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Magic Johnson calls for NBA to do 1 major thing in honor of Bill Russell
Magic Johnson wants to see the NBA pay tribute to Bill Russell in a big way.
The retired Hall of Famer Johnson posted a tweet on Tuesday calling on the league to retire the late great Russell’s No. 6 jersey across the NBA.
Commissioner Adam Silver should retire number 6 across the @NBA in honor of Bill Russell’s legacy!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) August 2, 2022
Johnson’s message comes just days after Russell passed away at 88. Russell wore the No. 6 jersey throughout his storied NBA career, and it has already been retired by Russell’s longtime team, the Boston Celtics, in his honor.
But around the NBA, No. 6 is still in fairly heavy circulation. LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers, Kristaps Porzingis of the Washington Wizards, and Kenyon Martin Jr. of the Houston Rockets are among the players who currently wear it. A leaguewide retirement of the No. 6 could hypothetically be grandfathered in though (similar to the way MLB’s retirement of Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 was grandfathered in with players like Mariano Rivera still continuing to wear No. 42 through the end of their respective careers).
Before Johnson did so, some NBA journalists, most notably Marc Stein and Dan Woike, had also suggested the league universally retire Russell’s jersey.
Should the NBA retire Bill Russell's No. 6 like Major League Baseball did with Jackie Robinson's No. 42?
The Tuesday Newsletter Extravaganza delves into this topic with another title-winning No. 6 and features much, much more on William Felton Russell: https://t.co/9hiVKoGTn2
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) August 2, 2022
The NBA needs to ensure that Bill Russell’s legacy doesn’t fade with time. They need to retire No. 6 league-wide. https://t.co/VRzZO4tO3n
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) August 1, 2022
Few will dispute that Russell is worthy of such a high honor. He was a true pioneer and foundational figure of the sport as well as its greatest winner with a never-to-be-surpassed 11 NBA championships in 13 career seasons. As for Johnson, he now joins the chorus of NBA legends paying tribute to Russell since Russell’s passing. | https://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/magic-johnson-calls-nba-honor-bill-russell-retire-6-jersey/601758 | 2022-08-02T21:45:40Z | https://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/magic-johnson-calls-nba-honor-bill-russell-retire-6-jersey/601758 | true | 1 |
After her initial mural was damaged beyond repair, due to compromised brickwork on the west side of the Joe’s Deli building on Hertel, artist Bunny Reiss (American, born 1975) has returned to the same location to paint another piece.
This new work of art comes five years after Reiss initially painted the “Magic Buffalo” mural. While the new mural is still that of a magical buffalo, the image has been altered, although it has a similar vibrational look and feel.
“I want people to feel good when they’re looking at my work, to simply have a nice emotional response,” said Reiss. “Mural painting has a real function in a community. It beautifies neighborhoods, shares stories, encourages people to interact and gather, helps people slow down their busy lives. Murals reach a large demographic because they’re accessible and free to everybody. The public has a right to beautiful things.”
The replacement mural is thanks to Delaware District Councilmember Joel Feroleto, the Albright-Knox, and Joe Lyons, owner of Joe’s Deli.
“This mural was the first collaboration with Albright Knox on Hertel in 2017,” said Feroleto. “After this went up many other business owners and residents wanted additional murals. I am thrilled that the Reiss has returned and painted the wall after the building was damaged.”
The whimsical mural is located at 1322 Hertel Avenue. | https://www.buffalorising.com/2022/08/bunny-reiss-mural-returns-to-hertel/ | 2022-08-02T21:46:27Z | https://www.buffalorising.com/2022/08/bunny-reiss-mural-returns-to-hertel/ | true | 1 |
Love Island fans convinced Ekin-Su and Davide had ‘secret sex’ night before final
LOVE Island fans reckon Ekin-Su and Davide have ALREADY 'had sex’ - the night before final.
Eagle-eyed viewers were all over social media with their theory after Ekin-Su and Davide were crowned winners of Love Island 2022 last night.
One fan said: "Apparently the night before the final they get put in a holding villa whilst they prepare the main villa for the final, and the couples get their own room.
Another said: "Okay I agree Ekinde definitely did it in their alone time in that other villa. Cause they been all over each other all night."
A third chimed in: "Hate to ruin the good vibes but Ekinde definitely b*****d."
A fourth added: "The way she was all over him in the sit down interview."
Fans rejoiced as Ekin-Su and Davide won the ITV2 dating show.
They triumphed over Dami Hope and Indiyah Polack, Gemma Owen and Luca Bish and Andrew Le Page and Tasha Ghouri in a glamorous finale.
Ekin said of making the final two on Love Island: "It feels so surreal finding the man of your dreams and just growing."
On what she liked most about Davide, she added: "Apart from the perfect body, I would definitely say there was an instant spark and a genuine butterfly feeling."
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She summed up their relationship as "absolutely bonkers".
Meanwhile Gemma described both her and Luca as "stubborn as hell" and added "we both bicker like mad."
In a departure from past series', the winning pair weren't tasked with deciding to split or steal the £50,000 prize pot.
It might have been just as well for Davide, as the Sun recently revealed bombshell texts from Ekin-Su to a friend outlined how she’d be “tempted” to steal the whole prize pot if her connection wasn’t genuine.
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Asked what Ekin thought she would do if she won, the Turkish actress, 27, wrote: “It’s a game show at the end of the day, it’s business. If it’s not genuine I’d be tempted.
“But I’m at the right age to find the right guy. I know what I’m looking for. I want to find The One.” | https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tv/9250282/love-island-fans-ekin-su-davide-secret-sex-final/ | 2022-08-02T21:48:46Z | https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tv/9250282/love-island-fans-ekin-su-davide-secret-sex-final/ | false | 4 |
Students to raise cows on campus for cafeteria lunch at New York high school
WINDSOR, N.Y. (WBNG/Gray News) – A school district in New York is committing to teaching students about farm-to-table food supply by raising its own cows for school lunch.
Windsor Central School District said the state has given the district nearly $90,000 for the program.
The district said it would use the money to buy cows for the Windsor High School agriculture program. Students will have the opportunity to engage with livestock.
Officials said the cows killed would provide beef to the high school cafeteria.
Tina Miner-James, an agriculture teacher at Windsor High School, said the program allows students to learn how difficult it is to raise an animal for meat.
“The end result is something that you are going to feed people with. The expectation is that that product is good. You want to raise it in such a way that the consumer enjoys it,” Miner-James said.
The district said it would spend this school year preparing the infrastructure to house the cows, and they will be raised in an area by the school’s chicken coop.
Copyright 2022 WBNG via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.kctv5.com/2022/08/02/students-raise-cows-campus-cafeteria-lunch-new-york-high-school/ | 2022-08-02T21:49:46Z | https://www.kctv5.com/2022/08/02/students-raise-cows-campus-cafeteria-lunch-new-york-high-school/ | true | 14 |
NEW YORK (AP) _ New York Mortgage Trust Inc. (NYMT) on Tuesday reported a loss of $71.9 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had a loss of 22 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 8 cents per share.
The real estate investment trust posted revenue of $68 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $26.1 million.
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This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NYMT at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NYMT | https://www.newstimes.com/business/article/New-York-Mortgage-Trust-Q2-Earnings-Snapshot-17346458.php | 2022-08-02T21:49:49Z | https://www.newstimes.com/business/article/New-York-Mortgage-Trust-Q2-Earnings-Snapshot-17346458.php | false | null |
Thousands of apps are leaking Twitter API keys, giving attackers the chance to completely take over those accounts, and use them for identity theft (opens in new tab) or other types of cyber-fraud.
The findings come courtesy of cybersecurity experts CloudSEK, which found a total of 3,207 mobile apps leaking valid Consumer Keys, as well as Consumer Secrets, for the Twitter API.
Various mobile apps offer integration with Twitter, allowing those apps to perform certain actions in the users’ stead. The integration is done through the Twitter API and with the help of Consumer Keys and Secrets. By leaking this type of data, the apps potentially allow threat actors to tweet things, send and read direct messages, or similar. In theory, CloudSEK explains, a threat actor could amass an “army” of Twitter endpoints (opens in new tab) that would promote a scam or a malware campaign by tweeting, retweeting, reaching out via DMs, etc.
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The researchers said the apps in question include e-banking apps, city transportation apps, radio tuners, and similar, and have between 50,000 and five million downloads, each.
In other words, millions of Twitter accounts are most likely at risk.
All of the app owners have been notified, but most of them failed to even acknowledge being notified, let alone address the issue. Ford Motors is one of the companies that fixed the problem fast, on its Ford Events app, it was said.
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Until other apps fix the issue, the list of the apps will not be made public.
API leaks, the researchers added, are usually the result of errors in app development. Sometimes, developers will embed authentication keys in the Twitter API and later forget to remove them.
To prevent such leaks, CloudSEK recommends devs use API key rotation, which would render exposed keys invalid after some time.
- Here are the free and paid options for the best firewall software (opens in new tab) to stay protected online
Via: BleepingComputer (opens in new tab) | https://www.techradar.com/news/millions-of-twitter-accounts-could-be-at-risk-of-attack-due-to-these-security-flaws | 2022-08-02T21:50:16Z | https://www.techradar.com/news/millions-of-twitter-accounts-could-be-at-risk-of-attack-due-to-these-security-flaws | false | 6 |
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Livent Corp. (LTHM) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $60 million.
The Philadelphia-based company said it had profit of 31 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 37 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 30 cents per share.
The supplier of performance lithium compounds posted revenue of $218.7 million in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $220.4 million.
Livent expects full-year revenue in the range of $800 million to $860 million.
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The Mollie O Show: Sprint star upstages greats on another golden night
By Phil Lutton
Mollie O’Callaghan has a touch of Bohemian spirit. She brings a delightful quirk to a sport infamous for its proclivity to dim the shades of those who see the world through rose-coloured glasses.
The 18-year-old likes to paint in whatever spare time she can find and still has to finish school. She’s exceedingly polite, rarely stops smiling and is a little goofy; before talking to reporters on Tuesday, she spent a minute trying to cram an assortment of trinkets into a tiny bag in a moment of impromptu physical comedy, each new addition prompting another to tumble back onto the floor.
That’s out of the pool. In the water, she’s a stone-cold assassin. After becoming the 100m freestyle world champion last month in Budapest, she added the Commonwealth title as she bounded off the wall to mow down Shayna Jack and none other than Emma McKeon, the Olympic gold medallist.
Her rise has been remarkable and her style of racing exhilarating. She gives away starts but that’s the luxury you have when you finish with such a flourish. She turned behind her Dolphins teammates but her second 50m was more than half-a-second quicker than both as she touched in 52.63s.
Jack’s return from a doping ban continues to gain momentum and McKeon can clearly go much faster than her 52.94. But after a long break from swimming and another ridiculously busy program, some wear and tear can only be expected.
But this was O’Callaghan’s night. She was emotional after her win - she hasn’t seen her parents in eight weeks - and this seems like it’s the start of a special rivalry with McKeon and a special career.
“It’s still sinking in, I have a lot to improve. This is just the beginning. It’s more of the fact I’m just learning, each race is a different race. It’s pretty cool, I’m just trying new things. It’s been amazing so far,” O’Callaghan said.
Being on the road for such a stretch hasn’t been easy, with O’Callaghan saying she had been a ‘physical and mental wreck’ at various stages.
“It’s not something that I’m used to yet, being away for so long and trying to stay focused on swimming,” she said. “I have my moments where I’m not feeling the greatest and I’m just mentally out of it. But I always have somebody to pull me back in, the support I get is just incredible.”
It was another strong night for the Australians, with another teenager Elizabeth Dekkers breaking through for her maiden international title in the 200m butterfly. And Ariarne Titmus did what Ariarne Titmus does, crushing the Commonwealth record with a dominant 800m freestyle win in 8:13.59.
Gold also went to Australia in the mixed medley relay, with the team of Kaylee McKeown, Zac Stubblety-Cook, Temple and McKeon far too good, while Col Pearse stood atop the podium after taking out the the S10 100m fly final.
Chelsea Hodges grabbed bronze in the 100m breaststroke and Matt Temple dead-heated for silver with James Guy in the 100m butterfly behind Canada’s Josh Liendo Edwards, with a long glide to the wall costing him a fraction of a second.
That race also featured Cody Simpson, who finished fifth and spoke glowingly of his first experience swimming at a major international meet. He knows he must improve to be there in Paris but feels more motivated than ever before.
“I was talking with my coach and Mack Horton, who I’m rooming with, and he said ‘you’re just gathering intel right now’. So to come out in my first international final, I knew it would be tough to be in the running for a medal, I just tried to put my best swim together under that pressure and in that environment,” Simpson said.
“I try to learn something every time I race and I’m very analytical. I’ll probably watch this back 100 times in the next week. I’ll make sure I come back and fine-tune whatever I need to do for the next one.
“I’ve had one of the best weeks ever so far. I’m rooming with some amazing guys and I’m already gaining friends for life. Just inspiration to go back and train even harder.”
The meet finishes on Wednesday night in Birmingham with a showdown that has been on everyone’s lips from the first race. Titmus, who swam a gruelling 800m, squares off with Canada’s boom teenager Summer McIntosh in the 400m freestyle, who will be fresh and ready to fire a warning shot towards the great Australian.
Get all the latest news from the Birmingham Commonwealth Games here. We’ll be live blogging the action from 4pm-10am daily. | https://www.watoday.com.au/sport/swimming/the-mollie-o-show-sprint-star-upstages-greats-on-another-golden-night-20220803-p5b6qx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed | 2022-08-02T21:54:16Z | https://www.watoday.com.au/sport/swimming/the-mollie-o-show-sprint-star-upstages-greats-on-another-golden-night-20220803-p5b6qx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed | true | 8 |
Students to raise cows on campus for cafeteria lunch at New York high school
WINDSOR, N.Y. (WBNG/Gray News) – A school district in New York is committing to teaching students about farm-to-table food supply by raising its own cows for school lunch.
Windsor Central School District said the state has given the district nearly $90,000 for the program.
The district said it would use the money to buy cows for the Windsor High School agriculture program. Students will have the opportunity to engage with livestock.
Officials said the cows killed would provide beef to the high school cafeteria.
Tina Miner-James, an agriculture teacher at Windsor High School, said the program allows students to learn how difficult it is to raise an animal for meat.
“The end result is something that you are going to feed people with. The expectation is that that product is good. You want to raise it in such a way that the consumer enjoys it,” Miner-James said.
The district said it would spend this school year preparing the infrastructure to house the cows, and they will be raised in an area by the school’s chicken coop.
Copyright 2022 WBNG via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.westernmassnews.com/2022/08/02/students-raise-cows-campus-cafeteria-lunch-new-york-high-school/ | 2022-08-02T21:55:50Z | https://www.westernmassnews.com/2022/08/02/students-raise-cows-campus-cafeteria-lunch-new-york-high-school/ | true | 14 |
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Airfreight tonnage and ocean container volumes decreased 17% and 11%, respectively. Operating income increased 23.2% to $506 million in the second quarter on the back of higher revenues. Total operating expenses escalated 21.9% to $4.09 billion. Due to the February cyberattacks, EXPD incurred $6 million toward costs in the June quarter for recovering its operational and accounting systems and enhancing its cybersecurity protection.
Per Jeffrey S. Musser, president and CEO of EXPD, “This was the strongest second quarter in our company’s history, even while our air and ocean volumes were soft compared to a year ago. During the second quarter, we continued the recovery from the February cyber-attack and re-established digital connections with many of our customers, which limited our ability to move cargo through our systems. We also experienced a significant drop in volumes in China due to the various lockdowns that resulted in factories not operating and cargo being unavailable to ship.”
Airfreight Services revenues increased 5.2% year over year to $1.6 billion in the second quarter. Ocean Freight and Ocean Services revenues skyrocketed more than 60% to $1.76 billion. Customs Brokerage and Other Services revenues climbed 25.7% year over year to $1.24 billion.
During the second quarter of 2022, Expeditors, currently carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), repurchased $5 million shares at $109.81 per common share. EXPD exited the June quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $1.98 billion compared with $1.73 billion at the end of 2021.
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Earnings Snapshots
Within the broader Transportation sector, the likes of J.B. Hunt Transport Services JBHT, CSX Corporation CSX and United Airlines UAL reported second-quarter 2022 results. Take a look.
J.B. Hunt reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2022 results, wherein both earnings and revenues outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Quarterly earnings of $2.42 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.61 and improved 50.3% year over year. Total operating revenues of $3,837.53 million also outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,908.37 million. The top line jumped 32% year over year on the back of strength in all segments. Total operating revenues, excluding fuel surcharges, rose 21.2% year over year.
Quarterly operating income (on a reported basis) climbed 46.2% to $353.08 million on higher volumes, customer rate and cost-recovery efforts. Operating expenses escalated 30.6% to $3.48 billion.
CSX reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2022 results, wherein both earnings and revenues outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Quarterly earnings of 50 cents per share (excluding 4 cents from non-recurring items) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 47 cents and improved 25% year over year.
Total revenues of $3,815 million outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3,642.2 million. The top line increased 28% year over year on the back of higher revenues in almost all markets, driven by pricing gains, fuel surcharge and contribution from the acquisition of Quality Carriers. Overall revenues per unit increased 27%.
United Airlines’ second-quarter 2022 earnings (excluding 43 cents from non-recurring items) of $1.43 per share fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.86. Escalated operating expenses induced the earnings miss.
The second quarter of 2022 was the first profitable period at UAL since the onset of the pandemic. Operating revenues at United Airlines came in at $12,112 million, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $12,033.7 million.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) _ Unum Group (UNM) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $370.4 million.
On a per-share basis, the Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company said it had profit of $1.83. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, were $1.91 per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.23 per share.
The insurance company posted revenue of $3.04 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $3.05 billion, also surpassing Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.99 billion.
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ATLANTA (AP) _ Cardlytics, Inc. (CDLX) on Tuesday reported a loss of $126.3 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had a loss of $3.75. Losses, adjusted for asset impairment costs and stock option expense, came to 65 cents per share.
The company posted revenue of $75.4 million in the period.
Cardlytics shares have fallen 77% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $15.07, a drop of 88% in the last 12 months.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rowley Law PLLC is investigating potential securities law violations by Cowen Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN) and its board of directors concerning the proposed acquisition of the company by TD Bank Group (NYSE: TD). Stockholders will receive $39.00 for each share of Cowen stock that they hold. The transaction is valued at approximately $1.3 billion and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023.
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Special Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on August 5, 2022
NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. (Nasdaq: CNTQ) ("CNTQ" or the "Company") announced today that the Company has amended its Definitive Proxy Statement, filed July 22, 2022, to increase the amount from $100,000 to $200,000 that the Company's insiders, their affiliates or designees will deposit into the Trust Account upon five days' advance notice prior to August 13, 2022, in order to extend the date by which the Company must complete an initial business combination (which can be extended up to three times for an additional one month each time).
As previously announced on May 16, 2022, CNTQ has entered into a merger agreement, as amended on July 12, 2022, for a business combination transaction with Dragonfly Energy Corp. ("Dragonfly"). Dragonfly is a leader in energy storage and producer of deep cycle lithium-ion storage batteries. The transaction is currently expected to close in the second half of 2022.
Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. (Nasdaq: CNTQ) is a blank check company led by its Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kerry Propper, its Chief Executive Officer and Director, Jonas Grossman, and its Chief Financial Officer and Director, Alex Weil. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company has focused its search for a target business operating in disruptive technologies. To learn more, visit https://www.cnaq.com/.
Dragonfly Energy Corp., headquartered in Reno, Nevada, is a leading manufacturer of deep cycle lithium-ion batteries, which are sold direct-to-consumers under the Battle Born Batteries™ brand and to original equipment manufacturers, such as Keystone RV. Dragonfly's battery products are designed and assembled in the USA, and the Company's research and development initiatives are revolutionizing the energy storage industry through innovative technologies and manufacturing processes. Today, Dragonfly's non-toxic deep cycle lithium-ion batteries are displacing lead-acid batteries across a wide range of end-markets, including RVs, marine vessels, off-grid installations, and other storage applications. Dragonfly is also focused on delivering an energy storage solution to enable a more sustainable and reliable smart grid through the future deployment of the Company's proprietary and patented solid-state cell technology. To learn more, visit www.dragonflyenergy.com/investors.
