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BERLIN (AP) — Germany triggers second phase of three-level emergency plan for gas supply amid dwindling deliveries from Russia.
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UNITY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKBN)- An East Palestine man died after a motorcycle crash in Unity Township Wednesday night, according to Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Troopers said that Cameron Boots, 21, died after his 2005 Suzuki GSX-R 600 struck a 2016 Dodge Caravan on State Route 165.
Reports said that the Dodge was hit by the motorcycle as it was pulling into a private driveway.
Both the driver of the Dodge and a 15-year-old passenger were taken to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital for the treatment of injuries.
Fire departments and paramedics from East Palestine and New Waterford assisted with the crash.
Reports said that Boots was dead on scene and that he was wearing a helmet. The crash is under investigation. | https://www.wytv.com/news/local-news/man-dead-after-motorcycle-crash-in-columbiana-county/ | 2022-06-23T09:10:49Z | https://www.wytv.com/news/local-news/man-dead-after-motorcycle-crash-in-columbiana-county/ | false | null |
China commerce ministry says the sooner U.S. tariffs are lifted, the sooner consumers will benefit
BEIJING, June 23 (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry said the sooner U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods are lifted, the sooner consumers and companies will benefit, ministry spokesperson Shu Jueting told a news conference on Thursday.
Removing all additional tariffs on Chinese goods will benefit China, the U.S. and the world, Shu said, adding that the two countries should create conditions for economic and trade cooperation.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday said that removing the tariffs would likely have a limited effect on controlling short-term inflation.
(Reporting by Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo; editing by John Stonestreet)
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This editorial was published by the Coeur d’Alene Press.
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They wore balaclavas and ball caps, not white hoods.
Khakis and blue shirts, not white robes.
According to police, the 31 virulent visitors came to Coeur d’Alene on June 11 with one goal: To incite a riot. They’ve been identified as members of a white nationalist group called Patriot Front.
The judicial system will determine what’s to become of the invaders, all but two of whom are not Idaho residents. Some citizens will be disappointed in the legal outcome because the planned riot never happened. But there’s cause for optimism.
Other than a couple of arrests at City Park for trespassing and disorderly conduct — reportedly, Oregon residents, not locals — the Pride in the Park event was celebrated without incident. That’s saying something, as a powderkeg fuse could easily have been lit.
Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White had laid out a clear plan for the day, with Pride in the Park and Gun d’Alene participants gathering so close together. His department’s mission was to ensure both groups were free to exercise their First Amendment rights within the full breadth of the law — but not beyond. Both groups deserve credit for keeping the peace.
Police maintained an appropriate presence throughout the day, acting as a deterrent to those with ill intent and as a protective force for those acting within the law. Well done.
But a very different end to this story may have been written, according to Chief White, revealing a key plot twist.
“I don’t think this would have been as successful had we not had one extremely astute citizen who saw something that looked very concerning to them and reported it to us,” he said.
Cheers to you, whoever you are. You may have saved lives.
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Anime Destruction Simulator is a new Roblox game created by developers Breaking Blocks for the gaming platform. The objective of this game is for the players to destroy everything around them, such as blowing up buildings, objects, and other structures to gain currency.
Players can also use Roblox Anime Destruction Simulator codes to redeem new weapons, coins, and other additional freebies. This newly found resource enables players to upgrade their powers and makes them more powerful, strengthening their ability to destroy things.
There are also different worlds in Anime Destruction Simulator where players can head and attempt to break bigger and stronger things. Players can also sell each brick they collect by destroying blocks for a certain amount of coins, which gamers can use to buy better backpacks, rockets, and bombs.
In Anime Destruction Simulator, players venture through various anime worlds and destroy everything that stands in their path. But destroying stuff to gain currency and buy boosts and other resources is tiresome.
To help you with that, we have gathered a list of some codes that players can redeem and use these Anime Destruction Simulator codes for some absolutely free in-game boosts.
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Even though redeeming codes in Roblox is usually a seemingly easy process, sometimes it isn’t as easy. For instance, redeeming simple codes with just alphabets and numerical characters is relatively easy.
In contrast, the same process turns out to be tricky when it comes to codes with special characters. This is the main reason why copying and pasting codes is the easiest process to redeem instead of typing it out, as it reduces the chance of an error of any sort.
Like most codes on Roblox, Anime Destruction Simulator creators have also not stated when these codes will expire. It is therefore best if the players redeem these codes as soon as possible.
Here is a roundup of the latest codes that are working and are valid right now for Roblox Anime Destruction Simulator in June 2022:
- nice2.5k—Redeem for 200 Yen and XP Boost.
- destroy1k—Redeem for a Yen & XP Boost.
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- freeyen—Redeem for 100 Yen.
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Sadly, codes in Roblox do not stay valid for a long duration. Luckily, there are no expired codes in the Anime Destruction Simulator yet.
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Follow these easy steps to redeem codes in-game:
- Open Roblox and log in using your username and password.
- Type the game "Anime Destruction Simulator" in the search box, launch it and wait for the game to load.
- Tap on the Twitter icon on the right side of the screen.
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- Enter any one of the codes from the list of active and working codes from the list above into the text box of the new window.
- Press the Confirm Button to redeem your promised freebie immediately.
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President Biden will attend the G7 meeting in Germany, where leaders likely will address Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports along the Black Sea, which is endangering food security in some countries.
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Project expands salt marsh in Franklin County for the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
WINTER GARDEN, Fla., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Sea & Shoreline announced the completion of a project that will help to restore and enhance the intertidal and coastal habitat adjacent to Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory (FSUCML) on St. James Island in Franklin County, FL. With funding from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Sea & Shoreline was contracted to excavate unsuitable soils within the existing salt marsh area, excavate suitable soils from an existing dredge spoil disposal area on the FSUCML property, and place the suitable soils to expand the salt marsh area waterward.
The project was designed by Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure, Inc., and intended to address the shoreline along the FSUCML which is highly impacted as a result of dredging that occurred during the 1960s to create a boat basin, navigational channel, and boat ramp critical to the research conducted at the FSUCML. The primary mission of the FSUCML is to conduct interdisciplinary research focused on the coastal and marine ecosystems of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico.
"We are excited to complete another project for FWC," said Sea & Shoreline's Vice President of Project Management Dr. Andy Risi. Sea & Shoreline recently completed other projects for FWC including Lake Istokpoga Revegetation, Moore's Creek Eelgrass Planting and Exclosure Relocation, and Blue Springs Bank Stabilization. The company is also currently working on the Warm Mineral Springs Restoration and Enhancement.
Since its inception in 2014, Sea & Shoreline's heralded experience with scientifically validated methods of aquatic restoration has proven successful across more than 150 environmental projects. The company continues to be the industry leader in rehabilitating threatened and corrupted aquatic environments, with proven success in places such as Crystal River, Homosassa River, the Caloosahatchee River, and the Indian River Lagoon.
Sea & Shoreline, LLC is a Florida-based aquatic restoration firm that restores fresh and saltwater habitats to healthy and self-sustaining ecosystems. Services include seagrass, oyster reef, coral reef, and propeller scar restorations, dredging, living shorelines, vegetated retaining walls, wetland plantings, berm and bank stabilizations, and seagrass mitigation banking. For more information, please visit seaandshoreline.com, or follow us on social media LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
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Musician Charles Lloyd is releasing three different albums featuring three trio ensembles. The first, Chapel, comes out Friday and the Ocean in August and Sacred Thread in October.
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‘A movement not a moment’: NHL focuses on racial diversity
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Hockey Writer
Anson Carter remembers watching in high school as some of his friends abandoned hockey for being “too white” as he forged ahead, eyes set on a pro career. By the time he reached the National Hockey League, dreadlocks were flowing out from underneath his helmet as he skated.
“It wasn’t, ‘Well, he might be Black, we’re not really sure, we don’t really know,’” he said, a note of pride in his voice. “You knew that I was Black.”
As one of the few Black players in the NHL at the time, his presence during a career that spanned from 1996-2007 didn’t go unnoticed to those friends in Toronto. They told him their kids are playing hockey.
“That makes me more proud than even playing in league myself because they’re like, ‘You played, so why shouldn’t my kids play?’” Carter said. “To see that change with the way my friends would think, it’s an amazing thing.”
Fifteen years since Carter hung up his skates, the NHL has taken what it sees as significant strides to improve diversity on the ice and in the stands, a long overdue pursuit aimed at expanding hockey’s footprint globally and closing the popularity gap with other leagues in the U.S. Raising minority participation in management, coaching and officiating is part of a long-term plan executives hope changes the very face of hockey in the coming years.
“Anybody that expects us to wave a magic wand and have these things happen immediately as opposed to over time, they don’t understand how real change works,” said Kim Davis, who joined the NHL as executive VP of social impact, growth and legislative affairs in late 2017. “What I’m encouraged by is the fact that our owners and our leaders of our 32 clubs and at the NHL level are committed to this. People are leaning into this. They understand that this is, as I often say, a movement not a moment and it’s going to take us time to make the change. But we’re already seeing it.”
Davis said there are currently 54 active players who are Arab, Asian, Black, Latino or Indigenous, which would make up roughly 7% of the league. While the NHL does not keep official statistics on the racial makeup of team rosters, that is a significant increase over when Carter played.
This postseason has been a showcase of that diversity with several minority players at the forefront.
Nazem Kadri, who is of Lebanese descent, has been one of Colorado’s most influential players and scored the overtime winner in Game 4 of the final Wednesday that put the Avalanche one victory away from the Stanley Cup, while Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, who is Black and from France, is an important newcomer for Tampa Bay in its bid for a three-peat. New York Rangers fan favorite Ryan Reaves and defenseman K’Andre Miller, as well as Edmonton star Evander Kane, who are Black, were all playing in the conference finals.
“There is that little kid at home right now who’s going to be able to watch a game and go, ‘Look!’” Bellemare said. “Because, naturally you’re trying to mimic somebody that you can see yourself in.”
Richard Lapchick, director of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, said having Black stars in hockey is “going to also increase the speed with which young Black kids might start to take up hockey.” Putting players like Kadri and Reaves front and center in marketing campaigns is just one of several avenues that have to be successful to see meaningful growth.
The push for more diversity in front office hires has so far featured more success with women than people of color. Carter and Davis both pointed to the Dallas Stars’ recent hire of Al Montoya as director of community outreach as a tangible step forward after his involvement in the NHL’s player inclusion committee — one of several established in the wake of Akim Aliu’s revelation in 2019 he was the victim of racist language by a coach in the minors and the racial reckoning in the U.S. that began in 2020.
Montoya recently wrote on a notepad, “Enduring change doesn’t happen over time” and shares with Carter the theory that more diverse front offices will lead to the same kind of change on the ice.
“It’s one thing to hire just to make a hire and you don’t want to do that,” said Montoya, a retired goaltender who was the first Cuban American and first Spanish-speaking player in the NHL. “You want to have the best. Diverse minds bring diverse perspective, and that leads to a great product. I always use the concept of you don’t want all right-handed players on the ice. The same goes for the office. You don’t want everyone that thinks the same.”
Carter compares it to the days when European players were stereotyped as soft or when U.S. college players were overlooked because they didn’t go the junior hockey route in Canada. The NHL has undoubtedly become a better product since their widespread integration.
“It has become normal to see diverse players playing on the ice because they’re getting normalized in the front office,” Carter said. “And people might not be like, ‘If that guy’s got dreads and he’s playing, we’re not really sure if he’s serious about playing hockey or going to be a rapper,’ if you’ve got a Black person like myself or in a front office or a part of a management team.”
The NHL in July is set to release its first demographic study and report on diversity, equity and inclusion, which Davis said will clearly show demographics are shifting around the league in terms of representation. Lapchick said the NHL for the first time is working with him on a racial and gender report card, which could yield results in six months or so.
“It also provides us with a baseline so that we can measure and hold ourselves accountable to the future,” Davis said. “We’ll look at the youth participation and the number of kids of color in our First Shift programs in Canada and our Learn to Play programs. We’re seeing that the pipeline of kids moving into elite pathways is increasing. All of these indicators are moving in the right direction, and that’s what we want. We want these indicators to be pointing in the right direction.”
Those grassroots efforts to grow the game in Black, Latino and other underrepresented communities — a smart business move for any league — has been going on for a long time. Lapchick points out that despite Major League Baseball’s decades of efforts and financial investments, there are fewer Black players now than ever before, and understands that’s a challenge for hockey, as well.
“It’s an expensive sport — it’s not that accessible,” Lapchick said. “So, it’s an uphill battle on that level.”
Carter, who heads the player inclusion committee and is a Turner Sports analyst, is in regular contact with representatives from USA Hockey and other organizations to continue work on those efforts, which include the Pittsburgh Penguins last year establishing the Willie O’Ree Academy that offers Black players free instruction. The Penguins also launched a hockey diversity program run by former Jamaican national team captain Jaden Lindo and worked to open the first rink in Pittsburgh city limits in decades.
“It’s that kind of intentional work that has to continue to happen at every single level in all of our markets that’s going to really move the dial on all of these things,” Davis said.
That dial isn’t at zero. According to Davis, women make up 40% of NHL fans and 25% of the overall number are people of color. The work now is about building off that for the future, with the next steps in Carter’s mind involving more minority representation in front office and ownership roles.
“We’re moving in the right direction,” he said. “That’s going to happen with time as you get more candidates brought to the table. You’re going to see it happening slowly but surely.”
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Dedicated group focuses specifically on emerging private credit and private infrastructure secondaries markets, building on firm's deep asset class experience
LONDON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FIRSTavenue, a leading global private funds placement agent and investment advisory firm, today announced Nick Chronias, Partner, has been appointed Global Head of the Capital Solutions Group dedicated to servicing the growing private funds secondary market. Based in London, Chronias was previously co-Head of Private Placements for FIRSTavenue.
The Capital Solutions Group builds on FIRSTavenue's deep experience in private credit and private infrastructure by focusing specifically on the secondaries markets within these asset classes.
"Private credit and private infrastructure secondaries are at an inflection point, as the underlying markets mature to the point where they can support an active secondary market for LP interests and GP solutions," said Paul Buckley, CEO and Managing Partner of FIRSTavenue. "In this context, we see a compelling opportunity for FIRSTavenue to provide specialized solutions to clients navigating this dynamic landscape."
"This is an exciting time for both FIRSTavenue and the markets we serve," said Chronias. "We believe that the Capital Solutions Group can continue its role as a first mover as credit and infrastructure secondaries begin to catch up to private equity secondaries markets. We look forward to providing focused advice to existing and new clients."
FIRSTavenue is a leading global placement agent and advisory firm. We are focused on raising capital for private funds and companies and providing advice on private secondary transactions. FIRSTavenue operates across three asset classes: private credit, private equity, and infrastructure. We are a team of over 45 professionals based in five offices across the globe.
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NEET SS 2021: The Supreme Court dismissed plea to add in-service quota seats of NEET super speciality 2021 surrendered by Tamil Nadu
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NEET SS 2021: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to add 92 “in-service quota seats" of NEET super speciality 2021 surrendered by Tamil Nadu in the newly added seats and make them available to all candidates irrespective of their joining in earlier rounds.
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NEET SS 2021: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to add 92 “in-service quota seats" of NEET super speciality 2021 surrendered by Tamil Nadu in the newly added seats and make them available to all candidates irrespective of their joining in earlier rounds.
Notably, a vacation bench of Justices C T Ravikumar and Sudhanshu Dhulia said the top court on May 9 had allowed mop-up round for all the unfilled, stray, vacant super-speciality seats subject to the condition that any doctor who had joined seats earlier will not be allowed to join.
Notably, a vacation bench of Justices C T Ravikumar and Sudhanshu Dhulia said the top court on May 9 had allowed mop-up round for all the unfilled, stray, vacant super-speciality seats subject to the condition that any doctor who had joined seats earlier will not be allowed to join.
Interestingly, the Supreme Court bench observed that, "we cannot go against the judgement. When there's a specific direction, we cannot. When the law is laid down by this court, now merely because you're not a party to the judgement. We don't think that we should proceed with the contentions raised by the petitioner any further in light of order passed by this court...We have no hesitation to hold that petitioner is not entitled to seek such prayer in this direction. In short, such writ petition must fail and is dismissed."
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Interestingly, the Supreme Court bench observed that, "we cannot go against the judgement. When there's a specific direction, we cannot. When the law is laid down by this court, now merely because you're not a party to the judgement. We don't think that we should proceed with the contentions raised by the petitioner any further in light of order passed by this court...We have no hesitation to hold that petitioner is not entitled to seek such prayer in this direction. In short, such writ petition must fail and is dismissed."
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The top court was hearing a plea filed by Kaviyarasan M P and others seeking a direction to add 92 “in-service quota seats" of NEET super speciality 2021 surrendered by Tamil Nadu in the newly added seats and make them available to all candidates irrespective of their joining in earlier rounds.
The top court was hearing a plea filed by Kaviyarasan M P and others seeking a direction to add 92 “in-service quota seats" of NEET super speciality 2021 surrendered by Tamil Nadu in the newly added seats and make them available to all candidates irrespective of their joining in earlier rounds.
Meanwhile on May 9, 2022 the counsel appearing on behalf of Tamil Nadu had told the apex court that the 92 unfilled seats of the in-service quota of the State shall be surrendered this year to the All India Quota (AIQ).
Meanwhile on May 9, 2022 the counsel appearing on behalf of Tamil Nadu had told the apex court that the 92 unfilled seats of the in-service quota of the State shall be surrendered this year to the All India Quota (AIQ).
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati had stated that a mop up round will be held for completing the process of admission to super specialty medical courses, occasioned by the surrender of 92 seats by Tamil Nadu to the AIQ.
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati had stated that a mop up round will be held for completing the process of admission to super specialty medical courses, occasioned by the surrender of 92 seats by Tamil Nadu to the AIQ.
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The top court had then said, "The mop up round shall be held for all the unfilled/stray/vacant super specialty seats subject to the condition that any doctor who has joined a seat in the earlier round shall not be eligible for participating in the mop up round. Since the mop round is being held, a suitable extension of time may be granted for completing the admissions."
The top court had then said, "The mop up round shall be held for all the unfilled/stray/vacant super specialty seats subject to the condition that any doctor who has joined a seat in the earlier round shall not be eligible for participating in the mop up round. Since the mop round is being held, a suitable extension of time may be granted for completing the admissions." | https://www.livemint.com/news/india/neet-super-speciality-2021-sc-dismisses-plea-to-add-in-service-quota-seats-surrendered-by-tamil-nadu/amp-11655969824424.html | 2022-06-23T09:28:24Z | https://www.livemint.com/news/india/neet-super-speciality-2021-sc-dismisses-plea-to-add-in-service-quota-seats-surrendered-by-tamil-nadu/amp-11655969824424.html | true | 5 |
An eventful summer, as far as national news. Recently I have heard two statements, both of which are false.
1. A Senator recently said, regarding the apparently imminent end of Roe v. Wade: “A Constitutional right has never been taken away before.”
2. A historian recently said, regarding the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021: “It was the greatest Constitutional crisis we have ever faced.”
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I know both these statements are false because I recently read The Broken Constitution by Noah Feldman. The book considers the actual greatest Constitutional crisis we have ever faced, which began in late 1860.
And that crisis had to do with a “Constitutional right” that was ultimately “taken away:” the right to own black people as slaves.
Feldman argues that the U.S. has actually had two constitutions. The first held sway until the Civil War. Then President Abraham Lincoln “broke” that Constitution in order to save the Union by force. Then the amended post-war constitution became the inspiring charter for national life that we revere today.
Fact #1 that Feldman demonstrates with ample evidence: The U.S. Constitution written by the Framers, and adopted by the original thirteen states, not only countenanced chattel slavery, it fortified it as an American institution, giving it extensive protection from any possible abolitionist political movement that might arise.
Those Framers included venerable Virgininians, of course, whose pictures adorn our currency. In the minds of those men, the stability of late-18th-century Virginia required the protection of slavery as an institution. Slaves made up a critical element of the capital in the economy, as they had for nearly two centuries. Abolition would have meant the impoverishment of the governing class. So the Framers set up a federal political system designed to protect the institution, even though those same Framers thought of slavery as immoral.
As did most of Europe, at the time. We Americans rarely recognize this historical fact: when we adopted our slavery-protecting constitution, we were bucking the moral trend of the late-18th-century Western world.
Then the twist of history came, that the Framers did not anticipate. The “Industrial Revolution” was well underway, and the Framers thought that would lead to a gradual transition away from the farm economy, which, in the South, involved slavery.
But the invention of a particular Industrial-Revolution machine, the cotton gin, turned cotton farming into a huge, Industrial-Revolution business. Shortly after the adoption of the slavery-protecting U.S. Constitution, slavery became a bigger business than it ever was before. Since we had a professional Union army (thanks to the Constitution), we used military force to expand the big business of slave-produced cotton into the land that had been the home of the Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Seminoles, Natchez, and other tribes (i.e. Tennessee and the Deep-South states).
Feldman’s book focuses on Lincoln and his thinking during the protracted Constitutional crisis called the Civil War. When Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on New Year’s Day, 1863, he knew it would change the country forever. But he justified himself legally with a line of reasoning that we now find quite remarkable.
To paraphrase Lincoln’s thinking, as he put pen to paper to sign the proclamation:
Yes, slaveowners have a Constitutional right to their property, and their slaves belong to them as their property. But we are at war. In wartime, the opposing military force has the right to confiscate the property of the enemy, if the property can be put to any military use. Therefore, I have the right to order the ‘confiscation’ of the slaves in the Confederacy, by emancipating them, so that those freed blacks can fight on our side.
Even at the moment when Lincoln set in motion the chain of events that would spell the end of chattel slavery in America, he still thought of the right to own slaves as a “Constitutional right.” He “took it away” solely as a matter of military necessity. In other words, if the blacks were all Quakers, or some other kind of pacifist, and would not fight, for either side, then Lincoln would not have thought himself legally justified in emancipating them.
Lincoln did not want to act as a dictator. He followed the international law of war, which allows for property confiscation, when the property in question is militarily useful. Now, that same law of war also stipulates that confiscated property should be returned to the owner at the end of the war. But Lincoln reasoned that, in order to get freed blacks to fight hard for the Union, he had to promise them freedom for life. So even that aspect of emancipation was justified, in Lincoln’s mind, by military usefulness.
Because the Confederate states had broken faith with the Constitution and compelled him to use military means to subdue them, Lincoln considered himself justified in substituting the international law of war for the customary provisions of law in the U.S., as long as the war lasted.
Feldman argues that this means that the original Constitution was effectively abrogated during the war. Indeed, Lincoln not only deep-sixed what had been thought of as “property rights” when it came to slaves, he also did away with free speech and the right to a speedy trial.
But you don’t have to go the whole way to agreeing with Feldman–that we have actually had two Constitutions–in order to grasp this: The problems with the presidential transition between the election of November 2020 and the inauguration of January 2021 were not the worst Constitutional crisis we have ever had.
The transition period between the election of 1860 and the inauguration of 1861 saw the secession of seven states from the Union. South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas all seceded between the election and Lincoln’s inauguration.
So even if the secession of those seven states was all that happened 1860-1861, it would still qualify as far worse than 2020-2021. But it was only the beginning, of course. Four more states seceded between April and June 1861. Then there was a war that lasted four long years, costing 600,000 American lives. Then Lincoln was assasinated less than a week after the war ended, as he was just beginning his second term in office.
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I’m not trying to make light of what happened on January 6, 2021. I have listened to some of the congessional-committee hearings on the radio. The testimony has painted a compelling picture of serious wrongdoing and grave danger.
But if the purpose of the hearings in enlightenment and understanding, it hardly serves the goal to overstate the case, with historical amnesia. We had a Constitutional crisis from late 1860 through at least 1865, a crisis like we have never had, and which, please God, we will never have again.
And the idea that ending Roe v. Wade would be the first instance of “taking away a Constitutional right?” Another example of obtuse historical amnesia. The “right” to abortion belongs in the same dustbin of history as the “right” to own slaves. Both amount to specious claims to a “right.” Thank God for sober minds finding their way clear to taking those “rights” away.
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Too hot to Handel! Lewis Hamilton shows his appreciation for 18th century composer George Frideric as eccentric F1 ace makes another bold fashion statement
His questionable style statements have arguably generated as much attention as his exploits on the grid, but Lewis Hamilton had another surprise in store as he ventured out on Wednesday afternoon.
The fashion conscious Formula One ace revealed a hitherto unknown appreciation for classical music, in particular the symphonies of famed 18th century Baroque composer George Frideric Handel, while dining out in West Hollywood.
Happy-go-lucky Lewis, 37, wore a distinctive oversized orange T-shirt emblazoned with an image of the iconic German-British composer, famed for his melodic operas, oratorios and organ concertos.
Surprise: Lewis Hamilton revealed a hitherto unknown appreciation for classical music, in particular George Frideric Handel, while dining out in West Hollywood on Wednesday
The Mercedes driver, who has previously tried his hand at singing with mixed results, added to his look with a pair of baggy, loose-fitting jeans and Nike high-top trainers.
With temperatures steadily climbing across southern California, he rounded off his ensemble with a lilac bucket hat as he exited popular Italian restaurant Cecconi's with a doggy-bag.
Clearly making the most of his time away from the circuit, Lewis gave onlookers a beaming smile as he made his way towards a waiting car with the carry-out.
Hitting all the right notes: Happy-go-lucky Lewis, 37, wore a distinctive oversized orange T-shirt emblazoned with an image of the iconic German-British composer
Going his own way: Hamilton's questionable style statements have arguably generated as much attention as his exploits on the grid (seen here at the Canadian Grand Prix last week)
German born Handel was especially noted for his orchestral Water Music and Music For The Royal Fireworks, while his anthem Zadok The Priest has been performed at every Royal coronation since 1727.
The composer became a naturalised British subject the year of its first performance, and died in London aged 74 in 1759.
While Hamilton's talent is typically reserved for the circuit, he has been urged to retire as the seven-time champion continues to struggle this season behind the new generation of drivers.
Advice: The F1 driver has been urged to retire as the seven-time champion continues to struggle this season behind the new generation of drivers
Struggles: The Mercedes driver has not won any of his last 10 races - equalling the longest run of his career - and sits 98 points adrift of last year’s title rival Max Verstappen of Red Bull
Hamilton is sixth in the drivers’ standings nine races in, which would be the worst result of his 16-season F1 career.
The Mercedes driver has not won any of his last 10 races - equalling the longest run of his career - and sits 98 points adrift of last year’s title rival Max Verstappen of Red Bull.
And three-time champion Sir Jackie Stewart admitted he thinks the time has come for Hamilton to pursue his various other interests.
‘It’s time for him to resign,’ said Stewart, 83. ‘He’s got music, he’s got culture, he loves clothing and the rag trade would be absolutely suitable for him.
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They begin their campaign with a trip to Wigan Athletic on July 30 and end it with Sunderland at home on May 6.
Amongst the standout dates are the trip to Blackpool on October 22, and the reverse fixture on April 1, the visit of Burnley on September 13, and the reverse fixture on February 11.
Blackburn Rovers will come to PR1 on December 10 with Ewood Park hosting the Lilywhites on April 22.
The fourth local side, Wigan, will come to Deepdale on February 25.
PNE’s fixture list in full:
Sat Jul 30 - Wigan Athletic A
Sat Aug 6 – Hull City H
Wed Aug 10 - Carabao Cup Round One
Sat Aug 13 – Luton Town A
Tue Aug 16 – Rotherham United H
Sat Aug 20 – Watford H
Wed Aug 24 – Carabao Cup Round Two
Sat Aug 27 – Cardiff City A
Wed Aug 31 – Coventry City A
Sat Sep 3 – Birmingham City H
Sat Sep 10 – Bristol City A
Tue Sep 13 – Burnley H
Sat Sep 17 – Sheffield United H
Sat Sep 24 – International Date
Sat Oct 1 – Sunderland A
Wed Oct 5 – West Bromwich Albion H
Sat Oct 8 – Norwich City A
Sat Oct 15 – Stoke City H
Tue Oct 18 – Huddersfield Town A
Sat Oct 22 – Blackpool A
Sat Oct 29 – Middlesbrough H
Tue Nov 1 – Swansea City H
Sat Nov 5 – Reading A or Emirates FA Cup Round 1
Wed Nov 9 – Carabao Cup Round Three
Sat Nov 12 – Millwall H
Sat Nov 19 – FIFA World Cup 2022
Sat Nov 26 – FIFA World Cup 2022 / Emirates FA Cup Round 2
Sat Dec 3 – FIFA World Cup 2022
Sat Dec 10 – Blackburn Rovers A and FIFA World Cup 2022
Sat Dec 17 – Queens Park Rangers H and FIFA World Cup 2022
Wed Dec 21 – Carabao Cup Round Four
Mon Dec 26 – Huddersfield Town H
Thu Dec 29 – West Bromwich Albion A
Sun Jan 1 – Stoke City A
Sat Jan 7 – Emirates FA Cup Round 3
Wed Jan 11 – Carabao Cup Round Five
Sat Jan 14 – Norwich City H
Sat Jan 21 – Birmingham City A
Wed Jan 25 – Carabao Cup Semi-Final (1)
Sat Jan 28 – Coventry City H or Emirates FA Cup Round 4
Wed Feb 1 – Carabao Cup Semi-Final (2)
Sat Feb 4 – Bristol City H
Sat Feb 11 – Burnley A
Wed Feb 15 – Luton Town H
Sat Feb 18 – Hull City A
Sat Feb 25 – Wigan Athletic H
Sun Feb 26 – Carabao Cup Final
Wed Mar 1 – Emirates FA Cup 5
Sat Mar 4 – Watford A
Sat Mar 11 – Cardiff City H
Tue Mar 14 – Rotherham United A
Sat Mar 18 – Middlesbrough A or Emirates FA Cup Quarter-Final
Sat Mar 25 – International Date
Sat Apr 1 – Blackpool H
Fri Apr 7 – Queens Park Rangers A
Mon Apr 10 – Reading H
Sat Apr 15 – Millwall A
Wed Apr 19 – Swansea City A
Sat Apr 22 – Blackburn Rovers H or Emirates FA Cup Semi-Final
Sat Apr 29 – Sheffield United A
Sat May 6 – Sunderland H
Sat Jun 3 – Emirates FA Cup Final
Fixtures are subject to change
Key Dates
Carabao Cup first round: Tuesday 9th August 2022
Championship pause for World Cup: Saturday 12th Nov 2022
Championship resumption: Saturday 10th December 2022
FA Cup third round: Saturday 7th January 2023
Carabao Cup final: Sunday 26th February 2023
Championship Play-Off final: Monday 29th May 2023
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- 3 in 4 restaurants are leaning into tech to manage talent shortages
- Experts provide tips for 45% of consumers struggling to book a table
ATLANTA, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After a turbulent two years, business has returned to "normal-ish" for most restaurants, but the ongoing hospitality labor shortage is keeping many from operating at full capacity…and keeping eager consumers from getting a table at preferred eateries. Popmenu's new nationwide surveys of 374 restaurant owners and operators (May 18 - June 10) and 1,002 consumers (May 20-21) shed light on the industry's recovery, the impact of pent-up demand and warmer weather, and what this means for in-person dining options – or lack thereof – this summer.
