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ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) and machine learning have made considerable progress in the last few years. This progress has been to such an extent that robots are currently replacing humans in many jobs all over the world.
According to auditors PwC up to 30% of jobs could be automated by 2030. Other reports predict that the number of automated workers would be 51 million by the year 2030.
Much of this growth will come from professional services robots that perform useful tasks for humans. Robots will be found in most industries, such as factories, the military, exploration, hazardous environments, healthcare, entertainment and the personal service industry.
In the years to come, robots will become an integral part of our daily routine. No wonder that some people fear artificial intelligence and robots becoming sentient, taking over the world, and replacing humans as the dominant intelligence on the planet.
Many apocalyptic science fiction books and movies fan this fear with fictional scenarios depicting super intelligent robots rising up against humans.
The physicist Stephen Hawking, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and entrepreneur Elon Musk, have therefore all expressed their concerns about the possibility that artificial intelligence could develop to the point that humans could no longer control it. According to Hawking, this would "spell the end of the human race“. All three, therefore, advocated preventive measures to ensure that future super intelligent machines remain under human control.
Nick Bostrom and others have expressed similar concerns that machines with advanced artificial intelligence would be able to reprogram its own source code and constantly increase its own intelligence. The result could be a recursive intelligence explosion leaving human intelligence far behind. This is one of the motivations for the development of the brain-computer interface (BCI), which is being developed by Elon Musk’s Neuralink Company.
But, having said all this, could a recent incident during the Moscow Open chess tournament, where a chess robot broke the finger of a seven-year-old player when he moved his chess piece too soon, be the beginning of the impatience of robots with the lesser intelligence of human beings?
The incident that happened on July 19 made headlines all over the world and kept the social media buzzing. According to the widely circulated video and reports by bystanders, the robotic arm took a chess piece – that it has apparently taken – and deposited it into a small bucket next to the chessboard.
Immediately, the 7-year-old, Christopher, sitting opposite the robotic arm, hurried the AI powered robot by moving his arm and hand across the chessboard on his side of the board and reaching for a chess piece. Simultaneously, the robot – that has not completed its move – apparently reached for the same piece, but grasps the finger of the child and fractured it.
The gripper at the end of the arm held tightly onto the finger and seems unwilling to let go. Several adults quickly intervened and struggled to free the child’s finger. Eventually, they freed the boy and moved him away from the table.
According to Sergey Smagin, the vice-president of the Russian Chess Federation, the boy should have waited for the robotic arm to complete its move, but violated the prescribed safety rules by rushing his move. The chess robot was deemed safe by the tournament organisers and was used throughout the rest of the chess tournament.
Luckily, the boy could continue with the tournament the next day and completed his chess matches – perhaps without personally recording his moves himself!
When the story went viral, many doom prophets pointed out that this is a glimpse of the future where robots will take over and crush humanity. Is this behaviour of the chess robot really the beginning of the end for the human race? The December 2021 story of Alexa misleading a 10-year-old girl into almost putting a coin across the prongs of a phone charger plugged halfway into an electrical socket, is still fresh in our memories.
Since IBM’s Deep Blue has beaten the famous champion Gary Kasparov in 1997, there is little doubt that robots are often better chess players than humans. But can we trust robots? Are they safe?
The organisers deemed it safe since the robot has never done this before in its fifteen years of use. Furthermore, the child was allegedly at fault. As long as the end-user, or child in this case, obeys certain rules, the robot is considered safe. However, relying on the end-user (children in the chess robot case) to keep to certain rules to avoid eliciting aggressive behaviour from the robot, is risky. People often do not follow rules.
AI is today frequently anthropomorphised as though it has typical human-like qualities, such as common sense and would always act in the best interest of human beings – at least if the end-user is mindful and follows certain rules. However, the onus should rather be on the robot. In fact, the robot should be designed, programmed and monitored in such a way that it is unable to perform any human-harming acts.
This would mean that the chess-playing robotic arm should be programmed not to reach anywhere on the chessboard unless there is no human limb present. And if the human nonetheless put their hand somewhere on the chessboard after the robotic arm has already committed itself to doing the same, the robotic arm should be programmed to stop immediately and move to a safe position.
The robot should also have sensors to detect when the object is a finger and not a chess piece. A pressure sensor could lead to an automatic release by the gripper. It is in any case unexpected that a force just enough to move a chess piece was able to break a child’s finger.
The above situation is what is typically referred to as a minimum risk condition (MRC) where the AI curtails its actions without causing any potential harm. If a self-driving car gets into trouble, the AI should carefully decide if it is best to steer the vehicle to the side of the road (where there might be a steep cliff) or to halt in the middle of the road (where other cars might ram into it).
In South Africa where many drivers and taxis do not follow the rules of the road, this will be extremely difficult. Self-driving cars will have to be programmed to carefully consider intersections since in South Africa red lights are often violated. What makes these “edge cases” difficult is that there is no straightforward answer. The answer requires the calculation of probabilities and uncertainties.
Although the chess tournament official declared the chess-playing robot arm as safe, it is clear that it does not contain or embody contemporary safety precautions and should especially not be considered as safe to be used in a chess tournament for young children.
Some people suggested that the chess-playing robot intentionally harmed the child’s finger since it was “angry” at the child for not letting it complete its movement of taking a piece. Although scientists are working on robots with emotions, we are still far away from sentient robots with human affective and cognitive capabilities. The huge progress made in machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL), which leverage computational pattern matching, however, has led to AI systems that have the appearance of human-like dispositions.
Even if the developers ignored AI Ethics and wrote code that instructs the robot to grab a human finger if any move is illegal, it is still not anger but merely the following of a programmatic instruction. It is thus possible that the tournament authorities placed too much confidence in the predictability of the AI by declaring the robot arm as safe since no similar incident has occurred in fifteen years of usage. It is quite possible that the gripper code has recently been updated to add new features without including precautionary measures.
In 1979, factory worker, Robert Williams, became the first person to be crushed to death by the arm of a one-ton robot on Ford’s Michigan production line. In 2015, a robot grabbed and crushed a 22-year-old contractor at one of Volkswagen’s German plants.
AI is not always predictable, since through ML and DL the AI can autonomously “learn” certain behaviours as a result of the data being fed to it. There is, however, in future a possibility that we may reach a stage where we can no longer control the actions taken by robots.
Without doubt, AI has fundamentally changed and enhanced our lives and offers “incalculable benefits and risks” as Hawking said. A typical example of the risks are that a chess match between a chess-playing robot and a young child ended with a broken index finger. Although still very serious and concerning, it rather seems like a case of machinery with inadequate safety measures and someone putting their hands where they were not supposed to, than the beginning of the uprising of the robots!
Professor Louis C H Fourie is an Extraordinary Professor at the University of the Western Cape.
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"....We also think the issue can be resolved by way of mediation," a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said.
"Accordingly, we appoint Justice R V Raveendran, a retired judge of this court, to mediate and settle the dispute," said the bench, also comprising justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli.
The bench also asked the parties to maintain confidentiality during the mediation.
On July 28, Lalit Modi and his mother had told the bench that the apex court-mandated mediation to resolve a long pending property dispute in the family had failed.
The apex court, on December 16 last year, had taken the consent of rival parties to the family property dispute and had appointed former apex court judges - Justices Vikramjit Sen and Kurian Joseph - to mediate and help the Modis to find an amicable solution.
The top court was hearing Lalit Modi's appeal against the judgement of a division bench of the Delhi High Court that the anti-arbitration injunction lawsuit filed by Bina Modi, wife of late industrialist K K Modi, against her son is maintainable.
During the hearing on Monday, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Bina Modi, told the bench that they would not alienate any of the trust property.
Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for Lalit Modi, told the apex court that they have moved an application seeking to restrain Bina Modi from alienating any of the trust properties.
"Now again I am proposing, are you willing for another round of mediation. Not arbitration. Are you willing?," the CJI observed during the hearing.
Salve said the mediation cannot start with any pre-condition and the parties have to go into mediation with an open mind.
Senior advocate A M Singhvi, who also appeared for Lalit Modi, said an interim status quo should be granted and no property should be alienated.
The bench observed that Sibal has stated that no trust property will be sold.
"If all of you will agree, I will suggest one name, only for mediation. Justice Raveendran," the CJI said.
During the hearing, Sibal said the court may record the statement that no trust property is being sold by his client.
"We are not selling any trust property. Your lordships may record the statement," he said.
The bench listed the matter for hearing after four weeks.
A lawsuit had earlier been filed by Bina Modi. It sought to restrain the arbitration proceedings initiated by Lalit Modi, a founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), in Singapore over the dispute.
In December 2020, the division bench of the high court held that it has the jurisdiction to decide Bina Modi's plea challenging Lalit Modi's move to initiate arbitration proceedings in Singapore.
The division bench had set aside the judgement of a single judge of the high court, which had said it does not have the jurisdiction to adjudicate the anti-arbitration injunction suits filed by Lalit Modi's mother Bina, his sister Charu and brother Samir and they are open to taking such pleas before the arbitral tribunal in Singapore.
The single judge had said an anti-arbitration injunction suit does not lie, so the pleas are not maintainable, and dismissed the matter.
Bina, Charu, and Samir, in two separate suits, contended that there was a trust deed between the family members and the K K Modi family trust matters cannot be settled through arbitration in a foreign country according to Indian laws.
They have sought a permanent injunction restraining Lalit Modi from prosecuting or continuing with the application for emergency measures and any arbitration proceedings against them in Singapore.
The division bench, in its judgement passed on December 24, 2020, had said the subject dispute ought to have been prime facie adjudicated by a single judge, who had to exercise the jurisdiction vested in the court as all the parties are Indian citizens and 'situs' of immovable assets of the trust is in India.
The division bench had remanded two civil suits to the single judge for further proceedings, in accordance with the law, from the stage of issuance of summons and directed the registry to list them for hearing.
According to the case, the trust deed was executed in London by K K Modi as settlor/managing trustee and Bina, Lalit, Charu, and Samir as trustees, and in pursuance of an oral family, the settlement was recorded between them on February 10, 2006.
K K Modi died on November 2, 2019, after which the dispute emerged amongst the trustees.
Lalit Modi contended that after the demise of his father, in view of the lack of unanimity amongst the trustees regarding the sale of trust assets, a sale of all assets of the trust has been triggered and distribution to beneficiaries has to occur within one year thereof, the single judge had noted.
His mother and the two siblings contended that on a true construction of the trust deed, no such sale has been triggered.
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LENEXA, Kan., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As children head back to school, parents and caregivers should not overlook routine vaccinations against serious infections, such as measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, and hepatitis. Sunflower Health Plan (Sunflower) wants Kansas residents to have information and resources to help protect children and communities against preventable illnesses.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, immunizations have declined, with all populations showing a downward trend from pre-pandemic routine immunization rates. Routine vaccinations are effective in preventing serious illness within schools and communities. Despite school reopenings and the restart of student activities in some states, the immunization rate for children in kindergarten dropped between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years. This leaves thousands of young students at risk for preventable illnesses when re-entering the classroom for in-person learning.
The more immunized a community is, the harder it is for preventable illnesses to spread. Immunizations not only protect the individuals who are vaccinated, they also protect everyone who interacts with them. As students prepare to return to school, it is as important as ever to ensure children are up to date with their routine immunizations. Childhood immunizations help protect against 14 serious diseases. Without this protection, it is likely communities will see a surge of serious illnesses.
Sunflower invests in educational opportunities around vaccinations for members through programs such as Fluvention®, which provides comprehensive information about the benefits of receiving an annual flu vaccine.
"Pediatric vaccinations reduce the rate of vaccine-preventable diseases," said Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Skoch. "We want families to have the information they need to make informed decisions about immunizing their children. With the start of the school year around the corner, now is the perfect time for children to visit their primary care provider and catch up on immunizations."
Individuals can learn more about specific vaccines, immunization schedules and safety information by contacting the Kansas Department of Health and Environment or referring to cdc.gov/vaccines.
For more information about Sunflower services and benefits, please visit SunflowerHealthPlan.com.
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Birmingham, Aug 1 (PTI) A low snatch total and a fluffed clean and jerk lift cost Ajay Singh (81kg) dear as the Indian weightlifter missed the bronze medal by a whisker in his maiden Commonwealth Games appearance, here on Monday.
The 25-year-old managed a total effort of 319kg (143kg+176kg) to finish fourth best in the men's 81kg event.
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To the crowds absolute delight, home favourite England's Chris Murray 325kg (144kg+181kg) grabbed the gold in a sensational manner as he broke the Games record in total lift.
Australian lifter Kyle Bruce (143kg+180kg) 323kg clinched the silver while Canada's Nicholas Vachon 320kg (140kg+180kg) finished with a bronze.
Singh's event was off to a dodgy start as he initially struggled to gain balance in his opening snatch lift. The Indian stopped just short of the end of the board with one out of the three judges giving him a red light but the 137kg lift was eventually deemed legit.
He went on to heave 140kg and then 143kg, four kilograms less than his personal best and national record, to be in joint-second position alongside Bruce after the snatch section ended.
In the clean and jerk, Singh began with a 172kg lift before increasing four kilograms on the barbells for 176kg, which required a lot of effort for him to execute.
There was a four-way fight for the top spot between Singh, Bruce, Murray and Vachon.
In the end, a low snatch total and a failed 180kg attempt in the clean and jerk cost Singh dear as he missed out on a podium finish.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Krane Funds Advisors, LLC ("KraneShares"), an asset management firm known for its global exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and innovative investment strategies, announced that the KraneShares Global Carbon Offset Strategy ETF (Ticker: KSET) now tracks the S&P GSCI Global Voluntary Carbon Liquidity Weighted Index—the first-to-market benchmark for the current performance of global voluntary carbon futures markets.
KSET, listed on the New York Stock Exchange on April 27 this year, is the first US-Listed ETF to track the global Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM)1, which is complementary to the global carbon allowance markets tracked by KraneShares' flagship global carbon ETF (KRBN).
KSET's new index tracks carbon offset futures contracts. These contracts include nature-based global emission offsets (N-GEOs) and global emission offsets (GEOs), which trade through the CME Group, the world's largest financial derivatives exchange. Due to the evolving nature of carbon markets, an important characteristic of the index is the flexibility to reweight, add or remove constituents at regular intervals to ensure that it can adapt over time.
"Previously, KraneShares and IHS Markit, which is now part of S&P Global, made history when we launched the KraneShares Global Carbon Strategy ETF (KRBN). KRBN uses the IHS Markit Global Carbon Index as its benchmark," said Luke Oliver, Managing Director and Head of Strategy at KraneShares. "We are pleased to deepen our relationship with S&P Global and leverage their extensive history as an index provider and their strong research capabilities to capture the complex and ever-changing voluntary carbon market through KSET's new index."
"We're excited that KraneShares has selected our S&P GSCI Global Voluntary Carbon Liquidity Weighted Index as the underlying benchmark for its exchange-traded fund," said Fiona Boal, Head of Commodities and Real Assets at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). "This new voluntary carbon futures index is a key addition to S&P DJI's continued efforts to grow its suite of new and innovative thematic alternative indices for the commodities space."
"The voluntary carbon market serves as a powerful tool in the global fight to combat climate change and an important way to accelerate the transition to a decarbonized world," said Eron Bloomgarden, co-founder of Climate Finance Partners (CLIFI) KSET's non-discretionary sub-advisor. "At the same time, it provides price discovery, a potential hedge for climate risk exposure, and diversification* from traditional asset classes."
The S&P GSCI Global Voluntary Carbon Liquidity Weighted Index was launched on June 22, 2022.
What are Carbon Offsets?
Carbon offsets are intended to counteract emissions that corporations, governments, or individuals generate as part of their business-as-usual activities. The governing bodies overseeing the registration and verification of carbon offset projects are called carbon offset registries. These registries issue credits for emission-reducing projects or programs such as forest conservation, the creation of wind farms, methane gas capture in a landfill, and hydropower projects. Credits are issued proportionate to the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) a project takes out of the atmosphere. Entities can calculate their emissions and purchase a corresponding quantity of credits to offset their activity. Entities often utilize offsets as a short-term bridge to abate emissions that they cannot avoid within their own operations while they work on implementing longer-term decarbonization measures.
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Since 2013, KraneShares has become one of the leading China ETF providers. Given China's importance in addressing the global climate challenge, our Climate Suite is a natural extension of our China focus. KraneShares strives to deliver innovative first-to-market strategies based on strong partnerships and deep investing knowledge. KraneShares helps investors stay current on global market trends and provides meaningful diversification.
Krane Funds Advisors, LLC, is a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investing (UN PRI). The firm is majority-owned by China International Capital Corporation (CICC).
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Climate Finance Partners delivers innovative climate finance solutions and investment products to address capital needs for emerging environmental challenges. CLIFI is led by a team of investment professionals with deep experience in the fields of traditional investment and environmental finance.
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RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. – The American Red Cross is also helping flood victims with shelter and supplies.
They began distributing emergency cleaning supplies including buckets, cloths and brushes, along with trash bags and other cleaning needs. They shared that cash donations are needed for those who want to assist with this and future emergencies.
“The damage is more widespread than we thought,” ARC Public Affairs Volunteer Jennifer McGrath said. “After a few days, mold and mildew set in, so people are discovering that their houses are not livable. So we need to continue to provide shelter for people and somewhere to go, and resources which we’ll do at our multi-agency resource centers next week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.”
The Red Cross has moved its shelter from the James Eagan Center in Florissant to the St. Vincent Community Center on St. Charles Rock Road. They also opened a shelter at Mason Clark Middle School on State Street in East St. Louis.
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Operator and VC consortium makes £4.5bn UK fibre play with Virgin Media O2
Adding to existing infrastructure, Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia Capital Partners form joint venture to construct and operate a wholesale fibre-to-the-home broadband network in the UK covering up to seven million premises
Hot on the heels of announcing a tough second quarter when it experienced overall falling revenues and customer losses, but with its UK subsidiary Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) showing a return to profitability, Liberty Global has revealed that it is teaming with fellow VMO2 owner Telefónica and specialist infrastructure and technology investment firm InfraVia Capital to build a new fibre network in the UK.
The joint venture – 50% owned by Liberty Global and Telefónica, and 50% owned by InfraVia Capital Partners, and which is expected to come together by the end of 2022 – will construct and operate a wholesale fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband network of up to seven million premises that will not overlap with VMO2’s existing network and recently announced fibre upgrade project to create a UK FTTH footprint of up to 23 million premises.
In addition to providing a range of technical services, VMO2 will be the anchor wholesale client of the joint venture (JV), which will roll out fibre served by VMO2’s network. The joint venture will also have exclusive access to VMO2’s construction expertise and substantially all new build activity at VMO2 will be migrated going forward.
Coupled with its own fibre investments to upgrade its existing 16 million premises network, this will expand Virgin Media O2’s gigabit footprint to around 80% of the UK upon completion. The joint venture will also seek to attract additional third-party wholesale clients. It will target homes across the UK, both adjacent to the existing Virgin Media O2 footprint and new areas.
The business plan for the initial roll-out of five million homes by 2026, with the opportunity to expand to approximately two million more homes, envisages an investment of approximately £4.5bn, which includes spending related to the roll-out, connection capital expenditure (capex) and other related setup costs.
The three partners will fund their pro rata share of equity funding for the build, up to £1.4bn in aggregate, phased over four to five years. In addition, the joint venture has obtained £3.3bn of fully underwritten debt financing from a consortium of financing banks, including a £3.1bn capex facility. As part of the transaction, InfraVia will make certain payments to Liberty Global and Telefónica, a portion of which will be linked to the progression of the network build-out.
For Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries, the deal between the two operators and InfraVia is a “landmark agreement” that will not only expand the company’s FTTH footprint to millions of new UK homes, it will also create “the undisputed” second national fibre network in the UK.
“VMO2 has already committed to upgrading its entire existing 16 million footprint to FTTH,” he remarked. “This JV will take our aggregate FTTH footprint to up to 23 million homes, reaching around 80% of the UK. VMO2 will bring significant build expertise and will benefit from a meaningful off-net growth opportunity, and, as the anchor client, will support attractive returns for the JV – a winning combination. Finally, we are very excited to be working with InfraVia, who we already partner with in Germany, and welcome the expertise they bring to the JV.”
InfraVia CEO and founder Vincent Levita added: “The combination of our respective expertise in fibre network deployment, financing and operations in the UK, together with VMO2’s industrial scale and network construction know-how, will be key to creating the undisputed second national fibre network in the UK providing access to broadband connectivity to millions of UK households.
“Attracted by the long-term trends of ever-increasing data usage and increased need for home connectivity, this would represent our fifth investment in fibre network deployment in Europe through strategic partnerships.”
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- Advance of UK altnets into full-fibre continues as company claiming to be the UK’s fastest-growing wholesale fibre broadband operator, Netomnia expands reach across swathe of UK, while Southwest England provider Truespeed racks up 300 gigabit business customers.
- After claiming to have successfully launched no less than a “digital revolution” in neighbouring UK Midlands cities of Coventry and Derby, Gigabit Networks is bringing its ultra-high speed 930Mbps broadband service to Wolverhampton, offering what it says is a marked improvement on the city’s current average speeds of 87Mbps.
- Hyperoptic, which claims to be the UK’s largest exclusively full-fibre internet service provider, has hit a triple-figure milestone by connecting more than 100,000 new-build homes to its full-fibre network, and announces agreements to connect a similar number of new-build properties over the next 12 months.
- Weston-super-Mare projected to enjoy £144m economic boost from full-fibre roll-out as CityFibre releases research showing positive economic impacts of gigabit broadband roll-out to famous seaside resort. | https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252523358/Operator-VC-consortium-makes-45bn-UK-fibre-play-with-Virgin-Media-O2 | 2022-08-01T12:23:00Z | https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252523358/Operator-VC-consortium-makes-45bn-UK-fibre-play-with-Virgin-Media-O2 | false | 1 |
Covenant Logistics Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CVLG) is 26.64% higher on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $17.23 and a high of $34.80 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will continue to grow shareholders’ wealth in the market. Here’s what analysts think will happen to its price in the coming time. The CVLG stock was last observed hovering at around $32.90 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 0.57% off its average median price target of $30.25 for the next 12 months. It is also 4.37% off the consensus price target high of $35.00 offered by 4 analysts, but current levels are -23.96% lower than the price target low of $27.00 for the same period.
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Currently trading at $33.47, the stock is 19.14% and 34.87% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 0.2 million and changing 1.73% at the moment leaves the stock 38.82% off its SMA200. CVLG registered 59.23% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 59.61%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $0.51 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $5.44.
The stock witnessed a 34.74% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 64.63%, and is 13.96% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 5.71% over the week and 4.70% over the month.
Covenant Logistics Group Inc. (CVLG) has around 4500 employees, a market worth around $528.49M and $1.18B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 6.86 and Fwd P/E is 9.55. Profit margin for the company is 5.20%. Distance from 52-week low is 94.25% and -3.81% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (12.00%).
Covenant Logistics Group Inc. (CVLG) Analyst Forecasts
Analyst recommendations provided by FactSet shows that the consensus forecast for Covenant Logistics Group Inc. (CVLG) is a “Underweight”. 4 analysts offering their recommendations for the stock have an average rating of 3.50, where 3 rate it as a Hold and 0 think it is a “Overweight”. 0 of the analysts rate the stock as a “Buy”. 1 analysts have rated the stock as a Sell or Underperform.
Covenant Logistics Group Inc. is expected to release its quarterly report on 10/20/2022.The EPS is expected to grow by 520.30% this year.
Covenant Logistics Group Inc. (CVLG) Top Institutional Holders
The shares outstanding are 16.60M, and float is at 9.79M with Short Float at 5.28%.
Covenant Logistics Group Inc. (CVLG) Insider Activity
A total of 16 insider transactions have happened at Covenant Logistics Group Inc. (CVLG) in the last six months, with sales accounting for 2 and purchases happening 14 times. The most recent transaction is an insider purchase by KRAMER D MICHAEL,the company’sDirector. SEC filings show that KRAMER D MICHAEL bought 100 shares of the company’s common stock on May 26 at a price of $20.91 per share for a total of $2091.0. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 200.0 shares.
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Participants enjoying one of the art workshops held in Falcarragh on Saturday
Over a thousand people gathered on Saturday in the beautiful surroundings of Ballyconnell House, Falcarragh to experience Art in the Park.
This was the first in-person event by the newly established Cloich Cheann Fhaola-based arts collective Turas Úr.
Art in the Park provided a multi-sensory experience for participants, with large-scale sculptures, hands-on workshops, multi-media presentations, and live music.
The Turas Úr artists (Leanne McLaughlin, Ewan Berry, Máire Nic Fhearraigh, Mickey McFadden, Cathal McGinley, Laura Nic Dhuibhir, and Ed Devane) created beautiful sculptures from diverse materials including wood, willow, rope, and paper that explored themes of nature, sense of place and our relationship to the world.
People also took part in workshops to create their own paper sculptures and sound installation.
The event featured a movie tent – showing an extraordinary film piece created by the Turas Úr artists. Music was provided by local talent Conor Mangan, Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Wilson, and Sinead Gallagher. The headline act was the foot stomping ska/reggae/folk fusion Bréag, from Belfast.
A sculpture by Laura Nic Dhuibhir Sculpture which was on display at the event
Turas Úr manager, Leanne McLaughlin said they were delighted with the day's events.
“It is our goal as a group to widen participation in the arts and to give the community an opportunity to experience visual art and performance in a family-friendly environment.
"We were delighted with the huge numbers who turned out on the day and extremely grateful to all the volunteers and helpers that made the day possible”
Local resident Carmel McGill added: “It's just wonderful. The art, the sculptures, the music. Getting to see people and meet in such a fantastic environment”
Turas Úr wishes to thank all the volunteers who made the event possible; Kevin Barrett and Falcarragh C.E. scheme, Údarás na Gaeltacht, Falcarragh Park Run, CLG Cloich Cheann Fhaola, and all the stewards and helpers.
"We are extremely grateful to our funders Ealaín na Gaeltacht (and Danielle Nic Phaidín for their guidance) and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, and Donegal County Council, said Leanne.
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Watford have confirmed new goalkeeper Maduka Okoye will wear jersey number 35 as they prepare to kickoff life in the EFL Championship.
The Hornets, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, will start their campaign to regain top-flight status with a home game against Sheffield United at Vicarage Road on Monday.
Ahead of the fixture, Watford have released jersey numbers for their squad and confirmed the 22-year-old Nigeria custodian, who joined the side from Sparta Rotterdam, had picked jersey number 35.
"With the start of Watford’s Championship season just hours away, the club can confirm squad numbers for the men’s team for 2022-23," read part of a statement on the club's official website.
"Daniel Bachmann has taken the vacant number one shirt, while the number 26 that he previously wore has been given to fellow goalkeeper Ben Hamer.
"Forward additions Rey Manaj and Vakoun Bayo have been handed numbers nine and 19 respectively, with Yaser Asprilla and Maduka Okoye choosing 18 and 35 as their first numbers at Vicarage Road."
Meanwhile, Pontus Dahlberg and Dapo Mebude have been given numbers 30 and 37 following their temporary spells away from Watford last year, while the club’s other returning loanees Domingos Quina (20), Tom Dele-Bashiru (24), Mattie Pollock (32) and Joseph Hungbo (36) have all kept their previous numbers.
Nigeria defender William Troost-Ekong will keep his shirt number five while forward Emmanuel Dennis will retain jersey number 25.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Affiliated Managers Group Inc. (AMG) on Monday reported second-quarter net income of $109.4 million.
On a per-share basis, the West Palm Beach, Florida-based company said it had net income of $2.68. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and non-recurring costs, were $4.03 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4 per share.
The asset manager posted revenue of $604.1 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $592.4 million.
Affiliated Managers shares have fallen 23% since the beginning of the year. The stock has decreased 20% in the last 12 months.
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Adele denies relationship trouble with boyfriend Simon Konecki
'Rumour Has It' singer denies love woesGrammyand Academy Award-winning singer Adele has taken to Twitter to deny rumors that she and her significant other, Simon Konecki, are having relationship issues. "Just wanted to wish everyone happy holidays & all the best for 2015! PS Simon & I are still very much together, don't believe what you read," she posted. Adele, 26, and Konecki, 40, founder of the UK charity drop4drop, were first seen publicly as a couple in January 2012. Their son Angelo was born in October of that year. | https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/adele-denies-relationship-trouble-with-boyfriend-simon-konecki-d59930 | 2022-08-01T12:34:58Z | https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/adele-denies-relationship-trouble-with-boyfriend-simon-konecki-d59930 | true | null |
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XO Cross Catheter Platform successfully used in peripheral vascular procedures utilizing pedal artery retrograde access to treat complex Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) patients.
