recent amplifier events.” Last month, a leading adviser to WHO said the outbreak in Europe and beyond was likely spread by sex at two recent raves in Spain and Belgium.
WHO estimated the risk posed by monkeypox to global health was “moderate,” saying this was the first time that so many cases and clusters were reported across the world. Until last month, the disease had not been known to cause large epidemics beyond central and west Africa, where it has mostly affected people in rural areas who come into close contact with infected wild animals.
The ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in Europe and elsewhere, including Canada, Australia, Israel and the U.S., marks the first time the disease has been known to spread among people who have no previous travel links to Africa.
U.S. health officials said genetic analysis of recent monkeypox cases suggests there are two distinct strains in the country, raising the possibility that the virus has been circulating undetected for some time. Many of the U.S. cases were caused by the same strain as recent cases in Europe, but a few samples show a different strain, federal health officials said.
Britain’s Health Security Agency said last week most cases have been in gay or bisexual men ranging in age from 20 to 49 and that “investigations to date have identified links to gay bars, saunas, and the use of dating apps in the U.K. and abroad.”
Most monkeypox patients experience only fever, body aches, chills and fatigue. People with more serious illness may develop a rash and lesions on the face and hands that can spread to other parts of the body.
Last week, WHO’s top expert on monkeypox, Dr. Rosamund Lewis, said she doubted the disease would trigger a pandemic, but said actions should be taken quickly to curb its spread so it doesn’t become entrenched in new areas.
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'Fat cat' union bosses grinding London to a halt: RMT chiefs pocketing six-figure pay and benefits packages are behind 24-hour Tube strike causing misery for commuters
- RMT is notorious for being Britain's most militant union, led by 'fat cat' radicals
- Today's strikes have been blasted by the government as 'deeply disappointing'
- RMT says its members are walking out due to a dispute over jobs and pensions
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The militant RMT union barons causing chaos for London commuters with a 24-hour strike include a Putin apologist and a Marxist who previously echoed Kremlin propaganda by describing Ukraine as being 'held to ransom by neo-Nazis'.
Completing the 'Lynch mob' is union leader Mick Lynch, who once sighed 'All I want from life is a bit of socialism' - but now collects a salary of £84,174.
Lynch - who claims up to 600 jobs up and the pension scheme are under threat from a cash-strapped Transport for London - today 'congratulated' union members and warned that they 'will not rest' until a 'just' agreement is reached.
General Secretary Mick Lynch - who once sighed 'All I want from life is a bit of socialism' - collects a £84,174 salary
In March, Lynch organised the worst Tube strikes in five years - with two days of walkouts against changes to jobs, pensions and working conditions.
Lynch was once considered a centrist compared with former general secretary Bob Crow — but, after taking charge, he said: 'The unions have got to make a militant stand - and use the strike weapon wherever it's appropriate'.
He left school at 16 and trained as an electrician but was blacklisted due to union activity, so joined the railways.
Another high-ranking member of the RMT union is its senior assistant general secretary, Eddie Dempsey, a Putin apologist.
He is on a package worth £108,549, consisting of a £78,282 gross salary, Employers' NI contributions of £9,978 and pension contributions of £20,289.
Dempsey shared glowing praise for Luhansk rebel Aleksey Mozgovoy in an obituary following his death in 2015, and even visited the Donbas region of Ukraine seven years ago, where he posed for a picture with the pro-Russian separatist commander.
Writing in far-right Russia Insider, Dempsey lavished praise on the 'charismatic' Mozgovoy, described the violent Luhansk separatists as communist 'volunteers', and brandished the West's efforts to broker peace in the region as a 'US-orchestrated coup'.
Labour MP Chris Bryant urged Dempsey to apologise after his links with Mozgovoy emerged earlier this year.
RMT official Eddie Dempsey visiting Alexander Mozgovoy, a nationalist, misogynistic paramilitary leader in the pro-Russian militias during the war in eastern Ukraine
Dempsey addresses members of the United Voices of the World trade union outside the High Court in February
Dempsey was also among the signatories of a Stop the War coalition statement last week that criticised NATO's 'disdain for Russian concerns'.
The statement caused a huge split within the Labour Party after 11 of its MPs backed it, before withdrawing their support after an intervention from Sir Keir Starmer.
Left-wing parliamentarians who backed the statement were reportedly threatened with losing the whip, with one Labour frontbencher slamming the Stop the War Coalition as 'Putin apologists', the Telegraph reported.
Another RMT fat cat who has been criticised for his comments over Ukraine is its president, Alex Gordon, a longstanding Marxist who has previously echoed the Kremlin's propaganda by branding the country 'a failed state held to ransom by neo-Nazis'.
His pay and benefits package is not known.
Following Moscow's invasion of Crimea, the militant former train driver protested outside Ukraine's embassy in London in 2015 while wearing the black and orange Ribbon of St George, a symbol of Russian military valour.
Gordon presides over the RMT's ruling national executive committee. But he is also a major figure in the Communist Party of Britain, sitting on both its executive and political committees.
Another RMT fat cat who has been criticised for his comments over Ukraine include its president, Alex Gordon, a longstanding Marxist who has previously echoed the Kremlin's propaganda by branding the country 'a failed state held to ransom by neo-Nazis'
The 55-year-old is also chairman of the Marx Memorial Library in North London, where Communist dictator Vladimir Lenin worked during his exile from Russia.
The RMT has previously said: 'The union has a clear policy of opposing the war in Ukraine and has called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops.'
On the issue of bosses' pay, the RMT said: 'The pay and benefits of RMT officials are decided on through our democratic structures and are ratified at the union's Annual General Meeting in a wholly open and transparent process that every member has a right to comment on.
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Monday, 06 June 2022 – Former Disney actor, Stoney Westmoreland has been sentenced to two years in prison for attempting to persuade a minor to have sex.
The 52-year-old communicated with an undercover officer on the app Grindr and was arrested in 2018 after trying to meet the investigator who was posing as a 13-year-old teenager.
Westmoreland, who played grandfather ‘Ham’ on Disney’s hit series Andy Mack, took a plea deal with the prosecution and will spend 24 months behind bars followed by ten years of supervised release, TMZ reported.
The disgraced actor originally faced a ten-year sentence stemming from charges of enticement of a minor over the Internet or text.
After taking the deal, he was allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge of using interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor.
Westmoreland’s lawyers had argued that the actor believed he was communicating with an adult roleplaying as a 13-year-old and had no real intention of meeting with a minor.
In addition to the sentence, Westmoreland will not be allowed to interact with minors without adult supervision.
His electronic devices and social media accounts will also be subject to random inspections upon his release, according to TMZ.
In 2018, Utah police said Westmoreland communicated with an undercover officer who was posing as a 13-year-old teenager.
Authorities said Westmoreland tried to meet the teen for sex by using a ride-sharing app to order the victim a car to the Little America Hotel. Two novelty sex toys were seized from the hotel room.
He was taken into custody by the Salt Lake City Police Department and FBI Child Exploitation Task Force.
According to police he ‘admitted to sending nude photos, and that the male who he was speaking with told him he was 13 years old’. He was initially charged with four counts of dealing in materials harmful to a minor and one count of enticing a minor by internet or text.
Westmoreland, who is bisexual, had previously pleaded not guilty to enticement of a minor.
Known as grandfather Henry ‘Ham’ Mack on the children’s show Andi Mack, Westmoreland was fired by Disney in December 2018 on the same day he was arrested.
Disney said in a statement at the time Westmoreland was fired: ‘Given the nature of the charges and our responsibility for the welfare of employed minors, we have released him from his recurring role and he will not be returning to work on the series which wraps production on its third season next week.’ | https://kenyan-post.com/2022/06/former-disney-channel-star-stoney-westmoreland-gets-2-years-in-prison-for-trying-to-have-sex-with-a-minor/ | 2022-06-06T17:00:38Z | https://kenyan-post.com/2022/06/former-disney-channel-star-stoney-westmoreland-gets-2-years-in-prison-for-trying-to-have-sex-with-a-minor/ | false | 1 |
Maltese Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNTY – Get Rating) by 81.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 81,750 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 36,750 shares during the quarter. Maltese Capital Management LLC owned about 0.68% of Guaranty Bancshares worth $3,072,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of GNTY. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC boosted its position in Guaranty Bancshares by 46.9% during the fourth quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC now owns 65,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,446,000 after purchasing an additional 20,783 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in Guaranty Bancshares by 49.2% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 19,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $733,000 after acquiring an additional 6,426 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Guaranty Bancshares by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 152,107 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,716,000 after acquiring an additional 3,310 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Guaranty Bancshares by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 22,175 shares of the company’s stock worth $834,000 after acquiring an additional 878 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Guaranty Bancshares by 86.4% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 12,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $487,000 after purchasing an additional 6,011 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 22.20% of the company’s stock.
A number of brokerages have commented on GNTY. Zacks Investment Research raised Guaranty Bancshares from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 24th. Raymond James lowered their price target on shares of Guaranty Bancshares from $45.00 to $42.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 19th.
Guaranty Bancshares (NASDAQ:GNTY – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 18th. The company reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.19. Guaranty Bancshares had a return on equity of 13.59% and a net margin of 31.20%. The company had revenue of $30.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $29.70 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.84 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. will post 3.29 earnings per share for the current year.
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 28th were issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 25th. This is an increase from Guaranty Bancshares’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. Guaranty Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is 27.16%.
In other news, Director James S. Bunch acquired 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 25th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $35.38 per share, with a total value of $35,380.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 153,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,413,140. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 26.59% of the company’s stock.
Guaranty Bancshares Profile (Get Rating)
Guaranty Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Guaranty Bank & Trust, N.A. that provides a range of commercial and consumer banking products and services for small- and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals. The company offers checking and savings, money market, and business accounts, as well as certificates of deposit; and commercial and industrial, construction and development, 1-4 family residential, commercial real estate, farmland and agricultural, multi-family residential, and consumer loans.
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Part 1: Two Games from Greatness
Liverpool had one of the greatest seasons in the history of English football in every way bar trophy haul. In the end, though, the only thing that matters much to the history books and for many fans, rivals, and pundits is the trophy haul. We got together to try to figure out just how good the 2021-22 season was and put it into little bit of perspective.
Noel
When the final whistle blew on the Champions League final and Liverpool had lost the Champions League seven days after losing the Premier League, I’m not gonna lie, I felt pretty bad about this whole football thing. To come all that way and end up with, if not nothing, then at least end without the two trophies that really matter felt harsh. It felt cruel.
Then, because Jürgen Klopp is much smarter than I am, they had a parade to celebrate their FA Cup and League Cup and maybe a little bit to celebrate the league title won during lockdown that they never properly celebrated and oh yeah to celebrate coming within two games of winning the quadruple and recording what would have been the greatest season in the history of English football.
And four trophies or not, that’s what it was. One of the greatest seasons ever in English football. At halftime of the final league game, while Aston Villa had gone two up on Man City, if Liverpool win theirs they usually win the league. With how they played against Real Madrid, the vast majority of the time they win the Champions League.
That we’re in the universe where fate or the gods or dumb luck decided they wouldn’t get either doesn’t change how they played or how they got there. Missing out on the trophies in isolation doesn’t even really bother me now, then. What does still hurt a little is thinking that this group, this team, deserved a place in the history books as more than just the ones who pushed City.
Steph
My heart is broken. I am so proud of what this team accomplished, but so frustrated that they weren’t rewarded with the trophies that would have made those accomplishments really matter. I think maybe that when the dust settles and we look back at the season in the years to come I’ll be able to better separate my sadness out and appreciate what a wild ride this was.
Zach
Liverpool were essentially two goals away from winning a quadruple and two goals away from winning absolutely fuck all. Football is a funny game.
Logically I can tell myself “two golds and two silvers is a good haul,” but emotionally I’m not there yet. At all. I was dreaming about number seven and/or twenty. I was dreaming about another Super Cup and another FIFA Club World Cup winner’s badge. I was dreaming about immortality and crushing United’s vaunted treble season into meaninglessness. It simply wasn’t meant to be. The fickle nature of the football gods—and a fair bit of sportwashing—said that it would be otherwise.
However down we might be at the moment, though, I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that as a fanbase, Liverpool supporters had more fun losing the two biggest trophies on offer than Manchester City or Real Madrid had winning them. It was a hell of a ride. I’m not mentally or emotionally prepared for the 2022-23 season yet, but I know I will be ready for the next journey—wherever that takes us—when we get there.
Will
It feels cruel for such a special season to end the way it did. When I woke up the morning after the Champions League final it was difficult to appreciate the journey and acknowledge how incredible the season really was. It’s still hard to put everything into context when the last two matches ended in such bitter disappointment.
The incredible scenes from the parade through Liverpool went a long way towards making me feel a lot better about everything, though. Seeing the city turn out to celebrate what Klopp and the players accomplished provided some very valuable perspective. This was an incredibly special team, the likes of which we may never see again. It was the most likable group of players I’ve ever seen in my years following sports, and they were a joy to watch. They deserve to be remembered, even if after failing to pull off the quadruple they likely won’t get that recognition they deserve from the wider footballing world, but hopefully they will get it from Liverpool supporters.
Mark
Seasons are defined by trophies but are experienced week to week. With that perspective I think it’s okay to be disappointed with how the final week of the season shook out. I wrote a lot this year about how I thought this team was worthy of doing the unthinkable, and they got closer than anyone else ever has. That they didn’t quite make it in the end is okay. It doesn’t change how worthy they are.
Because of the second part of the first sentence I’m really not all that bothered by what happened. I was in a dark, dark place after the Champions League Final. But, once I woke up and saw how happy the team was at the parade—all the pain was gone. A lot of folks think about football in binary terms: a season ends, a new one starts, things stop, things start over, etc. But this team and manager have shown us there’s continuity from year to year. Because of that, I have no doubt the tangible success this season deserved will be realized next season in a league win and/or a Champions League trophy.
Mari
That was the best season I’ve ever been a part of. I would trade nothing for nothing. That was fantastic.
That’s not true. I got into Anfield for Tottenham. I would trade not getting in for winning. We’d have the league then.
But that’s nonsense shit. They were tired! They deserved to be! We went for four and lost two. But I would still rather go for four. That’s immortality. Don’t pretend you didn’t want it.
Tito
After the final whistle blew in Madrid, I wrote a bit here and promptly turned off all football-related news for a week. It isn’t fair that arguably the most brilliant Liverpool squad many of us have witnessed in our lives would leave us feeling disappointed at only ending up with two trophies. It’s not fair that after laying waste to all manner of records, playing in a third Champions League final in five years, and running the greatest ever Premier League season down to the final nine minutes that I personally couldn’t even bear to watch the parade.
However, it’s in times like these that one realizes just how insatiable we are as football fans: whatever success we have is never enough. I’m as guilty as any of us. Jurgen Klopp, one of Earth’s Top 5 Humans, tried to warn us against our—let’s not sugar coat it—greed weeks ago when he told us that the world isn’t only for the winners but is also “full of triers.”
Meaning in other words, the joy has been in the journey.
And there are few football teams I’ve witnessed that have squeezed so much joy into one season quite like this Liverpool side have. From watching pausing and repeatedly rewinding Sir Alex Ferguson’s grimace as the Reds demolished Man United to witnessing one of the most beautiful team moves you will ever see in Mohamed Salah’s first goal in the reverse fixture to Sadio Mané hilariously taking the ball off of the Manchester City goalkeeper’s toes in the FA Cup semi to Mikel Arteta trying to face Klopp down and getting his team walloped in response to Joel Matip finally finishing one of his slaloming runs against Leeds to finally shutting Diego Simeone and his annoying Atletico Madrid team up to that physics-defying strike from Thiago...
The moments were innumerable. Timeless. Immortal. And in the end, the trophies would have been incredible but it is these moments that we’ll treasure.
Gabe
The last week of the season certainly took a little bit of the sheen off of the season, but much of that came from the terrible treatment of the fans in Paris. To come within a point of the Premier League title and within a whisker of finding that one little crack in the Wall of Courtois to take another Big Ears home in the most competitive (or sportswashed) era of the sport is pretty sensational. Liverpool were in every single competition until literally the very end, and I’m still having trouble wrapping my head around just how good this side is.
Statistically, this is one of—if not the most—dominant Liverpool sides in history. They only lost 4 times across 63 games in all competitions for the best win percentage in club history at 71.9%. Klopp’s side scored 147 goals in all competitions, smashing the previous club record of 138 goals.
From a more emotional standpoint, this was the most fun Liverpool side I’ve ever seen. I wish I’d counted how many times I uttered a gleeful “OH MY GOD HOW” or just devolved into maniacal cackles, like I did after seeing Thiago’s physics-defying strike or Mohamed Salah’s solo wonder goals against Manchester City and Watford. Klopp has built a team that plays fast, plays fun, and plays for each other, and they deserve all the plaudits despite only winning two trophies.
Dexian
Endings don’t always turn out the way you hope, but that was a hell of a season from Liverpool Football Club. As a fan, all you can really ask for is that your team is in the fight for trophies at the end of the season, and Liverpool pushed it down to the wire for all four. That’s the dream scenario for any season.
Despite missing out on the two big trophies, my strongest memory of the season will be the parade we were treated to at the end of it. It was one where the fans lifted the team when they were down, a team and a fanbase in perfect sync, saluting the efforts of each side across a long and memorable season. It was beautiful. | https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/liverpool-fc-tactics-longform/2022/6/6/23156178/liverpool-2021-22-season-review-perspective-two-games-final-week-historic-quadruple-lost-parade | 2022-06-06T17:04:01Z | https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/liverpool-fc-tactics-longform/2022/6/6/23156178/liverpool-2021-22-season-review-perspective-two-games-final-week-historic-quadruple-lost-parade | false | 1 |
The Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC) has a beta value of 1.95 and has seen 0.5 million shares traded in the recent trading session. The company, currently valued at $2.51B, closed the recent trade at $11.41 per share which meant it gained $0.05 on the day or 0.46% during that session. The MAC stock price is -100.53% off its 52-week high price of $22.88 and 3.86% above the 52-week low of $10.97. If we look at the company’s 10-day average daily trading volume, we find that it stood at 2.59 million shares traded. The 3-month trading volume is 3.23 million shares.
The consensus among analysts is that The Macerich Company (MAC) is a Hold stock at the moment, with a recommendation rating of 3.30. 6 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, while 0 rate it as Overweight. 6 out of 16 have rated it as a Hold, with 3 advising it as a Buy. 1 have rated the stock as Underweight. The expected earnings per share for the stock is -$0.06.
