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(The Hill) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is managing expectations about how many Senate seats are likely to flip in the midterm election after Trump-backed candidates who have perpetuated election fraud conspiracies advanced on Tuesday.
McConnell previously predicted the 2022 midterms would be “very good” for Republicans, citing President Biden’s low approval rating and the historical trend of the president’s party losing seats in the middle of their first term in office.
But the success of candidates backed by former President Donald Trump — who have echoed his unfounded claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election — and the erratic performance of other Senate GOP hopefuls have put a damper on expectations of a Republican tidal wave in November.
McConnell sought to manage expectations Wednesday in an interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier when asked about the prospects of Republicans in several key races.
“I think it’s going to be very tight. We have a 50-50 nation. And I think when this Senate race smoke clears, we’re likely to have a very, very close Senate still, with us up slightly or the Democrats up slightly,” McConnell said Wednesday evening on Fox’s “Special Report.”
McConnell delivered his sober-sounding analysis when Baier asked him about Republican candidates such as J.D. Vance, Mehmet Oz and Herschel Walker struggling against their Democratic opponents in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Georgia, respectively, in recent polls.
Trump endorsed all three candidates and appeared to help Vance and Oz clinch their primary victories.
An analysis of the Ohio Senate race by FiveThirtyEight found Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan (Ohio) leading Vance by an average of 2 percentage points in recent polls.
In Pennsylvania, Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is leading celebrity doctor Oz by an average of 10 percentage points, and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) is leading former football star Walker by 3 percentage points.
Two more Trump-backed candidates, investment firm executive Blake Masters and state Attorney General Eric Schmitt, won their primary races in Arizona and Missouri, respectively, on Tuesday. Both candidates have supported Trump’s claims of fraud in the 2020 election.
Masters said last week that he would have objected to the certification of the 2020 presidential election results if he had been serving in Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, and Schmitt joined with 17 other Republican attorneys general in 2020 to overturn the election results.
The emergence of Trump-allied candidates in key Senate races has given Democrats more hope that they can cling to their slim 50-50 majority.
Democrats are also feeling energized by the backlash against the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark abortion rights ruling.
Abortion rights advocates scored a major victory Tuesday when voters in Kansas overwhelmingly rejected an amendment to remove protections for abortion rights in the state Constitution, voting 59 percent to 41 percent to keep the protections in place.
Asked about how the court’s decision would impact Senate races in the fall, McConnell said, “I don’t think we really know until the end of the year.”
“We’re in the process of finding that out,” he said. “There were a lot of people interested in the issue in Kansas. There’s no question about that.”
More than 900,000 Kansans turned out to vote in Tuesday’s election, more than in any primary election since 2010, according to The Topeka Capital-Journal, a number that experts tied to interest in the abortion question. | https://www.8newsnow.com/news/national-news/mcconnell-manages-midterm-expectations-after-trump-backed-candidates-win/ | 2022-08-04T19:09:27Z | https://www.8newsnow.com/news/national-news/mcconnell-manages-midterm-expectations-after-trump-backed-candidates-win/ | false | 12 |
The Lynchburg Humane Society has received 21 beagles from a group of thousands that were removed from a mass-breeding facility following animal welfare concerns.
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The transfer plan came as a result of a lawsuit filed against Envigo by the Department of Justice in May, alleging Animal Welfare Act violations at the facility, according to a news release from LHS.
Transferring the dogs away from the facility is taking place over a 60-day period, and the dogs will be up for adoption via Lynchburg Humane Society and other shelters and rescues.
Those interested in adopting a beagle from the Lynchburg Humane Society can fill out an adoption questionnaire at www.lynchburghumane.org/adoption or stop by the Center for Pets at 1211 Old Graves Mill Road during open hours to speak with the adoptions team, the release stated.
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“The Lynchburg Humane Society is honored to be involved in saving the lives of these precious dogs," Jill Mollohan, LHS executive director, said in the news release. "We would not be able to commit to this lifesaving journey without our amazing community. Please help by adopting, donating, and fostering to help these dogs begin their life with love and happiness." | https://newsadvance.com/business/local/lynchburg-humane-society-receives-21-beagles-rescued-from-cumberland-facility/article_e3d7340e-1422-11ed-95e8-7f354f5291c0.html | 2022-08-04T19:10:28Z | https://newsadvance.com/business/local/lynchburg-humane-society-receives-21-beagles-rescued-from-cumberland-facility/article_e3d7340e-1422-11ed-95e8-7f354f5291c0.html | true | 1 |
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nearly 2,500 workers at three Boeing defense plants in the Midwest voted Wednesday to ratify a contract that their union said will raise pay by an average of 14% over three years and add inflation adjustments.
The vote by members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers came less than two weeks after union members rejected an earlier offer and authorized a strike.
A spokesman for Boeing, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, said the company was pleased with the outcome and looked forward to its future in the St. Louis area.
The three-year contract will take effect Thursday and cover employees at Boeing plants in St. Louis and St. Charles, Missouri, and Mascoutah, Illinois. The workers build several types of military planes.
The union said the new contract includes a provision from the rejected deal that calls for company contributions of up to 10% to employees’ 401(k) retirement plans, and it added a $8,000 lump-sum payment that can go into the employee’s account. It also has improvements for sick leave and parental leave, and makes no changes to the workers’ health insurance plans, according to the union.