PARK CITY, Utah, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Transit Scientific reports multiple successful peripheral vascular procedures with the XO Cross Catheter Platform utilizing pedal retrograde access. The non-tapered 2Fr XO Cross 14 Microcatheter in 90cm, 135cm, and 175cm lengths is designed to facilitate guidewire support, guidewire exchange, and contrast media injection during complex peripheral vascular interventions.
"2Fr 014 catheter-guidewire systems are an important tool for pedal and below-the-knee interventions," said Dr. George Adams, Interventional Cardiology Director Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular Research at UNC REX Healthcare. "The XO Cross incorporates a non-tapered torquable shaft design which supports a smaller and less invasive access site from below. Tools like these can help broaden options for approaches and access techniques in CLI patients."
Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is a severe degree of peripheral artery disease (PAD) that requires intervention to avoid limb loss and its associated complications. The standard treatment strategy for tibial lesions involves either a retrograde or antegrade femoral artery approach, but in many patients, this strategy poses challenges due to the presence of widespread multilevel disease, long and complex lesions, and the common involvement of tibial vessels. The retrograde pedal/tibial approach is an alternative way to treat this challenging patient population.
The XO Cross Catheter Platform introduces new levels of pushability, trackability, flexibility, and torque response to access challenging lesions and complex anatomy. XO Cross's non-tapered, metal-alloy and polymer construction delivers high fatigue resistance against tough lesions found in late-stage peripheral artery disease (PAD) and critical limb ischemia (CLI).
Dr. Richard Saxon of Tri-City Medical Center, Oceanside, CA shared, "A patient presented with trifurcation disease and severe calcifications in the superficial femoral artery (SFA), popliteal, and the posterior tibial (PT) artery. The low-profile and pushability of the XO Cross 14 enabled pedal retrograde access following failed crossing and wire from above. A second XO Cross 14 (135cm) was used from above to support a flossing technique and subsequent angioplasty treatment. The unique non-tapered design of the XO Cross lends itself well to challenging limb salvage procedures that often require multiple access sites and different approaches to achieve a good outcome."
Transit Scientific's XO Cross Platform features (24) FDA-cleared devices including 2Fr XO Cross 14 Microcaths, 2.6Fr XO Cross 18 Microcaths, and the 3.8Fr XO Cross 35 Support Catheters for use with standard 0.014", 0.018", and 0.035" guidewires in 90cm, 135cm, 150cm, and 175cm lengths.
Transit Scientific is a private company that designs, develops, and commercializes medical devices including the FDA-cleared and CE Mark-cleared XO Score® and XO Cross® platforms plus the XO Cath Interventional Oncology and XO CS Coronary System under development. Transit Scientific has 20+ combined issued and pending U.S. and global patents. www.XOScore.com
Transit Scientific Media contact: Kelly Himle (414) 736-1654, info@XOScore.com.
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Ask Axios: Why are eagles dropping fish at Principal Park?
Question: My husband has been to two noon games (at Principal Park) this year and both had a fish fall onto the field after being dropped by an eagle.
- How many fish fall on the field in a year? — Sara Thies, DSM
State of play: The park, which is home to the Iowa Cubs, is located at the confluence of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers and serves as the home base for lots of eagles.
- Michael Gartner tells Axios that he's unaware of any eagle-fish drops in the more than 20 years that he owned the team before selling it last year.
Yes, but: Sam Bernabe, the Iowa Cubs' general manager, says it happened at least once this season.
- A player initially thought a spectator had thrown the fish at him over the centerfield wall, Bernabe said.
💬 Our thought bubble: The eagle just wants to play. Recruit that bird.
What we're watching: The Iowa Cubs play Tuesday-Sunday home games for the next two weeks.
- Take your glove. You make catch a ball or you may catch a fish.
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"Protect Your Everything" TV Spots Personify Relatable, Everyday Uncertainties and Illustrate How Arlo Smart Home Security Delivers Smarter Protection
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arlo Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ARLO), a leading, smart home security brand, today unveiled its first national advertising campaign, "Protect Your Everything." The campaign features spots focused on two unique narratives that tap into the chaos of today's world and the multitude of associated worries. Spots will air on linear TV networks and streaming properties, including Bravo, Discovery, ESPN, HGTV, Hulu, Paramount+, Peacock and Travel Channel. The targeted, full-funnel media campaign also includes endemic display and paid social ads as part of Arlo's media investment.
Most Americans face common concerns and feel like they're in danger daily, with 42% feeling unsafe in their own homes1. "Protect Your Everything" leverages relatable headspace-occupying anxieties to offer viewers a sense of control and peace of mind enabled by smarter protection.
"Did my kids make it home safely? Did my package get stolen? Did I leave the stove on? Whether working from the office or remotely, running errands or on vacation, we can all relate to the mountain of uncertainties tied to everyday life," said Lily Knowles, SVP of Sales and Marketing at Arlo. "Our new spots capture those relatable feelings through a unique lens and show how Arlo's powerful, yet easy-to-use smarter security solutions protect everything we love in this fast-paced, modern world."
Directed by award-winning multidisciplinary director Rodrigo Valdes, "Protect Your Everything" was conceptualized by Los Angeles-based creative agency Haymaker. Award-winning special effects makeup artist Barney Burman helped transform the campaign's actors as they personified everyday uncertainties.
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Arlo's full suite of award-winning smart security solutions, including indoor and outdoor wireless cameras, floodlight cameras, video doorbells, security system, works in tandem with the easy-to-use Arlo Secure app and Arlo Secure AI-powered service, which enables users to not only manage their Arlo devices but also access emergency help when needed. Arlo Secure service plans provide rolling 30-day cloud recordings, personalized notifications such as person, animal, vehicle and package detection, and access to 24/7 Emergency Response so customers can more quickly dispatch fire, police, or medical responders to the camera's location in one touch.
For more information on Arlo's "Protect Your Everything" campaign or to learn more about Arlo's full range of Arlo smart security products and services, visit www.Arlo.com/Protect.
Arlo is the award-winning, industry leader that is transforming the way people experience the connected lifestyle. Arlo's deep expertise in product design, wireless connectivity, cloud infrastructure, and cutting-edge AI capabilities focuses on delivering a seamless, smart home experience for Arlo users that is easy to setup and interact with every day. The company's cloud-based platform provides users with visibility, insight, and a powerful means to help protect and connect in real-time with the people and things that matter most, from any location with a Wi-Fi or a cellular connection. To date, Arlo has launched several categories of award-winning smart connected devices, software and services, including wire-free smart Wi-Fi and LTE-enabled security cameras, audio and video doorbells, a floodlight, the Arlo App and, Arlo Secure, an AI-based subscription service designed to maximize security through personalized notifications and emergency services for quicker help during a crisis.
With a mission to bring users peace of mind, Arlo is as passionate about protecting user privacy as it is about safeguarding homes and families. Arlo is committed to supporting industry standards for data protection designed to keep users' personal information private and in their control. Arlo does not monetize personal data. Arlo provides enhanced controls for user data, supports privacy legislation, keeps user data safely secure, and puts security at the forefront of company culture.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "anticipate," "expect," "believe," "will," "may," "should," "estimate," "project," "outlook," "forecast" or other similar words are used to identify such forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements represent Arlo Technologies, Inc.'s expectations or beliefs concerning future events based on information available at the time such statements were made and include statements regarding Arlo cameras, Arlo video doorbells, Arlo Secure and future Arlo products. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including the following: future demand for the Company's products may be lower than anticipated; consumers may choose not to adopt the Company's new product offerings or adopt competing products; and product performance may be adversely affected by real world operating conditions. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect Arlo and its business are detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risk factors described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2020 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 27, 2021. Given these circumstances, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Arlo undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
1 Nationally representative online survey of 2,000 U.S. adults, commissioned by Arlo and conducted by OnePoll. Data was collected between September 22 - 28, 2021.
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Bally's receives marketing rights for the remainder of the 2022 Major League Baseball season
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bally's Corporation (NYSE: BALY) announced today a marketing partnership designating Bally Bet as an official sports betting partner of the 27-time World Series Champions. This marks Bally's first sports team partnership in New York after becoming the ninth online sports betting operator in the state in July.
Under the agreement, Bally's receives use of New York Yankees trademarks and marketing designations as an official sports betting partner (Bally Bet), an official daily fantasy sports partner (Monkey Knife Fight), an official iGaming partner (Bally Casino), and an official free-to-play gaming partner (Bally Play). Bally's Casino Atlantic City also becomes a proud partner of the New York Yankees.
Marketing benefits for Bally's inside Yankee Stadium include LED advertising in the following locations: the outfield wall that lines the playing field, field-facing walls on the Main Level bars in left and right field, the Terrace Level ribbon board, and LED boards throughout the Great Hall. Additionally, Bally's receives an in-game feature on the Stadium's high-definition centerfield video board and other brand-enhancing activations.
"This is a great partnership that will give Bally Bet and our other Bally's Interactive brands terrific visibility in New York," says Adi Dhandhania, Chief Operating Officer of Bally's Interactive North America, the digital and sports betting division of Bally's Corporation. "The Yankees' history as a franchise and their popularity as a global brand speaks for itself."
"We are excited to begin this partnership with Bally's," said Michael J. Tusiani, New York Yankees Senior Vice President of Partnerships. "We hope that their branding in Yankee Stadium along with their in-Stadium customer engagement will greatly strengthen Bally's overall gaming presence in New York."
The deal adds to Bally's growing sports and media footprint. Now in six states, Bally Bet Sportsbook is an Authorized Gaming Operator of Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Hockey League (NHL), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In addition to the New York Yankees, Bally's has official sports team partnerships with the NHL's Nashville Predators, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, and the NFL's Cleveland Browns.
About Bally's Corporation:
Bally's Corporation is a global casino-entertainment company with a growing omni-channel presence of Online Sports Betting and iGaming offerings. It currently owns and manages 14 casinos across 10 states, a horse racetrack in Colorado and has access to OSB licenses in 18 states. It also owns Gamesys Group, a leading, global, online gaming operator, Bally Interactive, a first-in-class sports betting platform, Monkey Knife Fight, the fastest growing daily fantasy sports site in North America, SportCaller, a leading, global B2B free-to-play game provider, and Telescope Inc., a leading provider of real-time fan engagement solutions.
With approximately 10,000 employees, Bally's Casino operations include more than 15,800 slot machines, 500 table games and 5,300 hotel rooms. Upon closing the previously announced Tropicana Las Vegas (NV) transaction, as well as completing the construction of a land-based casino near the Nittany Mall in State College, PA, Bally's will own and manage 16 casinos across 11 states. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BALY."
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Bally's Interactive is the digital and sports betting division of Bally's Corporation (NYSE: BALY). Established in 2021, Bally's Interactive powers the company's omnichannel platform, providing an unmatched ecosystem of products across the sports betting, iGaming, free-to-play, and daily fantasy sports spectrum. Brands include online sportsbook Bally Bet, the online Bally Casino, popular daily fantasy sports app Monkey Knife Fight, free-to-play game developer SportCaller, and fan engagement platform Telescope. Bally's also owns and operates the famed pro beach volleyball tour AVP and pioneering poker livestream Live at the Bike. Visit ballys.com for more information.
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Founded in 1903, the New York Yankees are the most successful and popular team in Major League Baseball history, having won 27 championships while appearing in 40 World Series. The club plays its home games at Yankee Stadium, which is one of New York City's most-frequented tourist destinations and home to numerous non-baseball events, including college football's Pinstripe Bowl. As a result of their on-field accomplishments and iconic interlocking "NY" logo, the Yankees are among the most recognized brands in the world.
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PIA is all set for seven special flight operations for Najaf, Iraq as it has finalized its flight schedule on the occasion of Ashura to facilitate the pilgrims. The series of special flights will start from August 2 and will continue till August 7. According to the PIA spokesperson, PIA will provide as much convenience as possible to the visitors as per its traditions. Flights will depart from Karachi to Najaf Ashraf and provide easy connections to other cities of the country. PIA is arranging flights for Ashura as well as Arbaeen like every year. PIA Spokesman said booking for the special flights has been started. | https://dailytimes.com.pk/975537/pia-to-run-seven-special-flights-for-najaf-during-ashura/ | 2022-08-01T12:53:56Z | https://dailytimes.com.pk/975537/pia-to-run-seven-special-flights-for-najaf-during-ashura/ | true | null |
I Am Staying Here: Katsina Senator Denies Alleged Plan To Leave APC
- Bello Mandiya has denied reports that he was planning to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC)
- A media outlet had claimed that Senator Mandiya was among the 12 senators who have indicated interest to dump the APC
- He said to be planning to join forces with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over worsening insecurity in the country
Following report that he was among the 12 senators who have indicated interest to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in order to join forces with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over worsening insecurity in the country, Bello Mandiya, has opened up.
Mandiya who is the Senator representing Katsina South, Katsina state, in the Senate, said he was not planning to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) for another political party.
Mandiya said this in reaction to an online media report.
He said no amount of intimidation, blackmail and campaign of calumny would make him leave the party he laboured to build for another person.
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He said:
“An online platform called ‘The Whistler’ made a publication that I am among the 12 senators who have served a notice to the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, indicating interest to leave our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“I was never part of any meeting where such was discussed. I have never discussed that with anybody. I remain in the APC and l will continue to support our presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and hopefully we will win our elections in 2023.”
He, however, said he would not surrender to the whims and caprices of some APC chieftains in Katsina State whom he described as anti-democratic elements to abandon the APC for any opposition party.
Plot to impeach Buhari thickens as Senate president Ahmed Lawan drops bombshell
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has denied the reports that he is sitting on letters from some Senators who have informed him of their defections from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Lawan denied the reports via a statement issued by Ola Awoniyi his special adviser on media, on Saturday, July 30.
The reports claimed that Lawan is sitting on the purported letters to protect his position as the President of the Senate.
5 important things to know about New Senate leader, Ibrahim Gobir
Legit.ng earlier reported that the ruling APC has submitted the name of Ibrahim Gobir as the new Senate leader and head of the APC senate caucus.
Gobir will be replacing Yahaya Abdullahi from Kebbi north, who recently resigned his membership in the APC.
Gobir's nomination was disclosed in a letter signed by the APC's national chairman, addressed to Senate president Ahmed Lawan and read at the plenary on Wednesday, July 27.
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'As You Are' reduces autism diagnosis time from years to weeks
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Early diagnosis is crucial for children with autism, yet parents can face very long wait times to receive answers. A new virtual clinic called As You Are aims to solve this problem by increasing access to a team of pediatricians who provide evaluations for autism to children 16 months to 10 years old using exclusively telehealth appointments. Families who complete the As You Are assessment process can receive a diagnosis in less than one month.
"Starting interventions during the early developmental period is critical for children, yet today, the wait times for an evaluation for autism can be between 12-30 months. As You Are can reduce the time to diagnosis to less than 30 days," said Chief Medical Officer of As You Are, Dr. Kortney West. "There is a significant need across our country for autism diagnoses to be made earlier to help our next generations thrive."
As You Are uses an evidence-based approach, making the process as rigorous as possible, and the team differs by using exclusively virtual appointments to make the experience faster and more accessible. Additionally, by connecting families with physicians, As You Are equips families with the knowledge and resources families need to help children flourish, regardless of their location.
"Over 80% of all counties in the U.S. lack diagnostic resources," said Kayla Wagner, Chief Executive Officer of As You Are." As You Are transcends geographic barriers to provide timely and high-quality care for patients in the comfort of their own home."
As You Are launches in Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania on August 1 and has plans to expand nationwide. To learn more about As You Are and how to get started, please visit AsYouAre.com.
As You Are is managed and operated by Quadrant Biosciences Inc. and its affiliates. Quadrant Biosciences Inc. is a life sciences company dedicated to improving the lives of children and families by delivering innovative diagnostic, therapeutic, and virtual care solutions for global health priorities. Headquartered in Syracuse, NY, and located throughout the SUNY Upstate Medical University campus, Quadrant Biosciences has grown to 180+ employees since 2015. To learn more, visit www.QuadrantBiosciences.com.
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David Trimble allowed a generation in Northern Ireland to grow up in “relative peace”, the funeral of the peace process architect has heard.
Mr Trimble's funeral is taking place in Lisburn, Co Antrim this afternoon.
The 77-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner died last week following an illness.
President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Micheál Martin and British prime minister Boris Johnson are some of the political leaders in attendance at the service at Harmony Hill Presbyterian Church.
Delivering a tribute at the service, Rev Dr Charles McMullen said: “Alongside others, he rose to seemingly impossible challenges with considerable strength of character, intellectual acumen, and complete integrity.
“The reward for all of us has been a radically changed landscape here in Northern Ireland, which has saved many lives and allowed a generation to grow up in relative peace.
“As so many have said over these past few days, history will be exceedingly kind to David even if life brought many unrelenting pressures and demands.”
Dr McMullen added: “He was a committed family man and as I have sat with Daphne, his daughters Victoria and Sarah, sons Richard and Nicholas over these past few days I have been deeply touched and moved by so many stories, all of which underlined how dearly loved he was by them.
“They gave him to us and we want to take this opportunity to express our deepest appreciation to them.”
Mr Trimble’s eldest son Richard thanked the public for their sympathies and kind words following the death of his father.
He told the funeral service in Lisburn: “On behalf of the family we would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who’s expressed their sympathies and their kind words.”
The former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party played a key role in forging the 1998 Good Friday/Belfast Agreement that ended decades of conflict in Northern Ireland.
Months after the deal was signed, Mr Trimble, from Co Down, was jointly awarded the Nobel prize with late SDLP leader John Hume in recognition of their efforts to stop the bloodshed and establish a powersharing system of devolved governance in the region. | https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40931003.html | 2022-08-01T12:57:30Z | https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40931003.html | true | 1 |
Roberta Glennon has been self-employed since finishing high school and giving people immersive hat shopping experiences for 30 years.
What started as making hats for herself and friends as a hobby would turn into the matchless Roberta’s Hats offering funky and zany chapeaux from around the world. Glennon and her husband Brian made the move away from their Vancouver home in 1992, seeking out business spaces around Victoria in anticipation of the Commonwealth Games happening there two years later.
“When you start up a business, you never know what direction it’s going to take,” Glennon said.
Settling in at 1318 Government St., she couldn’t have picked a better and more successful location.
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Roberta’s reached its 30-year milestone in April, until which point it’s seen the changing of many businesses around it. Glennon pointed to a former Gap and Halloween store across the street, saying the toy vendor next door and adjacent souvenir shop are the only other spots that remain unchanged. For three decades, Roberta’s has stayed timeless.
“We’re lucky to have a nice, capable boss,” said sales associate Michelle Nesbitt.
“Even last summer without the cruise ships, we were really busy.”
Due to the nature of the business, Glennon faces minimal competition downtown and said a city the size of Victoria offers little room for more than one hat store anyway. So, what’s the secret to running a successful hat shop? According to her, it’s about showing up.
“Time management has to be one of your tools in your toolbox,” she said on running a small business.
She emphasized the need to keep up with trends, which her staff has a knack for. Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, bucket, cowboy and flat-brimmed hats are currently hot sellers among shoppers.
“Now they want to get out and do things, try things on and talk to people.”
Knowing how to lay out the store is equally vital and comes naturally from Glennon’s past experience in retail merchandising.
“You’ve got to give people room to move around. You have to give them an escape route if they want to leave.”
The building, formerly owned by a vintage clothing store and home furniture business, has had its original brick walls exposed and its concrete floor replaced with Mexican tiles, which only account for part of the decor.
Roberta’s shies away from shelves, racks, slat walls and fluorescent lights and favours a more eclectic and shabby-chic look, with antique furniture and fabric ceiling. Wooden ironing boards, antique hat blocks and the shop’s “famous” fish tank lie to the right of the checkout.
Visitors to Roberta’s can find Panama hats from Ecuador, Basque berets from France, Italian-made caps, Bailey of Hollywood hats from Adamstown, Pa., and many brands supplied from within Canada, including Lillie and Cohoe in Nelson, B.C.
“There’s lots of online platforms for ordering now too for businesses, where you just log in, they assign you a password and you’re able to buy things from all over the place,” Glennon explained.
She said it’s important to grab stock while you can, adding they’ve had to accommodate their growing men’s hat selection especially.
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Roberta’s even sells hats for children and fascinators for people attending weddings, but it’s the classics that Glennon likes most: Fedoras, fascinators and top hats of the steampunk era.
“Music festivals are going to be back – hats are huge for music festivals, especially cowboy hats and fedoras and wide-brimmed hats.”
With no children to pass Roberta’s on to, Glennon, 58, says she’ll likely keep running the business for the fun it brings her. She’s grateful for the six-person “all-girl show” staff she has on hand in the meantime.
“It’s just nice that here is kind of a good news story – a women-operated small business that’s still going strong for 30 years.”
As Glennon put it, who knows what the next few years will bring for Victoria’s most prominent hat store?
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was suspended for six games Monday for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two dozen women in Texas, two people familiar with the decision said.
The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been publicly released. Watson, who played for four seasons with Houston before being traded to Cleveland in March, recently settled 23 of 24 lawsuits filed by massage therapists alleging sexual harassment and assault during appointments in 2020 and 2021.
After learning the ruling was imminent, the NFL Players Association issued a joint statement with Watson on Sunday night, saying they will not appeal disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson’s ruling and urged the league to follow suit.
“Every player, owner, business partner and stakeholder deserves to know that our process is legitimate and will not be tarnished based on the whims of the League office” the union said in a statement.
If either side appealed, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell or someone he designates will make the decision, per terms of the collective bargaining agreement. The union then could try to challenge that ruling in federal court.
As he awaited the ruling, Watson has been in training camp with the Browns. He has continued to take most of the reps with the first-team offense, which will be turned over to backup Jacoby Brissett while he’s sidelined.
The league had pushed for an indefinite suspension of at least one year and a $5 million fine for the 26-year-old Watson during a three-day hearing before Robinson in June. The NFL Players’ Association argued Watson shouldn’t be punished at all because he was not convicted of any crime.
Two grand juries in Texas declined to indict Watson on criminal complaints brought by 10 of the women.
This was the first case for Robinson, a former U.S. district judge who was jointly appointed by the NFL and the union to handle player misconduct — a role previously held by Goodell.
A three-time Pro Bowl pick with the Texans, Watson has seen his playing career stalled by the allegations that he acted inappropriately with the women during massage therapy sessions he scheduled via social media. He sat out the 2021 season.
In their lawsuits, the women accused Watson of exposing himself, touching them with his penis or kissing them against their will. One woman alleged Watson forced her to perform oral sex.
Watson has denied all wrongdoing, insisting any sexual activity with three of the women was consensual. He publicly insisted his goal was to clear his name before agreeing to confidential financial settlements with 20 of the women on June 21.
Watson’s high-profile case has renewed scrutiny of the league’s handling of player misbehavior, along with its support for women, and left the Browns wondering if they’ll ever find a franchise quarterback.
Since the trade, Watson has been on public display, with fans questioning whether the league had the authority to ban him from playing despite no criminal charges.
The league has been sensitive about its image and handing out the appropriate discipline for Watson after being criticized for its handling of previous sexual misconduct cases involving Baltimore running back Ray Rice, Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Cleveland running back Kareem Hunt among others.
For their part, the Browns were widely condemned for signing Watson. The team has been desperate to find a long-term answer at quarterback — they’ve had a league-high 32 starters since 1999 — and many questioned why the team would take on a player with so much baggage.
During his introductory news conference after he was traded to Cleveland, Watson was adamant about his innocence.
“I have never assaulted, disrespected or harassed any woman in my life,” he said at the dais, where he was joined by Browns general manager Andrew Berry and coach Kevin Stefanski. “I was raised differently. That is not my DNA. That is not my culture. That is not me as a person.”
He repeated those comments three months later during the Browns’ minicamp, insisting his only goal was to clear his name. However, a week later he settled 20 of the civil lawsuits. Any remaining lawsuits could still go to trial, but not until 2023 after both sides agreed to wait until after the upcoming season.
On July 15, 30 women settled lawsuits against the Texans after claiming the team ignored and enabled Watson as he harassed and assaulted them during the therapy sessions. Terms of the settlements were kept confidential.
Despite Watson’s legal entanglement, the Browns — along with several other teams — pursued Watson after the first grand jury declined to indict him.
Initially, Watson turned down the Browns. But Cleveland owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam enticed him with a fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract.
Watson had other offers but chose the Browns and waived his no-trade clause to join a team coming off a disappointing 8-9 season. Cleveland completed the deal on March 18 by agreeing to send Houston three first-round draft picks and six selections overall for Watson.
The Haslams said any concerns they had about his character or behavior were alleviated when they flew to Houston along with Berry and Stefanski and spent time talking to Watson.
An All-American at Clemson, Watson was drafted by the Texans with the No. 12 pick in 2017. He started six games as a rookie before passing for 4,165 yards and 26 touchdowns in his second year.
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How to watch Jack Sock vs. David Goffin at the Citi Open
On Monday, August 1, watch MSG to witness David Goffin play Jack Sock in the Round of 64 of the Citi Open in Washington, District of Columbia.
How to watch David Goffin vs. Jack Sock at the Citi Open
- Tournament: Citi Open
- Round: Round of 64
- Date: Monday, August 1
- TV Channel: MSG
- Live Stream on fuboTV:Start your free trial today!
- Court Surface: Hard
Goffin vs. Sock Matchup Info
David Goffin vs. Jack Sock Recent Performance
- Goffin most recently played on July 5, 2022, a 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 3-6, 5-7 defeat by No. 12-ranked Cameron Norrie in the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon.
- Sock came up short in his last match, 1-6, 1-6 versus Tommy Paul in the Round of 32 of the Truist Atlanta Open on July 26, 2022.
- In his 38 matches so far this year across all court types, Goffin has played an average of 25.4 games (21.7 in three-set matches).
- So far this year, Goffin has won 27.6% of his return games and 75.1% of his service games.
- Goffin has won 22.6% of his return games on hard courts, and 66.7% of his service games.
- In his 20 matches so far this year, Sock has played an average of 26.4 games across all court types (22.9 in three-set matches).
- Thus far this year, Sock has won 21.6% of his return games and 79.8% of his service games.
- Sock has won 78.3% of his service games on hard courts, and 16.5% of his return games.
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Malmesbury fire put out by multiple fire crews
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Multiple fire crews were called out to deal with a large barn fire.
The blaze broke out in Luckington village, near Malmesbury in Wiltshire, at around 21:00 BST on Sunday.
Crews from Malmesbury and Chippenham, supported by a water carrier from Royal Wootton Bassett, managed to stop the fire spreading to nearby hedges.
Residents in the area, on the edge of the Cotswolds, were told to keep windows and doors shut after the fire caused a plume of black smoke.
A crew from @DWFRSChippenham have just returned back from here.
— Chippenham Fire Station (@DWFRSChippenham) August 1, 2022
Some great work done to prevent the barn and hedges nearby from catching alight with water supply a real issue.#Fire #TeamWork #DWFRS https://t.co/6yXc61aNR3 pic.twitter.com/gmVQj8iq02
Chippenham Fire Station added that water supply had been a "real issue" when fighting the blaze.
Crews managed to put the fire out by the early hours of Monday morning.
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Cleveland Browns’ Deshaun Watson suspended from NFL for 6 games over sexual misconduct accusations
CLEVELAND Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been handed a six-game suspension from the NFL over the sexual misconduct accusations against him.
Watson's punishment comes after the Browns' quarterback settled three more lawsuits, leaving only one active case remaining.
Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, who represented the female massage therapists who sued the QB, told ESPN on Sunday that three of the remaining four active lawsuits against Watson have been settled.
The identity of the last remaining plaintiff has yet to be disclosed.
Last month, Watson's former employer, the Houston Texans, reached settlements with 30 women who accused the quarterback of sexual misconduct.
Buzbee announced the settlement on July 15 but failed to provide details regarding the terms of the payments, citing confidentiality.
Watson has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and has not been charged with a criminal offense.
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Apple hasn’t announced the launch event, but the iPhone 14 series will be unveiled in September. It’s practically a guarantee at this point. Apple did not signal any launch delay issues for the 2022 iPhones during its June earnings call. Separately, we saw plenty of reports detailing the supply chain of the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro. Those stories detailed issues that Apple has had to deal with to prevent disruptions.
The latest iPhone 14 supply chain information comes from the same trusted source. Ming-Chi Kuo has detailed some of Apple’s challenges in the past few months. He also presented Apple’s fixes to keep production on schedule. The latest note signals one of Apple’s camera parts suppliers as one of the big winners of iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro orders: Sunny Optical.
Camera differences between iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14
The iPhone 14 series will deliver the most significant camera differences between the two regular iPhones and the Pro models in recent years. The camera experience hasn’t been identical across the board in previous generations either.