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The Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC) trade information
Sporting 0.46% in the green today, the stock has traded in the red over the last five days, with the highest price hit on Friday, 06/03/22 when the MAC stock price touched $11.41 or saw a rise of 5.07%. Year-to-date, The Macerich Company shares have moved -34.26%, while the 5-day performance has seen it change -3.24%. Over the past 30 days, the shares of The Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC) have changed -18.92%. Short interest in the company has seen 22.4 million shares shorted with days to cover at 6.26.
Wall Street analysts have a consensus price target for the stock at $16.13, which means that the shares’ value could jump 29.26% from the levels at last check today. The projected low price target is $10.00 while the price target rests at a high of $27.00. In that case, then, we find that the latest price level in today’s session is -136.63% off the targeted high while a plunge would see the stock lose 12.36% from the levels at last check today.
The Macerich Company (MAC) estimates and forecasts
Figures show that The Macerich Company shares have underperformed across the wider relevant industry. The company’s shares have lost -38.56% over the past 6 months, with this year growth rate of -3.45%, compared to 5.00% for the industry. Revenue growth from the last financial year stood is estimated to be -3.30%.
4 analysts offering their estimates for the company have set an average revenue estimate of $202.04 million for the current quarter. 4 have an estimated revenue figure of $208.27 million for the next quarter concluding in Sep 2022. Year-ago sales stood $215.47 million and $212.14 million respectively for this quarter and the next, and analysts expect sales will shrink by -6.20% for the current quarter and -1.80% for the next.
If we evaluate the company’s growth over the last 5-year and for the next 5-year period, we find that annual earnings growth was -54.10% over the past 5 years. Earnings growth for 2022 is a modest 104.30% while over the next 5 years, the company’s earnings are expected to increase by 0.21%.
MAC Dividends
The Macerich Company is expected to release its next earnings report between August 02 and August 08 this year, and investors are excited at the prospect of better dividends despite the company’s debt issue. The forward dividend is 0.60 at a share yield of 5.28%. The company’s dividend yield has gone up over the past 12 months.
The Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC)’s Major holders
Insiders own 3.99% of the company shares, while shares held by institutions stand at 91.99% with a share float percentage of 95.81%. Investors are also buoyed by the number of investors in a company, with The Macerich Company having a total of 421 institutions that hold shares in the company. The top two institutional holders are Vanguard Group, Inc. (The) with over 30.36 million shares worth more than $474.87 million. As of Mar 30, 2022, Vanguard Group, Inc. (The) held 14.15% of shares outstanding.
The other major institutional holder is Blackrock Inc., with the holding of over 29.57 million shares as of Mar 30, 2022. The firm’s total holdings are worth over $462.54 million and represent 13.78% of shares outstanding.
Also the top two Mutual Funds that are holding company’s shares are Vanguard Specialized-Real Estate Index Fund and Smead Funds Trust-Smead Value Fund. As of Jan 30, 2022, the former fund manager holds about 4.74% shares in the company for having 10.16 million shares of worth $168.12 million while later fund manager owns 9.63 million shares of worth $147.28 million as of Feb 27, 2022, which makes it owner of about 4.48% of company’s outstanding stock. | https://marketingsentinel.com/2022/06/06/investor-confidence-shakens-after-the-macerich-company-nyse-mac-share-prices-gain-0-05/ | 2022-06-06T17:07:07Z | https://marketingsentinel.com/2022/06/06/investor-confidence-shakens-after-the-macerich-company-nyse-mac-share-prices-gain-0-05/ | true | 1165 |
New Products from Herman Miller, Geiger, Knoll, KnollTextiles, Maharam, Muuto, and naughtone June 13-15 in Chicago
ZEELAND, Mich., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MillerKnoll (NASDAQ:MLKN), a global leader in design, is hosting the company's first Design Days with product launches, exhibits, and events across its brands from June 13-15, 2022 at the company's Fulton Market showrooms in Chicago, Illinois.
"The launch of MillerKnoll Design days underscores how we are doing things differently as a collective of dynamic brands and driving meaningful change within our industry," said Andi Owen, CEO of MillerKnoll. "With more than a dozen new launches for the workplace and home, the results are clear. We are leveraging sustainable production processes, global operations, and design teams across our brands to remake modern for the 21st century. In partnership with our newly launched MillerKnoll dealer network, our cross-brand sales team is proud to welcome customers to our showrooms and retail space on Fulton Market."
As one of the early anchor tenants, MillerKnoll helped shape Fulton Market into a design destination. Today, the company's collective of brands comes together in 70,000 combined square feet of showroom and retail space across locations at 1100 and 811 West Fulton Market. Driven by complementary problem-solving philosophies, the research, insights, and products of MillerKnoll are on display and ready to help customers solve relevant questions around the future of work and home.
"We are excited to bring the brands in the MillerKnoll collective together with special events for our dealers, customers, and design partners," said MillerKnoll Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Tim Straker. "Throughout Design Days, we will share insights and debut products customers want and need to solve problems or create opportunities in their spaces. Our customer will always be first. That's why we're disrupting the industry to provide customers with more choices and more innovative design."
811 West Fulton is home to three floors of showrooms featuring Knoll, Muuto, DatesWeiser, KnollTextiles, and Spinneybeck|Filzfelt. 1100 West Fulton houses four floors of showrooms featuring Herman Miller, Geiger, DatesWeiser, HAY, Maharam, naughtone, and MAARS, as well as a ground-level retail floor featuring Design Within Reach, HAY, and a Herman Miller seating store.
The company will host events and exhibits throughout Design Days to debut products, provide engaging programs, and inspire the design community and its clients. Highlights include:
Knoll is launching a new performance seating collaboration with industrial designer Marc Newson and a new collection by Dan Grabowski, designed primarily for private offices but also for the shared spaces that often adjoin them. In addition, Knoll will showcase enhancements to Antenna Workspaces, which captures the energy of people coming together with the best technology, furniture, and spaces for their work.
KnollTextiles is celebrating its 75th anniversary by introducing The Heritage Collection: eight archive-inspired textiles that continue to evolve the modernist tradition by combining the best archival design with next-generation technology. KnollTextiles will preview the collection along with an exhibit of corresponding archival fabrics and a display of its performance-oriented Focus and Pattern Play Collections.
Muuto is sharing their latest perspectives on Scandinavian design and presenting a series of new designs for the evolving needs of the modern workspace, hospitality settings, and educational institutions, including the new Linear System Series, a new Linear Steel Outdoor Chair, and the Connect Soft Modular Sofa. In addition, Muuto is previewing some of their fall designs: The Oslo Lounge Chair, the Fiber Conference Chair, and the Sketch Toolbox made with 91% recycled plastic for a nomadic work life.
Herman Miller is launching an office chair with celebrated design team Studio 7.5. It is the newest seating collaboration between Herman Miller and Studio 7.5 since the groundbreaking Cosm Chair. In addition, Herman Miller will showcase the re-issue of the Nelson Cube sofa and offer a pop-up exhibit, "Herman Miller: A Way of Living," which features the brand's unique point-of-view brought to life with objects curated from its vast archives.
Maharam will preview over twenty new and upcoming textiles from the Maharam Design Studio, Scholten & Baijings, Paul Smith, and their newest collaborator, Bertjan Pot. The textiles will be presented on the architectural installation Frame Structures designed by longtime Maharam collaborator Neil Logan.
Geiger is launching a revolutionary, leather wrap sit-to-stand desk. With an elegant design and four rising legs, this desk includes drawers lined with beautiful wool from FilzFelt. It is the latest example of how MillerKnoll can leverage materials and talent across its portfolio. In addition, Geiger is expanding its leading case goods collection with additional solutions for executive offices, meeting, and huddle rooms.
naughtone will debut a collection of new modern furniture pieces, each positioned to be simply familiar and fundamentally versatile. From the playful colors of the Penny Stool to the curving lines of the Sweep Table, to the wide lineup of tables in the Tier Collection, the team is excited to show the latest product endeavors moving the brand closer towards sustainable circularity.
Within the two showrooms, DatesWeiser showcases conference room solutions with refined materials and Spinneybeck|FilzFelt demonstrates how to design welcoming spaces with architectural acoustic materials.
MillerKnoll is a collective of dynamic brands that comes together to design the world we live in. MillerKnoll includes Herman Miller and Knoll, plus Colebrook Bosson Saunders, DatesWeiser, Design Within Reach, Edelman Leather, Fully, Geiger, HAY, Holly Hunt, Maars Living Walls, Maharam, Muuto, naughtone, and Spinneybeck|FilzFelt. MillerKnoll is an unparalleled platform that redefines modern for the 21st century by building a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.
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Tickets for The Regular Season Are Available To Buy Today
LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the BIG3 announced a full schedule of matchups and dates for the first eight weeks of its fifth season, which tips off on June 18, 2022 at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, IL. Tickets for the regular season are available and can be purchased here. The BIG3 is returning to a semi-tour model as all COVID-19 protocols will be dictated by local regulations. Exact dates and locations for the playoffs and Championship Game will also be announced shortly.
2022 BIG3 Schedule:
Week 1
June 18:
Triplets v. Trilogy
3s Company v. Bivouac
3HM v. Ghost Ballers
June 19:
Aliens v. Enemies
Killer 3s v. Ball Hogs
Power v. Tri State
Week 2
June 25
Tri State v. Bivouac
Triplets v. Aliens
Ghost Ballers v. Ball Hogs
June 26
3HM v. Power
Enemies v. 3s Company
Killer 3s v. Trilogy
Week 3
July 2
Power v. Enemies
3HM v. 3s Company
Triplets v. Ball Hogs
July 3
Killer 3s v. Tri State
Aliens v. Bivouac
Ghost Ballers v. Trilogy
Week 4
July 8
Triplets v. Bivouac
3HM v. Enemies
Power v. 3s Company
July 10
Ghost Ballers v. Killer 3s
Trilogy v. Aliens
Ball Hogs v. Tri State
Week 5
July 17
3HM v. Triplets
Ball Hogs v. Aliens
Ghost Ballers v. 3s Company
Enemies v. Killer 3s
Tri State v. Trilogy
Power v. Bivouac
Week 6
July 23
Tri State v. Killer 3s
Triplets v. Ghost Ballers
Bivouac v. 3HM
July 24
Power v. Aliens
Ball Hogs v. 3s Company
Enemies v. Trilogy
Week 7
July 30
Killer 3s v. Aliens
Ball Hogs v. Enemies
Triplets v. Tri State
July 31
Ghost Ballers v. Bivouac
Power v. 3HM
Trilogy v. 3s Company
Week 8
August 6
Triplets v. 3s Company
Trilogy v. Ball Hogs
Enemies v. Ghost Ballers
July 7
Bivouac v. Tri State
Power v. Killer 3s
Aliens v. 3HM
Known as a ground-breaking league that focuses on innovation, the BIG3 has introduced a new ownership model that leverages blockchain technology to sell NFTs offering ownership-like benefits, and implemented several key rule changes for the 2021 season including doubling the number of open tryouts, lowering the minimum player age, and introducing the Taco Bell 'Bring the Fire' rule allowing teams one challenge per half determined by an in-game one-on-one. This follows the announcement of the first of its kind FEAT token (Forever Experience Action Token), which provides the holder with benefits and exclusive access to the BIG3 for the duration of the league's life.
To learn more about the BIG3 and to sign up for more information about participating in the ownership sale, go to BIG3.com and follow @thebig3 on twitter and instagram.
ABOUT BIG3:
BIG3 (BIG3.com) is who we are, FIREBALL3 is what we play. It's not your grandfather's 3-on-3. The premier global BIG3 league features many of the greatest, most popular and skilled professional athletes of all time. Founded by producer, actor and music legend Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz, the BIG3 combines highly competitive, physical, fast game experiences and incredible fan experiences.
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Legendary photographer, filmmaker, and musician Gordon Parks has died. Parks captured America, but more specifically, black America as a photographer for Life magazine for 20 years. Washington D.C. photographer Jason Miccilo Johnson talks with Michele Norris about Parks, who was a personal mentor to Johnson.
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SEOUL—The U.S., South Korea and North Korea have all test-fired missiles in a dangerous duel that marks an abrupt escalation in tensions on the Korean peninsula.
The North opened the clash on Sunday, challenging both the U.S. and South Korea’s new hardline president by firing eight short-range missiles into the sea off the east coast—the most ever fired on a single day. South Korea and the U.S. responded in kind, firing eight missiles of their own into the same sea about 90 miles south on Monday.
Washington, D.C. and Seoul are expecting North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to order the North’s seventh nuclear test in the coming days. It would be its first in nearly five years.
Daniel Pinkston, who teaches international relations at the South Korean campus of Troy University, said the missile test riposte from the U.S. and South Korea means “the days of phony reality TV diplomacy of the last five years are over.” That was a reference to Donald Trump’s summit with Kim four years ago in Singapore, where he famously claimed they “fell in love,” and to the three summits between Kim and Moon Jae-in, the liberal Korean president who preceded the conservative Yoon Suk-yeol, inaugurated last month vowing no more appeasing the North.
The South Korea-U.S. exercise “demonstrated some of the alliance’s strike capability and resolve,” Pinkston told The Daily Beast, “We’ll see a more ‘normal’ joint combined, and multinational military exercise tempo in the South and around the peninsula.” And “if deterrence fails,” he added, “the ROK and U.S. militaries will be better prepared to respond to NK aggression.”
The latest conflagration began when Kim ordered a missile barrage in a fiery challenge to South Korea’s President Yoon right after U.S. and South Korean warships finished joint exercises near Okinawa, the southern Japanese island where the U.S. has its largest air base in the Pacific plus a division of marines. The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan—bristling with warplanes on its flight deck—joined in the first such exercise since it cruised through waters off South Korea in 2017 after North Korea conducted its sixth, and most recent nuclear test.
The North Korean challenge also answered a warning from the U.S. negotiator Sung Kim, a veteran of failed negotiations with the North, who said the U.S. was “preparing for all contingencies… to strengthen both defense and deterrence and to protect our allies.” Those forbidding words reassured South Korean and Japanese envoys meeting here that the U.S. was ready to send warplanes on warning flights near North Korea and conduct joint military exercises with the ROK—Republic of Korea—that Trump canceled after his summit in Singapore with Kim.
“The North Korean leadership is paranoid about ROK-U.S. Alliance capabilities,” said Robert Collins, who made a long career analyzing North Korea for the U.S. Forces Korea command while in the army and then as a civilian. Collins, author of books and studies on North Korea, said the North’s “predilection for provocation and warning shots, coupled with their propaganda/information warfare, is the Kim regime's strategy to keep the alliance at bay and take advantage of any miscalculation in intelligence assessments.”
North Korea fired its missiles from four places, including at or near the airport serving Pyongyang, marking the 18th time this year that Kim has sent missiles on test flights in waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan. The North on May 26 test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching targets in the U.S. as President Biden was returning to D.C. from Tokyo after his summits with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and in Korea with President Yoon, with whom he agreed on resuming joint military exercises. The U.S. and South Korea responded by firing two missiles off the South’s northeast coast in what the U.S. command called a “live-fire exercise.”
This time the fusillade was highlighted by a missile that South Korea’s command said owed its inspiration to the Iskander missile the Russians have deployed within about 30 miles of the border with Ukraine. The North Korean version, the KN-23, is “known for its ‘pull-up maneuver,’ designed to avoid interception,” according to Yonhap, the South Korean news agency.
“These launches would seem to be a North Korean message to the new South Korea President to cool down his participation in exercises with the U.S. and to not get cozy with Japan,” said Steve Tharp, a former army officer with the U.S. command here. “With President Yoon's administration following up with rhetoric and actions that are clearly pro-U.S. and anti-North Korea in nature, the North has to start all over again when it comes to bringing the South in line.”
North Korea is likely “to increase military provocations and attempt to ratchet up tensions with both the U.S. and the South in the coming months as part of their standard negotiation cycle,” said Tharp. “Step 1 is to cause the ‘appearance’ of tension. To effectively create this tension, North Korea upped the ante by firing eight missiles in what is their busiest launch day ever.”
The South Korea response, however, may have been stronger and faster than Kim Jong Un anticipated while fighting COVID-19 raging among a populace that’s 40 per cent underfed with little or no access to medical facilities and totally unvaccinated.
“This was a proportionate response (tit for tat) to emphasize the strength and deterrence power of the ROK-U.S. Alliance,” Tharp told the Daily Beast. “It would be my guess that the Korean side advocated for this given the statements by President Yoon emphasizing that he would react strongly to North Korean provocations.”
South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said the missiles fired by the ROK army’s tactical missile systems were all ground-to-ground. South Korean and U.S. forces joined in the exercise though only one of the eight missiles was American. The purpose, said the Korean communique, was to show the ability to strike “the origins of provocations and their command and support forces” – notably North Korean targets close to the North-South line where half the North’s 1.2 million troops are based.
Tom Coyner, who’s been tracking North Korea from here for years, linked the tests to North Korea’s efforts at developing devices capable of carrying small nuclear warheads. “We may find collaboration in the future of matching multiple, small nuclear tests with these smaller rocket tests,” he forecast.
That danger “should force the South Korean and American governments to quicken plans to provide some kinds of 'iron dome' protections for Seoul and other population centers as well as U.S. Forces and assets,” Coyner said. The Biden administration should “remind Pyongyang that the U.S. is still good with its threat to obliterate the North” if Kim were to “restart the Korean War.”
President Yoon agreed. “North Korea's nuclear and missile (programs) are reaching the level of threatening not only peace on the Korean Peninsula but also in Northeast Asia and the world,” Yonhap quoted him as saying. “We will make sure there isn’t a single crack in protecting the lives and property of our people.” | https://www.thedailybeast.com/biden-fires-us-missile-in-tit-for-tat-clash-with-kim-jong-un | 2022-06-06T17:12:16Z | https://www.thedailybeast.com/biden-fires-us-missile-in-tit-for-tat-clash-with-kim-jong-un | true | 2 |
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Fire has swept through several wooden structures and containers at Madina Ritz Junction in Accra.
The inferno, according to firefighters, started at about 10:21 on Sunday morning with the cause not immediately known.
Over 100 structures used for both residential and commercial purposes and their contents worth thousands of cedis were lost to the raging fire.
The Ghana National Fire Service confirmed the incident on its Facebook page.
The Service explained it took firefighters about an hour and 14 minutes to douse the fire.
Personnel were drawn from Legon, Abelemkpe, Headquarters, Madina and Trade Fair Fire Stations to put out the fire with about 200 wooden structures and metal containers and their contents worth several thousands of cedis salvaged.
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Federal judge in Oklahoma says state’s lethal injection method is constitutional
Published: Jun. 6, 2022 at 10:43 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma says the state’s three-drug lethal injection method is constitutional.
Judge Stephen Friot’s ruling on Monday paves the way for the state to request execution dates for more than two dozen death row inmates who were plaintiffs in the case.