Workers voted down a company offer on July 24, saying that the retirement benefits were not an adequate replacement for pension plans that had been taken away. Boeing made an improved offer over the weekend.
Boeing is best known to the public for its airline jets, but through the first six months of this year it received more revenue from its defense and space business — about 38% of total revenue.
With labor shortages in many parts of the economy, unions have scored organizing wins this year including at Amazon, Starbucks and Trader Joe’s. | https://www.cbs17.com/business/ap-business/machinists-at-3-boeing-defense-plants-ratify-new-contract/ | 2022-08-04T19:14:05Z | https://www.cbs17.com/business/ap-business/machinists-at-3-boeing-defense-plants-ratify-new-contract/ | true | 36 |
Maputo — Mozambican Defence Minister Cristóvão Chume has condemned the behaviour of those citizens who try to devalue the commitment and bravery of the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) in the fight against the terrorism that has been plaguing parts of the northern province of Cabo Delgado.
The minister was speaking on Tuesday, in Cuamba City, in the northern province of Niassa, during the ceremonies marking the 47th anniversary of the FADM Army Branch, an event held under the slogan "Army Committed to Improvement to Face Current Demands".
Chume argued that those who denounce the FADM on social media are effectively supporting violent extremism, in Cabo Delgado, where the FADM, supported by military contingents of the Southern African Development Community (SAMIM) and the Rwandan Defense Forces, continue to carry out operations to eliminate terrorists.
The "amnesia" of those opposed to anti-terrorist operations "should not discourage the real feeling that our people have that Mozambique will always remain independent. We have defended this homeland since national independence with these Armed Forces, with this branch, the Army, at the forefront, and it will always be so", said Chume.
According to the Minister, solidarity from other countries will not replace the constitutional role and mandate of the FADM, and particularly the specific missions of the Army branch.
He noted that nations around the world are currently faced with threats of a military and non-military nature, due to the occurrence, with greater frequency, of natural disasters.
"It is in this new dimension that we look and move towards, recognizing the incessant need to empower the Army so that it can project its power to meet the demands of climate change and also of the multiple needs of our people", he explained.
He added that the needs of the Army branch, pillar of the transformations of the FADM, are currently expressed in the Northern Operational Theater, especially in some districts of Cabo Delgado.
"We believe that our followers will not disarm", he stressed. "We will not give up, come what may, whatever it takes, we will win".
"Today, we can guarantee that our country will never be defeated, because our troops are determined to defend every millimeter of our territory, and guarantee the security of our borders", stressed Chume.
Since the first jihadist raids in October 2017, the terrorist attacks in Cabo Delgado have left nearly 4,000 people dead and forced around 900,000 citizens to flee from their homes. | https://allafrica.com/stories/202208040277.html | 2022-08-04T19:15:52Z | https://allafrica.com/stories/202208040277.html | false | 1 |
Microsoft is starting to test an Xbox Game Pass family plan that will allow subscribers to share their benefits with other people. A preview of this Xbox Game Pass family plan is available in Colombia and Ireland today, and testers will be able to add up to four people to their subscription as long as they’re in the same country.
“Starting today in Colombia and Ireland, Xbox Insiders can begin to preview a plan that allows multiple people to share Game Pass Ultimate benefits,” explains Tyler Mittleider, a senior technical program manager at Microsoft. “This makes it even easier to play the best Game Pass games with friends and family across console, PC, and cloud by enabling you to add up to four people to your subscription, all with their own unique access to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate games, content, and benefits.”
Microsoft had been rumored to be contemplating a family plan for Xbox Game Pass for quite some time, and this preview shows it’s getting ready to test how Xbox Game Pass Ultimate sharing would work more broadly.
Microsoft currently offers Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass for $9.99 per month. Neither includes online multiplayer capabilities, but you can upgrade to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $14.99, and this unlocks Game Pass for console, PC, EA Play access, and online multiplayer.
Testers in Colombia or Ireland can sign up for an Xbox Insider preview for the new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate plan today in the Microsoft Store, and joining the preview will convert existing time remaining on a plan to a new plan “based upon the monetary value of the old membership.” So if you have a full month of Ultimate, it will be converted to 18 days of membership on this new plan, which suggests that Microsoft will offer a separate tier once Game Pass sharing is fully ready for a broader launch. | https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/4/23292335/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-sharing-family-plan-preview | 2022-08-04T19:18:52Z | https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/4/23292335/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-sharing-family-plan-preview | true | 2 |
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Scandals call into question Guy’s political judgment
Annika Smethurst
State Political EditorIt was five years ago, almost to the day, that Matthew Guy’s political fortunes turned south off the back of a report in this masthead that he had dined on lobster with the alleged mafia boss.
Guy hadn’t broken any laws, and was cleared by integrity agencies. But his ill-fated decision to remain at that dinner – attended by Tony Madafferi who had repeatedly been accused by police in court of being a high-ranking member of Melbourne’s mafia but has never been charged with any crime and denies any wrongdoing – turned out to be electorally problematic.
Fast-forward five years and Guy’s aspirations to become premier have hit another roadblock over allegations he was involved in a plan to ask a wealthy Liberal Party donor to pay more than $100,000 to his incoming chief of staff Mitch Catlin, through a private business.
Guy insists the deal didn't go ahead. As he told reporters on Tuesday morning: “We didn’t agree to this. Nothing was signed.”