The Road to Recovery – The vast majority of restaurant owners and operators report that market demand and sales at their locations have bounced back or will soon. However, a significant percentage voiced concern that another COVID wave this summer could shutter their business for good.
Key Findings
- 30% of restaurant owners and operators say their business has returned to pre-COVID levels while 25% say business has surpassed pre-COVID levels.
- 29% expect business to return to pre-COVID levels in the second half of 2022 while others anticipate it will take longer to recover.
- 42% say their business wouldn't likely survive another COVID surge this summer.
Impact of the Labor Shortage on Summer Dining – While restaurants readily welcome the influx of in-person diners this summer, they've had to turn some business away because they don't have enough workers to keep pace with guest volume. More are relying on tech to help bridge labor gaps.
Key Findings
- 51% of restaurants don't have the staff needed to handle on-premise demand this summer.
- 33% are not operating at full capacity because they can't find enough staff.
- 76% of restaurants have adopted new tech or increased tech usage to manage through the labor shortage, ranging from online ordering and contactless dining to digital waitlisting and AI phone answering.1
Competition for Reservations – Consumers are having a hard time reserving tables at preferred eateries as restaurants advise to book well in advance.
Key Findings
- 52% of restaurant owners and operators say consumers are not likely to get a reservation with them on the same day.
- 45% of consumers are currently having trouble getting a reservation at a preferred restaurant.
- 59% of consumers are ordering online more often because of long wait times or no available seating.
"While more than half of restaurant owners and operators say their business has reached or surpassed pre-pandemic sales, they can't take full advantage of the demand for on-premise dining because they're short-staffed," said Brendan Sweeney, CEO and Co-founder of Popmenu. "This can be incredibly frustrating for restaurateurs — and their customers — which is why more are relying on guest-facing technology to make operations more efficient and capture revenue opportunities that would have otherwise been missed. For consumers, a little patience, planning ahead and staying connected with the restaurant will help ensure you're next on the guest list."
Popmenu recommends the following tips to help consumers increase their chances of booking a table this summer:
- Book early: A week in advance will typically suffice to guarantee a seat, but keep in mind that some restaurants are booking three weeks out or even longer.
- Become a follower: Most restaurants will provide an opportunity for you to join a loyalty program or mailing list. VIP members often receive perks like priority seating, advance invites to events and exclusive discounts and promotions. Also make sure to follow your favorite restaurants on social media for insider info so you can plan ahead.
- Set up alerts: Different reservation apps will instantly notify you if a reservation time you wanted for a restaurant becomes available. Move quickly to snatch up the time before someone else does.
- Avoid peak hours. From early birds to night owls, booking outside of popular times such as 12pm to 2pm or 6pm to 8pm increases your chances of securing a table.
- Order to go: If all else fails, an impromptu picnic with your favorite restaurant food is always fun.
1Data from Popmenu's nationwide survey of 321 U.S. restaurant owners and operators in Q1 2022.
Popmenu conducted a nationwide survey of 374 U.S. restaurant owners and operators from May 18 to June 10, 2022. The survey was anonymous and included representative samples of restaurants of all types and sizes. In addition, Popmenu conducted a nationwide, anonymous survey of 1,002 U.S. consumers, ages 18 and older, from May 20 to May 21, 2022.
Popmenu specializes in transformative online and on-premise technologies that help restaurants increase brand visibility, guest engagement, revenue and profitability. The company is a leading innovator in digital marketing and ordering technology that works with over 10,000 independent restaurants and hospitality groups. For more information about Popmenu, visit get.popmenu.com.
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There's a glass case in a hallway at the University of Oregon that looks like it should be in a museum. The case sits in the university's state-of-the-art basketball arena and holds an exhibit of women's shoes.
Basketball shoes.
Kelly Graves, the current women's basketball head coach, proudly points to one of them — white, with wings on the back heels, and chartreuse neon trim.
"It's the first shoe Nike ever made specifically for one women's basketball team," he says. "They made that for us our Final Four year."
It's a stylish looking shoe, but it's also something more — a symbol of the hard-fought movement for gender equity in women's sports.
The University of Oregon's (UO) women's basketball team is good, really good.
Under coach Graves, they've won the Pac-12 title three times. In 2019, they made it to the Final Four of the NCAA championships.
But this hasn't always been the case. Fifty years ago, in 1972, the University of Oregon didn't even have a women's basketball team. That same year, Congress passed the law known as Title IX, which bans discrimination based on gender in education, including sports.
Title IX opened up a world that had been dominated by men, and promised to completely change college sports.
One year later, Oregon's first women's varsity basketball team was created.
Still, the team did not receive equal treatment. It also took another 20 years before the University of Oregon hired its first full-time female basketball coach.
When Jody Runge arrived in 1993, she seized on the promise of equity in Title IX. But what Runge found was an athletic department with clear disparities between men's and women's basketball.
The men's team got better practice times, a locker room with showers, more promotions to bring in fans. The men's coach got more pay. These kinds of inequities were a reality at universities all across the country.
Many women in college athletics believed schools were failing to meet their legal obligations under Title IX. Runge tried to hold the athletic department accountable.
She was successful in many ways, but eventually lost not only her job, but her career. And her accomplishments in improving equity at Oregon were ignored for years. Runge paid a high price for her fight.
Graves coaches in a different world than Runge and women who came before her. The women's team plays in a brand new arena. The locker rooms are spacious and comfortable. Graves has an office that overlooks the practice courts. And some of his star players, including Sabrina Ionescu, Satou Sabally, and Ruthy Hebard have moved on to the rapidly growing WNBA.
Graves also coached Sedona Prince, whose video calling out vast disparities between the mens' and womens' weight rooms at the 2021 NCAA basketball playoffs tipped the scales toward change.
But the history of the women who laid the groundwork for women's sports at Oregon has been largely forgotten in different ways. These are women who fought battles, big and little, to try to make the ideals spelled out in Title IX a reality.
The administrator
Roll the clock back to the 1964 World Softball Championships in Orlando, Fl.
It was a decade before the passage of Title IX. Becky Sisley helped clinch the title for her team, the Erv Lind Portland Florists. The next year she accepted a teaching and coaching position at the University of Oregon. Because of her multiple sports and multiple academic degrees, Sisley rose steadily through the ranks, becoming the university's first and only female athletic director at the UO in 1973.
Two years later, she was in charge of making sure the university met its Title IX obligations. Sisley says the law defined what concrete steps schools needed to take.
"You had to have equal uniforms, transportation, meal allowance, athlete ratio, and so forth," she remembers.
But she ran into resistance.
"I remember getting very upset in a meeting, because a man yelled at me and said, 'You don't know what you're talking about,'" she says. "And he didn't know what he was talking about. One of the athletic administrators. Yelling at me."
Some roadblocks were harder than others. Getting the equal locker rooms that Graves's team enjoys took decades. Sisley oversaw the first steps. Under her leadership, the volleyball and basketball teams were granted access to a former men's changing room in the basement of the main arena.
"Those were men-only halls," Sisley says. "People were walking around nude all the time. So everything was stressful."
The locker room wasn't nice, it was full of urinals. But it was something.
In 1977, the women's athletic department merged with the men's. It was both a victory and a loss. On the one hand, Sisley jokes, it was nice for women to quit washing their own uniforms at home and be able to use the laundry services already set up for the men. But her agency was washed away; she lost the opportunity to run her own department. And the merger didn't put the men's and women's teams on equal footing.
Two years later, the women's softball team held a jog-a-thon to raise funds for a playing field. Sisley left her administrator position in 1979, after increasing the women's athletic budget eleven-fold, starting athletic scholarships for women, and helping put on the first co-ed track and field meet at the University of Oregon.
"I think of all the struggles when you started Title IX, you know, it just didn't happen overnight," Sisley says. "It took battles."
The athlete
Peg Rees was born an athlete, but in the late 1950s, years before Title IX. Her parents supported her playing sports, even if the law and wider culture did not.
"If I asked for something at Christmas, I got it," Rees remembers. "I got a football, I got a basketball, I got a catcher's mitt."
It was strategic. Rees knew if she showed up on the playground with her own gear, she'd get to play. But pickup games were her only opportunity to be on a team. When Rees was in high school, as the 1960s turned to the 1970s, her suburban Portland district didn't let girls play team sports.
"When they told me I couldn't do something because I was a girl, it was just such a random thing," Rees said. "I personally never believed it. It made me doubt all kinds of rules."
Rees swam. She played tennis. She joined the track team to throw javelin, discus and the shot put. Her junior year, Title IX became law, but that made no immediate difference at her high school.
The first time Rees had the chance to join a real team was her freshman year at Oregon. And she went all in, playing softball, volleyball, and basketball. Rees played on the first women's varsity basketball team at the university.
She joined the Title IX student committee helping to make the law become reality. After college she taught high school and started coaching.
"I just love the dynamic of being a part of a team and belonging to a group," she says.
After seven years, she returned to the University of Oregon to coach, then teach. After coaching, she led the P.E. department for decades. Now retired, she announces play-by-play commentary for UO home softball games.
The All-American
Bev Smith learned her early agility on ice. The lake in her hometown, Salmon Arm, Canada, froze in the winter and she and her siblings would spend hours trying to steal the puck from their dad. But that fun ended when the boys grew up enough to join teams. There was not a hockey team for Smith, or any girl.
She says she found herself out on the ponds, with no one else around but cows. She hated to give up her stick, but her mom insisted.
"My mom said, 'You're not going to play hockey. You're going to find something that is more ladylike to play,'" Smith remembers. "She kind of respected authority at that time."
Luckily, basketball was ladylike enough. Smith joined the Jewels, a local girls team. Her junior year of high school, she watched a former Jewel play in the Olympics. It was 1976, the first year the Olympics included women's basketball. Watching sparked something inside Smith.
"You know, wow. If she can do that, you know, why can't I?" she says.
Smith made the Canadian national team while still in high school, then in 1978 won a full-ride scholarship to the University of Oregon. She was one of the first female athletes at Oregon to get this financial award – thanks to Title IX.
Because of her natural skills and her dedicated drive, Smith began to change the way both male and female fans at Oregon perceived the women's game. During her four years, Smith was a two time All-American. She still holds the university record for steals and remains in the top five for scores, rebounds, assists and blocks. She drew new fans to the game, bigger crowds for women's basketball than Oregon had ever seen.
When Smith graduated in 1982, the university retired her number, 24, as a way to honor her and her legacy.
Then the university forgot and gave her number out again.
"Your most decorated basketball alumni's retired number is not remembered," Peg Rees says. "Somebody dropped the ball."
Rees says that error is a result of years of not taking the value of women's sports seriously.
After her four years at Oregon, Smith went overseas to be able to play pro basketball. She returned to Oregon to coach women's basketball for eight seasons, right after Runge. She also continued to play for Canada, competing in two Olympic Games. Smith now runs a successful youth sports program in Eugene.
The team
Last month, at the 2022 University of Oregon athletic Hall of Fame ceremony, Becky Sisley, Peg Rees, Bev Smith and Jody Runge found themselves in the same room together. Sisley and Smith had previously been voted into the Hall of Fame. On this night, former coach Runge was finally receiving the same honor.
Runge, in addition to taking her team to the NCAA playoffs every season for eight years, took the fight for equity further than ever before at Oregon. She won significant changes, including better uniforms, the first multi-year contract for a female coach, and university support to market and promote the women's team. She left after a very public clash with the athletic administration, and her story was buried.
A few days after the ceremony, Runge explained her complicated feelings about the event. She said she enjoyed seeing old friends and felt appreciated at the ceremony. But one thing rankled her — the way the emcee that night asked her about her fight for equity.
"The first question he asked me was how proud I am," Runge said. "It's not about being proud. It cost me a career. For people to say that I should be proud of that is really insulting, because it's not something I'm proud of. It's just something I had to do."
Emily Harris is a journalist based in Portland, Oregon. She has reported for NPR and public broadcasting nationally, internationally and locally, and is currently leading City Cast Portland. She was named most improved player on her parks & rec basketball team in 1980-something, and later ran track, played volleyball, and rowed. She is eternally grateful to the women who, in 1976, wrote Title IX on their chests and backs, went into a university administrator's office with a news photographer and stripped, protesting the lack of hot showers for women in the boathouse.
Ida Hardin is a freelance audio producer based in Eugene, Oregon. Her work has aired on NPR and member stations across the country. Ida grew up playing team sports, including, thanks to Title IX, tackle football — a memory that continues to invoke happiness for her.
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in First High-School Education Group Co., Ltd. ("FHS" or the "Company") (NYSE: FHS) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of FHS investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased FHS American Depositary Shares in or traceable to the Company's March 2021 initial public offering. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
FHS investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (a) the new rules, regulations and policies to be implemented by the Chinese government following the Two Sessions parliamentary meetings were far more severe than represented to investors and posed a material adverse threat to the Company and its business; (b) contemplated Chinese regulations and rules regarding private education were leading to a slowdown of government approval to open new educational facilities which would have a negative effect on FHS's enrollment and growth; and (c) as a result, representations made in connection with the Company's initial public offering regarding FHS's historical financial and operational metrics and purported market opportunities did not accurately reflect the actual business, operations, and financial results and trajectory of the Company at the time of the initial public offering, and were materially false and misleading and lacked a factual basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in FHS during the relevant time frame, you have until July 11, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Riskified Ltd. ("Riskified Ltd." or the "Company") (NYSE: RSKD) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Riskified Ltd. investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Riskified Class A ordinary shares in or traceable to the Company's July 2021 initial public offering. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
RSKD investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) as Riskified expanded its user base, the quality of Riskified's machine learning platform had deteriorated (rather than improved as represented in documents issued in connection with the July 2021 initial public offering), because of, among other things, inaccuracies in the algorithms associated with onboarding new merchants and entering new geographies and industries; (ii) Riskified had expanded its customer base into industries with relatively high rates of fraud – including partnerships with cryptocurrency and remittance business – in which Riskified had limited experience and that this expansion has negatively impacted the effectiveness of Riskified's machine learning platform; (iii) as a result, Riskified was suffering from materially higher chargebacks and cost of revenue and depressed gross profits and gross profit margins during its third fiscal quarter of 2021; and (iv) thus, the representations in documents issued in connection with the July 2021 initial public offering regarding Riskified's historical financial and operational metrics and purported market opportunities did not accurately reflect the actual business, operations, and financial results and trajectory of Riskified prior to and at the time of the July 2021 initial public offering, and were materially false and misleading, and lacked a factual basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Riskified Ltd. during the relevant time frame, you have until July 1, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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Simone Asia Pacific Cup 4 Indian women golfers to compete in tournament Photograph:( AFP )
The tournament will be held under the aegis of the Asia Golf Leaders Forum (AGLF). The tournament will feature a total prize purse of US$ 750,000, out of which US$ 500,000 is for the Individual event and US$ 250,000 for the Team event.
The domestic Women`s Pro Golf Tour in India has provided a massive boost for the top Indian stars, who have done well on the local Tour. Four of its players will get a chance to play in the Simone Asia Pacific Cup, which in its inaugural year will carry as much as US$ 750,000 in prize purse. Two Indian teams of two players each have been invited for the inaugural edition of the Simone Asia Pacific Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event is to be held from August 15 to 20, 2022.
The tournament will be held under the aegis of the Asia Golf Leaders Forum (AGLF). The tournament will feature a total prize purse of US$ 750,000, out of which US$ 500,000 is for the Individual event and US$ 250,000 for the Team event. The event will be a 54-hole stroke play event over three days. Initially, India were allotted one team and the two leading stars Aditi Ashok and Tvesa Malik were invited, but as per the Women`s Golf Association of India, they conveyed their regrets.
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They were replaced by Diksha Dagar and Gaurika Bishnoi.WGAI then made a strong pitch to be allowed a second Team, from their Order of Merit players. The request was accepted and Amandeep Drall and Vani Kapoor, the top 2 on the 2020-21 combined Order of Merit were chosen. All four players have conveyed their readiness. They have all been regulars on the Hero WPGT and also playing on the Ladies European Tour, besides making starts in South Africa and Australia. Champika Sayal will travel as the Team Principal-cum-Captain. | https://www.wionews.com/sports/simone-asia-pacific-cup-4-indian-women-golfers-to-compete-in-tournament-490895 | 2022-06-23T10:01:25Z | https://www.wionews.com/sports/simone-asia-pacific-cup-4-indian-women-golfers-to-compete-in-tournament-490895 | true | 1 |
Love Island star Liberty Poole has recalled how being held at knifepoint made her realise "life's too short".
Liberty, 22, and fellow co-star Kaz Kamwi were in Los Angeles for a holiday in May when a woman 'came out of nowhere' and threatened them.
Recalling the 'life-threatening' ordeal, the reality star said it was "terrifying" and the woman became "really aggressive" when she approached them while they had their phones out, filming the views around them.
"Obviously, that was a hard experience with Kaz but, I’m quite a resilient person and I always try and see the positive in stuff and I think that, at that moment in time, that was obviously that was scary, because we were just videoing the street and this woman literally came out of nowhere and started getting really aggressive," she said on Vicky Pattison 's The Secret To podcast.
"She was getting more and more aggressive and coming closer and closer and closer and it wasn’t until the knife dropped on the floor that I thought, we’re in a situation here."
The star added: "It was terrifying, but I feel like a lot of good came out of that situation because, when you’re in a hard situation like that where it’s life-threatening, it puts things into a lot of perspective and, I think, from that, I’ve learnt life’s short."
At the time of the incident, which happened in May, a source said two men came to Liberty and Kaz's rescue.
They had alerted the cops to the 'crazy woman' who confronted the pair as they stepped out of their vehicle.
A source told The Sun: “Liberty and Kaz had been just heading to a party and got out of their car in the wrong part of the neighbourhood.
“Out of the blue, this woman appeared with a knife and threatened them."
Liberty and Kaz, who struck up a close friendship during their time on the ITV reality show, had been in the US to attend the Coachella music festival last month.
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Following the terrifying incident, Kaz and Liberty took to social media to assure fans of their safety.
Kaz said: "We wanted to jump on really quickly and say thank you to all the messages we have received."
Liberty then echoed the thoughts and said: "Obviously, it was a scary incident that happened Thursday, but we didn’t want it to affect the rest of our holiday so we’ve just been continuing on as normal and living our best lives.
"And obviously, it’s horrible that that happened, but we’re OK and that’s the main thing that we’re safe."
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MISHAWAKA, Ind. (WNDU) - A Mishawaka home is a complete loss after an early morning fire.
Firefighters responded to a report of two homes on fire in the 1700 block of Lincolnway West shortly after 1 a.m.
There is no word yet on any possible injuries.
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Black Beer Market to Witness Sustainable Growth by 2027
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With rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde having brought political turmoil to the state of Maharashtra, and the possibility of a split in the Shiv Sena, the Deputy Assembly Speaker, Narhari Zirwal, has the spotlight on him and may play a crucial role in the coming days to possibly save the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government from collapse.
When the alliance government of Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Shiv Sena was formed in 2019, Congress' Nana Patole became Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
However, the grand old party made Patole quit when he was appointed as the state Congress chief in 2020.
Meanwhile, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was admitted to hospital after he tested COVID-19 positive on Wednesday, 22 June.
Since then the Congress party has not selected a new speaker, a decision that might cost the government now.
After Patole resigned in 2020, NCP legislator and tribal leader Narhari Zirwal was elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
Zirwal can discharge the duties of the Assembly Speaker in the meantime, but this is likely to be informed by any bigger picture considerations of the NCP, including any chance of an alliance without the Congress.
Meanwhile, Zirwal on Thursday, 23 June, announced that he has approved the appointment of Ajay Choudhary as the Shiv Sena's group leader in the House, replacing rebel legislator Eknath Shinde.
The Shiv Sena on Tuesday had removed Shinde as the party's group leader in the Assembly, hours after he revolted.
The Rebellion
On Wednesday morning, rebel Sena leader Eknath Shinde claimed the support of 46 MLAs, which meets the two-thirds requirement to beat the anti-defection law.
Shinde had reached Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati, Assam, on Wednesday morning, along with a group of Maharashtra MLAs, possibly making it the first time that MLAs from a Western Indian state were taken to a Northeastern state after their rebellion against the party leadership.
The rebel leader has argued that Sena has only weakened during their "unnatural alliance" with the Congress and the NCP, and wants Uddhav Thackeray to join forces with the Bharatiya Janata Party to supposedly carry forward "Balasaheb Thackeray's Hindutva."
Now, if Thackeray refuses to accept Shinde’s demand, the latter may approach the Deputy Speaker and ask his rebel group to be recognised as the real Shiv Sena.
What Options Does the MVA Govt Have?
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday threatened the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly in the state, which raises the prospect of a mid-term election.
Even if the state government recommends dissolution of the House, the demand can be challenged by the governor citing the suspect numbers of the government.
At this time, unless the 'rebel' Shiv Sena MLAs resign from their party or vote against the party whip, they cannot be disqualified under the anti-defection law. In the event either of those things happen, Deputy Speaker Zirwal will have to examine the situation and decide whether they should be disqualified.
The second of the two issues is likely to be a major flashpoint given Shinde is claiming to have a majority of the party's MLAs on his side, triggering a debate over who can issue directions on voting to the Shiv Sena's MLAs.
The Shinde faction may also approach the governor and challenge the MVA government's majority, dropping the ball in the governor's court.
The question remains – what will Zirwal do? Will he back the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena if the political winds shift, keeping the MVA alive? Or will he accept the rebel faction as real Shiv Sena, completing the collapse of the MVA government?
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Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWTX – Get Rating) General Counsel John R. Moore sold 31,078 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.29, for a total value of $226,558.62. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel now directly owns 3,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,870. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.
Shares of NASDAQ EWTX opened at $7.66 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $7.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.26. Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $5.41 and a 1-year high of $27.02. The company has a market cap of $379.75 million, a PE ratio of -7.44 and a beta of -0.10.
Edgewise Therapeutics (NASDAQ:EWTX – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 11th. The company reported ($0.30) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.29) by ($0.01). On average, research analysts expect that Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc. will post -1.49 EPS for the current year.
Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on EWTX shares. SVB Leerink reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Edgewise Therapeutics in a report on Monday, April 25th. Royal Bank of Canada started coverage on Edgewise Therapeutics in a report on Wednesday, April 13th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $31.00 price objective for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Edgewise Therapeutics from $8.00 to $5.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 24th.
About Edgewise Therapeutics (Get Rating)
Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc, a biopharmaceutical company, develops small molecule therapies for musculoskeletal diseases. The Company's lead product candidate, EDG-5506, is an orally administered small molecule designed to address the root cause of dystrophinopathies including Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy which has completed Phase 1 clinical trial.
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Sylvamo Co. (NYSE:SLVM – Get Rating)’s share price traded down 3.8% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $37.41 and last traded at $37.41. 8,360 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 98% from the average session volume of 411,986 shares. The stock had previously closed at $38.88.
A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Sylvamo from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the company from $40.00 to $43.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 7th. Bank of America assumed coverage on Sylvamo in a research note on Friday, March 25th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company.
The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.62. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.05.
The company also recently disclosed a — dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 17th will be paid a $0.1125 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 16th.
In other news, major shareholder Paper Co /New/ International sold 4,132,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.75, for a total value of $143,587,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 4,614,358 shares in the company, valued at $160,348,940.50. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.33% of the company’s stock.
A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SLVM. First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new stake in Sylvamo during the first quarter worth about $69,597,000. Atlas FRM LLC acquired a new stake in Sylvamo during the fourth quarter worth about $49,515,000. Pictet Asset Management SA acquired a new stake in Sylvamo during the fourth quarter worth about $22,723,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new stake in Sylvamo during the fourth quarter worth about $13,230,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP acquired a new stake in Sylvamo during the fourth quarter worth about $12,732,000. 82.83% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Sylvamo Company Profile (NYSE:SLVM)
Sylvamo Corporation produces and supplies printing paper in Latin America, Europe, and North America. The company offers uncoated freesheet for paper products, such as cutsize and offset paper; and markets pulp, aseptic, and liquid packaging board, as well as coated unbleached kraft papers. It also produces hardwood pulp, including bleached hardwood kraft and bleached eucalyptus kraft; bleached softwood kraft; and bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp.
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Jussie Smollett continues to insist that he is innocent of the claims that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019.
Recall that the actor was found guilty last December of multiple counts of disorderly conduct in connection with lying to police. Yet, he maintains he is innocent of these crimes.
And speaking with Sway in the Morning, Smollett said he has spent his career advocating for social justice and equality and so couldn’t possibly have engaged in a hoax.
“If I had done this, I’d be a piece of shit. … That’s not really questionable,” he said, adding, “If I had done something like this, it would mean that I stuck my fist in the pain of Black Americans in this country for over 400 years.”
He continued, “We’re not even talking about in Africa because that’s an even deeper, larger conversation. It would mean that I stuck my fist in the fears of the LGBTQ community all over the world. I’m not that motherfucker. Never have been, don’t need to be, didn’t need to have a … rise in his career. I was on the up-and-up.”
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in First High-School Education Group Co., Ltd. ("FHS" or the "Company") (NYSE: FHS) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of FHS investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased FHS American Depositary Shares in or traceable to the Company's March 2021 initial public offering. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
FHS investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (a) the new rules, regulations and policies to be implemented by the Chinese government following the Two Sessions parliamentary meetings were far more severe than represented to investors and posed a material adverse threat to the Company and its business; (b) contemplated Chinese regulations and rules regarding private education were leading to a slowdown of government approval to open new educational facilities which would have a negative effect on FHS's enrollment and growth; and (c) as a result, representations made in connection with the Company's initial public offering regarding FHS's historical financial and operational metrics and purported market opportunities did not accurately reflect the actual business, operations, and financial results and trajectory of the Company at the time of the initial public offering, and were materially false and misleading and lacked a factual basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in FHS during the relevant time frame, you have until July 11, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve.
Making the war-torn country a contender now seems to be a done deal after leaders were initially divided on how fast they could move to embrace the war-torn country's bid that was launched only a few days after Russia launched its invasion on Feb. 24.
According to several EU diplomats who spoke on condition of anonymity before the summit in Brussels, Ukraine will receive the unanimous approval that is required for the launch of discussions.
The EU's 27 nations have been united in backing Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion, adopting unprecedented economic sanctions against Moscow. However, leaders were initially divided on how quickly the EU should move to accept Ukraine as a member, with the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark among the most skeptical.
But Ukraine's bid got a boost last week when the EU's executive arm, the European Commission, gave its seal of approval based on Ukraine’s answers to a questionnaire received in April and early May.
Ukraine received another shot in the arm when the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania visited the country and vowed to back its candidacy.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke with a total of 11 EU leaders on Wednesday, following calls with nine the day before, in another indication of how important EU candidacy is for Ukraine. He said the meeting in Brussels will be an “historic session of the European Council."
EU candidate status doesn't give an automatic right to join the bloc, though, and doesn't provide any security guarantees.
For Ukraine, the start of accession discussions will depend on how the war-torn country will be able to meet essential political and economic conditions.
To be admitted, potential newcomers need to demonstrate that they meet standards on democratic principles, and they must absorb about 80,000 pages of rules covering everything from trade and immigration to fertilizers and the rule of law.
To help countries with candidate status, the bloc can provide technical and financial assistance throughout negotiations, but can also decide to revoke the status if the required reforms aren't implemented.
European officials have said that Ukraine has already implemented about 70% of the EU rules, norms and standards, but has also repeatedly pointed out corruption and the need for deep political and economic reforms.
It’s unlikely that accession talks could start before next year, with the prospect that the war could drag on for a very long time adding to the uncertainty.
“Considerable efforts will be needed, especially in the fight against corruption and the establishment of an effective rule of law,” Belgian Prime minister Alexander De Croo said. “But I am convinced that it is precisely the (post-war) reconstruction of Ukraine that will provide opportunities to take important steps forward.”
Leaders will also debate Thursday a recommendation for the European Commission to grant Moldova — a tiny, non-NATO country that borders Ukraine — EU candidate status. The stalled enlargement process to include Western Balkans countries in the bloc is also on their agenda.
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Dear Mary: What is a safe disinfectant for colored clothes, such as underwear and bath towels? I can’t use chlorine bleach, and since I usually wash my colored clothes in cold water, I do not feel like I am getting them sanitized enough. Thanks. -- Sherri
Dear Sherri: Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tested conventional household disinfectants, hospital disinfectants and natural alternatives to measure each product’s ability to kill specific hazardous microbes. Their results show that white vinegar killed 90% of germs without regard to the temperature of the water.
Sounds pretty good until you realize that leaves a 10% chance for Salmonella, Streptococcus and Staphylococcus viruses, Influenza A2 virus and Herpes Simplex Type 1 to live on. A product like Lysol disinfectant, on the other hand, kills 99.9% of those germs.
For fabrics that cannot be washed with bleach, add a liquid disinfectant according to product instructions, such as Lysol, SNiPER or Mr. Clean Antibacterial, to the wash.
Just a reminder that water at 120 F (hot) plus laundry detergent is sufficient to kill ordinary household germs without the need for an added disinfectant.
Dear Mary: I was recently given some fabric that was stored in mothballs. Any advice on how to get the smell out? I tried washing and ended up with a whole load of laundry that smelled of mothballs. Thanks. -- Lucille
Dear Lucille: This a tough problem. So difficult, I called in the pros for advice on how to rescue your fabric and that load of laundry. Here’s what I learned:
Mothballs are small balls of chemical pesticide used to protect your clothes from hungry moths and other insects while in storage. The active ingredient, depending on the age of the mothballs used, is either naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene, which are petroleum-based with fumes that can be toxic to both people and pets.
Typically, one puts clothes, or in your case fabric, in an airtight container so that the fumes are trapped and build up to a level that kills pests. There’s no doubt that mothballs work to kill pests, but the unintended consequence of that odor does become counterproductive, as you have learned.
The only way to get rid of that horrid smell is to oxidize it -- transform the odor-causing chemicals into something harmless that has no odor.
Nok-Out (www.nokout.com) is the only thing I know of that will effectively eradicate the smell of mothballs. Here’s how to do it:
Spray the fabric and clothing items with enough Nok-Out (or SNiPER) to make them completely wet. Next, massage it in so that the item becomes uniformly damp but not dripping wet. Turn the item inside-out and then repeat. Allow to dry fully. Repeat until the odor is gone. For really tough situations, it may take three to four cycles to reach success.
Another option is to treat with Nok-Out in the washing machine, following these instructions (www.nokout.com/Laundry-Odors.html). You may want to increase the amount of Nok-Out used in your washer when treating mothball odor.
Dear Mary: I have a sticky situation. My parents are in their mid-50s, and I think they spend way too much money. They have been in big financial trouble in the past and have gotten out of it, but I am starting to see the same type of spending that got them in trouble before.
They both work and make very good money. However, I know that they are not saving a lot of it. They are paying for student loans (theirs, not mine) and home improvement loans. I also see them spending a lot of money on other things. These are not extravagant things like cars or trips, but like you said before, it appears to me that they are five- and ten-dollaring themselves to death.
I am worried about their future. My mother makes comments about how her children will hopefully help them out if they need it when they are elderly. At this rate, I know they will need help if they don’t start cutting back and saving. Retirement age is coming quickly.
I have my own family, plus college educations to pay for. Of course, I love them and would do anything I could to help them in the future, but at the same time, I feel like they should start worrying now about their future, and not rely on their kids.