Attorneys for those inmates are expected to appeal Friot’s ruling to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.
The ruling follows a six-day federal trial earlier this year.
Attorneys for the death row inmates argued that the first of the three drugs, the sedative midazolam, is not enough to render an inmate unable to feel pain.
Attorneys for the state rejected that argument.
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The new HBO miniseries Irma Vep is fascinating and unusual, but so is its lineage. It all started with a French silent movie serial called The Vampires, made in 1916. That serial was about an organization of criminals who terrorized Paris and called themselves the Vampires.
One of their leaders and inspirations was a woman named Irma Vep, who was evil and seductive, and often wore a form-fitting catsuit. After more than a century, I don't think I need to issue a spoiler alert ... but the letters in "Irma Vep," when rearranged, spell out the word "vampire."
In 1996, French director Olivier Assayas saluted this serial by making a film called Irma Vep, about the making of a new movie version of The Vampires. His film-within-a-film starred Hong Kong movie star Maggie Cheung as herself, coming to Paris to star as Irma Vep. It was part comedy, part satire of the film industry — and had a lot to say about both the impact of cinema and the conflicts between creativity and commerce.
The level of creativity in the 1996 Irma Vep movie was in itself dazzling. So why would that film's creator and director, more than 25 years later, feel the need to revisit his own story? Based on the first four episodes of HBO's Irma Vep provided for preview, the answer is clear: The movie industry has changed radically in the interim — but the types of people making those films have not. And a TV miniseries, with more time to pursue subplots and enrich characters, makes this new Irma Vep even better than the original.
Alicia Vikander, an Oscar winner for The Danish Girl and the star of Ex Machina, plays Mira, the actress imported to Paris to star in this new period recreation of The Vampires. Vincent Macaigne plays her director, René, whom she doesn't meet until she visits the set on her first day.
The HBO miniseries, like the Irma Vep film, tracks the difficulties involved in mounting a new version of The Vampires. Once again, as in the movie, excerpts from the vintage serial are shown alongside new footage — but this time, the recreations are more numerous and more ambitious, and more beautifully filmed.
It all looks lavish, and lovely. When Mira dons her catsuit, she moves and acts like a woman possessed – which turns out to be part of the story. Also expanded for this miniseries are the various subplots: actors who want meatier roles, producers with other motives or deals in play, and a Hollywood agent, played by Carrie Brownstein, who's pushing Mira to star in a new superhero movie, as a female Silver Surfer.
It's often very funny, but somehow it all seems believable. So do all the romantic conflicts connecting the on-camera stars and their supporting assistants and crew members. It's like a show-business version of Downton Abbey, with the upstairs and downstairs folks constantly shifting power roles.
Some scenes are playful and sexy. Others are flat-out funny, like when the director René insists his eight-part remake of The Vampires is a movie cut into little bits – not a TV series. There's very modern talk about global box-office blockbusters and intimacy coordinators — but all of it is presented not only with wit, but with genuine affection. Olivier Assayas was a French film critic before he became a filmmaker, and it's obvious he loves what he's doing. With this new Irma Vep series, I love what he's doing, too.
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The record-breaking $84 million contract extension spoke loudly enough about the Green Bay Packers’ confidence in Jaire Alexander moving forward, but team president Mark Murphy recently expressed confidence in how Alexander has recovered from last year’s shoulder injury.
In his monthly Q&A column at Packers.com, Murphy downplayed any kind of concern regarding the long-term status of Alexander’s shoulder.
“With regard to the injury, our doctors have cleared him to play and don’t think it will affect him going forward. A shoulder injury is typically not one that will affect a cornerback’s play long-term,” Murphy wrote.
Alexander injured his shoulder making a tackle on Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris in Week 4 of last season. He didn’t have surgery but missed the rest of the regular season, only to return for seven snaps against the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round playoff loss.
Several members of the Packers organization expressed admiration for how Alexander worked his way back from the injury to end last season.
The end result was a lucrative new contract. Alexander’s new deal with the Packers includes the richest signing bonus and yearly average ever for a defensive back.
Alexander, 25, is a core member of the Packers franchise and among the best cornerbacks in football.
“He can do it all,” general manager Brian Gutekunst said in March.
With two healthy shoulders, expect Alexander to follow around No. 1 receivers and play more in the slot in 2022.
In 2018, Alexander became Gutekunst’s first-ever pick as Packers general manager.
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The collection is positioned to continue its significant momentum with 75 hotels in the development pipeline
PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest hotel franchising company with over 8,900 hotels across 95 countries, is celebrating the five-year anniversary of Trademark Collection by Wyndham and the collection's significant momentum. The brand is designed for travelers seeking distinctive, attainable accommodations in sought-after destinations with each Trademark hotel maintaining its own unique attributes. Trademark has more than 145 hotels open with more than 35 opening in just the last 18 months. The Company expects Trademark to remain on a steady growth trajectory with 75 hotels in its development pipeline and upcoming openings expected in key markets such as Miami and Key Largo, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; and Kissimmee, Fla.
"Hospitality entrepreneurs are attracted to the Trademark Collection, as they can retain their own vision and hotel's character, while being backed by Wyndham and our unwavering support," said Chip Ohlsson, Chief Development Officer, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. "Each hotel in the Trademark Collection by Wyndham is truly unique and independent, offering a distinct and authentic experience for guests."
Wyndham Announces Upcoming Hotels Joining the Trademark Collection
The brand is set to continue its growth in the second half of 2022 and beyond, including:
The Legacy, Trademark Collection by Wyndham in Green Bay, Wis.
Set one block from Lambeau Field in the Green Bay Legends District, this sleek new construction boutique hotel will break ground in June 2022 and will offer 79 distinguished suites featuring "industrial chic elegance," a restaurant and bar in the lobby, meeting rooms, a fitness center and a rooftop terrace and bar with comfortable seating and lush landscaping.
The Orbit Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham in Cleveland, Ohio
Located in the suburb of Fairview Park across the street from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and NASA Glenn Research Center, this former NASA building previously housed over a thousand NASA engineers who were instrumental in the space race and Apollo missions, will emerge as a Trademark Collection hotel with views of Rocky River Reservation and the airport runway. The hotel will feature patented soundproof windows in its 54 guestrooms. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, wellness room and indoor and outdoor dog parks.
Dove Creek Resort & Marina, Trademark Collection by Wyndham in Key Largo, Fla.
This intimate oceanfront resort with 23 guestrooms sits at the southern tip of Key Largo directly on the Atlantic Ocean. The variety of accommodations ranging from ocean-view guest rooms and deluxe studios to one and two-bedroom suites welcome everyday travelers seeking a warm, friendly, uncomplicated and personal getaway. Guests can relax on the shoreline, embark on fishing and diving excursions or visit the adjacent John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, America's first underwater park. The property welcomes transient and business travelers alike and specializes in celebrating memorable business retreats, intimate and unforgettable honeymoons and long-awaited reunions for families and friends.
Trademark Collection Celebrates Recent Openings in Key Global Markets
In the past 18 months, the Trademark Collection has welcomed noteworthy hotels around the world to the portfolio. Recent highlights include:
- The Buccaneer Beach & Golf Resort, Trademark St. Croix USVI: A family owned and operated property, this stunning U.S. Virgin Islands resort is a 25-minute drive from Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (STX) and less than a ten-minute drive from the waterfront shops and restaurants in downtown Christiansted. Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, the 340-acre hotel is the island's only four-star resort and offers 130 guestrooms and suites.
- BEI Hotel San Francisco, Trademark Collection by Wyndham: Set in the heart of San Francisco near the Financial District and Union Square, this boutique hotel is within walking distance from unforgettable local arts, dining, and cultural experiences.
- The Beekman Tower, Trademark Collection by Wyndham: A premiere high-rise hotel in the heart of New York City offering visitors modern amenities for a comfortable stay, fine dining, craft cocktails, and easy access to the city's top highlights and attractions.
- MB Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham: Beachfront Bliss in Miami Beach, this hotel is only 13 miles from Miami International Airport (MIA) and five miles from South Beach. Guests can soak up the sun, experience epic nightlife, browse the shops along Lincoln Road Mall or visit top attractions such as the Art Deco Museum, the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, and Vizcaya Museum & Gardens.
- Leavenworth Local, Trademark Collection by Wyndham: Located right in the heart of downtown Leavenworth, Kan., this hotel is in a converted 1923 high school with original architectural details and unique touches, such as a lounge space set in the former gymnasium. All of the guest rooms and suites are in converted classrooms, and feature chalkboards, as well as kitchenettes with microwave, mini-refrigerator, and cooktop. Guests have easy access to Fort Leavenworth, tours along the Missouri River, and the area's many boutiques and antique shops.
- Los Cabos Golf Resort, Trademark Collection by Wyndham: This relaxing retreat is nestled on the championship Cabo San Lucas Country Club Golf Course and minutes from the Marina Cabo San Lucas, offering fishing, scuba diving and whale watching excursions.
- The Americus Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham: A historic, ornate Jazz-Age hotel in Allentown, Pa., this property was built in 1926 and features a majestic ballroom and vintage vibes paired with contemporary amenities. Located near the PPL Center and ArtsWalk, guests can enjoy a stay in the city's downtown area and check out vintage cars at the America on Wheels Museum, stroll through the Allentown Rose Gardens or explore an exhibit at the Da Vinci Science Center.
- Chateau Mar Golf Resort, Trademark Collection by Wyndham: Following an extensive $12 million property-wide renovation, this Lauderhill, Fla. hotel offers an enhanced guest experience through high-tech amenities such as vinyl turntables featuring Bluetooth technology, Echo Dots and Fire Tablets in guestrooms, and robot butlers. The resort is committed to supporting the autism community through hiring opportunities and dedicated hotel amenities and offerings. Hotel team members are trained on autism sensitivity, so autistic travelers and their families and friends are greeted with a welcoming and inclusive environment.
- Hotel Avenue Louise Brussels, Trademark Collection by Wyndham: This hotel is set in the business and shopping heart of the Belgian capital, with easy access to the shops along Avenue Louise and important business locations like the European Parliament.
"I have seen firsthand how the support of Wyndham's global sales, marketing and loyalty teams paired with access to Wyndham's negotiated discounts with suppliers allows hoteliers to deliver a high-level of service to our guests, while reducing costs and simplifying operations and efficiencies," said David Crisafi, President of Ceres Enterprises and Wyndham franchisee who is converting a third hotel to a Wyndham brand with the Trademark by Wyndham in Cleveland, Ohio. "By joining the Trademark Collection by Wyndham, we are able to preserve the individuality of our hotel while taking advantage of resources from the world's largest hotel company."
Interested developers can visit Wyndham's development website, or contact the Wyndham Franchise Development team by email at development@wyndham.com for more information.
About Trademark Collection by Wyndham
Each of Trademark Collection by Wyndham's upper-midscale-and-above hotels around the world – from landmark hotels in Europe, Asia, The Americas and the Caribbean to its flagship hotel, The Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Ky. – boast three common attributes: character, charm, and individuality. Launched in 2017, Trademark Collection is the first Wyndham-brand geared to three- and four-star hotel owners passionate about upholding their hotels' independent spirit and designed for everyday travelers seeking distinctive, attainable accommodations in sought-after destinations. For more information, visit www.wyndhamhotels.com/trademark.
About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) is the world's largest hotel franchising company by the number of properties, with over 8,900 hotels across over 95 countries on six continents. Through its network of over 813,000 rooms appealing to the everyday traveler, Wyndham commands a leading presence in the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry. The Company operates a portfolio of 22 hotel brands, including Super 8®, Days Inn®, Ramada®, Microtel®, La Quinta®, Baymont®, Wingate®, AmericInn®, Hawthorn Suites®, Trademark Collection® and Wyndham®. The Company's award-winning Wyndham Rewards loyalty program offers approximately 94 million enrolled members the opportunity to redeem points at thousands of hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals globally. For more information, visit www.wyndhamhotels.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws, including the expected addition of hotels and similar statements concerning possible future results or performance. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not guarantees of future results or performance, speak only as of the date of this press release and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including the risks described in Wyndham Hotels' most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any of which could cause actual results or performance to be materially different from the future results or performance expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
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NEW YORK, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ShardSecure, inventor of the innovative MicroshardTM technology that mitigates data security and privacy risks in the cloud, has been awarded a Global InfoSec Award in the Publisher's Choice Data Security category.
The Global InfoSec Awards are bestowed by Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry's leading electronic information security magazine. CDM's independent judges seek out the industry's most innovative new technologies to determine their winners.
"ShardSecure embodies three major features we judges look for to become winners: understanding tomorrow's threats, today; providing a cost-effective solution; and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach," said Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine.
ShardSecure's Microshard technology protects data by digitally shredding it into microshards that are too small to contain sensitive data. Those microshards are then mixed with poison data and distributed to multiple storage locations of the customer's choosing.
ShardSecure's self-healing data also reverses unauthorized data deletion and tampering — including ransomware — for data at rest. This makes it an excellent solution for companies worried about the impact of cybercrime on their operations.
Microsharding excels at making sensitive data unintelligible in the wrong hands, enabling that data for multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments so that companies can maintain business continuity. The three-step Microshard process renders that data unintelligible and of no value to attackers, drastically mitigating the impact of compromise.
ShardSecure also supports business continuity through its RAID-5-like ability to recreate data impacted by storage service outages. This approach protects against the effects of data loss and allows business operations to continue unaffected during an outage.
"We're thrilled that our Microshard technology has been recognized as the Publisher's Choice in Data Security by the Global InfoSec Awards," said ShardSecure CEO and Co-Founder Bob Lam. "We believe that our innovative technology will help companies achieve greater data security and resilience in the face of growing cyber threats. We offer a flexible solution for organizations to improve their data protection measures, and we're honored that the expert InfoSec Award judges recognize this potential."
From June 6 to 9, ShardSecure will be at the 2022 RSA Conference to receive its Global InfoSec Award, exhibit in the Early Stage Expo (booth #22) and to present on microsharding, secure cloud adoption, and data security at the Early Stage Expo Briefing Center June 8 at 11:20AM PT. ShardSecure is also a sponsor of the Cloud Security Alliance's CxO Trust Summit on June 6.
This is Cyber Defense Magazine's tenth year of honoring InfoSec innovators from around the world. Their judges are CISSP-, FMDHS-, and CEH-certified security professionals who conducted independent reviews to find the industry's most innovative players and most unique technologies. CDM is always asking "What's Next?" in their search for next-generation InfoSec solutions. The full list of Global InfoSec Award winners can be found here.
ShardSecure is changing the nature of data security. It believes that all organizations can easily and securely enjoy the benefits of cloud adoption without surrendering control of their data. Inventors of patent-pending Microshard technology, ShardSecure cloud-enables sensitive data by desensitizing it in multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments.
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Revolutionary restaurant concept from Taco Bell® and its family-owned, long-standing franchisee partner reimagines the drive-thru experience
IRVINE, Calif., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Taco Bell is redefining drive-thrus as consumers know it with one of its most innovative Taco Bell restaurant designs yet. Coined "Taco Bell Defy," the restaurant that broke ground last summer will open its doors – but most importantly, its four-lane drive-thru – in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota on June 7. The first of its kind two-story model delivers innovative technology and design, like a proprietary vertical lift to transport iconic craveable Taco Bell menu items straight from the kitchen to fans.
"Taco Bell Defy is an incredible innovation for our brand, and one that's meeting our consumer in a really unique way. For decades we've been committed to providing a fast, safe and friendly drive-thru experience; now with our bold goal of creating a two minute or less drive-thru experience for customers of this concept, Taco Bell Defy is the future," said Mike Grams, Taco Bell President and Global COO. "We're thankful for our incredible 36-year partnership with Border Foods and feel like Taco Bell Defy is a culmination of years of success between our teams, along with the expertise of local partners like Vertical Works who helped make this possible."
From digital check-in screens for mobile order customers' unique QR codes, to a two-way audio and video technology service for customers to talk to team members on the second floor, Taco Bell Defy boasts many features that could show up in future Taco Bell restaurants in the US. In the meantime, and in partnership with long-time franchisee Border Foods, the teams are considering potential retrofits that could be made to several of Taco Bell Defy's neighboring restaurants.
Taco Bell knows what it means to deliver on craveability… and do so quickly. The brand's drive-thru speed has been lauded for outperforming the average national drive-thru speed. Taco Bell Defy aims to reduce service times to two minutes or less, all while providing fans with a fun, easy and seamless drive-thru experience. To do this, the restaurant model will solve many challenges of traditional drive-thrus in order to drive convenience for fans. Regardless of how fans order their favorites, Taco Bell Defy has four lanes to accommodate them:
- Pre-orders: Fans who order via the Taco Bell app will score, skip-the-line service. For ultimate ease and convenience, the Taco Bell App can be downloaded ahead of time by visiting the Apple App Store or Google Play.
- Delivery Drivers: For those ordering through a third-party delivery partner, drivers will be able to process orders with the goal of providing an even faster delivery time in getting tacos straight to fans.
- Traditional Drive-Thru: For those who can't resist the purple glowing sign from the street and prefer to drop in for their favorite menu items, there's one lane dedicated solely for this purpose.
"Taco Bell Defy embodies the innovative, entrepreneurial spirit of Minnesota businesses and franchisees," said Lee Engler, co-founder and CEO of Border Foods. "It is a creative, technological solution for a faster, contactless experience for as many Taco Bell fans as possible and is poised to be the future of quick-service dining."
Since 1962, Taco Bell has aimed to be a disruptor within its industry, dating back to when Glen Bell opened his first Taco Bell – later, appropriately named "Numero Uno" in Downey, CA. In what was once a "burger world," Glen aimed to revolutionize what it meant to bring Mexican-inspired food to the masses, with early restaurant concepts that featured walk-up windows, outdoor seating, firepits and live music. In the 70s, drive-thrus were introduced to appeal to shifted consumer behaviors, and since then Taco Bell has introduced innovative restaurant design concepts like Cantina and Go Mobile models. As the brand celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, Taco Bell Defy symbolizes a significant drive-thru evolution, with an advancement in digital to meet consumers' need for speed. From Numero Uno to Defy, Taco Bell's iconic designs continue to follow Glen's vision and always aim to deliver craveable flavors for fans.
Minneapolis-based Vertical Works Inc. merged innovation, design and manufacturing to concept and build much of what fans can expect from Defy, and in doing so reinvented the drive thru experience. Vertical Works is powered by WORKSHOP and PD Instore.
"We applied our innovative approach to problem solving to create a brand new way for consumers to access fast food," said Josh Hanson, co-founder of Vertical Works and CEO and founder of WORKSHOP. "We know today's consumer expects a convenient and memorable experience, and the Taco Bell Defy concept delivers on both."