The fact the deal was never inked means it will be difficult for police and integrity bodies to investigate, but it would be wise for the opposition take heed of the parallels between the two scandals.
It’s a commonly held view in politics that these murky internal affairs breeze over the heads of the public who are simply too preoccupied with their own lives to care who made an approach or forwarded an email to whom, when.
“Voters are more interested in how the decisions of government will affect their lives,” one optimistic Liberal MP insisted yesterday.
While that argument holds merit, politics is a game of trust and voters need to feel those they elect to represent them are beyond reproach. If they are left with even the faintest whiff of suspicion or distrust from this latest scandal, it could spell trouble for the Coalition.
Back in 2017, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) decided against investigating Guy’s lobster dinner determining the catch-up didn't fall within its jurisdiction.
But Guy went on to suffer a humiliating defeat at the 2018 poll which the Victorian Liberal Party's own review linked to the enormous damage caused by that infamous meal at a Beaumaris restaurant. It found the scandal was “used repeatedly and effectively to undermine him”.
“In the environment of 2018 it was not necessary to fully articulate let alone authenticate the case, it was enough to allege and thus badge it strongly in voters’ minds,″ the review found.
With 16 weeks until the election, that should sound alarm bells for the Coalition.
There is a risk that the latest untidy affair will cause voters to add it to the mountain of baggage Guy already carries. From controversial planning decisions, to rolling Michael O'Brien. It's likely to all add up.
Labor, which has amassed an impressive portfolio of scandals since coming to office, is unlikely to benefit electorally from the opposition's woes. Instead, political strategists believe the saga will fuel a wider perception that the major parties are both up to no good and push voters to search for another option.
If the federal election is to be any guide, such a scenario will have a bigger impact on the Liberal Party which is so far at greater risk from independent candidates who purport to be holier than thou and will campaign on a pledge to clean up politics.
Guy and many of his supporters are trying to deflect from the drama by focusing on the source of the leak, and any possible reasons for it.
As a political strategy, such a diversion may boost internal moral, but there is a risk that Liberal MPs let the myth set in that this scandal has been unfairly imposed on Guy and not a mess of his own making.
Guy may be frustrated that his integrity has been called into question over a contract which he insists was never executed. Particularly when his political rivals, have been caught using public money to pay for election campaign staff, rampant nepotism, attempts to interfere with government grants and dogged by expenses scandals.
But protesting that the leak or any subsequent probes are unfair is a political red herring and masks the abysmal judgment that led to these scandals.
Five years later even Guy’s biggest fans question his decision to go to the Lobster Cave with an alleged mobster, particularly when he wanted to run a law and order campaign.
As one former Liberal MP said yesterday: "I never thought it was a problem that he went to the dinner, it was the fact that when he got there and realised what was happening, he failed to leave."
The latest scandal again raises questions about Guy's integrity and judgment.
If, as Guy insists, the deal didn't go ahead, why did he accept the resignation of his chief of staff? And if, as an email seen by The Age indicates, Guy was aware of the proposed contract why did it take him 10 months to act?
At best, Guy is a victim of his own carelessness. But in both cases he let ambition or ignorance cloud his political judgment. | https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/victoria/scandals-call-into-question-guy-s-political-judgment-20220804-p5b76m.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed | 2022-08-04T19:23:26Z | https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/victoria/scandals-call-into-question-guy-s-political-judgment-20220804-p5b76m.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed | false | 4 |
Due to the situation in the country, it is difficult to take pictures freely, so the 365 project turned into a real test. This is hard and very interesting;)
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Amateur photographer from Ukraine. I bought my camera in 2020. I decided to improve my skills through 365 challenge 2022. I hope you'll like it!
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Only 7 counties remain at worst COVID-19 level in Colorado
After seeing a slight rise in COVID-19 cases from May to July in Colorado, rates continue to drop across the state.
Chamber Member Spotlight: Photographer John Robson Captures the Essence of Northern Colorado
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KHIMKI, Russia (Reuters) -A Russian court sentenced U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on Thursday after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia, a ruling that U.S. President Joe Biden called “unacceptable.” Griner was escorted out of the courtroom in handcuffs by police after the ruling, turning to reporters and saying: “I love my family”. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star, was arrested in mid-February as she arrived to play for a Russian side during the… | https://themoderatevoice.com/russia-sentences-griner-to-9-years-in-jail-biden-calls-for-her-release/ | 2022-08-04T19:30:33Z | https://themoderatevoice.com/russia-sentences-griner-to-9-years-in-jail-biden-calls-for-her-release/ | false | null |
US declares health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
(AP) — The Biden administration has declared monkeypox a public health emergency amid rising cases.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced the decision during a briefing Thursday afternoon.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s previous story follows below:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will declare a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the monkeypox outbreak that has infected more than 6,600 Americans, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday.
The announcement will free up federal money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity ahead of an official announcement.
The declaration comes as the Biden administration has faced criticism over monkeypox vaccine availability. Clinics in major cities such as New York and San Francisco say they haven’t received enough of the two-shot vaccine to meet demand, and some have had to stop offering the second dose to ensure supply of first doses.
The White House said it has made more than 1.1 million doses available and has helped to boost domestic diagnostic capacity to 80,000 tests per week.