What can I say or do that can help them? I don’t want to offend them, but I also want them to be able to have a happy retirement. -- Mary Alice
Dear Mary Alice: While it’s impossible to force change in a person who doesn’t want to change, never underestimate the influence you might have on them. Your enthusiasm for what you are learning and doing to prepare for your future can be contagious.
Without criticizing their lifestyle or perceived spending habits, tell your parents what you’ve just told me, that you are worried for their future. Statistics say they’re going to live many years in retirement. But most of all, talk about your own successes with saving and planning for your kids’ educations.
Your genuine concern for them might just be the catalyst that gets them thinking in new ways.
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The Commodities Feed: Recession fear weighs on the complex
Energy
The oil market came under pressure with the rest of the commodities complex yesterday. ICE Brent traded as low as US$107.03/bbl at one stage. Growing fears over a recession have weighed on risk assets, and comments from Jerome Powell during his congressional testimony would not have helped. Powell commented that a soft landing would be “very challenging”. However, the issue for the oil market is on the supply side. Russian supply disruptions and limited OPEC spare capacity should continue to offer support to the market. Although clearly, a slowdown in global growth is a risk to oil demand, which could help ease some of the tightness in the market. Already, we have seen demand estimates revised lower over the course of the year. While this may help to ease some of the tightness in the short to medium term, it does little to solve the longer-term supply shortfalls.
The IEA released its latest World Energy Investment report yesterday, in which they estimated that upstream oil & gas spending in 2022 would grow by 10% this year from 2021 levels. This would leave upstream investment for the year at around US$418b, which would still be below pre-pandemic levels. In addition, the IEA points out that a large part of the increased spending reflects increased costs, and so adjusting for inflation makes the YoY increase in spending even less impressive.
The latest data from the API overnight showed that US crude oil inventories increased by 5.61MMbbls over the last week. A similar number from the EIA later today would mean the largest crude build since early May. On the refined product side, gasoline inventories increased by 1.22MMbbls, whilst distillate stocks declined by 1.66MMbbls. If EIA gasoline inventory numbers are aligned with the API, we could see the largest build in US gasoline stocks since late January. Although, with absolute stocks still at multi-year lows, gasoline cracks are likely to remain well supported.
Metals
Metals markets were unable to escape the broader risk-off move across markets. LME copper fell almost 2.5%, which saw it trade down to the lowest levels since February last year. Supply risks due to strike action in Chile have offered little support to the market. Although, in the latest statement from Codelco, the miner said it has been able to continue its mining activities despite some disruptions caused by strikes. This is at odds with comments from unions, who have said that output has been hit across all mines.
While the macro picture is a concern for metals, micro developments for some metals continue to point towards a tight market, especially in the ex-China market. LME zinc on-warrant stocks set a fresh new low of 26kt yesterday, with another sizable increase in cancelled warrants (15.3kt). As a result, the cash/3m spread continues to strengthen, hitting US$160/t yesterday, the highest level since May 2019.
The most active SGX iron-ore contract came under further pressure yesterday, falling almost 6% to a little over US$108/t. Mysteel reported that at least 18 blast furnaces have started their planned maintenance (three times more than six days ago), with molten iron ore production falling by 54.3kt per day.
Agriculture
CBOT wheat managed to resist the broader weakness across commodities after reports of a Russian attack on the Ukrainian port of Mykolayiv. The recent attacks on Ukrainian ports do little to build confidence that we could see a restart in Ukrainian grain exports from Black Sea ports anytime soon. Further supporting wheat prices was the USDA’s weekly crop progress report, which showed that US winter wheat conditions remain poor with only around 30% of the crop rated in good-to-excellent condition, compared to 31% a week ago and 49% at this stage of the crop last year.
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Yext, Inc. ("Yext" or the "Company") (NYSE: YEXT) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Yext investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 4, 2021 and March 8, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
YEXT investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Yext's revenue and earnings were significantly deteriorating because of, among other things, poor sales execution and performance, as well as COVID-19 related disruptions; (ii) accordingly, Yext was unlikely to meet consensus estimates for its full year fiscal 2022 financial results and fiscal 2023 outlook; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Yext during the relevant time frame, you have until August 16, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
55 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10006
jlevi@levikorsinsky.com
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Pure Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT – Get Rating) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,860 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $233,000.
Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. National Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 53.7% during the third quarter. National Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,038,000 after acquiring an additional 2,788 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 100.6% during the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $410,000 after acquiring an additional 2,726 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 21.7% during the third quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 22,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,984,000 after acquiring an additional 4,088 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 24,470 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,182,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors raised its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 79.1% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 50,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,631,000 after acquiring an additional 22,516 shares in the last quarter.
NASDAQ IJT opened at $103.19 on Thursday. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $100.47 and a fifty-two week high of $144.69. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $112.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $122.50.
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Merchant commerce platform, Pine Labs has acquired an API fintech startup Setu in a $70-$75 million cash and stock deal. This is the third acquisition announced by Pine Labs this year.
Post this acquisition, Setu will retain its brand identity and the complete team along with the co-founders will continue to work independently. Commenting on the announcement, B Amrish Rau, CEO, Pine Labs, said “Setu will make an incredible addition to the Pine Labs platform for a few reasons. Embedded financial services and open banking are going to be the way forward and the embedded finance market value is expected to exceed US $138 bn by 2026 as APIs are intensifying the competitive fintech landscape. Setu helps their customers, merchants, and brands build beautiful experiences, so consumers can engage with payments and financial services on their terms. We are in the golden phase of digitisation in India, and Setu is a pioneer in supporting innovation on the India stack – their work on UPI and in the account aggregator space is moving the industry forward..”
“I have seen both Sahil and Nikhil at close quarters earlier, at Aadhaar and UPI. The kind of infra Setu is building will be very important for India in the years to come and I am happy that they are relentlessly moving towards that goal and this partnership with Pine Labs will help them to accelerate. My best wishes to both Amrish and the team at Setu!” said Nandan Nilekani, Co-founder and Chairman of Infosys Technologies Limited.
Setu’s APIs are said to be used across diverse industry verticals today, including startups, retail enterprises, banks, insurance, and lending companies. Setu’s existing and emerging use cases cut across multiple digital ecosystems, from Aadhaar eSign to BBPS bill payment, payment collection integration via WhatsApp, FASTag payment collection and more.
“We are excited with this investment coming from Pine Labs. At Setu, we are building some amazing products and enabling a future of consent-driven access to financial data. We believe democratization of technology will yield better results when it comes to making financial products accessible to all and therefore have our APIs open for the developer community. Pine Labs’ network of merchants and issuers coupled with our API integration prowess will help achieve great results in personal finance management, monitoring loans to predict default rates, credit underwriting, and several other areas,” said Sahil Kini, Co-founder and CEO at Setu.
Setu works with Account Aggregator partners which are non-banking financial companies operating under the NBFC-AA license from the Reserve Bank of India. They enable the consolidation of all financial data of users at a single location and allows users to access services quickly. These Account Aggregators operate under the NITI Aayog’s consent-driven data-sharing framework called Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA).
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‘The Art of Chichester: 60 Years of Creativity’ celebrates the district’s cultural heritage from its world class venues, including Chichester Festival Theatre, Pallant House Gallery and Chichester Cathedral, to smaller community groups and local creatives.
Opening this month, the exhibition tells the story of Chichester’s arts, culture, and heritage from 1962 – when Chichester Festival Theatre opened – to the present day, embracing professional and amateur work across all art forms.
The exhibition, which is free to visit, will also highlight on the success of Chichester’s novelists, poets and musicians, including Kate Mosse and Tom Odell. It will cover the award-winning Chichester Cinema at New Park and the district's many festivals, including the Festival of Chichester, and will explore how Goodwood House, West Dean College, the Weald & Downland Living Museum, and The Novium Museum have transformed the notion of heritage in the 21st Century.
The Art of Chichester will include paintings on loan from Pallant House Gallery and Bishop Otter Collection, costumes from Chichester Festival Theatre, architectural models, maquettes, ceramics, publications, videos, and a Chichester-connected gallery soundtrack.
The exhibition is curated by David Elliott, a senior arts manager at the British Council who was born, bred and is now once again, living in Chichester. Through his research, David discovered that several local cultural organisations would be reaching milestone anniversaries this year. This inspired the wider season of culture taking place across the district this summer, Culture Spark 2022.
The cultural milestones being celebrated this year include 60 years of Chichester Festival Theatre; 40 years of Pallant House Gallery; 30 years of Chichester International Film Festival; ten years of The Novium Museum and the Festival of Chichester; and 200 years of the Chichester Canal Trust. This exhibition forms a key part of the Culture Spark programme.
Councillor Roy Briscoe, Cabinet Member for Community Services and Culture at Chichester District Council, said: “This year has been a huge opportunity to shine a light on the district’s significant cultural achievements over the past 60 years — both on the world stage and locally through The Art of Chichester exhibition and Culture Spark 2022.
“The story of arts, culture and heritage reaches far and wide, and we hope that the exhibition and supporting events programme will help to inspire the next generation of creatives.
“We are grateful to the many organisations and individuals who are generously contributing to the exhibition, including Pallant House Gallery, the University of Chichester, West Dean College, and numerous local artists and makers. We are also thankful to Arts Council England for their generous support.”
The exhibition has been made possible thanks to an Arts Council England Project Grant of £37,000, which will also enable an exciting programme of community and public engagement activities. These will include a series of art workshops for children led by practicing artists during the summer holidays, a series of creative family days, and a lecture series for adults.
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DUBLIN, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Injectable Drug Delivery Devices Market Report 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The global injectable drug delivery devices market is expected to grow from $34.49 billion in 2021 to $38.03 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3%. The market is expected to grow to $55.89 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.1%.
Injectable Drug Delivery Devices Global Market Report 2022 provides the strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the global injectable drug delivery devices market.
Major players in the injectable drug delivery devices market are Becton, Dickinson and Company, Gerresheimer AG, Eli Lilly and Company, Pfizer Inc, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Schott AG, Baxter International, Owen Mumford, Mylan N.V., and Sanofi.
The injectable drug delivery devices market consists of sales of conventional syringes, needle-free injectors, auto-injectors, and pen injectors. These are used for various routes of drug administration, such as intravenous, subcutaneous, intradermal, intraperitoneal, and intramuscular, and others to treat medical conditions ranging from cancer to autoimmune disorders.
The main types of injectable drug delivery devices are conventional injectable, pre-filled syringes, auto-injectors, and pen-injectors. The prefilled syringes are the packaging with the fixed needle that contains single-dose vaccines or other medications. The injectable drug delivery devices offer applications such as autoimmune diseases, hormonal disorders, oncology, orphan diseases, pain management, respiratory therapy, and others that are used by various end-users such as hospitals and clinics, home healthcare settings, pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies, research laboratories, and others.
North America was the largest region in the injectable drug delivery devices market in 2021. Western Europe was the second-largest region in the injectable drug delivery devices market. The regions in this report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, and Africa.
The increasing preference for self-injection devices is driving the injectable drug delivery devices market. Self-injection devices are medical devices that can be used by the patient in-home setting for self-administration of the medication. Self-injection devices include needle-free, auto, pen, and wearable injectors.
These self-injectables were developed to provide the most adaptable device which has a high precision of drug delivery and is easy to use. In addition, with the innovations in self-injectable devices, the acceptance of these products has increased over the past few years.
BD Physioject is a disposable auto-injector, manufactured by Becton, Dickinson, and Company, which is clinically proven, reliable, and cost-effective specifically designed for self-injection of drugs by patients suffering from chronic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, asthma, and osteoporosis.
The other companies currently involved in the self-injections market include Abbvie, Inc., 3M, Baxter, Gerresheimer AG, Pfizer Inc, and more. The advantages of self-injectable injections and increasing awareness of self-administration have increased the demand for self-injectable devices and will drive the injectable drug delivery devices market during the forecast period.
The emergence of alternative drug delivery devices to injectable drug delivery devices is negatively affecting the market. Injectable (parenteral) drug delivery is one of the widely used conventional drug delivery systems. There are many alternative (painless) drug delivery systems such as nasal, transdermal, transmucosal, vaginal, anal, and others that are evolving.
The selection of a drug delivery system depends on the drug release, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination profile of the therapeutic agent to achieve the highest level of safety and efficacy from the drug. Alternative drug delivery systems hold key importance in improving bioavailability, reducing toxicity, and safety elimination of drug which is administered to treat a particular disease.
Growing disease-related complications, regular developments in drugs, and combinations of therapeutic agents are used to treat disease driving the need for alternative drug delivery systems. There are some recent ongoing developments in the field of alternative drug delivery systems mainly in a nanoparticles-based delivery system, intracellular delivery system, neural delivery system, and many more. Thus, the emergence of alternative drug delivery methods limits the growth of the injectable drug delivery devices market.
The companies in injectable drug delivery devices are increasingly focusing on the manufacturing of auto-injectors. The auto-injectors are fully automated, highly customized, and reusable injectors that can be used by a patient to perform hundreds of injections. Patients can control the speed of dose delivery to help minimize pain or discomfort during injection. These devices can adjust the speed and depth of the automatic injection.
For instance, LISA, a reusable auto-injector manufactured by Unilife corporation comes with an array of highly customizable features including Bluetooth LE connectivity, Wi-Fi or 3G connectivity, and pre-injection drug warming for target therapies. The injectable drug delivery technology market is expected to show significant growth in the coming years, due to various technological advancements and new product launches to improve the convenience and ease of administration of parenteral therapeutics.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Executive Summary
2. Injectable Drug Delivery Devices Market Characteristics
3. Injectable Drug Delivery Devices Market Trends And Strategies
4. Impact Of COVID-19 On Injectable Drug Delivery Devices
5. Injectable Drug Delivery Devices Market Size And Growth
5.1. Global Injectable Drug Delivery Devices Historic Market, 2016-2021, $ Billion
5.1.1. Drivers Of The Market
5.1.2. Restraints On The Market
5.2. Global Injectable Drug Delivery Devices Forecast Market, 2021-2026F, 2031F, $ Billion
5.2.1. Drivers Of The Market
5.2.2. Restraints On the Market
6. Injectable Drug Delivery Devices Market Segmentation
6.1. Global Injectable Drug Delivery Devices Market, Segmentation By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2016-2021, 2021-2026F, 2031F, $ Billion
- Conventional Injectable
- Pre-filled Syringes
- Auto-injectors
- Pen-injectors
6.2. Global Injectable Drug Delivery Devices Market, Segmentation By Application, Historic and Forecast, 2016-2021, 2021-2026F, 2031F, $ Billion
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Hormonal Disorders
- Oncology
- Orphan Diseases
- Pain Management
- Respiratory Therapy
- Other Applications
6.3. Global Injectable Drug Delivery Devices Market, Segmentation By End User, Historic and Forecast, 2016-2021, 2021-2026F, 2031F, $ Billion
- Hospitals And Clinics
- Home Healthcare Settings
- Pharmaceutical And Biotechnological Companies
- Research Laboratories
- Other End Users
7. Injectable Drug Delivery Devices Market Regional And Country Analysis
7.1. Global Injectable Drug Delivery Devices Market, Split By Region, Historic and Forecast, 2016-2021, 2021-2026F, 2031F, $ Billion
7.2. Global Injectable Drug Delivery Devices Market, Split By Country, Historic and Forecast, 2016-2021, 2021-2026F, 2031F, $ Billion
Companies Mentioned
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Gerresheimer AG
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Pfizer inc.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ltd.
- Schott AG
- Baxter International
- Owen Mumford
- Mylan N.V.
- Sanofi
- Antares Pharma
- Bespak
- Ypsomed
- Unilife Corporation
- Genentech Inc.
- Alkermes Plc.
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There's a glass case in a hallway at the University of Oregon that looks like it should be in a museum. The case sits in the university's state-of-the-art basketball arena and holds an exhibit of women's shoes.
Basketball shoes.
Kelly Graves, the current women's basketball head coach, proudly points to one of them — white, with wings on the back heels, and chartreuse neon trim.
"It's the first shoe Nike ever made specifically for one women's basketball team," he says. "They made that for us our Final Four year."
It's a stylish looking shoe, but it's also something more — a symbol of the hard-fought movement for gender equity in women's sports.
The University of Oregon's (UO) women's basketball team is good, really good.
Under coach Graves, they've won the Pac-12 title three times. In 2019, they made it to the Final Four of the NCAA championships.
But this hasn't always been the case. Fifty years ago, in 1972, the University of Oregon didn't even have a women's basketball team. That same year, Congress passed the law known as Title IX, which bans discrimination based on gender in education, including sports.
Title IX opened up a world that had been dominated by men, and promised to completely change college sports.
One year later, Oregon's first women's varsity basketball team was created.
Still, the team did not receive equal treatment. It also took another 20 years before the University of Oregon hired its first full-time female basketball coach.
When Jody Runge arrived in 1993, she seized on the promise of equity in Title IX. But what Runge found was an athletic department with clear disparities between men's and women's basketball.
The men's team got better practice times, a locker room with showers, more promotions to bring in fans. The men's coach got more pay. These kinds of inequities were a reality at universities all across the country.
Many women in college athletics believed schools were failing to meet their legal obligations under Title IX. Runge tried to hold the athletic department accountable.
She was successful in many ways, but eventually lost not only her job, but her career. And her accomplishments in improving equity at Oregon were ignored for years. Runge paid a high price for her fight.
Graves coaches in a different world than Runge and women who came before her. The women's team plays in a brand new arena. The locker rooms are spacious and comfortable. Graves has an office that overlooks the practice courts. And some of his star players, including Sabrina Ionescu, Satou Sabally, and Ruthy Hebard have moved on to the rapidly growing WNBA.
Graves also coached Sedona Prince, whose video calling out vast disparities between the mens' and womens' weight rooms at the 2021 NCAA basketball playoffs tipped the scales toward change.
But the history of the women who laid the groundwork for women's sports at Oregon has been largely forgotten in different ways. These are women who fought battles, big and little, to try to make the ideals spelled out in Title IX a reality.
The administrator
Roll the clock back to the 1964 World Softball Championships in Orlando, Fl.
It was a decade before the passage of Title IX. Becky Sisley helped clinch the title for her team, the Erv Lind Portland Florists. The next year she accepted a teaching and coaching position at the University of Oregon. Because of her multiple sports and multiple academic degrees, Sisley rose steadily through the ranks, becoming the university's first and only female athletic director at the UO in 1973.
Two years later, she was in charge of making sure the university met its Title IX obligations. Sisley says the law defined what concrete steps schools needed to take.
"You had to have equal uniforms, transportation, meal allowance, athlete ratio, and so forth," she remembers.
But she ran into resistance.
"I remember getting very upset in a meeting, because a man yelled at me and said, 'You don't know what you're talking about,'" she says. "And he didn't know what he was talking about. One of the athletic administrators. Yelling at me."
Some roadblocks were harder than others. Getting the equal locker rooms that Graves's team enjoys took decades. Sisley oversaw the first steps. Under her leadership, the volleyball and basketball teams were granted access to a former men's changing room in the basement of the main arena.
"Those were men-only halls," Sisley says. "People were walking around nude all the time. So everything was stressful."
The locker room wasn't nice, it was full of urinals. But it was something.
In 1977, the women's athletic department merged with the men's. It was both a victory and a loss. On the one hand, Sisley jokes, it was nice for women to quit washing their own uniforms at home and be able to use the laundry services already set up for the men. But her agency was washed away; she lost the opportunity to run her own department. And the merger didn't put the men's and women's teams on equal footing.
Two years later, the women's softball team held a jog-a-thon to raise funds for a playing field. Sisley left her administrator position in 1979, after increasing the women's athletic budget eleven-fold, starting athletic scholarships for women, and helping put on the first co-ed track and field meet at the University of Oregon.
"I think of all the struggles when you started Title IX, you know, it just didn't happen overnight," Sisley says. "It took battles."
The athlete
Peg Rees was born an athlete, but in the late 1950s, years before Title IX. Her parents supported her playing sports, even if the law and wider culture did not.
"If I asked for something at Christmas, I got it," Rees remembers. "I got a football, I got a basketball, I got a catcher's mitt."
It was strategic. Rees knew if she showed up on the playground with her own gear, she'd get to play. But pickup games were her only opportunity to be on a team. When Rees was in high school, as the 1960s turned to the 1970s, her suburban Portland district didn't let girls play team sports.
"When they told me I couldn't do something because I was a girl, it was just such a random thing," Rees said. "I personally never believed it. It made me doubt all kinds of rules."
Rees swam. She played tennis. She joined the track team to throw javelin, discus and the shot put. Her junior year, Title IX became law, but that made no immediate difference at her high school.
The first time Rees had the chance to join a real team was her freshman year at Oregon. And she went all in, playing softball, volleyball, and basketball. Rees played on the first women's varsity basketball team at the university.
She joined the Title IX student committee helping to make the law become reality. After college she taught high school and started coaching.
"I just love the dynamic of being a part of a team and belonging to a group," she says.
After seven years, she returned to the University of Oregon to coach, then teach. After coaching, she led the P.E. department for decades. Now retired, she announces play-by-play commentary for UO home softball games.
The All-American
Bev Smith learned her early agility on ice. The lake in her hometown, Salmon Arm, Canada, froze in the winter and she and her siblings would spend hours trying to steal the puck from their dad. But that fun ended when the boys grew up enough to join teams. There was not a hockey team for Smith, or any girl.
She says she found herself out on the ponds, with no one else around but cows. She hated to give up her stick, but her mom insisted.
"My mom said, 'You're not going to play hockey. You're going to find something that is more ladylike to play,'" Smith remembers. "She kind of respected authority at that time."
Luckily, basketball was ladylike enough. Smith joined the Jewels, a local girls team. Her junior year of high school, she watched a former Jewel play in the Olympics. It was 1976, the first year the Olympics included women's basketball. Watching sparked something inside Smith.
"You know, wow. If she can do that, you know, why can't I?" she says.
Smith made the Canadian national team while still in high school, then in 1978 won a full-ride scholarship to the University of Oregon. She was one of the first female athletes at Oregon to get this financial award – thanks to Title IX.
Because of her natural skills and her dedicated drive, Smith began to change the way both male and female fans at Oregon perceived the women's game. During her four years, Smith was a two time All-American. She still holds the university record for steals and remains in the top five for scores, rebounds, assists and blocks. She drew new fans to the game, bigger crowds for women's basketball than Oregon had ever seen.
When Smith graduated in 1982, the university retired her number, 24, as a way to honor her and her legacy.
Then the university forgot and gave her number out again.
"Your most decorated basketball alumni's retired number is not remembered," Peg Rees says. "Somebody dropped the ball."
Rees says that error is a result of years of not taking the value of women's sports seriously.
After her four years at Oregon, Smith went overseas to be able to play pro basketball. She returned to Oregon to coach women's basketball for eight seasons, right after Runge. She also continued to play for Canada, competing in two Olympic Games. Smith now runs a successful youth sports program in Eugene.
The team
Last month, at the 2022 University of Oregon athletic Hall of Fame ceremony, Becky Sisley, Peg Rees, Bev Smith and Jody Runge found themselves in the same room together. Sisley and Smith had previously been voted into the Hall of Fame. On this night, former coach Runge was finally receiving the same honor.
Runge, in addition to taking her team to the NCAA playoffs every season for eight years, took the fight for equity further than ever before at Oregon. She won significant changes, including better uniforms, the first multi-year contract for a female coach, and university support to market and promote the women's team. She left after a very public clash with the athletic administration, and her story was buried.
A few days after the ceremony, Runge explained her complicated feelings about the event. She said she enjoyed seeing old friends and felt appreciated at the ceremony. But one thing rankled her — the way the emcee that night asked her about her fight for equity.
"The first question he asked me was how proud I am," Runge said. "It's not about being proud. It cost me a career. For people to say that I should be proud of that is really insulting, because it's not something I'm proud of. It's just something I had to do."
Emily Harris is a journalist based in Portland, Oregon. She has reported for NPR and public broadcasting nationally, internationally and locally, and is currently leading City Cast Portland. She was named most improved player on her parks & rec basketball team in 1980-something, and later ran track, played volleyball, and rowed. She is eternally grateful to the women who, in 1976, wrote Title IX on their chests and backs, went into a university administrator's office with a news photographer and stripped, protesting the lack of hot showers for women in the boathouse.
Ida Hardin is a freelance audio producer based in Eugene, Oregon. Her work has aired on NPR and member stations across the country. Ida grew up playing team sports, including, thanks to Title IX, tackle football — a memory that continues to invoke happiness for her.
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Trumpet the bloodhound has taken home best in show, the top prize at this year's prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the first of his breed to do so in the event's 145-year history.
He won out of six other pooches, including a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed and a Lakeland terrier.
"I was shocked ... sometimes I feel the bloodhound is a bit of an underdog," Trumpet's handler and co-breeder said, according to The Associated Press.
Here are a few things to know about the long-eared breed:
They can be quite affectionate
Bloodhounds can be doting to their human family members, but they can be more reluctant around strangers, children and other dogs, according to the American Kennel Club.
Training and obedience classes for bloodhounds should start early, as "they tend to become set in their ways," the AKC says.
While bloodhounds are affectionate, they can also be stubborn and independent, the organization said.
They don't need as much grooming
Bloodhounds have a short, smooth coat and only shed once or twice a year. It is recommended they be brushed weekly, and owners must check inside their trademark ears and wrinkles for any odors, infection or irritation.
The breed is also prone to bloating and obesity, which can be life-threatening if not monitored.
"Bloodhounds are notorious for eating anything and everything, which can often lead to vet visits," the American Kennel Club says.
The organization recommends bloodhounds undergo routine hip, elbow and cardiac exams.
Bloodhounds are high activity dogs
Bloodhounds are often thought of as lazy, but they require lots of exercise, as they're bred to track scents for miles on end.
The need long walks each day, but must stay on their leashes because they "may not respond to commands if he has found a scent to follow," the AKC said.
Backyards should also have sturdy fences, as they are great diggers.
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The knowledge that contemporary people have about sign language is limited to fingerspelling systems, known as manual alphabets which were in use before the 19th century. Through this, the words could be transferred from the spoken language to a sign language. Scroll through the article to know more about this day..
International Day Of Sign Languages 2022: Date And Theme
Since 23 September was the day of inception of WFD ( World Federation of the Deaf). In 1951, it was declared the international day for sign languages. Last year's theme (2021), declared by the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) - 'We Sign For Human Rights' - projects "how each of us - deaf and hearing people around the world - can work together hand in hand to promote the recognition of our right to use sign languages in all areas of life."
International Day Of Sign Languages 2022: Benefits
Learning sign language has its own benefits. Eye-to-eye contact and physical contact strengthens emotional bonding between parents and children. When children learn their first few signs from their parents, it improves their confidence and sense of self-esteem. It improves their ability to perceive the environment visually and see it in a three dimensional view. Since sign language invariably teaches the child to communicate non verbally and to interpret body language in the process, deaf children instantly understand the non-verbal gestures in a correct manner.
These children respond quickly to stimuli and are good at looking out of the corner of their eye. A recent work of research indicates that young learners of sign language experience several long-term visual-spatial advantages than normal children and an enhanced visual cognition that lets them rely on visual stimuli and spatial schematics to learn and solve problems when compared to their normal peers.
International Day Of Sign Languages 2022: History And Significance
The first manual alphabet is thought to have been developed by Pedro Ponce de Leon, the Spanish Monk of the 16th century who discovered this language while observing his vow of silence, to communicate with fellow monks. They later taught this language to the deaf and this is how it originated. In 1620, Juan Pablo Bonet made a few modifications to the original sign language by adding a sign dictionary and alphabets. The first International Day For Sign Languages was celebrated during the international week of the Deaf, in the year 2018.
There are over 300 different languages for the deaf population in several regions across the globe. Of them, the most popular is the ASL (American Sign Language) and BSL (British Sign Language) used by the deaf and the hard of hearing in the United States. Russia holds the topmost position with maximum number of deaf people.
Hellen Keller, an American author and disability rights advocate, activist and lecturer was another person whose urge to speak was so strong that at the tender age of 7, she created a sign language to speak to her friend Marsha Washington with whom she communicated using 60 different signs.
ASL originated in American School for the Deaf (ASD) in West Hartford, Connecticut. ASL has been used extensively since them amongst schools for the deaf. International Day of Sign Language recognizes the role of sign language in academics and agrees that good standard of education in sign language is very crucial to the growth of the deaf individual. More than half a million people in US communicate in the sign language.
Different sign language can implement different regional accents to differentiate themselves and make it easy for them to use the signs. Sign language, which is rich in tradition and genuine in its usage and structure is also customized to regional preferences.
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International Day Of Sign Languages 2022: Celebrations
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Aspen Creek Digital Corporation ("ACDC") announced that its first bitcoin mining center, a 6MW High Performance Computing Center ("HPCC") co-located behind-the-meter with a 10MW solar farm, commenced operations in west Colorado. The project is home to ACDC's self-mining operations. ACDC has also added Galaxy Digital's mining business ("Galaxy Digital") as a bitcoin mining hosting client. For ACDC, the launch of the Colorado facility marks a first step toward standing up 3+ GWs of wind, solar and battery generation by early 2025 across the U.S.
Launched in 2022, ACDC's mission is to catalyze the decarbonization of power generation by creating the world's leading fleet of renewably powered HPCCs. These HPCCs will initially focus on bitcoin mining. Eventually, ACDC will pursue offering sustainable massive computing as a service in the form of low-cost, long-term power purchase agreements with in-house renewable power development partners paired with an innovative business model for designing, co-locating and operating HPCCs "behind-the-meter."
ACDC operates the Colorado data center for self-mining with wholly owned S19 generation miners. Co-located with this project is a 75,000 square foot R&D and fulfillment facility which will serve as a centralized testing, maintenance, storage, and training hub for ACDC's future HPCC infrastructure.
In addition to the operational site, ACDC's current under development bitcoin mining sites are located across Texas. ACDC's second facility, which is on track to be operational this summer, is a 30MW data center capable of hosting 10,000 ASIC miners co-located behind-the-meter with an 87MW solar farm. ACDC's third project is a 150MW data center co-located behind-the-meter with a 200MW solar farm. These projects represent significant additional generation resources for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), as well as valuable controllable load resources that expand the reach of renewables by stabilizing the grid. ACDC has procured all the necessary long lead-time equipment, including transformers and switching equipment. Permitting and interconnections for both projects are on track for project launch.
"Recent market volatility has demonstrated the importance of our core strategy: controlling power as the principal input in bitcoin mining. ACDC was founded with a simple premise in mind, which is to create a sustainable source of renewable energy to power our operations and put renewables back on the grid. This design enables ACDC to withstand volatility in the bitcoin market and insulate our operations from power market fluctuations. The success of our first project is proof of our concept to substantially lower the cost of energy, the single largest input for bitcoin mining, and to do it sustainably," said Alexandra DaCosta, CEO of Aspen Creek Digital Corporation. "Our talented team and partners, who bring financial integrity and proven renewable energy expertise, will dramatically improve the sustainability of the industry while building strong partnerships with local communities, delivering carbon transparency, and enhancing grid resiliency."
Amanda Fabiano, Head of Mining at Galaxy Digital, adds "We are thrilled to utilize a portion of Aspen Creek Digital's sustainable facility to expand Galaxy's prop mining operation. We remain committed to working with ecosystem players that have a strong operational background to help us reach our mining goals."