"We were excited to partner with Border Foods and Taco Bell to bring the Taco Bell Defy concept to life," said Mike Strommen, co-founder of Vertical Works and CEO of PD Instore. "The Border Foods team was facing challenges with streamlining the journey from order to meal hand-off, and the Vertical Works team presented a solution to not only address this, but also deliver a more impactful customer experience overall. Taco Bell Defy's unique design combined with innovative technology delivers food to consumers faster and more efficiently."
For more information about Taco Bell, visit www.TacoBell.com/news or www.TacoBell.com/popular-links. You can also stay up to date on all things Taco Bell by following us on Facebook, Instagram, Taco Bell's Twitter, Taco Bell News' Twitter, TikTok and subscribing to our YouTube channel. For updates on how Taco Bell is navigating COVID-19, click here.
Border Foods is a family-owned franchisee of Taco Bell, the nation's leading Mexican-inspired quick service restaurant. With more than 230 locations (and growing) across the Upper Midwest, it is one of the largest Taco Bell franchises in the country. Headquartered in New Hope, Minnesota, with locations in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Montana the company has a people-first culture where leaders work to develop team members for long-term careers with the brand and beyond. For more information about Border Foods, visit the website at www.BorderFoods.com.
For more information about Vertical Works Inc., visit the website at www.VerticalWorks.co. Vertical Works, LLC is a disruptive solutions consultancy powered by designers and makers from WORKSHOP and PD Instore. Vertical Works merges design, manufacturing, and construction to concept and build industry-leading solutions for quick-serve restaurants, retail, healthcare, and beyond. For more information on its entities, please visit www.WORKSHOP.com and www.PDInstore.com.
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Elizabeth Burmeister – Edelman
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Revolutionary restaurant concept from Taco Bell® and its family-owned, long-standing franchisee partner reimagines the drive-thru experience
IRVINE, Calif., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Taco Bell is redefining drive-thrus as consumers know it with one of its most innovative Taco Bell restaurant designs yet. Coined "Taco Bell Defy," the restaurant that broke ground last summer will open its doors – but most importantly, its four-lane drive-thru – in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota on June 7. The first of its kind two-story model delivers innovative technology and design, like a proprietary vertical lift to transport iconic craveable Taco Bell menu items straight from the kitchen to fans.
"Taco Bell Defy is an incredible innovation for our brand, and one that's meeting our consumer in a really unique way. For decades we've been committed to providing a fast, safe and friendly drive-thru experience; now with our bold goal of creating a two minute or less drive-thru experience for customers of this concept, Taco Bell Defy is the future," said Mike Grams, Taco Bell President and Global COO. "We're thankful for our incredible 36-year partnership with Border Foods and feel like Taco Bell Defy is a culmination of years of success between our teams, along with the expertise of local partners like Vertical Works who helped make this possible."
From digital check-in screens for mobile order customers' unique QR codes, to a two-way audio and video technology service for customers to talk to team members on the second floor, Taco Bell Defy boasts many features that could show up in future Taco Bell restaurants in the US. In the meantime, and in partnership with long-time franchisee Border Foods, the teams are considering potential retrofits that could be made to several of Taco Bell Defy's neighboring restaurants.
Taco Bell knows what it means to deliver on craveability… and do so quickly. The brand's drive-thru speed has been lauded for outperforming the average national drive-thru speed. Taco Bell Defy aims to reduce service times to two minutes or less, all while providing fans with a fun, easy and seamless drive-thru experience. To do this, the restaurant model will solve many challenges of traditional drive-thrus in order to drive convenience for fans. Regardless of how fans order their favorites, Taco Bell Defy has four lanes to accommodate them:
- Pre-orders: Fans who order via the Taco Bell app will score, skip-the-line service. For ultimate ease and convenience, the Taco Bell App can be downloaded ahead of time by visiting the Apple App Store or Google Play.
- Delivery Drivers: For those ordering through a third-party delivery partner, drivers will be able to process orders with the goal of providing an even faster delivery time in getting tacos straight to fans.
- Traditional Drive-Thru: For those who can't resist the purple glowing sign from the street and prefer to drop in for their favorite menu items, there's one lane dedicated solely for this purpose.
"Taco Bell Defy embodies the innovative, entrepreneurial spirit of Minnesota businesses and franchisees," said Lee Engler, co-founder and CEO of Border Foods. "It is a creative, technological solution for a faster, contactless experience for as many Taco Bell fans as possible and is poised to be the future of quick-service dining."
Since 1962, Taco Bell has aimed to be a disruptor within its industry, dating back to when Glen Bell opened his first Taco Bell – later, appropriately named "Numero Uno" in Downey, CA. In what was once a "burger world," Glen aimed to revolutionize what it meant to bring Mexican-inspired food to the masses, with early restaurant concepts that featured walk-up windows, outdoor seating, firepits and live music. In the 70s, drive-thrus were introduced to appeal to shifted consumer behaviors, and since then Taco Bell has introduced innovative restaurant design concepts like Cantina and Go Mobile models. As the brand celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, Taco Bell Defy symbolizes a significant drive-thru evolution, with an advancement in digital to meet consumers' need for speed. From Numero Uno to Defy, Taco Bell's iconic designs continue to follow Glen's vision and always aim to deliver craveable flavors for fans.
Minneapolis-based Vertical Works Inc. merged innovation, design and manufacturing to concept and build much of what fans can expect from Defy, and in doing so reinvented the drive thru experience. Vertical Works is powered by WORKSHOP and PD Instore.
"We applied our innovative approach to problem solving to create a brand new way for consumers to access fast food," said Josh Hanson, co-founder of Vertical Works and CEO and founder of WORKSHOP. "We know today's consumer expects a convenient and memorable experience, and the Taco Bell Defy concept delivers on both."
"We were excited to partner with Border Foods and Taco Bell to bring the Taco Bell Defy concept to life," said Mike Strommen, co-founder of Vertical Works and CEO of PD Instore. "The Border Foods team was facing challenges with streamlining the journey from order to meal hand-off, and the Vertical Works team presented a solution to not only address this, but also deliver a more impactful customer experience overall. Taco Bell Defy's unique design combined with innovative technology delivers food to consumers faster and more efficiently."
For more information about Taco Bell, visit www.TacoBell.com/news or www.TacoBell.com/popular-links. You can also stay up to date on all things Taco Bell by following us on Facebook, Instagram, Taco Bell's Twitter, Taco Bell News' Twitter, TikTok and subscribing to our YouTube channel. For updates on how Taco Bell is navigating COVID-19, click here.
Border Foods is a family-owned franchisee of Taco Bell, the nation's leading Mexican-inspired quick service restaurant. With more than 230 locations (and growing) across the Upper Midwest, it is one of the largest Taco Bell franchises in the country. Headquartered in New Hope, Minnesota, with locations in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Montana the company has a people-first culture where leaders work to develop team members for long-term careers with the brand and beyond. For more information about Border Foods, visit the website at www.BorderFoods.com.
For more information about Vertical Works Inc., visit the website at www.VerticalWorks.co. Vertical Works, LLC is a disruptive solutions consultancy powered by designers and makers from WORKSHOP and PD Instore. Vertical Works merges design, manufacturing, and construction to concept and build industry-leading solutions for quick-serve restaurants, retail, healthcare, and beyond. For more information on its entities, please visit www.WORKSHOP.com and www.PDInstore.com.
Chad Hoffmann – Taco Bell Corp.
Chad.Hoffmann@yum.com
Elizabeth Burmeister – Edelman
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Company wins the "Next Gen Risk Management" category during the 10th Annual Global InfoSec Awards
TEL AVIV, Israel, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vulcan Cyber, developers of the cyber risk management platform for infrastructure, application, and cloud security, today announced the company has been recognized as a Next Gen Risk Management company in the 10th Annual Global InfoSec Awards from Cyber Defense Magazine.
"We're proud to receive this coveted award from Cyber Defense Magazine and to be recognized during one of the industry's most impactful conferences," said Yaniv Bar-Dayan, CEO and cofounder of Vulcan Cyber. "Our team is dedicated to helping organizations manage and mitigate cyber risk across all digital surfaces, rather than blindly attending to vulnerabilities that don't present actual risk to their business. This recognition highlights our team's work in helping IT, security, cloud-native and business teams to work together to own and mitigate the cyber risk that threatens their business."
Recent Vulcan Cyber research revealed that 76% of companies have been impacted by IT unmitigated vulnerabilities but only 33% of the same security executives said their organizations consider risk-based vulnerability management to be very important. This is where Vulcan Cyber is filling a gap.
Vulcan Cyber delivers an end-to-end risk management platform which automates security tasks and allows disparate teams and tools to collaborate efficiently. The platform consolidates security data then provides a consolidated dashboard for security teams to see their unique risk. Then Vulcan Cyber is used to orchestrate and track mitigation campaigns in real time across all teams. Vulcan Cyber also integrates easily with all of a team's existing tools for vulnerability assessment, asset management, collaboration, ITSM, patch, cloud-native application development and more, acting as an umbrella to bring all these tools together to efficiently remediate vulnerabilities.
"Vulcan Cyber embodies three major features we judges look for to become winners: understanding tomorrow's threats today, providing a cost-effective solution, and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach," said Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine.
The company is laser focused and committed to helping overworked and under-supported security teams measure and communicate cyber risk to deliver impactful cyber risk management programs. The platform consolidates all vulnerability and IT asset data and combines it with threat intelligence feeds, giving a single view into the organization's unique vulnerability risk in order to strategically prioritize which vulnerabilities could be the most harmful to the business and its digital assets.
To view the Vulcan Cyber risk management platform in action, schedule a live demo during RSA here, or stop by our booth in the Moscone Center North Expo Hall at booth 5480.
To see Vulcan Cyber in action, please request a demo or try Remedy Cloud today. In addition, Vulcan Free is now available as the industry's only free vulnerability prioritization tool. Request Vulcan Free access today.
Vulcan Cyber has developed the industry's first cyber risk management platform, built to help businesses reduce cyber risk through measurable and efficient infrastructure, cloud and application security programs. The Vulcan platform orchestrates and tracks the cyber risk management and remediation lifecycle from scan to fix by prioritizing vulnerabilities, curating and delivering the best remedies, and automating mitigation processes through the last mile of remediation at scale. Vulcan Cyber is proud to offer Remedy Cloud and Vulcan Free as freemium SaaS solutions for IT security teams at businesses of all sizes. The unique capability of the Vulcan Cyber platform has garnered Vulcan Cyber recognition as a 2019 Gartner Cool Vendor and as a 2020 RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox finalist. https://vulcan.io
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Delinea, a leading provider of privileged access management (PAM) solutions for seamless security, today announced that the company has been named a winner of two Global InfoSec Awards from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry's leading electronic information security magazine. Delinea Secret Server won "Publisher's Choice" in the Privileged Access Management category, while Delinea Cloud Suite was named "Cutting Edge" in the PAM for Cloud Infrastructure category.
Now in its tenth year, Cyber Defense Magazine's Global InfoSec Awards honor companies in the information security space who provide unique and compelling products and services. Secret Server is Delinea's fully-featured PAM solution to discover, manage, protect and audit privileged account access. Cloud Suite empowers customers to secure virtual servers, workloads, and private clouds by enabling seamless and secure access to protect against identity-based cyberattacks. Delinea delivers the digital freedom that everyone deserves by seamlessly defining the boundaries of access with powerful, customizable, and scalable solutions that put privileged access at the center of cybersecurity.
"We are thrilled to win two prestigious cybersecurity awards from Cyber Defense Magazine, recognizing our leadership in securing privileged accounts and access to resources as well as protecting endpoints and servers," said Art Gilliland, CEO, Delinea. "Delinea's best-in-class portfolio of modern PAM solutions continues to be recognized for delivering seamless privileged access on-premises, in the cloud, and in hybrid environments. It's a very proud moment to win Global InfoSec Awards for the first time as Delinea."
"Delinea embodies three major features we judges look for to become winners: understanding tomorrow's threats, today, providing a cost-effective solution, and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach," said Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine.
Winners of the Global InfoSec Awards will be celebrated at the 2022 RSA conference beginning on June 6. The complete list of winners can be found at https://www.cyberdefenseawards.com.
To learn more about Delinea, visit: https://delinea.com/
Delinea is a leading provider of privileged access management (PAM) solutions that make security seamless for the modern, hybrid enterprise. Our solutions empower organizations to secure critical data, devices, code, and cloud infrastructure to help reduce risk, ensure compliance and simplify security. Delinea removes complexity and defines the boundaries of access for thousands of customers worldwide. Our customers range from small businesses to the world's largest financial institutions, intelligence agencies, and critical infrastructure companies. Learn more about Delinea on LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
© Delinea Inc. (formerly Centrify Corporation) 2022. Delinea™ is a trademark of Delinea Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Cyber Defense Magazine is the premier source of cyber security news and information for InfoSec professions in business and government. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products and services in the information technology industry. We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and special editions exclusively for the RSA Conferences. CDM is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group. Learn more about us at https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com and visit https://www.cyberdefensetv.com and https://www.cyberdefenseradio.com to see and hear some of the most informative interviews of many of these winning company executives. Join a webinar at https://www.cyberdefensewebinars.com and realize that infosec knowledge is power.
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This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.
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NPR's Audie Cornish reports.
AUDIE CORNISH: Martin Lee Anderson was 14 years old, loved to play chess, and his parents agree, he looked just like his father.
ROBERT ANDERSON: He looked just like me.
GINA JONES: He looked just like him, like he the one who spit him out instead of me.
CORNISH: Gina Jones remembers one of her visits with a supervisor there.
JONES: When we got in the car, my baby said, mamma, I don't care how many times they spit on my face. I'm going to do everything they ask me to do. I'm going to be good in there.
CORNISH: In the first few weeks of most boot camps, teenagers are introduced to shock incarceration, and ideology that says you do what you're told, when you're told to do it. But during his first night at the camp, Anderson either refused or couldn't continue a running exercise and was beaten by nearly half a dozen guards at the camp.
THOMAS BLOMBERG: There is science to boot camps, and what the studies show with unbroken frequency is they don't work.
CORNISH: Thomas Blomberg is the Dean of Criminology at Florida State University. He says since the late '90s, nearly half a dozen states, from Arizona to Maryland, have dropped paramilitary-style facilities after federal investigations and wrongful death suits.
BLOMBERG: They don't reduce recidivism, they don't change attitudes and, in fact, some even argue they have brutalizing effects.
CORNISH: Anthony Schembri, the Secretary of the state's Department of Juvenile Justice, says these programs can be reformed.
ANTHONY SCHEMBRI: Their practices are going to change, but still, there will be a military type of stripping kids of their criminality and a lot of these kids need some discipline. We get them when their parents are at their wit's end.
CORNISH: Sheriff Robert Crowders, Martin County Juvenile Training Center:
(SOUNDBITE OF BOOT CAMP EXERCISE)
CORNISH: The teenage offenders here do their fair share of counting off by number of marching and calisthenics, but Crowder says the primary purpose of the paramilitary approach is to get the kids under control and establish discipline.
ROBERT CROWDER: Once we've established that, then we change the focus completely and go to the individual and try to have a comprehensive approach toward dealing with their problems.
CORNISH: Crowder's year-long program offers counseling, an active Boy Scout troop and ends in a transition period, where the teens continue to get mentoring and schooling, even when they're no longer living at the detention center. It's an expensive process and despite the renewed attention, this camp is closing because it's under-funded.
CROWDER: We get a lot of lip service, but the true policy of a government is stated in its budget document, and looking at the budget of the State of Florida, kids don't rate that high.
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Details heard in court
A big crowd saw a fight going on between two men in Birr town centre last summer, Tullamore District Court was told.
Sergeant James O'Sullivan said Warren Morrissey, Emmet Street, Birr and another male were fighting in Emmet Square on July 17 last year.
Judge Patricia Cronin heard both males suffered wounds and were bleeding and Mr Morrissey, who was intoxicated and remained aggressive towards the other male, was heard shouting: “I'll put you six feet under”.
He was arrested and subsequently charged with public drunkenness and engaging in threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour.
Mr Morrissey's solicitor, Donal Farrelly, told last Wednesday's sitting of the District Court that his client was being sentenced to six months in prison at the Circuit Court on the same day and he was pleading guilty to the separate offences before Judge Cronin.
He described his client as a 36-year-old father of two who had been on heroin but was now on a low dosage of methadone and was doing particularly well.
The background to the circumstances before the court were that he had been set upon.
Mr Morrissey was now back with his partner and children and Mr Farrelly said the sentence will give him time to reflect and improve his situation.
Judge Cronin said the incident involving Mr Morrissey wasn't pleasant viewing for any member of the public.
She sentenced him to six weeks in custody for a breach of the peace, the term in prison to be served concurrently with the six-month sentence.
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(WGHP) — FBI’s Charlotte office is issuing a warning about fraud schemes targeting businesses across the south.
According to a release, the scam uses stolen credit card numbers to mark large purchases over the phone. So far this year over 100 businesses across North and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, West Virginia and Kentucky have been targeted.
Businesses like tire stores, furniture stores, lumber companies and appliance stores were targeted in a scam that involves making a purchase over the phone, being picked up by and taken into other states to resale.
Often, the drivers were hired through online job sites and paid with third-party cash applications and had no idea the items had been purchased illegally. It would then take days for the businesses to find out that the purchases had been fraudulent.
FBI Charlotte is working with several local law enforcement agencies on the investigation and believes there may be additional victims.
Businesses with similar unsolved crimes should call, FBI Charlotte at 704-672-6100 or fill out a complaint online at tips.fbi.gov. | https://www.cbs17.com/news/fbi-warning-of-scam-targeting-stores-in-nc-other-states/ | 2022-06-06T17:43:13Z | https://www.cbs17.com/news/fbi-warning-of-scam-targeting-stores-in-nc-other-states/ | false | 4 |
An American actor, Michael B. Jordan, is best known for his role in the film Straight Edge. Jordan is best known for his roles in the films Fruitvale Station (2013), Creed (2015), and Black Panther (2018), as well as the television, shows The Wire (2002), All My Children (2003–2006), Friday Night Lights (2009–2011), and Parenthood (2010–2011).
Michael has won numerous acting honors, including three BET Awards, five NAACP Image Awards, and a National Society of Film Critics Award. His voice can be heard on the video games “Gears of War 3,” “NBA 2K17,” Wilson’s Heart,” and “Creed: Rise to Glory” as well as in the films and television projects of Pleasure P, Jay-Z, and Snoh Aalegra.