The monkeypox virus spreads through prolonged and close skin-to-skin contact, including hugging, cuddling and kissing, as well as sharing bedding, towels and clothing. The people who have gotten sick so far have been primarily men who have sex with men. But health officials emphasize that the virus can infect anyone.
The announcement comes three days after the Biden administration named top officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to serve as the White House coordinators to combat the monkeypox outbreak.
News of the expected declaration was first reported Thursday by Politico.
Such a declaration is an important — and overdue — step, said Lawrence Gostin, a public health law expert at Georgetown University.
“It signals the U.S. government’s seriousness and purpose, and sounds a global alarm,” he said.
Under a declaration by the Department of Health and Human Services, the agency can draw from emergency funds, hire or reassign staff to deal with the outbreak, and take other steps to control the virus.
A public health emergency can be extended, similar to what happened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gostin said the U.S. government has been too cautious and should have declared a nationwide emergency earlier. Public health measures to control outbreaks have increasingly faced legal challenges in recent years, but Gostin didn’t expect that to happen with monkeypox.
“It is a textbook case of a public health emergency,” Gostin said. “It’s not a red or a blue state issue. There is no political opposition to fighting monkeypox.”
The government’s decision comes after others have made similar declarations.
Last week, the World Health Organization called monkeypox a public health emergency, with cases in more than 70 countries. A global emergency is WHO’s highest level of alert, but the designation does not necessarily mean a disease is particularly transmissible or lethal.
California, Illinois and New York have all made declarations in the last week, as have New York City, San Francisco and San Diego County.
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Kimmi Scott’s Age, Height, Net Worth, Marital Status
Kimmi Grant is an American television personality, chef, real estate agent, and actress. She made her prominence on Oprah Winfrey’s “Love & Marriage Huntsville.” It is the Kingdom Reign Entertainment for ITV America which premiered in 2019; after that, Kimmi got more popular. The show has a large audience and focuses on three couples who strive for success and try to manage their love and conjugal lives. Let’s talk about Kimmi’s age, personal history, and more.
Early Life of Kimmi Grant
Kimmi Grant is an American tv personality, actress, and agent. She was born on 5th February 1989 in Baltimore, Maryland. She was raised in Maryland’s homeland along with her younger sister named, Nicole Grant Holmes.
Kimmi graduated from Pine Forge Academy in 1987 and then went to Oakland University. Moreover, she earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama in 1994. Kimmi tried to keep a low-key life and also registered herself as a nurse. She is also an executive Director at a non-profit organization called Home Health Agency. Yes! She has become a real estate agent in this field.
Kimmi Scott’s age, height, weight
Kimmi’s height is five feet and six inches, and she weighs 141 pounds. Moreover, she has black hair and brown eyes. Kimmi Scott’s age is 33 years.
Kimmi Grant is a multi-talented woman who worked in a variety of fields, from certified nurse to real estate agent and then in tv shows. She is earning a handsome amount of money. According to sources, the estimated net worth of Kimmi is $ 8 million.
Relationship Status
Kimmi engaged Maurice Scott; that’s why we say her Kimmi Scott. Her husband continued his Juris Doctorate and obtained a legal degree after completing his education. The couple married on 25th August 2018. Kimmi also had a son from her previous relationship, but we don’t have enough information regarding this relationship
. Jaylin is the son of Kimmi and continued her studies at Troy University. Maurice Scott also has three children from previous relationships called Tatyana, D’Shalya, and Maurice.
Social Media Appearance
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Lifeguard, 18, helps couple deliver baby at YMCA pool
DENVER (KMGH) – A lifeguard about to head to college in the fall had an experience at her summer job that she will likely never forget.
Natalie Lucas, 18, works as a lifeguard at a YMCA in Colorado and said her days are usually pretty calm.
Tessa Rider was 9-months pregnant when she thought she’d go for a swim Sunday, but she didn’t last long in the pool as the expecting mother realized her baby boy was about to make his debut.
“Then it suddenly dawned on me that we were not making it to the hospital, and he was coming out right then and there,” Rider said.
“The husband tells me they’re having the baby and I am like OK, sounds good, and the adrenaline kicks in right then and there,” Lucas explained.
Lucas yelled for someone to call 9-1-1, grabbed a medical bag and towels and was with the couple as Rider pushed.
Rider said the lifeguard was there to help support her back during the birthing process.
“The baby was already kind of coming out and it was quick. I would say less than five minutes that it all happened,” Lucas said.
Baby Tobin was born happy and healthy on the pool deck of the YMCA.
“Without [Lucas] I would not have been able to safely focus my attention on making sure that Tobin came out and that he was safe and healthy,” Tobin’s father, Matthew Jones, said.
“I stayed calm, and I helped them through from begging to end of what all happened,” Lucas said. “It was definitely quite a crazy thing to happen, but I’m pretty proud of myself.”
Lucas is going to college in the fall but said she plans to send Tobin birthday cards.
Tobin was gifted a lifetime membership to the Y.
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(NEXSTAR) – Country music group Lady A has announced the postponement of the band’s Request Line Tour in order to support co-vocalist Charles Kelley on his “journey to sobriety.”
The group shared the news via social media on Thursday, confirming the tour would be pushed off until sometime in 2023.
“Being on the road with our fans is our greatest joy, so it was a hard but important decision to make,” reads a statement attributed to Lady A.