Aspen Creek Digital Corporation is catalyzing the decarbonization of power generation by creating the world's leading renewable Bitcoin mining operator. The ACDC team pairs financial ingenuity with proven renewable energy expertise to deliver carbon transparency, lower power price volatility and bring new, additional renewable energy resources to the market. For more information visit: https://acdigitalcorp.com/.
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EXCLUSIVE-Harris meets Democratic attorneys general as White House gears up for abortion ruling
By Nandita Bose
WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet a group of seven Democratic attorneys general on Thursday, a White House official said, to discuss the defense to a major ruling that could dramatically curtail abortion rights in the country.
The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision in the coming days to overturn Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the right to an abortion - potentially paving the way to about half of the 50 U.S. states banning or heavily restricting the procedure.
The White House meeting offers a peek into the preparations underway before the ruling comes out and ahead of the state-level abortion battles that are widely expected to play out. The meeting will be attended by the attorneys general of Wisconsin, Nevada, Illinois, California, Delaware, New York and Washington state, the official, who did not wish to be identified told Reuters.
State attorneys general have considerable influence over rules in their state and Democratic attorneys general have pledged to hold the line if Roe falls. They are expected to have unprecedented influence over the future of abortion access and will form the first line of defense for the Biden administration fighting to preserve abortion rights at the state level.
"She (Harris) will amplify actions they are taking as models for other states," the official said.
For example, in Washington state, attorney general Bob Ferguson has called on the state's medical licensing authorities to publicly state that they will not disqualify health care providers from practicing in the state solely because they have performed abortions in states where it has become illegal.
In Delaware, attorney general Kathleen Jennings sued to block a town from requiring an abortion clinic to hold burials for fetal remains at the patient's expense.
The Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) is preparing to spend millions to elect candidates who support abortion rights, including in Republican-led states that are likely to ban almost all abortions if Roe is overturned.
In May, a draft opinion indicating the court is set to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling was leaked. https://reut.rs/39NTwlQ
As the court gets closer to issuing a final ruling on the case, expected in late June, Harris has leaned into the topic aggressively. She has been among the most outspoken abortion rights voices in the Biden administration - a topic that remains a complicated one for President Biden.
Biden, a lifelong Catholic, was opposed to Roe in the early days of his career and has only later come to embrace abortion rights. He made forceful comments after the draft opinion was revealed but up to that point he had never said the word "abortion" aloud as president.
On Wednesday, Harris convened a meeting with a diverse group of stakeholders on the issue of abortion rights that included patients and health care providers, reproductive rights advocates, faith leaders, constitutional and privacy experts.
"We must be ready to stand as an united front when this decision comes down," Harris said. "Part of what we will do as a coalition is make clear ... how Roe will impact privacy rights across the board."
(Reporting by Nandita Bose in Washington; editing by Richard Pullin)
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Wedge Capital Management L L P NC lowered its position in shares of UGI Co. (NYSE:UGI – Get Rating) by 36.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 578,006 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 335,663 shares during the quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC’s holdings in UGI were worth $20,935,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in shares of UGI by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,930 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $180,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of UGI by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,801 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $266,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Financial Group increased its holdings in shares of UGI by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 13,168 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $601,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. increased its holdings in shares of UGI by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. now owns 6,801 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $312,000 after purchasing an additional 264 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of UGI by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 21,705 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $996,000 after purchasing an additional 264 shares during the last quarter. 79.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
In related news, Director John L. Walsh sold 105,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.36, for a total value of $4,447,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 429,734 shares in the company, valued at $18,203,532.24. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.
Shares of UGI stock opened at $38.39 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.48, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.96. UGI Co. has a fifty-two week low of $33.04 and a fifty-two week high of $48.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 1.66. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $39.16 and a 200 day moving average of $40.19.
UGI (NYSE:UGI – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 4th. The utilities provider reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.88 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $3.47 billion during the quarter. UGI had a return on equity of 10.80% and a net margin of 16.65%. Analysts forecast that UGI Co. will post 2.93 EPS for the current year.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 15th will be given a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.75%. This is a positive change from UGI’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 14th. UGI’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.57%.
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UGI Corporation distributes, stores, transports, and markets energy products and related services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: AmeriGas Propane, UGI International, Midstream & Marketing, and UGI Utilities. It distributes propane to approximately 1.4 million residential, commercial/industrial, motor fuel, agricultural, and wholesale customers through 1,600 propane distribution location.
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U.S. Senate poised to step forward on rare bipartisan gun legislation
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WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is poised on Thursday for a vote to advance a bipartisan gun control bill that supporters hope will help curb the mass shootings that have rocked the country, in what could be Congress's first new limits on guns in decades.
The 80-page Bipartisan Safer Communities Act would encourage states to keep guns out of the hands of those deemed to be dangerous and tighten background checks for would-be gun purchasers convicted of domestic violence or significant crimes as juveniles.
It does not include more sweeping gun control measure favored by Democrats including President Joe Biden such as a ban on assault-style rifles or high-capacity magazines. Biden renewed calls for action following a pair of high-profile shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.
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The legislation will need support from 60 of the Senate's 100 lawmakers to overcome Thursday's procedural hurdle. With the chamber split 50-50, it will need the support of at least 10 Republicans to advance. Democrats were optimistic after 14 Republicans supported an initial step forward on Tuesday. read more
"Sixty-four members came together ... to move forward, an unmistakable sign of the broad support and momentum behind this bill," Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech on Wednesday.
If Thursday's vote succeeds, the bill would come up for a vote on passage that is expected no later than Friday.
Republicans who back the bill insist that it does not erode the rights of law-abiding gun owners, are among their most ardent constituents.
"It does not so much as touch the rights of the overwhelming majority of American gun owners, who are law-abiding citizens of sound mind," said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who backs the legislation.
But Republican supporters have faced criticism over the legislation, which is opposed by the National Rifle Association, the nation's biggest gun lobby.
The bill provides funding to help states adopt "red flag" laws to keep firearms out of the hands of those deemed a danger to themselves or others. It would also fund alternative intervention measures in state where red flag laws are opposed and provide for enhanced school security.
It closes the "boyfriend loophole" by denying gun purchases to those convicted of abusing intimate partners in dating relationships, and allows states to add juvenile criminal and mental health records to national background check databases.
Senator John Cornyn, the lead Republican negotiator on the bill, was booed last week as he discussed its contents during a speech before a Republican Party convention in his home state of Texas.
Senator Richard Durbin, the chamber's No. 2 Democrat, said the bill would provide $4.5 billion in funding to Justice Department, Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education. A Republican aide estimated the measure's overall price tag at $15 billion.
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PSG ‘offer Neymar back to Barcelona for fraction of record £198m transfer fee’ but secret clause could wreck plans
SUPERSTAR Neymar has been offered back to Barcelona for a cut-price fee but a secret clause in his contract at Paris Saint-Germain could scupper plans for a reunion, according to reports.
PSG are said to be open to selling the Brazilian and have offered him back to former club Barcelona for just £43million.
Despite the club's debts of half a BILLION Euros, the prospect of bringing back one of their former superstars could be too good an off refuse.
However, the 30-year-old's PSG contract has a secret clause which could kill off any deal.
According to El Chiringuito TV, the clause states his contract can be automatically renewed for an additional year on July 1.
This extension means his contract with the Parisians will run until 2027 if it is fulfilled.
Another stumbling block is Barcelona prioritising a deal for Bayern Munich talisman Robert Lewandowksi.
Barcelona are looking to recruit on the cheap and with Lewandowski expressing a desire to leave along with a contract which expires next summer, the Catalan club has made him a priority.
PSG agreed a contract extension with Neymar last year, an agreement which sees him net £600,000 a week.
Following the agreement of a new bumper deal for Kylian Mbappe which kept him out of the clutches of Real Madrid, the French club would be happy to drop Neymar's wages from their books.
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PSG have offered Neymar out to a number of clubs, with reports indicating Newcastle United are among the teams in for him.
New sporting director Luis Campos is ringing the changes and looks set to appoint Christophe Galtier ahead of Zinedine Zidane as Mauricio Pochettino's replacement.
He is also set to bring in Manchester United-linked Vitinha and Lille's Renato Sanches to revamp the midfield and build the team around Mbappe in a bid to win the elusive Champions League they want.
Club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi also hinted at Neymar's exit.
Speaking to Le Parisian, he said: "I expected all of the players to do more than last season. Much more.
"We have to become humble again. We have to change to avoid injuries, suspensions and fouls which can change games.
"We have to discipline ourselves, both on and off the pitch. […] Those who want to stay in their comfort zone will stay to one side.
"Some will come and others will go, but these are private negotiations."
Neymar's agent Wagner Ribiero refuted claims his client would be leaving, saying: "Despite rumours on his departure, Neymar is only focused on PSG and he wants to win Champions League there."
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Which Adidas shoes are best?
For many, Adidas shoes are as good as it gets, as not many other athleticwear brands are as reputable and popular. Adidas offers high-quality, fashionable shoes with plenty of styles to choose from.
Before buying Adidas shoes, there are a few things to consider, but regardless of what you pick, chances are you’ll get a high-quality pair. Like the Adidas Ultraboost 21 Men’s Running Shoes, the best Adidas shoes are made with durable materials specially engineered for comfort and functionality.
What to know before you buy Adidas shoes
Size and fit
Comfort is critical for all athletic shoes, so you want to wear the correct size. Whether it’s to make them fashionable or more functional, many Adidas shoes have a slim build which can be uncomfortable for those with wide feet. Having some wiggle room in the toe box is important for preventing soreness, so consider purchasing a half size up.
Sneakers vs. running shoes
Sneakers are your best bet if you want something comfortable and practical to wear as part of a casual outfit or while running errands. Sneakers still look like athletic shoes, but they have a fashionable design that looks great with other streetwear.
Sneakers can be worn for exercising or sports, but running shoes are more suitable for that as they’re designed to provide comfort and stability during quick movements. Running shoes are also more flexible and comfortable, making them ideal for casual wear or even yard work.
Ultraboost vs. Supernova
Adidas running shoes can be further categorized into specific models, with two of the most famous being the Ultraboost and Supernova shoes. Ultraboost shoes have thick outsoles and prioritize comfort and energy transfer. Supernova shoes are more sleek and lightweight than Ultraboost shoes, making them the better option for exercising in warm climates. However, they don’t offer as much traction on wet or rugged surfaces.
What to look for in quality Adidas shoes
Breathability
Many Adidas shoes have a woven Primeknit upper for increased ventilation, letting your feet breathe. Physical activity can cause feet to overheat and sweat, but a breathable upper allows them to stay dry and cool for extended periods. The upper should also be durable and somewhat resistant to debris and moisture.
Midsole cushioning
The midsole is arguably the most important part of a running shoe as it often determines how functional and comfortable it is. A shoe with more cushioning in the midsole gives the wearer more stability and makes it more comfortable to wear for extended periods. Also, an Adidas Boost or Bounce midsole offers a more responsive feel during strides that give wearers an extra spring in their step.
Heel collar
Some Adidas running shoes have an extended collar that gives the wearer a tight, sock-like fit. This creates better stability and extra ankle support, which can be crucial, especially for those with an overpronated or supinated foot shape. Shoes with a heel collar are also easier to slip on and off.
How much you can expect to spend on Adidas shoes
If you’re looking for reliable and lightweight running shoes, you can find a pair for $60-$100. However, if you want something more durable or engineered with advanced comfort technology, you can expect you pay up to $160.
Adidas shoes FAQ
What is Torsion System technology?
A. Torsion System technology is a lightweight bridge that essentially lets the forefoot and heel move independently. It allows increased flexibility during quick and agile movements and improved control during strides.
Are Stan Smith sneakers suitable for exercising or playing sports such as tennis?
A. Stan Smiths originated as tennis shoes in the 1960s and are versatile enough to use for light exercise. However, other modern Adidas athletic shoes are engineered with the latest technology to provide superior performance for tennis and other sports.
What are the best Adidas shoes to buy?
Top Adidas shoes
Adidas Ultraboost 21 Men’s Running Shoes
What you need to know: These shoes are comfortable, lightweight and have plenty of cushioning, making them ideal for running and casual everyday wear.
What you’ll love: The forefoot and midfoot are stiff, providing increased energy transfer and responsiveness with every step. The knit textile upper is breathable, the Stretchweb rubber outsole offers excellent traction on various surfaces and the sock-like fit provides a secure feel around the ankles. It’s available in several colors.
What you should consider: The additional cushioning in the heel makes them feel heavy to some users.
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Top Adidas shoes for the money
Adidas Women’s Stan Smith Sneakers
What you need to know: These sneakers have a retro, clean-cut look and are as versatile as they’re functional and fashionable.
What you’ll love: These shoes have a durable synthetic upper and lining and a rubber outsole for superior traction. The latest models are redesigned with an environment-friendly focus, as they’re made from over 50% recycled materials. They have iconic Stan Smith style and come in several colors.
What you should consider: They can get scuffed and dirty easily. They’re stiff out of the box, so they will require some breaking in before they’re comfortable to wear for extended periods.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Adidas Men’s Supernova Running Shoes
What you need to know: These lightweight shoes are great for exercising in warm environments and running everyday errands.
What you’ll love: These shoes have a rugged rubber outsole for a strong grip. A breathable mesh upper improves ventilation and lets your feet stay cool and dry for longer. The cushioned hybrid midsole offers excellent energy transfer for extra bounce-back on strides.
What you should consider: The sizes run small, and some customers complained about their narrow build.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
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Prince Charles and Boris Johnson set for frosty showdown as PM lands in Rwanda TODAY
BORIS JOHNSON and Prince Charles are set for a showdown over the Government's immigration policy.
Prince Charles and Camilla arrive in Rwanda
A frosty meeting will take place in Rwanda, where Commonwealth leaders are meeting to discuss topics of mutual interest. The Prime Minister touched down in the African country this morning for a three day visit.
Prince Charles and Mr Johnson will have tea together tomorrow on the sidelines of the summit.
It is understood to be the first one-on-one meeting between the Prime minister and the heir to the throne in over six months.
It comes after it emerged the future King had criticised Mr Johnson's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing.
Ministers unveiled a new agreement with the country earlier this year for the country to house those arriving in the UK illegally.
The Government hopes the large number of people risking their lives every day by making the dangerous crossing over the English Channel will be reduced if those attempting the journey know they will be immediately deported again.
The first flight under the new agreement was set to take off last week but was postponed at the last minute when the European Court of Human Rights intervened.
Reports from earlier this month stated that Prince Charles was angry at the way ministers were handling the situation.
A source told The Times: "He said he was more than disappointed at the policy."
They added: "He said he thinks the Government’s whole approach is appalling.
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"It was clear he was not impressed with the Government’s direction of travel."
Tomorrow's meeting between Mr Johnson and Prince Charles is the only time they are set to meet while at the Rwanda summit.
However, they are also likely to cross paths at other points, including during the official picture of the leaders.
Ahead of his flight, the Prime Minister sought to downplay fears of a bust-up with the Royal Family.
Asked by reporters about Prince Charles's alleged remarks, he said: "I have no evidence for the assertion that you've just made about the prince's comments.
"What I can say is that I think that the policy is sensible, measured and it’s a plan to deal with the grotesque abuse of people crossing the Channel and at least it hasn't been ruled unlawful by any court."
Clarence House has refused to deny Prince Charles made the comments reported in the media.
A spokesman said: "We would not comment on supposed anonymous private conversations with the Prince of Wales, except to restate that he remains politically neutral.
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Which Sur La Table measuring spoons are best?
A good set of measuring spoons can go a long way. It’s just the kind of thing you don’t realize you need until you’re staring at a half-made recipe trying to figure out if you have a 1/4 teaspoon. The Sur La Table retail website has several kinds of measuring spoon sets in assorted materials, colors and shapes. Take a look at the Sur La Table Spice Measuring Spoons for a thorough set of high-quality spoons that are made to last.
What to know before you buy measuring spoons at Sur La Table
Sizes
There are four to seven measuring spoons in a full set. If you don’t do a lot of cooking or baking, then a four-piece set should suffice. This standard set includes a 1/4 teaspoon, 1/2 teaspoon, 1 teaspoon and a 1 tablespoon. If you spend a lot of time in the kitchen and want more extensive options, there are six- or seven-piece sets that include a 1/8 teaspoon, 3/4 teaspoon and a 1/2 tablespoon.
Materials
Measuring spoons are typically made from plastic or metal. Plastic spoons are lightweight and less expensive, while metal spoons are more durable and have a longer life span. Metal spoons are made from stainless steel but can be plated in a material such as copper for a different color design. Plastic and metal measuring spoons are usually dishwasher-safe.
Shape
You might notice that some measuring spoon sets feature rounded or oval spoon heads, while others have square or rectangular heads. All of these shapes adhere to the same measurements. The shape does, however, impact how you use the spoons. Oval and rectangular spoons are more convenient for spice jars and other containers with narrow openings.
What to look for in quality measuring spoons at Sur La Table
Double-sided
A double-sided measuring spoon has a spoon on each end. One is rounded for liquid ingredients and the other is curved as a scooper for dry ingredients. This way you don’t have to worry about drying a wet spoon before dipping it into something that will stick to the moisture. It’s an efficient, practical option that can reduce mess and fumbling as you measure out each ingredient.
Clip vs. magnet closure
While there are sets that feature loose spoons, most measuring spoon sets are attached so that you don’t have to worry about misplacing one. The most user-friendly methods for attachment are a clip or magnets.
- Clip: It is typically round and pops open so you can slide the spoons out. After you’ve used the spoons and washed them, simply put them back on the ring and close the clip.
- Magnet: The rounded magnet is attached to the center of the spoon handles. It lets the spoons pull apart easily and realign easily without worrying about a closed ring that might get stuck.
Bonus scraper
A great set of measuring spoons comes with a scraper for leveling. This lets you scrape the excess off the top of a spoon to get the most accurate measurement without having to use your fingers or a knife. Some scrapers feature a curved tip for working with sticky ingredients.
How much you can expect to spend on measuring spoons at Sur La Table
A set of plastic measuring spoons at Sur La Table costs $8-$10, and a set of metal measuring spoons costs $15-$30. A combo set that features measuring spoons and measuring cups costs up to $45.
Measuring spoons on Sur La Table FAQ
How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?
A. There are 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon. This means that 1 1/2 teaspoons measures out to a 1/2-tablespoon.
How many tablespoons are in a cup?
A. There are 16 tablespoons in a cup.
Does stainless steel rust?
A. Stainless steel is not designed to rust. It is made with chromium, which forms a protective layer when it reacts with oxygen. Stainless steel can corrode, however, when exposed to extreme conditions, such as heat or moisture,, for long stretches of time.
What are the best measuring spoons to buy at Sur La Table?
Top measuring spoons at Sur La Table
Sur La Table Spice Measuring Spoons
What you need to know: This set includes six stainless steel measuring spoons with rectangular heads, measurements stamped into the handles and a metal clip for organizing.
What you’ll love: The set comes with two more spoons than the average set with a 1/8 teaspoon and a 3/4 teaspoon. The spoons are well-made and shaped perfectly for spice jars. They are dishwasher-safe.
What you should consider: The metal clip isn’t easy to open and close.
Where to buy: Sold by Sur La Table
Top measuring spoons at Sur La Table for the money
Oxo Good Grips Measuring Spoons
What you need to know: This set includes six plastic measuring spoons with round heads, a scraper and a hook for hanging.
What you’ll love: It includes a 1/8 teaspoon and a 1/2 tablespoon. The measurements are color-coded for easy identification. The spoons have nonslip handles, and each one rests flat on a countertop without spilling. They are dishwasher-safe.
What you should consider: The measurement numbers can start to wear off after multiple rounds in the dishwasher.
Where to buy: Sold by Sur La Table
Worth checking out
Progressive Stainless Steel Magnetic Measuring Spoons
What you need to know: This set includes four double-sided stainless steel measuring spoons with magnetic handles.
What you’ll love: The double-sided scoopers are perfect for wet or dry ingredients. The spoon handles snap together magnetically for easy storage. They are dishwasher-safe.
What you should consider: The spoons are great, but the magnets are not as durable. If they fall off, you have to glue them back on.
Where to buy: Sold by Sur La Table
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Which clawfoot tub faucet is best?
Nowadays, any freestanding bath on feet is termed a clawfoot tub. They are usually luxurious in design and form the centerpiece of any bathroom. However, to really make the tub stand out, it needs to be paired with an equally impressive faucet. There are many styles to choose from, although frequently clawfoot tub faucets feature a traditional Victorian design. Alternatively, some modern contemporary faucets can also contrast nicely with the classic shape of the tub, giving a blend of old and new.
Choosing the best faucet for your clawfoot tub depends on personal taste. Beyond this, you also need to consider the water supply and pressure and whether the faucet will mount directly on the tub or on the floor or wall. The Kingston Brass Vintage Leg Tub Faucet is a traditionally styled option with porcelain levers and an 8-inch spout reach. It is designed to be wall-mounted and is available in three metallic finishes.
What to know before you buy a clawfoot tub faucet
Style
Depending on the style of your bathroom, there are lots of clawfoot tub faucet designs to choose from. Traditional-looking faucets usually have two taps and a wide spout and may include a telephone-style showerhead. More modern iterations may have a monobloc tap, a square spout and minimalistic styling.
Material and finish
Quality faucets should have a solid brass body and are usually plated with a metallic finish. Polished chrome and brushed nickel are popular choices for modern bathrooms, whereas bronze, antique gold or polished brass suit a more traditional decor.
Supplies
A key consideration is where the water supply comes from. Regular bathtubs usually have a panel that hides the pipework; however, clawfoot tubs are open around the sides, so the pipes can be exposed and unsightly. To avoid this, pipes can be sunk into the wall or brought through the floor with matching extension pipes.
What to look for in a quality clawfoot tub faucet
Location
Many clawfoot tubs have a roll-top rim that cannot accept a regular faucet. Therefore, you will need either a wall-mounted faucet with a long spout that can reach the tub or a floor-mounted faucet that sits on two fixed extension pipes. These can be positioned anywhere around the edge of the bath, giving it a very striking appearance.
Taps
The taps are the main design feature of a faucet. Crosshead and levers are the most common, with traditional designs using porcelain. Modern faucets commonly have quarter-turn taps or a single lever for mixing the hot and cold water.
Spout
The shape of the spout is also important. For wall-mounted or freestanding faucets, the spout needs to be longer than usual to extend into the tub. Many traditional designs have a large, wide spout that fills the tub quickly.
How much you can expect to spend on a clawfoot tub faucet
The cheapest clawfoot tub faucets mount directly to the tub and can be found for less than $100. A freestanding faucet with matching extension pipes can be as much as $500.
Clawfoot tub faucet FAQ
Are clawfoot tub faucets difficult to install?
A. This depends on the mounting method. A faucet that mounts on the rim of the tub is relatively uncomplicated to install, whereas a freestanding or wall-mounted faucet is much more complex and usually requires professional installation.
Can you use your old bathtub faucet on your new clawfoot tub?
A. Again, this depends on the mounting method. If the tub has mounting holes on the rim, then a regular faucet should fit OK. More often than not, though, you will need a new faucet that is designed for your specific tub.
What’s the best clawfoot tub faucet to buy?
Top clawfoot tub faucet
Kingston Brass Vintage Leg Tub Faucet
What you need to know: This wall-mounted faucet is available in a range of metallic finishes and has traditional styling with porcelain levers and a telephone-style showerhead.
What you’ll love: It has an 8-inch spout reach and uses quarter-turn, drip-free ceramic disc cartridges.
What you should consider: The included showerhead and hose are not the best quality.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top clawfoot tub faucet for the money
Barclay Leg Tub Diverter Faucet
What you need to know: This budget-friendly faucet can either mount to the rim of the tub or be used freestanding with a pair of extender pipes.
What you’ll love: It has a traditional spigot-style spout, porcelain leavers and a diverter valve to feed a shower.
What you should consider: This faucet is available only in chrome.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Wowkk Freestanding Bathtub Faucet Tub Filler
What you need to know: This contemporary faucet is freestanding and has a built-in extender that conceals the pipework.
What you’ll love: It has a single-lever mixer valve and a matching showerhead that mounts on the side. It is available in several eye-catching finishes including matte black.
What you should consider: Installation is somewhat difficult.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
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Waiting lists pushing trans teens to buy transition medicines online
Those in the Netherlands in life threatening danger should immediately dial 112 for emergency services. Anyone suffering from depression or contemplating suicide may call 113 Zelfmoordpreventie at any time by dialing either 113 or 0800-0113. Counselors at De Luisterlijn may also be reached at 088-0767000, or volunteers may be reached at one of their local numbers. A list of suicide crisis hotlines outside the Netherlands is available on Wikipedia.
Young trans people, sometimes as young as 14, are buying medicines online to start their transition themselves because the waiting times for official treatment in the Netherlands are so long. Some have been on waiting lists for more than three years, NOS reports after surveying over 700 trans people. Almost 300 of the respondents are on the waiting list to start transitioning.
The long waiting times have major consequences, causing or exacerbating severe mental health problems. Over 90 percent of the respondents said they’ve considered suicide. Over a third have attempted to take their own lives, 14 percent more than once.
Joana, a 19-year-old trans woman whose been on the waiting list for hormone treatment for over three years, felt that despair. “It’s hopeless and made me suicidal,” she said to NOS. She eventually decided that self-medication was her only option. After some online research, she ordered two hormones to become more feminine and a testosterone blocker online. “I got breasts, noticed it in my body hair, and my libido changed. After all these years, I could finally look in the mirror and say, ‘Yes, I see myself now.’ It also made my depression go away.”
Two-thirds of respondents said they are considering self-medication. About one in seven already uses medication they ordered online. Most do so without medical supervision.
Christa van Bunderen, an endocrinologist at Radboudumc’s gender team, understands why trans people turn to self-medication due to the waiting lists but warned that this is not without danger. Hormone treatments are very person-specific, she said to the broadcaster. “Think of someone’s age, diseases that run in the family, or medication that someone is already taking. You really need a doctor who assesses from person to person what the best choice is.”
It is therefore essential to be open and honest about what you’re taking, Van Bunderen said. “We will never refuse treatment because someone has used self-medication. We can provide better guidance if someone says which medication they used.”
Minster Ernst Kuipers of Public Health acknowledged that the Dutch healthcare system does not have enough room for trans people wanting to make their transition. “Over the past twelve months, the capacity for hormone treatment has increased by about 50 percent. And that is still not enough,” he said to the broadcaster. He wants to open more outpatient clinics where trans persons can go and reduce the waiting time to months instead of years, he said. | https://nltimes.nl/2022/06/23/waiting-lists-pushing-trans-teens-buy-transition-medicines-online | 2022-06-23T11:15:20Z | https://nltimes.nl/2022/06/23/waiting-lists-pushing-trans-teens-buy-transition-medicines-online | true | 1 |
U.S. oil refiners to meet Biden officials in high-stakes price talks
By Jarrett Renshaw and Laura Sanicola
June 23 (Reuters) - Major U.S. oil refiners will meet with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and other Biden officials on Thursday in an emergency meeting about how to lower record-high fuel prices that are squeezing American consumers.
The two sides are meeting with a promise to work together in good faith, but they appear far apart on solutions. The discussion comes at a tense moment for President Joe Biden and Big Oil, as the president has spent the last few weeks bashing its CEOs for reaping huge profits from a fuel supply crunch exacerabted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The average price of gasoline was $4.955 per gallon on Wednesday, according to data from the American Automobile Association, 37 cents more than a month ago, and $1.89 more than a year ago.
Refiners cut capacity during the COVID-19 crisis shutdowns, but post-pandemic demand and a global fuel crisis after Western nations sanctioned Russian oil have driven prices up.
Exxon, Chevron and other refining giants reported a massive jump in profits at the end of 2021 and the first quarter of this year, and plan to shower shareholders with buybacks.
The White House has targeted the refining industry's decision to idle about 1 million barrels per day of production capacity since 2020, arguing they should use their bumper profits to restart plants or units and help fill the supply gap that is driving up prices.
Refiners have a "patriotic" duty to help with supply, the White House has said.
"We're going in, in good faith, asking them the question of what can be done. What do you need to open up additional refining capacity?" Gramholm told reporters on Wednesday.
The meeting includes executives from Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Marathon and Phillips 66.
Refiners say investing in reopening plants carries significant financial risks. The Biden administration came into office vowing to shift the country away from fossil fuels that contribute to climate change, and has secured billions of dollars for the electric vehicle industry.
The refiners will also suggest short-term options to lower gas prices, such as waiving summertime fuel specifications designed to reduce smog, relaxing shipping rules requiring union labor and approving new renewable fuel technology, sources told Reuters.
The industry will try to convince the Biden administration not to ban exports of U.S. fuel to combat record gas prices, arguing it will hurt allies who depend on the exports and force refiners to shut off capacity due to loss of markets.
Biden, a Democrat, on Wednesday called on Congress to pass a three-month suspension of the federal gas tax, but that was met with opposition from lawmakers within his own party who say it may provide little relief while blowing a hole in a Highway Trust Fund budget.
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Wall Street's hiring frenzy eases as worries grow over economy, market slump
By Sinéad Carew and Saeed Azhar
June 23 (Reuters) - With mounting uncertainty around the U.S. economic outlook and the resulting slump in financial markets, Wall Street is easing up on hiring after a recruiting frenzy last year.
Wall Street companies including banks like Citigroup Inc , JPMorgan Chase & Co and Wells Fargo & Co were facing cutthroat hiring competition and being forced to pay more to recruit and retain talent in 2021 and early this year. Bonuses jumped to their highest level in 15 years.
However, recruitment consultants, executives and recent data show that hiring frenzy is diminishing.
"At the end of 2021 it was white hot with unprecedented demand for hiring and pay," said Alan Johnson, managing director at compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates. "It's quickly evolving from white hot to normal, and maybe by the end of this year getting cold. We're certainly in a transition."
The latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that while employers in the securities, commodity contracts, investments, funds and trusts category were still hiring, the pace slowed sharply in May with 1,200 jobs added that month compared with the 4,600 in April. This compares with a 3,400 monthly average for 2021, when the sector saw its biggest annual headcount expansion since 2000.
Alberto Mirabal, senior vice president for investment banking at recruitment firm GQR Global Markets, said some clients have pressed pause on some talent searches while they wait to "see how things shake out" before expanding their already large teams amid slumping global markets.
"We're seeing a bit of a slowdown," he said.
Soaring inflation exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and resulting interest rate hikes are making some Wall Street companies nervous about the risk of a recession.
Some pockets of the financial industry are already seeing layoffs, most notably the mortgage segment, which is uniquely vulnerable to interest rate hikes that hurt home sales.
JPMorgan Chase & Co is laying off hundreds of employees in its home-lending business and reassigning hundreds more this week, according to Bloomberg.
But overall, the recruiters said that the industry is not yet seeing broad hiring freezes or layoffs. And some smaller players, like boutique investment bank Lazard, are looking to take advantage of the shifting climate to snag talent for themselves.
Lazard Chief Executive Kenneth Jacobs said a hiring slowdown was helping his firm attract new talent after 2021, which he said was the toughest in a decade for staff retention and pay.