Dragonfly previously announced an agreement for a business combination with Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. ("CNTQ") (Nasdaq: CNTQ), which is expected to result in Dragonfly becoming a public company listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol "DFLI" in the second half of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including certain financial forecasts and projections. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release, including statements as to the transactions contemplated by the business combination and related agreements, future results of operations and financial position, revenue and other metrics, planned products and services, business strategy and plans, objectives of management for future operations of Dragonfly, market size and growth opportunities, competitive position and technological and market trends, are forward-looking statements. Some of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words, including "may," "should," "expect," "intend," "will," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "predict," "plan," "targets," "projects," "could," "would," "continue," "forecast" or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar expressions. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors (some of which are beyond the control of Dragonfly or CNTQ) which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based upon estimates, forecasts and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by CNTQ and its management, and Dragonfly and its management, as the case may be, are inherently uncertain and many factors may cause the actual results to differ materially from current expectations which include, but are not limited to: 1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the definitive merger agreement with respect to the business combination; 2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Dragonfly, CNTQ, the combined company or others following the announcement of the business combination and the transactions contemplated thereby; 3) the inability to complete the business combination due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of CNTQ, or to satisfy other conditions to closing the business combination; 4) changes to the proposed structure of the business combination that may be required or appropriate as a result of applicable laws or regulations or as a condition to obtaining regulatory approval of the business combination; 5) the ability to meet Nasdaq's listing standards following the consummation of the business combination; 6) the risk that the business combination disrupts current plans and operations of Dragonfly as a result of the announcement and consummation of the business combination; 7) the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the business combination; 8) ability of Dragonfly to successfully increase market penetration into its target markets; 9) the addressable markets that Dragonfly intends to target do not grow as expected; 10) the loss of any key executives; 11) the loss of any relationships with key suppliers including suppliers in China; 12) the loss of any relationships with key customers; 13) the inability to protect Dragonfly's patents and other intellectual property; 14) the failure to successfully optimize solid state cells or to produce commercially viable solid state cells in a timely manner or at all, or to scale to mass production; 15) costs related to the business combination; 16) changes in applicable laws or regulations; 17) the possibility that Dragonfly or the combined company may be adversely affected by other economic, business and/or competitive factors; 18) Dragonfly's estimates of its growth and projected financial results for 2022 and 2023 and meeting or satisfying the underlying assumptions with respect thereto; 19) the risk that the business combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of CNTQ's securities; 20) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by CNTQ's business combination deadline (as may be extended pursuant to CNTQ's governing documents); 21) the impact of the novel coronavirus disease pandemic, including any mutations or variants thereof and the Russian/Ukrainian conflict, and any resulting effect on business and financial conditions; 22) inability to complete the PIPE investment, the term loan and equity line (ChEF) in connection with the business combination; 23) the potential for events or circumstances that result in Dragonfly's failure to timely achieve the anticipated benefits of Dragonfly's customer arrangements with Thor; and 24) other risks and uncertainties set forth in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in CNTQ's Form S-1 (File Nos. 333-252449 and 333-253016), Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-266273) filed with the SEC on July 22, 2022, which is subject to change and will include a document that serves as a prospectus and proxy statement of CNTQ, referred to as a proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed by CNTQ from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Nothing in this press release should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Neither CNTQ nor Dragonfly gives any assurance that either CNTQ or Dragonfly or the combined company will achieve its expected results. Neither CNTQ nor Dragonfly undertakes any duty to update these forward-looking statements, except as otherwise required by law. For additional information, see "Risk Considerations" in the investor presentation, filed on a Current Report on Form 8-K by CNTQ with the SEC and available at www.sec.gov.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This press release relates to the definitive proxy statement filed by CNTQ with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on July 22, 2022 (the "Definitive Proxy Statement"). The Definitive Proxy Statement was mailed to all CNTQ stockholders on or around July 22, 2022. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders of CNTQ are urged to read the Definitive Proxy Statement and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC because they contain important information. a proposed transaction between CNTQ and Dragonfly. CNTQ filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-266273) with the SEC on July 22, 2022, which is subject to change and includes a document that serves as a prospectus and proxy statement of CNTQ, referred to as a proxy statement/prospectus. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to all CNTQ stockholders. CNTQ has also filed other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders of CNTQ are urged to read the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction because they contain important information about the proposed transaction.
Investors and security holders are able to obtain free copies of the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by CNTQ through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
The documents filed by CNTQ with the SEC also may be obtained by contacting Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. at 17 State Street, 21st Floor, New York, New York 10004, or by calling (646) 465-9001.
NEITHER THE SEC NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR RELATED TRANSACTIONS OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THIS PRESS RELEASE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Participants in the Solicitation
Dragonfly, CNTQ and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from CNTQ's stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination. A list of the names of such persons and information regarding their interests in the proposed business combination are contained in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus. You may obtain free copies of these documents free of charge by directing a written request to CNTQ or Dragonfly. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed to CNTQ's stockholders as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed business combination when it becomes available.
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This press release is and the information contained therein are not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, sell or solicit any securities or any proxy, vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be deemed to be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom.
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HOUSTON (AP) _ Powell Industries Inc. (POWL) on Tuesday reported earnings of $9.1 million in its fiscal third quarter.
The Houston-based company said it had net income of 76 cents per share.
The energy equipment company posted revenue of $135.5 million in the period.
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Will you accept this apology?
Hayden Markowitz publicly apologized to Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia for calling them “bitches” and comparing them to his ex-girlfriend.
Markowitz, who was eliminated from “The Bachelorette” on Monday night, addressed his behavior on the show shortly after the episode aired with an Instagram post.
“For those who watched tonight’s episode, you saw me at my absolute worst and lowest moment,” he captioned a photo of him posing next to Windey.
“I have always tried to carry myself with humility and respect for others. However, my complete lapse of judgement [sic] was not only disappointing but it was absolutely unacceptable. I genuinely want to express my deepest apologies to both Gabby and Rachel for my actions.”
The leisure executive further said he takes “full responsibility for not being the man [he] was raised to be in those moments,” especially toward Windey, 31, and Recchia, 26.
“I really hate how this season ended, but this experience was not one that I was mentally or emotionally prepared for with the current things going on in my life,” he added.
The “Bachelorette” hopeful, who also limited the comments on his post, concluded his apology by expressing how much he learned from the “amazing experience” and hoping the two leading ladies would “accept [his] apology.”
During Monday night’s episode, Markowitz was eliminated after Recchia found out he had said that she and Windey “don’t hold a candle” to his ex-girlfriend.
He further added insult to injury by referring to them as “bitches” while talking to some of the other contestants.
This is not the first time that Markowitz’s words have gotten him in trouble. Just one week ago, he defended calling Windey “rough around the edges” with another Instagram post.
While sharing a photo of him hugging the ICU nurse, he wrote, “What a night, with so many emotions going on I have to say I have an overwhelming amount of respect for Gabby and Rachel.
“Looking back I can definitely say I may not be the most eloquent with words at times but I aimed my heart in the direction of my intentions. Extremely glad Rachel saw me for who I am inside and allowed me to continue the journey with her.”
His apology came after he turned down Widney for Recchia and proceeded to hurt her feelings along the way.
Following the incident, the ICU nurse told cameras, “Hayden tells me he feels his morals more aligned with Rachel, and being called ‘rough around the edges,’ like, definitely hurts.
“When it comes down to it, I want to be rough around the edges ’cause I know who I am on the inside, and I’m f—king proud of it.”
Neither Windey nor Reccia have yet to respond to this apology.
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Sutton Stracke might be asking some of her The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' castmates to take an extra close listen to her season 12 tagline ("If you want a seat at my table, you best mind your manners") after hearing some of the things they've said behind her back... and to her face.
"When I get ready for bed after we've had a group dinner or something, I always have to look in the mirror to see if there's a knife back there so I don't lay on it even further," she jokes to ET over video chat. The latest backstabbing moment came courtesy of Sutton's frenemy, Erika Jayne, who described the boutique owner as "the master of her own disaster" and "a liability" to Sutton's close friend, Garcelle Beauvais.
"Look, I have my new house fully renovated, I've got two children going to very good schools on the East Coast. I'm a happy person. So I don't know where the disaster lies in that," she quips. "Then to call me a liability, I find very ironic and not... we talk about it later."
Garcelle pointed out the irony in Erika's "liability" label in a confessional after the "Pretty Mess" singer made the comment, pointing out that Erika -- who faces a series of legal challenges tied up with her estranged husband, disgraced attorney Tom Girardi's, alleged bad business dealings -- is more of a potential concern for this group than Sutton.
The Georgia native hints that Erika's remarks make their way back to Sutton (seemingly through Garcelle), which leads to a face-to-face confrontation. Still, it stings to see those unkind moments, she says.
"Whenever we watch things back, or we get to see scenes where we're not a part of them and hear what people have said about us, it does change maybe your opinion of the friendship," Sutton shares, "and then we get a time to discuss it, one face to face. I'm a face-to-face person. I don't do that. I don't take up Twitter wars. I don't do any of that stuff. I like to talk to your face."
The end of last week's episode previewed one of those face-to-face confrontations, as Sutton gets into a screaming match of sorts with Lisa Rinna, who tells her co-star that she will "f**king cut [Sutton] down!" It's unclear why exactly the women are at odds.
"I'll tell you this: I think that this season, Lisa was grieving and points of grief have lots of ebbs and flows," Sutton surmises, referencing the loss of Lisa's beloved mother, Lois.
"[Maybe] I was a safe place for Lisa to launch the anger part of grief, I don't know," she continues. "But I think that a lot of it was grief. I do."
With that said, Sutton owns up to still being a catalyst for Lisa's outburst. It wasn't all misdirected anger.
"I think there's some real anger, but then I think that anger is heightened because of what all is going on in her personal life," she says.
Sutton and Lisa have been sort of at odds all season long, with little fires in their friendship popping up every couple of episodes. The premiere kicked off with Lisa upset with Sutton over comments she made about paying for Lisa and her husband, Harry Hamlin's, tickets to a charity event years prior. While the two seemed to clear the air over the course of filming, the Rinna Beauty founder reignited the would-be feud with social media posts ahead of the season's launch.
"I think that Lisa... Lisa has even said this to me: We have a very complicated relationship," Sutton offers when asked if she still considers Lisa to be her friend. "I know her outside of this group of women. So I think that's what makes it complicated."
That comment implies that Lisa operates differently around the cast of RHOBH, a critique also made by other women whose relationships with Lisa pre-date the show, including Garcelle and former Housewife Denise Richards. However, none of Lisa's critics seem able to clearly explain what's different about her.
It might be something to unpack at reunion, where Sutton will no doubt be hashing through issues with about half the cast. Much of season 12 so far has focused on her dust-ups with newbie Diana Jenkins, a controversial addition to the show whom the audience hasn't exactly embraced. The viewers have, however, backed Sutton as she battles the socialite/philanthropist.
"[That] makes me feel better," she says of the audience siding with her. "I hate picking sides, because I want everything to be copacetic and it just can't get there."
Sutton's co-stars seemed to largely pick Diana's side throughout the ordeal, and despite the fan reaction as the episodes air, Sutton says no one's changed their tune.
"I'm a little surprised," she confesses, before confirming that co-star Kyle Richardsdid apologize for inserting herself into Sutton's back and forth with Diana, which included making some hurtful comments about Sutton's history with miscarriages.
Sutton shared her experience with pregnancy loss in an attempt to bond with Diana, but Diana saw it as Sutton making her situation about Sutton. Diana had the same reaction to Sutton sharing the story of losing her father to suicide when Diana opened up about the death of her brother.
"Here's the thing: I didn't understand that because I think it's normal in conversation to say, 'That happened to me, too. I totally understand what you're going through,'" Sutton explains. "So I was a bit confused just trying to relate to somebody and let them know that I'm truly sorry and I should not have said that, but it didn't go over well."
In another instance of the fans being on Sutton's side, viewers called out Kyle's apparent hypocrisy after she brought up her battle with an eating disorder in order to get through to Crystal Kung Minkoff, who also suffers from disordered eating.
"I wasn't a part of that conversation, because I would've said something," Sutton says. That conversation happened after a luncheon some of the cast had with Kyle's Halloween co-star, Jamie Lee Curtis, with the group splitting in two -- Kyle, Diana and Crystal in one room, Sutton, Dorit Kemsley and Sheree Zampino in another. When the two sets of women came together, Sutton offered a bit of an olive branch to Diana, taking ownership of "90 percent" of their issues and an invitation to talk whenever Diana was ready.
"I try to make it very welcoming to, 'If you ever want to talk, I'll let you come to me...' and that's where we stand," she says. Viewers may not see much movement when it comes to Sutton and Diana as the season continues, but there has been some since cameras went down.
"Diana reached out to me on the anniversary of my dad's suicide and she surprised me and she's very kind," Sutton reveals. "She made a donation to NAMI [the National Alliance on Mental Illness], who I'm an ambassador for, and which is a mental health organization. So it's confusing when people do things like that. Who knows? Lord, we're much crazy women. You'll never know what's going to happen."
On top of her friction with Diana, Lisa, Kyle and Erika, Sutton's also ridden the roller coaster that is her friendship with Crystal. The two worked to get to a good place between seasons 11 and 12, only to hit some speed bumps early into this year.
"Every time we get it right, it crumbles," Sutton says. "Then we put it back together. And the truth is, I like Crystal. She's smart and she's interesting to talk to. So I think we'll always try to fix it. Crystal and I are like that car that you buy from the used car lot, and it breaks down and then you get it fixed and it breaks down, but it's still a cute car. You still like that car and you don't want to give up on it. That's kind of our relationship. But at the end of the day, I like her."
Sutton also has an analogy for the cast's trip to Aspen, Colorado, a dramatic excursion teased in the midseason trailer, where the women recall Kathy Hilton having a mountain-sized meltdown.
"Aspen is, it's very rocky there," she notes. "It's like the mountains go up and down and up and down and there's very little oxygen, so you have to breathe out of those cans. So I think that's very representative of the weekend that we had."
"What's crazy about Aspen, there were lots of people there," she adds. "It was very crowded and people were watching us do everything. So listen, I was enjoying my beverage and relaxing."
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SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man has been arrested on accusations he started a wildfire while trying to burn a spider with his lighter.
Cory Allan Martin, 26, told deputies that he spotted the spider Monday while he was in a hiking area in the foothills south of Salt Lake City near the city of Springville, shows a probable cause statement. He acknowledged starting the fire, but didn't explain why he was trying to burn the spider.
Deputies found a jar of marijuana in his belongings, but he didn’t appear to be high, said Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon.
There is no evidence to suggest he intentionally started the blaze, said Cannon, but he called it a reckless and puzzling decision. This area and most of Utah are bone dry amid extreme drought conditions.
“What led him to stop and notice a spider and decide to try to burn it, we don’t know,” Cannon said. “There may not be a why. He might not even know a why."
Martin was arrested on suspicion of reckless burn and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, court documents show.
He was in the Utah County jail Tuesday on nearly $2,000 bail. It was unknown if he had an attorney.
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History of the Opera House: Our beautiful Opera House — shall it be preserved?
"Our beautiful Opera House — shall it be preserved?"
That was the headline of the Cheboygan Tribune on Friday, Sept. 13, 1974. Forty-eight years later, in 2022, we face the same question. Recently the city paid $30,000 for a condition assessment report.
The report concludes we need $7 million to $10 million to repair and renovate the building. Ongoing issues with the City Hall Building include: standing water in the basement, more problems with the roof, bricks and tin mansard falling off the building, an inconsistent HVAC system, a dodgy elevator, bathrooms and entrances not compliant with the American with Disabilities Act and others.
As it has been from the beginning, the Opera House is owned by the City of Cheboygan. It is part of the City Hall Building Complex that includes the police station, the fire department, the city chambers and the Opera House. The Opera House is managed by the Cheboygan Area Arts Council.
With old buildings, history repeatedly repeats itself. In 1966, the State Fire Marshall inspected the Opera House. He found that the public exit system was not in compliance with the minimum requirements. The last show was “Oklahoma,” in which all area schools participated, directed by local teachers Billie Lyon and Pete Adamini. The Opera House was shut down.
The lower floors of the building continued for city use. On the outside, bricks fell off the building onto the police cars. The stage went dark for six years, condemned, haunted and empty. Nothing was done.
In 1972, things came to a head when the city council discussed demolishing the building and starting anew. The citizens of Cheboygan stepped up, with the Northland Players and the newly formed Cheboygan Area Arts Council at the forefront. Northland Players donated $1,000 to the city to perform a feasibility study. The study concluded, “Although the foundations and superstructures of the building are in good condition, parts of the building have been allowed to deteriorate. Pieces of brick in the brick veneer are falling, the roof needs to be replaced, the wiring is old, and the heating plant is in poor condition.
In addition, new laws require that the auditorium be equipped with a sprinkler system and fire escapes must be provided if the building is to be used again. The cost of this work is estimated between $600,000 to $700,000,” an estimate that proved to be half the actual cost. Mayor Ellis Olson appointed a Citizens’ Advisory Committee to explore the issues with restoration.
Citizens pushed for a millage to bring much needed funding to this historical treasure. By 1974, the town was ready for a vote. The Cheboygan Tribune said, “The Cheboygan City Hall/Opera House is one of the few remaining municipally owned opera houses in the country. The building was constructed in 1888 at a cost of $35,000. In 1903, the upper floor was gutted by fire leaving the Opera House in shambles. Headlines in the Cheboygan Democrat read: ‘Our City Hall in Ruins, the Pride of Cheboygan burned early last Monday Morning. City is left without Opera House.’ Although some people at that time held the opinion that the building should only be rebuilt for the conduct of City business, the majority of the Citizens of Cheboygan realized the value of the Opera House and rebuilt it using the original plans. Next week, almost 71 years later, the Citizens of Cheboygan face the same decision. Should the building be demolished, or should it be repaired and put back to its original use? The decision will be made on Sept. 17 when the people of Cheboygan vote on the question: ‘Shall the City of Cheboygan levy 2 mill for 15 years for restoration and renovation of the City Hall/opera house premises?’ A no vote will mean the building will be torn down.”
To prepare for the millage vote, Cheboygan rallied behind the Opera House. Notes from the Opera House archives said, “Volunteers gathered to clean the Opera House in preparation for the millage election. Karen Goggins and Joyce Leslie planned Open House Tuesdays and Saturdays for the summer months with musical performers greeting visitors, ‘setting the stage’ for things to come.” Volunteers included Sue Conboy, Connie Wylemski, Nancy Ward, Nanette Leslie, Gerald Bronson and Janet Putnam.
Closed for 12 years, but freshly cleaned, the Opera House opened its doors to tours. Many people new to Cheboygan did not even know the Opera House existed. The Cheboygan Area Arts Council, Northland Players and friends of the arts spread the word, increased publicity, knocked on doors, made phone calls and even offered to drive people to the polls.
The millage vote passed on Sept. 17, 1974. Cheboygan wanted the Opera House to be preserved. The Opera House was saved! Across town, people celebrated. They gathered at the OH for an impromptu celebration. But the victory would prove to be short lived.
To be continued ...
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Drive The New Lamborghini Countach (Virtually) In Asphalt 9: Legends
The new Lamborghini Countach makes its video-game debut in the free-to-play racer
Lamborghini’s resurrection of the Countach was met with some controversy upon reveal, but there’s no denying that the wedge-shaped hypercar is a seriously crazy-looking machine – even if it’s essentially a repackaged Lamborghini Sian.
Most of us will probably never get the opportunity to get behind the wheel of this ultra-rare hypercar, but those who play Asphalt 9: Legends will get the chance to put the car through its paces as the Lamborghini Countach LP1 800-4 has made its digital debut in the video game today.
The retro-inspired Lamborghini’s debut will be big news for fans of the game as well as those looking to experience the Countach for themselves. Alongside the digital debut of the hypercar, there will also be a brand-new Countach-themed elimination game mode open between 1-7 August, then again between 22-28 August. The fastest players from the competition will get the chance to compete in the Grand Finals on 14 September, which will be streamed across Lamborghini’s social media channels.
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Asphalt 9 is a free-to-play arcade racing game with hints of Need For Speed, Burnout and Forza. Featuring a broad range of cars such as the Mitsubishi Evo X and Porsche Cayman to hypercars like the McLaren Speedtail and Lykan HyperSport, Asphalt gives a high-adrenaline experience that places it in our list of the top 10 free driving games.
The Lamborghini Countach LP1 800-4 is an homage to the Italian firm’s original Countach supercar, and the new model features a 6.5-litre V12 and a 48-volt electric motor borrowed from the hybrid-powered Lamborghini Sian, which combines to produce a whopping 804bhp. It’ll accelerate from 0-62mph in just 2.9 seconds and reach a top speed of 221mph.
Christian Mastro, Head of Marketing at Lamborghini, said the Countach’s appearance in the game “will give thousands of fans the opportunity to discover our hybrid supercar”. If you want to try the Countach out for yourself, you can download the game on most mobile devices, as well as the Nintendo eShop and the Microsoft Store for PC.
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Dill pickle vodka recalled in Ontario due to 'pieces of glass'
A dill pickle flavoured vodka is being pulled off shelves in Ontario after pieces of glass were found inside at least one bottle.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a recall of Sask Prairie brand Dill Pickle Flavoured Vodka on Aug. 8, warning retailers and customers not to use, sell or distribute the product.
The recall was issued “due to pieces of glass,” the CFIA said. It is unclear how much glass was found or in how many bottles.
The recalled product was sold in Ontario, the agency said, and is specifically for the 750 ml bottles of the spirit.