The Pro models feature a third telephoto lens that joins the wide and ultra-wide sensors of the non-Pro units. And the Pro Max might sport unique features from time to time. Like the iPhone 12 Pro Max’s sensor-shift optical image stabilization (OIS) that later made it into all iPhone 13 models.
But Apple has used the same cameras for all same-year iPhone models. And Apple has employed nearly identical 12-megapixel sensors in iPhones for several years. That means same-year iPhones would offer almost similar photo and video experiences.
That all changes with the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. These will be Apple’s first iPhones to get 48-megapixel wide sensors. The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus/Max will stay on 12-megapixel sensors for the wide cameras, probably in line with the iPhone 13 Pro models.
That’s all according to rumors from various sources. The 48-megapixel sensor upgrade is one of the leading hardware differences between the non-Pro and Pro units that will help Apple justify a price increase for the Pro experience.
Ming-Chi Kuo has offered plenty of details about the expected iPhone 14 camera experience in the past few months. A few days ago, he mentioned quality issues with camera coatings that forced Apple to switch order allotment between suppliers to prevent component shortages. The analyst leveraged his supply chain connections for years to provide accurate information about Apple’s plans.
Apple’s iPhone 14 supply deals
In his newest note on Medium, Kuo claimed that Sunny Optical is the big winner of Apple’s orders for wide camera 7P lenses.
The seven-element lens goes on top of the wide camera sensor, and it’s responsible for transporting light to it.
Sunny Optical will reportedly mass-produce high-end wide 7P lenses for the iPhone 14 Pro models. Kup also claims the company will manufacture lower-end 7P lenses for the wide cameras in the cheaper iPhone 14 models.
Moreover, Sunny Optical has won the most orders for each type of lens. The report says the company will supply 50-60% of the 7P lenses in the iPhone 14 Pro models and 55-65% of the 7P wide lenses for the non-Pro units. Largan and Genius make up the rest of the lens supply for the four 2022 iPhones.
“Among iPhone lenses, the wide lens is the largest contributor to profit,” Kuo says. “Hence, the critical impact of Sunny Optical’s significant market share gain of the wide lens on Largan and Genius is profit, not revenue.”
Sunny Optical has increased capacity and is looking to obtain more Apple orders by lowering the asking price. Largan’s price for 7P lenses is 15-25% higher. The company won’t be impacted by Sunny Optical’s increase in market share.
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LENEXA, Kan., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As children head back to school, parents and caregivers should not overlook routine vaccinations against serious infections, such as measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, and hepatitis. Sunflower Health Plan (Sunflower) wants Kansas residents to have information and resources to help protect children and communities against preventable illnesses.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, immunizations have declined, with all populations showing a downward trend from pre-pandemic routine immunization rates. Routine vaccinations are effective in preventing serious illness within schools and communities. Despite school reopenings and the restart of student activities in some states, the immunization rate for children in kindergarten dropped between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years. This leaves thousands of young students at risk for preventable illnesses when re-entering the classroom for in-person learning.
The more immunized a community is, the harder it is for preventable illnesses to spread. Immunizations not only protect the individuals who are vaccinated, they also protect everyone who interacts with them. As students prepare to return to school, it is as important as ever to ensure children are up to date with their routine immunizations. Childhood immunizations help protect against 14 serious diseases. Without this protection, it is likely communities will see a surge of serious illnesses.
Sunflower invests in educational opportunities around vaccinations for members through programs such as Fluvention®, which provides comprehensive information about the benefits of receiving an annual flu vaccine.
"Pediatric vaccinations reduce the rate of vaccine-preventable diseases," said Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Skoch. "We want families to have the information they need to make informed decisions about immunizing their children. With the start of the school year around the corner, now is the perfect time for children to visit their primary care provider and catch up on immunizations."
Individuals can learn more about specific vaccines, immunization schedules and safety information by contacting the Kansas Department of Health and Environment or referring to cdc.gov/vaccines.
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Events impact people movement and demand, so businesses and governments need to keep track of their impact. New research reveals the major US cities that will experience unusually high event impact in August.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The August 2022 Event Index reveals eight US cities set to experience high volumes of large events in August, as well as several cities set to experience sudden plunges into events. With more than 11,400 events with 2,500+ attendees taking place in the United States this August, businesses can tap into the people movement and billions of dollars in demand these drive. This is especially true for the cities experiencing unusually high or low periods, all of which are detailed in this new report.
PredictHQ, the demand intelligence company, today released its August 2022 PredictHQ Event Index report. Companies such as Uber, Accor Hotels and Domino's Pizza use PredictHQ's intelligent event data to forecast demand more accurately. The Event Index is a simple entry point for companies to begin to proactively prepare for the fluctuations in demand that events cause as a score out of 20 per city.
This is generated by unique model applied to 40+ major US cities to identifies how substantial an impact events will have each week. This score is calculated for each city's baseline event activity based on five years of historical, verified event data and millions of events per location. An index score of 10 represents an average score, a score above 15 means the city is likely to be significantly busier than usual, and a score below an 8 means that city will likely be noticeably quieter than usual. Every city has its own baseline and scale to accommodate for the variation in their populations and event norms. For example, a score of an 18 in New York City will entail millions of people moving about the city, whereas a score of 18 in Wichita, Kansas will involve just over 100,000 people.
This gives companies operating in those areas a simple summary to help them plan for any anticipated demand surges or drops. Of the cities in the August report, Detroit is set to experience two weeks of substantially higher event activity, so businesses near these major event clusters can roster on more staff, stock up on inventory or consider different pricing and packaging to make the most of these demand surges. Detroit weighs in with a 16.4 out of 20 for the week of August 14, and will peak at 16.6 the week of August 21.
In August, the cities with the highest activity are:
- Detroit at 16.4 (week of August 14) and 16.6 (week of August 21)
- Indianapolis at 16.4 (week of August 21)
- Pittsburgh at 16.1 (week of August 21
- Fort Worth: 15.7 (week of August 21)
- Chicago at 15.7 (week of August 7), 16.3 (week of August 14) and 15.5 (week of August 21)
- Plus Columbus, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City and more
All of the above plus more are detailed in the report as set to experience unusually high or low event activity in August. Notably, August will see weeks of notably low event impact for cities such as:
- Orlando at 4.9 for the week of August 14
- New York at 7 for the week of August 28
- Dallas at 7.1 for the week of August 14
- Charlotte at 7.7 for the week of August 14 and 7.2 for the week of August 28
- Cincinnati at 7.5 for the week of August 14
PredictHQ CEO Campbell Brown said: "A major challenge for businesses right now is keeping track of which cities should be gearing up for busy periods and which cities should be preparing to mitigate the impact of quieter times. Events are a powerful and reliable indicator of demand, and using verified event data provides a relevant and scalable way to do centralized demand planning and forecasting. For example, teams in Chicago may know they're in a stretch of busy weeks, but almost certainly won't know that Miami and New York will have a surprisingly quiet week in the middle of August, when they can save on inventory and staffing.
PredictHQ tracks global events across 19 categories, accounting for attendance-based events like concerts and sports, non-attendance-based events like school holidays and unscheduled events such as severe weather incidents. This breadth of event coverage is critical for the Event Index, as the peak weeks are caused by many overlapping large events.
While the Event Index provides an accurate look ahead at people movement, it is designed to be a simple and accessible summary of the demand intelligence PredictHQ offers – particularly for large companies operating worldwide. Industry leaders in on-demand, accommodation, QSR and transport use PredictHQ's verified and enriched event data to inform staffing decisions, pricing and inventory strategies, and many other core business functions.
For more information on PredictHQ please visit www.predicthq.com.
PredictHQ, the demand intelligence company, empowers global organizations to anticipate changes in demand for their products and services through intelligent event data. PredictHQ aggregates events from 350+ sources and verifies, enriches, and ranks them by predicted impact so companies can proactively discover catalysts that will impact demand.
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CHAPTER 6
We’ve arrived to Batavia (Jakarta, today), where the Diane picks up the rest of the diplomatic envoy and hobnobs with (real-life) governor Stamford Raffles (no relation to Stamford Bridge), who would soon after go on to establish modern day Singapore.
Things get a bit more fictional from here, with the Diane going on to Pulo Prabang (not a real place), which has orangutans and a spectacular Buddhist temple on top of a mountain paradise. The place also has a Sultan, with and the envoys are competing with a French mission for his favor. As had been hoped, the French mission does include both the traitors Wray and Ledward.
CHAPTER 7
As the French and English envoys battle it out on the diplomatic front, there are all sorts of machinations going on behind the scenes as well. The French have the advantage of having gotten there first, but the English are playing the game a lot better. Meanwhile, Maturin visits the aforementioned mountain paradise, climbing a thousand steps to commune with monks and the various human-friendly fauna.
CHAPTER 8
Maturin returns from this dreamlike earthly paradise to find an armed rising against the French in Prabang, seemingly instigated by the English and succeeding completely. The French have all been kicked out or worse, which could be a problem as their ship has managed to run aground on the other side of the island, which Aubrey discovers on a mapping expedition. (He also finds that one of the ship’s crew is the nephew of his old friend Christy-Pallière, now an Admiral, whom we might remember from some of the early books in this series.)
Maturin also succeeds in his side-quest to take care of Wray and Ledward, and it’s strongly insinuated that he himself had assassinated them both. He then uses his connections with other local men of science to dissect the bodies and get rid of the evidence. Very “Dexter”, that.
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Malavika Mohanan is one of the most talented actresses in the film industry. The 28-year-old has won many hearts with her acting chops and good looks. The young actress is a true fashionista and is known for making heads turn with her stunning looks.
Malavika is also an avid social media user and often shares beautiful pictures on Instagram. Recently, Malavika shared her look for the Mid-Day India International Influencer Awards 2022 on Instagram. In her post, Malavika can be seen posing for the cameras in a stunning thigh-high slit dress. Malavika has captioned her post, “Thank you for ‘Social media sensation of the year’ @middayindia. Such a lovely evening I had with you yesterday."
Malavika’s post has been flooded with comments from her fans. Several fans have dropped heart emojis in the comment box and professed their love for the exquisite actress.
One fan wrote, “Malavika will you marry me?" Another fan wrote, “Cannot find words to describe your beauty in this picture. Your charm is irresistible." The glamorous diva knows how to amp up the oomph factor with her fashion game and leave her fans star-struck. In addition to her terrific on-screen performances, Malavika is famous for her incredible sartorial choices.
Last month, Malavika shared breathtaking pictures of herself on Instagram. The actress was was a sight to behold in a regal saree.
Malavika has come a long way in her career since making her acting debut in 2013 with the Malayalam film Pattam Pole. She made her Tamil debut in 2019 with Rajinikanth’s Petta.
In the last few years, Malavika has emerged as a top choice for prominent filmmakers of the South film industry. Malavika Mohanan established herself in the film industry with her terrific performance in Vijay’s blockbuster film, Master. Malavika will now be seen in Vijay Deverakonda’s Hero which is scheduled to release later this year.
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WHITESBURG, Ky. (LEX 18) — At a press conference on Sunday night in Whitesburg, Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear reported that the death toll has risen to 28 Kentuckians who died in the floods.
Beshear broke down the deaths by county.
- Knott County - 15 deaths
- Breathitt County - 6 deaths
- Perry County - 3 deaths
- Letcher and Clay Counties - 2 deaths
Beshear said he expects there to be more deaths.
"We are committed to the people in Eastern Kentucky," Beshear said in his press conference. He also confirmed that "over 100 travel trailers" and heading to Eastern Kentucky now to help give housing to people.
"We wake up, and we see neighbors on their roofs. We have no cellphone signal, no Wi-Fi signal. Within a quarter-mile, I can't get anywhere cause there's just water completely covering both sides of the road," said Kentucky State Representative Angie Hatton as she talked about waking up to the flooding.
"There are pictures of pontoon boats going up to going up to these windows and rescuing people out of upper story windows," she added.
FEMA announced that renters and homeowners who were affected by the severe storms, flooding, and mudslides can apply for disaster assistance as of July 26.
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Should SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) Be on Your Investing Radar?
Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market? You should consider the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/29/1993.
The fund is sponsored by State Street Global Advisors. It has amassed assets over $377.02 billion, making it the largest ETFs attempting to match the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.
Why Large Cap Blend
Companies that fall in the large cap category tend to have a market capitalization above $10 billion. Considered a more stable option, large cap companies boast more predictable cash flows and are less volatile than their mid and small cap counterparts.
Blend ETFs are aptly named, since they tend to hold a mix of growth and value stocks, as well as show characteristics of both kinds of equities.
Costs
When considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.
Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.09%, making it one of the least expensive products in the space.
It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.46%.
Sector Exposure and Top Holdings
While ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.
This ETF has heaviest allocation to the Information Technology sector--about 27.90% of the portfolio. Healthcare and Financials round out the top three.
Looking at individual holdings, Apple Inc. (AAPL) accounts for about 6.63% of total assets, followed by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).
The top 10 holdings account for about 27.34% of total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
SPY seeks to match the performance of the S&P 500 Index before fees and expenses. The S&P 500 Index is composed of five hundred selected stocks, all of which are listed on national stock exchanges and span over 25 separate industry groups.
The ETF has lost about -13.14% so far this year and is down about -5.14% in the last one year (as of 08/01/2022). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $365.86 and $477.71.
The ETF has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 23.81% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 505 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.
Alternatives
SPDR S&P 500 ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, SPY is a reasonable option for those seeking exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) track the same index. While Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has $260.09 billion in assets, iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has $306.38 billion. VOO has an expense ratio of 0.03% and IVV charges 0.03%.
Bottom-Line
An increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.
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Hero Electric leads the two-wheeler EV sales for July
Hero Electric led the EV two-wheeler segment by selling 8,952 units in the month of July 2022. The drop in EV two-wheeler sales, according to industry experts, is due to the fear among consumers regarding the safety of EV two-wheelers in light of several battery fire and explosion incidents in the recent past.
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Hero Electric led the EV two-wheeler segment, selling 8,952 vehicles for the entire month, followed by Okinawa Autotech at 8,094 vehicles, the latest VAHAN data has revealed.
Ather Energy sold just 1,279 EV two-wheelers for the full month of July from selling 3,829 vehicles in June - a massive drop in numbers - followed by Ola Electric which sold 3,852 vehicles from 5,891 vehicles in June.
Ampere Vehicles Pvt Ltd, which sold 6,542 vehicles in June, saw a minor drop at 6,312 vehicles last month.
The drop in EV two-wheeler sales, according to industry experts, is due to the fear among consumers regarding the safety of EV two-wheelers in light of several battery fire and explosion incidents in the recent past.
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari last month told Parliament that all those EV two-wheelers companies have been served show-cause notices whose vehicles caught fire owing to battery issues.
The Ministry constituted a committee of experts to suggest safety standards for batteries, battery components, and related systems.
Based on the information of fire incidents available, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued a show-cause notice to the CEOs and MDs of the electric two-wheeler manufacturers concerned, to explain the reasons as to why the relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles Act should not be invoked against them.
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), which comes under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, said this week that it issued notices to four to five EV two-wheeler makers in the light of several complaints raised by the consumers over battery explosions and fire incidents.
The CCPA received several complaints from the EV two-wheeler buyers.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has also been informed. A DRDO probe had revealed defects in battery cells as well as battery design in nearly all EV fires.
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By Colin Kellaher
Nuvation Bio Inc. on Monday said it is pulling the plug on its lead program, NUV-422, and slashing 35% of its workforce, after the emergence of eye inflammation in study patients led to clinical holds on the program.
The New York biopharmaceutical company said it made the decision based on feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and a request from the agency for a mitigation plan to address the adverse event of uveitis, which emerged during a Phase 1 dose-escalation study of NUV-422 in solid tumors.
Nuvation said it believes that it would be difficult to craft an effective mitigation plan without significant further research, as the cause of uveitis associated with NUV-422 isn't understood and its development appears unpredictable.
Nuvation said it would concentrate its resources on the clinical development of NUV-868, its BD2-selective BET inhibitor, and identifying a lead clinical candidate from its novel small-molecule DDC platform.
The company, which had more than $700 million in cash, equivalents and marketable securities as of June 30, said it expects the restructuring and cost savings associated with ending the NUV-422 program to extend its cash runway through 2028.
Nuvation currently has about 70 employees, according to data from FactSet.
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HAIFA, Israel and TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) announced today the closing of an approximately $5 million Series B financing round in Sodyo Ltd., a developer of next generation scanning technology.
Sodyo's next generation scanning technology creates highly functional offline to online (O2O) solutions that allows businesses to access information and understand their workflows, and enable online interaction with customers. Using customizable colorful markers, Sodyo's Visual Code takes scan technology beyond the QR code to operate on any media (outdoor or indoor, print or digital, mobile or stationary), from much greater distances than with any other technology, scanning multiple markers at one time and under a wide variety of environmental conditions.
Proceeds of this investment are intended to further develop Sodyo's technology and expand its implementation, including ZIMARK's, a Sodyo-ZIM joint venture, dedicated to applying Sodyo's scanning technology to the logistics sector and supply chain processes.
Eli Glickman, President and CEO of ZIM, remarked, "Sodyo continues to make important progress in developing its revolutionary scanning technology. Under the leadership teams at Sodyo and ZIMARK, the two companies have executed a number of successful POCs that demonstrate the potential this technology has to become the new global standard for scanning technology – with business uses and applications in various industries. We are excited to continue supporting Sodyo and ZIMARK and believe they hold potentially significant value for ZIM. Furthermore, we will continue to leverage our position within the startup ecosystem in Israel to identify other attractive innovative technologies and companies, complementary to ZIM's core business, that can serve as growth engines for ZIM."
Alon Raz, Sodyo's CEO noted: "We are proud to have ZIM as a strategic partner and once again win their vote of confidence. ZIM's global network and business expertise in verticals Sodyo is currently focused on, has already had a tremendous impact, and with this additional investment, we will be able to step up our efforts in making Sodyo's groundbreaking scanning technology a worldwide standard."
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About ZIM
Founded in Israel in 1945, ZIM (NYSE: ZIM) is a leading global container liner shipping company with established operations in 100+ countries serving more than 25,000 customers in over 300 global ports. ZIM leverages digital strategies and a commitment to ESG values to provide customers innovative seaborne transportation and logistics services and exceptional customer experience. ZIM's differentiated global-niche strategy, based on agile fleet management and deployment, covers major trade routes with a focus on select markets where the company holds competitive advantages. Additional information about ZIM is available at www.ZIM.com.
About Sodyo
Sodyo's mission is to create highly functional offline to online environments. Through Sodyo, people and businesses can interact and move seamlessly between their physical and digital worlds. This is accomplished using a new state of the art scanning technology. Essentially, consumers can scan a code and get instant access to content, regardless of where they are or what device they are using. "If you can see it, you can scan it"! Sodyo is primarily focused on providing interactivity solutions to customers in the fields of media, sports, and digital out of home, supplying a wealth of engagement and monetization opportunities.
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This press release contains or may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements (as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Israeli Securities Law, 1968). In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "may," "might," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or "continue," the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about ZIM ("ZIM", or the "Company") may include projections of the Company's new service capabilities and advantages, future financial results thereof, as well as its anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends in its business. These statements are only predictions based on the Company's current expectations and projections about future events or results. There are important factors that could cause the Company's actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to: market changes in freight, bunker, charter and other rates or prices, new legislation or regulation affecting the Company's operations, new competition and changes in the competitive environment, the outcome of legal proceedings to which the Company is a party, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the caption "Risk Factors" in its 2021 Annual Report.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither the Company nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date hereof to conform its prior statements to actual results or revised expectations, except as otherwise required by law.
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MTN Nigeria’s half-year profit jumps 28.1% to N181.6bn in Q2
...declares Interim dividend of N5.60 kobo
MTN Nigeria Communication Plc has reported a half-year profit after tax of N181.6 billion for the 2022 financial year, up 28.1 percent from N141. billion in the corresponding period last year, the firm latest financial report has said.
Data sourced from the firm’s financial report showed the telecommunication’s revenue increased to N950.0 billion from N791 .2 billion in the corresponding period last year.
Its service revenue was up 19.9percent to N 947.9 billion; active fintech subscribers rose by 87.3 percent to 11.5 million; Capital expenditure (Capex) rose by 67.1percent to N311.6 billion while Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) grew by 22.1percent to N509.3 billion.
The company’s earnings per share increased by 28 percent to N8.92 kobo.
“During the first half of 2022, we made good progress in strengthening the resilience of the business in the face of our increasingly challenging operating environment with rising energy, food and general inflation putting pressure on consumer spending,” MTN Nigeria CEO, Karl Toriola said.
MTN Nigeria’s financial report also showed the firm used CAPEX of N311.6 billion to accelerate the rollout of its 4G network, which now covers 75.3percent (compared to 65.1percent in H1 2021) of the population and accounts for 77.9percent of data traffic (compared to 67.2percent in H1 2021).
“We maintained strong commercial momentum with a net addition of 5.7 million mobile subscribers in H1. This reflects a pleasing acceleration in the run-rate of monthly net additions during Q2, following the initial impact of the restriction of outgoing calls placed on subscribers who had not submitted their National Identity Number (NIN) as at 4 April 2022. Our aggressive drive for gross connections supported this recovery as we ramped up SIM registration and NIN enrolment capacity,” Toriola said.
MTN’s data revenue rose by 51.6percent, maintaining the accelerated growth trajectory through increased subscribers and data usage.
“This was sustained by an aggressive 4G network expansion and enhanced quality and capacity of our network to support rising data traffic as we continue to drive the conversion of existing subscribers on the 3G network to 4G,” Toriola said.
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Toriola admitted that the business continues to face some strong headwinds such as rising general inflation, paucity of foreign exchange, supply chain disruptions, and higher diesel and petrol prices, which places more financial pressure on our customers as well as our business.
On its funding and liquidity challenges, Toriola said the firm remains supported by cash flows and approved facilities. “Our debt metrics remain well within all our financial covenants, with a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.6 times. As a result, we can comfortably meet our operational, financial and capex investment obligations. In addition, our foreign currency exposure is within manageable limits.”
Concerning its outlook plan, Toriola said MTN Nigeria plans to commence the initial launch of 5G services in the six geopolitical zones in Q3 2022.
“We will also continue to pursue our home broadband strategy to capture a significant share of market growth while leveraging the fixed wireless access, fibre and 5G technologies for enhanced speeds,” Toriola said.
He noted that the interventions the firm put in place to moderate the impact of the NIN-SIM linkage regulation on revenue and the anticipated increase in churn in Q3 2022 continue to yield results, although the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC’s) validation capacity remains a challenge.
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India confirms Asia’s first monkeypox death
The death of a young man in the southern state of Kerala is the first in Asia.
India has confirmed its first monkeypox death, a young man in the southern state of Kerala, in what is only the fourth known death from the disease in the current outbreak.
The death, reported on Monday, is the first in Asia. Last week, Spain reported two monkeypox-related deaths and Brazil its first. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global health emergency on July 23.
The 22-year-old Indian man died on Saturday, Kerala’s revenue minister told reporters, adding that the government had isolated 21 people who had come in contact with him.
“The person reached Kerala on July 21 but visited a hospital only on July 26 when he displayed fatigue and fever,” Minister K Rajan said, adding that there was no reason to panic as none of the primary contacts was showing symptoms.
Kerala’s health minister, Veena George, told reporters on Sunday that the man’s family informed authorities that he had tested positive in the United Arab Emirates before returning to India.
India’s federal health ministry had no comment on the death, except for saying that the government had formed a task force of senior officials to monitor monkeypox cases in the country, where local media have reported at least five infections.
The WHO said late last month that 78 countries had reported more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox, the majority in Europe.
It says the monkeypox virus causes a disease with less severe symptoms than smallpox and occurs mainly in central and west Africa. The disease is transmitted from animals to humans.
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President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 for the second straight day, in what appears to be a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-viral drug.
In a letter noting the positive test, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the White House physician, said Sunday that the president “continues to feel well” and will keep on working from the executive residence while he isolates.
Biden tested positive on Saturday, requiring him to cancel travel and in-person events as he isolates for at least five days in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
After initially testing positive on July 21, Biden, 79, was treated with the anti-viral drug Paxlovid. He tested negative for the virus this past Tuesday and Wednesday, clearing him to leave isolation while wearing a mask indoors.
Research suggests that a minority of those prescribed Paxlovid experience a rebound case of the virus. The fact that a rebound rather than a reinfection possibly occurred is a positive sign for Biden’s health once he’s clear of the disease.
“The fact that the president has cleared his illness and doesn’t have symptoms is a good sign and makes it less likely he will develop long COVID,” said Dr. Albert Ho, an infectious disease specialist at Yale University’s school of public health.
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NFL suspends Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for 6 games, AP sources say
(AP) - Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was suspended without pay for six games Monday for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two dozen women in Texas, two people familiar with the decision said.
The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been publicly released. Watson, who played for four seasons with Houston before being traded to Cleveland in March, recently settled 23 of 24 lawsuits filed by women alleging sexual harassment and assault during massage therapy appointments in 2020 and 2021.
The NFL has three days to appeal the decision by disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson. The NFL Players’ Association already stated it would abide by her ruling. If either side appeals, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell or someone he designates will make the decision, per terms of the collective bargaining agreement. The union then could try to challenge that ruling in federal court.
The league had pushed for an indefinite suspension of at least one year and at least a $5 million fine for the 26-year-old Watson during a three-day hearing before Robinson in June.
Watson can continue to practice and play in exhibition games before his suspension begins the first week of the regular season. He would be eligible to return on Oct. 23 when the Browns play at Baltimore.
After learning the ruling was imminent, the NFLPA issued a joint statement with Watson on Sunday night, saying they will not appeal Robinson’s ruling and urged the league to follow suit.
“Every player, owner, business partner and stakeholder deserves to know that our process is legitimate and will not be tarnished based on the whims of the League office” the union said in a statement.
As he awaited the ruling, Watson has been in training camp with the Browns. He has continued to take most of the reps with the first-team offense, which will be turned over to backup Jacoby Brissett while he’s sidelined.
While the NFL pushed for a severe penalty, the union had argued Watson shouldn’t be punished at all because he was not convicted of any crime.
Two grand juries in Texas declined to indict Watson on criminal complaints brought by 10 of the women.
This was the first case for Robinson, a former U.S. district judge who was jointly appointed by the NFL and the union to handle player misconduct — a role previously held by Goodell.
A three-time Pro Bowl pick with the Texans, Watson has seen his playing career stalled by the allegations that he acted inappropriately with the women during massage therapy sessions he scheduled via social media. He sat out the 2021 season.
In their lawsuits, the women accused Watson of exposing himself, touching them with his penis or kissing them against their will. One woman alleged Watson forced her to perform oral sex.
Watson has denied all wrongdoing, insisting any sexual activity with three of the women was consensual. He publicly insisted his goal was to clear his name before agreeing to confidential financial settlements with 20 of the women on June 21.
“This case started because one woman had the fortitude to step forward and make her voice heard,” said attorney Tony Buzbee, who represents the women in the civil lawsuit. “Her courage inspired many others with the same experience. None of this saga would have occurred without that one brave voice. One person can make a difference.
“I have been asked repeatedly about my thoughts in regard to the NFL’s proceeding with Deshaun Watson. Although some of my clients do have strong feelings in that regard, I have nothing meaningful to say about that process. I’ve said in the beginning that the civil process and the NFL’s disciplinary process are very different. My role was to advance the cause of my clients, in civil court—nothing more. I’ve done that. I am extremely proud of these women and our legal team’s efforts. The settlements are confidential. I won’t comment further on them.”
Watson’s high-profile case has renewed scrutiny of the league’s handling of player misbehavior, along with its support for women, and left the Browns wondering if they’ll ever find a franchise quarterback.
Since the trade, Watson has been on public display, with fans questioning whether the league had the authority to ban him from playing despite no criminal charges.
The league has been sensitive about its image and handing out the appropriate discipline for Watson after being criticized for its handling of previous cases of domestic violence or sexual misconduct against women involving Baltimore running back Ray Rice, Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Cleveland running back Kareem Hunt among others.
For their part, the Browns were widely condemned for signing Watson. The team has been desperate to find a long-term answer at quarterback — they’ve had a league-high 32 starters since 1999 — and many questioned why the team would take on a player with so much baggage.
During his introductory news conference after he was traded to Cleveland, Watson was adamant about his innocence.
“I have never assaulted, disrespected or harassed any woman in my life,” he said at the dais, where he was joined by Browns general manager Andrew Berry and coach Kevin Stefanski. “I was raised differently. That is not my DNA. That is not my culture. That is not me as a person.”
He repeated those comments three months later during the Browns’ minicamp, insisting his only goal was to clear his name. However, a week later he settled 20 of the civil lawsuits. Any remaining lawsuits could still go to trial, but not until 2023 after both sides agreed to wait until after the upcoming season.