Michael B. Jordan Early Life
Michael Bakari Jordan was born in Santa Ana, California, on February 9, 1987. Family members include his mother Donna (a career counselor at a high school) and father Michael (a caterer), as well as his older sister Jamila and a younger brother Khalid.
Michael attended Newark Arts High School, where he majored in acting and played basketball until graduating in 2005. Jordan worked as a child model for Toys “R” Us, Modell’s Sporting Goods, and other firms before booking his first acting part at the age of 12.
Michael B. Jordan Career
“Black and White,” “Cosby,” and “The Sopranos” were all in 1999 when Jordan made his acting debut in one of those shows. “Hardball” co-stars Keanu Reeves and Diane Lane, and he was cast in the film in 2001. On HBO’s “The Wire,” Michael guest-starred for 12 episodes the next year. He also appeared on “All My Children,” an ABC soap opera, in 2003, replacing a future “Black Panther” co-star.
Soap Opera Digest Awards and NAACP Image Awards nominated Jordan for two awards during his time on the show, which ended in 2006. Before starring in the 2007 film “Blackout,” he appeared on the television shows “Without a Trace,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” and “Cold Case.” “Burn Notice” and “Bones” episodes were among Michael’s 2009 television appearances, as was the film “Pastor Brown.” For NBC’s football drama, “Friday Night Lights,” he began a 26-episode run that year, appearing in all 13 episodes that year.
After being named one of Nylon’s young Hollywood stars in 2010, Jordan appeared on “Lie to Me” and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, as well as on NBC’s “Parenthood” for 16 episodes, in addition to guest-starring on numerous other shows. This year, he participated in two films, Red Tails and Chronicle, and guest-starred in the Fox medical drama “House.
” He was also nominated for an Emmy for his work on the show. Oscar Grant, the victim in “Fruitvale Station,” played by Jordan, was recognized by “People” and “Variety” for his outstanding work as an “actor to watch.” This year’s breakout stars were chosen by GQ and Entertainment Weekly.
Michael b Jordan and Lori Harvey
Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey have ended their relationship. The 35-year-old actor from A Journal for Jordan and Harvey’s 25, according to a source close to the couple, have called it quits after a year and a half of dating. Michael and Lori are both devastated, according to the insider. “They still care about each other.” In the course of their relationship, Michael had grown a lot and was ready to make a long-term commitment.
“For the first time, he opened out emotionally in a romantic relationship,” says a person who spoke to People. “They had a terrific time together and brought out the best in one other.” We were unable to reach a Jordanian official for comment. PEOPLE’s request for a response was not immediately answered by Harvey’s representatives.
Related: Who Is Selena Gomez Engaged To? Chris Evans and Selena Gomez Want to Get Married This Year!
Michael B Jordan and Lori Harvey’s First Red Carpet Appearance
On March 27, they both attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, which was their first red carpet appearance. – Final Cut (Coupez!) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17 and Harvey was the only one on the red carpet. Rumors of a rift between the two have been circulating since she returned from France recently. In November, just a few months after Jordan made their romance on an Instagram official in January, the couple celebrated their one-year anniversary.
In his relationship with Harvey, he “finally found what love was,” as he told The Hollywood Reporter in December. “When I was younger, I don’t know if I could have handled the barrage of ideas and being pulled apart, and also being mindful of what the other person’s going through,” Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman said. To deal with that, you need a unique kind of individual.”
People spoke to Jordan in April 2021, and the reason for his first public disclosure of love was explained to him. At the time, he remarked, “I’m still private, and I want to maintain that, but it just felt like it was a moment of just wanting to put it out there and move on.” “I’m in a great mood. Because we’re in a business that is so public, I think as you get older, you feel more at ease with the public character of it. And so that’s when I realized it was time to take responsibility of it and get back to work.” Lori Harvey, the daughter of Steve Harvey, appeared on The Real in September to talk about her connection with Jordan. Back then, she described their dynamic as being “very balanced.
” We have a great time together because “I believe in the expression ‘When you know you know and I think that truly applies to our circumstance and we simply have a very wonderful time.” Aside from the fact that Lori described him as lovely, thoughtful and responsive, she also said he “truly makes an effort” to listen to what she wants. To the question of what Jordan had done for Lori that was the most seductive or affectionate, she replied, “He’s really good at all the big stuff.
” As she put it, “Valentine’s Day and birthdays are nice, but the simple things, the everyday things, like how he listens to me when I talk, are really what make him unique.” The other day, he called and said, “What are you doing, I’m going to come to pick you up,” and we went to a farmer’s market for an hour and had the finest time. Then there are the little details like that. | https://www.onlykaty.com/entertainment/michael-b-jordan-and-lori-harvey/2310/ | 2022-06-06T17:43:39Z | https://www.onlykaty.com/entertainment/michael-b-jordan-and-lori-harvey/2310/ | false | 1 |
ColorTokens Recognized for its Zero Trust, Micro-Segmentation, and Cloud Workload Protection in the 10th Annual Global InfoSec Awards at RSAC 2022
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ColorTokens Inc., a leading innovator of the autonomous Zero Trust cybersecurity solutions, today announced that the company has been recognized in four categories of this year's Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM) Global Infosec Awards. These prestigious awards honor InfoSec innovators from around the globe.
ColorTokens was recognized in the following categories:
- Publisher's Choice Zero Trust Security
- Most Innovative Cloud Workload Protection
- Best Solution Zero Trust for Hybrid Enterprise
- Hot Company Micro-segmentation
"We're honored to be recognized by the most prestigious and coveted cybersecurity awards from Cyber Defense Magazine," said Rajesh Khazanchi, CEO and Co-Founder of ColorTokens. "At ColorTokens, we strive to provide the leading micro-segmentation and cloud workload security solution to the market and enable key initiatives such as Zero Trust. We are working tirelessly to help organizations improve their security posture from hybrid to the cloud and are thrilled to receive this recognition from Cyber Defense Magazine."
"We scoured the globe looking for cybersecurity innovators that could make a huge difference and potentially help turn the tide against the exponential growth in cyber crime. ColorTokens is absolutely worthy of this these coveted awards and consideration for deployment in your environment," said Yan Ross, Editor of Cyber Defense Magazine.
We're thrilled to be a member of this coveted group of winners: http://www.cyberdefenseawards.com/
Please join us at the RSA Conference 2022 South expo hall Booth #1861 or celebrate our recognition with us virtually at https://www.rsaconference.com/usa.
About ColorTokens
ColorTokens Inc. is a leading innovator in SaaS-based Zero Trust cybersecurity solutions that provides global enterprises with a unique set of products and services for securing applications, data, and users across cloud and hybrid environments. Through its award-winning Xtended ZeroTrust™ Platform and context-aware machine learning-powered technologies, ColorTokens helps businesses accurately assess and improve their security posture dynamically.
As cloud adoption grows, traditional perimeters get redefined, and new attack vectors and threat actors materialize, corporations recognize their security posture needs to reflect their Zero Trust philosophy. ColorTokens' technology allows customers to achieve Zero Trust by using rich, meaningful contextual information about the application, microservice, or protected resource, so customers can apply Zero Trust with as secure of a perimeter as they can. ColorTokens' cloud-based SaaS platform can automatically deploy next-generation security controls and increase security posture dynamically without any new hardware, downtime, reboots, or changes to a client's existing systems.
For more information, please visit www.colortokens.com.
About CDM InfoSec Awards
This is Cyber Defense Magazine's tenth year of honoring InfoSec innovators from around the Globe. Our submission requirements are for any startup, early stage, later stage, or public companies in the INFORMATION SECURITY (INFOSEC) space who believe they have a unique and compelling value proposition for their product or service. Learn more at www.cyberdefenseawards.com
About the Judging
The judges are CISSP, FMDHS, CEH, certified security professionals who voted based on their independent review of the company submitted materials on the website of each submission including but not limited to data sheets, white papers, product literature and other market variables. CDM has a flexible philosophy to find more innovative players with new and unique technologies, than the one with the most customers or money in the bank. CDM is always asking "What's Next?" so we are looking for best of breed, next generation InfoSec solutions.
About Cyber Defense Magazine
Cyber Defense Magazine is the premier source of cyber security news and information for InfoSec professions in business and government. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products and services in the information technology industry. We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and special editions exclusively for the RSA Conferences. CDM is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group. Learn more about us at https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com and visit https://www.cyberdefensetv.com and https://www.cyberdefenseradio.com to see and hear some of the most informative interviews of many of these winning company executives. Join a webinar at https://www.cyberdefensewebinars.com and realize that infosec knowledge is power.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber mashed the first pitch for the Phillies under their new Canadian manager for a home run and Bryson Stott sent the final pitch of a weekend sweep into the right field seats.
Make it 3-0 for interim manger Rob Thomson.
Philadelphia’s season -- with a team loaded with All-Stars, an MVP and the fourth-highest payroll in baseball -- just might not be dead yet.
The Phillies put everything together in a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels and showed flashes of why they were a trendy preseason playoff pick following a free-agent spending spree.
The front end of the rotation delivered: Zack Wheeler struck out nine in six innings in Saturday’s win and Zach Eflin tossed eight shutout innings on Friday.
The weekend ended with an impressive comeback capped by Bryce Harper’s tying grand slam in the eighth inning followed by Stott’s winning, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth.
Where were these Phillies during the season's first two months?
It’s a question president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski surely wondered last week before he fired manager Joe Girardi after two-plus seasons without a whiff of the postseason. The Phillies had lost 12 of 17 and dropped well out of the NL East race when Dombrowski dismissed Girardi, who won a World Series with the Yankees, and promoted Girardi's long-time bench coach and close friend in Thomson.
Three wins, 26 runs, and a comeback that had kids crying later, and the Phillies entered Monday 4½ games out of the second NL wild card. Yes, the wins came against an Angeles team that left Philly on an 11-game losing streak and Mike Trout in a career-worst slump. But the rest of the schedule might actually break in the Phillies’ favor.
“I hate talking about it’s early, it’s early,” Harper said. “It’s not so early. We’ve got to go. We’ve got to play our game and understand that we’re a good team in here.”
The Phillies open a three-game series Tuesday at NL Central-leading Milwaukee. Then comes six games at home against the sub-.500 Diamondbacks and Marlins. Then four games at Washington (only the Reds are worse in the NL) and two games at Texas.
That’s 13 straight games from June 10-22 against teams with losing records.
And, yes, even with four straight wins, the Phillies have a losing record at 25-29.
The 58-year-old Thomson is charged with getting the Phillies and their $233 million payroll back over .500 and into the playoffs for the first time since 2011, the longest postseson drought in the National League.
Thomson is set on giving some of the younger Phillies regular playing time, with Stott paying immediate results.
Stott, one of Harper’s closest friends, hit his first big league home run on Friday and followed with the winner on Sunday. The 24-year-old infielder made the Phillies out of spring training only to get sent to the minors in late April after Girardi rarely played him. Stott started all three games against Los Angeles at shortstop and doesn’t figure to leave the lineup any time soon.
“Being able to put our trust in our young guys the last couple of days and really let them play, it’s been great,” Harper said.
Girardi stuck with veterans such as Didi Gregorious while Thomson played Mickey Moniak twice over Odubel Herrera in center field against the Angles and started Nick Maton at second base in the opener. Maton sprained his right shoulder on a diving catch and went on the injured list. Thomson has also stuck with Alec Bohm and let the error-prone third baseman try and swing his way out of a slump.
“I’m a little bit different than Joe. I’m not going to go into the differences, but I like to think that I’m prepared and I’m a good communicator with these guys,” Thomson said. “The plan is to make sure that all these guys know where they’re supposed to be at any given time whether it’s our bullpen, the lineup, whatever it is. I just want to make sure that the guys are prepared.”
They were prepared against the Angels, and certainly Harper’s three homers and eight RBIs over the three games covered a lot of blemishes. But problems persist: Nick Castellanos and Schwarber need to start hitting and Dombrowski should scour the trade market to tighten the bullpen; Corey Knebel gave up the go-ahead run in the ninth).
But for three games in June, there was a reminder of how good it could be in Philly.
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Perfume company Layer'r released a statement, apologising for two ads for their body spray 'Shot.'
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Video Producer/Editor: Shohini Bose
Perfume company Layer’r on Monday, 6 June, released a statement, apologising for two ads for their body spray 'Shot' which caused outrage over the weekend for 'promoting rape culture.'
However, the brand said that they had acquired all the necessary approvals before airing the advertisements.
"...we never intended to hurt anyone's sentiments or feelings or outrage any women's modesty or promote any sort of culture, as wrongly perceived by some," the statement by the company read.
The company went on to apologise for the advertisements and added that they have "voluntarily informed" all media partners to stop the ad from being telecast and broadcast from 4 June.
One of the two advertisements shows four men at a supermarket where they spot the last remaining bottle of Layer’r Shot, after which they talk about who will take the last “shot”. However, the visual during this conversation is that of a woman, instead of the body spray.
A second advertisement shows a group of young men entering a room where another young man and woman were already present. They proceed to engage in a conversation where they made remarks with sexual innuendos.
Congress National Convenor Ruchira Chaturvedi tweeted about the ad and said, "This is not only disgusting but also triggering for women. How is it okay for an Ad to make fun of fears of women?"
Another user wrote: "Never did I expect a TV ad to give me the sort of anxiety and flashbacks that plague every woman in a public space. What on earth were they thinking!"
On Saturday, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry had ordered the suspension of the two advertisements. The ministry asked Twitter and YouTube to remove the video from their platforms.
Meanwhile, the regulatory body Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) said that the ad is in serious breach of the ASCI Code. Adding that it is against public interest, ASCI said that it has taken immediate action and notified the advertiser to suspend the ad, pending investigation.
Further, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chief, Swati Maliwal, has written to the I&B Ministry seeking action against the ad and issued a notice to Delhi Police on the matter.
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It was a night for students to shine - and put on some sparkles for the 2022 Murray Bridge High School formal.
Weather interrupted the night, with the event's red carpet disrupted by a last-minute move from outside the Murray Bridge Town Hall to inside.
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Stunning dresses and black ties were the order of the evening - and students were eager to be snapped, even if a few were missed in the melee.
The normally bright Town Hall was dimmed down to darkness and filled with students ready to party.
Music blasted as groups mingled, flexing flashy ties and admiring gorgeous corsages.
Friends and classmates spent the night celebrating together as they count down the months before their schooling lives are over.
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Steve Harvey is wishing Michael B. Jordan well after his breakup from Lori Harvey.
During the June 6 episode of "The Steve Harvey Morning Show," Lori's dad confirmed reports about his daughter and the "Creed" actor going their separate ways. As for how he feels about the relationship coming to an end, Steve joked, "I feel fine. I'm fine... I still gotta go to work... I still gotta take care of my family."
"I'm team Lori, 1000 percent," he added. "She's my daughter. I love her, I support her."
Steve went on to note that it's hard to have a successful relationship in the spotlight. "Look, as long as everybody can walk away in peace, be friends... I ain't heard nobody say they busted no windows or nothing," he said. "As long as you don't put your hands on my daughter, I don't give a damn what you do."
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"He's still a cool guy... from what I know. It's a breakup. I'm pretty sure they'll be fine. People break up all the time," Steve, whose been married three times, added before referencing his own relationship history. "I just wish I could have broke up without the cost factor! I got to start learning from my children, get out early! I waited way too late."
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Lori, 25, and Michael, 35, first sparked romance rumors in late 2020 shortly before going Instagram official in January 2021. From that point on, the duo seemed inseparable, enjoying trips around the world together and posting tributes to each other on social media.
However, since recently calling it quits, Lori has deleted her posts with Michael from Instagram. As for the "Black Panther" star's post-breakup activity, he stepped out for Game 2 of the 2022 NBA Finals in San Francisco on Sunday.
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New offerings help support clients create positive change for the future of America's workforce
ATLANTA, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Insight Global, a national leader in the staffing services industry, announced today the launch of its new diversity, equity and inclusion services division created with a singular mission in mind: to create more equitable, inclusive workforces through education, perspective and the implementation of diverse practices. This new offering is aimed at creating intentional and meaningful change for companies and organizations when it comes to building a workforce representative of today's society.
"The past few years have brought to light so many of the systemic social injustices that exist in this country, and we are determined to change the narrative," said Korryn Williamson, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Insight Global. "As a staffing firm, we can shift and shape what the future workforce of America looks like to ensure it is more representative of the population and demographics that we – and our clients – serve."
The new training and development services provide one-on-one mentoring to adequately train leaders how to inclusively lead, addressing issues like unconscious bias in the workplace, allyship, racism and advocacy, micro-aggression and psychological safety. Leaders will learn via experiential and hands-on curriculum how these elements, and others, play into onboarding, hiring and retention of talent.
"Rather than simply checking a box, companies need to be much more intentional and purposeful with their approach to creating environments that allow people from all walks of life to thrive," said Bria Villasante, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategist at Insight global. "Not only do we have a direct impact on every single contingent workforce with some of the largest corporations in the country, but we have a huge responsibility as well."
Services and offerings are divided into two branches: talent solutions and training solutions. Talent solutions take a close look at reporting, diverse recruiting practices, and leveraging partnerships to identify niche talent pools, while training solutions include hands-on sessions that provide guidance on how to turn personal commitment into organizational and team change. All offerings focus on the following critical topics:
- DEI 101 + Biases: Explaining what DE&I is, what biases are, and how it impacts the workforce
- Dimensions of Diversity: A further look into gender, diversity, generational diversity, neurodiversity, ableism, tokenism and other aspects of diversity.
- Hiring + Onboarding: Defining professionalism, best practices in interviewing, access and opportunity, quota hiring versus belonging, and more.
- Inclusive Communication: A dive into macroaggressions and microaggressions, trust, privilege and other communication habits
- Biases: Deeper conversation and education around different biases with an emphasis on specific biases that are relevant to work environments and daily operations.
- Anti-Racism, Allyship and Advocacy: Defining each of these terms, how they play into daily interactions in and out of the workplace, as well as breaking down stigmatization around the words themselves.
- Mental Health, Psychological and Social Safety: A deeper discussion on creating inclusive environments that support mental wellness. Covers mental illness versus wellness, vulnerability, empathy, conflict and more.
"Our offerings and services are quite robust to ensure that we provide companies with a diverse talent pool," said Williamson. "But beyond that, we're really looking to train and immerse companies, equipping them with everything they need to create an inclusive infrastructure that fosters growth and genuine happiness for employees."
In addition to these consulting services, Insight Global supports organizations of all shapes and sizes with diversity council creation, diversity recruiting, employee networking and resource groups, quarterly diversity data reporting, one-on-one coaching and talent lifecycle planning.
For more information on Insight Global's DE&I consulting services division, please visit Insight Global's DE&I page.