"The competition for talent is diminishing," Jacobs told a Morgan Stanley conference last week. "I think we're going to try to take advantage."
Gloria Mirrione, a Korn Ferry search consultant for asset management clients, said she started seeing "a more tempered hiring pace" around the end of March and into April after a "hiring frenzy" during the second half of last year.
Hiring in environmental social and governance (ESG) and impact investing, a hot area for global investors in recent years, was especially busy, she added.
"The work level is more manageable, with maybe a bit more uncertainty coming about how the rest of this year will shape up," she said.
However, recruitment trends vary across Wall Street.
Investment banks, in particular, are facing a tough time with revenue year-to-date down by nearly 38% on the same period a year ago as deals plunge amid market jitters.
"The biggest single drop off in activity is in the equity capital markets space," according to Julian Bell, managing director and head of Americas at talent consultancy Sheffield Haworth. "This means that broker-dealers as opposed to full-service banks will suffer disproportionately."
Brokers in healthcare/biotech and technology, two of the largest equity capital markets sectors, will suffer most, he said.
But while hiring is slowing and pay expectations are lower after unusually strong compensation in 2021, investment bankers are not concerned about imminent layoffs.
"They still think they're relatively understaffed for the deal volumes that they have," said Anthony Keizner, managing partner at Odyssey Search Partners, whose clients include private equity, hedge funds, and investment funds. Some clients still have a big appetite for talent, he said.
"Maybe the foot is slightly off the gas, but the car isn't about to crash," said Keizner. (Reporting By Sinéad Carew in New York and Saeed Azhar in Dubai; additonal reporting by Lucia Mutikani in Washington DC, and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Elizabeth Dilts Marshall in New York. Editing by Michelle Price and Nick Zieminski) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10945367/Wall-Streets-hiring-frenzy-eases-worries-grow-economy-market-slump.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-06-23T11:15:41Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10945367/Wall-Streets-hiring-frenzy-eases-worries-grow-economy-market-slump.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false | 8 |
A mum has declared a solution she created is 100 per cent "the best weed killer ever". She took to social media to share the tip for trying to get rid of weeds, after finding the task to be very expensive previously.
With the cost of living crisis, bottles or sachets of weed killing solution can easily run into double figures, especially if you have a large area to clear. But this mum swears by the £1.18 solution, which uses regular household items which are already in most people's cupboards.
Sharing it on a money-saving Facebook group, she said she came across the instructions for making your own at home using just a litre of white vinegar, three large spoons of salt, three large spoons of washing-up liquid and a spray bottle.
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As her mum already had most of the ingredients - which are common household products - she simply bought two 59p bottles of vinegar from Home Bargains and that was all she needed. She said: "My Mum was talking about the weeds growing up between the slabs on her driveway and path. Couldn't sleep the other night so started googling away.
"Came across this website detailing how to make your own weed killer at home. Bought the vinegar from Home Bargains (59p for 500ml) and she already had rest of the ingredients needed.
"£1.18 was all it cost, and after using it on Sunday she said it's the best weed killer ever! Hope this helps someone out."
And the good news for anyone wanting to give it a go, is that you can get white vinegar for an even cheaper price. Aldi sells 568ml bottles for just 32p, while Tesco is even cheaper at 29p.
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FactSet Reports Results for Third Quarter 2022
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Q3 GAAP revenues of $488.8 million, up 22.3% from Q3 2021
Organic Q3 ASV plus professional services of $1.8 billion, up 10.1% year over year
GAAP operating margin of 19.9% and adjusted operating margin of 36.6%
GAAP diluted EPS of $1.93, down 26.3% from the prior year, and adjusted diluted EPS of $3.76, a 38.2% increase from the prior year
FactSet reaffirms fiscal 2022 guidance, with growth expected at the upper end and the effective tax rate expected at the lower end of the previously communicated ranges
NORWALK, Conn., June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FactSet ("FactSet" or the “Company”) (NYSE:FDS) (NASDAQ:FDS), a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading service, today announced results for its third quarter ended May 31, 2022.
Third Quarter Fiscal 2022 Highlights
GAAP revenues increased 22.3%, or $89.2 million, to $488.8 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 compared with $399.6 million for the same period in fiscal 2021. The increase was primarily due to the acquisition of CUSIP Global Services (CGS) in March 2022 and higher sales of research and advisory and analytics solutions. Organic revenue, which excludes the effects of acquisitions and dispositions completed within the last 12 months and foreign currency movements, grew 10.5% to $441.7 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2022 from the prior year period.
Annual Subscription Value (ASV) plus professional services was $1.9 billion at May 31, 2022, compared with $1.6 billion at May 31, 2021. Organic ASV plus professional services, which excludes the effects of acquisitions and dispositions completed within the last 12 months and foreign currency movements, was $1.8 billion at May 31, 2022, up $157.7 million from the prior year at a growth rate of 10.1%.
Organic ASV plus professional services increased $31.9 million over the last three months. The primary contributors to this growth were higher sales of research and advisory and analytics solutions. Please see the “ASV + Professional Services” section of this press release for details.
GAAP operating margin decreased to 19.9% compared with 29.5% for the same period last year, driven by charges related to vacating certain leased office space as well as amortization of intangible assets and costs related to the CGS acquisition, partially offset by growth in revenues. Adjusted operating margin improved to 36.6% compared with 31.6% in the prior year period, primarily due to the CGS acquisition and lower compensation expenses.
GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) decreased 26.3% to $1.93 compared with $2.62 for the same period in fiscal 2021, primarily due to real estate impairment charges, amortization of intangible assets, expenses related to the CGS acquisition and higher interest expenses, partially offset by higher revenues. Adjusted diluted EPS increased 38.2% to $3.76 compared with the prior year period, driven by higher revenues and margin expansion, partially offset by higher interest expense.
Adjusted EBITDA increased to $173.5 million, up 30.1% for the third quarter of fiscal 2022, compared with $133.3 million for the same period in fiscal 2021.
As previously announced, FactSet completed its acquisition of CGS, a standard in the global securities marketplace, on March 1, 2022. In connection with the acquisition, FactSet issued its inaugural investment grade senior notes consisting of $500 million principal amount of 2.90% senior notes due 2027 and $500 million principal amount of 3.45% senior notes due 2032. In addition, FactSet entered into a new credit agreement providing for term and revolving credit facilities. In the third quarter of fiscal 2022, FactSet made a $125 million pre-payment of the principal amount of the term loan.
The Company’s effective tax rate for the third quarter increased to 12.2% compared with 11.9% for the three months ended May 31, 2021.
FactSet reaffirms its annual outlook for fiscal 2022, with growth expected at the upper end of the previously announced ranges and tax expected to be at the lower end of the range. Please see the “Annual Business Outlook” section of this press release for details.
“Our double-digit ASV growth demonstrates the value of our offerings and continued strong demand from our clients,” said Phil Snow, CEO, FactSet. “While the macro environment is challenging, FactSet has a history of growth even in volatile markets. We are well-positioned to navigate anticipated headwinds given our strong recurring revenue model. As we head into our fourth quarter, we are reiterating our full year guidance, with performance expected to trend to the high end of our previously communicated ranges.”
Key Financial Measures*
* See reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to adjusted key financial measures in the back of this press release.
“Our accelerating top-line growth and disciplined cost management drove adjusted operating margin expansion in the third quarter that exceeded guidance,” said Linda Huber, CFO, FactSet. “We are also pleased with the strong performance of the CGS acquisition and we are on track to reduce our gross leverage as planned.”
Annual Subscription Value (ASV) + Professional Services
ASV at any given point in time represents the forward-looking revenues for the next twelve months from all subscription services currently supplied to clients. Professional services is revenue derived from project-based consulting and implementation.
ASV plus professional services was $1,940 million at May 31, 2022 compared with $1,617 million at May 31, 2021. Organic ASV plus professional services was $1,775 million at May 31, 2022, up $157.7 million from the prior year at a growth rate of 10.1%. Organic ASV, which excludes the effects of acquisitions and dispositions completed within the last 12 months and foreign currency movements, plus professional services, increased $31.9 million over the last three months.
Buy-side and sell-side organic ASV growth rates for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 were 9.6% and 12.9%, respectively. Buy-side clients, including asset managers, asset owners, wealth managers, hedge funds, corporations, and channel partners, accounted for approximately 84% of organic ASV, while the remaining organic ASV came from sell-side firms including broker-dealers, banking and advisory, private equity and venture capital firms. Supplementary tables covering organic buy-side and sell-side ASV growth rates may be found on the last page of this press release.
Segment Revenues and ASV
ASV from the Americas region was $1,220.4 million compared with ASV in the prior year period of $993.4 million. Organic ASV increased 10.1% to $1,093.4 million. Americas revenues for the quarter increased to $309.7 million compared with $253.8 million in the third quarter last year. Excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions completed in the last 12 months, the Americas region organic revenues growth rate was 7.4%.
ASV from the EMEA region was $503.1 million compared with ASV in the prior year period of $436.4 million. Organic ASV increased 8.3% to $471.0 million. EMEA revenues were $128.3 million compared with $106.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021. Excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions completed in the last 12 months and foreign currency impacts, the EMEA region organic revenues growth rate was 13.2%.
ASV from the Asia Pacific region was $192.0 million compared with ASV in the prior year period of $163.4 million. Organic ASV increased 14.3% to $186.1 million. Asia Pacific revenues were $50.7 million compared with $38.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021. Excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions completed in the last 12 months and foreign currency impacts, the Asia Pacific region organic revenues growth rate was 23.6%.
Segment ASV does not include professional services, which totaled $24.4 million at May 31, 2022.
Operational Highlights – Third Quarter Fiscal 2022
Client count as of May 31, 2022 was 7,319, a net increase of 147 clients in the past three months, primarily driven by an increase in corporate and wealth clients. The count includes clients with ASV of $10,000 and more.
User count increased by 2,357 to 173,698 in the past three months, primarily driven by an increase in research and advisory users.
Annual ASV retention was greater than 95%. When expressed as a percentage of clients, annual retention was 92%.
Expense highlights include $48.8 million in impairment charges related to exiting office space to right-size the real estate footprint for the hybrid work environment. In addition, the Company incurred $13.3 million of intangible asset amortization and $12.4 million in acquisition expenses related to the CGS transaction in the third quarter.
Employee count was 10,691 as of May 31, 2022, down 0.2% over the last twelve months, primarily in the technology organization.
Net cash provided by operating activities increased to $192.0 million compared with $140.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2021, primarily due to increased collections of receivables compared to the prior year. Quarterly free cash flow increased to $176.6 million compared with $121.7 million a year ago, an increase of 45.1%, primarily due to collections of receivables acquired in the CGS acquisition, increased collections of receivables compared to the prior year and a reduction in purchases of property, equipment, leasehold improvements and internal-use software.
A quarterly dividend of $33.8 million, or $0.89 per share, was paid on June 16, 2022 to holders of record of FactSet’s common stock at the close of business on May 31, 2022. This represented an 8.5% increase in the regular quarter dividend from the $0.82 per share paid in the previous quarter.
FactSet announced the appointment of Maria Teresa Tejada to its Board of Directors. She serves as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
FactSet was named the 2022 Financial Services Industry Partner of the Year by Snowflake, the Data Cloud company. FactSet was recognized for its achievements as part of the Snowflake Data Cloud, offering joint clients elasticity for the storage and computation of financial data, and the flexibility to ramp up or dial back as their needs change.
Share Repurchase Program
FactSet did not repurchase any of its common stock during the third quarter under the Company's existing share repurchase program and has suspended share repurchases under the program, except for potential minor repurchases to offset dilution from grants of stock options, until at least the second half of fiscal 2023 to prioritize the repayment of debt. As of May 31, 2022, $181.3 million is available for share repurchases under the Company's existing share repurchase program.
Annual Business Outlook
FactSet is reaffirming its outlook for fiscal 2022. Factset currently anticipates that operating results will trend to the upper end of the previously announced ranges except for the effective tax rate, which is expected to be at the lower end of the range. The following forward-looking statements reflect FactSet's expectations as of today's date. Given the risk factors, uncertainties, and assumptions discussed below, actual results may differ materially. FactSet does not intend to update its forward-looking statements prior to its next quarterly results announcement.
Fiscal 2022 Expectations
Organic ASV plus professional services is expected to increase in the range of $130 million to $150 million over fiscal 2021.
Revenues are expected to be in the range of $1,800 million to $1,830 million.
Operating margin is expected to be in the range of 25.5% to 26.5%.
Adjusted operating margin is expected to be in the range of 33% to 34%.
FactSet's annual effective tax rate is expected to be in the range of 12.5% to 13.5%.
Diluted EPS is expected to be in the range of $9.75 to $10.15. Adjusted diluted EPS is expected to be in the range of $12.75 to $13.15.
Both Operating margin and Diluted EPS guidance do not include certain effects of any non-recurring benefits or charges that may arise in fiscal 2022. Please see the back of this press release for a reconciliation of GAAP to adjusted metrics.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call today, June 23, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its third quarter results. The call will be webcast live at FactSet Investor Relations. The following information is provided for those who would like to participate:
An archived webcast with the accompanying slides will be available at the Company’s investor relations website for one year after the conclusion of the live event. The earnings call transcript will be available via FactSet CallStreet. An audio replay of this conference will also be available until June 30, 2022 via the following telephone numbers: 855.859.2056 in the U.S. and 404.537.3406 internationally using passcode 5988244.
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements based on management's current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about industries in which FactSet operates and the beliefs and assumptions of management. All statements that address expectations, guidance, outlook or projections about the future, including statements about the Company's strategy for growth, product development, revenues, future financial results, anticipated growth, market position, subscriptions, expected expenditures, trends in FactSet’s business and financial results, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words like "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "intends," "estimates," "projects," "should," "indicates," "continues," "may" and similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors, including those discussed more fully elsewhere in this release and in FactSet's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly its latest annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as others, could cause results to differ materially from those stated. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and FactSet assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Financial measures in accordance with U.S. GAAP including revenues, operating income and margin, net income, diluted earnings per share and cash provided by operating activities have been adjusted.
FactSet uses these adjusted financial measures both in presenting its results to stockholders and the investment community and in its internal evaluation and management of the business. The Company believes that these adjusted financial measures and the information they provide are useful to investors because they permit investors to view the Company’s performance using the same tools that management uses to gauge progress in achieving its goals. Investors may benefit from referring to these adjusted financial measures in assessing the Company’s performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods and may also facilitate comparisons to its historical performance. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
Adjusted revenues exclude the impact of the fair value of deferred revenues acquired in a business combination. Organic revenues further excludes the effects of acquisitions and dispositions completed in the last 12 months and foreign currency movements in all periods presented. Adjusted operating income and margin, adjusted net income, and adjusted diluted earnings per share exclude intangible asset amortization, the impact of the fair valuing of deferred revenues acquired in a business combination and non-recurring items. EBITDA excludes interest expense, net, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization expense, while Adjusted EBITDA further excludes non-recurring non-cash expenses. The Company believes that these adjusted financial measures better reflect the underlying economic performance of FactSet.
Cash flows provided by operating activities has been reduced by capital expenditures to report non-GAAP free cash flow. FactSet uses this financial measure both in presenting its results to stockholders and the investment community and in the Company’s internal evaluation and management of the business. Management believes that this financial measure is useful to investors because it permits investors to view the Company’s performance using the same metric that management uses to gauge progress in achieving its goals and is an indication of cash flow that may be available to fund further investments in future growth initiatives.
About FactSet
FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) delivers superior content, analytics, and flexible technology to help more than 170,000 users see and seize opportunity sooner. We give investment professionals the edge to outperform with informed insights, workflow solutions across the portfolio lifecycle, and industry-leading support from dedicated specialists. We're proud to have been recognized with multiple awards for our analytical and data-driven solutions, with the distinction of having been recently added to the S&P 500, and repeatedly scored 100 by the Human Rights Campaign® Corporate Equality Index for our LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and practices. Subscribe to our thought leadership blog to get fresh insight delivered daily at insight.factset.com. Learn more at https://www.factset.com/ and follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/factset.
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Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP Results to Adjusted Financial Measures
Financial measures in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including revenues, operating income and margin, net income, diluted EPS and cash provided by operating activities, have been adjusted below. FactSet uses these adjusted financial measures both in presenting its results to stockholders and the investment community and in its internal evaluation and management of the business. The Company believes that these adjusted financial measures and the information they provide are useful to investors because they permit investors to view the Company’s performance using the same tools that management uses to gauge progress in achieving its goals. Adjusted measures may also facilitate comparisons to FactSet’s historical performance.
Revenues
The table below provides a reconciliation of revenues to adjusted revenues and organic revenues.
(a) The amortization effect of purchase accounting adjustment on the fair value of acquired deferred revenue.
(b) Revenues from acquisitions completed within the last 12 months.
(c) The impact from foreign currency movements over the past 12 months.
Operating Income, Operating Margin, Net Income, and Diluted EPS
The table below provides a reconciliation of operating income, operating margin, net income and diluted EPS to adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income, EBITDA and adjusted diluted EPS.
(a) Costs primarily related to professional fees associated with the ongoing multi-year investment plan.
(b) Adjusted operating margin is calculated as adjusted operating income divided by adjusted revenues as shown in the revenues table above.
(c) For purposes of calculating adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share, intangible asset amortization, deferred revenues fair value adjustments and other items were taxed at the quarterly effective tax rates of 12.7% for fiscal 2022 and 17.3% for fiscal 2021.
(d) Costs related to impairment charges of our lease right-of-use assets and Property, equipment and leasehold improvements associated with vacating certain leased office space.
Business Outlook Operating Margin, Net Income and Diluted EPS
(a) The income tax effect related to intangible asset amortization is $4.0 million for the period presented above.
(b) Costs primarily related to professional fees and software development associated with the ongoing multi-year investment plan. The income tax effect related to this item is $1.0 million for the period presented above.
(c) Adjusted operating margin is calculated as adjusted operating income divided by adjusted revenues as shown in the organic revenues table above.
Free Cash Flow
Supplementary Schedules of Historical ASV by Client Type
The following table presents the percentages and growth rates of organic ASV by client type, excluding the impact of currency movements, and may be useful to facilitate historical comparisons. Organic ASV excludes acquisitions and dispositions completed within the last 12 months and the effects of foreign currency movements. The numbers below do not include professional services.
The following table presents the calculation of organic ASV plus professional services.
(Details may not sum to total due to rounding)
(a) Includes $24.4 million in professional services as of May 31, 2022.
(b) The impact of foreign currency movements.
(c) Acquired ASV from acquisitions completed within the last 12 months. | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/factset-reports-results-third-quarter-110000152.html | 2022-06-23T11:21:34Z | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/factset-reports-results-third-quarter-110000152.html | false | 2 |
LOLIONDO, Tanzania, Jun 23 – Tanzania Wednesday said it would tackle “illegal immigrants” in the northeastern area of Loliondo, where it has alleged Kenyan Maasai pastoralists are supporting opponents to a planned wildlife protection area.
The Maasai of Loliondo have accused the government of trying to force them off their land in order to organise safaris and hunting expeditions.
But the government has rejected these accusations, claiming that it wants to protect 1,500 square kilometres (580 square miles) of land from human activity. It says it is just a fraction of a region that covers 4,000 square kilometres near the Kenyan border.
Tensions over the project led to the death of a policeman at a protest on June 10, after teams turned up to plant posts to separate off the area to be protected.
“Following the directives of (the) home affairs minister, we will conduct a special operation for 10 days against illegal immigrants around Loliondo and in Ngorongoro district as a whole,” Tanzania’s commissioner general of immigration, Anna Makakala, said on Wednesday.
Home Affairs Minister Hamad Masauni last week asked for stern measures to curb an “influx of illegal immigrants, most of whom drove their flocks of cattle, goats and sheep into Loliondo Game Controlled Area”.
Maasai herders live in the border area between Tanzania and Kenya, and the Tanzanian authorities have said they suspect Kenyans have flocked to Loliondo to support those opposing the government plan there.
Tanzania has charged 20 Maasai protesters over the policeman killing.
The violence in Loliondo has triggered outrage among campaigners, with Amnesty International describing it as “shocking both in its scale and brutality.”
Opponents of the protected area have sought help from the East African Court of Justice (EACJ), but it has said it was postponing an expected decision on Wednesday on the case “due to unavoidable circumstances”, without providing further details.
In 2009, thousands of Maasai families were evicted from Loliondo so that an Emirati company called the Ortelo Business Corporation could organise hunting expeditions for wealthy tourists.
The government cancelled that deal in 2017, following allegations of corruption.
Loliondo lies not far from the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro volcanic crater, both of which lure hundreds of thousands of tourists annually. | https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2022/06/tanzania-accuses-kenyan-maasai-of-backing-opponents-to-wildlife-protection-area/ | 2022-06-23T11:21:56Z | https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2022/06/tanzania-accuses-kenyan-maasai-of-backing-opponents-to-wildlife-protection-area/ | true | 2 |
U.S. Senate poised to step forward on rare bipartisan gun legislation
But Republican supporters have faced criticism over the legislation, which is opposed by the National Rifle Association, the nation's biggest gun lobby. The bill provides funding to help states adopt "red flag" laws to keep firearms out of the hands of those deemed a danger to themselves or others.
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The U.S. Senate is poised on Thursday for a vote to advance a bipartisan gun control bill that supporters hope will help curb the mass shootings that have rocked the country, in what could be Congress's first new limits on guns in decades.
The 80-page Bipartisan Safer Communities Act would encourage states to keep guns out of the hands of those deemed to be dangerous and tighten background checks for would-be gun purchasers convicted of domestic violence or significant crimes as juveniles. It does not include more sweeping gun control measure favored by Democrats including President Joe Biden such as a ban on assault-style rifles or high-capacity magazines. Biden renewed calls for action following a pair of high-profile shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.
The legislation will need support from 60 of the Senate's 100 lawmakers to overcome Thursday's procedural hurdle. With the chamber split 50-50, it will need the support of at least 10 Republicans to advance. Democrats were optimistic after 14 Republicans supported an initial step forward on Tuesday. "Sixty-four members came together ... to move forward, an unmistakable sign of the broad support and momentum behind this bill," Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech on Wednesday.
If Thursday's vote succeeds, the bill would come up for a vote on passage that is expected no later than Friday. Republicans who back the bill insist that it does not erode the rights of law-abiding gun owners, are among their most ardent constituents.
"It does not so much as touch the rights of the overwhelming majority of American gun owners, who are law-abiding citizens of sound mind," said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who backs the legislation. But Republican supporters have faced criticism over the legislation, which is opposed by the National Rifle Association, the nation's biggest gun lobby.
The bill provides funding to help states adopt "red flag" laws to keep firearms out of the hands of those deemed a danger to themselves or others. It would also fund alternative intervention measures in states where red flag laws are opposed and provide for enhanced school security. It closes the "boyfriend loophole" by denying gun purchases to those convicted of abusing intimate partners in dating relationships and allows states to add juvenile criminal and mental health records to national background check databases.
Senator John Cornyn, the lead Republican negotiator on the bill, was booed last week as he discussed its contents during a speech before a Republican Party convention in his home state of Texas. Senator Richard Durbin, the chamber's No. 2 Democrat, said the bill would provide $4.5 billion in funding to the Justice Department, Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education. A Republican aide estimated the measure's overall price tag at $15 billion.
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The Voice For Locals Initiative offers state of the art technology tools, marketing techniques and customer experience training for small firms, and it is set to digitise businesses in the Ballymena area.
Voice For Locals, a consortium launched in Northern Ireland to support businesses who want to level up their services after the challenges of the pandemic, has announced a partnership with Ballymena Chamber of Commerce.
Voice For Locals, which was awarded £1.82m by the UK Community Renewal Fund, offers micro and small businesses a range of free skills, marketing and other services to aid their business’ recovery.
The team has digitised over 230 local firms across Northern Ireland in the last 30 days and 71% of business owners have introduced new innovative processes to their ways of working.
Following the recent success of transforming St George’s Market in Belfast to online trading, Voice For Locals is all set to level up local businesses across the Ballymena area in collaboration with local councils, town management, enterprise agencies and chambers of commerce.
Ballymena Chamber of Commerce has over 120 members. It provides professional advice and gives a voice to the business sector in the local area. Known as the ‘city of the seven towers’, Ballymena is highly regarded as a prime shopping location. The appeal of the perfect mixture of world-renowned high street names and independent retailers ensures the shopper will never be disappointed. Ballymena also boasts thriving industrial, agricultural and hospitality sectors which have continued to see inward investment and growth despite two very difficult years.
Welcoming the initiative Leigh Heggarty, president of Ballymena Chamber of Commerce, said: “The Chamber is delighted to welcome Voice For Locals to Ballymena to help micro and small businesses recover, rebuild and rebound post pandemic. From shopping until you drop in the town centre to relaxing at one of our first-class hospitality venues, there are plenty of things to see and do in Ballymena.
“It is a wonderful place to live, visit and do business, with its vibrant independent businesses and excellent schools. However, our members are facing a perfect storm of challenges including energy hikes, labour shortages, National Insurance increases and Covid-19. Ballymena is a vibrant economy with many small businesses showing the resilience and entrepreneurship associated with the area and I would encourage all local businesses to register. It takes less than ten minutes to sign up and I am confident Voice For Locals will allow business owners to increase their visibility and credibility, and boost profitability to mitigate growing costs.”
Jay Thattai, founder and Steering Authority at Voice For Locals, said: “We are looking forward to working in partnership with Ballymena Chamber. There are so many synergies and collective efforts yield better results than individual efforts. The membership organisation is a priceless asset to the local business community, helping it navigate some of the hardest times ever faced. The Chamber’s objectives align perfectly with ours in that it wants to support members and help them rebuild and recover.
“We provide the digital tools for data driven business decisions and enable business owners to go digital with mobile apps, get marketed locally, get certified with e-learning courses endorsed by City & Guilds, and avail of personalised business and technology advice, to build a self-reliant economy in the wake of the pandemic.
“The levelling up initiative has been designed to address a number of challenges. At a local level, it allows engagement with a broader audience, on a more consistent basis, thanks to the Voice For Locals digital directory of all rated businesses across Northern Ireland, ni.voiceforlocals.co.uk. Meanwhile, with an expanded digital presence, local businesses can now tap into rest of the UK, Europe and world markets that would have otherwise been unattainable.”
Mr Thattai added: “Each business will have a dedicated landing page with a business description, an enquiry button to generate leads, and pictures and videos featured in the Voice For Locals NI directory. Business owners will be given the tools to collect genuine customer ratings and reviews which will reflect online automatically, encouraging online shoppers to shop locally with confidence.
“This is a personalised small business success programme. A dedicated team is in place to provide mentoring until the business owners become self-reliant. It is completely free and fully funded by the UK Government. The consortium, which includes firms Unloc Limited and TieTa UK, hopes to support even more businesses in Ballymena as they navigate recovery post pandemic.”
The consortium’s tender win for the project makes it the recipient of the fifth largest grant in the UK and the largest in Northern Ireland. Unloc will provide the technology, marketing and skills development element of the offering while TieTa will offer business and technical support. The team is working closely with City & Guilds to gain recognition for e-learning programmes delivered to local businesses throughout the scheme’s duration.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund. | https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/consumer/ballymena-chamber-of-commerce-announces-partnership-with-voice-for-locals-3742476 | 2022-06-23T11:26:22Z | https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/consumer/ballymena-chamber-of-commerce-announces-partnership-with-voice-for-locals-3742476 | true | 2 |
BENGALURU: Indian shares bucked a broader downturn on Thursday as weak metal and oil prices drove beaten-down automakers to their best day since April 2020.
The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.93% to 15,556.65, while the S&P BSE Sensex climbed 0.86% to 52,265.72.
The indexes have added around 1.7% so far this week, after two consecutive weeks of decline fuelled by concerns over interest rate hikes and growth.
Aiding sentiment on Thursday was a further retreat in crude prices as investors assessed recession risks and the impact of higher rates on fuel demand. Cheaper oil tends to benefit oil-importing countries like India.
“Fall in crude oil prices gave some respite to the market, although concerns of persistent foreign investor selling and rising bond yields in the U.S. will continue to keep traders on edge,” said Shrikant Chouhan, head of equity research (retail) at Kotak Securities.
Analysts also said central bank commentary that inflation was expected to come down to 4% in 2023-24 was underpinning sentiment.
The Nifty Auto index was the best performing subindex, surging 4.4%. Recession worries sent metal prices sharply lower, boosting automakers which have grappled with rising input costs for several quarters.
The auto index had fallen around 6% this month, up to last close.
India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki gained the most on the Nifty 50, rising 6.3% to its highest since late February. Truckmaker Eicher Motors and two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp jumped 5.9% each.
Bajaj Auto jumped 4.1% after the two- and three-wheeler maker said it would consider a share buyback on Monday, after deferring the proposal last week.
Route Mobile also surged 8.5% on share buyback plans.
India’s largest company Reliance Industries slipped for a second straight day, ending 1.6% lower and capping gains on the Nifty. | https://www.brecorder.com/news/40181941/indian-shares-rise-as-automakers-enjoy-best-day-in-over-two-years | 2022-06-23T11:26:28Z | https://www.brecorder.com/news/40181941/indian-shares-rise-as-automakers-enjoy-best-day-in-over-two-years | true | 6 |
NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Upstart, Inc. ("Upstart" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: UPST) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Upstart investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 18, 2021 and May 9, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
UPST investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Upstart's AI model could not adequately account for macroeconomic factors such as interest rates that impact the market-clearing price for loans; (2) as a result, Upstart was experiencing a negative impact on its conversion rate; (3) as a result, the Company was reasonably likely to use its balance sheet to fund loans; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Upstart during the relevant time frame, you have until July 12, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. ("Axsome" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AXSM) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Axsome investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between December 30, 2019 and April 22, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
AXSM investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Axsome's chemistry, manufacturing, and control ("CMC") practices were deficient with respect to AXS-07, the Company's medicine for the acute treatment of migraine, and its manufacturing process; (ii) as a result, Axsome was unlikely to submit the AXS-07 New Drug Application ("NDA") on its initially represented timeline; (iii) the foregoing CMC issues remained unresolved at the time that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") reviewed the AXS-07 NDA; (iv) accordingly, the FDA was unlikely to approve the AXS-07 NDA; (v) as a result of all the foregoing, Axsome had overstated AXS-07's regulatory and commercial prospects; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Axsome during the relevant time frame, you have until July 12, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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CAPS Medical is conducting revolutionary endoscopic treatment of tumors using non-thermal plasma, suitable for a variety of cancer types
NETANYA, Israel, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CAPS Medical, developer of a highly selective and minimally invasive non-thermal plasma (NTAP™) device for cancer treatment, announced today the enrollment of the first patients in a multi-center study to assess the safety and technical performance of their NTAP™ system in the treatment of Non Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC). The cancer patients in the study have been treated at Sheba Medical Center's Urology Department. This is the first ever worldwide study for minimally invasive treatment of Bladder Cancer using Non Thermal Plasma.
Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) impacts 500,000 people in the U.S. alone with over 80,000 new cases added annually. NMIBC is characterized by a high recurrence rate of up to 80%, which means that in the majority of cases NMIBC is not cured. It is treated and retreated –using a Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT) procedure, which can cause scarring and damage to the bladder. This is followed by a series of intravesical instillations, which cause life-altering side effects. "We hope that CAPS Medical's NTAP™ solution will help reduce the cancer recurrence rate by replacing the existing TURBT procedure while also avoiding the typical side effects, damage to the bladder and complications associated with the treatment options available today," said Prof. Zohar Dotan, Chairman of the Department of Urology and the principal investigator of the trial at the Sheba Medical Center. Sheba has been ranked by Newsweek magazine, for the fourth consecutive year, as one of the 10 top hospitals in the world
Non-thermal Atmospheric Plasmas are streams of low ionized gas at room temperature. Their efficacy in selectively destroying cancer cells while preserving surrounding healthy tissue and their ability to trigger an immunological effect and encourage the body to heal itself are well-known and have been demonstrated. To date, however, the high energy required for existing non-thermal plasma applications necessitated the use of large-sized devices. This made using non-thermal plasma to treat cancerous tumors in minimally invasive procedures unfeasible.
Overcoming these limitations, CAPS Medical is a pioneer in creating a device for NTAP delivery through a working channel of standard minimally invasive tools, making it possible to avoid surgery. "This multi-center study should demonstrate how NTAP could be painlessly and safely used to treat tumors inside the body, while preserving healthy tissue. CAPS Medical intends to continue working to improve patients' lives through the use of this revolutionary technology which can be tailored to a variety of additional cancer types," said Ilan Uchitel, CEO and Co-Founder of CAPS Medical.
"With its NTAP system, CAPS Medical is overcoming a real barrier within the cancer treatment ecosystem. The NTAP procedure selectively targets cancer cells with greater precision-which should lead to fewer side effects than many current treatment options. We look forward to seeing the company progress through its clinical trials," said Harel Gadot, Executive Chairman of CAPS Medical and Company Group Chairman of MEDX Ventures Group.
About CAPS Medical
Founded in 2018, CAPS Medical has created a highly selective Non-Thermal Atmospheric Plasma cancer treatment device, able to treat a wide range of solid tumors while preserving surrounding healthy tissue. CAPS Medical addresses the $100 billion oncology market.
For more information, visit www.capsmedical.com.
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The families announced last year they opened a case against the US and Israel for assisting or financing the assassination of top nuclear scientists.
The first hearing in the family of nuclear martyrs case against the US government was held last year in Branch 55 of the Beheshti Complex in the capital Tehran.
Iranian nuclear scientists have been the target of the Western and Israeli spy agencies over the past years.
Masoud Alimohammadi, Majid Shahriari, Darioush Rezaeinejad and Ahmadi Roshan were assassinated between 2010 and 2012. An attempt was also made on the life on Fereydoon Abbasi, former chief of Iran’s nuclear organization and the current member of the parliament.
The head of the Iranian Defense Ministry’s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was also assassinated in November 2020.
Iranian officials have said the crime of assassinating the country’s nuclear scientists is a gross human rights violation, warning the killings will not go unpunished.
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Tupperware Brands Corporation ("Tupperware" or the "Company") (NYSE: TUP) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Tupperware investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between November 3, 2021 and May 3, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
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CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Tupperware was facing significant challenges in maintaining its earnings and sales performance; (ii) accordingly, Tupperware's full-year 2022 guidance was unrealistic and/or unsustainable; (iii) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Tupperware's financial condition; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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CFO Vikram Arora and SVP of Sales Brett Petersen Aim to Drive CBC's Expansion
FRESNO, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Credit Bureau Connection ("CBC" or "the Company"), a provider of credit report and compliance solutions to automotive dealers, lenders, and other end markets, announced several additions to its management team. Joining CBC are seasoned executives Vikram Arora as Chief Financial Officer and Brett Petersen as Senior Vice President of Sales. CBC is backed by Capstreet, a Houston-based lower middle market private equity firm.
"Building out the management team with seasoned industry executives was a top priority for me when I joined CBC, and I couldn't have found better partners in Vikram and Brett," said David Carner, CEO of CBC. "Vikram has a strong background in growing businesses, both organically and through strategic acquisitions. Brett's prior experience scaling and modernizing sales organizations will be invaluable as we look to expand upon CBC's already strong organic growth. I'm pleased to welcome Vikram and Brett to CBC."
Mr. Arora has more than 15 years of corporate finance experience, with a focus on technology and finance companies. He most recently served as Vice President, Finance at Planview, Inc., a global provider of resource management tools. Mr. Arora previously spent six years at NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in consumer transaction technologies, where he was CFO of the Global Enterprise, Merchandising and Supply Chain (GEMS) Division. He also held senior finance roles of increasing responsibility at Retalix USA, Inc. (acquired by NCR Corp.). He received Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Texas, and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Bombay.
Mr. Petersen is a proven sales leader with more than 25 years of technology and compliance product experience. Most recently, he was Executive Vice President of Sales & Client Relations at GIACT, a consumer reporting agency that provides customer intelligence for payment risk mitigation, which is now part of Refinitiv and owned by the London Stock Exchange. Previously, he spent 20 years at Thomson Reuters in various sales and sales management roles spanning both the legal and compliance markets. Mr. Petersen holds a Bachelor's degree in marketing from Colorado State University.
"CBC sits at an interesting intersection of finance and technology, two areas in which I have deep experience," said Mr. Arora. "I look forward to working closely with David, Brett and the entire management team as we strive to deliver on our growth plans."
"CBC is poised to expand the reach of its extensive compliance solutions, and I'm excited about the opportunities ahead," said Mr. Petersen.
"Credit and compliance solutions remain a top priority for dealers today, and with the appointments of David, Vikram and Brett, we have strengthened CBC's management team with leaders who have long histories of building businesses and driving growth," said Adrian Guerra, Partner at Capstreet.
About CBC
CBC offers credit report and compliance solutions to the automotive and general consumer finance industries across the United States. The Company optimizes and automates the consumer finance qualification process through a fast, easy-to-use, and secure software platform made available to its extensive network of software affiliate partners. CBC's products and solutions place a heavy emphasis on compliance and identity verification to support the credit application and credit report process. Please visit www.creditbureauconnection.com for additional information.
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Founded in 1990, Capstreet invests in lower middle market software, tech-enabled services, and industrial business services companies. With over 45 platform investments and over 200 add-on acquisitions since inception, Capstreet's investment strategy is focused on utilizing its Capvalue FrameworkTM to accelerate growth and profitability, and creating long term sustainable businesses. The majority of Capstreet's investments have been with founder- or entrepreneur-owned businesses. For more information, visit the Capstreet website, www.capstreet.com.
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PARMA, Ohio – Corleone’s Ristorante is hosting Remy Martin Cigar and Cognac Night.
The tasting in conjunction with Perfect Ash Cigars on the terrace will offer the latest from Remy Martin and a pair of cigars along with heavy appetizers at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 28:
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NORCO, Calif. — Behind the wire fences and guard towers, there's a classroom at the California Rehabilitation Center, a medium-security prison. A colorful mural — of books, such as King Arthur and Tom Sawyer — distinguishes the classroom building from the off-white buildings throughout the rest of the sprawling prison complex.
Inside, about a dozen men in blue prison uniforms sit in old school desks — the kind with the chairs attached. "Welcome, welcome!" bellows a voice from the large TV monitor near the far wall. It's the beginning of a political studies class about incarceration — taught over Zoom by professor Nigel Boyle.
"Other than people in prison or on parole, who are the other people affected by the carceral state?"
In the very first row, with his hand up, is Daniel Duron, with his shaved head, black-rimmed glasses and arm tattoos. "People who have finished parole," he answers. "Many of them still can't do things like vote."
Kenny Butler, a tall man in his late 40s, nods in agreement. He's kind of the de facto leader of the class. He's been in prison for more than a decade and he's known for his knowledge of the prison system, his former status in the Crips gang, and the thick, heavily used dictionary he carries with him most days.
The incarcerated men in this room are painters and physics nerds, deep thinkers and fast readers. They come from five different gangs; they are white, Native American, Black and Latino. On this winter day in 2021, they are also college juniors and seniors who gather several times a week to take classes from Pitzer College, a small, elite liberal arts school of about 1,000 students located in Claremont, an hour away from the prison in Norco.
Eventually, all these classes — in psychology, literature, mathematics and history — will add up to a bachelor's degree in organizational studies. Among the nearly 1.5 million people in state and federal prisons in the United States, these men have been given a rare opportunity to earn a college degree while in prison.
There are very few bachelor's degree programs offered in prisons because, for the last quarter-century, there has been a ban on people in prison using federal money to pay for college classes. It's a vestige of the "tough on crime" era that was set in stone in the 1994 crime bill.
But that's about to change. Congress recently lifted that ban: Starting in the 2023-2024 school year, people in prison will have access to Pell grants. The money, up to nearly $7,000 a year per student, doesn't need to be repaid. The change will mean a chance at higher education for more than half a million people who will be academically eligible, according to the Vera Institute of Justice.
As anticipation grows for this expansion, a number of higher education providers are starting to design programs with correctional facilities. Nonprofits and foundations are teeing up money to help. And college and university administrators are looking to places like Pitzer to learn about both the potential and the limitations of college in prison, beginning what may be one of the largest social experiments in prison education.
The impact of college classes in prison
Butler's and Duron's journey to earn a degree at Pitzer illustrates the potential for hundreds of thousands of people who are incarcerated. Their stories also highlight some of the unique challenges and limitations that education alone won't fix.
When Butler was growing up, he didn't spend much time in school. He was in and out of the criminal justice system from the time he was 11 years old when he stole a bike. "Once I was on the police's radar, any little thing would get me in trouble," he says. Graffiti. Stealing underwear. His grandmother, his primary caregiver, was more concerned with keeping him safe, he says, than keeping him in school.
But he was always smart. A quick learner, a problem-solver and a leader. Growing up in public housing in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, Butler had to be.
"It's like living in an aquarium with sharks," he says. "You're going to learn to defend yourself and do what you have to do to survive. And that's where I was. I was stuck in survival mode."
That mindset helped Butler rise through the ranks of the Crips, a gang he says earlier generations of his family helped start. By the time he reached his 20s, he was selling drugs; his criminal record made it hard to find an alternative job. "A lot of what pushed me into that underworld was income," he says. Then in 2006, at age 32, a felony charge landed him a 20-year prison sentence. Butler maintains he didn't commit the crime but took a plea deal to avoid the possibility of a longer sentence.
It was in the prison library that Butler discovered books. First law books, to see if he could reduce his sentence, and then history and literature. The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois was especially captivating. "I just went on a journey after that," Butler says. "I started reading a book a week, at least."
But the books in the prison library were often hard to digest — there were so many words he didn't know. It wasn't until a cellmate gave him a Webster's dictionary, nearly 2 inches thick, that his world really opened up. That dictionary became Butler's constant companion. He says it helped him understand himself and the world. He highlighted the new words he learned and folded down the corners on pages he wanted to revisit.
He used the book so much that the cover fell off, so he had to make a new one. "This is my research kit. This is my 'Google' right here," he says, holding the book in his lap and turning its pages. "It's all dog-eared ... that may be coffee on there!"
Butler's intellectual journey might have ended with the beloved dictionary and frequent visits to the prison library, but in 2018 he was transferred to the prison in Norco, where he started taking college classes — first from a local community college and then from Pitzer. Butler was hooked.
"How did the mythology frame the institution of slavery?" asks Derik Smith, an associate professor of literature, one Wednesday last spring during a film class. They'd been studying the movie version of Gone with the Wind. "It's the glamorization of the plantation," replies Butler, who has begun to understand how U.S. history has shaped his own life and his story of being a Black man in prison.
The classes have pushed him to think critically and reminded him that his experience, thoughts and ideas have value. "I belong at the table. I deserve to be heard," Butler says. "Having professors be attentive to what I have to say ... it's just an amazing feeling for sure."
He recalls a moment from the first day of a class in organization theory that really hit home for him. Typically, when he and other students entered a classroom, they had to present their prison IDs. But on this day, instead of taking that ID, the professor shook Butler's hand. "That just opened up the floodgates for me," he recalls. "It gave me a sense of being a human being and not just an inmate."
The jump from teaching classes in prison to offering a bachelor's degree
Pitzer College has offered courses at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco for several years, but Butler and Duron are among the first incarcerated students to pursue a bachelor's degree through the program, which was launched in December of 2020. Private donations cover the costs, about $10,000 per student, per year. Students are selected through a rigorous application process that includes letters of recommendation, grades and interviews.
Pitzer follows the Inside-Out program, where students enrolled at the college travel by bus to the prison to learn alongside students who are in prison. (Many classes were taught virtually during the height of the pandemic.)
Outside of the classroom, Butler understood that his academic success was inspiring other people in prison. "A lot of guys see me walking around in the halls, and they know me from my past life," he says. "And now they see me with these books all the time. And you know, they have a lot of questions!"
Duron was one of those guys who looked up to Butler — he asked for advice and followed Butler's lead on studying and writing papers. "The Pitzer classes gave me a lot more perspective on how to see the world and feel about it," he says. And they helped him think about the future — what he wanted and how to try and be a "decent" human being. "I feel more engaged with society instead of being demonized."
In one of the first English classes he took, Duron wrote an analytical paper about Plato's Allegory of the Cave. It was the first time he'd seen his own story so clearly. "I was able to put together the analogy of the cave within my own life, being enlightened by my education," he recalls. "I was the one that had made it out of the cave and into the sunlight."
What's the backstory on why people in prison can't get federal grants for college?
The 1994 crime bill signed into law by President Bill Clinton banned people in state and federal prisons from accessing federal Pell grants to pay for college — part of a broad "get tough on crime" political climate at that time. Before the ban, more than 1,500 prisons offered higher education programs.
Without federal funding, the programs vanished. By 1997, it's estimated that only eight remained, according to an American Enterprise Institute report. Those, and newer ones that sprang up in the early 2000s, relied on private funders for financial and volunteer support.
But over the past decade, advocates across the political spectrum have pushed to lift the Pell Grant ban, fueled in part by research that shows education is one of the most cost-effective ways to keep people from returning to prison once they're released. One study funded by the U.S. Department of Justice found that the risk of recidivism dropped by nearly 13% when people participated in prison education.
In 2015, the Obama administration started a pilot program called Second Chance Pell, which made federal Pell grants available to a handful of prison programs across the country. Nearly 200 colleges applied for 70 spots, demonstrating widespread interest. The pilot was expanded under the Trump administration and remains in effect.
Over the past five years, Second Chance Pell has given about 28,000 students in prison access to college courses, and about 9,000 have received a credential — including certificates, associate's and bachelor's degrees, according to the Vera Institute.
At the state level, funding for prison college education varies. Many state laws still bar people in prison from accessing state financial aid. In 2014, California changed its law so that community colleges now receive the same amount of funding per student, regardless of whether they attend classes on campus or in prison. "That's an instance where growth happened almost immediately," explains Ruth Delaney, associate initiative director from the Vera Institute. Most community colleges in the state now have prison education programs, enrolling about 10,000 people.
Delaney expects the same kind of explosion of programs across the country next year. The Pell Grant, she says, will go much further in covering tuition for community colleges, while many four-year institutions that offer bachelor's degrees — which are often far more expensive — will have to supplement their costs with institutional funds or private donations.
The pandemic upends plans for two students to finish their degree in prison
On an early spring morning in 2021, Butler shed his blue prison uniform and boarded a bus. As it drove away, he leaned against the window, watching the prison complex disappear, the guard towers receding.
"I was looking at those towers because most of my life, that's what I've been staring at," Butler recalled. "That was like the proverbial knee on my neck, being closed in these gates." He remembers thinking, "This is the last time I'll see one of those towers." On the seat next to him, he'd packed his companions from those years inside — a handful of books and his beloved dictionary — the beginning of his own home library one day.
The plan for the men enrolled at Pitzer was to get a degree while in prison. But before Duron and Butler could finish, both were granted early release because of the COVID-19 pandemic and credit they'd earned for all of the college classes they'd taken.
Leaving prison, or being transferred from one facility to another, is a common disruption and often a major challenge to getting a degree. It can be far more expensive to attend school once a student is released. Plus, few schools have programs to ease that transition. Not to mention the pressing need to earn a living, find housing and navigate all of the distractions of life on the outside.
But Boyle and the other professors and administrators involved in the Pitzer program were determined to help Butler and Duron finish. The college — through an anonymous donor — arranged to pay for their tuition and housing on campus, which on average after accounting for grants, scholarships and aid runs students about $30,000 a year. It's the first time the college had done this, Boyle said, so everything is a learning curve. "We're really making it up as we go."
Duron left prison a few weeks after Butler's release. Waiting for him at the prison gates? Not family or friends — but Boyle, his academic adviser. Duron had only a handful of credits left to finish the bachelor's degree, and Boyle is committed to getting him to the finish line.
They climbed into Boyle's beat-up red minivan, and Duron changed into an oversized Pitzer sweatshirt Boyle had brought him. He fidgeted with his shorts — nervous, overwhelmed, baffled that just minutes ago, he'd been in prison, and now he was sitting next to his professor.
"I thought any minute they'd be like, 'You've got to go back into the building,'" he tells Boyle. "I can't shake this feeling they were going to be like, 'Never mind, you're not going home today.' "
Duron had been in prison three times before, so getting released wasn't a new thing. But this time felt different, he said. He was a college student, almost done with his bachelor's degree. Plus, he was getting picked up by his professor, driving toward Pitzer's campus in Claremont, Calif., for a tour. It would be the first time he'd ever set foot on a college campus.
"You coming down and picking me up was kind of inspiring for a lot of the guys [in the prison]," Duron tells his professor. "They were like, 'That shows the commitment the school has to you.' "
Boyle smiles. He's been a professor for nearly three decades at Pitzer and, though he's never picked up a student from prison before, he's certainly done a lot for his students — in and out of the classroom. "Pitzer is a small college," he explains to Duron. "We do these things for our students and you're one of our students now!"
When they arrive at Pitzer, Duron is struck by how big the campus feels — with its palm trees, pools and playing fields wrapped around the academic buildings. He recognizes the clock tower from a screen saver he's seen during Zoom classes.
"I picture students sitting around playing guitars, is that right?" Duron asks. Boyle nods, delighted by Duron's curiosity. They look at a campus map, with Boyle pointing out the offices of some of Duron's professors.
A heavy dose of self-doubt creeps in. Duron feels unworthy of the opportunity. He has so many questions for Boyle: Why me? Why not hundreds and thousands of others? Am I smart enough to go here?
"I don't really think I write well," he tells Boyle, sitting at a table on campus. "I'm self-conscious about it." But Boyle has graded his papers. He knows this student has the academic chops.
He'll go on to tell other professors they'll be blown away by some of Duron's writing, saying, "Daniel comes in as this shaven-headed guy that maybe doesn't make eye contact. And then you read his papers. It's like, 'Oh, this guy's good!' "
For now, he just assures Duron: "You do write well."
As they walk around the lush green campus, Duron tells his professor about his childhood. He grew up just 30 minutes away, in Fontana. It's close in distance, he says, but a world away.
"Crime was always present, like from birth," says Duron, now 40. "My home was a gang hangout." His grandfather was an abusive alcoholic and spent time in prison. So did his father, who was largely absent during his childhood. His mom struggled with addiction, so his grandmother, the main stable force in his life, raised him.
"We all saw the violence and the alcohol," Duron's mom, Virginia Ramirez, said. She's now been sober for the past two decades. "Being around that, that's all you know. And that's where Daniel's violence probably comes from because he saw it. It's coming from pain. We both come from pain."
At 12, Duron joined the Sureños gang, which made him feel safe and protected. He got a high school diploma — the first in his family — in a juvenile detention facility and spent much of his adulthood doing time in prison. He, too, struggled with alcohol and anger. His most recent offense was a domestic violence charge.
The Inside-Out model, which Pitzer follows for its classes in the prison, holds the idea that professors don't talk with their "inside students" about the crimes for which they've been convicted. But Duron has been open about his mistakes, writing about his crimes and the traumas of his past in essays and personal statements.
"It's shameful to talk about," he says. "Like, I did that. I'm embarrassed by it. I didn't want to do it."
But he says writing about it, thinking deeply about it, and talking about it with people he trusts have helped him come to terms with his choices, to process his trauma and identity, and confront the shame and grief of his actions. When he looks back now, at the person he was when he went into prison just five years ago, he describes himself as having the maturity of a 5-year-old.
"My emotional condition at the time just wasn't there," he says. "I have issues I still have to work through."
His arms and neck, covered in gang tattoos, are a constant reminder of his past — a reminder he's determined to shed. And he's planning to keep his old life — friends and family — at a distance while he lives in Claremont and finishes school.
Finishing college on the outside gets off to a bumpy start
Over the next few months, Butler and Duron slowly adjust to student life outside of prison. The college helps arrange paid internships to help the men with their finances.
They move into an on-campus apartment together. They start new routines. Boyle, now the adviser for both students, takes Duron shopping. For the first time in his life, he buys red shoes and red bedsheets; red is a rival gang color so Daniel was forbidden to own it in his old life. Other professors help Duron learn to cook; one gives him a rice cooker for the apartment.
Butler turns to fitness — he takes yoga and Pilates and rides his bike through campus nearly every morning around 4 a.m., a vestige of his 15 years inside, when early mornings were the only time it was quiet enough to study. "
Living in Claremont, away from his past life in Los Angeles, provides Butler with a safe haven. "A lot of guys, when they get out of prison they have to go right back to where the crimes happened. You're always on the alert then, with rival gangs, you have an enemy to look out for," explains Butler. "I've been blessed to be living near campus, where I don't have to be on alert."
As the first day of in-person class looms, Butler gets four planner notebooks — he can't decide which is best — to help him schedule his days. The night before, Duron irons his favorite white T-shirt. He can hardly sleep, he's so nervous and excited.
For Duron, his first in-person experience is a class about the history of Mexico with professor Miguel Tinker Salas. "I always start my classes with music," he says, as students shuffle into the small room. Outside of prison, Duron and Butler get to choose their course schedules; they're not limited to the classes offered in prison. For Duron, a class to learn about his Mexican identity was a top priority.
"¿Habla español?" the professor asks Duron. "Un poquito?" Duron responds, nervously. "I know some Spanish, I just can't speak fluently."
"That's fine, that's fine," Tinker Salas reassures him. "The class is not in Spanish."
For Butler, his first class on campus is political science, taught by professor Tyee Griffith, who he has had before on the inside. When he arrives 20 minutes before class, the professor is already there. "I always come early too," Griffith says.
Doing the academic work and going to class is most familiar for both men on the outside. After all, they've been taking college classes for years. It's the everyday challenges of life that prove to be the hardest part of the transition.
Butler's wife — a teenage sweetheart who he reconnected with and married while still inside — lives an hour away in Los Angeles. So he spends a lot of his time driving back and forth, splitting his time between there and campus.
"We have shifts," his wife, Leona DeJean, says, laughing. They're used to having a long-distance relationship, but that hasn't made the experience any less hard. She misses him. But she's also invested in his education. There's a whiteboard hanging on the wall in his bedroom in Claremont, decorated with little notes and hearts she's added. "He knows how to put the effort in," she says. "He finishes what he starts."
But balancing family life in LA — including helping his wife's teenage daughter learn to drive — is hard to do when you're also trying to be a full-time student.
"It's a lot of distraction," Butler admits. "I have a heavy load right now. I feel like Atlas, with the whole world on my shoulders." Over the summer, he'd taken summer classes online and fell behind. "I had to get an extension on my microeconomics so I couldn't actually concentrate," he explains.
Inside prison, he didn't have many other responsibilities, so he could just focus on class. Outside, there was the internet and social media (where Butler posts almost constantly — #ButlerStrong). And in the background, there was the global pandemic: Seven family members died, including Butler's son's mother, his aunt and uncle, and his grandmother.
"It's been a roller coaster," he says. "I've been constantly having to slow myself down and make sure I'm present, because school is the priority."
After a few weeks of classes, Duron has been having a tough time also.
There is so much that is new, and he's been so nervous about the experience that he nearly gave himself a panic attack. Walking on campus — in his early 40s, with his shaved head and arms covered in tattoos — he sticks out. He tells us it's not uncommon for other students to ignore or avoid him.
"Overall, it's hard," says Duron. "I go into the dining hall and usually eat lunch or dinner by myself."
Butler feels that isolation too. "We walk around a lot and sometimes we don't get acknowledged by certain people," he says. Sometimes, students cross the street to avoid them or wait for the next elevator. In the first couple of months, it happened in class too." When we broke off into groups, only one person came to my table," Butler told us midsemester. It came as a surprise — he thought a liberal arts campus would be different. "It's supposed to be a melting pot and everybody's trying to be progressive and coming together," he says. "But we're like stepchildren in the family. No one wants to be around us."
Even things like Google are overwhelming. Imagine not having access to the internet for years and then boom, the world is at your fingertips. "A lot of the sites that I click on have nothing to do with what I'm looking for," explains Duron. "I got a headache from just hitting roadblocks."
On top of all the stress of doing the readings and writing papers, they're navigating visits from parole officers, a common element of post-prison life.
After class one night, Duron is planning on going to a meeting about post-graduate opportunities on campus, but his parole officer calls. He's in the neighborhood. Could he stop by?
Duron greets him at the front of the apartment building. "So campus life is good so far?" he asks Duron, and they walk up to the apartment he shares with Butler. "Yeah, just meeting people," he responds.
They make small talk, about college and the weather. The parole officer is just checking in, he explains, making sure Duron is hanging around the right people — avoiding interactions with the police.
He hands him a cup to pee in. He's also here to do a drug test.
"You're good, right?" he asks. "Yeah," says Duron.
Every year, about half a million people are released from state and federal prison in the United States and within three years, more than half will end up back inside.
Because of Duron's former gang affiliations, he has to be careful. He can't have any negative interactions with the police and he has to steer clear of old connections who are still in the gang. That's what amplified his sentence the last time.
He's convinced that this time, because of the college classes and the relationships he's forged with professors and the other students, he'll be able to beat the statistics.
Changing and growing and graduating
By the end of the 2021 fall semester, just before finals, Duron's appearance has begun to transform: His tattoos are disappearing. "Yeah, it's way lighter," he says, smiling. He's been undergoing treatments to remove them and his forearms, normally covered in dark black ink, are now a soft gray. " I just wish it was off already."
The faded tattoos are a visual metaphor of regrowth and change. Throughout the semester, Duron has been giving himself pep talks, forcing himself to get out of his comfort zone, to do things that make him uncomfortable. He's tried rock climbing and gone hiking, he's worked on public speaking and he's found real joy at an activity his prison self could have never dreamed of: ballroom dancing.
He's learned the bachata, tango and waltz. "It's been intimidating," he says, "because like ... I only dance when I'm alone. And actually, I'm just moving around. I wouldn't really call it dancing ... just goofing around and stuff."
Duron finished his fall semester, the last of his college career, with nearly all A's. He's a more confident student, and a more confident and comfortable human being. A few days before graduation he took his mom on a tour of campus.
"He kept saying 'hi' to people — even ones he didn't know, he'd say, 'Hey how you doing?' " she recalled. "That didn't used to be Daniel. He never would have approached anybody before. He would have just kept his head down and said nothing."
Butler also finished his college career in the fall of 2021, with outstanding grades. His professors likened him to the story of Job — no matter what came at him, he was able to succeed.
In May, Duron and Butler, now 40 and 47, respectively, walked across the graduation stage as the crowd cheered and applauded.
After the ceremony, they gathered with family and friends at professor Boyle's house in Claremont. Butler and Duron each gave a toast — celebrating their accomplishment. When it was Duron's turn he looked right at his mother. "This is as much mine as it is yours," he told her. "This is for us."
Life after Pitzer: Fellowships, grad school and some uncertainty, for now
For Duron and Butler — and other formerly incarcerated students — earning a bachelor's degree itself is a huge accomplishment. But there are still big questions: Where will they work? How will they make money? Is a college degree enough to overcome a criminal record?
Right away, both men ran into a major issue: They had very little work history for their resumes. "Being a leader in a gang — being a leader inside prison — that doesn't really translate to a CV or to a job interview," explains Boyle, who helped advise the two men on post-grad plans.
To work around this predicament, Boyle urged them to focus on fellowships designed for recent college grads; applications put more value on a personal story and academic experience than work history.
They both applied to several. Butler applied for a research Fulbright in Uganda, to study the prison system there. When he applied, he'd never been on an airplane, never left the country, and didn't have a passport. He also tried for a Napier Fellowship, which awards $20,000 toward a project supporting social change. Butler proposed a peace and reconciliation program to help former gang members coming out of prison find a pathway to higher education.
Butler won both fellowships.
When he heard the news, "I actually cried and I had to pull over because I was overwhelmed with joy," he recalls. In addition to the fellowships, Butler was accepted to graduate school at California Polytechnic State University in Pomona for a master's program in public administration.
"When it rains, it pours," he says. "You work hard to get to a certain point and when you get acknowledged in that way, now, you have to work harder to make people know that they picked the right person."
Duron hasn't had the same luck. He didn't receive any of the fellowships he applied to and has struggled to find full-time employment. He's hesitant to take a job in manual labor now that he's a college graduate. "I know I could probably get a job at a warehouse," he says, "but I want to do something meaningful."
He knows that just having a college degree, even from a school like Pitzer, might not be enough to overcome his prison record and the traumas of his past. He insists he's still a work in progress, seeking counseling and going to AA meetings.
"How I was raised and what happened to me, there's no getting around it," he says. "Everything that happened in my life is shaping who I've become. And honestly, I love being me. I really do. And now I gotta embrace it."
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The online travel magazine TravelMag.com invited more than 100 travel writers, photographers and selected professionals to name the Tennessee towns they consider the most appealing. Those surveyed were asked to choose their top three towns and cities with populations of less than 100,000 people. All of the votes were then tallied to produce the final selection.
Tennessee stretches through the heart of the American south to the banks of the mighty Mississippi River. And while its big cities such as Memphis and Nashville are the main draw, this land of Appalachian Mountains, 10,000 caves, and river-fed plains is also home to hundreds of small city and town wonders as well.
Among those that made our list is Franklin. Located just south of Nashville, the city was founded in 1799 and boasts a charming historic Downtown: a well maintained, 16-block district that's listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Victorian architecture on vibrant streets full of shops, restaurants, and antiques stores surround the town square. Franklin is also known for its annual festivals and parade that take place at regular intervals throughout the year.
Situated in Maury County, the city of Columbia also boasts a scenic downtown offering plenty of shopping and a picturesque, café-lined square. There's also a thriving art scene centreed around the Colu-mbia Arts District, which was established as a haven for artists and artisans. For the historically inclined traveller, Columbia also claims the former home (now a museum) of James K. Polk, who served as the 11th U.S. President from 1845-49.
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Contact Center Software Provider Focused In The Scandinavian And Switzerland Markets
MARKHAM, ON, and STOCKHOLM, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Enghouse Systems Limited (TSX: ENGH) announced today it has acquired Competella AB, a provider of a SaaS and On-Premise contact center and attendant console solutions based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Competella offers a complete contact center platform created to enhance the offerings of Microsoft Teams. The Competella Communication Suite includes solutions for contact centers and attendants and is fully integrated with Microsoft Teams. Contact center agents and switchboard attendants acquire access to a rich array of tools, including directory search, presence, calendar, email and IM, along with fully integrated queuing and media control. A principal offering of Competella is an operator console that can be expanded into contact centers. The Competella Communication Suite is sold through a professional network of cloud partners and system integrators.