The CFIA has labelled the recall as Class 3, which according to their website means there is a “low risk that consuming the food may result in any undesirable health problems.”
“This class also includes food that do not pose a health risk, but that do not comply with legislation,” the website says.
The beverage was produced by Minhas Sask Ventures. CTV News Toronto has reached out to the company to determine how many products are impacted by the recall.
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Paul Pogba: Juventus and France midfielder does not need knee surgery
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Paul Pogba does not need surgery on his knee injury and could be back playing for Juventus within weeks.
There were fears the 29-year-old France midfielder could miss the World Cup this winter if he had to undergo an operation.
However, that was ruled out after Pogba - who helped his country win the trophy in 2018 - saw a specialist on Tuesday.
He rejoined Juventus this summer on a free transfer after his contract with Manchester United expired.
Pogba suffered the injury during a training session on the Serie A club's pre-season tour of the United States.
He featured in Juve's first game against Mexican side Chivas Guadalajara last month, but complained of "pain in his right knee" afterwards.
Tests showed a lesion to the meniscus.
La Gazzetta dello Sport said Pogba will now undergo a treatment regime based in the gym and pool and is likely to be out for five weeks.
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The federal government has announced a major strategic review of the Australian Defence Force to ensure it’s well positioned to meet future security challenges.
The review, the first since 2012, will be led by retired Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston and former Labor defence minister Stephen Smith.
They will undertake the most comprehensive reassessment of the military in 35 years in the face of potential “state-on-state conflict”.
Their recommendations on the ADF’s structure, force posture and preparedness from 2023 to 2033 and beyond are expected to be presented to the government by March 2023 at the latest.
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“In 2020, the Defence Strategic Update identified that changes in Australia’s strategic environment are accelerating more rapidly than predicted in the 2012 Force Posture Review,” Defence Minister Richard Marles said in a joint statement with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
“This necessitates an immediate analysis of where and how defence assets and personnel are best positioned to protect Australia and its national interests.
“It also requires an assessment of defence’s force structure and Integrated Investment Program.”
Mr Marles said the review will also consider how Australia’s capabilities can be “better integrate and operate” with the United States, the United Kingdom and other key partners.
According to the review’s terms of reference, the world is undergoing significant strategic realignment.
“Military modernisation, technological disruption and the risk of state-on-state conflict are complicating Australia’s strategic circumstances,” it says.
“These strategic changes demand the Australian government re-assess the capabilities and posture of the ADF and broader Department of Defence.”
The review will be informed by intelligence and strategic assessments of the most concerning threats to Australia’s security.
Mr Albanese said Mr Smith, a West Australian who was defence minister from 2010 to 2013, and Sir Angus bring a depth of experience to the task.
“Professor Smith and Sir Angus bring a unique blend of knowledge and experience to their role as independent leads,” he said.
Sir Angus joined the air force in 1970 before rising through the ranks to become Chief of Air Force in 2001.
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The Del Satins, a Dion backup group in the ‘60s, are touring again
It’s hard for Stan Zizka to imagine being in any profession other than show business. All duded up in a black tuxedo and satiny red shirt, matching tie and pocket square, the Patchogue-based performer looks tailor-made for the stage. The once jet-black hair is now silver, and he looks as dashing as he did more than 50 years ago when he and the Del Satins sang backup on some of Dion’s biggest hits.
“Everyone remembers Dion and the Belmonts,” says Zizka, 75, “but we had a bunch of hits with Dion — ‘The Wanderer,’ ‘Runaround Sue,’ ‘Donna the Prima Donna.’ ”
After Dion parted company with the Belmonts in 1960, he brought on Zizka’s group as his backup singers, recording as a solo artist and keeping the Del Satins in the background, literally.
“At the time we were OK with that because we wanted our own identity,” Zizka says about the group’s desire to eventually record its brand of blue-eyed soul. “We didn’t want to be Dion and the Del Satins. It was kind of a mutual agreement because Dion didn’t want to have another ‘Dion and the Belmonts’ or Dion and whatever. Now we look back on it and say it was kind of a mistake.”
But often, time has a way of correcting mistakes. After years of being dormant, Zizka’s group is touring again. The reincarnated Del Satins — which includes original member Tom Ferrara and newcomers Charlie Aiello, Edie Van Buren and Emilio — will be the star attraction at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts today at 3 p.m. In late July, they’ll perform at the Summer Jamboree music festival in Senigallia, Italy. They’ll headline a free show at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on July 7. In the past two years, they opened for Jay Leno when he played the NYCB Theatre at Westbury, and have recorded three albums since 2011.
Zizka got the idea to revive the Del Satins six years ago. He contacted original members, brothers Tom and Fred Ferrara. Les Cauchi came back also, and the group picked up where they left off, Zizka says. “It was like we never stopped. I said, ‘Hey remember this one,’ and we started singing the song. Everybody remembered every part, every word,” he says.
The group’s current members signed on following the death of Fred Ferrara in 2011, and Cauchi’s move to North Carolina two years ago. The newest member, Emilio, who goes by one name, joined last year.
“Back in the early ’60s when I was with the Dovers, we had the same manager,” says Emilio, 70, of Mount Sinai. “Singing with them I felt like we connected right away. I’m a lead singer to begin with, so I had to start doing backup, but it’s been great.”
Zizka is especially excited about playing Italy as well as a gig in Barcelona, Spain, set for next year. “The doo-wop scene in Europe is like it was in 1958 and ’59,” Zizka says. For Italy’s Summer Jamboree, people dress in poodle skirts and other ’50s fashions, autos from the era are on display and there’s lot of dancing in the streets. The Del Satins will be performing all of the songs they recorded with Dion and on their own.
“My group today is better than it was when it first started,” Zizka says proudly.
STANDIN’ ON THE CORNER
As a kid in uptown Manhattan, Zizka had two very different inspirations on his musical journey. One was the opera (“I used to sing ‘Pagliacci’ in the bathtub,” he says) and the other was his grandmother.
“She made me dress up in white for Easter Sunday — white pants, white shoes, white socks, even a hat — and I had a guitar,” he says. “I was 8 or 9 and sat on the steps of my building, and I would sing to the girls on the street. I knew nothing about playing the guitar. There was no chords; I was just making noise and I was singing.”
By the time he reached his teens, Zizka was still doing vocals. At 15 he and some friends formed a group and sang on street corners, hoping to get noticed. They were: “People would yell and throw water,” he says.
A neighbor found them a rehearsal room, which turned out to be fateful for Zizka. One night after a practice session, Zizka heard another group harmonizing in the next room. He dropped in and was invited to sing for them. They liked what they heard and asked Zizka to join the group. They named themselves the Del Satins — a hybrid of the Del Vikings and the Five Satins, two successful doo-wop quintets.
The group landed a manager who arranged an audition for them with Dion, who was then with Laurie Records, shortly after his split with the Belmonts.
“They were off-the-charts rough and ready — the group sound was powerful and amazing,” says Dion, 77, who now lives in Boca Raton, Florida. “I’m listening to them doing an epic rendition of ‘Earth Angel,’ not only on the song but I’m listening to their unique approach to this great song. They add a note and a chord here or there that should be on the original recording. Why didn’t the Penguins [who performed the 1954 hit] think of that? You can tell they approach the songs from the inside, not just doing a copy.”
Dion says he decided, “These are the guys I need to back me on ‘The Wanderer’ and ‘Runaround Sue.’ Their voices are perfection, like New York City raw and rough silk.”
Over the next five years, they recorded hit after hit with Dion and also made about 30 recordings of their own songs, of which only “Teardrops Follow Me” gained traction. In 1963, the Del Satins began appearing regularly on “The Clay Cole Show,” a sort of New York City-based version of “American Bandstand” on WPIX/11.
The group also fielded an offer to record for producer Phil Spector, which they turned down to stay with Dion when he moved to Columbia Records. After an appearance at the Brooklyn Fox theater on a bill with The Temptations, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles and more Motown acts, Robinson approached them about recording for the prestigious label, but Zizka says the Del Satins’ manager at the time wouldn’t sell the group’s contract.
Not long afterward, Zizka left the group and the Del Satins announced their farewell on “The Clay Cole Show” in 1965. A few replacements for Zizka joined the group, but none clicked until Johnny Maestro. Ultimately, the Del Satins evolved into Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge and had the smash hit “The Worst That Could Happen.”
John Menechino, the Del Satins’ U.S. manager (European manager Stephanie Göebel arranged the Italy date), who lives in Wantagh, says, “The Del Satins are one of the most underrated groups.” Back when doo-wop ruled the pop music world, “They never caught the break. It’s incredible how all these years nobody said, ‘Hey, these guys are great. Let’s do something with them.’ ”
LIFE AS A SOLO
After leaving the Del Satins, Zizka performed with other groups, and started his own band called Stan Sommers and the Unusuals. More successful is his group called Tangerine, which plays a blend of disco and Top 40 at clubs and restaurants on Long Island. Del Satins members Van Buren and Aiello are also members of Tangerine.
Zizka, who is divorced, was married for 39 years and has a daughter, Nicole, who works as a speech pathologist in Clermont, Florida.
He’s proud of being sober for seven years, after battling a drinking problem that went back to his days with Dion. “I was one of those guys who would fall down and hit his head on the window,” Zizka says. “I’d break a door and not remember the next day.”
At the time, Zizka says, he was unaware he had a problem. In the ’60s, he says, drinking and smoking pot onstage were not only the norm for performers, but encouraged. “The owners of the club would give it to you. They’d say have a couple of drinks,” he says. “And being in the business, you never had to pay for anything. It was there. That was a benefit that I thought was a great thing. I thought, ‘I can’t wait to get to the gig tonight because I can get whacked-out.’”
Over the years, the drinking escalated and it wasn’t until seven years ago that he finally hit rock bottom. “He was playing at this club, and he was so smashed, he just fell down and was out of it,” Menechino says. “He went home, and after that night, he never drank again.”
Zizka says he woke up the next day and said, “I’m not thirsty,” and hasn’t touched alcohol since. Now he’s happy that his dreams for the Del Satins are coming true, nearly 60 years later.
“The whole idea of being in show business has absolutely nothing to do with money. It never did,” he says. “If I play for you for $10,000 or nothing, it’s the same thing. It’s the audience that counts. The most important thing in this business for me is recognition. You want to be the best you can be and have people appreciate it and say, ‘I really enjoyed that.’ That, to me, is the reward.”
WHAT Stan Zizka’s Del Satins perform their Dion hits and their own songs. Also on the bill are Vito Picone & the Elegants and the doo-wop a cappella group The Tribunes.
WHEN | WHERE 3 p.m. April 30, Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, 71 E. Main St.
INFO $20-$40; 631-207-1313, patchoguetheatre.org | https://www.newsday.com/long-island/the-del-satins-a-dion-backup-group-in-the-60s-are-touring-again-d93593 | 2022-08-02T22:19:49Z | https://www.newsday.com/long-island/the-del-satins-a-dion-backup-group-in-the-60s-are-touring-again-d93593 | false | 1 |
Randy Brogle, seasoned telecommunications industry leader, to lead growth efforts
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LS Networks, the leading fiber optic provider in the Pacific Northwest, announced today that Randy Brogle, a seasoned telecommunications industry leader with over 25 years of experience, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In his role, Brogle will lead the company's growth plans to invest in the buildout of its fiber network and support the delivery of high-capacity connectivity solutions to transform underserved communities across the region.
"Randy has dedicated his entire career to broadband expansion throughout the United States," said Jack Bittan, Executive Chair of LS Networks. "His experience aligns perfectly with the mission at LS Networks to deliver infrastructure that not only offers an essential service to rural communities, but also provides equal access to better jobs, education, and advanced lifestyles that support family, growth, and sustainable communities."
Brogle most recently oversaw the global acquisition and construction of fiber networks to support the apps for Meta. Prior to joining Meta, he served in various general management roles at Hargray Communications (acquired by CableOne) and Zayo Group, overseeing operations, sales, finance and network development for fiber deployments including inner-city, Fiber-to-the-Tower (FTTT), and metro/enterprise networks.
"LS Networks has a long history of helping communities prosper in the Pacific Northwest, and I am excited to join the focused efforts of the team to bridge the digital and social inequality divide," said Brogle. "The organization's emphasis on quality, innovation, and investment in the Pacific Northwest has laid a strong foundation with a 100% fiber network suited to meeting the growing demand for internet speeds. We will build on this foundation and utilize our people and resources to invest in and partner with the communities we serve."
LS Networks is the only fiber network provider in the Pacific Northwest that delivers connectivity built for the most demanding organizations to businesses in underserved and rural communities. LS Networks' delivers a purpose-built fiber network with the speed, reliability, scale, and performance that today's businesses demand. With more than 7,000 route miles of fiber and speeds up to 100 Gbps, LS Networks' carrier-grade network delivers a robust portfolio of network connectivity services, including internet, ethernet, voice, and data solutions. With a vision to be the most trusted provider through its focus on quality, innovation, and investment in communities, LS Networks is dedicated to the success of its customers. They believe Pacific Northwest communities deserve better and are committed to bridging the gap.
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Liz Cheney won her House seat big in 2020. But splitting with Trump over election legitimacy and chairing the Jan. 6 hearings has her trailing a pro-Trump challenger by 20 points in a recent poll.
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Liz Cheney won her House seat big in 2020. But splitting with Trump over election legitimacy and chairing the Jan. 6 hearings has her trailing a pro-Trump challenger by 20 points in a recent poll.
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TEMPE, Ariz., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockford Fosgate (www.rockfordfosgate.com), the industry leader in high-performance audio, has partnered with the City of Sturgis for the ninth consecutive year as the "Official Motorcycle Audio Sponsor" of the Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally™ being held August 5th – 13th and will also be an official sponsor of the "20th Anniversary Mayor's Ride," held during the Motorcycle Rally™.
Rockford's booth on Lazelle Street will be the central hub of Rockford Fosgate activities during the Rally From 9:00am – 6:00pm daily, Rockford experts will be giving test drives of their latest aftermarket audio systems, purpose built for Harley-Davidson® motorcycles, including the new M5 800-watt kits just announced on July 29th. Aftermarket systems will be available for purchase at the booth and bikers may also schedule installation with a certified technician during the Rally. Visitors who would like to learn more about "Harley-Davidson® Audio Powered by Rockford Fosgate" can talk with Rockford staff and experience motorcycles factory equipped with these powerful systems.
On Tuesday, August 9th, Rockford Fosgate will present the All-Out Bagger Show from 11:00am – 4:00pm in the Harley-Davidson's® Outlaw Square, Deadwood, South Dakota. Our host for the event will again be Jeff G. Holt, editorial director of V-Twin Visionary©. Those registering for the event will compete for top awards as well as a cash REWARD of $1000. Registration for the show is on-site in Deadwood at Harley-Davidson's® Outlaw Square beginning at 11:00am on Tuesday, August 9th
Rockford Fosgate team members will also be on-hand at Black Hills Harley-Davidson® through August 13th (8am – 6pm daily) where bikers can also purchase Rockford Fosgate audio systems and have them installed on-site.
Click here for information on the Mayor's Ride and Click here for details on Rockford's sponsorship of the Rally™. For more about Rockford Fosgate rockfordfosgate.com.
About Rockford Corporation
Setting the standard for excellence in the audio industry, Rockford Corporation markets high-performance audio systems under the brand Rockford Fosgate® for the mobile, motorsport, and marine audio aftermarket and OEM market. Headquartered in Tempe, Ariz., Rockford Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: PATK).
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Dungeons and Dragons: Adventures in Candlekeep
September 17 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Come ye brave adventurers! Great mysteries and secrets lie within the great library-fortress of Candlekeep, and you have been tasked with finding them! This adventure is best suited for those aged 12 and above, but accommodations can be made should any child adventurers wish to join. There is limited space in our party so please sign up at the front desk should you wish to join.
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RYE, N.Y. (AP) _ Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its second quarter. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations.
The real estate investment trust, based in Rye, New York, said it had funds from operations of $32.3 million, or 32 cents per share, in the period.
The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 30 cents per share.
Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.
The company said it had a loss of $374,000, or less than 1 cent on a per-share basis.
The real estate investment trust posted revenue of $84.3 million in the period.
Acadia Realty Trust expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $1.20 to $1.32 per share.
The company's shares have dropped 23% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $16.73, a fall of 21% in the last 12 months.
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PayPal shares jump after it reveals $2 bln stake held by Elliott, announces new CFO
Adds shares, revenue
Aug 2 (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings PYPL.O said on Tuesday Elliott Investment Management has an over $2 billion investment in the company, making the activist investor one of the largest shareholders in the fintech firm.
Paypal's shares extended gains after the bell, rising as much as 11.8%.
The company also announced a slew of moves including appointing Blake Jorgensen as Paypal's new chief financial officer and a new $15 billion repurchase program. Blake, who takes over the role on Wednesday, joins PayPal from Electronic Arts EA.O.
PayPal has "an unmatched and industry-leading footprint across its payments businesses," said Jesse Cohn, a managing partner at Elliot, a day after the investment firm disclosed a similar stake in Pinterest Inc PINS.N.
PayPal, which was among companies that won big during the pandemic, saw shares wipe out over 70% of their market value in a year as e-commerce growth retreated from pandemic-era records.
The company earned a profit of 93 cents for the three months ended June 30, lower than $1.15 per share a year earlier.
PayPal's revenue rose 10% on an FX neutral basis to $6.8 billion as payment volumes leapt 13%.
(Reporting by Mehnaz Yasmin in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Livent Corp. (LTHM) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $60 million.
The Philadelphia-based company said it had profit of 31 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 37 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 30 cents per share.
The supplier of performance lithium compounds posted revenue of $218.7 million in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $220.4 million.
Livent expects full-year revenue in the range of $800 million to $860 million.
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NEW YORK (AP) _ SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC) on Tuesday reported a loss of $15.6 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had a loss of 29 cents. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, came to 37 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 34 cents per share.
The business development company posted revenue of $42.8 million in the period.
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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A political consultant who is accused of helping put a “ghost candidate" on a ballot to siphon off votes from a Democratic candidate in a state Senate race in central Florida pleaded not guilty to election finance-related charges Tuesday during his first court appearance.
James “Eric” Foglesong entered the plea during an arraignment hearing at the Seminole County Courthouse.
In May, prosecutors filed charges against Foglesong; the candidate, Jestine Iannotti; and Seminole County GOP chairman Ben Paris.
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Iannotti illegally accepted a $1,200 cash donation from Foglesong for her campaign. Iannoitti and Foglesong falsely used the names of others as contributors in state campaign finance reports to skirt Florida laws on campaign contributions, the FDLE said.
The Seminole County race was one of three state Senate races where independent candidates filed to run but did not campaign in 2020.
The candidates were promoted in an advertising blitz paid for by a dark money nonprofit group run by consultants working closely with Florida Power & Light, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
In one of the other races, former state Sen. Frank Artiles is accused of bribing a friend to run. Artiles has also pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to stand trial next month.
Iannotti and Paris have entered not guilty pleas. | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/news/article/Consultant-pleads-not-guilty-in-ghost-candidate-17346659.php | 2022-08-02T22:32:52Z | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/news/article/Consultant-pleads-not-guilty-in-ghost-candidate-17346659.php | true | 14 |
Last week, Hotboii unveiled his new body of work Blinded By Death, which contains 17 songs and additional features from Kodak Black, BIG30, and Lil Uzi Vert — the last of whom appeared on the tracks “Fashion” and “Throw In The Towel.” Produced by Mac Fly, “Throw In The Towel” also comes with a visual that matches the song’s street-oriented subject matter:
“I love my Z, I don’t really eat Zaxby’s, stand on my Z like I step on the mattress, had to go snap, I seen everybody crabbin’, if you know me, know I love mathematics, that’s how I know that these niggas nonfactors, Carti’, Rollie, now I want the Patek, sorry, I’m frozen, they wish I ain’t happy, bulletproof truck, no shots in, they’ll come out it, don’t even try, don’t even try, niggas be dyin’, still tryna slide, let a nigga reach if he wanna meet God, know it’s space up there, you can go to the sky, ridin’ with Vert with an Uzi in my ride…”
Directed by Miggy, the accompanying clip for “Throw In The Towel” takes on an eerie feel, beginning with a shot of hands emerging from a wall as Hotboii tries to control a television. Lil Uzi Vert also makes his appearance in the form of a zombie.
Blinded By Death follows last December’s Life Of A Hotboii, a 17-song album with contributions from 42 Dugg, Moneybagg Yo, Lil Tjay, Future, and more. Outside of his own work, the Floridian talent provided his special brand of bars for songs like 100K Track’s “Tears of Joy,” FCG Heem’s “Headlock,” Digga D’s “Rambo,” GMO Stax and BIG30’s “Lack Again,” and BigWalkDog’s “Love of the Money.” Press play on Hotboii’s Blinded By Death, as well as the visual for the Lil Uzi Vert-assisted “Throw In The Towel,” below. | https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-08-02/183771/hotboii-blinded-by-death-album/ | 2022-08-02T22:32:59Z | https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-08-02/183771/hotboii-blinded-by-death-album/ | true | 1 |
NEW YORK (AP) — The crypto division of the online brokerage Robinhood will pay a $30 million penalty to New York state for failing to comply with regulations governing money laundering and cybersecurity, the state’s Department of Financial Services announced Tuesday.