“We are a band, but more importantly … we’re family,” the statement continued. “We’re proud to say that Charles has embarked on a journey to sobriety. So, right now in order to be the healthiest, strongest and most creative band we can be, Lady A will take the time with the support of our families and team of professionals to walk through this together. It’s early on this road, but we are determined to do what will best set us up for many more years together. We’re grateful for your patience.”
Lady A’s Request Line Tour was scheduled to kick off on Aug. 13 and 14 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The band said ticketholders would be contacted in “the coming days” with more information.
Several venues, including the South Dakota State Fair and the Colorado State Fair, have already started looking for replacement acts, Nexstar’s KELO and KDVR are reporting. A number of new concert dates — scheduled for 2023 — also appear to have been added to the band’s website as of Thursday afternoon.
Lady A, which formed in Nashville, comprises of Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood. The group has won 14 Academy of Country Music Awards, nine American Country Awards and seven Grammys, among others awards and accolades, since releasing their first album (as Lady Antebellum) in 2008. | https://www.wearecentralpa.com/trending/lady-a-postpones-request-line-tour-until-2023-amid-members-journey-to-sobriety/ | 2022-08-04T19:39:59Z | https://www.wearecentralpa.com/trending/lady-a-postpones-request-line-tour-until-2023-amid-members-journey-to-sobriety/ | false | 12 |
Buying a home is one of the most complicated, expensive purchases American families make. The different players involved in real estate transactions open the door for potential fraud.
Michigan-based real estate agent, Stacey Robach and Sun Title company owner, Tom Cronkright, warn their customers about the risk of wire fraud during a transaction.
“We lost nearly $200,000 out of this office to a wire fraud scam, “ Cronkright said.
Hacker are known to set up fake email accounts, phone numbers, and websites to convince people they are involved in real estate transactions.
Using information a real estate agent, lender or title company might use, the emails look authentic.
The goal is to convince someone in the home buying process to wire earnest money or a down payment to the wrong person.
The FBI tracks real estate wire fraud under business email compromise complaints. In its 2021 report, there were nearly 20,000 complaints— with losses totaling $2.4 billion.
The FBI has a special team dedicated to recovering funds stolen through internet scams. The agency says it's critical for consumers to contact them as soon as possible so they can coordinate with banks to freeze funds.
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Scenes from this week's 4-H Dog Show.
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In court records, police said two men beat, tortured and branded a 26-year-old Lincoln man in a warehouse, later tying him to a tree and threatening to kill him.
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Three ships plan to set out from Ukrainian ports on Friday -Turkish minister
ISTANBUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said there are plans for three ships to set out from Ukrainian ports on Friday under the deal to unblock the country's grain exports, his ministry said on Thursday.
Akar also said an empty ship was expected to head towards Ukraine after being inspected in Istanbul. The statement said Akar had held talks with Ukraine's defence and infrastructure ministers to discuss the situation around grain deliveries. (Reporting by Yesim Dikmen; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Frances Kerry)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Thinking of leaving New York City, but not sure where to move?
Perhaps considering cities where other New Yorkers have headed in recent years would be a good place to start.
A new report by data journalism website Stacker analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau to determine which metropolitan areas across the country have seen the largest influx of former New York City residents in recent years.
The metropolitan areas were ranked based on the estimated number of people who moved there from New York City from 2015 through 2019, with all ties broken using net migration between the two cities.
Here’s a look at the 10 places New York City residents have moved to the most in recent years.
1) Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area
- Migration to Philadelphia from 2015-2019: 32,608
- Migration from Philadelphia to New York: 18,519 (#1 most common destination from Philadelphia)
- Net migration: 14,089 to Philadelphia
2) Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area
- Migration to Miami from 2015-2019: 22,945
- Migration from Miami to New York: 8,599 (#4 most common destination from Miami)
- Net migration: 14,346 to Miami
3) Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area
- Migration to Washington from 2015-2019: 16,155
- Migration from Washington to New York: 10,362 (#3 most common destination from Washington)
- Net migration: 5,793 to Washington
4) Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area
- Migration to Los Angeles from 2015-2019: 15,451
- Migration from Los Angeles to New York: 8,912 (#10 most common destination from Los Angeles)
- Net migration: 6,539 to Los Angeles
5) Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area
- Migration to Boston from 2015-2019: 15,202
- Migration from Boston to New York: 9,931 (#4 most common destination from Boston)
- Net migration: 5,271 to Boston
6) Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area
- Migration to Bridgeport from 2015-2019: 14,880
- Migration from Bridgeport to New York: 7,269 (#1 most common destination from Bridgeport)
- Net migration: 7,611 to Bridgeport
7) Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metro Area
- Migration to Poughkeepsie from 2015-2019: 14,168
- Migration from Poughkeepsie to New York: 8,616 (#1 most common destination from Poughkeepsie)
- Net migration: 5,552 to Poughkeepsie
8) Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
- Migration to Trenton from 2015-2019: 13,087
- Migration from Trenton to New York: 7,705 (#1 most common destination from Trenton)
- Net migration: 5,382 to Trenton
9) Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area
- Migration to Atlanta from 2015-2019: 12,926
- Migration from Atlanta to New York: 4,596 (#3 most common destination from Atlanta)
- Net migration: 8,330 to Atlanta
10) Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area
- Migration to Allentown from 2015-2019: 11,123
- Migration from Allentown to New York: 3,868 (#2 most common destination from Allentown)
- Net migration: 7,255 to Allentown | https://www.silive.com/data/2022/08/10-places-new-york-city-residents-have-moved-to-the-most-in-recent-years-according-to-data.html | 2022-08-04T19:49:38Z | https://www.silive.com/data/2022/08/10-places-new-york-city-residents-have-moved-to-the-most-in-recent-years-according-to-data.html | true | 1 |
HELENA — East Helena brothers Joshua and Jerod Hughes are expected to change their pleas to guilty for charges related to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
On Thursday during a hearing in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, lawyers for the brothers told Judge Timothy J. Kelly they had accepted a plea agreement with the prosecution. A change of plea hearing has tentatively been set for Aug. 24 at 2 p.m. Mountain time.