About Insight Global
Insight Global is a national staffing and services company dedicated to empowering people. We relentlessly pursue opportunities for others, because when we all work together, anything is possible. We specialize in sourcing information technology, accounting, finance, and engineering professionals, and delivering service-based solutions to Fortune 1000 clients. Our team spans across more than 64 regional offices throughout North America and has pledged to place more than 80,000 people in jobs in 2022. Insight Global's services extend far beyond just filling roles. In addition to staffing services, we provide culture consulting, diversity, equity and inclusion guidance, specialized health care staffing and resources, and an array of managed services designed to meet company's individual needs. To learn more about Insight Global, visit insightglobal.com.
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Two plead in fatal 2020 shooting
Two of the six suspects arrested in the 2020 shooting of 36-year-old Shanta Olsen have pleaded guilty, with the cases against the other four suspects pending, authorities said.
William Levise, 32, and Dakari Harris, 23, pleaded guilty late last month to conspiracy to commit a crime by false pretenses in the November 2020 shooting. Another suspect, Devon Jennings, is scheduled to be in Nevada County Superior Court Monday morning, prosecutors said.
According to Deputy District Attorney Casey Ayer, Devise and Harris are expected to be sentenced July 29.
Of the six suspects, only one — Trey Richard, 24 — is facing a murder charge. He remained jailed Friday in the Nevada County Jail, reports state.
The suspects are accused of traveling from Texas and Louisiana to California in what has been characterized as a marijuana deal gone bad. Olsen was shot and killed in downtown Grass Valley after she and her partner sought to chase down the people who had given them counterfeit funds, authorities have said.
Authorities said the suspects arrived to the deal with fake money in an attempt to foil the sellers. A car chase ensued and shots were fired, striking Olsen and leading to her death.
Assistant District Attorney Bob Burns said that motions to progress with the case were made last July, but illnesses and ill preparedness postponed the hearings.
“I was going to court,” Burns said, “and each time there was a sick lawyer and they were definitely not ready. We were not ready.”
Jennifer Nobles is a staff writer with The Union. She can be reached at jnobles@theunion.com
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- First Federal Bank, a Florida-based bank, is celebrating the opening of new Interactive Teller Machines (ITM) at both 9700 Touchton Rd in Jacksonville, FL and in the Wildlight community, located at 40 Floco Ave in Yulee, FL. These new ITMs provide convenient, full-service drive-thru banking for consumers and businesses in Jacksonville beginning June 3rd. Interactive Teller Machines allow customers to utilize a single terminal to conduct either routine ATM transactions 24/7, or teller-assisted transactions with live video interaction during normal banking hours. Customers can do cash and check deposits, cash withdrawals, deposits with cash back, loan payments and account inquiries at the ITM.
The Jacksonville ITM is located in a building First Federal Bank purchased several years ago as a mortgage banking center. The renovated offices serve as a central location for Jacksonville customers who seek a community-based mutual bank. An opening celebration is being held throughout the day on June 8th; local employees and customers are welcome.
"This location underscores First Federal's continued commitment to support and invest in the communities we serve," said John Medina, President and CEO. "The stability we have enjoyed for the past 60 years allows us to serve citizens of northeast Florida while remaining a locally managed mutual bank."
Though the ITM addition is new, First Federal Bank has been serving this market for many years. In April of this year, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced TOP lenders for North Florida and First Federal Bank was named the Top Community Lender by Dollar Amount & Number of Loans. "Businesses in the Jacksonville area who seek capital to expand or consolidate debt will be well-served by our new location" says Robert Turbeville, Chief Lending Officer for First Federal Bank.
As an additional commitment to the local community, First Federal Bank is pleased to welcome Parker Eiler as the Community Relationship Manager for the Jacksonville market. Parker is a University of West Florida graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Parker's expertise includes developing relationships with businesses in and around Jacksonville and brings that experience to First Federal Bank to connect local businesses to personalized service and digital convenience. Businesses seeking banking solutions will have access to Commercial and SBA loans, business checking accounts and credit cards, and other solutions such as lockbox and payment validation services.
About First Federal Bank
First Federal Bank is a community-based mutual savings bank offering consumer and commercial banking solutions, services, and loans through banking offices in Florida's Panhandle, North Central and East Florida, and coastal South Carolina. Mortgage, SBA and USDA customers are served through lending offices across the Southeast. First Federal is headquartered in Lake City, Florida with assets totaling over $3.4 billion. First Federal has received a "5-Star, Superior" financial rating from Bauer Financial, Inc., of Coral Gables, FL. for more than two decades and was recognized by Newsweek as "Best Small Bank in Florida" in 2020 and 2021. For more information, visit www.ffbf.com.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The McDonough Museum of Art has opened its summer exhibits.
Four exhibits are featured through July 16 and include Steel-town by James Pernotto. It documents the collapse of steel production in Youngstown.
Also on exhibit:
- Dance of Abstraction by YSU alum Patty Alaugto, who is a nationally exhibited artist and color expert
- MFA Thesis Exhibit by Kerrianne Ghinda and Katherine Williamson, both students in YSU’s master of fine arts program
- Hope Center of Arts and Technology Youth Arts Exhibit
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ORANGE, Va. (AP) — Several staffers who were previously fired or suspended during recent turmoil at former President James Madison’s Montpelier estate in Virginia have been reinstated to their jobs.
Montpelier’s recently appointed Interim President and CEO Elizabeth Chew opted to bring back four staff members who were let go in April by previous leadership, the Culpeper Star-Exponent reported. Chew also expressed optimism in an email to supporters that the estate will recover from the recent controversy over how it would, or would not, share governance with the descendants of people once enslaved there.
Earlier this year, the board that manages the estate was criticized for moving to reverse a 2021 commitment to share authority equally with the descendants.
More than 11,000 people, including Montpelier visitors and donors, signed a petition protesting the decision and the firing or suspension of pro-parity staff members with decades of professional experience.
Dozens of organizations also expressed outrage about the board’s retreat. The groups ranged from an organization of descendants of Japanese American citizens interned during World War II to an international association of “sites of conscience” that includes Holocaust museums.
In May, in another reversal, the board elected 11 new members representing descendants of people once enslaved there. The vote created full parity for the descendants in the foundation’s leadership, The Washington Post reported.
Chew herself had previously been terminated from a role as the plantation’s executive vice president and chief curator, but the estate’s board appointed her to the new leadership position in late May. She then reinstated the four staffers who were removed or terminated in April.
“The entire staff has been through so much these past few months, and their return has done much to boost morale and generate hope that as an organization, Montpelier will continue in the right direction,” Chew wrote. | https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/national/madison-estate-rehires-staff-let-go-during-recent-turmoil/ | 2022-06-06T17:54:31Z | https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/national/madison-estate-rehires-staff-let-go-during-recent-turmoil/ | false | 33 |
Street fighting rages in Sievierodonetsk as Zelensky travels close to front line
Ukraine leader warns of battle for key Donbas city ‘there’s more of them, they are more powerful’
Kyiv — Ukrainian and Russian troops fought street-by-street to win control of the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk on Monday in the pivotal battle of the Kremlin’s eastern Ukraine offensive.
Which side had the upper hand was unclear as the hours passed. Russian forces had the numerical advantage but Ukraine had “every chance” to fight back, President Volodymyr Zelensky said after a regional official suggested Kyiv had lost ground.
He said: “There’s more of them, they are more powerful, but we have a chance to hold the advance.”
Ukraine’s defence ministry said Russia was throwing troops and equipment into its drive to capture Sievierodonetsk, the largest remaining Ukrainian-held city in the Donbas region’s Luhansk province.
The Ukrainian defenders had over the weekend pushed back the Russians just as they appeared to be on the verge of victory. But the Ukrainian position had again become more perilous on Monday morning, Luhansk governor Serhiy Gaidai told state television.
“Our defenders managed to undertake a counterattack for a certain time, they liberated almost half of the city. But now the situation has worsened a little for us again,” Gaidai said.
City mayor Oleksandr Stryuk said street fighting was raging and neither side was preparing to withdraw.
“We have focused enough forces and resources there to beat back attacks on the city,” Stryuk told Ukrainian television.
Both sides say they have inflicted huge casualties on each other.
The city has become the main target of the Russian offensive in Ukraine’s Donbas region — made up of Luhansk and Donetsk provinces — as the Kremlin's invasion of the country grinds on in a war of attrition that has seen whole cities laid waste by Russian artillery bombardments.
Russia says it is on a mission to “liberate” the Donbas after Ukraine pushed its troops back from the capital Kyiv and Ukraine’s second biggest city Kharkiv in the war’s early stages.
Zelensky sought to rally his troops on Sunday with a visit to two cities close to the front lines. “What you all deserve is victory — that is the most important thing. But not at any cost,” Zelensky, wearing his trademark khaki T-shirt, said in a video.
He said he had travelled to Lysychansk, south of Sievierodonetsk, and Soledar — rare outings for him outside Kyiv since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24.
In a boost for Kyiv, Britain said it would supply Ukraine with multiple-launch rocket systems that can strike targets up to 80km away. The systems would give the Ukrainians the more precise, long-range firepower needed to reach Russian artillery units, a key component of Moscow’s battle-plans.
The British move was co-ordinated with the US, which last week pledged to supply Kyiv with advanced rocket systems.
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow would respond to Western deliveries of long-range weapons to Ukraine by pushing Ukrainian forces further back from Russia’s border.
On Sunday, President Vladimir Putin said Russia would strike new targets if the West supplied longer-range missiles to Ukraine. The same day, Russian missiles hit Kyiv for the first time in more than a month. Ukraine said the strike hit a rail car repair works, while Moscow said it had destroyed tanks sent by East European countries to Ukraine.
Tanks destroyed
Ukraine’s defence ministry said Russian forces were also pushing towards Sloviansk, which lies about 85km to the west of Sievierodonetsk.
In Lysychansk, divided from Sievierodonetsk by a river, Russian forces fired on a bakery and several administrative and residential buildings, Gaidai said on Monday. One civilian had been wounded, he said.
About 60km to the south, on the front line near Bakhmut, Ukrainian soldiers said the situation was difficult but they had no choice but to push back the Russians.
A unit commander who gave his name as Maxym appealed for more arms from Ukraine's allies.
“We need more anti-tank weapons. With more anti-tank weapons we would be able to destroy their tanks, to cause maximal damage and the enemy will be forced to flee from where they came,” he said. “This is our home, our land. We will fight for every piece of this land.”
Russian forces were fortifying their positions in the Kharkiv region and shelling Ukrainian positions to keep hold of the territory they had occupied, Ukraine’s military general staff said.
It said Russia was targeting civilian infrastructure in several towns and the regional administration said three civilians were killed and 10 wounded in shelling.
It was not possible to verify the toll. Moscow denies targeting civilians.
Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had destroyed parts of an armoured vehicle repair facility in the Kharkiv region and killed more than 450 what it called “nationalists” in Horlivka and Kodema north of Donetsk. There was no word on the reported deaths from the Ukrainian side.
Inside Russia, the governor of the Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, said the village of Tyotkino near the border with Ukraine had come under fire from the Ukrainian side that targeted a bridge and some businesses on Monday morning. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Russia calls its action in Ukraine a “special military operation” mounted to stamp out what it sees as threats to its own security. Ukraine and its Western allies dismiss this as nonsense and say it is an unprovoked war of aggression that risks turning into a wider European conflict.
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How to watch the Jan 6 committee hearings
Cable news broadcasters expected to focus their coverage on the hearings and other outlets are likely to show the hearings on their websites and YouTube channels
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The House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection on 6 January 2021 will hold six public hearings, according to a draft schedule. Multiple broadcasters are likely to carry the proceedings live and hearings will also be shown on the committee’s website.
The major cable news broadcasters – CNN, MSNBC, and possibly Fox News – are expected to focus their coverage on the hearings and many other outlets are likely to show the hearings on their websites and YouTube channels, including The Independent.
The hearings will also be shown live on C-SPAN.
The committee is set to hold two hearings in primetime at 8pm on Thursday 9 June and on 23 June. In between the primetime hearings, additional public sessions will be conducted at 10am on 13, 15, 16, and 21 June.
The hearings are expected to outline how Donald Trump and some of his associates violated the law as they tried to overturn the 2020 election, The Guardian reported.
“We want to paint a picture as clear as possible as to what occurred,” committee chairman Bennie Thompson told reporters last month. “The public needs to know what to think. We just have to show clearly what happened on January 6.”
The primetime hearings are scheduled to last between 1.5 and two hours, and the morning hearings are set to last between two and 2.5 hours.
One of the committee members will lead each of the hearings, but attorneys who know the sensitive material well will conduct most of the questioning of witnesses.
Most of the witnesses have been subpoenaed to appear at the hearings. Attorneys will also show texts, photos, and videos to strengthen their case.
The content and schedule for the hearings may change. The panel plans to detail the Trump team’s effort to overturn his loss in the more than two months from when he falsely claimed to have won the 2020 election until the Capitol riot on 6 January.
In a March court filing, the committee said that “the president’s rhetoric persuaded thousands of Americans to travel to Washington for January 6, some of whom marched on the Capitol, breached security, and took other illegal actions”.
“Hearings will address those issues in detail”, they added.
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Protests against proposed changes to immigration law take place in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and other cities across the country. A march to the National Mall is expected to be among the largest.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in cities across the country today for "La Marcha," otherwise known as the National Day of Action for Immigrant Justice.
Michele Norris spoke with some of the demonstrators as they boarded buses in Maryland heading to Washington.
Edison Rotas, a 33-year-old painter from Ecuador, said he is working toward U.S. citizenship. Saying that he supports others who have the same goal, Rotas carried an Ecuadorian and an American flag. While one represented his roots, he said, the U.S. flag is "to represent that we want to be American."
Legislation revamping the nation's immigration laws stalled on Capitol Hill last week, but that did little to slow the momentum of a grass-roots movement that has grown in recent weeks.
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Ideally, with changing times, you should give your home makeovers that make it modern and inviting. But it’s not always easy to get started. Whether it is your living room, bedroom or kitchen, a modern and refreshing look can impress guests as well as loved ones. So here are some exciting ideas to bring about a contemporary vibe in your house. Check out and be inspired!
An open kitchen is very much in vogue nowadays, as it gives an enhanced impression of space. And if you can add a bench-like bar to the kitchen as shown here, there’s nothing like it. This kind of furniture can be multipurpose and come in very handy when you wish to enjoy a drink, have a quick breakfast or chat with the chef while he or she is cooking.
Lots of natural light can make any room look bright, cheerful and inviting. And this is what happens with this ultramodern living room rendered by the architects at Fadd Architects. Bright walls and a cream sofa further enhance the bright and spacious feel.
A grey and white colour palette can work wonders for even a small bedroom. The room will look cool but sensual, and will be full of character.
Textured walls like the ones in this bathroom can work like magic for your bathroom too. These can lend visual depth and contrast smooth and glossy cabinets and counters.
The lack of unnecessary interior walls can go a long way to make your home modern, bright and airy. This kind of spatial planning also makes communication and movement easier.
It is essential to make your entrance impressive and chic. It is after all the first thing that your guests notice when they enter your home. Soft neutrals, ample but gentle lighting, and cosy flooring can make a world of difference hence. Stylish sconce lights and beautiful vases or paintings can add to the appeal too.
If you are adventurous enough, then play around with bold colours and different elements for a refreshing and very contemporary look. This beautiful bedroom for instance combines rustic with modern with vintage styles for a unique yet harmonious atmosphere.
Get rid of your old chandelier and bring in some funky and sleek pendant lamps for a modern look. The space will look interesting and very fresh.
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WWE Superstars are constantly evolving. It's a necessity that they stay fresh and interesting for audiences.
A lot of the time, the company gets it spot on when it comes to character changes. Roman Reigns becoming The Tribal Chief and Rocky Maivia becoming The Rock are two great examples of character changes working perfectly.
However, there were occasions when they got it wrong, and a superstar was actually better off with their original character. Several superstars in the company today are suffering a similar situation.
On that note, here are 4 WWE Superstars who should revert to their original character.
#4 Butch would have a much better chance at succeeding as Pete Dunne
While there's no denying that Pete Dunne has certainly made the most out of being Butch, he stands a much better chance at long-term success if he ditches the character.
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Butch has been one of the most entertaining aspects of Smackdown, but the character relies on comedy. Traditionally, comedic characters have low ceilings in WWE.
The former NXT UK Champion would fare much better in the long term as the Bruiserweight Pete Dunne. Known as one of the most vicious wrestlers in developmental, fans grew to love Dunne's rough, aggressive style and it's easy to see him translating well to main roster audiences with the gimmick.
#3 Nikki A.S.H just isn't as good a character as Nikki Cross
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Nikki Cross' reinvention as Nikki A.S.H actually led to her enjoying the most success she has had so far on WWE's main roster. Once she switched to the superhero character, the 33-year-old won her first major title in the company, as well as the Money in the Bank briefcase.
With that being said, the character has already run its course and Nikki has fallen down the card rather quickly. Now a heel, she would be much better off returning to the crazy, violent and vicious Nikki Cross character going forward.
Cross was unique and, alongside Doudrop, she could have a huge impact on the main roster's failing Women's Tag Team division.
#2 Ezekiel can only go so far in WWE
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To the surprise of many, the Ezekiel character has actually proved to be quite a success in WWE. The story, with Kevin Owens trying to convince everyone that Elias' younger brother is actually just Elias himself, has been incredibly entertaining.
Fans have gotten invested in the feud, but the issue is, it's hard to see where the character goes once this rivalry is over.
Sure, it's entertaining watching Owens bend over backwards trying to prove Ezekiel is Elias, but once the former NXT Champion moves on, what's next?
The joke has a short shelf-life and it's easy to imagine Ezekie's character will grow old really quickly. Elias was regularly one of the most entertaining characters in WWE and managed to gain heat like few others during his time.
A return to the Elias character would be the best move to propel him even higher up the card as a heel when it's revealed he was blatantly lying to everyone the whole time.
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It could even add a new wrinkle to the character if it's revealed Elias actually believed he was Ezekiel and he's a little psychotic as a result.
#1 Riddick Moss needs to ditch the 'Madcap' name and revert to his former self
Poor Riddick Moss didn't really stand a chance when he debuted on WWE's main roster as Happy Corbin's sidekick, Madcap Moss.
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Fans have grown tired of Corbin and by associtation, Madcap immediately fell flat on Smackdown. Moss is an incredibly talented wrestler and once given the chance, he is capable of standing toe-to-toe with just about anyone.
The Madcap character, though, stands very little chance of being successful. Fans just don't care about him and as such, a change is desperately needed.