The department said an examination of Robinhood Crypto’s operations from Jan. 24, 2019, through Sept. 30, 2019, found that the company’s compliance with banking regulations had not kept up with its growth.
“As its business grew, Robinhood Crypto failed to invest the proper resources and attention to develop and maintain a culture of compliance—a failure that resulted in significant violations of the Department’s anti-money laundering and cybersecurity regulations,” Adrienne A. Harris, superintendent of the state’s Department of Financial Services, said in a news release.
Department of Financial Services officials said Robinhood Crypto improperly certified to the state that it was in compliance with transaction-monitoring and cybersecurity regulations despite its deficiencies in those areas. Additionally, the officials said, the company failed to provide a dedicated phone number for consumer complaints on its website, as is required.
In addition to paying the $30 million penalty, Robinhood Crypto will be required to retain an independent consultant who will evaluate the company’s regulatory compliance, the officials said.
Cheryl Crumpton, associate general counsel for Robinhood Markets Inc., said in a statement, “We are pleased the settlement in principle reached last year and previously disclosed in our public filings is now final. We have made significant progress building industry-leading legal, compliance, and cybersecurity programs, and will continue to prioritize this work to best serve our customers.” | https://www.wspa.com/news/business/ap-business/ny-fines-robinhood-crypto-30m-for-skirting-banking-rules/ | 2022-08-02T22:33:01Z | https://www.wspa.com/news/business/ap-business/ny-fines-robinhood-crypto-30m-for-skirting-banking-rules/ | false | 32 |
DA: Suspect sexually assaulted, stabbed woman, set house on fire
CHIPPEWA FALLS — An Eau Claire man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman, stabbing her repeatedly, then setting a house on fire on Wednesday.
Scott M. Vaningan, 58, 146 W. Lexington Blvd., faces possible charges of first-degree intentional homicide, two counts of arson, intentionally harming animals, mutilation of a corpse, and felony bail jumping. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2685337774293/da-suspect-sexually-assaulted-stabbed-woman-set-house-on-fire | 2022-08-02T22:35:26Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2685337774293/da-suspect-sexually-assaulted-stabbed-woman-set-house-on-fire | false | null |
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Mark Bonner hails ‘a brilliant night’ for Cambridge as they stun Millwall
Mark Bonner lauded his Cambridge side after they beat 10-man Millwall 1-0 in the Carabao Cup.
Liam O’Neil scored the winner just before the hour for the Sky Bet League One side, and Bonner said: “It’s a brilliant night for us.
“Without doubt it’s the most physical game we’ve had.
“Many of the games we’ve played so far in pre-season have been quite football games, possession-based games, whereas tonight was a lot more of a physical, direct game for both sides, so that was a real challenge for us.
“We’re delighted with the outcome and I’m also really proud of the lads’ performance because of how hard it has been for them and how short on match minutes they are at the minute.
“Liam took his goal really well off a period of really good play. He’s on the edge of the box and hits it well, so I was really pleased with that finish from him.”
Millwall boss Gary Rowett felt his side didn’t perform well enough as they crashed out of the competition.
“I’m disappointed,” he said. “I hand it to Cambridge, they worked incredibly hard and I can’t argue that they didn’t deserve the 1-0 win.
“On nights like this you’ve got to show a little bit of Championship athleticism or Championship quality. We didn’t really show either of those attributes really.
“To lose Tom Bradshaw early in the game was a bit of a blow for us, but then we’ve got to settle down and we’ve got to try and play.
“We just forced too many passes long. We had to move the ball side to side and make them work and we didn’t really do that.
“We didn’t show enough quality on the evening, and if you don’t do that at places like this, you’re not going to go and win the game.”
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No one could’ve seen this coming.
Riqui Puig, one of FC Barcelona’s highly touted youth prospects for the last few years, reportedly is nearing a transfer to MLS side Los Angeles Galaxy, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano:
The 22-year-old midfielder has been considered a top prospect from Barcelona’s infamous La Masia academy, but he’s been unable to take the leap into the first team for several reasons.
Following the recent hiring of manager Xavi Hernández, Puig fell further down in the pecking order and doesn’t seem to be in Xavi’s plans moving forward. Sergio Busquets, Pedri, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong and Miralem Pjanic are ahead of Puig in the depth chart, along with newly acquired Franck Kessié.
With the MLS secondary transfer window closing on Aug. 4, Galaxy will be getting a marquee midfielder to add to the squad alongside Victor Vázquez, Gaston Brugman, Mark Delgado and Rayan Raveloson. Douglas Costa was another midfield acquisition for the team this season, though he operates more on the wide flanks, whereas Puig is better suited for a central midfield role.
LA Galaxy is currently sitting one spot out of a playoff spot, trailing the Portland Timbers by one point in the standings with a game in hand. Galaxy has 12 regular-season games remaining on the calendar. | https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/report-fc-barcelona-youngster-riqui-puig-nearing-transfer-to-la-galaxy/2955185/ | 2022-08-02T22:40:51Z | https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/report-fc-barcelona-youngster-riqui-puig-nearing-transfer-to-la-galaxy/2955185/ | false | 10 |
The injury bug knows no sense of convenience. Training camp hadn’t even started yet and here we are already attempting to digest a players season being cut short. Unfortunately the situation is much more serious, on July 24th John Metchie informed the world that he had a rare form of cancer. It was a shock heard around the football universe as multiple outlets stood unified in handing out their condolences. Even the CFL sent out both thoughts and prayers while covering a Toronto Argonauts game which John’s brother, Royce Metchie plays for. Health had been on the minds of many a Houston Texans fan, since the young Crimson Tide standout was drafted, because he had still been working his way back from an ACL tear suffered towards the end of his collegiate career but this most recent news took people by surprise. The bright side is that while rare APL (Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia) is the most curable form of Leukemia and Metchie just so happens to live in a city fairly experienced in dealing with cancer. That experience comes from both a healthcare provider and a sports fan perspective as this is now the 3rd Texan player to be diagnosed with a form of cancer in addition to Andre Hal and David Quessenberry.
So now the question arises, with Metchie gone for at least this season who will be taking the majority of the slot reps for the ‘22/’23 year? There are a couple of different avenues Houston could look at to fill this role. While the young rookie coming off an ACL wasn’t expected to be handed the job immediately the growing consensus belief was he would at least be a factor in the rotation with the potential to take over during the final stretch of the season much like Nico Collins and Brevin Jordan did after the bye at the week 11 turn.
Avenue 1: They Do Nothing
Probably the least popular of the choices especially from a fans perspective the Texans don’t necessarily have to do anything personnel wise. For the final six weeks of the season, Houston trotted out a combination of Chris Moore and Phillip Dorsett to hold down the inside. They could also look at mixing in some of the young guys like Davion Davis, or undrafted free agents Drew Estrada and Johnny Johnson III. While the slot and move a.k.a. the “F” tight end both averaged roughly 30 snaps a game last season if Nick Caserio’s comments pre-draft match now offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton’s philosophies we should see more heavy personnel sets with multiple tight ends. That tight end offensive package would ultimately be the benefit of 2nd year player Brevin Jordan, who no longer has to compete with former 3rd round pick Jordan Akins for targets.
Caserio said that TE position is really going to a spot of investment and that 12 personnel formations can show what the opponent is going to do during the game.
— Toro Times (@Texans_TT) March 1, 2022
Caserio expects "new faces" at the tight end position this year.
Avenue 2: Sign a Free Agent
As of right now per NFL trade rumors website of the top 100 free agents still available before training camp, Houston’s options at receiver include:
- Odell Beckham Jr.
- Will Fuller
- Cole Beasley
- T.Y. Hilton
- Emmanuel Sanders
- Willie Snead
- Anthony Miller
- Antonio Brown
Avenue 3: Find a Trade Partner
Come on, we all know trader Nick isn’t afraid to swing a deal. I mean literally almost a year ago Anthony Miller was brought in from Chicago for this exact reason.
- Jerry Jeudy - Denver Broncos
- Scottie Miller - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Jamison Crowder - Buffalo Bills
- Albert Wilson - Minnesota Vikings
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PORTO TOLLE, Italy (AP) — Drought and unusually hot weather have raised the salinity in Italy’s largest delta, where the mighty Po River feeds into the Adriatic Sea south of Venice, and it’s killing rice fields along with the shellfish that are a key ingredient in one of Italy’s culinary specialties: spaghetti with clams.
At least one-third of the stock of prized double-valve clams raised in the Po Delta have died off. Plants along the banks of the Po River are wilting as they drink in water from increasingly salty aquifers and secondary waterways have dried up, shrinking amphibians and birds’ wetland homes.
“It is evident that there is an entire system with an ecology that will have permanent problems,’’ said Giancarlo Mantovani, director of Po River Basin Authority. The ecosystem includes the Po Delta Park, which along with neighboring lands in Veneto form a reserve recognized by UNESCO for its biodiversity.
The amount of water entering the delta from the Po River is at an all-time low, hitting just 95 cubic meters (3,350 cubic feet) a second last month, due to drought conditions caused by a lack of wintertime snowpack and spring and summer rains. That is one-tenth of annual averages. It has been nearly two months since farmers have been able to tap the river water for agriculture.
The impact may be even more lasting, as saltwater is leaching inland distances never before recorded, and seeping into aquifers, underground layers of rock that can hold water.
And while deltas are by definition an area of exchange between fresh and salt water, the movement is becoming more and more one-directional: Inland penetration of saltwater has increased from two kilometers (just over a mile) in the 1960s and 10 kilometers (six miles) in the 1980s to an astounding 38 kilometers (nearly 24 miles) this year.
“The territory around the Po is three meters below sea level, therefore there is a continual flow of saline water that is going into the aquifers,’’ Mantovani said. “We are therefore not only creating an agricultural problem, a human problem, but also an environmental problem. … This is a perfect storm.”
For growers of clams, excessive salinity, high temperatures and the resulting spread of algae are suffocating the mollusk that is the centerpiece of one of summertime Italy’s favorite dishes: Spaghetti alle vongole. And none are more prized than the vongole veraci with a striped and grooved shell that are raised in the Adriatic Sea.
“You can see the clams are suffering,’’ said Katisucia Bellan, who has been clamming for 27 years. “In the afternoon, with this heat, the lagoon dries up. You can pass with the tractor here.”
According to the Coldiretti agricultural lobby, this year’s die-off could accelerate if the proper exchange of salt and fresh water is not restored. It blames the failure to remove sediment from the delta, which allows oxygen and fresh water into the lagoon, for aggravating the situation.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Blackbaud Inc. (BLKB) on Tuesday reported a second-quarter loss of $3.4 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
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Blackbaud shares have fallen 22% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $61.31, a decline of 13% in the last 12 months.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coterra Energy Inc. (NYSE: CTRA) ("Coterra" or the "Company") today reported second-quarter 2022 financial and operating results. On October 1, 2021, Coterra announced that the merger involving the Company, which was formerly named Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation ("Cabot"), and Cimarex Energy Co. ("Cimarex"), was completed (the "Merger"). Referenced results for the six months ended June 30, 2021 reflect only legacy Cabot. Referenced results for the six months ended June 30, 2022 reflect the combined Company.
Thomas E. Jorden, Chief Executive Officer and President, commented, "Coterra delivered another strong quarter as we remain focused on capital efficiency, operational execution, and shareholder returns through our base dividend, variable dividend, share repurchase program, and debt reduction. I am excited by the progress our new organization has made less than a year after the Merger, and we are eager to build on our track record of execution."
Second-Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Net income for second-quarter 2022 totaled $1,229 million, or $1.53 per share; adjusted net income (non-GAAP) for second-quarter 2022, excluding non-recurring items, was $1,083 million, or $1.35 per share.
- Generated cash flow from operating activities of $879 million.
- Discretionary cash flow totaled $1,493 million (non-GAAP).
- Generated free cash flow of $1,019 million (non-GAAP).
- Total equivalent production of 632 MBoepd (thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day), exceeding the high-end of guidance.
- Natural gas production averaged 2,790 MMcfpd (million cubic feet per day), exceeding the high-end of guidance.
- Oil production averaged 88.2 MBopd (thousand barrels of oil per day), exceeding the high-end of guidance.
Shareholder Return Highlights
- On August 2, 2022, Coterra's Board of Directors (the "Board") approved a total quarterly dividend equal to $0.65 per share ($0.15 base, $0.50 variable), which will be paid on August 25, 2022 to holders of record on August 15, 2022.
- Total quarterly shareholder return of $1.03 per share includes $0.65 per share quarterly dividend (payable in August 2022) and $0.38 per share of repurchases (settled in second-quarter). The total return equals 92 percent of second-quarter 2022 cash flow from operating activities, or 80 percent of free cash flow (non-GAAP).
- Total quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share ($0.15 base, $0.50 variable) represents a return of 58 percent of second-quarter 2022 cash flow from operating activities, or 50 percent of free cash flow (non-GAAP).
- Repurchased 11.0 million shares during the second-quarter 2022, at a cost of $303 million and an average price of $27.51 per share. Since late February 2022, the Company has repurchased 18.6 million shares for a total cost of $487 million. At June 30, 2022, the Company had $763 million remaining on its original $1.25 billion share repurchase authorization.
- Share repurchases represent an incremental 34 percent return of second-quarter 2022 cash flow from operating activities, or 30 percent of free cash flow (non-GAAP), to shareholders.
Activity Outlook and Guidance Update
Jorden, commented, "Coterra remains focused on maximizing capital efficiency and return on capital. While inflation has driven 2022 capital costs up 20 to 25 percent year-over-year, we are still projecting all-in returns that markedly exceed our historical results. We remain committed to capital discipline and our updated guidance continues to assume we will invest less than 30 percent of our 2022 projected cash flow from operations. At the recent commodity strip, we expect to generate free cash flow of approximately $4.5 billion in 2022."
Jorden added, "We are pleased to announce that we will return 80 percent of our second-quarter 2022 free cash flow to shareholders, which includes 50 percent in the form of cash dividends and 30 percent in the form of share repurchases. We remain committed to returning 50 percent plus of free cash flow via base plus variable dividends, supplemented by share repurchases, and potential future debt reduction."
- Increasing 2022 capital investment guidance:
- Our revised 2022 capital program is expected to be $1,600 to $1,700 million, 10 percent above the high-end of our initial guidance range. The increase is due to inflation and a modest increase in activity. The incremental activity capital is being driven by our intention to keep a third rig in the Marcellus during the second half of 2022, increases relating to facilities capital, and a modest uptick in non-operated activity. Our new capital guidance assumes we will invest less than 30 percent of our 2022 projected cash flow from operating activities, at recent strip prices.
- Increasing full-year 2022 production guidance:
- Total Equivalent Production (MBoepd): 615 to 635, up one percent at the midpoint from 600 to 635 MBoepd
- Oil (MBopd): 85.5 to 87.5, up four percent at the midpoint from 81.0 to 86.0 MBopd
- Natural Gas (MMcfpd): 2,750 to 2,825, up one percent at the midpoint from 2,680 to 2,850 MMcfpd
- Unit Cost ($/Boe) and Expense Update:
- Lease operating expense, gathering, processing and transportation, and general and administrative guidance remains unchanged
- Taxes other than income: $1.45 to $1.75 (from $1.20 to $1.50), driven by higher commodity prices
- Deferred Income Tax Ratio: 15 percent to 25 percent (from 20 percent to 30 percent), driven by higher commodity prices
- No change to full-year 2022 turn-in-line guidance
Coterra is currently running six rigs and two completion crews in the Permian Basin and three rigs and one completion crew in the Marcellus.
Production volumes in third-quarter 2022 are expected to average between 610 and 630 MBoepd, with oil volumes estimated to average between 85.5 and 88.5 MBopd. Natural gas volumes in third-quarter are projected to average between 2,725 and 2,775 MMcfpd.
See "Supplemental non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for descriptions of the above non-GAAP measures as well as reconciliations of these measures to the associated GAAP measures.
Second-Quarter 2022 Summary
Second-quarter 2022 total equivalent production averaged 632 MBoepd, exceeding the high-end of guidance. Oil production averaged 88.2 MBopd and natural gas production averaged 2,790 MMcfpd, both exceeding the high-end of guidance.
Coterra's average realized prices for oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs) for second-quarter 2022, excluding the effect of commodity derivatives, were $109.23 per barrel (Bbl), $5.78 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf), and $39.17 per Bbl, respectively. Including the effect of commodity derivatives, average realized prices for oil and natural gas for second-quarter 2022 were $92.78 per Bbl and $5.15 per Mcf, respectively.
For second-quarter 2022, Coterra reported cash flow from operating activities of $879 million. Second-quarter 2022 discretionary cash flow (non-GAAP) was $1,493 million and free cash flow (non-GAAP) totaled $1,019 million, both of which are inclusive of $14 million of merger-related/severance costs.
Coterra incurred a total of $472 million of capital expenditures in second-quarter 2022, including $437 million of drilling and completion capital.
Year-to-date 2022 Summary Highlights
- Net income for first-half 2022 totaled $1,837 million, or $2.28 per share; adjusted net income (non-GAAP) for the same period, excluding non-recurring items, was $1,902 million, or $2.36 per share.
- Generated cash flow from operating activities of $2,201 million.
- Discretionary cash flow totaled $2,725 million (non-GAAP).
- Generated free cash flow of $1,980 million (non-GAAP).
- Total return to shareholders based on first-half 2022 performance is $1.86 per share, which includes $1.25 per share of cash dividends and $0.61 per share of stock repurchases.
Strong Financial Position
Coterra maintains a strong financial position with investment-grade credit ratings and substantial liquidity. As of June 30, 2022, Coterra had total long-term debt of $3.1 billion with a principal amount of $2.9 billion. The Company exited the quarter with a cash balance of $1.1 billion and no debt outstanding under its revolving credit facility. Coterra's net debt to Adjusted EBITDAX ratio (non-GAAP) at June 30, 2022 was 0.4x.
Delivering Returns to Shareholders
Based on second-quarter 2022 free cash flow (non-GAAP), Coterra's Board today declared a quarterly base plus variable dividend of $0.65 per share. The base plus variable dividend reflects a $0.15 per share base component and a variable component of $0.50 per share, on the Company's common stock. The combined base plus variable dividend represents 92 percent of cash flow from operating activities in second-quarter 2022, or 80 percent of free cash flow (non-GAAP). The combined base and variable dividend is payable on August 25, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 15, 2022.
Coterra repurchased 11.0 million shares in the second quarter at a cost of $303 million, which implies an additional 34 percent return of second-quarter 2022 cash flow from operating activities, or 30 percent of free cash flow (non-GAAP), to shareholders. The average repurchase price in second-quarter 2022 was $27.51 per share. Coterra entered third-quarter 2022 with an outstanding share repurchase authorization of $763 million. The Company entered the third quarter with a Rule 10b5-1 plan in place and will provide details of share repurchase activity in the quarter with its third-quarter 2022 financial and operating results.
The timing and volume of share repurchases under this authorization will be determined by management, at its discretion. Management expects its share repurchase program to be driven by relative and intrinsic value opportunities. The share repurchase program is supplemental to the Company's base plus variable dividend strategy.
During the quarter, we retired 21,900 shares of Cimarex preferred stock ($39 million), which totaled 78 percent of the 28,158 outstanding shares of Cimarex preferred stock ($50 million) on our balance sheet as of March 31, 2022. This retirement was the result of the voluntary conversion by certain holders of the Cimarex preferred stock into 0.8 million shares of our common stock and $10 million in cash pursuant to the terms of the Cimarex preferred stock.
Additionally, on August 1, 2022, we retired $124 million principal debt, comprising $25 million of 5.59% notes, $37 million of 6.69% notes, and $62 million of 5.80% notes.
Committed to Sustainability and ESG Leadership
Coterra believes that environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and practices are foundational to its success. We intend to publish the first Coterra Energy Sustainability Report during fourth-quarter 2022. For more information regarding the 2022 ESG short-term incentive targets for executive management, please see the Company's most recent presentation, which can be accessed on the "Events & Presentations" page under the "Investors" section of the Company's website at www.coterra.com.
Second-Quarter 2022 Conference Call
Coterra will host a conference call tomorrow, Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 9:00 AM CT (10:00 AM ET), to discuss second-quarter 2022 financial and operating results.
Conference Call Information
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM ET / 9:00 AM CT
Dial-in (for callers in the U.S. and Canada): (888) 550-5424
International dial-in: (646) 960-0819
Conference ID: 3813676
The live audio webcast and related earnings presentation can be accessed on the "Events & Presentations" page under the "Investors" section of the Company's website at www.coterra.com. The webcast will be archived and available at the same location after the conclusion of the live event.