The brothers are facing nine charges which include obstruction of an official proceeding, obstruct/impede/interfere with law enforcement during a civil disorder, and entering the Capitol Building with the intent to disrupt official business.
According to the prosecution on Thursday, by pleading guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding, the government will drop the other charges.
The two men are accused of being some of the first to enter the U.S. Capitol Building through a window that had been broken by another rioter.
They can also be seen in photographs confronting Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman. Goodman led rioters away from the U.S. Senate Chamber while it was still being evacuated.
Federal prosecutors also say the Hughes brothers can be seen on the floor of the Senate.
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The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through time and huge amounts of dust to capture a new image of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing the spinning ring of colour in unprecedented clarity, NASA and the European Space Agency said Tuesday, August 2.
Located around 500 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Sculptor, the Cartwheel gained its shape during a spectacular head-on collision between two galaxies.
The impact sent two rings expanding from the galaxy's centre, "like ripples in a pond after a stone is tossed into it", NASA and the ESA said in a joint statement.
A smaller white ring remains closer to the galaxy's centre, while the outer ring, with its spokes of colour, has been expanding into the universe for around 440 million years, the statement added. As the outer ring expands it runs into gas, sparking the formation of new stars.
'Insight into how galaxy will evolve'
The Hubble telescope had previously captured images of the rare ring galaxy, which is believed to have been a spiral galaxy like our own Milky Way before it was hit by a smaller intruder galaxy.
But the Webb telescope, which launched in December 2021 and revealed its first images to global fanfare last month, has a far greater reach. Webb's ability to detect infrared light allowed it to see through the "tremendous amount of hot dust" obscuring the view of the Cartwheel Galaxy, NASA and the ESA said.
This revealed new details about star formation in the galaxy, as well as the behaviour of the supermassive black hole at its heart, they said. It was also able to detect regions rich in hydrocarbons and other chemicals, as well as dust that is similar to dust on Earth.
Behind the Cartwheel, two smaller galaxies shine brightly, while even more galaxies can be seen behind them. The observations show that the Cartwheel Galaxy is still in "very transitory stage", the space agencies said.
"While Webb gives us a snapshot of the current state of the Cartwheel, it also provides insight into what happened to this galaxy in the past and how it will evolve in the future." | https://www.lemonde.fr/en/science/article/2022/08/03/webb-telescope-captures-colorful-cartwheel-galaxy_5992341_10.html | 2022-08-04T19:51:08Z | https://www.lemonde.fr/en/science/article/2022/08/03/webb-telescope-captures-colorful-cartwheel-galaxy_5992341_10.html | true | 10 |
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A cyberattack that temporarily shut down numerous Albanian government digital services and websites in mid-July was likely the work of pro-Iranian hackers seeking to disrupt an Iranian opposition group’s conference in Albania, a leading U.S. cybersecurity firm said Thursday.
In a report, Mandiant expressed “moderate confidence” the attackers were acting in support of Tehran’s anti-dissident efforts based on several factors: The timing, the content of a social media channel used to claim responsibility, and similarities in software code used with malware long used to target Farsi and Arabic speakers.
The July 23-24 conference by the Iranian dissident group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq was in fact canceled following warnings from local authorities of a possible terrorist threat. Some 3,000 Iranian dissidents from the group, best known as MEK, live at Ashraf 3 camp in Manez, 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Albania’s capital, Tirana.
The Free Iran World Summit was to have been held at the camp with U.S. lawmakers among the invitees.
A group calling itself “HomeLand Justice” claimed credit for the cyberattack, which used ransomware to scramble data. Ransomware is best known for its use in for-profit criminal extortion but is being increasingly wielded for political ends, particularly by Iran.
The claim by “HomeLand Justice” came on a Telegram channel in which documents purported to be Albanian residence permits of MEK members were posted, along with video of the ransomware being activated. The channel alleged corruption in the Albanian government and used hashtags including #Manez.
“This activity poses an active threat to public and private organizations in other NATO member states,” Mandiant said. “As negotiations surrounding the Iran nuclear deal continue to stall, this activity indicates Iran may feel less restraint in conducting cyber network attack operations going forward.”
At the time, the Tirana government said the hackers’ method was identical with attacks last year in other NATO states including Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Belgium.
Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
The MEK began as a Marxist group opposing the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in Iran. It supported the 1979 Islamic Revolution, but soon had a falling out with Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and turned against his clerical government, carrying out a series of assassinations and bombings in the Islamic Republic.