On July 15, 30 women settled lawsuits against the Texans after claiming the team ignored and enabled Watson as he harassed and assaulted them during the therapy sessions. Terms of the settlements were kept confidential.
Despite Watson’s legal entanglement, the Browns — along with several other teams — pursued Watson after the first grand jury declined to indict him.
Initially, Watson turned down the Browns. But Cleveland owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam enticed him with a fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract.
Watson had other offers but chose the Browns and waived his no-trade clause to join a team coming off a disappointing 8-9 season. Cleveland completed the deal on March 18 by agreeing to send Houston three first-round draft picks and six selections overall for Watson.
The Haslams said any concerns they had about his character or behavior were alleviated when they flew to Houston along with Berry and Stefanski and spent time talking to Watson.
An All-American at Clemson, Watson was drafted by the Texans with the No. 12 pick in 2017. He started six games as a rookie before passing for 4,165 yards and 26 touchdowns in his second year.
Watson has developed into one of the league’s elite QBs, throwing for 4,823 yards and 33 TDs in 2020 despite playing on a Texans team that went just 4-12.
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WWE contradicts the assistance of SummerSlam announced by the media
During the broadcast of WWE SummerSlam 2022, the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee, Glenn Jacobs (Kane) announced that the attendance at the event was 48,449 people, but the Twitter account, WrestleTix contradicts and estimates that the figure has at least 10 thousand more people (38,353).
This movement may be part of the strategy of one of the WWE co-presidents, Nick Khan, who wants the biggest live premium events of the year to go to crowded stadiums and perhaps inflate the numbers to grow the value of the company today.
We will have to wait if more details come out about it, because the difference between the official figure and the one handled by the media is great. It may be that both parties have different measures to spread the attendance at Nissan Stadium, in Nashville, USA, And therein lies the confusion about it.
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SINGAPORE - Carry your umbrella with you as wet weather is expected to continue in the first two weeks of August, said the weatherman on Monday (Aug 1).
Short-duration thundery showers are expected on most days over some parts of Singapore between the morning and early afternoon, according to the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS).
In addition, widespread moderate to heavy thundery showers are likely to sweep through Singapore on one or two days, due to large-scale convergence of winds in the region.
The MSS also predicted thundery showers with occasional gusty winds in the pre-dawn and morning on a few days, brought about by Sumatra squalls from the Strait of Malacca.
A Sumatra squall is an organised line of thunderstorms that originate from Sumatra island and typically move eastward towards Singapore and the surrounding region.
"Total rainfall for the first fortnight of August this year is forecast to be above average over most parts of the island," added the MSS.
The daily temperature on most days will likely range from 24 deg C to 33 deg C.
"On one or two rainy days, the daily minimum temperature may dip to around 23 deg C," said MSS.
In the second week of August, the daily maximum temperature could reach up to 34 deg C.
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HONG KONG, August 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scully Royalty Ltd. (the "Company") (NYSE: SRL). The Company is pleased to announce that its board of directors has declared a cash dividend of C$0.33 (US$ 0.26) per common share pursuant to its cash dividend policy, which was implemented in connection with the Company's focus on enhancing shareholder value and maximizing earnings and dividends to its shareholders based upon its iron ore royalty.
The Company is pleased to announce the following details with respect to the third cash dividend of 2022:
- The dividend of C$0.33 (US$0.26) per common share will be paid in US Dollars on August 26, 2022 to shareholders of record on August 12, 2022. The ex-dividend date will be August 11, 2022
- This payment is based on our second quarter 2022 royalty of C$5,889,939 on 923,553 tonnes shipped, which is gross of a provincial 20% mining tax.
The declaration, timing and payment of future dividends will depend on, among other things, royalty payments received, the Company's financial and operating results.
Scully Royalty Ltd. Stakeholder Communications
Scully Royalty Ltd. management welcomes any questions you may have and looks forward to discussing this announcement with stakeholders. Further:
- stakeholders are encouraged to read our entire annual report, which includes our audited financial statements and management's discussion and analysis, for the year ended December 31, 2021, for a greater understanding of our business and operations; and
- direct any questions regarding the information in this news release to our North American toll-free line at 1 (844) 331 3343 or email info@scullyroyalty.com to book a conference call with our senior management.
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The Buckman Billygoats hosted the Pierz Brewers in Victory League baseball action, Saturday, July 30. In the 8-4 win, the Goats recorded 14 hits to the Brewers nine.
After a scoreless first inning, the Brewers drove in their first run in the top of the second. With runners on first and second, Pierz’s Preston Veith hit a line drive to the shortstop, who managed to get just enough of the ball to keep it from getting past the infield. In an attempt to get the force out, the infielder missed the throw to second, allowing a Pierz runner to score.
The Billygoats responded by scoring four runs in the bottom of the second. Following a Travis Kahl single, Andrew Rueckert sent a pitch over the head of the center fielder for an RBI double, tying the game 1-1.
With the bases loaded, the Goats drove in another run on a Jack Suska single to give them a 2-1 lead.
With the bases still loaded, the Billygoats drove in another run but were caught in a double play. Buckman’s Matt Tautges hit a ground ball to Brewers’ second baseman Ryan Stuckmayer. Stuckmayer tossed it to his shortstop, Rylee Rauch for the force out at second, who in turn gunned it to Jonah Prokott at first, for the double play. The Goats took a 3-1 lead.
Lane Girtz drove in the fourth run on a single. The Brewers got the final out on a ground ball to first base.
The Billygoats added two more runs, one in the third and one in the fourth, on two solo home runs by Rueckert and Suska, giving them a comfortable 6-1 lead.
The Brewers found some momentum in the fifth, scoring twice on two singles from Stuckmayer and Cody Kimman to bring the score within three.
Buckman’s Suska drove in a run in the bottom of the fifth on a sacrifice fly to give the Billygoats a bit more breathing room to make the game 7-3.
The Brewers scored on an error in the eighth to cut the score to 7-4, but the Billygoats added a run of their own on a Noah Boser RBI double.
The Brewers were unable to recover any lost ground in the ninth, ending the game 8-4.
Buckman’s Suska led his team at the plate, driving in three runs on two hits. Rueckert totaled two RBIs on two hits, a double and a solo home run, while scoring twice. Kahl recorded three hits on five at-bats, including a double and two runs scored.
Tautges pitched a full game for Buckman, striking out 11 batters and walking five. He gave up four runs on nine hits.
For the Brewers, Stuckmayer took the lead at the plate, recording two hits on five at-bats and an RBI. Veith also went 2-for-5.
On the mound, Pete Schommer took the loss after three innings. He was relieved by Kimman in the fourth, who struck out three batters and gave up two runs on five hits in five innings.
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Former National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal Monday moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the Public Accounts Committee's (PAC)'s orders, asking him to appear before the committee.
The former NAB chief filed the petition in the court through President High Court Bar, Shoaib Shaheen.
On July 7, the PAC summoned Justice (retd) Iqbal on harassment charges. He was called on the complaint of a woman, Tayyaba Gul, who had written a letter to the PAC chairman, levelling harassment allegations against him, The News reported.
The PAC meeting had also discussed the allegations of Ms Amna Masood Janjua against the former NAB chairman with regard to harassment of women visiting the commission of missing persons headed by Iqbal.
In his petition, filed as the head of the commission for missing persons, Justice (retd) Iqbal said that the minutes of the meeting held by the PAC on July 7 should be declared illegal and the committee should be refrained from taking any disciplinary action.
The petition stated that the meeting decided to remove the former NAB chief as the commission's head and to contact Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in this regard.
"It is beyond the committee's jurisdiction to make such a decision and the PAC's chairman is misusing his powers," stated the petition.
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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PlayAGS, Incorporated (NYSE: AGS) ("AGS" or the "Company") today announced it will now release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 after the market close on Monday, August 8, 2022. The Company will host an investor conference call and live webcast the same day at 5 p.m. EDT to further discuss its second quarter 2022 financial performance and current business outlook.
The Company encourages participants to pre-register for the conference call by using the following link: AGS Q2 2022 Earnings Call. Callers who pre-register will be given a conference passcode and unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to the call start time.
To pre-register, please click here: AGS Q2 2022 Earnings Call
Investor Conference Call
Monday, August 8, 2022
5 p.m. EDT/ 2 p.m. PDT
Those unable to pre-register may participate by calling:
U.S. Participants: +1 (844) 200-6205 or +1 (646) 904-5544
International Participants: +1 (929) 526-1599
Conference Access Code: 403415
Webcast
To access the live webcast of the call, please visit the Company's website at http://investors.playags.com and click on "Events". A replay of the webcast will be available approximately one hour after the webcast and will be archived on the Company's website for 30 days.
About AGS
AGS is a global company focused on creating a diverse mix of entertaining gaming experiences for every kind of player. Our roots are firmly planted in the Class II Native American gaming market, but our customer-centric culture and growth have helped us branch out to become a leading all-inclusive commercial gaming supplier. Powered by high-performing Class II and Class III slot products, an expansive table products portfolio, highly rated social casino solutions for players and operators, and best-in-class service, we offer an unmatched value proposition for our casino partners. Learn more at www.playags.com.
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These forward-looking statements reflect the current views, models, and assumptions of AGS, and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or qualified and could cause actual results in AGS's performance to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the ability of AGS to maintain strategic alliances, unit placements or installations, grow revenue, garner new market share, secure new licenses in new jurisdictions, successfully develop or place proprietary product, comply with regulations, have its games approved by relevant jurisdictions and other factors set forth under the section entitled "Risk Factors" its annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements made herein are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that the actual results, events or developments referenced herein will occur or be realized. Readers are cautioned that all forward-looking statements speak only to the facts and circumstances present as of the date of this press release. AGS expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise.
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MIAMI, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CEO Coaching International, the leading executive coaching firm for growth-focused CEOs and entrepreneurs globally, is pleased to announce Steve Patterson as its newest Partner and Coach.
Patterson has served as an innovative and successful executive and entrepreneur in the professional sports, college athletics, media, facility management, foodservice, design, finance and construction, data management, branding, and crisis communications industries for over 35 years. He has built championship teams and organizations and has designed, financed, built, and run stadiums, ballparks, media enterprises, and arenas all over the United States. He has run small businesses with <$10M in revenue to larger companies with >$400M in revenue.
"Steve has been very successful in helping a variety of businesses obtain record revenues and bottom-line results," said Mark Moses, CEO and Founding Partner of CEO Coaching International. "As evidenced by his many achievements over the course of his outstanding career, Steve truly encompasses the 'been-there-done-that' type of leader that makes for an excellent coach for our organization."
Some notable roles and highlights from Patterson's career include:
- General Manager and Alternate Governor of the Houston Rockets – Patterson was responsible for all of the club's business and basketball operations; was primary architect of the Rockets 1993-1994 NBA Championship team; directed business operations leading to the club's two best financial years ever; doubled arena net income; negotiated record TV, radio, and cable contracts; and acquired the record-setting attendance of the 1989 NBA All-Star Game.
- Senior VP and Chief Development Officer of the Houston Texans – Patterson led the successful effort to bring the NFL team and Super Bowl XXXVIII to Houston, Texas, designing, constructing, and operating NRG Stadium and creating the first investment grade rated sports franchise in North America.
- President and General Manager of the Portland Trail Blazers, Rose Garden Arena, and related food service and media enterprises – Patterson led the turnaround effort that returned the franchise and radio stations from the least financially successful franchise in the NBA to profitability, with a young, revamped roster and the divestiture of numerous assets.
- CEO and President of the Arizona Coyotes – Patterson led the franchise to record-setting revenues and successfully positioned the team for sale at a record price.
"After guiding the development of a broad range of companies, while mentoring young executives and EO members, I'm excited to join an organization that has had such success helping entrepreneurs and executives dramatically grow their companies and teams," Patterson said.
Patterson has been an active board member on over 25 commercial, civic, and charitable boards ranging from data management SaaS companies, banks, and branding and crisis communication companies to sports leagues and a $7 billion+ NYSE-listed REIT. He is a member of YPOG and CEO, the State Bar of Texas, Sports Lawyers Assn., and American Bar Assn., as well as a Life Member of The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and Texas Exes. He's a graduate of the University of Texas Business School and Law School.
Patterson and his wife of 31 years, Yasmin, have three adult children. He enjoys skiing, yoga, and travel.
To schedule a complimentary introduction call with Steve Patterson or another one of the CEO Coaching International coaches, visit: CEOCoachingInternational.com/Coach/Steve-Patterson/.
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MIAMI, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CEO Coaching International, the leading executive coaching firm for growth-focused CEOs and entrepreneurs globally, is pleased to announce Steve Patterson as its newest Partner and Coach.
Patterson has served as an innovative and successful executive and entrepreneur in the professional sports, college athletics, media, facility management, foodservice, design, finance and construction, data management, branding, and crisis communications industries for over 35 years. He has built championship teams and organizations and has designed, financed, built, and run stadiums, ballparks, media enterprises, and arenas all over the United States. He has run small businesses with <$10M in revenue to larger companies with >$400M in revenue.
"Steve has been very successful in helping a variety of businesses obtain record revenues and bottom-line results," said Mark Moses, CEO and Founding Partner of CEO Coaching International. "As evidenced by his many achievements over the course of his outstanding career, Steve truly encompasses the 'been-there-done-that' type of leader that makes for an excellent coach for our organization."
Some notable roles and highlights from Patterson's career include:
- General Manager and Alternate Governor of the Houston Rockets – Patterson was responsible for all of the club's business and basketball operations; was primary architect of the Rockets 1993-1994 NBA Championship team; directed business operations leading to the club's two best financial years ever; doubled arena net income; negotiated record TV, radio, and cable contracts; and acquired the record-setting attendance of the 1989 NBA All-Star Game.
- Senior VP and Chief Development Officer of the Houston Texans – Patterson led the successful effort to bring the NFL team and Super Bowl XXXVIII to Houston, Texas, designing, constructing, and operating NRG Stadium and creating the first investment grade rated sports franchise in North America.
- President and General Manager of the Portland Trail Blazers, Rose Garden Arena, and related food service and media enterprises – Patterson led the turnaround effort that returned the franchise and radio stations from the least financially successful franchise in the NBA to profitability, with a young, revamped roster and the divestiture of numerous assets.
- CEO and President of the Arizona Coyotes – Patterson led the franchise to record-setting revenues and successfully positioned the team for sale at a record price.
"After guiding the development of a broad range of companies, while mentoring young executives and EO members, I'm excited to join an organization that has had such success helping entrepreneurs and executives dramatically grow their companies and teams," Patterson said.
Patterson has been an active board member on over 25 commercial, civic, and charitable boards ranging from data management SaaS companies, banks, and branding and crisis communication companies to sports leagues and a $7 billion+ NYSE-listed REIT. He is a member of YPOG and CEO, the State Bar of Texas, Sports Lawyers Assn., and American Bar Assn., as well as a Life Member of The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and Texas Exes. He's a graduate of the University of Texas Business School and Law School.
Patterson and his wife of 31 years, Yasmin, have three adult children. He enjoys skiing, yoga, and travel.
To schedule a complimentary introduction call with Steve Patterson or another one of the CEO Coaching International coaches, visit: CEOCoachingInternational.com/Coach/Steve-Patterson/.
About CEO Coaching International
CEO Coaching International works with CEOs and their leadership teams to achieve extraordinary results quarter after quarter, year after year. Known globally for its success in coaching growth-focused entrepreneurs to meaningful exits, CEO Coaching International has coached more than 1,000 CEOs and entrepreneurs in more than 60 countries and 45 industries. The coaches at CEO Coaching International are former CEOs, presidents, or executives who have made BIG happen. The firm's coaches have led double-digit sales and profit growth in businesses ranging in size from startups to over $10 billion, and many are founders that have led their companies through successful eight, nine, and ten-figure exits. Companies working with CEO Coaching International for three years or more have experienced an average EBITDA CAGR of 30.4% during their time as a client, more than three times the U.S. average and a revenue CAGR of 18.6%, nearly twice the U.S. average. For more information, please visit: https://www.ceocoachinginternational.com.
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- GreenLight's messenger RNA production process is transferable to large-scale equipment and CMO facilities
- Technology transfer and scale-up from lab bench to Samsung's commercial facility was completed in seven months
- GreenLight's mRNA synthesis reaction had a titer of 12g/L at a commercial scale and produced 650g of mRNA
- The mRNA synthesis reaction was achieved without the need for customization, using standard equipment for Contract Development and Manufacturing Companies (CDMO)
- Commercial-scale run has demonstrated production—in a single facility—of both Drug Substance and LNP formulation, allowing the production of bulk Drug Product
BOSTON and INCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenLight Biosciences (Nasdaq: GRNA), a biotechnology company dedicated to making ribonucleic acid (RNA) products affordable and accessible for human health and agriculture, and Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940.KS), a leading global CDMO providing fully integrated end-to-end contract development and manufacturing services, announced the successful completion of the first commercial-scale engineering run for the companies' mRNA production partnership.
Since the announcement of the strategic partnership between GreenLight Biosciences and Samsung Biologics in late 2021, technology transfer and scale-up from the lab bench to Samsung's commercial facility was completed in seven months, demonstrating platform adaptability and scalability.
GreenLight's process—from drug substance and lipid nanoparticle formulation to bulk drug product—can be completed in the same facility, an important capability. GreenLight's mRNA synthesis reaction had a titer of 12g/L at commercial scale and produced 650g of mRNA.
The company's RNA platform allowed GreenLight to move from conceptualizing an mRNA vaccine to delivering released clinical trial material in less than two years. With the demonstration at Samsung, and with GreenLight's Covid booster vaccine clinical trial expected to start in 2022, GreenLight would be capable of supplying mRNA vaccine at a commercial scale.
"This demonstrates a major achievement in our continuing goal to offer one-stop end-to-end mRNA production from Drug Substance to Aseptic Fill Finish to commercial release, all from a single site, as we strive across our biomanufacturing network to fight the pandemic," said John Rim, CEO and President at Samsung Biologics.
Earlier this year, Samsung Biologics completed the expansion of its mRNA drug substance manufacturing suite at its Songdo headquarters, where the company is now fully equipped to provide end-to-end mRNA production for clients.
"One of the greatest challenges when producing quality pharmaceuticals is advancing from a small lab to large-scale commercial production," said GreenLight CEO Andrey Zarur. "We are grateful for the help and support of Samsung in demonstrating that our small mRNA process can scale in a linear fashion to the industrial scale that will be needed to help satisfy the vaccine needs of humanity."
To date, all comparability data conforms with expected outcomes, indicating successful scale up and fit of GreenLight's process to Samsung Biologics' Songdo facility. A second engineering run will start in August, to implement improvements indicated by the first run and to demonstrate repeatability at scale.
About GreenLight Biosciences
GreenLight Biosciences aims to address some of the world's biggest problems by delivering on the full potential of RNA for human health and agriculture. Our RNA platform allows us to research, design, and manufacture for human, animal, and plant health. In human health, this includes messenger RNA vaccines and therapeutics. In agriculture, this includes RNA to protect honeybees and a range of crops. The company's platform is protected by numerous patents. GreenLight's human health product candidates are in the pre-clinical stage, and its product candidates for the agriculture market are in the early stages of development or regulatory review. GreenLight is a public benefit corporation that trades under the ticker GRNA on Nasdaq. For more information, visit https://www.greenlightbiosciences.com/
GreenLight Biosciences contact:
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For investors, email: investors@greenlightbio.com
About Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940.KS) is a fully integrated CDMO offering state-of-the-art contract development and manufacturing services. With proven regulatory approvals, the largest capacity, and the fastest throughput, Samsung Biologics is an award-winning partner of choice and is uniquely able to support the development and manufacturing of biologics products at every stage of the process while meeting the evolving needs of biopharmaceutical companies worldwide. For more information, visit samsungbiologics.com.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Perhaps the late Sam Mills would have been a blue-chip college recruit and high NFL draft pick had someone invented — as the 5-foot-9 linebacker memorably suggested –- “a computer to measure heart.”
Mills played Division III college football and was not drafted. That made his rise to stardom with the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers — and his enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, this weekend — all the more remarkable.
The player nicknamed “Field Mouse” had the will to “keep pounding,” as he’d famously say. It made him an inspiration to people facing long odds in many aspects of life, whether they were undersized football prospects or cancer patients.
“I get emotional talking about him and I always have, because the darn guy was special,” said Jim Mora, who coached Mills in the USFL with the Philadelphia and Baltimore Stars, and then with the Saints. “I loved the guy.”
Former Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert was struck by how little Mills resembled an NFL player in public. Not only was Mills a bit shorter than the average guy on the street, but he wore prescription glasses and had an air of politeness and approachability.
“He was a straight-and-narrow, great guy, just down to earth,” Hebert said, noting that Mills also ran Bible study with the Saints. “Not only was he a leader, like Xs and Os, but also a spiritual leader. … Sam was as tough as they come on the field and a perfect gentleman off.”
Hebert also marveled at Mills’ ability to so thoroughly win over the fan bases of two long-time divisional rivals.
“You know, I go to the same division, from the Saints to the Falcons, and I’m a mercenary,” Hebert said. “Sam’s a hero for both” New Orleans and Carolina.
Mills was part of New Orleans’ vaunted “Dome Patrol,” which included fellow Hall-of-Famer Rickey Jackson, as well as Vaughn Johnson and Pat Swilling, and is widely cited as one of the best four-linebacker units in NFL history.
Saints players who’d gaze downward at Mills in defensive huddles “all looked up to him,” Mora said. “Maybe they felt like he was an overachiever. He wasn’t. He was just that good.”
Outside the Panthers’ home stadium stands a statue of Mills wearing his No. 51 jersey. Mills spent the last three of his 12 NFL seasons in Carolina. In 1996, his second with the Panthers, he was named All-Pro. He also went into coaching with Carolina, and was an assistant when he was diagnosed with intestinal cancer before the 2003 season.
Mills kept coaching during his treatment, and made what is known as his “keep pounding” speech on the eve of the club’s Super Bowl match-up with New England at the end of that season.
“When I found out I had cancer, there were two things I could do: quit or keep pounding,” Mills said then. “I’m a fighter. I kept pounding. You’re fighters, too. Keep pounding!”
The quarterback of that Panthers team was Louisiana native Jake Delhomme, who grew up watching Mills call the Saints’ pre-snap defensive signals, fearlessly shed blocks from offensive linemen who dwarfed him and then plant ball-carriers on their backs.
“I always kind of revered Sam Mills,” Delhomme said. “I was that young kid that was like, ‘Man, that’s the undersized guy. That’s the guy that made it. That’s the Field Mouse.’”
During the speech, “You felt that emotion,” Delhomme recalled. “It was like, ‘Oh my God, let’s put on the uniform now. Let’s play right now!’”
But Delhomme’s most poignant memory of Mills came earlier that season, a few days after a loss to Dallas. Delhomme recalled feeling sore, sluggish and uncharacteristically sorry for himself as he walked to practice. Then Mills jogged past, slapped Delhomme on the back side and said, “Let’s go get better.”
Delhomme refers to that moment as an “awakening” in which he told himself: “You need to grow up and try to be just a tenth of this guy.”
“Everybody knew he was dying,” Delhomme continued. “He was doing chemo. And he’s running out to practice … and he’s going to coach his ass off.”
Mills was just 45 when he died in April 2005. “Keep pounding” remains the Panthers’ tag line.
“He lived ‘keep pounding,’ and it resonates with people because it’s real and because it’s not just a sports thing,” said Mills’ eldest son, Washington Commanders defensive assistant coach Sam Mills III.
“I feel honored that I’ve had a chance to be around someone that’s touched so many people’s lives,” Mills III added. “You see how many people he’s affected with his story of small school or small stature. And then when you go post-cancer, you see how many other people who have nothing to do with football would come up and speak to him about their fight. I feel privileged to have been a part of that — to see what that has meant to people, to see what stopping and talking to someone for two minutes out of your day means to people.”
When Mills was playing high school football in Long Branch, New Jersey, he had little expectation of going to college until his coach persuaded him. He was good enough at Montclair State to receive training camp invitations from the Cleveland Browns and Toronto Argonauts of the CFL. Neither team kept him because of concerns about his size, and he went back to New Jersey to teach photography at East Orange High School and serve as an assistant football coach.
But when the USFL was preparing for its inaugural season in 1983, then-Brown’s coach Sam Rutigliano, never comfortable with Cleveland’s decision to cut Mills, encouraged Philadelphia Stars general manager Carl Peterson to take a serious look at him.
Mora, then the Stars’ head coach, recalled linebacker coach Vince Tobin asserting, “I don’t care how tall he is. This guy is a football player.”
When Mora started to evaluate Mills more closely, he noticed that Mills was quick, had exceptional lower body strength, and that his shorter stature could be an asset.
Linebackers are taught to get their shoulder-pad level below that of the player they’re trying to tackle because it gives them leverage. Having also been a high school wrestler, Mills knew all about leverage and taking opponents to the ground.
“In football,” Mora noted, “sometimes the low man wins.”
Mills never “loafed” during practice and always made meetings on time, Mora said. He wasn’t just a run-stuffer, either. He could cover tight ends and running backs out of the backfield, and his positional soundness and anticipation of QBs’ intentions helped him effectively cover players who were taller than he was.
When Mora was hired by the Saints in 1986, he persuade the club to sign Mills.
In 181 NFL games, Mills made 1,265 tackles, had 23 fumble recoveries, forced 22 fumbles, had 20½ sacks and intercepted 11 passes. He also was part of the first four playoff teams in New Orleans Saints history and the first in Panthers history.
“It was hard to find negatives about the guy on or off the field,” Mora said. “He probably would have had a great future as a coach. He knew the game, he studied the game and always prepared mentally. Players would have loved playing for him.”
Mora has coached other Hall-of-Fame players — household names including quarterback Peyton Manning and receiver Marvin Harrison. Seeing Mills enter the Hall will be gratifying for Mora in a different way.
Many football fans “don’t know Sam Mills unless they are astute, older football guys,” Mora said. “He’s one of the best guys I ever coached, but I always have to explain a little bit about who Sam Mills was.”
Maybe less so after Mills’ enshrinement.
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AP Sports Writer Steve Reed in Charlotte, North Carolina, contributed to this story
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KOTA KINABALU (Aug 1): Datuk Ong Kim Swee lauded the never-say-die attitude of his players as they fought back to beat Melaka United FC 2-1 at Likas Stadium here on Sunday.
The hard-earned win marked the third time in the current Super League campaign that Sabah FC gone on to claim all three points from a losing position.
And Kim Swee, while happy with the victory, hoped it would not a recurring theme for the Rhinos if they were to challenge for the league supremacy.
“Once again the players showed great determination when for the third time (in the current campaign), we fought back after going behind against our opponents.
“However, we need to be more efficient and prevent similar situation, especially falling behind to our opponents, from happening,” he said after the match.
In the game, Sabah FC trailed to a 23rd minute strike from Melaka United’s Nigerian centre forward Idefayo Omosuyi who beat goalkeeper Khairul Fahmi Che Mat on the rebound.
The visiting team continued to threaten their hosts with their counter attack approach, although Sabah FC made their domination count in the second half with substitute Mohd Amri Yahyah in inspiring form.
The veteran forward scored the equaliser from a well-taken first timer in the 65th minute before completing the comeback with a screamer from inside the box in the first minute of injury time.
“The positive and never-say-die attitude from the players, both who started the game as well as those who came on as substitutes especially Amri, Irfan (Fazail), Farhan (Roslan) and (Abdul) Hanafi Tokyo, deserved praises.
“They performed well and this gave us the advantage towards the end of the game where despite playing on a difficult pitch (due to heavy rain), we piled on the pressure that led to the winning goal,” he added.
Kim Swee also refuted claims that the players were facing fitness issues in the game as he explained fatigue was taking its toll on the players after the Rhinos played their fifth game in the last 15 days.
Meanwhile, the Rhinos remain second in the 12-team league on 31 points from 14 matches, winning 10 of their matches while also registering a draw and three losses.
Sabah FC are currently just one point behind leaders Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT), who however have two games in hand, including Monday’s night’s clash against Kuala Lumpur FC.
Negeri Sembilan FC are third on 26 points having completed similar number of matches as the Rhinos.
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Mario Mancini, a WWE Superstar between 1984 and 1991, has given his thoughts on Vince McMahon’s future after his recent retirement.
The long-time WWE Chairman and CEO retired on July 22 amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Nick Khan and Stephanie McMahon are the company’s new co-CEOs, while Triple H has taken over as the head of creative.
Speaking on the “Cheap Heat Productions Podcast,” Mancini speculated that his former boss could still work for WWE in an advisory role.