About Coterra Energy
Coterra is a premier exploration and production company based in Houston, Texas with focused operations in the Permian Basin, Marcellus Shale and Anadarko Basin. We strive to be a leading producer, delivering returns with a commitment to sustainability leadership. Learn more about us at www.coterra.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact and reflect Coterra's current views about future events. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about returns to shareholders, enhanced shareholder value, future financial and operating performance and goals and commitment to sustainability and ESG leadership, strategic pursuits and goals, including with respect to the publication of Coterra's first Sustainability Report, and other statements that are not historical facts contained in this press release. The words "expect," "project," "estimate," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "budget," "plan," "predict," "potential," "possible," "may," "should," "could," "would," "will," "strategy," "outlook" and similar expressions are also intended to identify forward-looking statements. We can provide no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release will occur as projected and actual results may differ materially from those projected. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and assumptions that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the risk that the combined businesses will not be integrated successfully; the risk that the cost savings and any other synergies from the Merger may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; the volatility in commodity prices for crude oil and natural gas; cost increases; supply chain disruptions; the effect of future regulatory or legislative actions, including the risk of new restrictions with respect to well spacing, hydraulic fracturing, natural gas flaring, seismicity, produced water disposal, or other oil and natural gas development activities; disruption from the Merger making it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers, employees or suppliers; the diversion of management time on integration-related issues; the potential effects of further developments to the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and variants thereof on Coterra's business, financial condition and results of operations; actions by, or disputes among or between, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other producer countries; market factors; market prices (including geographic basis differentials) of oil and natural gas; impacts of inflation; labor shortages and economic disruption (including as a result of the pandemic or geopolitical disruptions such as the war in Ukraine); the presence or recoverability of estimated reserves; the ability to replace reserves; environmental risks; drilling and operating risks; exploration and development risks; competition; the ability of management to execute its plans to meet its goals; and other risks inherent in Coterra's businesses. In addition, the declaration and payment of any future dividends, whether regular base quarterly dividends, variable dividends or special dividends, will depend on Coterra's financial results, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by Coterra's Board. While the list of factors presented here is considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those indicated. For additional information about other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to Coterra's annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and other filings with the SEC, which are available on Coterra's website at www.coterra.com.
Forward-looking statements are based on the estimates and opinions of management at the time the statements are made. Except to the extent required by applicable law, Coterra does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.
Operational Data
The tables below provide a summary of production volumes, price realizations and operational activity by region and units costs for the Company for the periods indicated:
Derivatives Information
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had the following outstanding financial commodity derivatives:
Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
We report our financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). However, we believe certain non-GAAP performance measures may provide financial statement users with additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results of prior periods. In addition, we believe these measures are used by analysts and others in the valuation, rating and investment recommendations of companies within the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry. See the reconciliations below that compare GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures for the periods indicated.
We have also included herein certain forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures. Due to the forward-looking nature of these non-GAAP financial measures, we cannot reliably predict certain of the necessary components of the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP measures, such as future impairments and future changes in capital. Accordingly, we are unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of such forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measures. Reconciling items in future periods could be significant.
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are presented based on our management's belief that these non-GAAP measures enable a user of financial information to understand the impact of identified adjustments on reported results. Adjusted Net Income is defined as net income plus gain and loss on sale of assets, non-cash gain and loss on derivative instruments, stock-based compensation expense, severance expense, merger-related expenses and tax effect on selected items. Adjusted Earnings per Share is defined as Adjusted Net Income divided by weighted-average common shares outstanding. Additionally, we believe these measures provide beneficial comparisons to similarly adjusted measurements of prior periods and use these measures for that purpose. Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income and earnings per share, as defined by GAAP.
Reconciliation of Discretionary Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow
Discretionary Cash Flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities excluding changes in assets and liabilities. Discretionary Cash Flow is widely accepted as a financial indicator of an oil and gas company's ability to generate available cash to internally fund exploration and development activities, return capital to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases, and service debt and is used by our management for that purpose. Discretionary Cash Flow is presented based on our management's belief that this non-GAAP measure is useful information to investors when comparing our cash flows with the cash flows of other companies that use the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas producing activities or have different financing and capital structures or tax rates. Discretionary Cash Flow is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities or net income, as defined by GAAP, or as a measure of liquidity.
Free Cash Flow is defined as Discretionary Cash Flow less cash paid for capital expenditures. Free Cash Flow is an indicator of a company's ability to generate cash flow after spending the money required to maintain or expand its asset base, and is used by our management for that purpose. Free Cash Flow is presented based on our management's belief that this non-GAAP measure is useful information to investors when comparing our cash flows with the cash flows of other companies. Free Cash Flow is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or net income, as defined by GAAP, or as a measure of liquidity.
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDAX
Adjusted EBITDAX is defined as net income plus interest expense, other expense, income tax expense, depreciation, depletion, and amortization (including impairments), exploration expense, gain and loss on sale of assets, non-cash gain and loss on derivative instruments, stock-based compensation expense, severance expense and merger-related expense. Adjusted EBITDAX is presented on our management's belief that this non-GAAP measure is useful information to investors when evaluating our ability to internally fund exploration and development activities and to service or incur debt without regard to financial or capital structure. Our management uses Adjusted EBITDAX for that purpose. Adjusted EBITDAX is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities or net income, as defined by GAAP, or as a measure of liquidity.
Reconciliation of Net Debt
The total debt to total capitalization ratio is calculated by dividing total debt by the sum of total debt and total stockholders' equity. This ratio is a measurement which is presented in our annual and interim filings and our management believes this ratio is useful to investors in assessing our leverage. Net Debt is calculated by subtracting cash and cash equivalents from total debt. The Net Debt to Adjusted Capitalization ratio is calculated by dividing Net Debt by the sum of Net Debt and total stockholders' equity. Net Debt and the Net Debt to Adjusted Capitalization ratio are non-GAAP measures which our management believes are also useful to investors when assessing our leverage since we have the ability to and may decide to use a portion of our cash and cash equivalents to retire debt. Our management uses these measures for that purpose. Additionally, as our planned expenditures are not expected to result in additional debt, our management believes it is appropriate to apply cash and cash equivalents to reduce debt in calculating the Net Debt to Adjusted Capitalization ratio.
Reconciliation of Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDAX
Net debt to Adjusted EBITDAX is defined as net debt divided by trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDAX. Net debt to Adjusted EBITDAX is a non-GAAP measure which our management believes is useful to investors when assessing our credit position and leverage.
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Coronation Street star Millie Gibson has quit the show, with a sensational and ‘explosive’ storyline planned for her ending.
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Millie has been central to some huge plotlines for Coronation Street in her three years as Kelly.
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A spokesperson said: ‘The clock has been ticking for Gary Windass ever since he took in the teenage daughter of the man he murdered.
‘Increasingly seeing Gary as a father figure, Kelly is further indebted to Gary when he rescues her from the clutches of dad Rick’s shady associates.
‘But having witnessed how far Gary is willing to go to keep her safe, Kelly starts to wonder if he has crossed that line before.’
Coronation Street is not commenting on Millie’s exit.
A source for The Sun said: ‘Millie’s a huge talent. She has loved her time on the soap but there’s a lot of excitement about what she’s going to do next.
‘Everyone has been sworn to secrecy over her exit storyline.
“It’s going to be explosive.
‘Millie’s not even telling people if the door has been left open for her.’
Gary and Kelly’s storyline is set to progress significantly later this autumn.
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US approves massive arms sale to Saudi, UAE to counter Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday approved two massive arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to help them defend against Iran.
The more than $5 billion in missile defense and related sales follow President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East last month, during which he met with numerous regional leaders in Saudi Arabia. Both Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been hit in recent months with rocket attacks from the Iran-backed Houthi rebel movement in Yemen.
Although Tuesday’s approvals are for defensive weapons, they may be questioned by lawmakers who had supported Biden’s decision last year to cut Saudi Arabia and the UAE off from major purchases of offensive U.S. arms because of their involvement in the war in Yemen.
The new sales include $3 billion for Patriot missiles for Saudi Arabia specifically designed to protect itself from rocket attacks by the Houthis, and $2.2 billion for high-altitude missile defense for the UAE.
“The proposed sale will improve the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capability to meet current and future threats by replenishing its dwindling stock of PATRIOT GEM-T missiles,” the State Department said in its notice informing Congress of the sale.
“These missiles are used to defend the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s borders against persistent Houthi cross-border unmanned aerial system and ballistic missile attacks on civilian sites and critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia,” the department said.
For UAE, the department said the sale would “support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of an important regional partner. The UAE is a vital U.S. partner for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East.”
Early in his administration Biden had pledged to cut off or cut back weapons sales to both Saudi Arabia and the UAE because of their actions in Yemen.
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 3 (ANI): Putting an end to suspense and speculation, senior Congress leader MLA from Telangana's Munugode constituency, Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy on Tuesday announced his resignation from the Congress party and also as a legislator.
Reddy said he will seek an appointment with the Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker and submit his resignation in one or two days. Rajgopal Reddy is the younger brother of Komatreddy Venkat Reddy who is a senior Congress leader and MP from the Bhongir constituency.
"I am unhappy. Even people who voted for me are also unhappy. Is Munugodu not in Telangana? I have got nothing in the last three years as an MLA. I have tried my best to bring our issues to the limelight, but it's unfortunate that the state government didn't care about our issues," Reddy said while addressing a press conference.
"Congress leaders are saying that the party will take action against me. What will they do? I have given my life to the Congress party. I fought for the party, however, they made a man who has been against the party all his life, to be the Telangana Congress president," he said in an apparent reference to Revanth Reddy.
The rumours are rife that he may join the BJP, however, he has not confirmed it yet.
Notably, Reddy recently met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital.
After the resignation of Reddy to the Congress party, the AICC has approved the constitution of a strategy and campaign committee for the Munugode Assembly Constituency with immediate effect. (ANI) | https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/munugode-mla-komatireddy-rajagopal-reddy-resigns-from-congress20220803043551/ | 2022-08-02T23:08:24Z | https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/munugode-mla-komatireddy-rajagopal-reddy-resigns-from-congress20220803043551/ | true | 2 |
A new round of U.S. sanctions targeting Russian elites includes a woman named in news reports as Vladimir Putin’s longtime romantic partner.
The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the government has frozen the visa of Alina Kabaeva, an Olympic gymnast in her youth and former member of the state Duma, and imposed other property restrictions. The department said she is also head of a Russian national media company that promotes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Critics of the Kremlin and imprisoned Russian rights campaigner Alexey Navalny have been calling for sanctions against Kabaeva, saying her news outlet took the lead in portraying Western commentary on the invasion as a disinformation campaign.
The U.K. sanctioned Kabaeva in May and the EU imposed travel and asset restrictions on her in June.
Also named in Treasury's latest sanctions package is Andrey Grigoryevich Guryev, an oligarch who owns the Witanhurst estate, a 25-bedroom mansion that is the second-largest estate in London after Buckingham Palace.
His $120 million yacht, the Alfa Nero, was also identified as blocked property. Also sanctioned was his son Andrey Andreevich Guryev and his son's Russian investment firm Dzhi AI Invest OOO.
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Christian Contardo, a former Treasury attorney now at Lowenstein Sandler LLP says “what we’ve seen is that the US government has identified that a lot of oligarchs are using family as a way to evade sanctions.”
“Some of the oligarchs will transfer ownership to their wives and children,” he said.
In April, the U.S. imposed sanctions on Putin’s adult daughters Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova and Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova.
Russian steel manufacturer Publichnoe Aktsionernoe Obschestvo Magnitogorskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat, also known as MMK, its chairman of the board of directors, Viktor Filippovich Rashnikov, and its subsidiaries, were also designated for financial penalties.
Additionally, the State Department reported today that 893 Russian Federation officials, including Federation Council and military members, will have their visas blocked.
“As innocent people suffer from Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Putin’s allies have enriched themselves and funded opulent lifestyles,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement.
“Together with our allies, the United States will also continue to choke off revenue and equipment underpinning Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine.”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated U.S. support “for the brave people of Ukraine and will continue to promote accountability for President Putin and his cronies whose actions have caused so much suffering and destruction in Ukraine. ” | https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/putins-rumored-girlfriend-hit-with-latest-u-s-sanctions/3123096/ | 2022-08-02T23:11:06Z | https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/putins-rumored-girlfriend-hit-with-latest-u-s-sanctions/3123096/ | true | 24 |
Prime-time network, cable viewership for the week of July 25
1. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 6.47 million.
2. “60 Minutes Presents,” CBS, 6.04 million.
3. “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC, 4.53 million.
4. “Big Brother” (Sunday), CBS, 4.07 million.
5. “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” ABC, 4.01 million.
6. “The $100,000 Pyramid,” ABC, 3.96 million.
7. “Big Brother” (Wednesday), CBS, 3.77 million.
8. “FBI,” CBS, 2.58 million.
9. “Big Brother” (Thursday), CBS, 3.55 million.
10. “Press Your Luck,” ABC, 3.49 million.
11. “The Neighborhood,” CBS, 3.39 million.
12. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Monday), Fox News, 3.29 million.
13. “The Bachelorette,” ABC, 3.19 million.
14. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 3.17 million.
15. “FBI: Most Wanted,” CBS, 3.15 million.
16. “Generation Gap,” ABC, 3.09 million.
17. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Thursday), Fox News, 3.09 million.
18. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Wednesday), Fox News, 3.03 million.
19. “Bob Hearts Abishola,” CBS, 3.02 million.
20. “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” ABC, 3.02 million.
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Armenia on Tuesday announced that it has filed a new complaint with the European Court of Human Rights accusing Azerbaijan of abusing rights of Armenian residents in the villages of Khramort and Parukh in Artsakh’s Askeran Region when Azerbaijani forces invaded that area in March.
The ECHR complaint was filed on July 27 this year, according to a social media post by the Office of the Representative of Armenia on International Legal Issues.
The complaint refers to the violation of the rights of civilians due to Azerbaijani aggression against the Armenian villages of Khramort and Parukh of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2022, to real threats voiced by Azerbaijan against the residents of borderline villages in Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as to cases of use of force in 2021-2022 by Azerbaijani armed forces against civilians in violation of the latter’s right to life.
After cutting off the gas supply to Armenian residents of Artsakh, Azerbaijani forces began a systematic campaign of harassment in the Askeran region, often broadcasting threats over loud speakers by telling residents to leave their villages or else face ramifications. This tactic was followed by intermittent shelling of civilian targets, which were under the protection of Russian peacekeepers.
On March 24, Azerbaijani forces breached the line of contact being monitored by the Russian peacekeeping forces and invaded the Parukh village and neighboring areas. After shelling Armenian positions in Artsakh, the Azerbaijani forces advanced their troops unto the strategic Karaglukh Heights overlooking all of Stepanakert. During this operation three Armenian soldiers were killed and 15 were wounded.
The Artsakh Defense Ministry maintains that Azerbaijani troops remain at some parts of Karaglukh heights near Parukh, with Artsakh authorities and Russian peacekeepers attempting to push the Azerbaijani forces back to their original positions.
The case filed last week was the third by Armenia to complain to the ECHR. In February 2021 a case was filed against Azerbaijan accusing it of violating international conventions during the 2020 Artsakh War. Another case, filed in June of last year, focused on the illegal sham trials of Armenian prisoners of war, accusing Baku of violating their rights and depriving the captives of their freedom. | https://asbarez.com/armenia-files-complaint-at-rights-court-for-azerbaijans-aggression-in-artsakhs-parukh/ | 2022-08-02T23:19:58Z | https://asbarez.com/armenia-files-complaint-at-rights-court-for-azerbaijans-aggression-in-artsakhs-parukh/ | false | 1 |
Famous bakery and ice cream shop from Quebec just opened its first Mississauga location
A famous ice cream brand from Quebec has been opening its first Ontario locations, and just opened one up near Toronto in Mississauga.
A Mississauga location of Mr. Puffs opened in mid-July, around the same time as another in Whitby. There's also another in Ottawa, and there are many locations in Quebec, and there are even locations in the United States and Greece.
The history of Mr. Puffs actually stretches way back to 2004, when it was founded in Montreal by Billy Siounis.
The "puffs" that are the chain's specialty seem to be very similar to Greek loukoumades, which have already been available in Toronto. At Mr. Puffs, the puffs are made to order and come with toppings like hazelnut chocolate, strawberry glaze and honey.
They also have soft serve which can be rolled and/or dipped in toppings of its own, or served alongside puffs. In addition to that, they also serve coffee, tea, iced drinks, zany milkshakes and what they call "Twisters" or "Tornades" (tornados), which basically seem like Blizzards or McFlurries.
Mr. Puffs seems to be set on a rapid expansion plan based on the frequency of new store openings, with another opening in Rockland in Ontario within this past week.
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A new method could make robots smarter and able to collaborate to complete their tasks. Thanks to an artificial intelligence algorithm called multi-agent learning reinforcement, it is possible to make machines work together in different functions.
The technique, developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, differs slightly from other methods of machine-to-machine collaboration, which rely on open lines of communication. This is what you normally see when robots or drones operate together.
However, the method has its limitations. When there is a blockage of signals or incompatible hardware, communication ceases and, along with it, cooperation.
The new method developed by researchers aims to solve these limitations through the use of artificial intelligence, in a decentralized way in which each agent of the operation does not “talk” to the other. Technique is important in actions where it is not clear what the role of each machine is.
How it works?
The method consists of a machine learning mechanism for agents to absorb over time the means to reach a goal together. For this, a utility function was created that allows the robot to be informed when it has accomplished some useful task.
Over time, the machine comes to understand its role within its team’s goal, which allows it to work towards a goal together, even without direct communication.
To test this algorithm, the researchers put artificial intelligence to play a game of “Capture the Flag”, in which a blue team needs to capture the yellow flag, and the red team needs to capture the turquoise flag. You can see in the video below how the blue team, trained with the system, manages to develop different and independent roles in order to consistently win the match against red.
The authors’ perspective is not limited to a computer game, however. They envision more far-fetched scenarios in which robots could be used to control traffic signals, coordinate deliveries for autonomous vehicles, in warehouses and also for military surveillance.
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ATLANTA, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) ("Rollins" or the "Company"), a premier global consumer and commercial services company, announced today that Kenneth Krause was named Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2022.
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Rollins, Inc. is a premier global consumer and commercial services company. Through its family of leading brands, Orkin, HomeTeam Pest Defense, Clark Pest Control, Northwest Exterminating, McCall Service, Trutech, Critter Control, Western Pest Services, Waltham Services, OPC Pest Services, The Industrial Fumigant Company, PermaTreat, Crane Pest Control, Missquito, Orkin Canada, Orkin Australia, Safeguard (UK), Aardwolf Pestkare (Singapore), and more, the Company and its franchises provide essential pest control services and protection against termite damage, rodents and insects to more than 2.8 million customers in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia from more than 800 locations. You can learn more about Rollins and its subsidiaries by visiting our web site at www.rollins.com, where you can also find this and other news releases by accessing the news releases button.
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The amount of money on offer for the inaugural Peter McDonald Premiership grand final winner has been revealed.
Prior to the coming together of Group 10 and Group 11 competitions, each league would pay out roughly $10,000 to their respective champions.
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Group 11 chairman Ross McDermott confirmed to the Central Western Daily that the winning first grade side would receive $25,000.
"It's certainly an increase in what the individual groups were being paid," he said.
"It's in recognition that it's a changing environment and the quality of the football has proved that it's of a higher standard.
"To win this premiership will be a difficult task for any of the clubs, so hopefully it will be worthwhile."
But it won't just be the premiers to see their bank accounts increase. All eight clubs - four from Group 10 and four from Group 11 - who make the finals will receive at least some monetary reward.
McDermott said the runners-up would get $9000, third place would receive $5000, fourth would be awarded $3000, while fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth would all be given $500.
While the amount on offer will be much less, the same system where eight clubs receive payments will also apply for the under 18s competition.
Both Group 10 and Group 11 first grade minor premiers will receive "a couple of thousand dollars" as their reward for their regular season success.
"It gives everyone a reward because they've come top four in their individual groups. It's something that we've focused on in Western NSW, you have to look after everyone," McDermott said.
"Sharing the prize money between the top eight clubs is an indication that we acknowledge the effort that all our volunteers provide.
And while McDermott wouldn't go as far as to give any grand final predictions, he did say the hope was that there would be some diversity across the firsts, reserves, league tag and under 18s competitions.
"The best outcome for the Peter McDonald Premiership would be a Group 10 v Group 11 combination," he said.
"Through all four grades it would be great to see a representative from eight different clubs. You'd get a bigger gate up and more clubs would be involved. While I'm a loyal Group 11, I've taken that hat off to a certain degree."
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So how does the Group 11 lifer think the coming together of the two competitions has worked so far? As far as he's concerned, it has been a success.