The MEK later fled into neighboring Iraq, leading many in Iran to oppose the group. Although now largely based in Albania, the group claims to operate a network inside Iran.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were:
1-6-9-0, Fireball: 3
(one, six, nine, zero; Fireball: three)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were:
1-6-9-0, Fireball: 3
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ousted San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who was recalled from his post in June, said Thursday that he will not campaign for his old seat in the November election.
The progressive criminal justice reformer tweeted that nonstop campaigning has taken a toll on his family, which includes his son born last September and his elderly father, a former Weather Underground radical who was released from prison after serving more than four decades for his role in a fatal robbery.
“My son is on the verge of taking his first step and speaking his first word,” Boudin said. “My wife's research on multiple sclerosis at (University of California, San Francisco) deserves the same support she has offered my work.”
Boudin said that sitting out the November election does not preclude him for running for district attorney in 2023 for a full four-year term.
Boudin, 41, was recalled from office in June barely three years after he won office in November 2019 — amid frustration and anxiety over the pandemic and viral footage of Asian seniors being assaulted in San Francisco.
His platform of seeking alternatives to incarceration, offering restorative justice and giving defendants second chances did not resonate with some voters who became convinced that the city was sinking into petty lawlessness.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed appointed Boudin recall campaign leader Brooke Jenkins as interim district attorney until the November election.
Jenkins on Wednesday announced she has revoked 30 open plea offers to accused fentanyl dealers presented by Boudin's administration, saying the deals' terms were too lenient.
Jenkins plans to run in November in an attempt to serve the rest of Boudin's term through 2023. Also in the race is Joe Alioto Veronese, a civil rights attorney and grandson of former San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto.
Boudin said in his announcement that he was “gravely concerned” that the progessive policies implemented by his administration are being rolled back by Jenkins.
Boudin, whose mother died in May, said the demands of his job had prevented him from has cleaning out her apartment and planning her memorial.
His mother was Kathy Boudin, also a former Weather Underground radical. She served more than two decades in prison for her role in the 1981 armored truck robbery and died of cancer. Her husband, David Gilbert, was granted parole last October. | https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Ousted-prosecutor-Chesa-Boudin-won-t-run-for-his-17351843.php | 2022-08-04T19:54:50Z | https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Ousted-prosecutor-Chesa-Boudin-won-t-run-for-his-17351843.php | false | 31 |
A woman was left with "the worst pain she had ever felt" from a "parasite" that burrowed into her eyelid.Louise Edwards woke up on 22 July with what she described as a spot above the skin on her right eye.Ms Edwards , of Allerton, Liverpool, thought she had been bitten by a bug but sought medical treatment after the wound got bigger.The 34-year-old mother went to St Paul's Eye Hospital in Royal Liverpool Hospital the following day and was sent home with antibiotics.Acting on the advice of a neighbour, Ms Edwards said she then used boiling water to... | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2686955956985/film-based-on-true-story-of-young-girl-s-escape-from-the-holocaust-debuts-at-the-maple | 2022-08-04T19:56:15Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2686955956985/film-based-on-true-story-of-young-girl-s-escape-from-the-holocaust-debuts-at-the-maple | false | null |
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Ex-Formula One driver Nikita Mazepin has been enjoying a lavish holiday with a former Miss World runner-up.
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Mazepin told the TASS news agency: “Compared to the Formula 1 [cars], the only common thing is the steering wheel and four wheels. It was very hot, very challenging and it was the real test. I’m incredibly happy I managed to win.
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Jamie Oliver was in a sombre mood on Thursday as the celebrity chef mourned the loss of chef Alastair Little, who had inspired Jamie with his own cooking.
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A second added: "So sad to hear the news," while a third shared: "Condolences to his wife & children."
Many others shared crying face and prayer emojis in the comments.
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Jamie has been enjoying happier times recently, as he and his family embarked on a small holiday, and they shared plenty of sweet photos.
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The 250-bed hospital makes world-class medical facilities accessible for underprivileged rural population
DHARAMPUR, India, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Envisioned by spiritual visionary and humanitarian leader Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, Shrimad Rajchandra Hospital was inaugurated by the hands of Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi virtually. The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendra Patel and Hon'ble President, BJP Gujarat State & Member of Parliament, Navsari Shri C.R. Patil graced the event at the international headquarters of Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur.
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Moreover, through collaborations with leading international medical universities like Stanford, Shrimad Rajchandra Hospital will emerge as a global centre of medical research, and actively train medical students and staff. For information on the hospital visit srmd.org.
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At the event, Hon'ble PM Modi also laid the foundation stone for Shrimad Rajchandra Centre of Excellence for Women. Built at a cost of approximately 40 crores, this facility will serve as a space of employment, empowerment and skill-training for hundreds of rural women.
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France ponders options for beluga whale in Seine river
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SAINT-PIERRE-LA-GARENNE, France, Aug 4 (Reuters) - French rescue services and environmental experts were trying to assess the health of a beluga whale that has wandered up the Seine River and are pondering rescue options for a creature more suited to cold Arctic waters.
After the beluga was spotted on Wednesday, rescue services monitored the animal with drones, but the whale barely moved on Thursday, drifting between two locks on the river, Eure department official Isabelle Dorliat-Pouzet said.
Drone footage showed the whale swimming slowly, its white silhouette just below the waterline and coming up to breathe.