With his recent face turn, and his subsequent feud with Corbin, it seems a change of character is on the cards for Moss thankfully. A much more serious competitor, hopefully the former NXT Superstar will ditch the 'Madcap' name in the near future.
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Businesses are changing and doing more than just profit seeking. Bcorps certification recognizes businesses, like Walker Miller Energy Solutions, that are making the change to become forces for good.
DETROIT, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 9th, People First Economy and Walker Miller Energy Solutions, in partnership with the SMSBF, are hosting a day of collaboration and celebration. Walker Miller Energy Solutions recently received its BCorps certification, making it Michigan's first Black and woman owned BCorps. Business leaders and others interested in learning how companies are using business as a force for good are invited to participate in two extraordinary events.
Recent coverage of Michigan's BCorp certified business community (now 26 companies across the state from various sectors and regions) states that according to a Yale Center for Business and the Environment study, BCorp certified companies are 63% more likely to survive an economic recession as compared to companies not certified or not prioritizing responsible business practices (source).
"As thought leaders in clean energy equity, certified B Corp status is a reflection of our commitment to help lead the charge within Michigan and across the U.S. as we build businesses that are stewards of all people, our communities and the planet," says Carla Walker-Miller, Founder and CEO of Walker-Miller Energy Services. "We don't have to choose between a business culture that values people or generates profit. We can do both."
She goes on to state, "As we transition to a low carbon reality, our goal is to ensure historically excluded communities participate fully in the benefits of this transformation, including having clean energy jobs, creating and expanding businesses, and thriving in cleaner indoor and outdoor spaces. We are intentional about centering everything we do in equity."
"It is exciting to host these events alongside true industry innovators," Hanna Schulze, President of People First Economy, an economic development organization that serves as the convener of Michigan's BCorp business community, says. "The dedication and investment that is happening in the private sector to ensure a resilient economy in our state is integral in ensuring that our communities thrive. It takes a collective approach from businesses, policy makers, non-profits, governmental institutions, and others to create the lasting impact we want to see."
"SMSBF's work with People First Economy seeks to bring about fundamental change in the way Michigan's small to medium sized enterprises work together as forces for good", says Mike Shesterkin, Executive Director of SMSBF, an organization that promotes social, environmental and economic justice through business practice in SE Michigan. "It's fairly clear that the status quo is failing an overwhelming number of our citizens. If we do not fundamentally change the way in which business works, from primarily profit seeking, to the triple bottom line of people, planet and profit, things are not likely to get better any time soon."
One of the events will take place at 9:00 am on June 9th and includes a panel discussion with Walker Miller Energy Solutions. The other is a Happy Hour celebration taking place on the same day from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at J'Adore Loft in Detroit. Space is limited. Click this link to register for the panel discussion, and this link to register for the Happy Hour.
About People First Economy: People First Economy is Michigan's B Local. B Locals are place-based communities of people using business as a force for good. While B Locals are typically volunteer-led, we have the privilege of having a dedicated staff that creates connections, increases the positive impact of their B Corp community, and raises awareness of the B Corp Movement.
About Walker Miller Energy: Walker Miller Energy is a Detroit-based, Black Woman-owned energy efficiency contractor. They design and implement programs for utility companies that are seeking to provide energy savings to their customers. They are a values-driven company that strives to empower people and uplift communities and believe that energy efficiency equally addresses a social and environmental need.
The SMSBF is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that produces relevant and timely content created to shape and advance the local, sustainable business movement. Our readers and subscribers have access to live and virtual events, workshops, webinars, newsletters, podcasts, and videos. We work with local, national, and international subject matter experts to deliver insights that lead to change. Our content helps organizations advance social, environmental, and economic justice through business in Detroit and SE Michigan: http://smsbf.org.
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POTOMAC, Md., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curbio, Inc., the leading fix now, pay-at-closing home improvement solution for real estate agents and their clients, today announced that they have expanded their services into Raleigh, N.C. This is the second expansion for Curbio in the state of North Carolina this month, following their launch in Charlotte on May 18.
Curbio is a ground-breaking PropTech company that has set out to transform how realtors get listings market-ready by using technology to drastically improve customer experience. The solution is designed specifically to get homes on the market 60% faster and sold for top dollar, without the hassle of traditional home improvement services.
Curbio takes care of all sourcing, project management and communication, and acts as the licensed, insured general contractor on all projects. The company does not have any project minimums or maximums, making their pay-at-closing solution ideal for listings of any size. From basic listing preparations to whole home makeovers, Curbio helps any listing become market-ready quickly and reliably.
"Raleigh is one of the hottest housing markets in the United States, making it a perfect fit for Curbio as we expand. Buyers in Raleigh want move-in-ready homes, and Curbio is the only completely turnkey pre-listing home improvement solution that allows real estate agents and homeowners to meet this demand without paying any cash up front. We can't wait to start providing Raleigh-area real estate agents, homeowners, and brokerages with access to our modern, seamless service," said Olivia Mariani, VP of Marketing at Curbio.
This is the sixth new-market expansion for Curbio this year, following their launches in Nashville, Tenn., Richmond, Va., Wilmington, Del., Charlotte, N.C., and Virginia Beach, Va. The company now serves 30 markets across the United States.
About Curbio
Curbio was founded in 2017 to transform the multi-billion-dollar home improvement industry and has quickly become the nation's leading pay-at-closing home improvement solution. The company partners exclusively with real estate agents and their clients to get any home ready for the market, allowing it to sell faster and for top dollar. Using technology to power their service, Curbio completes pre-listing home improvement projects of any size quickly and without hassle, from start to finish, with zero payment due until the home sells. Curbio is trusted by thousands of realtors and brokerages nationwide, and has been continuously recognized for its exemplary solution, receiving nods in HousingWire, Qualified Remodeler and Comparably, to name a few.
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Cody Rhodes's Brutal Injury Didn't Keep Him From Winning at 'Hell in a Cell'
Jun. 6 2022, Published 11:49 a.m. ET
Since returning to the WWE at Wrestlemania 38, Cody Rhodes has been candid about his dreams of winning the WWE championship that his late father, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, never got to hold.
Unfortunately, that feasible goal might have to be put on the back burner indefinitely — it appears the 36-year-old professional wrestler will be stepping away from in-ring action for quite some time.
Ahead of the WWE's Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, rumors swirled that "The American Nightmare" sustained an injury. When it came time for his main event match against Seth "Freakin" Rollins, viewers got their first look at Cody's brutal injury.
Seth targeted Cody's supposed injury many times throughout the match; as a result, many wondered: Is Cody Rhodes's injury real? There's no way Seth would intentionally attack his opponent's weakness, right? Keep reading to find out.
Is Cody Rhodes' injury real?
Although fans thought it was just a work and the bruising was created via make up, Cody Rhodes's injury is 100 percent real.
Less than an hour before Hell in a Cell, the WWE confirmed his injury, stating that he completely tore right pectoral tendon. When Cody came to the ring and took off his gear, the severity of his injury was on full display for all to survey — the entire right side of his chest and arm were entirely black and blue.
Now, with an injury as severe as this, we can't help but ask: How did the WWE clear Cody to wrestle?
Well, a WWE source informed WrestlingNews.Co that he couldn't sustain any more damage since his pec was already completely torn. The outlet also learned that some "high-risk" moves were cut from the match, including a moonsault, due to the injury.
According to the New York Sports Medicine Institute, a torn pectoral muscle usually requires surgery to repair the tear and re-attach the tendon to the bone. Then, it can take anywhere from six months to a year for a full recovery.
Ugh, we are so sad about this! Cody seems to be so safe, so how did he get injured?
How did Cody Rhodes get injured?
As we stated before, the WWE confirmed Cody's injury less than an hour before the pay-per-view commenced.
Per the promotions statement, the two-time Intercontinental champion sustained a "partially torn right pectoral tendon during a brawl" with Seth "Freakin" Rollins on the May 30 episode of Monday Night Raw. Two days before the show, the tendon "tore completely off the bone" when Cody was weight training in preparation for his match.
After the pay-per-view went off the air, a victorious Cody Rhodes addressed the crowd in attendance:
"I'm sure I'm gonna explain things a little further tomorrow, I'll be very brief. No one convinced me, with a torn pec, to come out here. It was solely my decision," Cody told the crowd via The Sportster. "You would have to literally kill me from staying away from this ring. Ten times out of ten, I would have made the same decision."
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The Breathe Better Report, presented by Coway Air Purifiers has today revealed that a huge four in five parents (79%) worry that their children are at risk due to the quality of air in their town or city.
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Alongside concerns for future generations, the recent pandemic has also weighed heavily on people’s minds. 71% of people say the Covid-19 pandemic has made them more conscious of air quality and airborne viruses. In fact, airborne viruses rates as one of the top worries people have about air quality (53%), with fumes coming out as the number one concern (65%).
Other concerns that people have about air quality are smoke (53%), dust (44%), pollen (37%) and pets (13%).
Interestingly, the report highlighted the prevalence of allergies in our society. 44% of people surveyed suffer from an allergy related condition such as asthma or hay fever. A massive 98% of those said it is either essential or important that they are able to breathe easier.
6% of allergy sufferers even said that their allergies ruin their life and 21% said they can’t enjoy life as much. Summer is the worst time of year for half of allergy sufferers, followed by spring at 28%. The colder months seem generally easier for most, with just 3% saying autumn is the season where they suffer most and 3% choosing winter.
Rodney Ryu, Managing Director of Coway Europe B.V., said, “The rise in pollution levels across the world has created demand for air purifiers like never before.
Our study emphasized just how concerned parents and allergy sufferers are about the quality of air in the UK. In fact, more than half (52%) of people we spoke to said the quality of air in their home concerns them.
“Whilst most airborne particles are invisible to the human eye, they can have a detrimental impact on the quality of the air you breathe.
All of our Coway air purifiers utilise patented HyperCaptive™ Filtration with GreenHEPA™ Technology to ensure that even the smallest of particles are removed from the air, ensuring the most efficient filtration possible and leaving you with air that is 99.999% cleaner.”
The Breathe Better report also revealed that 65% of people are concerned by the quality of air in their town and 29% even avoid travelling to or working in UK cities because of the air quality. More than a quarter (26%) of people have considered moving to the countryside to escape the air quality in their area. | https://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/read-this/new-report-reveals-parents-concerns-due-to-air-quality-in-the-uk-3721806 | 2022-06-06T18:07:06Z | https://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/read-this/new-report-reveals-parents-concerns-due-to-air-quality-in-the-uk-3721806 | false | 12 |
The AdMonsters Awards Recognize Women Making an Impact in Media And Ad Tech
NEW YORK , June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Confiant, global ad tech security and threat intelligence solutions provider, announced today that Morgan Martins, Head of Marketing was selected as a 2022 Top Women in Media and Ad Tech Change-Maker Honoree. This year the AdMonsters + AdExchanger awards program honors 130+ leaders who have made a lasting impact on ad tech and media brands, organizations and markets. The awards spotlight the progress and diversity of the Media and Ad Tech industry.
"We have always known that Morgan is exceptionally talented and so it is elating that she was recognized by an independent committee for her work," commented Louis-David Mangin, CEO and Cofounder of Confiant Inc. "She is one of our valued team members," concluded Mangin.
"I'm honored to be included along with these amazing women in our industry. As women in technology it's up to us to support and elevate each other in all aspects of our work. We offer a diversity of thought in an industry that is constantly changing. I'm proud to be part of it," said Morgan Martins, Head of Marketing at Confiant Inc.
Applicants from across North America competed for the 2022 Top Women in Media and Ad Tech Awards. AdMonsters and AdExhcanger created the awards to recognize, celebrate, inspire and bring together the women who are making a difference to the greater digital media and advertising technology community with their talents, creativity and effective productivity.
The June 6th awards gala at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City celebrates the achievements of this impressive group of women who are helping to define the future of media and ad tech.
Morgan is an influential, team-building Head of Marketing at Confiant with more than 20 years delivering innovative integrated marketing programs for start-ups and global enterprises in B2B, Ad Tech, SaaS, Real Estate, Legal, and Higher Education that build brand share, revenue growth, and customer retention. Morgan knows and executes on the world-class strategic marketing, PR, Social Media campaigns, cultural communications, marketing ops, sales enablement, and training that drive awareness, engagement, and customer journeys resulting in conversion. She is a passionate driver of brand creation, innovation, standards, and enforcement.
Confiant's mission is to make the digital world safe for everyone.
Confiant is a cybersecurity provider specialized in detecting and stopping threats that leverage advertising technology infrastructure, also known as Malvertising. We help digital publishers and advertising technology platforms around the world take back control of the ad experience in real-time. In addition, Confiant helps enterprises protect themselves and their customers from threat actors performing these attacks. Confiant oversees trillions of monthly ad impressions with innovative integrations embedded deep into the ad tech ecosystem, giving us a unique vantage point. Our superior detection set for phishing, crypto scams and malware attacks using ads as a vector is one-of-a-kind in the industry. Confiant executes our mission everyday to protect users and organizations of all sizes, including Microsoft, Orange, Paramount and IBM. We offer unique and actionable insights into threats that systematically target brands, businesses, individuals and supply chains via ads. Our recently published Malvertising Matrix maps the tactics, techniques and procedures active in Malvertising today. inclusive of emerging Web3 Layer 4 threats. To learn more about Confiant and our technology visit: www.confiant.com
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TORONTO - When Jack Newton looks around the tech sector, he has a sense of whiplash.
Over the last two years, tech stocks soared as investors poured money into startups with pandemic-friendly products and services. But in recent months, the head of Burnaby, B.C.-based legal software company Clionoticed the exuberance faded and now some share prices have plummeted 50 per cent from their COVID-19 highs and companies laid off staff or halted hiring.
“We went from an absolutely frothy employment market and a frothy investment market — basically a zero interest rate, free capital environment — to one that feels very different very, very quickly,” Newton said.
“That’s building into a sense of anxiety.”
Members of Canada’s tech sector say that anxiety is being felt across the industry as rising interest rates and 30-year inflation highs weigh on businesses, with some — Netflix, Klarna, Cameo and Bolt among them — starting to reduce their workforces.
At the very least, observers believe these conditions will contribute to a market correction, though some are predicting worse: a recession.
Either way, incubators and venture capitalists are keen to ensure no promising tech company is caught off guard and are thus urging startups to tighten spending, bolster cash flow and be more prudent with or even freeze hiring.
The cautions are most pressing for young founders, said Chris Albinson, chief executive at Waterloo, Ont. innovation hub Communitech.
“We are going into a down cycle when a lot of the founders and a lot of the venture investors have never seen a down cycle in their professional careers,” he said.
“I do worry ... are people taking this seriously enough fast enough?”
To help young founders understand the potential gravity of the situation, Communitech paired them with more seasoned executives who can share how they navigated past recessions. Albinson is also telling startups to amass enough cash to keep the company running for 18 months.
Abdullah Snobar, executive director of the Digital Media Zone incubator in Toronto, told startups to lock in longer commitments with partners and customers, bring in as much extra capital as they can and cut spending on items that are “nice to have but can easily be survived without.”
Like Albinson, he believes the country won’t see a repeat of 2000, when the stock market crashed as technology startups that raised enormous amounts of money went public but then folded when investor capital dried up.
They consider the current climate to be part of a course correction, which most companies deal with at some point.
“We’ve seen momentous growth over the past couple of years and while we’re still positioned to continue our growth, we’d be naive to think that it would be clear sailing,” Snobar said.
“There has to be some hiccups and some turbulence along the way.”
If the situation becomes as bad as the last two economic downturns, the best way to prepare is to cut costs and extend your runway within the next 30 days to get to default alive, U.S. startup accelerator Y Combinator said, in a recent note to founders. Default alive is when revenues will cover expenses before cash runs out.
If you don’t have the runway to reach default alive and investors are offering more money right now, the accelerator that championed Airbnb, Dropbox and DoorDash said to consider taking it because venture capital (VC) might not continue flowing.
“Understand that the poor public market performance of tech companies significantly impacts VC investing,” the note said. “VCs will have a much harder time raising money and their limited partnerships will expect more investment discipline.”
About $4.5 billion was invested across 196 deals in Canada during the first quarter of the year, the second-highest quarterly VC investment level ever, the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association revealed in May.
However, the number of VC deals in the three months ended March 31 declined for its third consecutive quarter.
“People are becoming more cautious and defensive as investors, and it’s fear driven because everybody’s telling them to be,” said James Lochrie, managing partner at Alberta investment firm Thin Air Labs.
He’s not seeing much evidence of a downturn, but noticed a slow down in new investments and companies “taking off the fat they don’t necessarily need” by reducing their workforce by up to 20 per cent and adding capital to balance sheets.
Lochrie believes companies that rely on advertising or are so young they don’t have revenue yet stand to be hurt the most by a downturn, but companies with good value propositions will survive no matter the industry.
“There’s almost certainly going to be some bloodletting in the areas where there’s an excess, and that always happens in market downturns,” he said.
“It’s like a cleaning of the pipes, but the great companies always succeed. The great entrepreneurs are always successful.”
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY AND EFFICIENCY CANADA UTILIZE POWERFUL ENGAGEMENT TOOLS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDRAISING
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Efficiency Canada, two of Canada's most respected higher education nonprofits, have selected Engaging Networks as their digital engagement technology partner. Engaging Networks' innovative fundraising and advocacy platform will assist both organizations in their efforts to mobilize donors and supporters. The announcement comes on National Higher Education Day as the organizations come together to champion the value of higher learning and the effect it will have on the future of our world.
"I am so pleased to welcome SFU and Efficiency Canada to our extensive list of higher education and advocacy clients," said Graham Covington, CEO of Engaging Networks. "Having grown up in Canada, it's exciting for me to see Canadian organizations join the Engaging Networks community."
"Efficiency Canada is committed to ensuring Canada maximizes the potential benefits of energy efficiency," said Kirstin Pulles, Community Engagement Manager, Efficiency Canada. "Using Engaging Networks will allow us to find and mobilize key supporters, so that we can work together to make change."
Efficiency Canada, an advocacy organization based at Carleton University, has been working with governments and private-sector businesses since 2018 to advocate for public policies that provide a more energy-efficient future. The organization recently joined Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to announce a $10 million investment that creates new low-carbon jobs and provides Canadians with resources to reduce their energy bills through home energy efficiency. Efficiency Canada also recently released their third annual Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard, a benchmark report of provincial energy efficiency policies.
Simon Fraser University boasts an alumni network of more than 170,000 students from 145+ countries. Their current endowment for the 2022 fiscal year will provide at least $24 million in educational opportunities to over 37,000 current students. A recent reception with donors provided a glowing update on the financial performance of SFU's endowment and future opportunities to give.