"We're trying to bring us closer together," he said.
"It was a task that we were a bit daunted about at the beginning because the assumptions were that (Group 10 and Group 11) were totally different, but after meeting most weeks for the past six or seven, we're coming a lot closer together to being one organisation and that's what we're aiming to be."
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New Delhi: Over two dozen people sustained minor injuries after the private bus they were travelling in rammed a cluster bus from behind in central Delhi’s Rajendra Nagar on Tuesday morning. The labourers working for the Central Vista project were in the bus when the incident took place. Initial probe suggests that the brakes of the cluster bus failed, leading to the accident. However, the cops are yet to verify this.
According to police, a call was received at 8.58am regarding the accident of two buses at the main road near Patel Nagar red light. When a team of police officials reached the location, it was found that an orange cluster bus had been hit by a white private bus from behind and the injured were taken to a hospital.
“As many as 28 people, including the driver of the private bus, were being treated at the hospital. Out of these, three of the injured passengers had left the hospital after receiving first aid. The others who were injured were taken to RML hospital. The labourers were working at the construction site of the new Parliament building. The driver of the offending vehicle was identified as Jagmohan (44), and is still unconscious. Legal action as per law is being taken,” said Shweta Chauhan, DCP (central).
The labourers who were injured stated that the driver of the private bus was speeding. Some of those who sustained injuries told police that they had left from Preeti Nagar and were on their way to the construction site when the incident took place.
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GLEN ROSE, Texas (AP) — Fewer firefighters are needed as a stubborn two-week-old North Texas wildfire nears being fully contained, officials said Tuesday.
The multi-agency Southern Area Incident Management Team said it's turned management of the 10 1/2-square-mile (27 1/3-square-kilometer) Chalk Mountain Fire over to the Texas A&M Forest Service after firefighters brought containment from 89% on Monday to 93% on Tuesday.
Forces fighting the fire 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Fort Worth have been drawn down from 250 firefighters on Sunday to 150 on Tuesday, the statement said.
There was “little activity or heat occurring across the fire,” the statement said. “The occasional flareup is still possible on the Chalk Mountain Fire, but these flareups involve sporadic heat intermixed with pockets of burned or partially burned fuel on the interior of the fire."
Fire conditions remained explosive in the area with extreme drought combined with temperatures topping 100 degrees (38 degrees Celsius). | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Fewer-firefighters-needed-as-Texas-wildfire-17346696.php | 2022-08-02T23:29:04Z | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Fewer-firefighters-needed-as-Texas-wildfire-17346696.php | true | 11 |
GURUGRAM: The city recorded 213 new
Covid cases on Tuesday. It had recorded 187 cases on the previous day.
The positivity rate rose to 5.2% from 4.9% on Monday. The city currently has 882 active cases, of which 22 patients are hospitalised.
The health department conducted 4,080 tests on Tuesday, while 3,628 samples were tested on Monday.
The city logged a total of 5,438 cases in July, whereas 8,046 cases were seen in June and 7,619 in May.
Haryana, meanwhile, witnessed 623 new cases on Tuesday. The state now has 3,313 active cases while the positivity rate is at 5.3%. One death was reported in the state, 603 patients recovered during the day. The only death of the day was reported from Karnal district.
In the past 24 hours, the health authorities collected 15,069 samples for antigen and RT-PCR tests.
With this the cumulative Covid count of the state has gone to 10,31,271 cases, 10,17,290 recoveries and 10,645 deaths.
Gurugram reported the highest 213 cases, followed by 82 in Panchkula, 51 in Faridabad, 48 in Yamunanagar, 41 in Ambala, 40 in Karnal, 32 in Rohtak, 19 in Sirsa, 17 in Panipat, 14 in Hisar, 13 in Bhiwani and 10 cases from Kurukshetra. Charkhi Dadri did not report any new cases while rest nine districts reported less than 10 cases..
On the vaccination front, first dose was given to 1,971 persons followed by second dose to 6,712 and 16,625 were given the booster dose. With this the cumulative Covid vaccination coverage of the state has gone to 47,73,671. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/gurugram-sees-213-new-covid-cases-positivity-rate-5-2-now/articleshow/93309271.cms | 2022-08-02T23:31:15Z | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/gurugram-sees-213-new-covid-cases-positivity-rate-5-2-now/articleshow/93309271.cms | false | 1 |
Ex-S.C. Gov. Sanford eyes politics again
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- When Mark Sanford walked out of the governor's mansion in 2011, he had been censured by the legislature over state travel expenses he used for an affair with an Argentine woman, had paid the largest ethics fine ever in South Carolina and faced a voting public that had become disillusioned with the one-time rising star.
His conservative fiscal credentials were still intact though, and now the Republican, 52, is seriously weighing a bid for the congressional seat he once held. The opening comes because 1st District Rep. Tim Scott was appointed to fill the remaining two years of Sen. Jim DeMint's seat. DeMint announced earlier this month he was resigning, and Scott is expected to be vacating his congressional seat on Jan. 2.
Acknowledging reports that he will try to re-enter politics, the two-term governor wrote in an email to The Associated Press late Saturday: "To answer your question, yes the accounts are accurate." Sanford promised "further conversation on all this" later.
The two-term governor was once seen as a possible ultraconservative contender for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
That was before he vanished from the state for five days in 2009. Reporters were told he was hiking the Appalachian Trail. He later tearfully acknowledged at a news conference announcing his affair that he had been visiting Maria Belen Chapur. He later called her his soul mate in an interview with AP, and the two were engaged earlier this year. | https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/ex-s-c-gov-sanford-eyes-politics-again-f24142 | 2022-08-02T23:34:03Z | https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/ex-s-c-gov-sanford-eyes-politics-again-f24142 | false | 1 |
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Brewers continue retooling bullpen by adding Rosenthal
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers continued to reshape their bullpen following the departure of four-time All-Star closer Josh Hader by acquiring injured reliever Trevor Rosenthal from the San Francisco Giants just before Tuesday’s trade deadline.
Milwaukee sent minor league outfielder Tristan Peters to the Giants.
The Brewers announced the trade before starting a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Rosenthal hasn’t pitched since 2020 due to a variety of injuries but is hoping to make it back later this season. When Rosenthal signed a $4.5 million, one-year deal with San Francisco on July 21, Giants manager Gabe Kapler said the right-hander was several weeks away from being ready.
The 32-year-old Rosenthal has a 3.36 ERA and 132 saves in 373 career regular-season appearances, with 93 of those saves coming for St. Louis from 2014-15.
The NL Central-leading Brewers also had acquired right-hander Matt Bush from the Texas Rangers on Monday night for infielder Mark Mathias and pitching prospect Antoine Kelly. That came after Hader was sent to San Diego earlier Monday in exchange for former Padres closer Taylor Rogers and right-hander Dinelson Lamet as well as outfielder Esteury Ruiz and pitching prospect Robert Gasser.
Peters, 22, was batting .306 with seven home runs and 51 RBIs in 90 games in Class A.
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Republican Party said it canceled a Tuesday evening primary watch party in Lansing after a man came to the party’s headquarters and threatened to shoot up the building and burn it down.
Lansing police said officers went to the building Tuesday morning in response to a complaint about a threat, but that the person who allegedly made the threat was not still there. Officers will pay special attention to that area, said police spokeswoman Jordan Gulkis.
Police released no other information, including any details about the threat and whether they were investigating or seeking a suspect.
Michigan GOP spokesman Gustavo Portela told The Associated Press that the man also yelled at a female staffer, telling her that he “wanted to enslave women.”
The headquarters received several threats throughout the week that were deemed insignificant, Portela said, but the party considered the Tuesday morning encounter to be more serious. He said the Michigan GOP still planned to hold a Republican Unity event on Wednesday with increased security.
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GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) _ Markel Corp. (MKL) on Tuesday reported a second-quarter loss of $916.4 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
The Glen Allen, Virginia-based company said it had a loss of $69.19 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $13.78 per share.
The insurer posted revenue of $1.79 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $3.35 billion.
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Richmond’s first ever bike-sharing program has apparently bolted, leaving hundreds of neon cyan bicycles abandoned and effectively useless around town.
Bolt Mobility rolled out 250 app-powered e-bikes across the city in June 2021, funded by a $1 million grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC).
But starting this July, Richmond joined several other cities and counties across the country in reporting that they were getting radio silence from the company — a Florida-based “micromobility” startup cofounded in 2018 by Olympic gold medalist sprinter Usain Bolt and Shervin Pishevar, a San Francisco-based venture capitalist who has also invested in companies such as Airbnb and Uber.
Bolt’s “dockless” technology requires would-be riders to download the company’s smartphone app to locate, unlock, activate and pay for the e-bikes. However, no bikes appear on Bolt’s map of Richmond, which means they may have been removed from the system or have dead batteries. Whatever the reason, the bikes are not currently operational.
According to Mayor Tom Butt, Richmond officials are trying to figure out a plan to remove the equipment that’s still scattered around town, from the Richmond Marina, Keller Beach and the Point Richmond Community Center, to the city’s Civic Center, Ferry Terminal and BART station.
“Unfortunately, Bolt apparently went out of business without prior notification or removal of their capital equipment from city property,” Butt wrote in an e-Forum post July 23. “They recently missed the city’s monthly meeting check-in and have been unresponsive to all their clients throughout all their markets.”
Calls to Richmond City Hall were not returned, but public documents show the bike-sharing program was proposed to help spread the health benefits of physical activity and reduce low-income household spending on transportation, especially since Richmond has completed more than 36 miles of its San Francisco Bay Trail — more than any other city around the bay.
Locally, Bolt also launched 300 e-bikes at stations along the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit line — also funded by a $826,000 grant from the MTC — as well as a fleet in Southern California’s San Gabriel Valley.
Bolt has purportedly operated in more than a dozen other states, including New York, Oregon, Vermont and Virginia, and some locations have reported that their e-bike programs are operating without any issues.
The e-bikes — capable of reaching up to 15mph with pedal-assistance technology — cost $2 to unlock and $0.10 for each minute of a pay-as-you-go ride. Bolt also promoted payment plans that offered 30 minutes of free riding every day without unlock fees — charging frequent riders $9.99 a month or even $79.99 for a year.
It’s unclear why Bolt Mobility has essentially shuttered in the East Bay, especially since the company was advertising only four months ago that they were looking to hire full- and part-time fleet technicians for Richmond’s e-bike operations. The company has a C+ rating by the Better Business Bureau and is not accredited, but has publicly raised at least $40.2 million, according to TechCrunch.
Several calls to Bolt were not answered and met only with perpetual hold music.
That seems to be a trend; Bryan Davis, a senior transportation planner for Chittenden County in Vermont told Techcrunch his team has gotten the same cold shoulder.
“They’ve vanished, leaving equipment behind and emails and calls unanswered,” Davis said. “We’re unable to reach anyone, but it seems they’ve closed shop in other markets as well.”
And according to the most recent review on Apple’s App Store, users are also up a creek with unanswered questions: “What about the money I spent and my balance?” one frustrated customer asked. “Did they also take this with them?” | https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/08/02/hundreds-of-e-bikes-abandoned-in-richmond-after-company-quietly-shutters-operations/ | 2022-08-02T23:47:36Z | https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/08/02/hundreds-of-e-bikes-abandoned-in-richmond-after-company-quietly-shutters-operations/ | false | 3 |
Scarlett Johansson and Sienna Miller are all set to play sisters in the upcoming movie 'My Mother's Wedding', which will be helmed by debutant director Kristin Scott Thomas.
According to Fox News, multiple sources have reported that principal photography for the movie has wrapped, but there is currently no release date for the film.
It's plot will be about three sisters who return to their childhood home for the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother, Diana.
The sisters are very different from each other with Georgina as a nurse, Victoria as a Hollywood star and Katherine as a captain in the Royal Navy.
'My Mother's Wedding' also stars Emily Beecham, who plays one of the sisters and Scott Thomas herself who plays their mother Diana. This is the third time that she has played Johansson's mother in a movie.
The first time was in 'The Horse Whisperer' and the second was in 'The Other Boleyn Girl'. "Directing and acting with such talented actresses and reuniting with Scarlett Johansson has been exhilarating," Scott Thomas said in a statement.
Though this film is Scott Thomas's first one as a director, she is an Oscar-nominated actress and has been in movies like 'The English Patient', 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', and 'Gosford Park' among others.
"I have wanted to direct for a long time and it was thrilling to create this fictional family using my own childhood memories as a springboard," Scott Thomas said.
The first-look image of 'My Mother's Wedding' was released showing the three sisters, Johansson, Miller and Beecham all sitting around a dinner table.
Other actors in the film include Freida Pinto, Sindhu Vee, Joshua McGuire, Mark Stanley, Thibault de Montalembert and Samson Kayo.
The movie is the latest instalment in the franchise which began in 1987.
The Hollywood icon is back in his career-defining action hero avatar
The Bollywood star said she wasn't bothered by people's opinions of her life decisions.
On Tuesday, Huma took to Instagram and shared the update with her fans and followers.
The complaint was brought by a city-based NGO. | https://www.khaleejtimes.com/movies/scarlett-johansson-and-sienna-miller-to-play-sisters-in-new-film | 2022-08-02T23:47:54Z | https://www.khaleejtimes.com/movies/scarlett-johansson-and-sienna-miller-to-play-sisters-in-new-film | true | 1 |
East St. Louis addresses successes, challenges in first press conference following historic flooding
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The City of East St. Louis outlined the recovery process in its first press conference following historic flooding.
Historic flooding swamped the St. Louis metro on July 26. Exactly a week later, East St. Louis mayor Robert Eastern III publicly shared what caused the neighborhood at Mary Street and Terrace Drive to flood badly. He said Harding Ditch near the neighborhood consistently overflows.
“The best way to eradicate any potential flooding would be to dredge the ditch, which would make it deeper or to widen the bottom of it,” Eastern III said Tuesday. “The feasibility of that getting done financially is just not there. As you increase the housing market, and increase those things above the bluff--well, it intends to run down here. Even if the pump station wasn’t full and we had 10 pump stations out there--you’re already pumping water into an already full ditch.”
Residents told News 4 the flood waters were drained four days later. Many spent the days following the flood emptying their houses, because renovation needs to be done.
Eastern III said a study needs to be done to see how they solve the issue at a reasonable price. He said the project would cost tens of millions of dollars.
He urged residents to keep calling 211 and 618-482-6620 to increase the federal and state funding the city could potentially get.
“The more people that call triggers certain things that can happen state and federally,” he added. “So, very important again--no matter how minor and definitely the major to call 211. I do understand that there is a wait. I can understand it can be a little frustrating, but it’s very detrimental to making sure we’ll be able to get those funds.”
There’s no timetable on when emergency funds can come in.
Residents who are in need of assistance should contact the United Way of Greater St. Louis at 2-1-1, Urban League at (618) 274-1150, and Community Lifeline at (618) 482-2950 to register to receive social services.
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During a press conference at Bahia, Goulart recalled his time at Santos
Santos is in ninth place in the Brazilian championship with 27 points, fifteen from the leader of the competition and seven from the relegation zone. In the last five matches played there were two wins, two draws and one defeat. That is, in 15 points played, Alvinegro Praiano won only eight.
the board of Fish did not have an easy life in this transfer window, as Ricardo Goulart who had a contract until December 2023 ended the contract early and agreed with a team from the second division of the championship, the Bahia. In your farewell message to saintsthe player highlighted that “I was willing to do my best, but unfortunately things didn’t go as I planned.”, wrote the midfielder on social media.
Goulart was officially presented by the new team this Tuesday (2), at the CT Evaristo de Macedo. At 31 years old, the midfielder has a contract until the end of the Serie B in the current season. During the presentation, the player regretted his passage through saints this season, where he highlighted that his work did not work with his former coach Fabian Bustos.
“I wanted to thank you for the opportunity to wear the shirt, we know the history and the greatness. From the first conversations I was interested in the project. Wherever I went, I managed to consolidate my name. A few months ago, the issue between coach and player did not flow and , by choice, I decided to leave it aside. I am very happy to wear this shirt”. | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/08/03/a-few-months-ago-the-question/ | 2022-08-02T23:53:52Z | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/08/03/a-few-months-ago-the-question/ | true | 2 |
The 94-year-old presenter says he ‘was thrown in the trash because of money’ and that he doesn’t want to get back together with his sons Roger and Rodrigo
The host Cid Moreira do not want to reconcile with their children Rodrigo52, and roger, 45. At 94, Cid said he was dishonored and thrown in the trash for money. “I have no interest in getting close. I was dishonored. I’m watching a series called resurrection, which speaks a lot of honor, of word. I was thrown in the trash because of money. And it was the second time they tried. The first one, they made a ripple and such, but in the second one, as the internet grew, it caught fire. But it was all without proof and the people, by audience, opened the doors”, said the presenter in an interview with Who. Cid also stated that he has always fulfilled his financial commitments and that his current partner, Fátima, is currently taking care of him. “I work a lot to this day. I’ve never been sued for failing to pay something in my entire life, just to go around talking nonsense. They wanted to interdict me and take care of me. Who takes care of me is Fátima and very well, as you can see. It was a high price I paid for fame. But Roger acted badly from the first time he tried to dishonor me,” he stated.
In another moment, Cid Moreira gives details about the relationship with Roger and says that they already worked together for a short period of time; “The story is as follows. This man is my ex-wife’s nephew. His parents are still alive. So, he was a smart kid, he played with sound. When I started recording the Bible, it was with him, but I’m a demanding guy and when I don’t like a recording, I repeat it a thousand times if necessary. I wanted to record and the guy was unwilling. I thanked and dismissed. He doesn’t want to work here, he goes to work with his ex at her beauty salon,” said Cid, who also revealed that he adopted Roger under the influence of his ex-wife, Ulhiana Naumtchyk. “Influenced by her, I ended up adopting him out of gratitude, because he was working with me. I don’t know why I did it. It was the biggest mistake I’ve done in my life. This guy goes to the media to say I was malnourished. It’s a total absurdity, because not even in my childhood when my father was poor, we went hungry. A lot of people believed that and I entered a nightmare. But the truth is one. They went to court and lost,” concluded Cid. | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/08/03/cid-moreira-does-not-want-to-reconcile-with-children-i-was-dishonored/ | 2022-08-02T23:56:54Z | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/08/03/cid-moreira-does-not-want-to-reconcile-with-children-i-was-dishonored/ | true | 1 |
Mystery as 27-year-old woman VANISHES from inner Sydney - with cops issuing an urgent text warning
- Jamie Osborne, 27, was last seen at her Erskineville home on Monday night
- A search has been launched by police after Ms Osborne was reported missing
- Police sent an SMS alert to the Alexandria, Erskineville and Sydney Park areas
A desperate search has been launched by NSW Police to find a woman who mysteriously vanished.
Jamie Osborne, 27, was reported missing after she was last seen at her Erskineville home on Macdonald Street in Sydney's inner-west around 7:30pm on Monday.
Police have issued an SMS geo-targeting alert to the Alexandria, Erskineville and Sydney Park areas in a bid to get assistance from the public into her whereabouts.
Jamie Osborne (pictured) was reported missing after she was last seen at her Erskineville home in Sydney's inner-west on Monday night
Officers attached to South Sydney Police Area Command have commenced inquiries.
Ms Osborne's family hold serious concerns for her welfare.
She is described as being Caucasian and about 170cm tall (or 5'7) with a medium build and shoulder length blonde hair. She has a tattoo on her back.
Anyone with information into Jamie’s whereabouts is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11074883/Sydney-woman-27-mysteriously-vanishes-cops-issuing-urgent-text-warning.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-02T23:58:09Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11074883/Sydney-woman-27-mysteriously-vanishes-cops-issuing-urgent-text-warning.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true | 2 |
HSBC has warned of significant IT risks to the business should proposals by shareholder Ping An Insurance Group of China to break up the lender come to pass.
Ping An wants to split HSBC's Asian operations from the rest of the business, arguing that this would deliver better returns to shareholders.
In a presentation to analysts on a positive second quarter, HSBC CFO Ewen Stevenson hit back at Ping An's proposals, arguing that the risks of setting up separate IT systems for Asia would far outweigh any material benefits from the move.
“If you just look at the one-off costs associated with setting up a structure, if you were to have a separately listed Asian subsidiary, you would have to be able to demonstrate that you had standalone IT systems, which would probably take three to five years to construct, would run into the probably billions of dollars to be able to do that."
One-off restructuring costs and risks to wholesale revenues would also come into play, he says.
"You would have to effectively duplicate corporate functions and IT run costs that we get global synergies on today. You would lose group purchasing power benefits that we get today," he says. "All of the timelines point to three to five years. In that three to five years, we would have to prioritise IT change in respect of the separation rather than IT change in respect of the core business."
Speaking of the bank's transformation programme, CEO Noel Quinn took the opportunity to talk up the impact of digitsation across the global business.