"Competella offers an easy to deploy cloud-based contact center solution that works effectively in the Microsoft Teams," said Steve Sadler, Chairman & CEO of Enghouse. "Competella is a great fit for us as we have both operated in Sweden for a long time. We are very pleased to welcome Competella's customers, employees and partners to Enghouse."
Enghouse is a Canadian publicly traded company (TSX: ENGH) that provides enterprise software solutions focusing on contact centers, video communications, healthcare, telecommunications, public safety and the transit market. Enghouse has a two-pronged growth strategy that focuses on internal growth and acquisitions, which are funded through operating cash flows. The company has no external debt financing and is organized around two business segments: the Interactive Management Group and the Asset Management Group. Further information about Enghouse may be obtained from the company's website at www.enghouse.com.
Founded in 2009, Competella offers a complete platform built on Microsoft Teams. The Competella Communication Suite includes solutions for Contact Centers and Attendants as well as complementary Office User add-ons. Over 700 companies in the public and private sectors primarily in Scandinavia and Switzerland have deployed the Competella products. For more information, log on to www.competella.com.
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Amazon next month (July 2022) plans to add 130 new TV shows and movies to its Prime lineup, including six Amazon Originals.
The new titles will include The Terminal List, an Amazon original series starring Chris Pratt as a Navy Seal who’s haunted (and perhaps more) by a failed high-stakes mission; Warriors on the Field, an Amazon original documentary on three indigenous Australian Football League players; Don’t Make Me Go, an Amazon original drama/comedy film starring John Cho as a father with a terminal disease who tries to teach his daughter all of life’s lessons during a cross-country trip; and Forever Summer: Hamptons, an Amazon original docudrama about a group of wealthy college kids who take the beaches for one last adventure before adulthood.
Also notable in July:
* Raging Bull, the Martin Scorsese-directed biofilm starring Robert De Niro as the savage middleweight boxer, Jake LaMotta. Critics have called De Niro’s performance one of cinema’s greatest ever while the film itself is regarded as arguably the best ever from the legendary Scorsese.
* Revolutionary Road, the absorbing 2008 drama reuniting Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as an unsettled settled couple in mid-1950s Connecticut.
* Rosemary’s Baby, the spooky 1968 drama from director Roman Polanski which stars Mia Farrow as a pregnant young woman who suspects a mysterious group wants to kidnap her baby. Farrow is brilliant and haunting as the paranoid (or is she?) mother and film auteur John Cassavetes plays her loving (but possibly suspicious) hubbie to perfection.
* Jennifer’s Body, the underrated 2009 black comedy starring Megan Fox as an evil (and supernatural) high school vixen.
Here is the complete list of new titles coming in July 2022 to Amazon Prime:
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July 1
Alternatino With Arturo Castro S1 (2019)
The Terminal List (2022) – Amazon Original
Very Cavallari (2018)
16-Love (2012)
1UP (2022)
52 Pick-Up (1986)
A Feral World (2020)
A Hologram for the King (2016)
A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
Adventure Boyz (2020)
Aeon Flux (2005)
Ali (2001)
Ali Director’s Cut (2001)
All Roads to Pearla (2019)
As Long as We Both Shall Live (2016)
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Attack of the Unknown (2020)
Awaken The Shadowman (2017)
Barry Munday (2010)
Betrayed (1988)
Blown Away (1994)
Blue Jay (2016)
Body of Evidence (1993)
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
Cadillac Man (1990)
Call of the Wolf (2017)
Cedar Rapids (2011)
Changeland (2019)
Chasing Molly (2019)
Clueless (1995)
Coffy (1973)
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Coyotaje (2019)
Criminal Law (1988)
Cruel Hearts (2020)
Cruiser (2020)
Dark Blue (2003)
Dark Waters (2019)
Dave Made A Maze (2017)
DC Noir (2019)
Dead Ringers (1988)
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Easy Does It (2020)
Europa Report (2013)
Eye Of The Needle (1981)
Four Feathers (2002)
Forev (2014)
French Postcards (1979)
Frisky (2015)
Futureworld (1976)
Gino’s Wife (2016)
Gladiator (2000)
Good Neighbors (2011)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Here Comes the Devil (2012)
High-Rise (2016)
Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
Hot Dog…The Movie (1984)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
In Action (2021)
Infinitum: Subject Unknown (2021)
Internal Affairs (1990)
Into the Blue (2005)
Iris Warriors (2022)
Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014)
Jennifer’s Body (2009)
Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
John Dies at the End (2012)
Kiltro (2006)
Lincoln (2012)
Little Man Tate (1991)
Loves Spell (2020)
Lust For Love (2014)
Mandela (1997)
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Midnight in Paris (2011)
Moments in Spacetime (2001)
No Way to Live (2017)
Party With Me (2021)
Patriot Games (1992)
Pieces of April (2003)
Play the Game (2009)
Pretty Ugly People (2008)
Racing With The Moon (1984)
Raging Bull (1980)
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Revolutionary Road (2009)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Runner (2018)
Say Your Prayers (2021)
Slash (2016)
Son of God (2014)
Speed (1994)
Stay (2021)
Stuff (2017)
Sunset Song (2016)
Swiped (2018)
Switchback (1997)
The Arbors (2020)
The Fighter (2010)
The Fighting Temptations (2003)
The General’s Daughter (1999)
The Gospel According to Andre (2018)
The Honor Farm (2017)
The Hunted (2003)
The Italian Job (2003)
The Mongolian Connection (2019)
The Pirates! Band Of Misfits (2012)
The Posthuman Project (2014)
The Queen of Versailles (2012)
The Republic of Two (2014)
The Rest of Us (2020)
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
The Time Machine (2002)
Tucked (2018)
Unicorn City (2012)
Venus and Serena (2012)
Virtuosity (1995)
Wargames (1983)
We Love You, Sally Carmichael! (2017)
We Take The Low Road (2020)
When Icarus Fell (2018)
Yentl (1984)
July 2
House of Gucci (2021)
July 8
Warriors on the Field (2022) – Amazon Original
July 15
Forever Summer: Hamptons (2022) – Amazon Original
Don’t Make Me Go (2022) – Amazon Original
July 22
Anything’s Possible (2022) – Amazon Original
Prizefighter (2022)
July 29
Paper Girls (2022) – Amazon Original
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TORONTO, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Concerned shareholders of Akanda Corp. ("Akanda" or the "Corporation") have today replaced a majority of the board of directors of the Corporation, with highly-qualified and motivated directors. The concerned shareholders of the Corporation collectively own or control 16,556,779 common shares of the Corporation (representing approximately 54.1% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Akanda), and yesterday passed a written resolution of the shareholders of the Corporation pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the "Act") removing each of Louisa Mojela, Philip van den Berg, Charles Kié, Gila Jones, Gugu Dingaan and Bridget Baker as directors of the Corporation effective immediately, and electing each of Harvinder Singh, Mohsen Rahimi, Jatinder Dhaliwal and Kathryn Field to fill the vacancies created thereby, to serve the remaining terms of the outgoing directors, or until their successors are elected or appointed. Pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the removal and appointments of directors are effective immediately. Biographical information about the highly qualified and motivated individuals elected by the concerned shareholders are set forth further below.
The actions taken today follow an initial outreach to the former board of directors of Akanda by David Jenkins, a long-standing shareholder of the Corporation. Mr. Jenkins, through his wholly-owned holding company 1306077 B.C. Ltd., owns 2,100,000 common shares of the Corporation, representing approximately 6.8% of the issued and outstanding Akanda shares. Mr. Jenkins had previously communicated to the former Akanda board regarding his frustration over the apparent lack of oversight and strategic direction of the Corporation. The concerned shareholders believe that immediate change was necessary in order to prevent the potentially irreparable harm to the Corporation that may have been caused if the former directors attempted a strategy of entrenchment.
Mr. Jenkins commented: "As a long-term investor in Akanda, I wish to see Akanda managed prudently and professionally, with a view to the long-term best interests of the Corporation. I am grateful for the support of my fellow shareholders who shared my concerns, and I look forward to a brighter future for all Akanda shareholders."
It is expected that the new board of directors of Akanda will soon meet to pass necessary resolutions following the reconstitution of the board concerning certain governance matters, including with respect to the committees of the board and to attend to such other transitional matters as may be required, and that the foregoing will be announced by the Corporation in short order.
Harvinder Singh
Mr. Harvinder Singh studied at Birmingham City University where he received a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Product Design. Mr Singh's long career has spanned over 30 years where he has worked as a CEO, COO and as product director for companies such as Ergolab, Lighting Manufacturing, Transact Network, Heathrow Medical Services among many others. Mr. Singh is regarded highly as a branding expert with a focus on European and far-East markets and has shown numerous occasions the ability to increase the penetration of products into markets by honing and improving them for individual markets and users. Mr Singh has managed successful wholesale businesses and further applied these skills to create highly successful e-commerce and wholesale importer businesses working with oversea vendors to produce significant revenues in sales as well as transactions.
Mohsen Rahimi
Mr. Rahimi studied at the University of British Columbia in the department of Land and Food Systems. Mr. Rahim has management experience in a broad range of sectors, including commercial, retail and international import and export, having held senior positions at Kowsar Holdings and Tin95 Holdings, which are both private investment firms. Mr. Rahimi has accumulated vast retail experience, growing out existing health food chains with multiple locations and millions of dollars in annual gross revenue, while simultaneously operating an active online e-commerce business. In addition to now being a director of Akanda, Mr. Rahimi is a director of Modern Plant Based Foods Inc. and Peakbirch Commerce Inc., both Canadian Securities Exchange listed issuers, and Binovi Technologies Corp., a TSX Venture Exchange listed issuer.
Jatinder Dhaliwal
Mr. Jatinder Dhaliwal is a registered pharmacist, and has significant capital markets experience. Mr. Dhaliwal holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Victoria. He has served as CEO and director of multiple publicly traded cannabis companies. He has served as a director of a licensed producer and extractor. He has extensive knowledge in agricultural, medical and pharmaceutical operations. Mr. Dhaliwal is well versed in the cannabis market from seed to sale from cultivating, extracting, manufacturing, and distributing and quality control of cannabis flower, oils, and concentrates. Mr. Dhaliwal is a certified medical cannabis practitioner. He has overseen operations of numerous retail and commercial operations and implemented various health protocols and technology advances into health and wellness chains.Kathryn Field
Katharyn Field
Ms. Field is currently president of Halo Collective, Inc. (NEO: HALO) (OTCQX: HCANF) ("HALO"), a position she has held since February 2020. From April 2019 through February 2020, Ms. Field served as Chief Strategy Officer at HALO. Ms. Field's resume includes senior positions at notable companies and institutions such as The White House, The Brookings Institution, and Bain & Company. In 2014 she entered the cannabis industry and led the procurement, build out, and sale of one of five original vertically integrated companies with state licenses in Florida. Subsequently, Ms. Field operated a strategy consulting practice focused on cannabis and also worked at MariMed in 2018 as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development. Ms. FIeld holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA with honors from Stanford University. Halo, of which Ms. Field is the President, holds approximately 41% of the voting securities of Akanda.
Tej Virk, a director and the current Chief Executive Officer of Akanda will remain in his position with the Corporation.
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Numinus Wellness Inc. ("Numinus", the "Company") (TSX: NUMI) (OTCQX: NUMIF), a mental health care company advancing innovative treatments and safe, evidence-based psychedelic-assisted therapies, is pleased to announce the launch of a Utah-based pilot program to help businesses improve employee mental health by offering ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) as a health benefit for eligible employees ("Corporate KAP").
While Numinus' Utah clinics, operating under the Cedar Psychiatry brand, have secured insurance coverage from select insurance companies for direct billing of ketamine for treatment-resistant depression, access remains a challenge for many patients. To bridge this gap, Cedar Psychiatry and Utah-based HempLucid have been piloting Corporate KAP since 2019 to ensure that its employees with a mental health diagnosis can access the care they need. Per the arrangement, HempLucid covers the cost of ketamine infusions while leveraging its existing healthcare insurance plan to support the therapy component of KAP.
"It's been revolutionary to how we operate as a business," said Chase Hudson, Founder and CEO of HempLucid. "Offering ketamine treatments to our employees has shown incredible benefits for healing, positivity, and productivity in the work environment. We are in a new era. A new social contract is being formed between employees and employers, and businesses are being forced to take a look at the mental health of their employees. We're working hard to get out ahead of it and take care of our people in a proactive way."
With mental illness considered among the highest cost-drivers for employers, investing in workers' mental health is becoming a top priority for business leaders. Mental illness accounts for 70% of workplace disability costs.1 A study by Deloitte found that the median yearly return-on-investment of CAN$1.00 spent on mental health programs was CAN$2.18 among companies that had mental health initiatives in place for three or more years.2 Corporate KAP is an innovative way to help employers increase productivity, lower absenteeism and reduce disability costs by improving employee mental health.
Dr. Reid Robison, Chief Clinical Officer, Numinus, commented: "It's more important than ever to take care of our individual and collective mental health. This pilot expands access to ketamine-assisted psychotherapy in the interest of not only helping individuals and families, but also a global workforce that continues to report increases in stress and burnout. It is truly inspiring to see a company like HempLucid take care of employees in this way."
Numinus recently completed the acquisition of Novamind, which includes eight clinics in Utah operating as Cedar Psychiatry and two clinics in Arizona operating as Foundations for Change. Numinus is currently exploring how the Corporate KAP service offering can be expanded throughout its 13 clinics across North America.
Numinus' Cedar Psychiatry clinics offer patients access to a range of mental health services, including ketamine therapy, transcranial-magnetic stimulation (TMS), Spravato, talk therapy and medication management.
To learn about Corporate KAP for employers, visit: www.cedarpsychiatry.com/corporate-kap
To see a video about the Corporate KAP program being offered at HempLucid, visit: https://youtu.be/RIu1axMAS7k.
Numinus Wellness (TSX: NUMI) helps people to heal and be well through the development and delivery of innovative mental health care and access to safe, evidence-based psychedelic-assisted therapies. The Numinus model - including psychedelic research, production and clinic care - is at the forefront of a transformation aimed at healing rather than managing symptoms for depression, anxiety, trauma, pain and substance use. At Numinus, we are leading the integration of psychedelic-assisted therapies into mainstream clinical practice and building the foundation for a healthier society.
Learn more at www.numinus.com and www.cedarpsychiatry.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Neither Numinus Wellness Inc., nor any of its subsidiaries is a professional corporation licensed to practice health services. In jurisdictions where health services may only be provided by a corporation if that corporation holds a valid permit to do so, Numinus and its subsidiaries operate in a management services function to affiliated professional corporations, who provide health services to patients. Numinus and its subsidiaries do provide health services directly to patients in those jurisdictions where authorized to do so.
This news release includes certain "forward‐looking information" and "forward‐looking statements" (collectively "forward‐looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of the Company with respect to future business activities and operating performance. All statements in this news release that address events or developments that the Company expects to occur in the future are forward‐looking statements. Forward‐looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are often identified by words such as "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "project", "target", "potential", "schedule", "forecast", "budget", "estimate", "intend" or "believe" and similar expressions or their negative connotations, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could", "should" or "might" occur, and include information regarding expectations around the Corporate KAP, benefits and future plans relating thereto and availability of related insurance coverages; and expectation for other economic, business and/or competitive factors.
Forward‐looking statements necessarily involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's control. These forward‐looking statements are qualified in their entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosure contained in filings made by the Company with the Canadian securities regulators, including the Company's financial statements,related MD&A and Annual Information Form for the financial year ended August 31, 2021 and its interim financial statements and related MD&A for the three and six months ended February 28, 2022, all filed with the securities regulatory authorities in all provinces and territories of Canada, except Québec, and available under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com. The risk factors are not exhaustive of the factors that may affect the Company's forward‐looking statements. The Company's forward‐looking statements are based on the applicable assumptions and factors management considers reasonable as of the date hereof, based on the information available to management of the Company at such time. The Company does not assume any obligation to update forward‐looking statements if circumstances or management's beliefs, expectations or opinions should change other than as required by applicable securities laws. There can be no assurance that forward‐looking statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward‐looking statements. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on forward‐looking statements.
1: https://www.camh.ca/-/media/files/workplace-mental-health/workplacementalhealth-a-review-and-recommendations-pdf.pdf
2: https://www2.deloitte.com/xe/en/insights/topics/talent/workplace-mental-health-programs-worker-productivity.html
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Marks key step in executing on the Company's capital plan
PHILADELPHIA, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PREIT (NYSE: PEI), today, announced that it has sold its 25% interest in the entity that owns Gloucester Premium Outlets.
The gross consideration to the Company from this transaction was $35.4 million, consisting of $14 million in cash plus $21.4 million of debt reduction, following assumption by the buyer. The cash portion of the proceeds were used to pay down the Company's senior credit facility. This transaction represents a portion of the asset sale pipeline referenced in conjunction with the Company's first quarter 2022 earnings release dated May 5, 2022 with $275 million of transactions in process.
"We continue to seek creative ways to harvest capital throughout our optimally-located platform," said Joseph F. Coradino, Chairman and CEO of PREIT. "We are intently focused on reducing debt, improving our balance sheet and executing on meaningful transactions in the near-term as we plan to exercise the one year extension of our credit facility."
About PREIT
PREIT (NYSE:PEI) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns and manages innovative properties developed to be thoughtful, community-centric hubs. PREIT's robust portfolio of carefully curated, ever-evolving properties generates success for its tenants and meaningful impact for the communities it serves. Located primarily in densely-populated regions, PREIT is a top operator of high quality, purposeful places that serve as one-stop destinations for customers to shop, dine, play and stay. Additional information is available at www.preit.com or on Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn.
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Additional factors that might cause future events, achievements or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements include those discussed herein, and in the sections entitled "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. We do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.
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KWA gets Rs 5 crore to install CCTV cameras at plants, union cries foul
The union claimed that more than 2,500 employees who work at plants and pumphouses are depending on neighbouring houses and organisations to attend the nature’s call.
Published: 23rd June 2022 07:18 AM | Last Updated: 23rd June 2022 07:18 AM | A+A A-
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Water Authority has got administrative sanction of Rs 5 crore to set up CCTV cameras at its water treatment plants (WTP) and 154 pumphouses in the state. The few CCTV cameras installed a few years ago have not been working and the loss incurred due to this has not been ascertained yet. The employee union affiliated to CITU has opposed it saying priority should be given to setting up toilet facilities for the staff at first.
The state government sanctioned Rs 5 crore under the head ‘Energy efficiency improvement, optimisation of electromechanical items, safety audit and ensuring safety in operation of WTP and pump houses’.The KWA has 154 major raw water pumphouses associated with WTPs with a capacity of more than 5 mld. The management has proposed to have the pumphouses covered by surveillance cameras to ensure safety. “The installation of cameras has to be completed by August end.
It has to be undertaken by the executive engineer of each public health division. KWA is also going ahead with automation of pumping stations,” said KWA managing director S Venkatesapathy’s order dated June 13. But this has been challenged by the Kerala Water Authority Employees Union (CITU) state committee citing that the authority is going through a financial crisis with it not being able to provide provident fund and other pensionary benefits, medical reimbursements and salary reforms.
The union claimed that more than 2,500 employees who work at plants and pumphouses are depending on neighbouring houses and organisations to attend the nature’s call. “Toilets are not there in new pumphouses which are under construction. Despite the state government sanctioning crores of rupees for improving the infrastructure, the management has not done it,”said a union office-bearer. | https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2022/jun/23/kwa-gets-rs-5-crore-to-install-cctv-cameras-at-plants-union-cries-foul-2468627.html | 2022-06-23T11:58:14Z | https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2022/jun/23/kwa-gets-rs-5-crore-to-install-cctv-cameras-at-plants-union-cries-foul-2468627.html | false | 1 |
India’s U-17 Women’s Team suffered a 7-0 defeat against Italy in Grandisco D’lsonzo, Italy, in the Torneo Female Football Tournament on June 22.
India started off the match just like the way coach Thomas Dennerby would have wanted, by trying to press the opposition high up the pitch and trying to bring out mistakes from them. But the Italians fought back and took the lead in the 11th minute through Maria Rossi.
The Indians came close to scoring on the half-hour mark when Anita tried a long-range effort to catch the Italian defence off-guard but her shot missed the target by a whisker.
But Italy would soon take charge of the match, with goals from Anna Longobardi and Giulla Dragoni in the 31st and 33rd minutes respectively, leading 3-0 at half-time.
Italy picked up right from where they left off in the first half as Manuela Sciabica scored in the 48th minute. Couple of quick-fire goals followed after that as well and within 15 minutes of the second half, Italy had extended their lead to six goals.
Dennerby made some changes in the 60th minute as Neha, Rejiya, Babina and Pinku came on for Nitu, Lynda, Kajol and Shelja, respectively.
Marta Zambomi scored the final goal of the game in the 67th minute as she stretched Italy’s lead to 7-0.
Indian lineup: Monalisa Devi, Astam Oraon (C), Kajal (Sudha Ankita Tirkey 77’), Naketa, Purnima Kumari, Varshika, Nitu Linda (Neha 60’), Shailja (Pinku Devi 60’), Anita Kumari (Shubhangi Singh 69’), Kajol Dzouza (Babina Devi 60’), Bijo (Rejiya Devi Laishram 60’) | https://scroll.in/field/1026791/torneo-female-football-tournament-india-u17-team-lose-7-0-to-italy | 2022-06-23T11:58:33Z | https://scroll.in/field/1026791/torneo-female-football-tournament-india-u17-team-lose-7-0-to-italy | true | 2 |
Investment in the Indian capital markets through participatory notes (P-notes) dropped to Rs 86,706 crore till May-end from the preceding month, while experts say foreign investors will reverse their selling stance and return to the country's equities in the coming 1-2 quarters.
P-notes are issued by registered Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to overseas investors who wish to be a part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves directly.
They, however, need to go through a due diligence process.
According to Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) data, the value of P-note investments in Indian markets -- equity, debt, and hybrid securities -- stood at Rs 86,706 crore at May-end compared to Rs 90,580 crore at April-end.
In March, the investment was at Rs 87,979 crore. It was Rs 89,143 crore in February and Rs 87,989 crore in January.
Of the total Rs 86,706 crore invested through the route till May 2022, Rs 77,402 crore was invested in equities, Rs 9,209 crore in debt, and Rs 101 crore in hybrid securities.
In comparison, Rs 81,571 crore was invested in equities and Rs 8,889 crore in debt during April.
"In terms of ODI (offshore derivative instruments) in equity and debt, we have reached back to the levels of December 2020.
"However, if we look forward from here, most of the pain is factored in with the increase in 10-year bond yields, and equity markets showing significant drawdown," said Divam Sharma, founder at Green Portfolio, a portfolio management service provider.
There is still an uncertainty around inflation levels and the US Federal Bank's actions. Besides, currency correction has happened to a large extent.
"Equity markets are offering some attractive valuations at these levels and the supply chain, and inflation issues should begin to subside over the coming months. Markets usually move ahead of the economic cycle and we believe that over the coming 1-2 quarters, we should see FPIs coming back to allocating capital towards Indian equities," he added.
In line with decline in P-notes investment, the assets under the custody of FPIs dropped by 5 per cent Rs 48.23 lakh crore at May-end from Rs 50.74 lakh crore at April-end.
Sharma attributed a large part of this reduction to the market correction in equity and debt portfolios.
Meanwhile, foreign investors withdrew nearly Rs 40,000 crore from Indian equities and Rs 5,505 crore from the debt markets last month on fears of an aggressive rate hike by the US Fed that haunted such investors and dented sentiments.
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Free Concerts in the Park kick off Wednesday July 29
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Summer Concerts in the Park are back. ShoreLake Arts is excited to announce the kick off event with two bands: Your Downstairs Neighbors and JERF.
Your Downstairs Neighbors, a “5 Piece dirty acoustic Rock Band” competed in the 2021 ShoreLake Battle of the Bands and was a crowd favorite. For this concert they are bringing some friends along, and will be sharing the evening with JERF, “A multi-instrumentalist with an eclectic sound that varies from Americana, to Indie Rock, and old school Cali Folk vibes”.
Your Downstairs Neighbors, a “5 Piece dirty acoustic Rock Band” competed in the 2021 ShoreLake Battle of the Bands and was a crowd favorite. For this concert they are bringing some friends along, and will be sharing the evening with JERF, “A multi-instrumentalist with an eclectic sound that varies from Americana, to Indie Rock, and old school Cali Folk vibes”.
Your Downstairs Neighbors will play some highlights off their newly tracked EP. Get ready as both bands will be rocking the park.
All concerts will begin at 6:30pm unless noted.
Bring your low chairs, blankets, and picnic supplies. If you bring a high chair, please try to sit further back so you don’t obstruct your neighbor’s view.
ShoreLake Arts is proud to present this event with major support from Jack Malek of Windermere Real Estate, City of Lake Forest Park, City of Shoreline, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, and individual donors, like you.
ShoreLake Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate creativity and inspire our community through the arts. Established in 1989.
This performance is the first event in a summer full of live performances of Concerts in the Park on Wednesday evenings. All performances are walk-up events and free.
Join us in supporting our local musicians and performers with a joyful, fun night out with friends, family, and the community!
All concerts will begin at 6:30pm unless noted.
Bring your low chairs, blankets, and picnic supplies. If you bring a high chair, please try to sit further back so you don’t obstruct your neighbor’s view.
ShoreLake Arts is proud to present this event with major support from Jack Malek of Windermere Real Estate, City of Lake Forest Park, City of Shoreline, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, and individual donors, like you.
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Numinus Wellness Inc. ("Numinus", the "Company") (TSX: NUMI) (OTCQX: NUMIF), a mental health care company advancing innovative treatments and safe, evidence-based psychedelic-assisted therapies, is pleased to announce the launch of a Utah-based pilot program to help businesses improve employee mental health by offering ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) as a health benefit for eligible employees ("Corporate KAP").
While Numinus' Utah clinics, operating under the Cedar Psychiatry brand, have secured insurance coverage from select insurance companies for direct billing of ketamine for treatment-resistant depression, access remains a challenge for many patients. To bridge this gap, Cedar Psychiatry and Utah-based HempLucid have been piloting Corporate KAP since 2019 to ensure that its employees with a mental health diagnosis can access the care they need. Per the arrangement, HempLucid covers the cost of ketamine infusions while leveraging its existing healthcare insurance plan to support the therapy component of KAP.
"It's been revolutionary to how we operate as a business," said Chase Hudson, Founder and CEO of HempLucid. "Offering ketamine treatments to our employees has shown incredible benefits for healing, positivity, and productivity in the work environment. We are in a new era. A new social contract is being formed between employees and employers, and businesses are being forced to take a look at the mental health of their employees. We're working hard to get out ahead of it and take care of our people in a proactive way."
With mental illness considered among the highest cost-drivers for employers, investing in workers' mental health is becoming a top priority for business leaders. Mental illness accounts for 70% of workplace disability costs.1 A study by Deloitte found that the median yearly return-on-investment of CAN$1.00 spent on mental health programs was CAN$2.18 among companies that had mental health initiatives in place for three or more years.2 Corporate KAP is an innovative way to help employers increase productivity, lower absenteeism and reduce disability costs by improving employee mental health.
Dr. Reid Robison, Chief Clinical Officer, Numinus, commented: "It's more important than ever to take care of our individual and collective mental health. This pilot expands access to ketamine-assisted psychotherapy in the interest of not only helping individuals and families, but also a global workforce that continues to report increases in stress and burnout. It is truly inspiring to see a company like HempLucid take care of employees in this way."
Numinus recently completed the acquisition of Novamind, which includes eight clinics in Utah operating as Cedar Psychiatry and two clinics in Arizona operating as Foundations for Change. Numinus is currently exploring how the Corporate KAP service offering can be expanded throughout its 13 clinics across North America.
Numinus' Cedar Psychiatry clinics offer patients access to a range of mental health services, including ketamine therapy, transcranial-magnetic stimulation (TMS), Spravato, talk therapy and medication management.
To learn about Corporate KAP for employers, visit: www.cedarpsychiatry.com/corporate-kap
To see a video about the Corporate KAP program being offered at HempLucid, visit: https://youtu.be/RIu1axMAS7k.
Numinus Wellness (TSX: NUMI) helps people to heal and be well through the development and delivery of innovative mental health care and access to safe, evidence-based psychedelic-assisted therapies. The Numinus model - including psychedelic research, production and clinic care - is at the forefront of a transformation aimed at healing rather than managing symptoms for depression, anxiety, trauma, pain and substance use. At Numinus, we are leading the integration of psychedelic-assisted therapies into mainstream clinical practice and building the foundation for a healthier society.
Learn more at www.numinus.com and www.cedarpsychiatry.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Neither Numinus Wellness Inc., nor any of its subsidiaries is a professional corporation licensed to practice health services. In jurisdictions where health services may only be provided by a corporation if that corporation holds a valid permit to do so, Numinus and its subsidiaries operate in a management services function to affiliated professional corporations, who provide health services to patients. Numinus and its subsidiaries do provide health services directly to patients in those jurisdictions where authorized to do so.
This news release includes certain "forward‐looking information" and "forward‐looking statements" (collectively "forward‐looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of the Company with respect to future business activities and operating performance. All statements in this news release that address events or developments that the Company expects to occur in the future are forward‐looking statements. Forward‐looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are often identified by words such as "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "project", "target", "potential", "schedule", "forecast", "budget", "estimate", "intend" or "believe" and similar expressions or their negative connotations, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could", "should" or "might" occur, and include information regarding expectations around the Corporate KAP, benefits and future plans relating thereto and availability of related insurance coverages; and expectation for other economic, business and/or competitive factors.
Forward‐looking statements necessarily involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's control. These forward‐looking statements are qualified in their entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosure contained in filings made by the Company with the Canadian securities regulators, including the Company's financial statements,related MD&A and Annual Information Form for the financial year ended August 31, 2021 and its interim financial statements and related MD&A for the three and six months ended February 28, 2022, all filed with the securities regulatory authorities in all provinces and territories of Canada, except Québec, and available under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com. The risk factors are not exhaustive of the factors that may affect the Company's forward‐looking statements. The Company's forward‐looking statements are based on the applicable assumptions and factors management considers reasonable as of the date hereof, based on the information available to management of the Company at such time. The Company does not assume any obligation to update forward‐looking statements if circumstances or management's beliefs, expectations or opinions should change other than as required by applicable securities laws. There can be no assurance that forward‐looking statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward‐looking statements. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on forward‐looking statements.
1: https://www.camh.ca/-/media/files/workplace-mental-health/workplacementalhealth-a-review-and-recommendations-pdf.pdf
2: https://www2.deloitte.com/xe/en/insights/topics/talent/workplace-mental-health-programs-worker-productivity.html
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NEW YORK (AP) — “MJ,” the hit-filled Broadway musical about the King of Pop, got a huge bump at the box office after nabbing four Tony Awards and getting valuable exposure in front of millions during its electric telecast performance.
The Michael Jackson show may have lost the best new musical crown to “A Strange Loop,” but it won the best actor in a musical trophy for Myles Frost and pulled in $1,661,000 during the week after the Tonys. That’s the biggest box office jump last week on Broadway and a new high for the show.