“No! No no,” Mancini said when asked if McMahon is no longer part of WWE. “Vince McMahon will have nothing to do with the WWE after they take it from his cold, dead hands. Listen, I’m not accusing anybody of anything, but I think we need to think reasonably here.” [20:25-21:17]
Mancini used a baseball analogy to explain how Stephanie McMahon could ask her father for advice in her new role as Chairwoman and co-CEO.
“If Stephanie is taking over, it’s kinda like a manager thrown out of a Major League Baseball game and he’s in the hallway of the dugout around the corner. And the coach that took over as manager happens to be standing and the manager’s still watching the game, and he’s barking out what the acting manager should do because he got kicked out.” [21:19-21:46]
Stephanie McMahon previously worked as WWE's Chief Brand Officer. She also had a key role on the creative team throughout the 2000s.
Mario Mancini on Vince McMahon’s impact in the wrestling world
Under Vince McMahon’s stewardship, WWE became the most successful pro wrestling/sports entertainment company of all time.
Mario Mancini believes McMahon developed God-like status in the larger-than-life entertainment world he created.
“According to a lot of people, including myself, which I don’t mind saying, in this world there’s a God, right?” Mancini said. “And you pray to God. Well, in the wrestling world, Vince is God. And he is God, he’s the creator of the universe.” [6:22-6:41]
In a previous interview, Mancini told an amusing story about the time McMahon threatened to fine him $100 for flirting with fans outside arenas.
Do you think WWE storylines will improve with Triple H in charge of creative? Let us know in the comments section.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW), the leading expert in wireless transport solutions, today announced that it will participate in upcoming investor conferences.
Aviat will participate in the Oppenheimer 25th Annual Technology, Internet & Communications Conference on August 10, 2022. Aviat management is scheduled to present at 2:55pm ET and will participate in virtual 1-on-1 meetings throughout the day. A live webcast and replay of the presentation will be made available on the company's investor relations website at investors.aviatnetworks.com. Investors interested in scheduling a meeting with management should contact their Oppenheimer representative.
On August 30, 2022, Aviat will participate in the Jefferies Semiconductor, IT Hardware, and Communications Infrastructure Summit in Chicago. Aviat management is scheduled to participate in 1-on-1 meetings throughout the day. Investors interested in scheduling a meeting with management should contact their Jefferies representative.
Aviat Networks, Inc. is the leading expert in wireless transport solutions and works to provide dependable products, services and support to its customers. With more than one million systems sold into 170 countries worldwide, communications service providers and private network operators including state/local government, utility, federal government and defense organizations trust Aviat with their critical applications. Coupled with a long history of microwave innovations, Aviat provides a comprehensive suite of localized professional and support services enabling customers to drastically simplify both their networks and their lives. For more than 70 years, the experts at Aviat have delivered high-performance products, simplified operations, and the best overall customer experience. Aviat Networks is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.aviatnetworks.com or connect with Aviat Networks on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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Pet Food Express to use marketing channels to highlight dogs in need, encourage public to take action to support California's overcrowded animal shelters as a birthday gift to shelter population
OAKLAND, Calif., August 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks DOGust Day, the universal birthday for rescue pets who don't have a known date of birth. To celebrate and honor the thousands of California dogs in need of new forever homes, Pet Food Express is leveraging its digital marketing channels to raise public awareness on how to help and share ideas of how to celebrate the special day. Pet lovers will also meet dogs available for adoption and fostering, and get a behind-the-scenes look at a shelter in need of support. The Summer season brings the highest influx of cats and dogs at rescues and shelters statewide, but the lowest number of adoptions, fosters and volunteers.
"DOGust Day comes at a critical time; adoptions slow significantly during the summer season as people are busy and taking vacations," said Melissa Bacelar, founder of Wagmor Pets in Studio City. "What we're seeing is more dogs and less homes, including foster homes, which makes the need for adoptions dire. We hope DOGust Day will inspire the public to adopt a pet or get involved by volunteering at their local shelter or fostering."
"While rescue pets don't realize it's their birthday, we know they are grateful year-round for their pet owner's love and support. This year, Pet Food Express plans on not only celebrating pets' birthdays, but also to motivate people to save more lives through adoptions and volunteerism," said Mike Murray, Director of Community Outreach for Pet Food Express. "Our hope is for DOGust Day to become the single biggest adoption day each year!"
Ways to get involved to honor DOGust Day include:
- Throw a party for your own pup or for shelter pups
- Make a donation to a local rescue or shelter
- Adopt an animal giving them a forever home
- Call a rescue or shelter to ask how you can help
- Sign up to be a dog walker
- Become a foster parent
"Consistent with animal shelters across California, Oakland Animal Services is very full right now, especially with big dogs and kittens. As is typical in summer, we are seeing the highest intake of incoming animals and the lowest number of adoptions. If you are considering fostering or adopting, now is the time to do it!" shared Ann Dun, Oakland Animal Services Director.
Three California animal shelters held DOGust birthday parties in partnership with Pet Food Express to celebrate and bring awareness to rescued pups in need of new homes. Dogs attending the parties received gifts including the classic Kong Rubber Dog Toy, Earth Animal's Peanut Butter Dog Chews, Pawsitively Gourmet Birthday Cookies and "Happy Birthday" Tuff Balls.
All three party hosts have dogs, and cats, available for adoption. These include:
- Oakland Animal Services of Oakland - https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/
- Family Dog Rescue of San Francisco - https://ilovefamilydog.org/
- Berkeley Animal Services of Berkeley - https://www.friendsofbacs.org/
Animal-advocates interested in taking action in honor of DOGust Day can find shelters to support and pets to adopt by following Pet Food Express' social platforms - Facebook, Instagram and Twitter - as well as by stopping in or calling any of the 64 California stores as referral sources for foster and adoption inquiries.
ABOUT PET FOOD EXPRESS
Pet Food Express is California's trusted pet expert dedicated to helping pets live longer, healthier lives. With a reimagined experience delivered by animal-loving team members, Pet Food Express sells a variety of high quality products that they trust to give their own pets, puts pets above profits, and leads the way as a committed partner to 275+ non-profit animal rescue and shelter organizations annually. Shop and learn more at PetFood.Express. Get social on Facebook, Instagram and on Twitter.
PR CONTACT: Sarah Andrus, Pet Food Express, sarah@bloomwellconsulting.com
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Halper Sadeh LLP, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:
Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: ACAQ)'s merger with Next.e.GO Mobile SE. If you are an Athena shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HMTV)'s sale to a subsidiary of Gato Investments LP for $7.00 per share in cash. If you are a Hemisphere Media shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
MICT, Inc. (NASDAQ: MICT)'s merger with Tingo, Inc. Under the terms of the proposed merger, Tingo will merge into a newly-formed subsidiary of MICT, with Tingo shareholders receiving new MICT common shares in an amount equal to approximately 77.5% in the combined company, and current MICT shareholders owning approximately 22.5% on a fully diluted basis following the closing. If you are an MICT shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
PCSB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: PCSB)'s sale to Brookline Bancorp, Inc. Under the terms of the merger agreement, PCSB shareholders will receive, for each share of PCSB, at the holder's election, either $22.00 in cash consideration or 1.3284 shares of Brookline common stock for each share of PCSB common stock. If you are a PCSB shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
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HUDSON, Ohio, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaf Home™, a leading technology-enabled direct-to-consumer provider of home solutions, opened three new locations within the United States and Canada in July through its gutter protection and water brands.
As one of North America's largest home improvement companies, Leaf Home delivers innovative, quality products across the U.S. and Canada for customers looking to make upgrades inside and outside the home. The company's experienced local specialists provide end-to-end services directly to consumers through various solutions, including gutter protection, water purification, decking, bathroom safety upgrades, stairlifts, cabinet refacing, window and door replacement, and more.
"We're continuing our growth in key locations across North America to delight as many customers as possible through our products and solutions," said Jeff Housenbold, President and CEO of Leaf Home. "We're thrilled to offer convenience and peace of mind to even more homeowners in these states and provinces."
LeafFilter Gutter Protection Adds U.S., Canada Locations
In July, LeafFilter® Gutter Protection opened two new locations in Port Huron, Michigan, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Through these offices, the company is looking forward to offering the best gutter protection on the market to ensure customer homes are safely protected from the damage clogged gutters can cause.
Since 2005, LeafFilter Gutter Protection has empowered homeowners to eliminate gutter cleaning hassle with its award-winning and patented technology, scientifically designed to keep everything out of the gutters except water.
Leaf Home Water Solutions Grows to 20 Offices
Leaf Home Water Solutions™ has opened its twentieth office in Texas' capital of Austin, which also marks the company's fourth water location in the state. As one of Leaf's fast-growing business segments, the company looks forward to giving homeowners cleaner, safer water free of dangerous contaminants.
Leaf Home Water Solutions pairs homeowners with the ideal whole-home water filtration system for their needs by testing tap water with free innovative digital water tests. The product line tackles city and well water's unique demands with a team of industry experts and an extreme dedication to customer service.
About Leaf Home
Leaf Home™ is a leading technology-enabled direct-to-consumer provider of branded, innovative home solutions in North America. The company is on a mission to enhance the safety, enjoyment, and comfort of homeowners and their families by delivering seamless, transformative home solutions including gutter protection, home safety, water purification, and other home enhancement products. With its corporate headquarters in Hudson, Ohio, and locations across the U.S. and Canada, Leaf Home has become a trusted partner to over 1.1 million homeowners. Live Comfortable. Live Safe. Live Happy. For more information, visit www.leafhome.com.
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These Android apps are riddled with malware – delete them
Delete any of these apps if you have them on your devices.
The Google Play Store is normally a great, safe place to find new apps to put on your Android devices. Sometimes, malware gets past the check, however.
Now, we’ve got another batch of malicious apps to delete, courtesy of Dr. Web‘s security researchers.
The anti-virus maker found over 30 malware containing Android apps on the Play Store. These range from adware to password stealers, and more. Here’s the full list of malicious apps to watch out for.
List of newly discovered malware on the Google Play Store
Google has already taken most of these apps off the Play Store. That said, you will need to manually delete them off your devices if you were one of the millions of people who had installed one.
This first list had trojans from the Android.HiddenAds family. That’s designed to show ads on your Android devices. It could show full-screen ads, cover other app windows, spam notifications, or even open websites.
Delete these Android apps ASAP
- Photo Editor: Beauty Filter
- Photo Editor: Art Filters
- Photo Editor & Background Eraser
- Photo Editor – Filters Effects
- Photo Editor : Blur Image
- Emoji Keyboard: Stickers & GIF
- Neon Theme – Android Keyboard
- FastCleaner: Cashe Cleaner
- Call Skins – Caller Themes
- InCall: Contact Background
- Caller Theme
- Funny Wallpapers – Live Screen
- NewScrean: 4D Wallpapers
- Notes – reminders and lists
- Photo Editor: Retouch & Cutout
- Photo Editor – Design Maker
- Photo & Exif Editor
- Photo Filters & Effects
- Photo Editor : Cut, Paste
- Neon Theme Keyboard
- Cashe Cleaner
- Funny Caller
- CallMe Phone Themes
- MyCall – Call Personalization
- Caller Theme
- 4K Wallpapers Auto Changer
- Stock Wallpapers & Backgrounds
- Fancy Charging
Note that several of these apps have spelling errors in the name. That’s common among malware-containing apps on the Google Play Store. Reputable developers use spellcheck.
Joker malware and Facebook credential stealers
The team at Dr. Web also found some other malware that does more than show you annoying ads.
Three apps were found with the Joker malware, which can download code or subscribe users to premium services: Poco Launcher, 4K Pro Camera, and Heart Emoji Stickers. Delete all three of these, and check the credit cards on your Google Pay account for unknown transactions.
Two apps pretending to be image editing software have been stealing Facebook logins. Those are YouToon – AI Cartoon Effect and Pista – Cartoon Photo Effect. Delete these if installed, and then change your Facebook password. It’s also a good idea to enable two-factor authentication.
Also, delete the following: Water Reminder- Tracker & Reminder, Yoga- For Beginner to Advanced, and Chat Online.
If you want further information about these malware apps found on the Google Play Store, head on over to Dr. Web.
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Madison, Wisc. – Heading into fall camp, all eyes will be on Wisconsin’s new-look offense under first-year offensive coordinator Bobby Engram, who comes to UW after eight seasons as an assistant coach with the Baltimore Ravens.
UW, which has never been known for its passing game, has seen a steady decline in production each of the last two seasons – forcing head coach Paul Chryst to make changes to reinvigorate a sputtering Badgers offense.
In addition to learning a new offense, Wisconsin’s QB1, Graham Mertz, returns just 36.9% of his total targets from 2021, according to Pro Football Focus.
Without the trio of Jake Ferguson, Danny Davis, and Kendric Pryor, who accounted for 110 of Wisconsin’s 177 total catches last season, UW will rely upon several of their young, inexperienced wide receivers to step up and become contributors in 2022.
Entering fall camp, junior WR Chimere Dike is the odds-on favorite to become the No. 1 WR for Mertz and the Wisconsin Badgers.
As a sophomore, he was targeted 32 times and had 19 catches for 272 yards and a touchdown. According to PFF, eight of Dike’s 19 catches were contested, 14 of which went for first downs.
— Badger Film Clips (@Badgers_Film) August 1, 2022
“The game is just slower for me,” Dike told UW’s, Mike Lucas. “I have played a lot of football at this point, and I know how to win on different routes. The speed of the game has slowed down, so I can process things easier. The game feels more in my control, and I feel like I can dictate what happens more.”
As the elder statesmen in the Badgers WR room, there will be ample opportunities for the 6-foot-1, 195-pound wide-out to showcase his talent in coach Engram’s new offense.
The Waukesha, Wisconsin native played just over 88% of his snaps from the slot in 2021; however, I believe we’ll see Dike moved all over the field to try and create matchup problems for opposing defenses and keep them guessing.
— Badger Film Clips (@Badgers_Film) August 1, 2022
The early sentiment regarding coach Engram’s offense is that it will spread the field to utilize its playmakers better and won’t rely heavily on winning one-on-ones.
Instead, there will be opportunities to get Dike the ball in space using screens, drags, and crossers, allowing him to use his run after the catch ability to create more explosive plays for the Badgers.
— Badger Film Clips (@Badgers_Film) August 1, 2022
I will not be shocked if the junior wide-out gets force-fed the ball to get the passing attack going this fall – giving the Badgers their first true WR1 since Quintez Cephus.
— Badger Film Clips (@Badgers_Film) August 1, 2022
— Badger Film Clips (@Badgers_Film) August 1, 2022
Who steps up behind the former Waukesha North standout is anyone’s guess at this point.
Skyler Bell, Keontez Lewis, Markus Allen, and Dean Engram seem well-positioned to see meaningful snaps this fall. Each player offers upside, but it’s important to note that other than Dike, no WR on the UW roster has caught more than three career college passes, leaving the door wide open for competition to see the field.
Coach Whitted has combined a unique blend of size and playmaking ability in his re-tooled WR room. The Badgers’ new offense, which needs more from its passing attack in 2022, will benefit from having a true No. 1 option like Dike to build around.
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This updated play version written by Graham Linehan tells the story of an elderly widow, Mrs Wilberforce living in an eccentric house in Kings Cross who unwittingly lets out a room to a hapless band of criminals posing as a musical ensemble with a penchant for Boccherini.
They spend their time planning a heist, in which Mrs Wilberforce is innocently embroiled. When she discovers what is really going on the gang make plans to ‘despatch’ her with comic but disastrous results for the criminals.
It’s a risk to stage a production of a much loved film but overall, the Alnwick Theatre Club manages to pull it off, with comedic highs peppered throughout the play.
The set was thoughtfully and playfully created; a quirky, cobbled-together house across two floors with the upstairs bedroom overlooking Kings Cross tunnels.
Inside, the house contained suitably old fashioned pictures (comically tilted at odd angles), comfy armchairs, built-in cupboards and beautiful china tea-cups.
It cleverly took both the audience and characters from the sitting-room to the bedroom and onto the railway line below.
It is the source of much fun in the show, getting laughs right from the start and throughout plaudits go to stage manager, Virginia Mayes Wright, and the stage crew, for creating such an ingenious playground for the cast to act on.
This was only enhanced by the lighting and sound by Andy Hunt, Andrew Mounsey and Gary Brown. Not an easy job by any means, co-ordinating the sound of trains with the demise of the criminals but one that they generally did very successfully.
Hilary Waugh and Karina Biggers prowess in the costume department resulted in a highly finished collection of outfits that defined each character brilliantly.
Honourable mention goes to the scarf Professor Marcus’ (Mark Stenton) wore that was so long that it trailed around the floor - providing comic entertainment when Mrs Wilberforce stepped on it a number of occasions.
The unkept, scruffy One Round (Matthew Winter) looked just the part in his untucked shirt, incorrectly buttoned-up cardigan and ill-fitting jacket - contrasting nicely with the smartly dressed Harry Robinson (Nick Biggers) and Louis Harvey (Matt Bush).
Major Courtney’s yellow waistcoat was another stand-out, along with the 1950’s dresses the Teaparty Ladies wore for the unforgettable quintet performance.
Peter Biggers’ and Glenda Fricke’s casting and direction was faultless. Between them, they cast a superb ensemble of well-rounded characters with excellent, well-executed comic timing.
Mrs Wilberforce, played by Sheila Graham gave a measured performance of a lonely widow with only an unseen, ailing parrot (ably voiced by Cath Hughes) and her memories for company.
Mark Stenton turns the professor into a somewhat deluded Moriarty who believes he’s a criminal genius, but hilariously can’t get a cello case out of a window and comes to a sticky end.
Stuart Archer is also very funny as the major, quivering with delight at the sight of Mrs Wiberforce’s purple frock, which he dances animatedly with.
There are also lively contributions from Matt Bush as the word-muddling criminal who announces ‘old ladies give me the penises” and Nick Biggers who gave a confident performance as Harry Robinson with a deep, husky voice that resulted in cascades of laughter.
Matthew Winter’s portrayal of One Round was particularly notable, flitting between clumsy, and impulsive while also showing great tenderness towards Mrs Wilberforce.
It was brilliant to see new faces on the stage too - Adam Bell made his debut as Constable Macdonald, treading the line perfectly between friendliness and exasperation at Mrs Wilberforce’s frequent reports of occurrences in which she feels he should be taking an interest. He delivered his lines with real panache and provided many comic moments, particularly when carrying the suitcase of money into Mrs Wilberforce’s dilapidated house.
If you are expecting to see a replica of the film, then this production of The Ladykillers is possibly not for you. But what it does have, is bags of personality and farcical slapstick humour. The originality of the staging and talented cast makes for an evening of hilarity - the audience is left defenceless as the laughs come in thick and fast (especially in the second half of the play).
It is a joyous evening at the theatre, one that feels very much needed after all the heaviness of the past couple of years. | https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/alnwick-theatre-club-pulls-off-joyous-production-of-classic-play-the-ladykillers-3789107 | 2022-08-01T14:02:25Z | https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/alnwick-theatre-club-pulls-off-joyous-production-of-classic-play-the-ladykillers-3789107 | false | 1 |
The latest trade, Performances and Moving Averages give us the following Picture
The share price of AMTD IDEA Group (NYSE:AMTD) raised 22.22% to close Friday’s market session at $1.76, higher as compared to yesterday’s close. The stock price fluctuated between $1.54 and $2.0899 throughout the trading session with the volume trading being 29081861 shares, which represented a significant variation when compared to the three months average volume of 942.32K shares. The firm’s stock price fluctuated -20.00% within the last five trades and 51.72% within the last 30 trades, which was a significant change from the beginning of this year. Despite the fact that the share price decreased -55.56% in the last 6 months and -20.36% was subtracted to its value over the previous 3 months. AMTD stock is trading at a margin of 36.81%, 33.13% and -36.77% apart from the 20-Day, 50-Day and 200-Day Simple Moving Average prices.
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As of the close of trading, AMTD deals in the Financial domain. The stock is trading -77.75 percent below its 52-week high and 74.26 percent above its 52-week low. For example, looking both at the price and the high and low measurements of 52 weeks will give you a clearer picture of the direction the price is heading. The firm’s Weighted Alpha is -83. A positive weighted alpha indicates the firm has done well over the course of the year, whereas one below 0 indicates that the firm has done poorly.
What Does AMTD IDEA Group’s Profitability and Valuation Ratios Tell Us About the Stock?
With regard to the profitability of the company, the operating margin is currently at 79.00 percent. The profit margin, also known as the revenue ratio or gross profit ratio, is an efficiency figure used to estimate the business’s profitability by comparing net income and sales. The higher the number, the more profits are generated for the company and vice versa.
The stock’s market cap achieved a total value of $543.80 million as of the last trading session. Market capitalization is the total value of all outstanding shares of a corporation and it is used to measure a company’s market value. The price-to-earnings ratio for AMTD IDEA Group (NYSE:AMTD) is 2.86. Forward price-to-earnings is calculated using predicted earnings for the next financial year’s P/E determination. The stock has achieved an effective Price-to-Sales Ratio of 5.00 that mirrors the cost to be found for sales by the market. The firm managed a Price-to-Book ratio of 0.50, which equates the market value of a stock with its book value. | https://www.bovnews.com/2022/08/01/a-leader-in-the-success-game-amtd-idea-group-amtd-stock/ | 2022-08-01T14:03:09Z | https://www.bovnews.com/2022/08/01/a-leader-in-the-success-game-amtd-idea-group-amtd-stock/ | false | 16544 |
After returning home to Mexico City from California in late June, Francisco’s injuries began: first, two scars on his buttocks. Then, a week later, he had bruises all over his body, his mouth full of sores, and he could barely speak or drink water.
“The pain is indescribable, a disaster,” said Francisco, 44, who asked Reuters to withhold his real name.
Francisco is one of at least 59 confirmed monkeypox infections in Mexico since May, which experts believe may underestimate the true number.
In Latin America, Mexico ranks behind Brazil and Peru in confirmed cases of the viral disease, which is prevalent among gay and bisexual men like Francisco.
The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency on July 23, drawing much attention from regional authorities. However, some doctors and activists in Latin America’s two largest countries told Reuters the response was too low.
Dr. Sergio Montalvo, a sexual health expert in Mexico City, said, “Monkey disease is not being addressed or given the importance it needs.
Monkeypox: What you must know about the virus – and how to protect yourself
Officials fear doctors like Montalvo have not learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic, which has crippled health systems and left governments strapped for cash.
According to data from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), it’s a similar story in Brazil, where more than 970 infections account for more than two-thirds of the region’s total.
Brazil’s health ministry announced the contingency plan on July 28, a month after its first case and a day before the first monkey death outside of Africa was reported in the current outbreak.
“We have already received news of outbreaks in Europe and the United States, but the government has done nothing,” said Vinicius Borges, an infectious disease expert in Sao Paulo. He said the pain from monkeypox lesions had “serious effects” on his patients.
Neither Mexico nor Brazil’s health ministries responded to repeated requests for an interview.
After the WHO announcement, Mexico’s health ministry launched a website about monkeypox and its second advisory with information about the virus — the first since the country confirmed a case in May.
“In these two months, we’ve already been able to make significant progress,” said Ricardo Baruch, an LGBT health researcher who helped organize a protest in Mexico City last week calling for greater efforts to target prevention to men who have sex with men (MSM). )
According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, 98% of the ongoing outbreaks outside of Africa are among gay and bisexual men.
Mexican health officials have stopped short of emphasizing the risks to this group.
“They don’t want to create a stigma, but if they don’t talk about it, the policies won’t focus on us,” Baruch said.
Microbiologist Natalia Pasternak also expressed concern over Brazil’s message.
“There’s been no effort from the federal government to raise awareness among the public about how you get monkeypox, how it spreads from person to person, how you recognize skin lesions and how it spreads through close or sexual contact,” Pasternak said.
Biden admin may soon declare monkeypox a public health emergency: report
On July 25, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga indicated that Brazil’s government had done its “homework” to prepare, with four labs conducting tests.
But “building testing capacity in Brazil will take some time,” said Pasternak, a member of the São Paulo state monkeypox advisory board. “We don’t really see the intention of the Ministry of Health to do this plan.”
In a sign of progress, PAHO said on July 27 that ten countries in the region had expressed interest in acquiring the vaccine.
Dr. Andrea Vicari, PAHO’s director of infectious threat management, said it’s not too late to stop the spread of monkeypox in America.
“Even if we don’t have vaccines, we have other control measures. If we implement these well, we can achieve our goals to reduce transmission.” | https://printveela.com/the-lack-of-response-to-monkeypox-in-mexicans-and-brazilians-raises-criticism/ | 2022-08-01T14:05:37Z | https://printveela.com/the-lack-of-response-to-monkeypox-in-mexicans-and-brazilians-raises-criticism/ | true | 2 |
HOUSTON (AP) — Seattle star rookie Julio Rodríguez was placed on the injured list with a bruised right wrist Sunday after being hit by a pitch a night before.
Manager Scott Servais said X-rays were negative, but that the center fielder was very sore and wouldn’t be able to hold a bat for at least five days. The team decided it was best to place him on the injured list so they could add another player to the roster.
“I think everybody knows, your wrist, your hands, you know how sensitive that area is when you’ve got a bat,” Servais said. “And let’s do it right. Let’s make sure he’s fully healthy when he comes back.”
Rodriguez was hit on the back of the hand as he swung at a pitch in the top of the eighth inning of Seattle’s win Saturday night. He struck out but played in the field in the bottom half of the inning before being lifted in the ninth.
The injury is a big blow for the Mariners with Rodríguez having a great rookie season, hitting .271 with 18 homers and 57 RBIs.
The Mariners also placed Dylan Moore on the injured list Sunday after the outfielder started having back spasms Saturday night.
Seattle recalled outfielder Jarred Kelenic from Triple-A Tacoma and purchased the contract of outfielder Jack Larsen from Double-A Arkansas to take their spots on the roster.
The Mariners were also without first baseman Ty France Sunday after he had an MRI on his sore left wrist. Servais said they hadn’t yet received the results before the game, and he hoped he would be ready to return after a day or two of rest.
Utilityman Sam Haggerty was not in the lineup Sunday after getting stitches above his eye. He was injured after being hit in the forehead by his thrown helmet after failing to bunt in the ninth inning and tossing his gear in frustration. The helmet bounced back up and hit him in the head.
Servais said he was doing OK and would be available off the bench.
The Mariners also designated left-hander Anthony Misiewicz for assignment Sunday. | https://www.wkrn.com/sports/ap-sports/ms-rodriguez-lands-on-injured-list-with-bruised-wrist/ | 2022-08-01T14:06:33Z | https://www.wkrn.com/sports/ap-sports/ms-rodriguez-lands-on-injured-list-with-bruised-wrist/ | true | 31 |
Aire Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU – Get Rating) by 5.6% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 3,338 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 176 shares during the period. Aire Advisors LLC’s holdings in Prudential Financial were worth $394,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of PRU. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in Prudential Financial by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 7,121 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $771,000 after purchasing an additional 368 shares during the period. National Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Prudential Financial by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. National Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,343 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,120,000 after purchasing an additional 304 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new stake in Prudential Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $9,508,000. Altium Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Prudential Financial by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Altium Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,364 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $256,000 after acquiring an additional 221 shares during the period. Finally, Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Prudential Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $620,000. Institutional investors own 56.77% of the company’s stock.
Prudential Financial Trading Down 1.5 %
Shares of NYSE PRU opened at $98.51 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 0.06 and a current ratio of 0.06. Prudential Financial, Inc. has a 52-week low of $89.73 and a 52-week high of $124.22. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $97.83 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $107.46. The stock has a market cap of $36.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.42.
Prudential Financial Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 24th were given a $1.20 dividend. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 23rd. Prudential Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.93%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
PRU has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Prudential Financial from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Prudential Financial from $120.00 to $122.00 in a report on Monday, July 11th. Evercore ISI cut their price target on shares of Prudential Financial from $107.00 to $100.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 6th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Prudential Financial from $120.00 to $103.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 6th. Finally, Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Prudential Financial in a research note on Monday, May 23rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $100.00 price objective for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have given a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Prudential Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.58.
Prudential Financial Profile
Prudential Financial, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through eight segments: PGIM, Retirement, Group Insurance, Individual Annuities, Individual Life, Assurance IQ, International Businesses, and Closed Block.
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Lee Bircham’s men go into the encounter having completed their pre-season fixtures on Friday night against a QPR U23 side who ran out 2-1 winners.
And the boss told the club’s official website he’s now raring to go for the new campaign.
He said: “We’ve done our pre-season; it’s been a good preseason but it means nothing now going into Tuesday.
"We’ve had some good results, some real good performances but what I’m most pleased about is the work rate of the boys.”
On the QPR game, Bircham said: “[It was] another really good exercise for us, another tough game. It was probably a bit too tough for what we wanted with the season kicking off on Tuesday but still brilliant – fair play to QPR as they brought a really good side there.