"Digitising HSBC continues to improve the client experience and make our processes more efficient," he says. "We've continued to raise our spending on technology with more than half spent on changing the bank initiatives to drive growth and efficiencies. This is in spite of the commitment to keep our overall costs stable in 2022."
Quinn says the bank has more than doubled the proportion of its agile workforce over the past year, which is expected to translate into a much faster release frequency for new features.
"Our cloud adoption across public and private cloud continues to increase beyond 30% with an ambition to go much further," he adds. "We are simplifying and digitizing the bank. We are engaging and will continue to engage with all our shareholders. We share the desire for improved returns and understand the importance of dividends to them.
"We think the best and safest way to improve returns is to focus on our strategy, which we are confident we'll deliver a return on tangible equity of at least 12% from 2023 and materially increased distribution." | https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/40747/hsbc-points-to-it-risks-of-proposed-break-up | 2022-08-02T23:58:18Z | https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/40747/hsbc-points-to-it-risks-of-proposed-break-up | true | 1 |
One in five nightclubs closed in the past three years: Covid leaves just 1,130 venues left in Britain sparking urgent pleas for the Government to help save the industry 'before it's too late'
- One in five nightclubs closed in past three years after industry was hit by Covid
- Clubs were shut completely for over a year because they couldn't open safely
- Figures show there are now 1,130 nightclubs left in England, Scotland and Wales
- The Government has been urged to intervene by club bosses 'before it's too late'
One in five nightclubs has closed in the past three years after the sector was badly hit during the pandemic.
The Government has been urged to intervene 'before it's too late' as figures show there are only 1,130 venues left across England, Scotland and Wales.
There were 1,446 nightclubs in Britain in December 2019 and 1,924 in December 2014, according to data shared by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA).
Clubs were forced to shut completely for well over a year because they could not open safely as the airborne coronavirus took hold. In England, they reopened only in July last year and the following month in Scotland and Wales. Those two nations closed them again briefly in response to the Omicron wave last winter.
NTIA chief executive Michael Kill said: 'Late-night economy businesses were one of the quickest sectors to rebound during the financial crash many years ago, harbouring an abundance of resilience and entrepreneurial spirit.
'It's without a doubt that these businesses, particularly nightclubs, have a huge part to play in the regeneration of high streets in towns and cities across the UK.
One in five nightclubs has closed in the past three years after the sector was badly hit during the pandemic (Pictured: Hundreds of people were pictured queuing to get into bustling venues in Newcastle)
'Beyond the generation of footfall through trade, domestic and international visitors to clubs support the local economy in secondary and tertiary purchases through accommodation, travel and retail.
'It is also key to recognise that these businesses play a key part in people's decision-making process, from choosing a university or college to influencing investment choices for businesses relocating or expanding, to accommodate for a young workforce, not forgetting the important part they play in people's physical, mental and social wellbeing.
'The Government needs to recognise the economic, cultural, and community value of clubs and the wider night-time economy.
'We must protect these businesses, using every means possible, and recognise their importance before it's too late.'
London's night tsar, Amy Lame, said: 'These are hugely concerning figures for nightclubs across our country and show the impact that Covid restrictions had on the industry.
'Clubs were the first to close and the last to open, and were simply not given enough support from Government to help cover their loss of earnings.
'They are now struggling with staff shortages and the spiralling costs of doing business.
The Government has been urged to intervene 'before it's too late' as figures show there are only 1,130 venues left across England, Scotland and Wales (Pictured: Large groups of people queued up outside Pryzm nightclub in Cardiff)
'In London, the mayor and I continue to do all we can to help and stand up for venues, including working closely with operators to support them, encouraging new venues to open and lobbying the Government to do more to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.'
A Treasury spokesman said: 'We've stood behind the hospitality sector throughout the pandemic with a £400 billion package of economy-wide support that saved millions of jobs and offered a lifeline to hundreds of night-time businesses up and down the country.
'We also went long with that support through a Recovery Loan Scheme for nightclubs to grow and recover from unprecedented disruption.
'And at the Spring Statement we went further, announcing a £1,000 increase to the Employment Allowance which will cut taxes for hundreds of thousands of businesses.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11074887/Covid-leaves-just-1-130-nightclubs-Britain-sparking-pleas-Government-save-industry.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-08-03T00:02:41Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11074887/Covid-leaves-just-1-130-nightclubs-Britain-sparking-pleas-Government-save-industry.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | true | 3 |
More Roslyn Landing units coming up for sale
Practice your golf swing, get a manicure and go kayaking — all before you leave home.
Those are among the amenities available at Roslyn Landing, a luxury condo and town house development which has sold more than half its first 28-home phase, company officials say. Another 50 homes will go on the market later this year.
Built by The Ranches in partnership with private equity firm G4 Capital Partners, the development has prices starting at $1.375 million for homes ranging from 2,700- to 3,200 square feet. There are one-story three-bedroom, three-bath “flat-over-flat” condos and three- and four-bedroom town houses with 3 ½ baths.
Interiors designed by Jo Ann Sparaco and Sandra Prentice of SANJO Interior Design feature solid white oak hardwood floors, custom millwork, solid-core doors and Pella architect-series windows.
Three kitchen styles — all equipped with Wolf, Sub-Zero and Bosch appliances — offer a choice between marble or Caesarstone countertops and contemporary or traditional-style cabinetry. Marble bathrooms include glass-enclosed showers, custom white millwork vanities with under-mounted sinks and Kohler fittings.
In addition to a clubhouse golf simulator and in-home Red Door by Elizabeth Arden services — the spa’s first such partnership, says Cari Nogas a representative for Roslyn Landing — every home has high ceilings, a private elevator and two-car garage.
Grounds include a waterfront promenade along Hempstead Harbor, two ponds, barbecue grills and a children’s playground on 12 acres near Roslyn Village, the Long Island Expressway and the Roslyn and Manhasset LIRR stops.
“You can walk to town, you can walk to the restaurants, you can walk to the movie theater — everything is right there,” says Robert Antonucci, a managing member of The Ranches.
Additional clubhouse amenities include a billiards table, bar, lounges and a fitness center with Peloton indoor bicycles and Core Fitness Studios personal training. Membership at the nearby Engineers Country Club is also available to residents. | https://www.newsday.com/classifieds/real-estate/more-roslyn-landing-units-coming-up-for-sale-b44774 | 2022-08-03T00:03:02Z | https://www.newsday.com/classifieds/real-estate/more-roslyn-landing-units-coming-up-for-sale-b44774 | false | 1 |
Collateral Pay (COLL) traded up 6.6% against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 18:00 PM Eastern on August 2nd. One Collateral Pay coin can currently be purchased for about $0.0225 or 0.00000098 BTC on popular exchanges. Over the last seven days, Collateral Pay has traded 1.5% higher against the US dollar. Collateral Pay has a market cap of $139,582.04 and approximately $7,094.00 worth of Collateral Pay was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
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- JUMPN (JST) traded 54% lower against the dollar and now trades at $5.46 or 0.00018651 BTC.
- Tether (USDT) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004329 BTC.
- The Web3 Project (WEB3) traded up 2.1% against the dollar and now trades at $144.51 or 0.00625464 BTC.
- Sweet SOL (SSOL) traded up 600.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
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Taiwan is preparing air-raid shelters as rising tension with China and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine raise new fears about the possibility of a Chinese attack.
China has in the past few years increased military activity in the air and seas around Taiwan, which vows to defend itself and has made strengthening its defenses a priority, with regular military and civil defense drills.
The preparations include designating shelters where people can take cover if Chinese missiles start flying in — not in purpose-built bunkers, but in underground spaces like basement car parks, the subway system and subterranean shopping centers.
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Taipei has more than 4,600 such shelters that can accommodate about 12 million people, more than four times its population.
Harmony Wu, 18, was surprised to learn that an underground shopping concourse where she and other youngsters were recently rehearsing some dance moves would be turned into an air-raid shelter in the event of war.
However, she said she could understand why.
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“Having shelter is very necessary. We don’t know when a war might come and they are to keep us safe,” Wu said. “War is brutal. We’ve never experienced it, so we aren’t prepared.”
Taipei officials have been updating their database of designated shelters, putting their whereabouts on a smartphone app, and launching a social media and poster campaign to make sure people know how to find their closest one.
Shelter entrances are marked with a yellow label, about the size of an A4 piece of paper, with the maximum number of people it can take.
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A senior official in the city office in charge of the shelters said events in Europe had brought a renewed sense of urgency.
“Look at the war in Ukraine,” Taipei City Construction Management Office official Abercrombie Yang said.
“There’s no guarantee that the innocent public won’t get hit,” he said, adding that that was why the public had to be informed. “All citizens should have crisis awareness... We need the shelters in the event of an attack by the Chinese communists.”
Last month, Taiwan held a comprehensive nationwide Han Kuang military exercise for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted regular drills.
Among the instructions citizens received in case of incoming missiles was to get down in their basement parking lots with their hands covering their eyes and ears while keeping their mouths open — to minimize the impact of blast waves.
Some civil defense advocates say more needs to be done.
Authorities are required by law to keep the shelters clean and open, but they do not have to be stocked with supplies like food and water.
Researchers in the Legislative Yuan in June called for shelters to be provided with emergency supplies.
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Enoch Wu (吳怡農) said the public must prepare survival kits to take with them when they seek shelter.
“What’s important is what you bring with you, for people to stay there for a long period of time,” Wu said, citing medical supplies and even tools to build a makeshift toilet.
After decades of saber-rattling across the Taiwan Strait, many Taiwanese appear resigned to living with the threat of a Chinese invasion.
“I’m not stressed. I carry on with my life as usual. When it happens, it happens,” said Teresa Chang, 17, who was also going through her paces at the underground dance practice.
DIVIDE AND CONQUER: Instead of using positive propaganda about China to attract Taiwanese, the CCP is now focusing on negative hype about Taiwan, a researcher said China has changed tactics in its cognitive warfare campaign against Taiwan, now favoring divisive negative stories about Taiwanese society, rather than positive stories about China, an Academia Sinica researcher wrote in a recently published paper. “In the past, when its economy was strong, China liked to use positive propaganda, including proposing a number of incentives and measures to attract Taiwanese,” Hung Tzu-wei (洪子偉), an associate research fellow at the academy’s Institute of European and American Studies, said on Friday. However, with its economy disrupted by the US-China trade war, the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors, China has gradually turned toward “mobilizing
VISIT PLAN REACTION: Legislator Wang Ting-yu of the DPP said that Chinese threats have been going on continuously for decades, but ‘Taiwan will not cave in to fear’ Many Taiwanese have shrugged off China’s warnings of repercussions from a possible trip to Taipei by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying they are accustomed to Beijing’s saber rattling and saw no cause for alarm. Such a trip would be the first by a US House speaker since 1997. While news of a possible visit has been widely reported in Taiwan, front-page stories in the past week have focused on political campaigns ahead of local elections this year, as well as record-breaking temperatures. Waiting for a doctor’s appointment on a busy street in Taipei, Chen Yen-chen gave voice to a widely
Few international tour operators have shown interest in scouting potential tour routes in Taiwan due to Taiwan’s COVID-19 quarantine measures, the Tourism Bureau said yesterday. The agency made the statement after a group of 25 Japanese tour operators on Sunday arrived to explore scenic attractions in Taiwan. It was the first tour-scouting group to visit the nation since the government imposed tight border controls in 2020. The tour operators, who were invited by the bureau, received special permission from the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) to be exempted from the three days of quarantine and four days of self-health management that applies
EXPANDING ROLE: The vice president encouraged the Transportation Safety Board to periodically evaluate railway and aviation operators’ safety measures China is not qualified to participate in the International Transportation Safety Association (ITSA) Chairman’s Meeting in Taipei next year because of its failure to conduct independent investigations of transportation accidents, the Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB) confirmed yesterday. “Unlike the TTSB, China has never uploaded its investigation reports of transportation accidents online and allowed the public to critique it, nor has it translated investigation reports of aviation accidents into English and sent them to the International Civil Aviation Organization,” TTSB chairman Young Hong-tsu (楊宏智) said on the sidelines of a forum marking the board’s third anniversary. “As such, China has never qualified | https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/08/03/2003782899 | 2022-08-03T00:07:16Z | https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/08/03/2003782899 | false | 1 |
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It was while Titus Toler was doing paperwork before the start of the University of Wisconsin football team's fall camp Tuesday that a welcome bit of information came his way.
The safety learned UW has started paying athletes for maintaining academic eligibility and reaching graduation, with nearly $1,000 coming each year and up to $25,000 for completing a degree.
The payments fall under new NCAA rules allowing money to go to athletes for even a minimum level of academic success, up to $5,980 per school year. There's no mandate for athletic departments to pay the money or to link any of it to graduation, but UW announced last week it was doing both.
It was news to Toler but it was the right decision, he said — especially the part about waiting on the big payout.
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"Instead of giving it all at once, I think it's great that they wait to we're a little more mature," said Toler, a redshirt junior. "That's a big lump sum of money. So hopefully we just handle it the right way when we're done with what we're doing here."
It's also an incentive to finish a degree, safety John Torchio said.
"That's part of why we come here," he said. "Obviously, we come here to play sports, but we're coming to get a degree. So if you want the money, you've got to graduate, which I personally think is a good idea."
UW said it is committing more than $3.8 million per year toward paying athletes for academics. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year the NCAA could continue to limit awards for academic or graduation achievement but said they couldn't be lower than the cap on bonuses tied to athletic performance.
The NCAA allows schools to spend $5,980 per player per year for athletic awards such as rings, trophies and, in some cases, cash.
At UW, $980 of the $5,980 for academics will be paid to athletes who maintain their eligibility at the end of two semesters each school year. The other $5,000 goes into an account that pays out, up to $25,000, after graduation from UW.
Receiver Skyler Bell said the graduation money could be a good start to life after college — maybe toward a car or a down payment on a house.
"It's just a little bit to keep you above ground, to make sure that, coming from Wisconsin, they make sure that they've done enough for you to make sure that you're set moving on to the next part of your life," Bell said.
Other schools could give all $5,980 a year just for being academically eligible, an approach that could hold appeal for recruits. That didn't mesh with UW's mission in promoting the pursuit of a degree for its athletes, athletic director Chris McIntosh said.
"I would hope every kid isn't picking a school based off how much money they're getting," Bell said. "But nowadays, college football's different. It's a different landscape. It's a different game."
It's different at UW now, too — not the priority placed on graduation but that there's a financial component attached.
"(It's a) pretty good barometer saying if you graduate that's worth something," coach Paul Chryst said. "That's a good starting point."
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NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rowley Law PLLC is investigating potential securities law violations by Cowen Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN) and its board of directors concerning the proposed acquisition of the company by TD Bank Group (NYSE: TD). Stockholders will receive $39.00 for each share of Cowen stock that they hold. The transaction is valued at approximately $1.3 billion and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023.
If you are a stockholder of Cowen Inc. and are interested in obtaining additional information regarding this investigation, please visit us at: http://www.rowleylawpllc.com/investigation/cown/. You may also contact Shane Rowley, Esq. at Rowley Law PLLC, 50 Main Street Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606, by email at info@rowleylawpllc.com, or by telephone at 914-400-1920 or 844-400-4643 (toll-free).
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A young Chesapeake man who was charged last month in connection with incidents in a south Stafford neighborhood has been charged with more offenses for other incidents in that same area, police said.
Michael A. Bowling, 19, was arrested July 17 after a police dog tracked him down not far from a stolen vehicle in the area of Hamlin Drive and Jett Street in the Grafton Village area. He was charged with auto theft and two counts of arson resulting from vehicle fires that were set the day before.
Stafford Sheriff’s spokesman Ryan Wilbur said Detectives D.V. Torrice and A.S. Sanchez have since linked the suspect to six other crimes in the Grafton Village area, including four larcenies and two vehicle thefts. Bank cards, drivers’ licenses, house keys and a 14-karat diamond ring are among the items that have been returned to their owners.
Bowling is additionally charged with three counts of grand larceny and nine counts of misdemeanor tampering with vehicles. He remains at the Rappahannock Regional Jail under no bond. | https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/chesapeake-man-19-facing-additional-charges-in-stafford/article_aec814a6-a41f-5d49-ac10-428d05cdb70d.html | 2022-08-03T00:13:41Z | https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/chesapeake-man-19-facing-additional-charges-in-stafford/article_aec814a6-a41f-5d49-ac10-428d05cdb70d.html | false | 1 |
NEW YORK – Robinhood Markets said Tuesday it's cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce, as crashing cryptocurrency prices and a turbulent stock market keep more customers off its trading app.
CEO Vlad Tenev said the company, whose easy-to-use app helped bring a new generation of investors to the market, will reduce its headcount by about 23%. The reduction of about 780 jobs follows another round of layoffs announced earlier this year, which cut 9% of its workforce and “did not go far enough” in cutting costs, Tenev said in a post on the company's blog.
The highest inflation in 40 years, and sharp hikes in interest rates by the Federal Reserve to combat it, have sent prices reeling across all kinds of financial markets, particularly those popular among Robinhood customers. Bitcoin has fallen to roughly $23,000 from its record of nearly $69,000, with prices crashing across the crypto ecosystem. Stocks on Wall Street, meanwhile, dropped more than 20% from their record to put the S&P 500 in what's called a bear market.
All that tumult means Robinhood saw its number of monthly average users drop, which hurts the company because it does best when its customers are trading a lot. The company based in Menlo Park, California, said it had 14 million monthly active users in June, down from 15.9 million three months earlier and from 21.3 million in last year's second quarter.
Altogether, Robinhood reported a net loss of $295 million, or 34 cents per share, for the three months through June. That's a narrower loss than the $502 million, or $2.16 per share, reported for last year's second quarter.
Revenue fell 44% from a year earlier to $318 million, but it was stronger than analysts expected.
Robinhood's growth has slowed sharply over the past year for a few reasons. A big one is that it was hard-pressed to replicate its blockbuster performance from the first half of 2021. At the time, manias around GameStop, other meme stocks and dogecoin all helped send Robinhood's revenue soaring.
But Robinhood is also contending with a world where pandemic restrictions have eased, meaning potential customers no longer have to spend as much time at home. And some smaller-pocketed, regular investors have pulled back from trading. They're called “retail investors” to distinguish them from the big professional investors called “institutional investors.”
“Last year, we staffed many of our operations functions under the assumption that the heightened retail engagement we had been seeing with the stock and crypto markets in the COVID era would persist into 2022," Tenev said in his blog post. "In this new environment, we are operating with more staffing than appropriate. As CEO, I approved and took responsibility for our ambitious staffing trajectory — this is on me.”
Robinhood's stock has been mostly tumbling since its debut last year. It's nearly halved so far in 2022 and closed Tuesday at $9.23, up 2.1% for the day. It slipped nearly 1% in afterhours trading. | https://www.clickondetroit.com/business/2022/08/02/robinhood-cuts-23-of-its-workforce-as-fewer-users-trade/ | 2022-08-03T00:15:48Z | https://www.clickondetroit.com/business/2022/08/02/robinhood-cuts-23-of-its-workforce-as-fewer-users-trade/ | false | 33 |
WSP: More than 80 people stopped for HOV lane violations in under 3 hours
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. - More than 80 people were pulled over in under a three-hour timespan for illegally driving in HOV lanes in Snohomish County, authorities say.
According to the Washington State Patrol, six motorcycle troopers patrolled I-5 in Snohomish County. In just a 2.5-hour span, they pulled over 82 HOV violators.
HOV lanes are restricted to cars with two or more passengers, public transportation, high-capacity charter vehicles and emergency vehicles. During peak hours, HOV toll lanes may require three or more passengers in a car.
Some drivers use the HOV lanes to get around I-5’s notorious traffic slowdowns—but this is illegal if they are the only one in the car.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Euro Manganese Inc. (TSX-V and ASX: EMN; OTCQX: EUMNF; Frankfurt: E06) ("Euro Manganese", the "Company" or "EMN") is pleased to release highlights of the Life Cycle Assessment ("LCA" or "Study") recently completed for the Company’s Chvaletice Manganese Project ("CMP" or "Project") located in the Czech Republic.
Euro Manganese engaged Minviro Ltd. ("Minviro"), a UK-based and globally recognized sustainability and life cycle assessment consultancy, and RCS Global Ltd. ("RCS Global"), a leading global auditor of battery material supply chains, to conduct a cradle-to-gate, critically reviewed study quantifying the environmental impacts, including the carbon footprint, of producing high-purity manganese products from manganese-rich historic mine tailings at the CMP.
The results of the LCA validate the environmental value proposition of the CMP and identify potential opportunities for further impact reduction. Delivery of the LCA is timely as Euro Manganese continues to engage with customers in the Electric Vehicle ("EV") battery/automotive space, each of whom are testing and qualifying both the chemistry and environmental credentials of EMN’s high-purity manganese products.