“That’s one of the benefits of being able to be Tony nominated is that you have the opportunity to perform on the Tonys and to be able to put our show in front of so many people who are avid theater lovers,” said Lia Vollack, the lead producer.
Another show that got a post-Tonys bounce was “A Strange Loop,” which grossed $845,313 for the week ending June 19, a jump of $168,998 over the previous week and a new high for the show.
Others musicals saw more modest gains, like “Six” and “Paradise Square,” with a show-stealing performance by best actress in a musical Joaquina Kalukango.
“MJ” is set during Jackson’s 1992 “Dangerous” tour prep and melts back in time to explore his youth, with songs like “ABC,” “Black or White,” “Blame it on the Boogie,” “Bad,” “Billie Jean,” “Off the Wall” and “Thriller.” It also won Christopher Wheeldon the Tony for best choreography.
“MJ” plans a national tour kicking off in Chicago in July 2023, with a stop in Charlotte, North Carolina, that September. Vollack spoke from London, leading to speculation a West End production might be mounted. On Broadway, the show been sold out every performance since the Tonys and advance sales are said to be booming.
Because “MJ” is not a star vehicle, Vollack hopes to be able to replicate finding someone as talented as Frost to lead other companies. “I do think that there is amazing talent in the world, and we’re looking forward to finding people for years to come and in different companies hopefully to perform the role,” she said.
The Tony Awards reached 4.22 million viewers on June 12, a bounce-back for Broadway after last year’s show in September was seen by 2.75 million people. Many took to Twitter in amazement after seeing Frost moonwalk during his performance of “Smooth Criminal.”
Vollack was gracious in her Tony wins, saying “any show that managed to perform in this last season actually deserves a Tony.”
“I was so proud to be a part of this season and be a part of this community because this community is so resilient and dedicated and wanting to create,” said Vollack, whose other Broadway credits include “Shuffle Along,” “Tootsie” and the forthcoming “Almost Famous.”
Exposure on the Tony telecast usually translates into higher box office numbers the following week ,but that was definitely not the case with “The Music Man,” which lost $1,631,334. Star Hugh Jackman was not performing because of a second bout with COVID-19.
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Ranking The NFL's Top 7 Backfields Entering 2022 Season
Despite all the talk about positional value, there's still an advantage to having a dynamic backfield. The days of one superstar running back in the NFL might be waning, but it's still important for teams to have a rotation of backs that can make plays. With the popularity of...
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Britney Spears hasn't gone on her honeymoon yet with her new husband, Sam Asghari, and she's finally settling down after pulling off a star-studded wedding while on the hunt for a new home. But fans need not worry. She says "life is good."
The "...Baby One More Time" singer took to Instagram on Wednesday and updated her legion of fans about what's been going down since her dream wedding earlier this month at what used to be her Thousand Oaks, California home. Spears revealed the honeymoon hasn't happened yet but there's lots to still celebrate post-nuptials.
"Got married and moved into a new house around the same time," she wrote in her lengthy caption, "not the smartest thing to do."
That being said, Spears said, "it's coming together." She's clearly having tons of fun at her new digs, which includes a new pool with a water slide. Truth be told, it seems Spears is still not used to it all, at least not yet.
"It's so weird I wake up and everything is new," she continued. "new pool ... new kitchen ... new bed ... I think I'm in shock !!!"
She added that her dogs are loving the sprawling backyard, she's having a blast on the water slide and Asghari's ever the doting husband, cooking her a nice piece of steak. It's no wonder Spears, who also said she cut her hair short, says life is good.
Spears' post was accompanied by a photo of her donning a colorful bikini and a short video of Asghari showing off his best diving skills. The update comes a little over a week after sources told ET the newlyweds plunked down $11.8 million for an 11,650-sq-foot home that sits on 1.6 acres in Calabasas, California. The massive house is in the same community as Kevin Federline, Britney's ex-husband.
The house is a sprawling, single-story estate built in contemporary Mediterranean style with tile, clay, and concrete. The property listing from Coldwell Banker lists the home with seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a heated pool, home gym, movie theater, wine cellar, and separate maid's quarters.
Atop the amenities, the listing also includes an opulent description, complete with a 33 ft.-high ceiling foyer wrapped in carved stone, arched hallways throughout the house, and custom-made chandeliers across the property. At the time of purchase, the estate had been on the market for just under five months.
There's another big change in Spears' life aside from the wedding and home purchase. A source also told ET that, after the singer's ex, Jason Alexander, tried to crash the wedding, Spears "fired her whole security team."
"Jason Alexander trying to crash their wedding was a complete disaster and no one understood how it could have possibly happened," the source says. "Britney felt that her security team was underprepared and she was very flustered and overwhelmed."
Alexander barged his way into Spears' home on her wedding day, demanding to see Spears. He was tackled by security and ultimately arrested by Ventura County Sheriff's deputies responding to a trespassing call.
Spears and Asghari were ultimately granted a three-year protective order against Alexander, whom she was briefly married to in 2004. Her ex has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him -- including felony stalking, misdemeanor trespassing and refusing to leave private property, misdemeanor vandalism damage, and misdemeanor battery.
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A former West Virginia lawmaker who livestreamed himself on Facebook storming the U.S. Capitol and cheering on what he described as a “revolution” was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison.
Derrick Evans, 37, who pleaded guilty to a felony civil disorder charge, told the judge that he regrets his actions every day and is a “good person who unfortunately was caught up in a moment.”
“I will forever bear the reminder that I made a crucial mistake. I’ve let down myself, I’ve let down my community and most importantly I’ve let down my family,” Evans told the judge.
The Republican from Prichard, West Virginia, was sworn in as a member of the state’s House of Delegates just weeks before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot that halted the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory and left more than 100 police officers injured. Evans was arrested two days after the riot and promptly resigned a month before the start of the legislative session, so he never served a day in the legislature.
Prosecutors had sought the three months behind bars, describing Evans as a leader in the riot who escalated the chaos at the Capitol by enthusiastically egging on the rioters around him.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth told Evans said time behind bars was necessary to reflect the seriousness of Evans’ actions and help prevent something like the riot from ever happening again.
“I can’t just give you probation in a case like this. It doesn’t reflect the feelings of the community. It doesn’t reflect the feelings of the country about what happened that day,” Lamberth said.
“I don’t want another riot the next election. I don’t want this to happen again, so I’m going to do what I can,” the judge added.
In the days leading up to the riot, Evans told his 30,000 Facebook followers to “Fight For Trump” in the nation’s capital, according to court documents. On the day of the riot, he skipped then- President Donald Trump’s speech and went straight to the Capitol, where he used his cellphone to record the melee for more than an hour, prosecutors said.
In a since-deleted cell phone video that was widely shared online, Evans gleefully narrated the riot for his Facebook followers, cheered on the crowd and fist bumped rioters as he and the rest of the mob swarmed the Capitol and jammed inside.
“Guys, oh my gosh, I can’t even explain what is happening right now, how amazing this is to see in person. I am in awe. The revolution has started. The revolution has started!” he said, according to court documents.
After pushing inside the Capitol, he shouted: “We’re in! Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!”
About 15 minutes after leaving the building, he texted a friend to ask if he should delete the video “so there’s no evidence” of his actions, court records show.
“Even while he was filming the livestream he knew what was happening around him was not lawful,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn Fifield told the judge, noting that at one point Evans speculated that Trump would “pardon anybody who gets arrested” for going in the Capitol.
Evans’ attorney urged the judge for probation, noting that the former lawmaker didn’t engage in any violence or destruction and was heard on the video urging others not to do so. Attorney Paul Taylor argued in court documents the video suggests “a certain naivete” and “lack of experience, wisdom or judgement rather than primarily criminal intent.”
Evans, a former teacher and football coach, is among more than 300 people who have pleaded guilty in connection to the riot. Defendants have admitted to crimes ranging from misdemeanors to felony seditious conspiracy.
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The Duke of York on the busy A6 route on Bolton Road, Chorley, offers freehold tenure.
The two storey detached property, described as “ a traditional, wet-led, community local”, is close to both Chorley FC and a main shopping area.
There is a ground floor trading area of 2,551 sq ft, a beer patio and parking area plus three bedroomed accommodation.
Agents leisure property specialists Fleurets said: “The pub is located approximately 50 metres from Chorley FC, and it is used by many Chorley FC fans and rival supporters for pre and post match drinks.
"A new operator may feel there is potential to offer local, cask conditioned real ales together with traditional bar meals.”
Meanwhile Fleurets is also marketing the Ye Olde Original Withy Trees pub at 157, Station Road, Bamber Bridge, near Preston, which is on sale with a reduced price of £395,000. It was originally up for sale at £450,000. The pub dates back to at least 1834 when documents show Richard Fairclough was the landlord.
It was formerly Withy Trees Farm and the original building dates back centuries. Withy Trees was the name describing the whole Bamber Bridge area and other well known local properties with the Withy Trees name included the Withy Trees Cotton Mill and the Withy Trees Cottages.
The move is the latest in a series of Lancashire pubs that are being developed.
This week it was revealed that a Preston pub, once hailed as one of city’s top live music venues, will soon be ready to rock again after developers were given the cue to revamp it.
The owners of the historic Lamb Hotel in Church Street have been granted listed building consent to upgrade the 200-year-old building to provide 12 flats, with an art gallery and entertainment venue underneath.
The Lamb pulled its last pint in 23 years ago and was converted into bedsits. Now new owners Dr Rachel and Joseph Waqas want to relaunch the building as smart flats with a commercial use on the ground floor and in the basement. | https://www.lep.co.uk/business/chorley-pub-duke-of-york-up-for-sale-with-price-tag-of-ps300000-3742597 | 2022-06-23T12:20:53Z | https://www.lep.co.uk/business/chorley-pub-duke-of-york-up-for-sale-with-price-tag-of-ps300000-3742597 | true | 1 |
Status quo was established by Ben Gurion, "progressives" seek to overturn it.
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Bristol City’s interest in Andy Rinomhota is cooling, Bristol Live understands, with the out-of-contract Reading midfielder considering offers from Stoke City, QPR and Cardiff City plus the Royals.
Rinomhota has been a player of interest for the Robins ever since it became clear he was open to exploring the market, with his Reading deal expiring in Berkshire. Nigel Pearson has indicated, due to the lack of a specialist in his squad, he would like to add a defensive midfielder this summer.
However, City are not pushing for Rinomhota, at least not to the extent of their rivals, and with the 25-year-old looking to decide his future in the coming days, unless a favourable proposal is forthcoming from the Robins - which now looks unlikely - he’ll be heading elsewhere.
The midfielder did report back for the first day of pre-season training at Reading on Wednesday, growing optimism at the Select Car Leasing Stadium that he might extend his stay at the club beyond this summer, having joined the club as a 17-year-old from non-league AFC Portchester.
But Cardiff and QPR have made competitive offers to join Stoke in the race, with the Potters having already signed his midfield cohort Josh Laurent, and given the financial restrictions the Royals are working under, it seems a challenge for them to keep hold of him.
City have added three players so far in this window - Kal Naismith, Kane Wilson and Mark Sykes - and although the latter can play central midfield, he’s more towards the attacking end of the field.
Pearson has Matty James, Joe Williams and Han-Noah Massengo as deeper-lying midfielders, with Andy King’s contract situation yet to be resolved albeit with the veteran returning for pre-season this week.
However, City require a specialist in that area, especially if - as expected - Massengo is to be sold in this window as he enters the final 12 months of his contract. Having passed on Marlon Pack and seemingly Rinomhota, the clear indication is that Nigel Pearson has another target lined up.
Former Nottingham Forest and Reading loanee Alfa Semedo was linked earlier this week by Football League World for a fee of £1.3m but Pearson continues to work with minimal transfer finds and unless a player is moved on for a significant amount, that will continue throughout the summer.
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(The Hill) — New data collected by the U.S. government found that nearly 1 out of 5 adults who previously had COVID-19 now report having symptoms of long COVID.
The information was sourced through the “Household Pulse Survey” conducted by the Census Bureau and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The NCHS began asking about the presence of long COVID at the start of June.
Out of the more than 62,000 adults surveyed, 40 percent said they had had a previous COVID-19 infection. From this group, 19 percent said they were currently experiencing symptoms of long COVID.
Overall, 14 percent of adults with prior infections said they had had post-COVID symptoms at some point.
Of the general population, one out of 13 or 7.5 percent of U.S. adults reported having symptoms of long COVID that lasted three or more months after their initial infection.
Women were found to have a higher rate of long COVID than men, with 9.4 percent reporting the condition compared to 5.5 percent of men.
The rate at which long COVID occurred also varied across states, with Kentucky, Alabama and Tennessee ranking among the states with the highest rates. Hawaii, Maryland and Virginia were found to have some of the lowest rates of long COVID.
Early research into the rate at which long COVID occurs has been varied, with some estimates indicating that a majority of people infected with COVID experience the perplexing condition while others found that only a small minority had the corresponding symptoms.
The wide variety of symptoms as well as the unclear definition of long COVID have complicated efforts to study the condition’s prevalence. Symptoms can include fatigue, bodily pain or changes in mental condition. | https://www.khon2.com/news/national/census-1-in-5-people-who-had-covid-19-report-having-long-covid-2/ | 2022-06-23T12:24:17Z | https://www.khon2.com/news/national/census-1-in-5-people-who-had-covid-19-report-having-long-covid-2/ | true | 17 |
Old Port Advisors lifted its position in shares of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP – Get Rating) by 8.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,570 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the quarter. Old Port Advisors’ holdings in Ameriprise Financial were worth $467,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ameriprise Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Comprehensive Financial Consultants Institutional Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ameriprise Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. Equitec Proprietary Markets LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ameriprise Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ameriprise Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, KRS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ameriprise Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $39,000. 82.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
In other news, CFO Walter Stanley Berman sold 8,711 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.01, for a total transaction of $2,717,919.11. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Gumer Alvero sold 2,044 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $314.30, for a total value of $642,429.20. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 67,377 shares of company stock valued at $21,148,716 in the last quarter. 1.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP – Get Rating) last announced its earnings results on Monday, April 25th. The financial services provider reported $5.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.93 by $0.05. Ameriprise Financial had a return on equity of 50.02% and a net margin of 22.45%. The firm had revenue of $3.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.72 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $5.43 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Ameriprise Financial, Inc. will post 25.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 9th were paid a dividend of $1.25 per share. This is an increase from Ameriprise Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.13. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 6th. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.07%. Ameriprise Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.20%.
A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Ameriprise Financial from $275.00 to $253.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 16th. UBS Group lowered their price target on Ameriprise Financial from $360.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 26th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Ameriprise Financial from $325.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 4th. StockNews.com initiated coverage on Ameriprise Financial in a research report on Thursday, March 31st. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Ameriprise Financial from $335.00 to $330.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ameriprise Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $339.56.
Ameriprise Financial Company Profile (Get Rating)
Ameriprise Financial, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services to individual and institutional clients in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Advice & Wealth Management, Asset Management, Retirement & Protection Solutions, and Corporate & Other.
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Johnson City Police have announced the identity of the woman found dead over the weekend near a known homeless camp off of State of Franklin Road. Investigators said there is no foul play suspected in the death of 24-year-old Meghan Carter of Etowah, Tennessee. Her body was discovered near railroad tracks.
Carthage, TN. As a heat wave grips our area, the Tennessee Valley Authority is asking customers to voluntarily reduce their power usage today, June 22. The policy will be in effect from 12:00 p.m. until approximately 8 p.m. In voluntary curtailment, customers are asked to reduce electric consumption by turning off lights and not using major appliances during the hottest part of the day, such as ovens, dishwashers, and washers and dryers. Summer energy use is typically the highest between 12-8 p.m., according to TVA. This is typically the warmest part of the day and when people arrive home from work or school; as a result, energy rates are typically at their highest during that point. The agency has several tips to reduce power usage:
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF)- A widespread power outage is currently being reported this Monday morning, June 20, in Dunlap and surrounding areas of Sequatchie County. According to the Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC), roughly 6,500 outages are being reported across Sequatchie County. That is 87.08% of all customers are in the dark this morning in the county.
Walkers, joggers, and cyclists using the greenway trail running through the south portion of Dunlap are encouraged to be aware of their surroundings, Dunlap Police Chief Randy Phillips advised. The warning comes as a young man reported to authorities he had been chased on the greenway by an individual on June 11.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Blount Memorial Hospital is responding to concerns from leaders about the process to pick a new CEO. Last week, the mayors of Alcoa, Maryville and Blount County sent a letter to the hospital’s board, after citizens questioned whether proper notice had been given ahead of the selection meeting. The board responded […]
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PINE KNOT, Ky. | Law enforcement personnel in both Tennessee and Kentucky are investigating the disappearance of a Scott County woman who was last seen over the weekend. Darlene Chitwood, of Winfield, was reported missing to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday. The missing person’s report was filed by her daughter.
In his weekly report on county crime news, Sheriff Patrick Ray reported Monday that 34-year-old Gary Christopher Ponder of South College Street, Smithville is charged with violation of an order of protection. His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court June 30. Sheriff Ray said that on June 5 a deputy went to a location on South College Street looking for a possible wanted person when he spotted a bicycle he knew belonged to Ponder outside the home of a woman who had an active order of protection against him. The woman inside the residence came to the door and when asked admitted that Ponder was there in the bedroom. Ponder was placed under arrest.
COOKEVILLE – Cookeville Regional Medical Center (CRMC) has announced a change in visiting hours hospital wide. The new visiting hours will take effect Wednesday, June 22. Visiting hours will now be from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. unless otherwise permitted by physician or nursing staff. Patient visitation rights state...
If you clear away the weeds, you can find the tombstone in the corner of the remote cemetery. Barney Graham, it claims, is “gone but not forgotten.”. Eighty-nine years after his murder, I fear he has been forgotten — along with the mining community called Wilder that is synonymous with his name. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2642084287264/use-caution-near-road-work | 2022-06-23T12:32:04Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2642084287264/use-caution-near-road-work | true | 1 |
All institutions and agencies of Government at every level must endeavour to facilitate rapid and equitable development, Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development Amon Murwira told the vice chancellor's teacher education curriculum transformation conference yesterday.
All institutions had to take measures to promote private initiative and self-reliance, to foster agricultural, commercial, industrial, technological and scientific development and to foster the development of industrial and commercial enterprises in order to empower Zimbabweans.
This was in line with President Mnangagwa's national vision of becoming an upper middle-income economy or better by 2030 in compliance with the requirements in the Constitution for national development.
"Thus our national strategic intent is rapid and equitable development through vision 2030. Modernisation and industrialisation is our end in mind," said the Minister.
His Ministry was working to develop the capability that will lead to the realisation of the national strategic intent.
"This capability is produced by a well configured system of higher and tertiary education, innovation, science and technology that is responsive to the needs of the people of Zimbabwe. Our people want food, water, shelter, sleep and innovation."
"Education must therefore, provide these needs, that are primarily linked to the improvement of the quality of life in a nation. Human needs inform education curricula and education produces industry to fulfil human needs. Higher and tertiary education must develop industrial and commercial enterprises that satisfy the needs of our people", he said.
Prof Murwira said the Ministry strategies were now focused on education as a tool for emancipation and national advancement.
"In this regard, the Government of Zimbabwe, directed the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development reconfigure Zimbabwe's education from the 3.0 model of education and training that was centred mainly on teaching, research; and community-service, to include two more missions of innovation and industrialisation, what we term Education 5.0."
"This Education 5.0 is underpinned by the heritage-based philosophy which emphasises that development shall be rooted in our environment endowments," he said.
Prof Murwira said nothing stops a college from having a school or a factory manufacturing teaching aids. The school and the factory would form the industrial park of the college.
"During and after their training in teachers colleges, teachers should be able to industrialise, to create and produce goods and services.
They should be able to generate employment for themselves and for others. We are ready to support you along this journey of industrialising the education sector.
"The demands of Education 5.0 now highlight the urgent need for in-service training and staff development for teachers and teacher educators, so that they continuously upgrade their knowledge and skills and competences as professionals and academics", he said.
Prof Murwira said the conference brought together teachers colleges in his Ministry, schools in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, and the universities.
"It is critically-important that the two ministries of education and the universities continue to work in collaboration, complementing each other to produce the desired teacher who facilitates the attainment of Zimbabwe's Vision 2030, the transformation and development of Zimbabwe into a prosperous and empowered upper middle-income society by 2030," he said.
Vice Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe Paul Mapfumo said one of the major problems besetting the country today was the problem of unemployment of youths yet nearly every school and college graduate, on completing their studies, expected to be employed.
"The 21st century calls for a paradigm shift, a shift from education for being employed to education for the creation of employment. This is where Education 5.0 comes in.
"Education 5.0 is about preparing the young minds to be self-sufficient in producing goods and services as society demands. Education 5.0 should produce thinking products who can solve problems of development in their communities," he said.
Prof Mapfumo said in all this process, the school should be the agent of change that society needs. "The school teacher should be an agent of change and should be at the centre of development programmes in the community in which they operate," he said. | https://allafrica.com/stories/202206230500.html | 2022-06-23T12:32:29Z | https://allafrica.com/stories/202206230500.html | false | 1 |
- Bivalent vaccine provides 100% protection in non-human primates against both Sudan ebolavirus and Marburg marburgvirus
- Only subunit (protein) vaccine platform shown to protect against potentially lethal Ebola and Marburg viruses
PRINCETON, N.J., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Soligenix, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products to treat rare diseases where there is an unmet medical need, announced today 100% protection of non-human primates (NHPs) against lethal Marburg marburgvirus (MARV) challenge using a bivalent, thermostabilized vaccine formulated in a single vial, reconstituted only with sterile water immediately prior to use. This follows the previous successful demonstration of 100% protection against lethal Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV) challenge. This important milestone is part of an ongoing collaboration with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM), demonstrating the successful presentation of one or more antigen(s) within the same formulation while maintaining full potency and thermostability. It further demonstrates the broad applicability of the heat stable vaccine platform, and its potential role in the US Administration's initiative for pandemic preparedness. This same heat stable vaccine platform has also been applied to the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, CiVax™, which has demonstrated rapid and broadly functional vaccine and booster responses, including against delta and omicron variants.
The antigens and adjuvants used in this study have been previously shown to protect NHPs from subsequent infection, and represent the only recombinant subunit vaccines to date that have demonstrated full protection against challenge with Zaire ebolavirus, SUDV and MARV in NHPs. Lyophilization of the antigens within monovalent vaccine formulations has also been demonstrated to thermostabilize the antigens at temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for up to 12 weeks, enabling transport and storage at ambient temperature, even under challenging conditions. No currently licensed lyophilized vaccine that contains adjuvant is presented in a single vial format and there are few reports of successfully using nano-emulsions in lyophilized formulations. Previous work has demonstrated the use of a single vial platform to co-lyophilize antigen(s) and a nano-emulsion adjuvant, CoVaccine HT™, maintaining key adjuvant stability characteristics including particle size and colloidal stability, as well as maintaining immunogenicity. This most recent milestone confirms that in the context of lethal challenge with Marburg marburgvirus and Sudan ebolavirus, complete protection is achieved with the thermostabilized formulation, even as a combination product.
"Filoviruses such as Zaire ebolavirus, Sudan ebolavirus and Marburg marburgvirus are some of the most lethal viruses known, and they are endemic in areas of the world where the power supply and distribution network can be uncertain. There are no licensed vaccines for either Sudan or Marburg viruses, while vaccines for Zaire ebolavirus are constrained by cold chain logistics. A heat stable vaccine in a single vial format would significantly enhance any public health preparedness or response to a new outbreak, at its source," stated Axel Lehrer, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), UHM. "Our work to date has demonstrated the feasibility of rapid and efficient manufacturing, as well as the ability to thermostabilize multiple antigens that can then be stored at temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Having a vaccine platform available such as this has the potential to accelerate worldwide vaccination campaigns addressing future health emergencies, including another global pandemic like the one we are unfortunately experiencing with COVID-19."
"Our next generation combined vaccine platform includes three major components: a robust protein manufacturing process that has been demonstrated on multiple protein antigens, a novel nano-emulsion adjuvant which induces broad immunity and a formulation procedure which enables thermostabilization of the combination of adjuvant and antigen in a single vial," stated Oreola Donini, PhD, Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Soligenix. "Elements of this vaccine platform have been utilized in our ricin toxin, filovirus and COVID-19 vaccine candidates, indicating its broad applicability. The ability to package more than one vaccine candidate in a single vial platform further adds to their developability, whether as a multivalent or individual monovalent vaccine, particularly against Marburg marburgvirus and Sudan ebolavirus where there are currently no available vaccines."
Under the Company's Public Health Solutions business segment, ongoing collaborations with Dr. Lehrer, as well as work conducted by Theodore Randolph, PhD, Professor, Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder have demonstrated the feasibility of developing thermally-stable subunit protein vaccine formulations for filoviruses. The thermostabilized filovirus vaccine program is continuing to advance with the support of a National Institute of Health (NIH) grant R01-AI132323 (awarded to the University of Hawaii) and a Small Business Innovation Research grant (#1R44AI157593-01; awarded to Soligenix, Inc.). Work to date has demonstrated the compatibility of lyophilizing both antigen and adjuvant in the same vial, with reconstitution using sterile water for injection immediately prior to vaccination. This simple delivery format, as well as the compatibility with ambient storage, enables vaccines that significantly reduce the logistical hurdles that have been required for addressing the current pandemic or deployment of other Ebola virus vaccines in recent outbreaks in Central and West Africa.
Ebola Virus Disease is caused by one of six species of Ebolavirus, four of which are known to cause disease in humans, including its best-known member, Zaire ebolavirus (Ebola virus), with Sudan ebolavirus being the second-most common cause of human infection in this family. All species of ebolavirus belong to the Filoviridae family, a family that further contains the equally human pathogenic Marburg virus. Filoviruses are believed to be harbored in various animal species in Africa, particularly bats, although the specific reservoir host for many of these viruses is still unknown. There have been several known Ebola and Marburg Virus Disease outbreaks since 1967, with the largest outbreak starting in 2014 in Western Africa, and involved over 26,000 confirmed/probable/suspected cases with an estimated death toll of over 11,000 people according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These numbers also include some cases of virus introduction and limited spread in Europe and the United States.
Transmission of filoviruses requires direct contact with bodily fluids from an infected person or contact with infected animals. The mortality rates following filovirus infections are extremely high, and, in the absence of wide availability of effective therapeutics, are affected by the quality of supportive care available with a focus on early initiation of treatment. Resolution of the disease largely depends on the patient's own immune system. There are limited treatment options for Ebola Virus Disease and no available treatments for Sudan Virus or Marburg Virus Disease, although steady progress has also been made in development of immunotherapeutics for filoviruses beyond Zaire ebolavirus. There are approved vaccines for Ebola virus (Zaire ebolavirus), requiring stringent ultra-low cold-chain storage, but no efficacious vaccines are yet available for Marburg virus (Marburg marburgvirus) or Sudan virus (Sudan ebolavirus).
Filoviruses are one of the virus families identified as having the ability to cause pandemics. On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic the US government is accelerating its investment in pandemic preparedness, including having "the ability to rapidly make vaccines effective against any virus family". Specific initiatives have been spear-headed by the White House and Biden-Harris administration, as evidenced by the "American Pandemic Preparedness: Transforming Our Capabilities" white paper released in September 2021.
The John A. Burns School Medicine (JABSOM) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is one of the leading medical institutions and one of the most ethnically diverse institutions in the United States. For more than a decade, JABSOM has ranked in the top 10% of allopathic medical schools for graduate retention with one of our UH-sponsored residency programs. Hawaiʻ's cultural diversity and geographical setting affords JABSOM a unique research environment to excel in research directed at eliminating diseases that disproportionately affect people in Hawaii and the Pacific region. JABSOM faculty bring in extramural funds of $46 million into the state, annually. In addition, JABSOM was the first U.S. medical school to create a clinical department dedicated to the health and well-being of an indigenous population, Native Hawaiians.
Soligenix is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products to treat rare diseases where there is an unmet medical need. Our Specialized BioTherapeutics business segment is developing and moving toward potential commercialization of HyBryte™ (SGX301 or synthetic hypericin) as a novel photodynamic therapy utilizing safe visible light for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). With a successful Phase 3 study completed, regulatory approval is being sought and commercialization activities for this product candidate are being advanced initially in the U.S. Development programs in this business segment also include our first-in-class innate defense regulator (IDR) technology, dusquetide (SGX942) for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including oral mucositis in head and neck cancer, and proprietary formulations of oral beclomethasone 17,21-dipropionate (BDP) for the prevention/treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders characterized by severe inflammation including pediatric Crohn's disease (SGX203) and acute radiation enteritis (SGX201).
Our Public Health Solutions business segment includes active development programs for RiVax®, our ricin toxin vaccine candidate, and SGX943, our therapeutic candidate for antibiotic resistant and emerging infectious disease, and our vaccine programs targeting filoviruses (such as Marburg and Ebola) and CiVax™, our vaccine candidate for the prevention of COVID-19 (caused by SARS-CoV-2). The development of our vaccine programs incorporates the use of our proprietary heat stabilization platform technology, known as ThermoVax®. To date, this business segment has been supported with government grant and contract funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
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This press release may contain forward-looking statements that reflect Soligenix, Inc.'s current expectations about its future results, performance, prospects and opportunities, including but not limited to, potential market sizes, patient populations and clinical trial enrollment. Statements that are not historical facts, such as "anticipates," "estimates," "believes," "hopes," "intends," "plans," "expects," "goal," "may," "suggest," "will," "potential," or similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results in future periods to differ materially from what is expressed in, or implied by, these statements, such as experienced with the COVID-19 outbreak. Soligenix cannot assure you that it will be able to successfully develop, achieve regulatory approval for or commercialize products based on its technologies, particularly in light of the significant uncertainty inherent in developing therapeutics and vaccines against bioterror threats, conducting preclinical and clinical trials of therapeutics and vaccines, obtaining regulatory approvals and manufacturing therapeutics and vaccines, that product development and commercialization efforts will not be reduced or discontinued due to difficulties or delays in clinical trials or due to lack of progress or positive results from research and development efforts, that it will be able to successfully obtain any further funding to support product development and commercialization efforts, including grants and awards, maintain its existing grants which are subject to performance requirements, enter into any biodefense procurement contracts with the U.S. Government or other countries, that it will be able to compete with larger and better financed competitors in the biotechnology industry, that changes in health care practice, third party reimbursement limitations and Federal and/or state health care reform initiatives will not negatively affect its business, or that the U.S. Congress may not pass any legislation that would provide additional funding for the Project BioShield program. In addition, there can be no assurance as to the timing or success of any of its clinical/preclinical trials. Despite the statistically significant result achieved in the HyBryte™ (SGX301) Phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, there can be no assurance that a marketing authorization from the FDA or EMA will be successful. Further, there can be no assurance that RiVax® will qualify for a biodefense Priority Review Voucher (PRV) or that the prior sales of PRVs will be indicative of any potential sales price for a PRV for RiVax®. Also, no assurance can be provided that the Company will receive or continue to receive non-dilutive government funding from grants and contracts that have been or may be awarded or for which the Company will apply in the future. These and other risk factors are described from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, Soligenix's reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K. Unless required by law, Soligenix assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events.
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