"Simon Fraser University strives to provide financial support to every student possible so that they are able to achieve their dreams and become the leaders and innovators of the future." said Alex Kouzin, Director, Advancement Information Systems at SFU. "Engaging Networks is helping us up our fundraising game with a new digital solution. The Engaging Networks team has provided us with a very innovative and customizable fundraising platform that we are currently implementing and are excited to put into practice in the near future."
Engaging Networks' all-in-one fundraising, advocacy and marketing platform has made significant updates that specifically benefit higher education organizations. Cutting edge tools like a supporter hub for recurring gifts, new SMS messaging features, strict data security protocols, out-of-the-box donation page and accessibility templates, marketing automation journeys, robust reporting visualizations, fully-integrated artificial intelligence tools and a soon to be released peer-to-peer donation module will help higher education institutions ensure the future is bright for their students. Institutions such as the University of British Columbia, Willamette University, and American University already utilize these powerful tools in their fundraising efforts. For more information on how Engaging Networks is changing the nonprofit landscape, read some of our recent client case studies.
About Simon Fraser University: As Canada's engaged university, SFU works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change. With campuses in British Columbia's three largest cities—Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey—SFU has eight faculties that deliver 193 undergraduate degree programs and 144 graduate degree programs to more than 37,000 students. The university now boasts more than 170,000 alumni residing in 145+ countries. To learn more, visit sfu.ca or follow @SFU on Twitter.
About Efficiency Canada: Efficiency Canada is the national voice for an energy efficient economy. We envision a future where Canada uses energy efficiency to its fullest potential. This means maximizing the benefits of energy efficiency resulting in a sustainable environment, a productive economy, and a just and equitable society. Efficiency Canada is housed at Carleton University's Sustainable Energy Research Centre, which is located on the traditional unceded territories of the Algonquin nation. To learn more, visit efficiencycanada.org or follow @EfficiencyCAN on Twitter.
About Engaging Networks: Engaging Networks is an innovative digital engagement technology platform with the ability to fully adapt to a nonprofit's fundraising and advocacy needs. Engaging Networks proudly works with a variety of important organizations such as The Humane Society of the United States, The Nature Conservancy, American University, Human Rights Campaign, PETA and The University of British Columbia, Willamette University and Amnesty International USA. Today, they have two offices in Washington, D.C. and London, and serve more than 400 nonprofits in more than 50 countries around the world. To learn more, visit engagingnetworks.net or follow @engagingnetwork on Twitter.
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Azenta (NASDAQ:AZTA – Get Rating) issued an update on its third quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.09-$0.17 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $0.18. The company issued revenue guidance of $140.00 million-$150.00 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $150.38 million.
NASDAQ AZTA traded down $0.32 on Monday, reaching $75.82. 4,388 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 552,347. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $76.64. The company has a market cap of $5.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.65. Azenta has a 12 month low of $61.35 and a 12 month high of $124.79.
Azenta (NASDAQ:AZTA – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 9th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $145.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $142.10 million. Azenta had a return on equity of 4.28% and a net margin of 301.05%. Azenta’s revenue was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.61 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Azenta will post 0.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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Azenta, Inc provides manufacturing automation solutions for the semiconductor industry, and life science sample-based services and solutions for the life sciences market worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Life Sciences Products and Life Sciences Services. The Life Sciences Products segment offers automated ultra-cold storage systems and consumables, including racks, tubes, caps, plates, and foils; instruments, such as labeling, bar coding, capping, de-capping, auditing, sealing, peeling, piercing tubes, and plates.
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Cappasity (CAPP) traded up 4.7% against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 13:00 PM E.T. on June 6th. During the last week, Cappasity has traded down 12.4% against the U.S. dollar. One Cappasity coin can currently be purchased for $0.0011 or 0.00000004 BTC on major exchanges. Cappasity has a market capitalization of $757,497.19 and $116,577.00 worth of Cappasity was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded up 3.8% against the dollar and now trades at $31,199.95 or 0.99911771 BTC.
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded down 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00003206 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded down 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00003202 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
- THETA (THETA) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $5.25 or 0.00010640 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 4.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.63 or 0.00002006 BTC.
- yOUcash (YOUC) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $0.50 or 0.00001602 BTC.
Cappasity Coin Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “Cappasity is a global decentralized trustless ecosystem that will allow users and developers to benefit from easy 3D object creation and embedding into websites, as well as mobile and VR/AR applications secured by smart contracts and blockchain technology. To simplify the content exchange between participants from all over the globe and create a borderless AR/VR community network, Cappasity proposes to use a proper utility token (CAPP) as the primary payment vehicle within the Cappasity AR/VR Ecosystem. Cappasity will use its proprietary technological platform as a lever to boost the ecosystem’s growth, and it will provide the community with its API and SDK to integrate new tools and technologies developed by third-party service providers. “
Cappasity Coin Trading
It is usually not currently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Cappasity directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Cappasity should first buy Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Coinbase, GDAX or Gemini. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to buy Cappasity using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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By Denny Jacob
Xcel Energy Inc. is adding all-electric bucket trucks to its fleet, the company said Monday.
Crews would use the trucks to maintain the electric system and respond to outages after storms, the energy company said. The trucks would be used during a six- to 12-month pilot.
The truck's technology is being delivered by Terex Utilities Inc. and Navistar International Corp., Xcel said. The truck features two electric sources: one for the drive train and one for the lift mechanism, it said. The truck has a 135 mile driving range and the ability to operate the bucket for a full workday on a single charge, the company said.
Xcel currently has 1,000 aerial bucket trucks in its fleet, it said.
The addition of the trucks to Xcel's fleet would help shape the electrification of the truck industry and support the company's vision to provide 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050, Chief Executive Bob Frenzel said.
Write to Denny Jacob at denny.jacob@wsj.com | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/xcel-energy-to-add-all-electric-bucket-trucks-to-fleet-271654536289 | 2022-06-06T18:16:57Z | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/xcel-energy-to-add-all-electric-bucket-trucks-to-fleet-271654536289 | false | null |
"Get the hell out." That should be the message to any Republican who is thinking about betraying us on the Second Amendment. It's non-negotiable, especially now. For Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-NY), he's learned what happens to you when you announce that you're working with Democrats to butcher the Second Amendment.
Rep. Jacobs announced his openness to banning common firearm magazines and modern sporting rifles in the aftermath of the Buffalo shooting and the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Yeah, that's not going to fly, congressman (via NYT) [emphasis mine]:
Speaking from his suburban Buffalo district a week ago, about 10 miles from the grocery store where 10 Black residents were slaughtered, Mr. Jacobs framed his risky break from bedrock Republican orthodoxy as bigger than politics: “I can’t in good conscience sit back and say I didn’t try to do something,” he said.
It took only seven days for political forces to catch up with him.
… facing intense backlash from party leaders, a potential primary from the state party chairman and a forceful dressing down from Donald Trump Jr., Mr. Jacobs announced that he would abandon his re-election campaign.
The episode, which played out as President Biden pleaded with lawmakers in Washington to pass a raft of new laws to address gun violence, may be a portent for proponents of gun control, who had welcomed Mr. Jacobs’s evolution on the issue as a sign that the nation’s latest mass tragedies might break a decades-old logjam in Washington.
[…]
…after local gun rights groups had posted his office phone number on the internet and local party leaders had started pulling their support one by one, political analysts predicted he may well lose a primary challenge based solely on his embrace of firearm restrictions.
Party leaders and allies who have spoken with him in recent days said Mr. Jacobs clearly understood the political ramifications of his decision to support powerful gun control measures — but he nonetheless refused to back away from it.
Know your party. Know your base. And act accordingly. Supporters don't want you for objectivity or for doing the right thing. They want you for your subjectivity and the guarantee that you won't cave on key GOP policy positions. If that's not how you want to play, decide not to run or change parties. In either case, Jacobs would have lost.
This isn't the 1990s where there were more than a few moderate-to-conservative Democrats of good faith. They're all lunatics now, except for the likes of Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, and maybe Jon Tester. That's it. Democrats now are just playing the long game here, waiting in the tall grass for the opportunity to confiscate firearms. If they say otherwise, they're lying. They want expanded background checks to get a national registry going, and there is but one purpose for that list. They already said that shredding the Bill of Rights was a top action item. Yet, this comes after calls to pack the Supreme Court with unhinged leftists. I don't care if these are Hail Mary scenarios; always have a full-court press. I don't like shooting inside the ship too much, but on this—when one of us is behaving badly—fire away.
And let's not shed a tear for Mr. Jacobs. The man comes from a wealthy and well-connected family; they own the Boston Bruins. He'll be fine, but be okay away from the Republican Party, you RINO piece of trash. | https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2022/06/06/one-republican-discovers-what-happens-when-you-betray-the-second-amendment-n2608243 | 2022-06-06T18:17:48Z | https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2022/06/06/one-republican-discovers-what-happens-when-you-betray-the-second-amendment-n2608243 | true | 1 |
live updates
All The Important Stuff From WWDC22, Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference Keynote
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Apple is debuting iOS 16 and more operating system updates for Apple products. The livestream is below, but we'll also be updating this blog live to reflect the announcements coming out of the keynote. Stay tuned.
iOS 16
Lock Screen
Apple is introducing a much broader spectrum of customization for how the lock screen looks and functions: you'll be able to choose typefaces, colors and filters for its appearance, and they're adding widget capabilities that will allow you to include the weather, updates on your Uber's arrival, the score of a live sports game and more on.
Notifications will also roll in from the bottom of the screen, so as not to obstruct the view of your chosen wallpaper or photo, and you can opt to hide the notifications too.
Messages App
The new iOS will introduce the ability to edit and unsend messages, and mark messages in your inbox as unread.
Apple is also expanding on its "Shared with You" feature introduced in the last OS with "SharePlay," including the ability to watch TV shows together, listen to music together or sync workouts with other people. You'll be able to kick off SharePlay more directly, too.
New Dictation Features
Using dictation on your phone will be much easier with iOS 16: emoji and punctuation dictation is much improved, and you'll be able to select text and replace it with dictated text with ease.
There will also be dynamic functionality with Live Text and Visual Lookup, making translating text in photos easier and giving you the ability to add text to not just photos but individual frames of videos.
Wallet
Apple is expanding the ability to add driver's licenses to your Wallet, and things like other types of IDs, digital hotel room keys and more.
In addition to expanded acceptance of Apple Pay, Apple is also introducing Apple Pay Later: the ability to pay for something over time, in installments.
You'll also be able to track Apple Pay orders.
Maps
Apple is adding more cities to its dynamic map models that can help you find your way around, locate bike shares and more. You'll also be able to see Street Views of real estate, like houses on Zillow.
Sports
In addition to the ability to add a widget with live score updates for a game to your lock screen, you'll also be able to add your desired sports updates to your Apple News app.
Family Sharing
Families can create personalized accounts for each member, including accounts for kids with parental controls. It'll also make setting up new devices like iPads for kids easier. Instead of navigating to Settings to adjust controls and allowances, you'll be able to do it directly in your Messages app with the family member in question.
You can also now have a shared Photo Library, and choose who is included in which albums. You'll be able to share photos in the shared library or particular albums in the Camera app, as you take photos. (You can also turn on an automatic sharing feature.) Edits to photos can also be shared, too.
Privacy
Apple is introducing Safety Check, which will make it easier to allow or deny access to certain accounts or information on your phone. You'll be able to quickly review or reset access to data, location and more. Apple emphasized that this feature has a focus on protecting victims of domestic abuse and other dangerous situations — the feature has been approved by the National Center for Victims of Crime.
Ecosystem
For smart homes, Apple is introducing Matter, a way to sync different smart home accessories and capabilities.
The interface is aimed at making it easier to control your different devices and accessories to manage your smart home, and you can organize them by room, accessories and more. With new widgets on the lock screen, you can also add these to make them easier to see and manage.
Car Play
Apple has been working with auto makers to integrate your Apple devices with the car's autoface. You'll be able to include widgets in the gauge cluster, see more functions of your car on your phone's screen and control more car features with your phone.
You'll also be able to personalize the way the widget gauges appear.
Apple Watch
With Watch OS 9, Apple is adding four new watch faces: Astronomy, the Lunar Watch Face, Playtime and Metropolitan.
For developers, sharing content and images will be easier with new share sheet and photo sticker APIs.
Workouts and Fitness
The new Watch OS will add more measurable metrics for activities like running, including oscillation and heart rate zones.
There's also a new custom workout feature, so you can create workouts including distance and time intervals that you can repeat as needed. There will also be new digital workout views.
The Workout app will also be able to detect when you switch between activities, like going from cycling to swimming.
Even if you don't have an Apple Watch, the Fitness app will now be available to all iPhone users using your phone's motion detection capabilities.
Sleep and Heart Health
The Sleep app has benefitted from more research and detail.
You'll also be able to track your heart health over time with AFib history (though it's pending FDA approval).
With or without an Apple Watch, you'll now be able to keep track of the medications you take, when you take them, and set reminders and schedules for your medications. Your device can now also provide you with more information about drug interactions for the medications you take.
Mac
The M2 Chip
The M2 chip takes the M1 futher, and also aims to maximize power efficiency while minimizing consumption. The M2 chip features:
- 20 billion transistors — 25% more than M1
- 8-core CPU
- Up to 10-core GPU
- 24 GB of unified memory
- 25% higher graphics performance than M1
- Next-generation secure enclave and neural engine
- Higher-bandwidth media engine
M2-Powered MacBook Air
The MacBook Air will be the first Mac to feature the new M2 chip.
At only 2.7 lbs and with a 13.6" display, the new Air has 20% less volume than the previous air. In terms of colors, it will come in silver, space grey, starlight and midnight, and it includes the MagSafe charger.
More features:
- Four speakers
- Immersive spatial audio
- Magic keyboard with full-height functions row and Touch ID
- 20% faster image filters and effects performance
- 40% faster video editing performance
- Silent, fanless design
- 18 hours of video playback
- Compact power adapter with 2 USB-C ports and fast-charge (charge up to 50% in 30 minutes)
The M2 Air will start at $1,199 ($1,099 for education).
M2-Powered MacBook Pro 13"
The M2 chip will also take the MacBook Pro to the next level:
The M2 MacBook Pro will start at $1,299 ($1,199 for education).
macOS Ventura
Stage Manager
The new operating system for Macs features Stage Manager, a new way to manage your windows and multitask. It automatically features the window you want to work in and arranges the others at the side of the screen. You can also have overlapping windows and multiple apps open at the same time.
Spotlight
Spotlight makes it easier to search for files and quickly launch an app. You'll be able to start a timer or run a shortcut directly from Spotlight, and use Quick Look.
Spotlight will also be available for your iPhone with the same features.
You'll be able to schedule sends and undo sends, and your Mail app will send reminders for you to follow up on emails.
Search has also been overhauled to give more complete and accurate results in your Mail app, correcting typos, showing synonyms and more. This will also be available for Mail on your iPhone, too.
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Badminton
Indonesia Masters 2022: Veterans Saina, Kashyap and Prannoy withdraw last-minute
Many Indian shuttlers are choosing to skip the BWF Super 500 Indonesia Masters with Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashpay and HS Prannoy being the latest to withdraw at the eleventh hour.
Star badminton couple Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap, along with India's recent Thomas Cup hero HS Prannoy, made late pullouts from the Indonesian Masters Super Series 500 event beginning in Jakarta on Tuesday.
India's first Olympic medal-winning shuttler Saina has decided to skip citing workload management, while Kashyap is yet to regain fitness after recovering from a hamstring injury.
"I had injured my hamstring just before the selection trials and that took seven weeks to heal, then I had an ankle issue," Kashyap told PTI. "I am fine now. But I need to get my fitness back. Hope to play a few of the next four events.
"Saina withdrew because there are so many tournaments so she thought it is better if she plays next week and skips this one. She is fine," Kashyap added.
Prannoy, who played a key role in India's historic triumph in the Thomas Cup last month, also pulled out to focus on the next four events on the Tour.
"I will skip this Indonesia event. I will play the next. I am in good shape. Looking forward to the next few weeks," Prannoy said.
The men's team touched a new high with its Thomas Cup exploits where India defeated 14-time champions Indonesia to win its first-ever title. But the Indian flavour will be missing in the men's section after the withdrawals of Srikanth, Kashyap and Prannoy.
Srikkanth had earlier withdrawn and the top-ranked Indian shuttler and world championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen will carry India's hope in the men's singles.
The men's singles draw features the second Indian in Sameer Verma who faces a qualifier to open his campaign.
In their absence, Sen and PV Sindhu would be in focus as they look to hit top gear in the build-up to the Commonwealth Games, starting July 28.
World number nine Sen, seeded seventh, will take on Denmark's Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus in a tricky opening round clash. The top-ranked Indian has a 0-2 head-to-head record against Kristian. Sen last faced him in the Denmark Open in 2020 when he lost his pre-quarterfinal to the home favourite. The 20-year-old would be keen to better his record against Kristian.
In Saina's absence, Sindhu is the lone Indian in the fray in the women's singles main draw. After making a semifinal exit in the Thailand Open, double Olympic medallist Sindhu will look to go all the way. She will begin with a clash against Line Christophersen of Denmark.
In the men's doubles, Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy will take on local players Pramudya Kusumawardana and Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan.
There are two Indian pairs in the women's doubles section. Seeded 22nd, Ashwini Ponappa and N Sikki Reddy find themselves in the top half and open their campaign against Jacqueline Lima and Samia Lima of Brazil.
The Indian duo faces a potentially tough second-round clash against the top-seeded Chinese duo of Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan.
In the tournament-opener, Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker are the second Indian pair in the main draw and will be up against second-seeded Lee So Hee and Shin Seung Chan of South Korea. | https://thebridge.in/badminton/indonesia-masters-saina-nehwal-kashyap-prannoy-withdraw-32146 | 2022-06-06T18:20:16Z | https://thebridge.in/badminton/indonesia-masters-saina-nehwal-kashyap-prannoy-withdraw-32146 | true | 4 |
Monday, June 06, 2022
Tory UK Cabinet Member asserts the UK is at war with Ukraine
Here is a clip of the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport arguing that Boris Johnson should remain in office because we are at war with Ukraine.
Honestly, Nadine, the Wales-Ukraine game was not that acrimonious and everybody left on good terms.
When did you and Boris Johnson declare war, exactly?
Honestly, Nadine, the Wales-Ukraine game was not that acrimonious and everybody left on good terms.
When did you and Boris Johnson declare war, exactly? | http://peterblack.blogspot.com/2022/06/tory-uk-cabinet-member-asserts-uk-is-at.html | 2022-06-06T18:24:30Z | http://peterblack.blogspot.com/2022/06/tory-uk-cabinet-member-asserts-uk-is-at.html | false | null |
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