Highlights
- Using 100% renewable electricity to power the processing plant significantly reduces the CMP’s carbon footprint, measured in the LCA as Global Warming Potential ("GWP"). The Company is actively working to secure renewable power offtake contracts with a potential target mix of 50% wind and 50% solar to meet the plant’s energy requirements. The Company’s working assumption is the use of 100% renewable electricity, referred to as the Target Scenario in the LCA.
- Assuming the use of renewable electricity, the Project’s GWP is expected to be 6.6 kg CO2 eq. per kg of high-purity electrolytic manganese metal ("HPEMM") and 2.3 kg CO2 eq. per kg high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate ("HPMSM"). Assuming the standard Czech electrical grid mix, the total GWP impact is expected be 13.9 kg CO2 eq. per kg HPEMM and 4.8 kg CO2 eq. per kg HPMSM.
- The results of the GWP impact analysis have been divided into three scopes, following the guidelines of the Greenhouse Gas ("GHG") Protocol, which provides the Company with a full GHG emissions inventory.
- The LCA confirms multiple environmental benefits from the remediation of the historic tailings area, particularly in terms of soil quality and freshwater quality. Both improve over the lifetime of the Project as remediation avoids the current leaching of metals and reduces the impacts of the historic tailings to soil and water streams.
- Opportunities exist to further reduce the CMP’s carbon footprint by sourcing reagents from manufacturers with lower environmental impact than those assumed in the study. The Company is committed to identifying and selecting suppliers with commitments to decarbonization.
- The LCA was conducted according to the requirements of ISO-14040:2006 and ISO-14044:2006, which included a critical review by an independent LCA expert, and will provide Euro Manganese with an independently verified assessment for financiers and customers. RCS Global also reviewed and commented on the LCA study.
- Minviro is also undertaking a benchmarking exercise where the CMP’s GWP will be compared against similar projects and operations producing high-purity manganese products. The Company intends to release the results of this analysis once complete.
Dr. Matthew James, Euro Manganese’s President and CEO, said: “I am pleased the results of this Life Cycle Assessment confirm the environmental credentials of the Chvaletice Manganese Project, namely its low carbon footprint and the net positive benefits of remediating the historic tailings area, where the quality of soil and freshwater actually improve over the lifetime of our Project.
These LCA results are a crucial part of customer qualification, as transparency into the origin and environmental footprint of battery metal production is increasingly important as automotive manufacturers use strategic procurement to meet their targets of lower carbon emissions across their supply chains.
Euro Manganese’s plans to purchase 100% renewable electricity reduces the GWP to 2.3 kg CO2 eq. per kg high-purity manganese sulphate. To put this in context, the Nickel Institute reports1 a GWP of 5.4 kg CO2 eq. per kg of nickel sulphate. I am confident the use of renewable energy will show our results are favourable against similar operations producing high-purity manganese products, to be confirmed in the benchmarking study currently underway.
Euro Manganese has the only known supply of manganese ore in the European Union, making our high-purity manganese products fully traceable from mine to market, and it is our duty to develop that resource in the most environmentally responsible manner.”
Scope of the Life Cycle Assessment
The LCA evaluates the life cycle impact of the two high-purity manganese products that the CMP produces, HPEMM and HPMSM. The reported values are based on the production of 1 kg of HPEMM and 1 kg of HPMSM respectively from manganese-rich historic sulfidic mine tailings. The process assessed is from the point of tailings extraction (cradle) to HPMSM production (end gate) and is based on data and the production process outlined in EMN’s Definitive Feasibility Study (“DFS”), the results of which were released on July 27, 2022.
The Study assesses two scenarios, a baseline, where electricity demands of the Project are met by the Czech grid, and a target scenario, where electricity demands are met by renewable energy sources. The transport of reagents, sourced from within Europe, is included in the scope.
The LCA measures five impact categories: the CMP’s global warming potential, water scarcity footprint, land use, freshwater eutrophication potential and freshwater ecotoxicity potential. Results of these categories can be found in the Results Summary Table in Appendix I.
Global Warming Potential
The CMP’s GWP is expected to be 6.6 kg CO2 eq. per kg HPEMM and 2.3 kg CO2 eq. per kg HPMSM assuming 100% renewable electricity is used. Assuming electricity from the standard Czech grid is used, the Project’s GWP is expected to be 13.9 kg CO2 eq. per kg HPEMM and 4.8 kg CO2 eq. per kg HPMSM. The GWP can be subdivided into Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions, detailed in the Table below.
LCA Summary of Global Warming Potential Scope Emissions for HPEMM & HPMSM
Note: Totals may not add exactly due to rounding.
- Scope 1: direct GHG emissions from owned or controlled sources; for example, emissions associated with the combustion of fossil fuels on-site, such as process emissions.
- Scope 2: indirect GHG emissions from the generation of purchased energy; for example, thermal or electrical energy that is imported and used at site.
- Scope 3: any other indirect upstream emissions; for example, from the impact of manufacturing consumables and transport of reagents.
The contributors to GWP in the production of HPEMM are mostly associated with electricity use in the electrowinning stage and quicklime consumption in the Fe/P removal stage. The contributors to GWP in the production of HPMSM are mostly associated with the production of HPEMM, as HPEMM is a precursor product to the further-refined HPMSM product.
Water Scarcity Footprint
The CMP’s water scarcity footprint is expected to be 29.2 kg water eq. per kg HPEMM and 11.0 kg water eq. per kg HPMSM assuming the target scenario and 35.2 kg water eq. per kg HPEMM and 13.7 kg water eq. per kg HPMSM assuming the baseline scenario. For both products, direct water use is the largest contributing factor to the Project’s water scarcity footprint, while indirect water use stemming from water embodied in energy and reagents does not contribute much. The potential for water deprivation to humans or ecosystems is not considered significant as the Project is located in an area with a low water scarcity index and the water used in processing is intended to be from secondary sources.
Land Use Transformation
In four of the five categories evaluated to assess the CMP’s impacts on land use, results showed a benefit to the environment of remediating the historic tailings area.
Categories showing a benefit included biotic production, groundwater regeneration, mechanical filtration and physicochemical filtration. An exception was in the soil erosion category as compaction and textures of the tailings area, processing plant and storage area will be changed after land occupation and transformation over the life of the Project. The likelihood of erosion is not considered significant. The total transformation impact is 4.2E-4 kg of increased soil loss per kg HPEMM, or 2.1E-4 kg of increased soil loss per kg HPMSM.
Freshwater Eutrophication
The CMP’s freshwater eutrophication impact is expected to be 2.0E-3 kg P eq. HPEMM and -9.6E-4kg P eq. HPMSM assuming the target scenario and 9.7E-3 kg P eq. HPEMM and 3.5E-3 kg P eq. HPMSM assuming the baseline scenario. For both products, the main driver is the embodied impact of consuming material and energy inputs. Benefits to the environment were seen with the remediation of the historic tailings as further leaching of metals is avoided.
Eutrophication is the build-up of a concentration of chemical nutrients in an ecosystem which leads to abnormal productivity, such as excessive algae in rivers causing reductions in water quality and animal populations.
Freshwater Ecotoxicity
The CMP’s freshwater ecotoxicity impact is expected to be 15.1 Comparative Toxic Unit ("CTU") eq. per kg HPEMM and 5.0 CTU eq. per kg HPMSM assuming the target scenario and 15.4 CTU eq. per kg HPEMM and 5.5 CTU eq. per kg HPMSM assuming the baseline scenario. The main driver for this is the use of chemicals in the purification process for HPEMM production, which has a large embodied upstream impact.
Ecotoxicity is the potential of a chemical substance to cause harm or damage to ecosystems, which, with respect to freshwater, is represented by the toxic effect on aquifer freshwater species in the water column.
APPENDIX I - LCA Results Summary for HPEMM & HPMSM
About Euro Manganese Inc.
Euro Manganese Inc. is a battery materials company focused on becoming a leading, competitive, and environmentally superior producer of high-purity manganese for the electric vehicle (EV) industry and other high-technology applications. The Company is advancing development of the Chvaletice Manganese Project in the Czech Republic, which is a unique waste-to-value recycling and remediation opportunity involving reprocessing old tailings from a decommissioned mine. The Chvaletice Project is the only sizable resource of manganese in the European Union, strategically positioning the Company to provide battery supply chains with critical raw materials to support the global shift to a circular, low-carbon economy.
About Minviro Ltd.
Minviro is a London-based and globally recognized consultancy and technology company specializing in carrying out life cycle assessments in the raw material sector and technology minerals and metals space. The company provides quantitative environmental and climate impact data for mineral resource projects and operations, battery manufacturers and the EV industry to make environmentally informed decisions. (www.minviro.com)
About RCS Global Ltd.
RCS Global is a world leading, vertically integrated ESG audit, consulting, and data solutions provider with a specialisation in battery material supply chains.
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Changes coming to school district after child left alone at bus stop: ‘It could have been tragic’
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX/Gray News) - A school district in Mississippi will be changing to a new system for students taking the bus after a situation leaves a kindergartner wandering through a neighborhood.
The Gulfport School District reports it will start using a new bus card system in October, where students will swipe their identification cards as they get on and off the bus.
According to WLOX, parents will also be able to access their student’s bus information through an app.
Gulfport School District Superintendent Glen East said transportation workers are going to be retrained and more after what happened.
“It’s a personnel issue. It could run anywhere from retraining or termination depending on the service, response and employee,” East said.
The situation that has called for the new system happened last week. Officials said a 5-year-old child was dropped off at a school bus stop with the boy found later wandering through the neighborhood.
“It could have been tragic,” East said.
The Gulfport School District said its protocols call for a school bus driver to not drop off a kindergartner without an adult at the bus stop. But the student’s mother, Cara Burrows, says she wasn’t there last week, and her son was let off the bus anyway.
“It’s a terrifying thing. Getting my son home with him telling us that strangers were talking to him,” Burrows said.
The boy’s parents are calling for the bus driver to be terminated after they said they found their child walking after nearly an hour of them driving around.
“I feel like if you’ve been a bus driver for two years, you don’t need to be retrained in child safety,” Burrows said. “This is something very major. Why does this man still have his job?”
School administrators said they are taking this situation seriously and have an ongoing investigation along with the upcoming system changes.
Copyright 2022 WLOX via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.nbc12.com/2022/08/02/changes-coming-school-district-after-child-left-alone-bus-stop-it-could-have-been-tragic/ | 2022-08-03T00:21:26Z | https://www.nbc12.com/2022/08/02/changes-coming-school-district-after-child-left-alone-bus-stop-it-could-have-been-tragic/ | false | 13 |
The Velvet Underground’s John Cale reflects on his relationship with David Bowie in a new song, “Night Crawling.”
I can’t even tell when you’re putting me on / We played that game before, Cale sings over boisterous synthesizers and a shimmering piano line. The track’s accompanying video, made by Mickey Miles, walks through the central story of the song—Cale swinging through New York City alongside a perpetually smoking Bowie.
The two stroll around dimly-lit streets before making their way into seedy bars. The events of the video play in a repetitive loop, likely nodding to the many nights the famous duo spent together out on the town.
“It’s been a helluva past two years and I’m glad to finally share a glimpse of what’s coming ahead,” Cale said in a statement. “There was this period around mid-late Seventies when David and I would run into each other in New York. There was plenty of talk about getting some work done, but of course, we’d end up running the streets, sometimes until we couldn’t keep a thought in our heads, let alone actually get a song together!”
He continued to recall a specific encounter, “One night we managed to meet up for a benefit concert where I taught him a viola part so we could perform together. When I wrote ‘Night Crawling,’ it was a reflective moment of particular times. That kind of NYC that held art in its grip, strong enough to keep it safe and dangerous enough to keep it interesting.”
Cale is a sort of one-man band on “Night Crawling,” having played the synths, piano, drums, and bass on the song. The only additional contributions come from former Mars Volta drummer Deantoni Parks and vocalist Dustin Boyer—both frequent collaborators of Cale.
“Night Crawling” marks the first new music from Cale since “Lazy Day” in late 2020. To celebrate his recent releases, Cale will be embarking on a U.K. tour later this year. The Autumn jaunt, which is only his second in the last decade, will see him playing in Edinburgh, York, Cardiff, Whitley Bay, Birmingham, Bexhill On Sea, London, Cambridge, and Liverpool. Tickets are available, HERE.
(Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) | https://americansongwriter.com/watch-john-cale-and-david-bowie-go-bar-hopping-in-animated-video-for-night-crawling/ | 2022-08-03T00:34:07Z | https://americansongwriter.com/watch-john-cale-and-david-bowie-go-bar-hopping-in-animated-video-for-night-crawling/ | true | 1 |
Demi Lovato has once again adopted she/her pronouns, and the Holy Fvck singer reveals why she made the change.
During a recent interview on the Spout podcast, host Tamara Dhia tells Lovato she wants to be respectful of the pronouns that people would like to be referred by but admits she doesn't fully grasp the concept of they/them, prompting her to ask Lovato to explain it to her.
The singer obliges, but then also reveals she's adopted she/her pronouns again and why she made that decision.
"Yeah, so, they/them is, um, I've actually adopted the pronouns of she/her again," Lovato explained. "So, for me, I'm such a fluid person that I don't really ... I don't find that I am ... I felt like, especially last year, my energy was balanced in my masculine and feminine energy so that when I was faced with the choice of walking into a bathroom and it said 'women' and 'men,' I didn't feel like there was a bathroom for me because I didn't feel necessarily like a woman. I didn't feel like a man."
"I just felt like a human. And that's what they/them is about for me. It's just about, like, feeling human at your core," she continued. "Recently, I've been feeling more feminine, and so I've adopted she/ her again. But I think what's important is, like, nobody's perfect. Everyone messes up pronouns at some point, and especially when people are learning. It's just all about respect."
The pronouns on Lovato's Instagram bio have been updated, which also include they/them/she/her. According to Out Magazine, the singer quietly made the update on her bio back in late April, but it's her appearance on Spout when she spoke a bit more about the change in depth. Earlier that month, Lovato took to Instagram and posted a photo that was captioned, "You call me they, but I’m still daddy’s girl."
The singer came out as non-binary back in May 2021. Two months later, in honor of Non-Binary Awareness Week, Lovato expressed gratitude to fans and the public for their effort to remember her gender pronouns.
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NABJ/NAHJ convention expected to bring 5K to Las Vegas
Journalists and other media professionals from across the country are coming to Las Vegas this week for the National Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Hispanic Journalists joint conference.
The NABJ/NAHJ Convention and Career Fair begins Wednesday at Caesars Palace. About 5,000 attendees are expected to join the five-day event that may be the largest gathering of journalists of color, said Dorothy Tucker, the NABJ’s president.
“It’s an opportunity for us all to come together because we have a lot of the same issues,” she said. “We face the same kind of problems in our newsrooms, so it’s an opportunity to join forces on a number of different levels. One, to talk to media leaders in a huge network. And, our (two organizations’) members work together in the newsroom. This way they get a chance to come together for the conventions.”
The two professional organizations convene together every few years — the last time through a virtual conference in 2020 and before that at an in-person joint conference in Washington in 2016.
The groups’ leadership chose Las Vegas as the host city based on past success, the amount of available space and the entertainment options, Tucker said.
This year’s convention offers more than 200 sessions on training, leadership development, skills-building, networking and panels, along with a career fair with about 90 partners. Anthony Fauci, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director, is expected to speak through a video call, Tucker said.
The combined meeting also helps discussions of diversity and inclusion in media, said Yazmin Beltran, interim president of the NAHJ Nevada chapter.
“This specific convention is called ‘Changing the game, rompiendo barreras,’ ” Beltran said. “We want to make sure newsrooms have that diversity, that African Americans and Hispanics are represented in media and are represented how they should be represented. It’s good for us to get that message out. We’re not there yet in terms of representation of our communities, but we’re getting there.
“Events like this with major players in media and in business, when you get them in the same room, it’s a chance to explain that,” she said.
The groups’ leaders say the larger-than-usual expected attendance numbers relate to both organizations growing their memberships since the last in-person meetups in 2019.
On top of that, many professionals are eager to take their connections to a real-life setting. Michelle Johnson, a Boston University professor and session leader at the convention, said it’s special to see so many journalists of color collaborating and networking together.
“After two years of not seeing folks, it’s going to be exciting to see everyone in the room again,” said Johnson, a former NABJ board member and regular conventiongoer. “It’s exciting to walk into a room and there’s 2,000 Black journalists in one room.”
McKenna Ross is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms. Contact her at mross@reviewjournal.com. Follow @mckenna_ross_ on Twitter. | https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/conventions/nabj-nahj-convention-expected-to-bring-5k-to-las-vegas-2617110/ | 2022-08-03T00:34:41Z | https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/conventions/nabj-nahj-convention-expected-to-bring-5k-to-las-vegas-2617110/ | false | 1 |
By Jared Dillian
Uber Technologies Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said not long ago that the rideshare company’s mission was to become profitable, rather than the loss-making enterprise it had been since inception.
For the first time, Uber is succeeding, posting the biggest positive free cash flow in its history in the second quarter. This may finally be the turning point investors have been waiting for, with the shares soaring as much as 19 per cent.
At the time of its initial public offering in May 2019, I wrote that Uber had an intractable business model: it couldn’t charge more for rides, and it couldn’t pay drivers less. As a private company, Uber survived by attracting large amounts of investment through several rounds of funding. It used that investment to underprice rides and steal market share from the taxicab companies.
I remember the days of taking $US6 ($8.55) Uber rides around Miami and wondering if it was sustainable. It wasn’t. Sure it succeeded for a while, and there was a period when the market value of New York City taxi medallions crashed. But taxis never fully disappeared, and the post-pandemic economy is very different than the economy of 2019.
It turns out that Uber can charge more for rides.
Something about the psychology of inflation that is making this work, and it’s called pricing power. Recall that most people thought rapidly rising commodity prices between 2002 and 2008 would feed into inflation, but businesses lacked pricing power. They would attempt to raise prices, but consumers would balk.
Consumer psychology is different today, and they are more than willing to pay higher prices for goods and services like that offered by Uber. Spending $40 for a 10-minute Uber ride no longer seems like a big deal. The intractable pricing problem faced by Uber and other businesses has been solved by inflation.
It turns out that Uber can charge more for rides. Something about the psychology of inflation that is making this work, and it’s called pricing power.
Before the pandemic, people were saying that technology investment was deflationary. The bear market in tech stocks, though, may be inflationary. Before, tech companies were able to underprice their services because of a limitless supply of investment dollars, but now that the investment has dried up, these companies must succeed on their own merits.
During the roadshow for Uber’s IPO, investors were being pitched on a futuristic company whose mission went far beyond ridesharing to something about increasing the capacity utilisation of a car. You drive to work, where your car sits in the parking lot all day. Then you drive home, and the car sits in your driveway all night. The typical car only has a 4 per cent capacity utilisation. Ideally, there would be far fewer cars on the road that were full of passengers, resulting in a capacity utilisation rate approaching 100 per cent.
Uber is far from achieving this mission, and perhaps it is better that the pragmatic Khosrowshahi is in charge to figure out how to make the numbers work than the idealistic founder Travis Kalanick. Wall Street is occasionally capable of looking past the short-term occasionally (think about Amazon’s first decade or so as a public company), but with Uber, there is a lot of scrutiny on the quarterly numbers for signs of progress. This earnings report showed a lot of progress.
What about high petrol prices and their effect on Ober’s profit margins? Across the economy, there aren’t many examples of high petrol prices leading to decreased consumption, and that’s true for Uber rides. Uber had been relying on food delivery to support revenue and margins, but margins are now increasing in its mobility segment. And Uber is once again attracting drivers, as ridesharing becomes more economically appealing.
It’s impressive that Uber survived what was an extended bout of mismanagement and the pandemic, and is coming out stronger. Ridesharing can work, and it took a bout of inflation to prove it.
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Lindsey Stirling propelled herself to stardom by making choreographed videos of her performing her eclectic violin music — think classical meets folk meets electronic dance music — and posting them to YouTube. She started doing that in 2007; today, she has 13.4 million subscribers and her clips have been viewed more than 3.5 billion times.
If you dig back into her channel, you’ll find a charming video where Stirling explains how she got started, which includes clips of her and her friends lip syncing along to songs like Evanescence’s 2003 alt-rock mega-hit “Bring Me to Life.” Fast-forward 16 years, and the sixth track on Stirling’s 2019 album “Artemis” features a guest vocal by none other than Amy Lee, lead singer of Evanescence.
Now, goofing around on YouTube might not give everyone a chance to work with their heroes, but it sure has worked for Stirling, whose dynamic sound and dramatic sensibilities are tailor-made for internet stardom. And regular stardom, too: Stirling played to a crowd of thousands last year at Theater of the Clouds in Portland and she has already sold out her show at the Britt Festival in Jacksonville. On Friday, she’ll play the cozy Clear Summer Nights concert series in Bend.
Lindsey Stirling, with Carmen Jane: $56, 7 p.m. Friday, doors open 5:30 p.m., Athletic Club of Bend, 61615 Athletic Club Drive, Bend, clearsummernights.com.
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