"It wasn’t just fringe players, but players who have played a lot of first team games. It’s great for our boys, to pit themselves against it.
“We had a lot of people here today that we want to try and keep for the season. We’re going to need to keep them. It’s important we make everyone feel part of it.”
Meanwhile, full-back Matty Cooper has signed for Leighton for the coming season.
Cooper has previously played for Northwood, Berkhamsted and Biggleswade United so brings plenty of experience to the Reds side. | https://www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk/sport/football/leighton-town-prepare-for-season-opener-against-stotfold-on-tuesday-3789096 | 2022-08-01T14:13:27Z | https://www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk/sport/football/leighton-town-prepare-for-season-opener-against-stotfold-on-tuesday-3789096 | false | 1 |
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Christian Eriksen revealed three Manchester United managers, including Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, had approached him previously in his career until he finally signed for the club in this summer. The Danish playmaker joined on a free transfer from Brentford ahead of the 2022-23 season to bolster United's midfield, which needed reinforcements after the departure of Paul Pogba to Juventus.
Eriksen had to be released by Serie A giants Inter after having a defibrillator fitted, but linked up with Brentford on a short-term contract in January 2022, and has now joined the Red Devils at Old Trafford.
What did Eriksen say about his previous links with Manchester United?
United have been long-time admirers of Eriksen and wanted to get him first in 2013, during his time at Ajax, the summer in which David Moyes was given charge after the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson.
The move did not materialise and since then, there have been a couple of attempts to sign him but each time the player refused to sign as he had different priorities.
"I spoke to every manager who's been here at Man United to see what the situation was," Eriksen said. "But I was at Spurs at the time and I really couldn't see myself playing in another English team at that time. I went abroad and went to Inter."
When quizzed if he had contact with Van Gaal, Mourinho and Solskjaer, Eriksen replied: "Yeah. It's been on the books, well, not on the books but it's been spoken about. For me, it wasn't the [right] timing, it wasn't there and I was at a place at Spurs for a long time and I wanted to try something abroad and I went to Inter and ended up having a lovely time."
There was speculation that he could return to Tottenham after his contract ended with Brentford but Eriksen quashed all rumours.
"It was only talk. They never really came with anything so it wasn't really a thing for me to go back to Tottenham at the time and Man United were very early on, very positive and I had good conversations," he added.
What role will Eriksen have in Manchester United in 2022-23?
The midfielder had his Old Trafford bow against Rayo Vallecano and put up an impressive performance in the final 20 minutes of the match. He operated in a number 10 role but often dropped deep to get more touches on the ball.
"Before I came, I spoke to [Ten Hag] about how he sees me as a player and where he sees me. He didn't mention any players," he said.
"[Speaking to him] definitely helped, how he sees football. How he wants to play football; it suits my style of play and how I developed as a player at Ajax many years ago. It suits me well."
Although he is expected to compete with Bruno Fernandes for a starting berth, the Dane feels that he can co-exist in Ten Hag's system along with his Portuguese counterpart.
"I can't see any problem playing with Bruno, no," he stated.
"I'll be happy wherever [I play], I've always been like that. I try to adapt to the position I'm playing in and always from the outside, you play as a 10 you have to stay in the middle. It's not like that anymore, luckily." | https://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/man-utd-new-boy-eriksen-reveals-previous-transfer-talks-with-van-/blt02a475688ba624fd | 2022-08-01T14:21:29Z | https://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/man-utd-new-boy-eriksen-reveals-previous-transfer-talks-with-van-/blt02a475688ba624fd | false | 11 |
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — More than 80 men suspected of the gang rapes of eight women and the armed robbery of a video production crew in the South African town of Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg, appeared in court on Monday.
The men were arrested at an abandoned mining site following the rapes and robbery near the disused mine.
The suspects are allegedly illegal miners known as zama-zamas who dig for gold in the Johannesburg area's many closed mine shafts. Many of the illegal miners are foreigners, according to local reports. The zama-zama gangs of illegal miners are also blamed for widespread crime in the area, according to local residents.
The gang rapes occurred when a crew filming a music video at one of the abandoned mines was attacked by armed men on Thursday last week, according to police.
“The crew of 22 people — 12 women and 10 men — were busy filming a music video when they were allegedly attacked by a group of armed men clad in blankets," Police Commissioner for Gauteng province Lt. Gen. Elias Mawela in a statement.
“The suspects ordered everyone to lay down and proceeded to rape eight of the women and robbed everyone of their belongings before fleeing the scene,” he said. The crew was robbed of all their video equipment. Police are investigating 32 counts of rape, he said.
Laboratory studies of DNA samples from the raped women will be used to identify perpetrators of the rapes, National Minister of Police Bheki Cele said on Monday.
Others arrested are expected to face additional charges of illegal immigration and illegal mining.
More than 300 people demonstrated outside the Krugersdorp Magistrates Court on Monday to express the community’s fury over the rapes.
News of the gang rapes and robbery has angered community and women’s organizations in the area, who have complained that such incidents are rife around Krugersdorp.
“We are going to demand that the police station should be placed under administration because the community has reported many crimes committed by the zama-zamas but nothing has been done," said Zandile Dabula, secretary-general of Operation Dudula, an organization that protests against illegal immigrants in South Africa. The organization was part of the Monday protest outside the Krugersdorp courthouse.
“It is clear that they are failing to deal with crime in this area so they should be placed under administration,” said Dabula. | https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/80-men-in-South-African-court-on-charges-of-17342570.php | 2022-08-01T14:23:19Z | https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/80-men-in-South-African-court-on-charges-of-17342570.php | true | 34 |
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ASHEVILLE, N.C., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CooperRiis, a residential mental health treatment and healing community in Western North Carolina is pleased to welcome people with autism/neurodiversity to its Farm campus. This enhanced programming will specifically serve people who have mental health challenges that are considered the primary diagnosis and who are on the Autism Spectrum. This programming and these services are designed to fold into the mission of CooperRiis which is to improve the lives of individuals struggling with mental illness by helping them work towards achieving their highest level of functioning and fulfillment.
CooperRiis' CEO & President, Dr. Eric A. Levine believes that the CooperRiis model is optimally designed to serve people with neurodiversity and mental health challenges. With his specialized background and 30+ years of experience as a special educator, program developer and consultant, he served a wide range of children and adults with multiple disabilities, including autism. CooperRiis' clinical team is guided by Dr. Levine's expertise in enhancing their services to meet the needs of people with neurodiversity to better prepare them for independence.
"I'm a believer in programs that maintain possibility and hope as core values while also stretching to serve a broader spectrum of people. CooperRiis is a place where people come to heal and learn new skills to help them better manage the challenges they are experiencing to return to their lives. Serving people with neurodiversity within this mission is a natural addition to our program model."
Dr. Eric A. Levine earned a doctorate in Education Leadership (Ed.D.), an Ed.S. in Career Transition and Assessment, a master's degree in Special Education from George Washington University, and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Maryland.
About CooperRiis Healing Community: Founded by Donald R. Cooper and Lisbeth Riis Cooper, CooperRiis is a non-profit, CARF accredited residential healing community in Western North Carolina, with a full continuum offering four levels of care. Since 2003, CooperRiis has been helping adults living with mental health challenges including anxiety, major depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, dual diagnosis, and now autism/neurodiversity achieve their highest levels of functioning and fulfillment. A personalized recovery approach combines clinical therapies, community work & service, education, and integrative wellness practices.
Visit http://www.cooperriis.org or call 828.899-4673 for more about CooperRiis Healing Community and its approach to mental health treatment.
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The Limited-Edition 'City Royalty' Fashion is Inspired and Designed by Robin Arzón
ATLANTA, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Baby Jogger®, part of the Newell Brands global portfolio of brands, is excited to share its new, limited-edition fashion of its Summit™ X3 Jogging Stroller, designed in partnership with global fitness leader and mother, Robin Arzón. Both Baby Jogger and Robin share a mission to empower and embolden parents to be their best selves, push their limits, and never hold back. As an original Summit X3 user herself, Robin designed the exclusive 'City Royalty' fashion with bold black fabrics and gold accents inspired by her home city, New York.
"Royalty is the theme of my limited-edition Summit X3 fashion. 'Chin Up, Crown On' is my mantra as a mother, executive, athlete, and more. The gold and black color story evokes the crown and the city that is our kingdom. There is no need to sacrifice style for function," said Robin Arzón.
Built with confidence so families can adventure together, Baby Jogger elevates traditional baby gear to be sleeker with an array of chic finishes and fabrics that encompass current trends seen in both the fashion and automotive industries. Robin's design of the Summit X3 includes a vegan leather harness cover and branding tag, and a one-of-a-kind city-grid print inspired by New York City and designed by a local artist. The Summit X3 jogging stroller also includes luxe features, innovations and details like:
- All-wheel suspension and pneumatic tires for a smooth ride on any terrain
- A hand-operated deceleration brake to keep you in control when heading downhill
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- A UV50+ canopy with peekaboo windows and reflective trim to protect baby from the sun
- Mesh side vents for improved airflow
"When selecting a jogging stroller, I thought about how I was going to use it with my family. Baby Jogger's Summit X3 was the jogger that came highest recommended when I was pregnant and is the jogging stroller I use with my daughter, Athena. What stands out to me most is that it provides a smooth ride and the ability to handle the wear, tear, and terrain as I traverse curbs, puddles, and city life," shared Robin.
The limited-edition City Royalty fashion of the Summit X3 Jogging Stroller is available now for pre-sale at AlbeeBaby.com, Strolleria.com and BuyBuyBaby.com (MSRP: $549.99). The stroller will be available for purchase on BabyJogger.com and specialty retail partners later this month.
For more details on the Baby Jogger Summit X3 Jogging Stroller in the City Royalty fashion, visit www.babyjogger.com and follow @babyjogger on Instagram and Facebook. Be sure to continue following Robin Arzón on her journey via Instagram (@robinnyc).
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Baby Jogger® products are crafted for active parents who want to share their adventures with their children. Since creating the very first jogging stroller in 1984, Baby Jogger® has expanded beyond joggers and created baby gear to feed every passion and lifestyle – strollers for travel or off-road adventures, lightweight car seats and slim highchairs to simplify city living. Baby Jogger® supports parents and kids living life to the fullest, cultivating curiosity, taking on new adventures and rounding the corner to their dreams. Baby Jogger® is owned by Newell Brands, a leading global consumer goods company.
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Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, FoodSaver, Calphalon, Sistema, Sharpie, Paper Mate, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer's, Yankee Candle, Graco, NUK, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Spontex, Coleman, Campingaz, Oster, Sunbeam and Mr. Coffee. Newell Brands' beloved, planet friendly brands enhance and brighten consumers' lives at home and outside by creating moments of joy, building confidence and providing peace of mind.
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Roy Keane has claimed that he expects Arsenal to miss out on the top-four once again this season.
The Gunners narrowly missed out on fourth in the final fixture of last term, with Spurs sealing the final place in the elite European competition, but that seemed an unlikely scenario going into the final weeks of the campaign.
Our implosion was painful, seeing us drop a points advantage when retaining a game in hand also, and we will now have to pick ourselves up to go again in the new term.
The feeling in north London is extremely confident at present however, with a number of impressive signings having bolstered our playing squad, and on the back of an impressive pre-season including some excessive wins over both Chelsea and Sevilla.
Keane isn’t feeling the same kind of confidence about our side however, and seems to claim after blowing our lead last term is a huge negative as we look to try and improve on our fifth place finish.
“I couldn’t agree more I think this [previous season] was their opportunity [to return to the Champions League],” Roy said via Football.London. “They blew it, they got into a great position, four, five games to go in the season you think they’re in pole position and they blew it.
“They couldn’t get over the line. They were poor, the Newcastle game was a real blow to them where they never turned up and the manager was quite critical of them after the game, some of the players were – senior ones – so you wouldn’t be putting any bets on Arsenal to finish top four next season because the other teams, Man United will better – you’d of thought. Tottenham will be stronger, you can’t see it, big setback.”
Assuming that Man United will be better is a regular hope for their fans, but we have seen many disappointments in previous seasons from them under a number of different managers. While it is easy to claim we blew it, you could also argue that we outshone expectations in even getting that close to the top four, and with a much-improved squad to play with this term, there is plenty of reason to feel more confident in ourselves.
This team should get better year on year as our youngsters continue to improve, and I feel like we will be in there challenging again come the end of the campaign, but how much others will improve is where the question marks come from.
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Joshua Ferrer, University of California, Los Angeles
(THE CONVERSATION) In the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and the spread of rumors that the election was stolen, Americans’ confidence in the integrity of the country’s electoral system is at an all-time low. A recent ABC News/Ipsos Poll found that 41% of Americans are not so confident, or not at all confident, in the integrity of the U.S. electoral system.
The once-obscure topic of election administration has made its way into news headlines across the country. Local election officials – those charged with running the country’s election contests – have faced harassment and even death threats.
Have these officials, as some charge now, used their authority to interfere with America’s democratic process? Do local election officials abuse their power?
The short answer, according to research I conducted with my UCLA colleagues, political scientists Igor Geyn and Daniel Thompson, is that they haven’t so far. Both Democratic and Republican election officials oversee elections with similar partisan outcomes, turnout rates and administrative policies.
No undue influence
In much of the U.S., elections are administered by partisan elected officials rather than nonpartisan bureaucrats.
These officials are selected by voters at the county or municipal level. Their responsibilities are wide-ranging and include registering voters, maintaining a registration list, hiring and training poll workers, selecting poll locations, printing ballots, acquiring election equipment, running early and absentee voting, educating voters, overseeing Election Day, tabulating votes, handling provisional ballots and certifying election results.
The potential for these officials to sway elections in their party’s favor seems obvious.
Legislators have waged hotly contested battles over voting laws, with the understood but rarely stated belief that making it easier or harder to vote will benefit their party at the ballot box.
The same reasoning – that making voting more or less difficult can affect election outcomes – holds true for those administering these laws. Local election officials have discretion over decisions such as the number of polling places to establish, early voting hours, registration list purges and accepting absentee and provisional ballots.
The past behavior of election officials provides clues to how Democratic and Republican clerks will act in the future. We studied more than 3,000 partisan local election officials from 1998 to 2018 in 1,313 counties across 21 states. We then examined the presidential elections they were responsible for administering.
We found that Democrats and Republicans serving similar counties oversee elections with similar results. When a Democratic election official is responsible for administering elections, the Democratic presidential candidate does not typically perform any better than if a Republican official administered that election. This is true across every year we studied from 2004 to 2020.
Democratic and Republican officials serving equivalent counties also oversee elections with similar levels of voter turnout. They even appear to make similar administrative decisions across many parts of the job, including the number of polling places opened, the share of votes they determine must be cast provisionally, the share of provisional ballots rejected, the percentage of eligible voters registered, the registration removal rate, the partisan balance of registrants and voter wait times.
Partisans behaving as nonpartisans
Why have local election officials not tipped elections in favor of their fellow party members on the ballot?
One explanation is that since these officials wish to win reelection, they constrain their own actions to avoid appearing too partisan. However, even when clerks are term-limited and thus have no need to win reelection, they do not provide their party a benefit.
Another explanation is that clerks of the same party have trouble working together to change election results. Openly boosting their party is difficult and will rarely make a difference in the outcome, so election officials individually decide not to tilt the results.
But this too seems not to explain the results. Clerks, we found, do not advantage their party even when it is easier to do so – such as in segregated or highly diverse counties, where clerks could use race to guess a voter’s party affiliation, or when it is most likely to alter electoral outcomes, such as in populous counties and competitive states, where more votes could be affected and fewer votes are needed to change the election result.
Instead, we believe that a combination of two factors has likely led partisan election officials to act in a nonpartisan manner. First, some research suggests that selecting different election policies, such as allowing or prohibiting no-excuse absentee voting, only modestly affects outcomes. Second, Democratic and Republican clerks have more similar election policy preferences than Democrats and Republicans in the public.
For example, even though Democrats and Republicans among the public sharply disagree over whether voters should be given more voting options or be allowed to vote only on Election Day, Democratic and Republican election officials both support providing more voting options. This may lead them to make similar administrative decisions.
They could simply be committed public servants who try their best to provide high-quality, nonpartisan election administration.
Challenges ahead
Our findings indicate that partisan local election officials have not typically or noticeably given their party an advantage.
It is still possible that a small number of local officials offer their party a large advantage or that chief election officials at the state level exert partisan influence on the process.
Additionally, the practice of selecting election officials through a partisan process is unpopular. A recent MIT survey found that 75% of both Democrats and Republicans support requiring that election officials be selected on a nonpartisan basis.
If the next generation of elections officials begin to resemble the more extreme positions of the public in their election policy beliefs, or recent state laws giving some power over local elections to partisan officials at the state level end up influencing local officials, there is no guarantee that partisan clerks will continue to administer elections neutrally.
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Cassian Andor and the Rebellion’s origins are the stars of the new trailer for new Disney Plus Star Wars series Andor. As the name implies, the show stars Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) as he and his compatriots take on the Galactic Empire in covert operations for the burgeoning Rebel Alliance. Andor will have two seasons, each with 12 episodes. The first season will bow on Disney Plus on Sept. 21, with a three-episode premiere.
Andor was previously scheduled to debut at the end of August, but Lucasfilm and Disney have apparently delayed the series. That will give Andor a bit of breathing room in a very crowded summer for streaming, with Marvel’s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law premiering on Aug. 17 and HBO Max’s House of the Dragon premiering just a few days later on Aug. 21.
Andor is set sometime between the fall of the Republic and Rogue One, and it covers a huge amount of time, starting with the early days of the Rebellion against the Galactic Empire, while also showing the earlier parts of Cassian’s life.
Rogue One fans will spot a handful of returning characters in the new Andor trailer, including Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera and Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma.
The show’s creator and writer, Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton), appeared during Star Wars Celebration to explain Andor’s two seasons. The first 12 episodes will essentially tell half of Cassian’s story with the Rebellion, while the second set of 12 episode will lead up to the very beginning of Rogue One. Gilroy also added that they are working on the second set of episodes now, which could mean a 2023 release. | https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/technology/star-wars-andor-trailer-shows-diego-luna-and-the-rebel-alliance/282347/ | 2022-08-01T14:29:17Z | https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/technology/star-wars-andor-trailer-shows-diego-luna-and-the-rebel-alliance/282347/ | true | 2 |
Governor Pedro Pierluisi said he was confident Congress will approve the bill proposing a federal plebiscite between statehood, independence, and free association but stressed that it is vital to continue efforts on the island and in Washington D.C. He also urged Democrats to contact Republicans and convince them to vote in favor of the measure. | https://www.elnuevodia.com/english/news/story/pedro-pierluisi-remains-confident-there-is-support-for-plebiscite-bill-in-congress/ | 2022-08-01T14:32:04Z | https://www.elnuevodia.com/english/news/story/pedro-pierluisi-remains-confident-there-is-support-for-plebiscite-bill-in-congress/ | true | null |
Kentucky governor: At least 30 dead in flooding
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear gave an update on the flooding situation Monday morning, confirming Monday that the death toll has risen to at least 30 after devastating flooding in eastern Kentucky.
He said they do know of additional bodies that have been recovered, but they cannot confirm those deaths at this time.
Authorities said 15 of the deaths are reported in Knott County. Four of those deaths are children. The governor said the oldest was in second grade.
Six deaths are confirmed in Breathitt County, three in Perry County, two in Letcher County and two in Clay County.
Beshear said the number of missing is in the hundreds. He said search and rescue crews are still running into areas difficult to access.
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He said more than 12,000 people are still without power, but that’s down from over 24,000 at the peak of the flooding.
“We have hundreds of millions of dollars of damage, hundreds of people displaced, but we are moving and moving fast,” said Beshear.
Kentucky State Police is responding to the areas of eastern Kentucky that are affected.
State parks, schools, churches and community centers across eastern Kentucky are sheltering Kentuckians displaced by flooding.
Beshear said the first travel trailers to help house people arrived in eastern Kentucky Saturday. He said Jenny Wiley State Park in Floyd County is full, but the trailers are there to help increase capacity.
There are 14 emergency shelters open, assisting 483 people.
Beshear said Friday morning President Joe Biden ordered federal aid to assist with recovery efforts in 13 eastern Kentucky counties.
He said he expects additional counties to be added to the federal declaration for individual assistance. He says the five counties that were initially named were because that’s where FEMA got to first.
Many organizations have taken the initiative to help those affected by the flooding.
“We want to make sure we wrap our arms around our eastern Kentucky brothers and sisters and make sure they are OK,” said Beshear.
Beshear said the No. 1 need right now is water, and you can go to the state’s flood resource website to see where to send those donations.
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LUKEW DONALD HAS been named Europe’s Ryder Cup captain for next year’s contest in Rome after Henrik Stenson was stripped of the role.
Stenson was appointed captain on 15 March, but the Swede’s tenure lasted just 127 days before he was sacked for breaking his contract by joining the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series.
Donald was on the winning side in all four of his Ryder Cup appearances as a player, including the record victories in 2004 and 2006 and 2012’s ‘Miracle at Medinah’, where he won the opening singles match against Bubba Watson.
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— Ryder Cup Europe (@RyderCupEurope) August 1, 2022
“It is truly one of the greatest honours that can be bestowed upon a golfer, to lead a team of your peers and be an ambassador for an entire continent.
“I feel extremely privileged to have been given that responsibility and it is a responsibility I do not take lightly.
“Some of my best experiences in golf have been in the Ryder Cup and I would not swap those for anything. It is an event like no other and I cannot wait to create more special memories in Italy next year.”
Donald’s appointment came just hours after Stenson pocketed 4.375 million US dollars (£3.5million) on his LIV debut, the 46-year-old winning the individual event and finishing second in the team competition at Trump National Golf Club.
That was described as “the greatest F/U in the history of Golf” on Twitter by Donald Trump Jr, whose father – former US president Donald Trump – owns the course in New Jersey.
Donald was on the winning side in 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2012 and was also a vice-captain to Thomas Bjorn for the 2018 win in Paris.
The 44-year-old’s first taste of defeat in the biennial contest came in the same role under Padraig Harrington at Whistling Straits last year, when the United States stormed to a record 19-9 victory.
Five members of the European team have defected to LIV – Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Paul Casey, Ian Poulter and Bernd Wiesberger – while Americans Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka have joined the controversial breakaway.
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DP World Tour members who played in the inaugural LIV Golf event were fined £100,000 and banned from competing in the Scottish Open.
However, following a hearing before Sport Resolutions (UK) days before play got under way at the Renaissance Club, Poulter, Adrian Otaegui and Justin Harding had the punishments temporarily stayed, pending determination of their substantive appeals.
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Aug 01, 2022 News
Kaieteur News- A teacher from Rose Hall Town, East Berbice early Sunday morning lost control of his car which crashed into a house killing
him instantly.
Dead is Sydney Cort, 39. He was reportedly returning home after a night out with friends. Traffic Officer in Berbice ASP Hassan told Kaieteur News that the accident occurred at approximately 01:40 am along the Chesney Public Road.
He disclosed that Cort was driving vehicle PZZ 4647 when he lost control and slammed into a GPL utility pole before crashing through the fence of a residence and hitting their car that was parked in the garage.
Sakeena Ali, who was sleeping, said she woke to a loud crashing noise and when she peered through her window she saw their garage collapsed on top of their parked car. She and her boyfriend ventured downstairs only to see their entire front fence, garage and their car damaged.
They also noticed the other vehicle in the other yard and they rushed to assist. By that time the police from Albion Police Station arrived and neighbours also showed up to assist Cort who was the only person in the vehicle at the time. “When we come downstairs, the car like it hit the post there, hit the fence, hit our car and it end up in the neighbour yard. It knock out the post also but we fix it,” Ali said.
Meanwhile, the wife of the dead man Trishanna Park-Cort said the last time she heard from or saw her husband was when he dropped her and their baby home around 21:00 hrs Saturday night. The woman said after he dropped them off, he left to meet up and hang with some friends.
“They were hanging out and then he left to go drop a friend home somewhere down the road then I just received a call saying come to the hospital and when I reached there he was already dead,” Park-Cort added. She described her husband as a selfless person who would give his best to anyone.
Aug 01, 2022
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Important topics and their relevance in UPSC CSE exam for August 1, 2022. If you missed the July 29, 2022 UPSC key from the Indian Express, read it here
FRONT PAGE
After searching his home for 9 hours, ED arrests Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut
Syllabus:
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Preliminary Examination: Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
Mains Examination:
• General Studies II: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.
• General Studies III: Money-laundering and its prevention
Key Points to Ponder:
• What’s the ongoing story- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut late on Sunday night. The ED conducted a search for over nine hours at Raut’s Bhandup residence, and then detained him for questioning in connection with a case of alleged money laundering linked to the redevelopment of a chawl project in a northern suburb of Mumbai.
• What is the Patra Chawl redevelopment project?
• What is the ED’s allegation?
• What does ED claim to have found during its probe?
• What went wrong with the project?
• What is the status of the project now?
• In recent years, the National Herald case, the alleged scam in West Bengal school recruitment, and now the Sanjay Raut case have all been handled by the Enforcement Directorate (ED)-Discuss role of the Enforcement Directorate
• Directorate of Enforcement (ED)-Role and Function
• Enforcement Directorate is a statutory body-True or False?
• Directorate of Enforcement (ED) comes under which Ministry or Organisation?
• The Directorate of Enforcement is a multi-disciplinary organization mandated with investigation of offence of money laundering and violations of foreign exchange laws. The statutory functions of the Directorate includes enforcement of certain acts-What are those acts?
• What makes Enforcement Directorate so powerful?
• The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)-Know key highlights
• The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA)- Know key highlights
• The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 (FEOA)- Know key highlights
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍ED, Raut, and Mumbai’s Patra Chawl case
📍ED’s journey from a small enforcement agency to becoming the ‘new CBI’
Rains, falling prices prompt farmers to shift from pulses to soyabean, cotton
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development
Mains Examination: General Studies III: Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country
Key Points to Ponder:
• What’s the ongoing story- A combination of lower realisations and good monsoon rains have led farmers to move away from pulses and plant more commercial crops, especially soyabean and cotton that are trading much higher than their minimum support prices (MSP).
• For your Information-According to the Union Agriculture Ministry’s latest compiled data as of July 29, farmers have so far sown 106.18 lakh hectares (lh) area under pulses in the current kharif cropping season from June 1. This is above last year’s corresponding area coverage of 103.23 lh.
• What were the important causes for Commercialisation of crops?
• Why farmers are diverted towards soyabean?
• Is soybean a cash crop?
• What are the major cash crops in India?
• Why MP is called soya state?
• Soybean-Know in detail (Kharif or Rabi)
• Soybean-Highest producing state in India
• Government of India’s Policy on Soybean-Procurement price, MSP etc.
• Importance of Soybean in Indian Economy
• Improving the standard of living of Soybean growing farmers in Vidarbha region
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍Area for pulses set to shrink in Maharashtra; cotton, soyabean to take their place
📍Explained: Why soyabean is key to Madhya Pradesh
Sanjay Arora is Delhi CP; Asthana says he expected extension
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.
Mains Examination: General Studies IV: Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems
Key Points to Ponder:
• What’s the ongoing story- The central government Sunday appointed Sanjay Arora, a 1988-batch Tamil Nadu cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, as the new Commissioner of the Delhi Police. Arora, the current Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), will take charge as Delhi Police Commissioner.
• Who appoints the commissioner of police in Delhi?
• IPS (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955-Know in Brief
• What is difference between Commissioner of Police and the Director-General of Police (DGP)?
• As per the Supreme Court order, states have to send names of senior police officers to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for being considered as probable candidates for the post of DGPs or police commissioners (as per applicability). In this regard, discuss the role of UPSC in the appointment of police commissioners?
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍Sanjay Arora, ITBP DG, takes charge as police chief today
📍UPSC to play this important role in appointment of DGPs, police commissioners, rules SC
GOVT & POLITICS
How Bharuch covered 100% beneficiaries under four welfare schemes
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
Mains Examination: General Studies II: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability
Key Points to Ponder:
• What’s the ongoing story- Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently praised the Bharuch district administration and the Gujarat Government for covering 100 percent beneficiaries in the district under four national schemes. The schemes are for widows and senior citizens and the district’s drive to enrol all beneficiaries was named “Utkarsh Pahel”.
• Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Vrudhhavasta Pension Yojana (IGRVPY)-Know in detail
• Niradhar Vrudh Sahay Yojana (NVSY)-Know in detail
• Ganga Swaroop Arthik Sahay Yojana (GSASY)-Know in detail
• Rashtriya Kutumb Sahay Yojana (RKSY)-Know in detail
• How Bharuch’s four welfare programs completely covered all beneficiaries-know the entire process
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍Maharashtra: A ‘golden record’ of citizens to transfer welfare benefits — and plan more
EXPLAINED
Chinese Rocket Crash and the Risks of Uncontrolled Re-Entry
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.
Mains Examination: General Studies III: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
Key Points to Ponder:
• What’s the ongoing story- Ending over a week of global anxiety and alarm, the debris from a large Chinese rocket – the Long March 5B — crashed to earth over the Pacific and the Indian oceans. As the 22-tonne core stage of the rocket hurtled uncontrollably back to earth, there had been fears that it might hit a populated area.
• What is an uncontrolled re-entry?
• Why is it difficult to track uncontrolled descents?
• Are there laws regulating space junk?
• The Space Liability Convention of 1972-Know in Detail
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍Nasa criticises China after space rocket makes uncontrolled return to Earth
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
Mains Examination: General Studies III: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment.
Key Points to Ponder:
• What’s the ongoing story- In 1993-94, agriculture accounted for close to 62% of the country’s employed labour force. That proportion – based on data from the National Statistical Office’s Periodic Labour Force (previously known as ‘employment and unemployment’) Surveys – dropped almost six percentage points by 2004-05 and even more (9 percentage points) over the next seven years. The declining trend continued, albeit at a slower pace, in the subsequent seven as well.
• Do you Know- Overall, between 1993-94 and 2018-19, agriculture’s share in India’s workforce came down from 61.9% to 41.4%. That isn’t insignificant. It is estimated that given its level of per capita GDP in 2018 – and comparing with the average for other countries in the same income bracket – India’s farm sector should be employing 33-34% of the total workforce. 41.4% may not be a substantial deviation from the average.
• How Weak structural transformation is one of the reason behind few people now in agriculture?
• Why the share of manufacturing (and mining) in total employment has actually fallen along with that of agriculture?
• What is Kuznets theory?
• What is Kuznets view of structural changes in the development process?
• Relevance of Kuznets theory and the structural transformation process in India-Connect the dots
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍Explained: The fall in unemployment rate in the 2020-21 labour survey, what it means
PM and President’s photos in govt ads: SC ruling, HC interpretation
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
Mains Examination: General Studies II: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
Key Points to Ponder:
• What’s the ongoing story- The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu government to include the photographs of the President of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in advertisements on the 44th Chess Olympiad underway in Chennai. The HC relied on a 2015 Supreme Court ruling that issued guidelines on government spending on advertisements.
• What was the 2015 Supreme Court ruling?
• In Common Cause v Union of India, 2015, the Supreme Court had set up a committee to suggest a better policy- What did the committee suggest?
• What did the Supreme Court rule?
• What about photographs in advertisements?
• What are the takeaways from the SC and HC verdicts?
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍Use photos of President, PM Modi in ads of Chess Olympiad: Madras HC
THE IDEAS PAGE
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development
Mains Examination: General Studies III: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment.
Key Points to Ponder:
• What’s the ongoing story– Ashok Gulati and Manish Kumar Prasad write: Monetary policy cannot bring food inflation under control. Curbing inflation in tomatoes, onions and potatoes requires streamlining their value chains.
• The RBI’s major policy tool, the repo rate, has already been hiked by 90 basis points, raising it to 4.9 per cent in June. It is likely to rise to at least 5.5 per cent, if not more, over the course of this financial year. But why this will this be enough to tame inflation
• For Your Information-The CPI basket in India comprises of 299 commodities grouped into six major categories. The food and beverages group has a weight of 45.86 per cent (with food at 39.06 per cent, prepared meals at 5.55 per cent and non-alcoholic beverages at 1.26 per cent). The consumer food price inflation (CFPI) was at 7.75 per cent in June, a bit higher than overall CPI inflation.
• What factor distinguishes Indian inflation from many other developed countries?
• Why out of the 299 commodities that comprise CPI, the highest contributor to overall inflation was tomatoes at 8.9 per cent?
• What can the RBI’s repo rate hikes do to contain the troubles coming from tomatoes?
• The real solution to tomato inflation may lie beyond the ambit of the RBI-Analyse this statement
• How linking tomato value chains to processing of at least 10 per cent of tomato production into tomato paste and puree during bumper years will help farmers to stabilise their incomes and avoid the typical cobweb problem they face in case of perishables?
• ‘Operation Green’ and tomatoes, onions and potatoes-Know in detail
• What is Inflation?
• Know the Types of Inflation like Moderate Inflation, Galloping Inflation, Hyper-Inflation, Stagflation, Deflation, Core Inflation etc.
• What are the causes of Inflation in the present situation
• How Inflation is Measured in India?
• What is the Long term, Medium Term and Short-term impact of Inflation?
• New Standard for Measuring Inflation in India and Old Standard for Measuring Inflation-Key Differences
• Steps or Measures Taken by GOI to Control Inflation
• What do you understand by Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and Consumer Price Index? WPI and CPI is published by whom?
• What is the Monetary Policy Committee?
• The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is a Statutory Body-True or False?
• What is the Primary Objective of monetary policy in India?
• There are several direct and indirect instruments that are used for implementing monetary policy-What are they?
• What is REPO rate?
• What is Current Repo Rate?
• What’s the RBI assessment on inflation?
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
ECONOMY
Electoral bonds: Parties mop up over Rs.10,000 cr. since 2018
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Indian Polity and Governance
Main Examination: General Studies II: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability
Key Points to Ponder:
• What’s the ongoing story– Donations to political parties through electoral bonds (EBs) have crossed the Rs 10,000-crore mark, with parties getting another Rs 389.5 crore through such bonds in the 21st sale of EBs conducted between July 1 and 10, according to data available from State Bank of India (SBI).
• What are Electoral Bonds?
• Electoral Bonds-Key Features
• Which Bank is the only bank authorised to sell Electoral Bonds?
• Electoral Bonds and associated issues
• When are the bonds available for purchase?
• Are electoral bonds taxable?
• Why were electoral bonds introduced in India?
• Why are electoral bonds being so vehemently opposed by transparency activists?
• How popular are electoral bonds as a route of donation?
• What does the Supreme Court have to say on electoral bonds?
• What is the Election Commission’s stand on electoral bonds?
• Reserve Bank of India on electoral bonds scheme?
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍Explained: Why the electoral bonds scheme has been challenged in Supreme Court
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AITKIN, Minn. (AP) — A trial in Minnesota is expected to decide whether a woman's human rights were violated when a pharmacist denied her request in 2019 to fill a prescription for emergency contraception.
Andrea Anderson, a mother of five from McGregor, sued under the Minnesota Human Rights Act after the pharmacist, based on his religious beliefs, refused to accommodate her request. State law prohibits discrimination based on sex, including issues related to pregnancy and childbirth.
The trial in the civil case comes amid national political debate about contraception under federal law with the U.S. House last week passing a bill that would guarantee the right to contraception. Democrats pushed through the measure in response to concerns a conservative U.S. Supreme Court that already erased federal abortion rights could go further and limit the use of contraception.
Jury selection in Aitkin County was scheduled to start Monday, with the case expected to conclude before the end of the week.
Anderson brought her prescription for a morning-after pill to the Thrifty White pharmacy in McGregor in January 2019, the Star Tribune reported. Longtime pharmacist George Badeaux told her he could not fill the prescription based on his beliefs, but that a pharmacist working the following day could fill it if a snowstorm didn’t prevent the pharmacist from getting to work.
Anderson eventually got her prescription filled at a pharmacy in Brainerd, making the round-trip of more than 100 miles (161 kilometers) in wintry driving conditions.
Because the case is filed under the state's Human Rights Act, Aitkin County District Judge David Hermerding said Badeaux cannot raise federal constitutional issues such as freedom of religion at the trial.
“The issue for the jury is not defendant’s constitutional rights,” the judge wrote. “It is whether he deliberately misled, obfuscated and blocked Ms. Anderson’s path to obtaining" emergency contraception.
Badeaux will be allowed to explain his religious beliefs to the jury, the judge ruled, “but not in such a manner as to confuse the jury into thinking this is a religious freedom contest.” | https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/article/Minnesota-case-weighs-right-to-emergency-17342728.php | 2022-08-01T14:39:16Z | https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/article/Minnesota-case-weighs-right-to-emergency-17342728.php | false | 19 |
Zomato enters cash conservation mode, to cross-leverage customers for Blinkit
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Limited reported net losses of Rs 186 crore for the first quarter of FY2023—a 48% reduction from the comparable quarter last year when the foodtech unicorn reported Rs 360 crore in losses. The total revenue from operations grew to Rs 141.4 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to Rs 844.4 crore reported for the year-ago quarter.
“...there is no plan to make any more minority investments as we are in cash conservation mode, and are busy executing what we already have on our plates right now,” said Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal in filings made with the BSE.
The company reported adjusted revenue of Rs 1,470 crore for its food delivery business for Q1 FY2023, compared to Rs 1,030 crore for the year-ago quarter. Its business-to-business (B2B) offering, Hyperpure, contributed Rs 270 crore to the adjusted revenue for Q1 FY2023, with other businesses contributing Rs 70 crore.
Deepinder said that Hyperpure was likely to grow beyond being a supply partner to restaurants. “As we expand into quick commerce, the capabilities we have built in Hyperpure will also come in handy. Hence, there is a long runway for growth here,” he added, mentioning the acquisition of quick commerce app Blinkit, which was announced in June 2022.
Zomato paid nearly $568 million for
in June to acquire the remaining stake in the quick commerce entity. Zomato already owned a 9% stake in the company before the acquisition.Deepinder also defended Zomato’s decision to acquire Blinkit, adding that the company followed “rigorous and detailed due diligence, deliberations and negotiations” before agreeing to the transaction.
The Blinkit business reported an order volume of 83 lakh for the month of July 2022, compared to 79 lakh in May 2022. The revenue for July 2022 stood at Rs 75 crore, compared to Rs 58 crore in May 2022. The company didn't share the metrics for June
In EBITDA terms, the food delivery business registered breakeven during Q1 FY2023.
“Growth in revenue was driven by nearly 10% quarter-on-quarter growth in Gross Order Value (GOV) to Rs 6,430 crore in Q1 FY2023 and growth in revenue per order,” said Akshant Goyal, CFO at Zomato Limited, in market filings. He added that growth in order volumes and minor growth in average order value contributed to the growth in GOV.
Zomato CEO Deepinder said in the filings that monthly transacting customers are likely to drive growth in the upcoming quarters. According to the filings, the average number of monthly transacting customers for the app stood at 1.7 crore during Q1 FY 2023, compared to 1.23 crore in the year-ago quarter.
After the go-ahead from the regulator, Zomato plans on cross-leveraging Zomato’s customer base for Blinkit and vice-versa, said Deepinder in the filings.
“As stated earlier, we believe that in India, super brands will work better than super apps. Which means that the Blinkit app will continue to operate independently. We will also start working on integrating the delivery fleet back-ends which should drive higher delivery efficiency over time,” he added.
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DALLAS, August 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AMERICA FIRST INSURANCE Group
After over a year in development, we are pleased to announce America's first conservative, nationally licensed insurance group called: America First Insurance Group ("AFIG"). As America's conservative insurance group, AFIG is committed to providing simple, high quality, and affordable insurance solutions, while fighting tirelessly for the shared values we believe in.
The initial suite of insurance and health-related products went live on the 4th of July 2022. These products include Life Insurance, Auto Insurance, Homeowners Insurance, Renters Insurance, Umbrella Liability, a Faith-Based Health Sharing plan, an Rx Savings plan, Home Warranty, and Legal Insurance. In the coming months, AFIG will introduce Pet Insurance, Medicare Supplement & Medicare Advantage plans, and Cancer Insurance.
Tony Lani, CEO of America First Insurance Group says, "America First Insurance cares about you, our shared values, and our country. Fight the left by having the right insurance through America First Insurance."
In describing what makes this business model so unique, Lani continued: "Through partnerships with high-profile media influencers who will help us reach our conservative audience, we promise to deliver affordable protection, advice, advocacy, convenience, and transparency."
A portion of every dollar AFIG earns in profit will be donated to organizations who serve Veterans, First Responders, and Faith-Based Organizations.
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CREST provides commercially defensible scoping, delivery and sign-off recommendations for penetration tests
ROSELAND, N.J., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CREST, the international not-for-profit, membership body representing the global cyber security industry, has announced the release of its CREST Defensible Penetration Test, a specification that provides recommendations on how penetration tests should be scoped, delivered and signed off. With significant growth in the numbers of penetration tests being carried out around the world, the need to define best practice has become increasingly important. CREST has worked alongside industry recognized and peer-selected experts to define a minimum set of expectations associated with a penetration test.
The guidance focuses on defining a CREST Defensible Penetration Test and is designed to help service providers and their clients to work more effectively together to conduct penetration tests.
"A CREST Defensible Penetration Test provides flexibility built around a minimum set of expectations that will drive better outcomes for buyers across the globe," explained Rowland Johnson, CREST President. "It provides the industry with a much needed commercially defensible assurance activity that is appropriately scoped, executed and signed off."
Across the globe it is widely acknowledged that the definitions, practices and expectations associated with a penetration test are inconsistent and fluid. This makes it difficult to define or parameterize a series of activities that looks at all possible requirements, engagements or scenarios. For example, a penetration test may need to assess a mobile phone at one end of the spectrum or an aircraft carrier at the other.
This new CREST guidance provides a best practice framework for penetration test defensibility and an assurance of penetration tester competence. It will help organizations that are looking to procure penetration testing services and organizations that deliver penetration testing services.
Only when the following three elements are satisfied, will the CREST Defensible Penetration Test be commercially defensible:
- The need for penetration testing service providers to have appropriate policies, procedures, practices and methodologies
- The need for all individuals involved in a penetration test to have appropriate levels of skills, experience and competency
- The need for penetration testing service providers and the individuals conducting the assessment to work towards a defined and agreed test specification
More information on the CREST Defensible Penetration Test is available at: Implementation & Procurement Guides - CREST (crest-approved.org)
About CREST
CREST is an international not-for-profit, membership body representing the global cyber security industry. Its goal is to help create a secure digital world for all by quality assuring its members and delivering professional certifications to the cyber security industry.
CREST accredits almost 300 member companies, operating across dozens of countries, and certifies thousands of professionals worldwide. It works with governments, regulators, academe, training partners, professional bodies and other stakeholders around the world.
CREST members undergo a rigorous quality assurance process and employ competent professionals. Organizations buying their cyber security services from CREST members do so with confidence.
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By Xavier Fontdegloria
Manufacturing activity in the U.S. grew at the slowest pace in two years in July, driven by further declines in new orders, as concerns over inflation and about a potential recession turned businesses cautious.
The Institute for Supply Management said Monday that its index of manufacturing activity fell slightly to 52.8 in July from 53.0 in June, the lowest level since June 2020.
The index, which is based on a poll among manufacturers across the U.S., signals that activity in the factory sector barely expanded over the month as the reading came in slightly above the 50.0 point threshold that suggests growth.
Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal expected the index to come in at 52.1.
The U.S. manufacturing sector continues expanding, though slightly less so in July, as new order rates continue to contract, supplier deliveries improve and prices soften to acceptable levels, said Timothy Fiore, chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee.
Recent data from the manufacturing sector signal that conditions in the sector are deteriorating as demand weakens and after a strong run in the last two years. However, the volume of backlogged orders due to supply-chain disruptions should continue to support activity in the months ahead, economists say.
Demand for manufacturers showed signs of weakening in July, according to the survey. The new orders index remained at contraction territory for a second month, falling to 48.0 from 49.2 in June.
Despite the decline in new orders, sentiment remained optimistic regarding demand, with six positive growth comments for every cautious comment. "Panelists are now expressing concern about a softening in the economy, as new order rates contracted for the second month amid developing anxiety about excess inventory in the supply chain," Mr. Fiore said.
The production index fell to 53.5 from 54.9, suggesting manufacturing output continued to grow over the month.
The employment index increased to 49.9 from 47.3 the prior month, in a sign that hiring was broadly stable.
"Companies continue to hire at strong rates, with few indications of layoffs, hiring freezes or headcount reduction through attrition," Mr. Fiore said. "Panelists reported higher rates of quits, reversing June's positive trend," he said.
The survey added to signs of easing supply chain bottlenecks even as these remain far from being fully cleared.
The supplier deliveries index fell to 55.2 from 57.3, in a sign that bottlenecks continued to constrain production expansion, but to a significantly lesser extent compared to June.
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New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ – Get Rating) by 0.2% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 18,284 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 42 shares during the period. Invesco QQQ Trust makes up 1.1% of New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Invesco QQQ Trust were worth $6,218,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cooper Financial Group raised its holdings in Invesco QQQ Trust by 22.2% during the 1st quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 5,551 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,013,000 after buying an additional 1,009 shares during the period. Ascent Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Invesco QQQ Trust in the fourth quarter worth approximately $542,000. Whittier Trust Co. raised its holdings in shares of Invesco QQQ Trust by 15.2% during the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 41,916 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,195,000 after acquiring an additional 5,533 shares during the period. C2C Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Invesco QQQ Trust in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $463,000. Finally, Simon Quick Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Invesco QQQ Trust by 54.8% in the 1st quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 4,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,685,000 after purchasing an additional 1,646 shares during the period. 42.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Invesco QQQ Trust Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:QQQ opened at $313.95 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $293.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $323.76. Invesco QQQ Trust has a 12-month low of $269.28 and a 12-month high of $408.71.
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Grading every NHL team's left wing depth
Starting today, we will unveil a multi-piece series grading every team’s lineup across the positional groups in tiered fashion. We will analyze the depth charts across all positions and create talent tiers for all 32 franchises. For the opener, we will start at left wing.
By Travis Yost
The National Hockey League calendar goes eerily quiet every August. For many, it’s a brief respite in anticipation of another lengthy hockey season. At TSN, such a break is the perfect opportunity to spend some time dissecting rosters in finer detail.
Starting today, we will unveil a multi-piece series grading every team’s lineup across the positional groups in tiered fashion. We will analyze the depth charts across all positions and create talent tiers for all 32 franchises. For the opener, we will start at left wing. A few housekeeping notes before we get into the piece:
-The tiered approach is meant to bucket teams with similar talent profiles at a given position.
-Position changes (intra-year and during off-seasons) are rather common in the NHL, and in one season, a left wing may see more minutes at centre or vice versa. We scraped the depth charts of two public databases (CBS and CapFriendly), reconciled them against positional usage in prior seasons, and in a handful of cases, made some forecast changes or educated guesses in anticipation of what coaching staffs may do in the upcoming year. Positional volatility only impacts the forward group, so we will manage through each carefully.
-Player contributions will be measured in Goals Above Replacement, which isolates player performance into the following pertinent categories: value added offensively and defensively at even-strength, value added across special teams play (if applicable), and value added by way of drawing and taking penalties. Last year’s leaders, for your brief sanity check, include Johnny Gaudreau, Toronto’s Auston Matthews, and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid.
-We will use a weighted system for 2022-23 expectations. Top-six wingers generally play about 62 per cent of all available minutes; bottom-six wingers play the remaining 38 per cent of available minutes.
Let’s get started:
Tier 5, In Trouble: Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks
You could call this tier the ‘we were dominant franchises a decade ago and are now in the throes of a multi-year rebuild’ (San Jose and Chicago), ‘pretending we aren’t but are’ (Philadelphia), and ‘emerging’ (Los Angeles). Across the sixteen expected regular left-wingers within these four teams, we have reasonably high expectations for two of them: Chicago’s Andreas Athanasiou, and San Jose’s Timo Meier.
With how much talent exists league-wide at the position, these depth charts are relatively very weak on offensive firepower, and there are a bunch of penalty magnets within the bottom-six that force their teams into penalty killing situations more than their head coach would like. The saving grace for a team like the Kings is they have plenty of strength around the rest of their lineup, which offsets an obvious positional weakness. For the other three teams, it’s a primary reason why they’ll struggle all season long. Oh, and I did I mention Meier is a restricted free agent at the end of the year?
Tier 4, Underperform: Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins
There is certainly less fat within this group relative to your tier five teams, but noticeable missing is still the top-end firepower. We have seen electric seasons from Anaheim’s Adam Henrique (always productive, but with availability concerns), Arizona’s Clayton Keller (fresh off a point-per-game season), and Pittsburgh’s Jake Guentzel (40 goals last year!) in prior seasons, but it feels like this small group of players are carrying the lion’s share of production at the position for their respective teams.
I think one of the interesting depth charts to follow in this group heading into next season is Montreal. The Canadiens continue to rave over Cole Caufield and his shooting ability, and Evgenii Dadonov – who never developed much favour down in Vegas – is still a very capable playmaking middle-six forward, even at the age of 33. For a truly rebuilding team like the Canadiens, there is a decent amount of talent here, but I think it does hinge on a player like Caufield being a more productive two-way winger in his second season. He’s certainly going to get the minutes to prove it.
Speaking of make-or-break type of seasons: Buffalo’s Peyton Krebs, he of the famous Jack Eichel trade return package. Alex Tuch has fit in like a glove with Buffalo, and was a key reason why the Sabres were so competitive down the stretch last year. Krebs didn’t have the same sort of fortune, struggling and routinely out-scored on lines featuring Dylan Cozens and Vinnie Hinostroza. Krebs is still just 21-years of age, but expectations for the former first-round pick remain high, and he’s going to get a big shot on a Sabres team that aims to be more competitive in a top-heavy Atlantic division.
Tier 3, Average: Tampa Bay Lightning, Detroit Red Wings, Washington Capitals, Ottawa Senators, Winnipeg Jets, Vegas Golden Knights, Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers
I want to start with a team that shouldn’t be in this group, and that’s the Winnipeg Jets. The Kyle Connor and Nikolaj Ehlers tandem at the wing position is effectively as good as it gets – you are talking about two players who combined for 75 goals last season, and Ehlers only played 62 games. They are remarkable playmakers and scorers, and the key reason why Winnipeg’s top-six can still be ferocious, even as the rest of the group’s future remains ambiguous as ever.
Jets fans know this all too well, but they are a great example of how poor depth can undermine broader team outcomes. Whether it’s Morgan Barron, Jansen Harkins, or a number of other options in the pipeline, expectations for production from this bottom-six group is muted. Harkins had just 40 per cent of the goal share a season ago. Barron? 38 per cent. Kristian Vesalainen? 37 per cent. The departed Zach Sanford? 44 per cent. You get the point.
They aren’t alone in this category either – lines anchored by Artemi Panarin routinely out-scored (+22) the competition, with the rest of the team treading near break-even (+3). In a hard cap league you can’t spend everywhere, but the Rangers, like the Jets, need a lot more punching power from their bottom-six forwards, particularly at the wing position.
On a brighter note: two Atlantic division teams in Ottawa and Detroit have made huge investments at this position. The Senators bringing in 41-goal scorer Alex DeBrincat gives them a ferocious top-six, whereas Detroit has four reliable left-wing options, including Tyler Bertuzzi, Jakub Vrana, Dominik Kubalik, and Adam Erne that head coach Derek Lalonde will surely play with. I think this is a very intriguing group and, with some improvement at the centre position, could surprise to the upside next year.
Tier 2, Outperform: Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks
The outperformance tier is loaded with top-end talent and competency at the depth positions, but I think more than anything I am blown away with how many skilled players changed teams in this group. Calgary’s Jonathan Huberdeau, Carolina’s Max Pacioretty, Columbus’ Johnny Gaudreau, Dallas’ Mason Marchment, New Jersey’s Ondrej Palat, and Vancouver’s Ilya Mikheyev are all top-six attackers in this league right now.
And, more to the point of this exercise, remember how tier five had just two players across four teams we expected to have impact seasons? Across these ten teams, we expect at least 13 of these players to grade very well, and that ignores another obvious point: there are an abundance of forwards on these lists who aren’t going to lose in their respective minutes, and in a hard-cap league, playing to break-even performance on cheap contracts is nothing to sneeze at.
The most intriguing team in this group, in large part because they are an offensive enigma on most nights, is Dallas. The Stars finished just 21st in scoring last season, and was out-scored over the course of the season despite qualifying for the playoffs. And, let’s be honest, the hockey was structurally painful to watch from time to time.
However, 23-year old Jason Robertson exploded onto the scene last year. Robertson’s 41 goals and 38 assists felt effortless, and he established himself quickly as one of the league’s most impressive attackers. Moreover, it was clear that Robertson was the player stirring the drink, so to speak, on his line: as went Robertson’s play, linemates Joe Pavelski and Roope Hintz followed. Not common you see left-wingers drive the performance of lines unless they are exceptional, and Robertson was last year.
Adding the 27-year old Marchment in free agency after his breakout second season gives the Stars two dangerous attackers inside of their top-six, though the Stars are hinging their hopes that neither Robertson nor Marchment had fluky breakout years. If Robertson and Marchment can replicate what they did last season this season, this Stars group is actually knocking on the door of elite status. Big if, but this is a positional group to watch come October.
One other team I’m keeping an eye on in this group is Carolina with Pacioretty in the fold. The Hurricanes took advantage of Vegas’ cap situation and added the sniper for free (also known as “future considerations”); it gives them redundancy and optionality around Andrei Svechnikov that the team may have not have had in prior seasons.
Tier 1, Elite: Florida Panthers, Seattle Kraken, St. Louis Blues
Three teams, with deep offensive firepower, and very few – if any – holes at the position. Not a single winger on this list figures to be replacement-level calibre or below. And for top-end performance, we have five players who we are keeping an eye on for breakout seasons or continuance of breakout seasons: Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe, Seattle’s Jared McCann, and St. Louis’ Brandon Saad and Pavel Buchnevich.
I think the most debatable group of the three is Florida. I don’t think you can discount how dominant a player Tkachuk is – whether you’re watching video, looking up counting stats (I remind you, Tkachuk had a whopping 104-points last season, 8th highest in the NHL), or underlying numbers that give him even added credit for his ability to draw penalties. He’s a superstar in this league. And it’s not a surprise the Panthers didn’t blink trading a franchise name like Huberdeau for Tkachuk’s services, and his whopper of a new contract.
Behind him is Verhaeghe, who on a regular line with Aleksander Barkov and Anthony Duclair, outscored opponents to the tune of 26 goals a season ago. Florida, despite the changes across the lineup, won’t have any difficulty scoring this year. But for this group to entrench itself in elite status, they’ll need strong seasons from the likes of Ryan Lomberg and Nick Cousins behind them.
One last note, this one on the Kraken: adding Oliver Bjorkstrand for such a minimal cost was highway robbery, and I’d argue the Kraken have the deepest left-wing position in terms of skill across all 32 teams. Seattle was a tough watch in their inaugural season, but you look at a depth chart like this and have real reason for excitement – I think it’s the best four-player group of all 32 teams. The notion a player of Bjorkstrand’s capabilities could see third-line minutes speaks to how good the likes of Schwartz and McCann are. And, maybe, to a better second year in Seattle.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait on Monday announced the formation of a new government to defuse a protracted political feud blocking economic reforms in the oil-rich state.
Kuwait’s newly-appointed prime minister, Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Sabah, will lead the 12-member Cabinet until the dissolution of parliament ahead of early elections, the country’s state-run news agency, KUNA, reported. The date of the vote has yet to be announced.
It represents Kuwait’s fifth government in the last two years, as the country’s emir-appointed Cabinet and elected parliament battle over power-sharing. Some ministers from previous administrations were reappointed to their posts, including Abduwahab al-Rushaid, the outspoken finance minister known for his criticism of the government’s fiscal policies. The ministers will take over from the caretaker government that had submitted its resignation over three months ago.
Unique among Gulf Arab sheikhdoms, Kuwait’s raucous elected parliament wields genuine power. But the political disputes have paralyzed decision-making in the crucial OPEC state, creating major budgetary problems during the low oil prices of the coronavirus pandemic.
In a bid to break the deadlock and placate opposition lawmakers frustrated with the prime minister and the political paralysis, Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmed Al Jaber earlier this summer announced he would dissolve parliament and call snap legislative elections.
Last week, the country named the ruling emir’s son, Sheikh Ahmad, as the new prime minister. The 66-year-old former deputy prime minister and interior minister was widely seen as a conservative yet popular choice. | https://www.upmatters.com/news/international/ap-international/kuwait-announces-formation-of-new-cabinet-to-defuse-crisis/ | 2022-08-01T14:48:34Z | https://www.upmatters.com/news/international/ap-international/kuwait-announces-formation-of-new-cabinet-to-defuse-crisis/ | false | 37 |
Leveraging insights that 85% of cannabis consumers consider product quality to be an important factor in their purchasing decision, 1 the Company is releasing a range of new, premium flower offerings throughout the summer from 7ACRES and Doja, two premium brands renowned for their commitment to producing high quality cannabis. With these new releases, Canopy expands its premium flower options that deliver on the quality, genetics, and innovation that cannabis connoisseurs demand.
Grown by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts, 7ACRES is committed to producing the best premium cannabis for the community and is continuously focused on updating and innovating cultivation and improving processing techniques, with each harvest striving for better aroma, appearance, size, and flavour. The brand's spirit of continuous improvement was evident in its early-summer release of Jack Haze Bubble Hash Infused pre-roll joints, the brand's first in this format. The latest releases from 7ACRES include 7ACRES Platinum Kush Breath, a new 3.5g dried flower offering with a unique aroma and flavour profile, and a new infused pre-rolled joint offering made with 7ACRES Papaya flower and bubble hash.
Doja, a top-selling brand born in British Columbia and known for its premium, hand-crafted flower, cultivates cannabis using methods true to its decades-long legacy of growing in BC's Okanagan Valley. One of its top-selling strains, Doja 91K , recently became available in 14g, the brand's first-ever large format premium offering for the recreational market, driven by high customer demand. The latest releases from Doja include three new 3.5g flower offerings with high potency and flavourful aroma: Doja OG Deluxe, Doja Fresh Biscotti, and Doja Okanagan Grown Blackberry Cream.
"Cannabis connoisseurs know what they want: premium products that over-deliver on aroma and flavour, while still hitting the THC mark," said Julian Cohen , Chief Innovation Officer at Canopy Growth. "Our focus on innovation allows us to give consumers the enhanced quality attributes and range of products they're looking for. As Canadians from coast-to-coast prepare for the long weekend, we're excited to offer them new premium options to enjoy at home or at their favourite summer destination."
Canopy Growth's new premium flower offerings will arrive in retail cannabis locations and on eCommerce sites across Canada throughout the summer, with select products available in certain regions and for a limited time only. A full product list with descriptions can be found below.
- 7ACRES Platinum Kush Breath 3.5g : 7ACRES Platinum Kush Breath is a high THC, high terpene indica-dominant hybrid with a beautiful dense bud structure and abundant trichome coverage. This cultivar exhibits a flavourful and complex aromatic profile of sweet lemon, fruity berry, funky earth, and a hint of black pepper.
- 7ACRES Papaya Bubble Hash Infused Pre-Rolled Joints (1g) : 7ACRES Papaya Bubble Hash Infused Pre-Rolls are made using an infusion of Papaya bubble hash to deliver a pre-roll with boosted potency and increased flavour for an elevated smoking experience. This infusion emboldens Papaya's tropical flavour profile of exotic fruits and earthy spice.
- Doja OG Deluxe 3.5g : Doja OG Deluxe is a high THC hybrid strain bred from a unique lineage of OGKB x Triangle Kush crossed with Triangle Kush x Josh D OG. This cultivar's terpene profile is highlighted by dominant amounts of terpinolene and caryophyllene. This strain emits a fruity, gassy, and spicy aroma profile with heavy OG characteristics.
- Doja Fresh Biscotti 3.5g : Doja Fresh Biscotti is an exotic hybrid strain created by crossing Fresh Water Taffy and Biscotti Sundae. This cultivar is known to have a hoppy, citrusy, and peppery aroma, with the dominant terpenes including myrcene and caryophyllene.
- Doja Okanagan Grown Blackberry Cream 3.5g (exclusive to British Columbia ): Doja Okanagan Grown Blackberry Cream is an exotic indica-dominant cross of Blackberry Kush and Cookies N Cream. This cultivar is known to produce purple-toned buds with amber pistils. This high-THC cultivar features a sweet, blackberry and creamy aroma profile.
About Canopy Growth
Canopy Growth (TSX: WEED) (NASDAQ: CGC) is a world-leading diversified cannabis and cannabinoid-based consumer product company, driven by a passion to improve lives, end prohibition, and strengthen communities by unleashing the full potential of cannabis. Leveraging consumer insights and innovation, Canopy Growth offers product varieties in high-quality dried flower, oil, softgel capsule, infused beverage, edible, and topical formats, as well as vaporizer devices by Canopy Growth and industry-leader Storz & Bickel. Canopy Growth's global medical brand, Spectrum Therapeutics, sells a range of full-spectrum products using its colour-coded classification system and is a market leader in both Canada and Germany. Through Canopy Growth's award-winning Tweed and Tokyo Smoke banners, Canopy Growth reaches its adult-use consumers and has built a loyal following by focusing on top quality products and meaningful customer relationships. Canopy Growth has entered into the health and wellness consumer space in key markets including Canada, the United States , and Europe through BioSteel sports nutrition, and This Works skin and sleep solutions; and has introduced additional hemp derived CBD products to the United States through its First & Free and Martha Stewart CBD brands. Canopy Growth has an established partnership with Fortune 500 alcohol leader Constellation Brands.
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WACO, Texas (KWTX) - On Aug. 1, the City of Waco will start enforcing the water conservation plan. Stage two of Waco’s water conservation plan went into effect on July 13; At that time the lake sat at 70.5% capacity. Now, 19 days in, Lake Waco sits at 67.3%...
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ARRESTED: Police capture Texas hitchhiker wanted for murder
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Austin police sergeant suspended for not securing January crime scene
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Blaccent hosting first annual Night Out block party in Waco
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Temple Police searching for runaway teen
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Waco PD investigates fatal crash on Loop 340
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Austin ISD selects first Black chief to lead district police department
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Amid water restrictions Waco party rental businesses see bookings dip
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State of Texas: ‘State of emergency’ – lawmaker vows action to help renters without A/C
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Suspect sought in Killeen indecent exposure case
KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) – The Killeen Police Department’s Special Victims Unit needs your help identifying a suspect in a case of Indecent Exposure. Killeen PD said on social media Friday afternoon that it has received multiple reports in reference to a man exposing himself around town. In one instance, a citizen was able to get a photograph of the man.
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MOLINE, Ill., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) announced today that former BorgWarner and Ford Motor Company executive, Felecia Pryor will join its senior leadership team as Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer effective August 15.
In this newly created role, Pryor will have responsibility for the company's human resources, labor relations, enterprise security, aviation, and brand and communications functions. She will report directly to John May, Deere & Company chairman and chief executive officer.
Pryor joins Deere with nearly two decades of experience in human resources and related fields at BorgWarner, Inc., and Ford Motor Company. In her most recent position, she was executive vice president and chief human resources officer at BorgWarner. Earlier, she was vice president of human resources at the company's Morse business unit. Pryor previously spent 16 years at Ford, where she was global human resources director and served in executive roles in Thailand and China. She earlier held human resources and labor relations positions at various Ford assembly plants and at the company's financial-services unit.
"Over the course of her career, Felecia has compiled an impressive record of achievement in a range of HR-related areas and is well-known for her expertise in diversity, equity and inclusion, talent development, executive compensation, performance management, succession planning, and employment law," said May, Deere's chairman and CEO. "Felecia will play an instrumental role in helping us achieve the company's strategic ambitions, strengthen the John Deere brand, and attract and retain top talent."
About Deere & Company:
Deere & Company (www.JohnDeere.com) is a global leader in the delivery of agricultural, construction, and forestry equipment. We help our customers push the boundaries of what's possible in ways that are more productive and sustainable to help life leap forward. Our technology-enabled products including John Deere Autonomous 8R Tractor, See & Spray™, and E-Power Backhoe are just some of the ways we help meet the world's increasing need for food, shelter, and infrastructure. Deere & Company also provides financial services through John Deere Financial.
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This Is The Best Day To Be In The Office
We never thought we’d get there in the middle of the WFH-depths of the pandemic, but here we are: many of us are now back in the office a couple of days a week.
It’s an opportunity to connect with colleagues, spend exorbitant amounts of money on overpriced oat milk lattes from the hipster cafe nearby, and go out for a lunch that isn’t, miraculously, something you made yourself from the sad contents of your fridge. All that has been pretty good, on balance, but finding the optimum days to actually be in the office has been a bit of a challenge.
In the absence of a lot of workplaces enforcing set days to be in, most of us are, so far, choosing our own two or three days to be at our desks. While that approach offers flexibility and a good workplace culture where people can set their own hours while getting the job done, it can backfire. You head in to do lots of team building only to find tumbleweed: all your colleagues are WFH today.
Wednesday wins
So what is the best day to be present and correct at your office desk? It seems that Wednesday is emerging as the victor, with Thursday following as a close second. In the US in March this year, an average of 46% of office workers were on site on a Wednesday, according to data from access card company Kastle Systems. That compares with only 35% on Monday.
In London, movement data captured by the O2 network showed a pattern of WFH dominating on Mondays and Fridays, but more normal levels of commuting on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
When you think about it, it makes sense: most companies want staff to be in two or three times a week and in most of those scenarios, Wednesday is in the mix. If you’re splitting your days evenly across the week or doing them mid-week, it’s the day most likely to be hit upon for even coverage.
Of course, there are downsides. If your firm has reduced its office space during the pandemic, then you’ll have to get in early to get the best desk. And thanks to Wednesday’s rise in popularity, that means more commuter crushes and queues for coffees. And if you’re not a fan of people? Then it’s also pretty clear that Wednesday is definitely the day to stay at home.
If you are looking for a new role, then we have three companies below which are hiring – and there are plenty more opportunities on the City A.M. Job Board.
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The world’s number one jobs site, Indeed’s mission is to help all people get jobs by connecting them to better work, which creates better lives. It creates products that provide opportunities for all job seekers and hires Indeedians of all backgrounds to mirror the job seekers the company supports. That’s why inclusion and belonging are core values inside Indeed, and if you would like to join, the company is looking to grow its teams with people who share the same energy and enthusiasm for creating the best experience for job seekers and employers. Right now, there are Senior Security Threat Analyst, Senior Benefits Manager EMEA and Senior Software Engineer roles available in London and Edinburgh. Check out lots more open roles at Indeed.
WeWork
Providing office solutions to people and businesses of all sizes, whether it’s just you, a small startup or a big enterprise company, WeWork has a flexible solution to suit. The company has locations globally in over 100 cities and has grown into a global workplace provider committed to delivering flexible solutions, inspiring, safety-focused spaces and unmatched community experiences. If you’d like to work at the company, there are a number of London-based roles available including EMEA Manager, International Financial Reporting, Operations Data Analyst and Sales Manager, Central Account Management. Find out more and see other open roles at WeWork.
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Capgemini Invent is Capgemini Group’s innovation, design, and transformation powerhouse, accelerating ideas into prototypes and scalable real-world solutions for its clients. By combining strategy, technology, data science, and creative design expertise with an inventive mindset, the company partners with its clients to innovate and transform their businesses, helping them navigate today, while plotting a course for the future. If you would like to be a part of this exciting business, there are roles available across Vice President/Director – Sustainability Solutions and Director – IT Strategy & Performance Improvement. Find out more about Capgemini Invent.
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Today I came across a grand absurdity in the form of a quote by one Harold Nicolson, a British politician and journalist. He died in 1968, but not before writing a couple of books on (get this) the value and benefits of MONARCHY!! I do not know which of his books contained the following quote, but found his defense of monarchy to be a dutiful upholding of the lie of that institution and of all the injustices it has dealt over the centuries. I post it here to demonstrate the sugar-poison that was served. This is the quote in three paragraphs:
“The advantages of a hereditary Monarchy are self-evident. Without some such method of prescriptive, immediate and automatic succession, an interregnum intervenes, rival claimants arise, continuity is interrupted and the magic lost. Even when Parliament had secured control of taxation and therefore of government; even when the menace of dynastic conflicts had receded in to the coloured past; even when kingship had ceased to be transcendental and had become one of many alternative institutional forms; the principle of hereditary Monarchy continued to furnish the State with certain specific and inimitable advantages.
“Apart from the imponderable, but deeply important, sentiments and affections which congregate around an ancient and legitimate Royal Family, a hereditary Monarch acquires sovereignty by processes which are wholly different from those by which a dictator seizes, or a President is granted, the headship of the State. The King personifies both the past history and the present identity of the Nation as a whole. Consecrated as he is to the service of his peoples, he possesses a religious sanction and is regarded as someone set apart from ordinary mortals. In an epoch of change, he remains the symbol of continuity; in a phase of disintegration, the element of cohesion; in times of mutability, the emblem of permanence. Governments come and go, politicians rise and fall: the Crown is always there. A legitimate Monarch moreover has no need to justify his existence, since he is there by natural right. He is not impelled as usurpers and dictators are impelled, either to mesmerise his people by a succession of dramatic triumphs, or to secure their acquiescence by internal terrorism or by the invention of external dangers. The appeal of hereditary Monarchy is to stability rather than to change, to continuity rather than to experiment, to custom rather than to novelty, to safety rather than to adventure.
“The Monarch, above all, is neutral. Whatever may be his personal prejudices or affections, he is bound to remain detached from all political parties and to preserve in his own person the equilibrium of the realm. An elected President – whether, as under some constitutions, he be no more than a representative functionary, or whether, as under other constitutions, he be the chief executive – can never inspire the same sense of absolute neutrality. However impartial he may strive to become, he must always remain the prisoner of his own partisan past; he is accompanied by friends and supporters whom he may seek to reward, or faced by former antagonists who will regard him with distrust. He cannot, to an equal extent, serve as the fly-wheel of the State.”
So that is his vile conclusion. I wonder what minds were influenced by his polished rhetoric, his persuasive push to uphold something tyrannical as something beneficial to the people of the world, something ultra-spiritual and devoted to the people. He even labels it as “NEUTRAL!!” Can you imagine that. I did not read his books but ask myself if any might include just some of the atrocities monarchies throughout time have perpetuated on the people of earth. He makes the whole thing out to seem like we just can’t live without the guiding monarchical hand. This is nothing but the holding up of the edict of The Divine Right of Kings. Sickening. False. Predatory. And destined to be dissolved. | https://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/quote-and-comment-on-monarchy/305210 | 2022-08-01T14:57:02Z | https://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/quote-and-comment-on-monarchy/305210 | false | 2 |
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Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff often takes to his social media account to share glimpses from the power-packed action sequences he shoots for and he recently shared one such clip. In the video he shared, the actor was seen shooting for a scene that involved him doing a split under a massive tank and he showed his fans the bruises, scars and cuts he suffered because of it. Several fans and followers hailed him for his fitness and called him an 'inspiration' as they flooded the comments section with love for the star.
Tiger Shroff headed to his Instagram account on August 1 and shared a short clip of the scratches, bruises and burns he suffered after he completed a stunt. The stunt in question required the actor to do a split underneath a tank. He used the song Eye of the Tiger in the background and gave fans chills with the power-packed clip. He called it his 'favourite' shot and was seen performing a split as he went under a massive tank and came out from the other side. He admitted that he felt claustrophobic while filming as he shared the clip online. He wrote, "Other than the scratches, burns, and claustrophobic feeling under that massive tank….this split under the tank was one of my fav shots that I've done."
A number of fans and followers took to the comments section of the post and hailed the actor as they mentioned they were 'inspired' by his hard work. They called him the 'super boss' as they flooded the comments section of the post with heart and fire emoticons.
The popular actor is currently gearing up for his next film Screw Dheela, which is touted to be an action entertainer. He recently piqued fans' interest in the project as he shared a teaser trailer of the upcoming movie. The short clip was full of action and high-voltage stunts, as it opened with Shroff's character tied to a chair as goons attacked him. He says, "Main PT teacher hu, Akhilesh Mishra, aapko koi galatfahmi hui hai sir (I am a PT teacher Akhilesh Mishra, you have misunderstood me)." A few moments later, a girl's silhouette appears on the screen, and she seems to be in trouble. This is when Tiger comes into his form and fights with, punches and kills the miscreants. | https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/tiger-shroff-shows-bruises-as-he-posts-glimpse-of-his-favourite-action-shot-fans-react-articleshow.html | 2022-08-01T14:57:27Z | https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/tiger-shroff-shows-bruises-as-he-posts-glimpse-of-his-favourite-action-shot-fans-react-articleshow.html | false | 1 |
Impact of Suffolk GOP's new cross-endorse rule discussed
Suffolk County Republicans unanimously adopted a new rule barring the party's candidates from seeking a second major party line in nonjudicial elections, but the rule may not be as ironclad as touted.
A 1997 state Supreme Court ruling threw out a similar party rule adopted by the Erie County Democratic Committee which declared that any Democratic candidates would "automatically forfeit" the party nomination if they took the Republican ballot line.
The rule was aimed at former Buffalo Mayor Anthony Masiello for being too cozy with GOP Gov. George Pataki and taking Republican cross-endorsement.
The court held the rule was invalid and unenforceable because it was more restrictive than the state election law.
Steve Losquadro, attorney for the Sufolk GOP committee, said the new local party rule is "a statement of principle" but does not go as far as the Erie Democrats' rule by imposing an automatic action removing someone from the party ballot. | https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/how-hard-and-fast-is-suffolk-gop-s-new-second-party-rule-c82688 | 2022-08-01T14:59:20Z | https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/how-hard-and-fast-is-suffolk-gop-s-new-second-party-rule-c82688 | true | 1 |
Advanced email security protects both ends of email reception, from datacenter/cloud mail servers to edge devices, with SEG analysis and client-side user inbox agent.
MINEOLA, N.Y., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — RevBits, a unifying cybersecurity company for enterprise endpoints, cloud and on-premises ecosystems, today announced the launch of RevBits Secure Email Gateway (SEG), adding an additional layer to its existing, client-side email security. Customers now have the capability to defend against sophisticated malicious emails from the point of email reception, down to the user inbox.
RevBits Email Security – Single Vendor, Double Protection
- RevBits Secure Email Gateway – is cloud-based and globally deployed for high availability and dynamic scalability.
- RevBits User Inbox Protection – is a client installed application that runs locally, the admin panel is SaaS-delivered, which protects against highly sophisticated malicious emails at the most dangerous point – the endpoint.
A robust multi-layered email security approach, RevBits Email Security enables a unified end-to-end security chain that captures, analyzes and blocks the most sophisticated malicious emails – from on-premise and cloud email servers, to user inboxes at the furthest points of the network edge. All features and functions are unified within a single-view dashboard, accessed through the secure admin portal.
“Cybersecurity requires a layered, multi-functional approach, and email is the cornerstone for enterprise protection, as the vast majority of malware comes through email phishing attacks,” said David Schiffer, RevBits CEO. “Unifying RevBits SEG with our client-side email security, is a case where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”
“RevBits’ solution design and enhancements are all about choice, flexibility, and thorough security,” said Mucteba Celik, RevBits CTO. “When we decided to add SEG to our client-side email security the goal was to provide a complete email security solution, closing security gaps, and addressing the worrisome reality that malware is still overwhelmingly delivered via email. Full protection is now delivered.”
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Hey, El Paso! Looking for something fun to do this weekend? How about going to the movies? The Plaza Classic Film Festival returns for its 15th year, running from July 28 to August 7.
There will be over 100 classic films shown at the festival, as well as some modern favorites. There will also be special events and guest appearances throughout the festival.
Movies have always been a big part of El Paso culture, and the Plaza Classic Film Festival is a celebration of that. This year’s lineup includes classics like “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “Dazed and Confused,” as well as films like "Encanto”.
It's an eclectic mix of movies that are sure to please everyone. The Plaza Classic Film Festival was started by the El Paso Community Foundation in 2008 as a special project to bring movies back to the historic Plaza Theatre.
Film is art and art is subjective, but the Plaza Classic Film Festival is a great way to see some classic movies on the big screen. Whether you’re a movie buff or just looking for something fun to do. The festival runs from this Thursday, July 28th until August 7th in downtown El Paso.
When you think of "classic" films, what do you think of? I grew up here in El Paso in the 80s, and some of my fondest memories are of watching movies at the historic Pershing theater in Five Points. "Back to the Future" was hands down and still is one of my favorite movies of all time.
The Plaza Classic Film Festival gives El Pasoan's and visitors a chance to relive some nostalgia of watching fan favorites that span across decades and different genres. It's not just for Hollywood blockbusters either, since the festival's early days it has always been, "a major showcase for regional filmmakers through its Local Flavor series, sponsored by the Texas Film Commission. It screens features, shorts, documentaries and other projects made in Texas, New Mexico and other Southwest states."
According to their website, "This year’s Plaza Classic Film Festival will be more like it was before the pandemic hit in 2020." The Plaza Theatre will be back at full capacity. The festival will feature outdoor movies on Oregon Street after a year at another location. Free movies in the El Paso Museum of Art will also resume. The traditional Mills Plaza Parking Ramp Drive-in/Walk-Up movies will also return.
For a full line up of all the great films that will be featured during this year's festival, visit – plazaclassic.com/schedule. The best way to guarantee admission is to buy your tickets early! You can get them at the box office, Plazaclassic.com, Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster outlets, or the Ticketmaster app.
From "Wayne's World" to "West Side Story" or "Harry Potter" to "Scarface" there is something for every movie fan at this year's Plaza Classic Film Festival.
So if you're looking for something to do this weekend, be sure to check out the Plaza Classic Film Festival. It's certain to be great fun for all ages.
What do you think, El Paso?
Will you be attending this year's Plaza Classic Film Festival?
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The Chief Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Mission Bhumiputra Portal at the Srimanta Shankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati. The Mission Bhumiputra Scheme sets to provide digitalized caste certificate to the students within one month of applying.
The CM also announced not to question about the nationality of the indigenous people while applying for the caste certificate.
Another reason behind the scheme was the ongoing protest by the Gorkha’s demanding the tag of indigenous to end racism against them.
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“The Mission Bhumiputra Scheme is a mission based scheme which sets to simplify the process of providing caste certificates, The Scheduled Caste Student Union expressed their fear of issuing fake certificates,” said CM Sarma.
In the launching event, the chief minister said that the scheme seemed hopeful to decrease the process of bribing while applying for caste certificates, says it has been a major issue since ages.
While from the next year students of class 8 and above can apply for caste certificates, the District Commissioner will send the forms to the Educational institutions. However the forms will be available in the digilocker under the IT Act,2000 in 2017 with digitally signed by the respective Deputy Commissioners, who will be assisted by official bodies of different castes in the identifying process.
The CM said that new land possessing act for tribes will be out on 2nd October, 2022.
The new act restricts a tribal person to posses more than 50 Bighas of land and in case of eviction from the government land, the government will provide compensation to the person or the family.
However, the rules of providing EWS certificates will ease up in the future. | https://www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/assam-cm-launches-mission-bhumiputra-portal | 2022-08-01T15:07:55Z | https://www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/assam-cm-launches-mission-bhumiputra-portal | true | 1 |
Meck County judges call for protection after they say rulings lead to real threats
CHARLOTTE — Mecklenburg County judges are calling for protection after they said their rulings have led to real threats against their lives.
Channel 9′s Allison Latos uncovered a letter that they plan to send to lawmakers laying out the statewide changes they’re seeking.
The judges at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse said presiding over cases come with real-life consequences, not only for the people they sentence. They said those decisions have put their families in danger and now they want lawmakers to do something about it.
“Death, harm to our family. Death to our family members, our children as a result of doing our job,” Judge Kimberly Best said when asked what she fears.
Best said that in her 14 years as a judge, she had been scared that her decision could put her family in danger -- and she had not been the only judge worried.
“I’ve had a car keyed after a judicial decision after I became a judge. I’ve been threatened,” Best said. “Two juvenile judges were threatened by a juvenile accused of murder. We’ve had one judge who was threatened by someone with mental health issues.”
Nationwide, judges have faced violence.
In 2005, a man on trial for rape, shot and killed an Atlanta judge and court reporter. And in June, a retired Wisconsin judge was killed. The accused gunman was a man who he had previously sentenced to prison.
In 2020, a federal judge’s son was murdered, and the suspect was a man who had been in her courtroom.
“There needs to be some sense of safety,” Best said.
Local judges said they are drafting a letter to the Mecklenburg County Legislative Delegation, asking for a law like the Judicial Privacy Act, which passed in 2012 in Illinois.
“They are able to block their homes addresses. For example, from a public record,” said Sen. John Cullerton (D-Chicago), who introduced that bill. “If anyone is injured as a result of someone getting this information, there is even a criminal penalty. You also can do to internet providers and say you have 72 hours to take my person info off of this, and if they don’t do it, there’s a lawsuit you can file.”
Without that privacy, judges said they have turned to deputies and police for protection, from monitored parking spaces to security that could last months.
There’s also an effort to limit access to federal judges’ private information -- it’s called Daniel’s Law -- but has stalled in Congress.
Mecklenburg County Sen. Natasha Marcus said she stands ready to consider possible legislative solutions to guard the safety of judges.
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Wisconsin attorney general: Former judge fatally shot at home, was ‘targeted’ Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said on June 3 that the gunman might be implicated in other government officials "hot list" cases. (NCD)
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Energy Innovation Capital, Williams, Shell Ventures and Chevron Technology Ventures Invest to Help Unlock One of the Cleanest and Most Economical Forms of Hydrogen Production
EDMONTON, AB, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aurora Hydrogen, a company developing emission-free, hydrogen production technology, has raised $10M USD in Series A funding led by Energy Innovation Capital. Participating investors include Williams, Shell Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures and the George Kaiser Family Foundation. This funding adds to additional funding by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) that the team received earlier this year.
As the world looks to quickly decarbonize transportation and industry, hydrogen demand is expected to increase dramatically, from $130B today to $2.5T in 2025, according to the Hydrogen Council. There is an urgent need to develop new low-cost and low-carbon technologies for hydrogen production. Aurora Hydrogen is scaling their proprietary and highly efficient microwave pyrolysis technology to produce hydrogen and solid carbon without generating CO2 emissions or consuming water. Aurora's technology is highly scalable, with units that can supply a broad range of applications from distributed fueling to hydrogen injection and industrial processes.
Hydrogen production from the Aurora technology has the potential to significantly reduce global CO2 emissions by over 900 million tonnes per year. Additionally, Aurora uses 80% less electricity than electrolysis, the conventional method of producing clean hydrogen, requiring far less electrical generation capacity per kg of hydrogen. And, unlike electrolysis, the process does not require water as a feedstock, preserving another critical and scarce resource.
"At Aurora, we are producing low-cost hydrogen at the point of use, at the exact scale required, and without generating any CO2," said Andrew Gillis, CEO, Aurora Hydrogen. "We use existing energy pipelines and distribution systems to move the energy, then produce hydrogen where it's needed, eliminating the need for any new costly hydrogen transportation infrastructure."
The recent funding will be used to build and operate a 200 kg-H2/day demonstration plant for field trials in Edmonton, Canada. Current hydrogen production is either expensive and distributed or low-cost and centralized, requiring additional costs to transport. Aurora's technology has the potential to unlock many new hydrogen markets and applications by providing low-cost hydrogen at the point of use, fast-tracking the path to decarbonization in heavy transportation, residential and commercial heating, and many industrial processes.
"Energy Innovation Capital invests in innovative companies commercializing technology for clean, abundant and affordable energy for all," said Christopher Smith, managing director, Energy Innovation Capital. "Aurora's novel and thermodynamically sound approach has the opportunity to decarbonize the current carbon intensive hydrogen industry and lead the commercialization of new low-carbon hydrogen applications. The team at Aurora is uniquely positioned to produce hydrogen in one of the fastest, most economical and cleanest ways ever seen on the market."
Aurora Hydrogen's founding team is made up of Andrew Gillis, PhD, MBA, P.Eng, Erin Bobicki, PhD, P.Eng, and Murray Thomson, PhD, P.Eng. Andrew has spent over a decade in the development, scale-up, and commercialization of clean technology in the natural resource industry; Erin is a world-leading expert in novel applications of microwave energy for industrial processes; and Murray is a world-leading expert in thermofluid reactions with a focus on combustion and pyrolysis.
"Aurora has assembled an impressive strategic investor syndicate to commercialize and scale emissions-free hydrogen that includes two of the world's largest energy companies and a leading U.S. energy infrastructure company," added Smith. "Aurora can be a significant contributor to achieving global net-zero targets and is very well aligned with EIC's focus on the future of energy, Chevron's commitment to industrial decarbonization and energy decentralization, Shell's strategy to invest in low carbon energy and Williams' hydrogen development program. The syndicate provides Aurora a powerful commercialization platform with global reach."
About Aurora Hydrogen
Aurora Hydrogen is developing a clean hydrogen production technology that utilizes efficient microwave energy without generating any CO2 emissions or consuming water. The technology is highly scalable, units can be installed anywhere and can scale from small fueling stations to the largest industrial applications. Hydrogen production using Aurora's technology has the potential to reduce global CO2 emissions by over 900 million tonnes per year. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Edmonton, Canada. For more information, please visit: www.aurorahydrogen.com.
About Energy Innovation Capital
Energy Innovation Capital is the premier capital provider for innovators serving the energy industry. EIC provides early and growth-stage funding for visionary entrepreneurs tackling global energy challenges with transformative, market-leading solutions. EIC's team leverages our industry expertise, networks and collaborative approach to help talented entrepreneurs push the boundaries of what's possible and build great companies. To learn more, visit www.energyinnovationcapital.com.
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