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It was unclear why the whale had strayed so far from its natural habitat, dozens of kilometres up a busy waterway and nearly halfway to Paris, past the port of Rouen.
"The challenge now will be to help feed it, and try to accompany it towards the ocean," Lamya Essemlali, the head of environmental group Sea Shepherd France, said.
She said taking the beluga out of the water was out of the question as that would be risky for it.
The all-white belugas normally live in Arctic and sub-Arctic oceans, although they do sometimes stray into more southern waters and river estuaries and can temporarily survive in freshwater.
The local fire department, which is in charge of monitoring the whale, said its first priority was to evaluate its health before considering whether to intervene or not.
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Peaty says Games loss is the spark to carry him to Paris Olympics
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BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A loss in his signature 100 metre breaststroke race at the Commonwealth Games will haunt Adam Peaty for years but the Englishman said it has also provided the spark he needs to defend his Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Paris Games.
Unbeaten in the event in eight years, Peaty's fourth place in Sunday's final left him and the swim world shocked despite the fact the 27-year-old was returning to competition from a broken foot and only had the cast removed a month ago.
But the triple Olympic champion refused to use injury as an excuse for the disappointing result saying a "defeat is a defeat".
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"It doesn't matter if it's a broken hand or a broken foot I still turned up," said Peaty, unbeaten in the 100m breast since the 2014 British championships. "Should I have? I don't know.
"I do believe everything happens for a reason and I do believe that this reason is that I needed that extra drive into these next two years.
"That's what the strategy is now, using that hunger of that loss in the 100 to drive me into new territory.
"The spark has been reignited."
Warning his rivals he was feeling like a cornered lion, Peaty did not waste any time atoning for loss, hitting back with a win in the 50m breaststroke letting out a mighty roar after touching the wall first just .21 seconds ahead of Australia's Sam Williamson.
But even a gold was not enough to ease the sting of his earlier loss, days later Peaty insisting he found the taste of defeat still hard to swallow.
Meeting with a small group of media, the swimmer was in a relaxed but reflective mood explaining that every elite athlete, at some point, struggles to find motivation.
Now he has found it.
"I get angry thinking about it (the loss)," said Peaty. "I'll think of that for the next two years.
"What other kind of jet fuel do I have?
"I've done everything in the sport I've needed to do.
"A lot of people don't understand and that's OK but when you are chasing the highest of highs every single year trying to find a new way it almost takes a little bit extra out of you."
For Peaty there was also a lesson to be learned from the 100m loss but it was one meant for his infant son as much as for him.
"Any parent you want to lead by example," explained Peaty. "I said to myself, 'what would you tell George?' Would you tell him just to 'give up and go home'.
"No. You tell him 'to stand up walk out with your proud chest out and fight for it'.
"If he ever comes to me in the next few years and he's like, 'Ahh I'm having a tough week how do I bounce back?'
"I will just show him that (race), he was there."
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Fish and CHIPs
Things were on the quiet side in robotland this week -- and honestly, I don’t mind. It can hard to catch your breath covering the industry these days. But even a category as supercharged as robotics and automation has its occasional slow weeks -- and late July/early August is as good a time as any to take a step back on how we’ve gotten here and where we’re going.
Quickly, a few of the macro trends I’m keeping an eye on in the coming weeks and months:
I’ve been watching the CHIPS and Science Act over the past few weeks as it makes its way through Congress and onto the president’s desk. It was something Secretary Walsh was quick to bring up during our recent conversation, and robotics and automation firms are no doubt keeping a close eye on what impact it might ultimately have on domestic manufacturing.
On the less fun side, it feels like we’re sitting here and waiting for the other shoe to drop amid economic woes and recession fears. If you follow Actuator, you’re keenly aware the industry hasn’t been immune to such activity, but for a category that’s so infamously difficult to succeed in, it’s been surprisingly resistant on the strength of huge investments driven by the pandemic. Just don’t be surprised if both investors and startups tighten their belts in the coming months.
Going public in 2023? Locus Robotics recently mentioned its plans to IPO (still a rare thing among robotics cos -- particularly through the more traditional route). Given the money and the interest that’s been floating around in recent years, I wouldn’t be surprised if more companies were eyeing one, but -- at the very least -- are waiting to see how some of the broader economic factors shake out.
I’ve been seeing a lot of trend pieces from general interest news outlets about wide adoption of robotics in places like restaurants. That means we’re at the point in the cycle where we monitor how many places stick with these technologies. Too often these are the stories of a company looking for a little publicity jolt by experimenting with some new technology, only to decide after things die down that it doesn’t make much sense at scale.
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I will say, I think we’re at a point where we can say that automation is a lot more than a flash in the pan when it comes to warehouse and logistics. Lots of companies have found a lot of success here, and the labor shortage doesn’t look to be resolving itself any time soon. This week, FedEx and Berkshire Grey entered into a sizable deal that finds the logistics giant buying $200 million worth of robotics systems, in exchange for stock warrants. The news represents a nice rise in BG’s stock price after what’s been a really rough post-SPAC year.
Says FedEx Corporate VP Rebecca Yeung:
Our growing relationship with Berkshire Grey for robotic automation is a direct response to the growth of e-commerce, which has accelerated the demand for reliable automated solutions throughout all stages of the supply chain. FedEx believes that continued innovation and automation will improve efficiency, productivity and safety for its team members as they continue to keep the global supply chain moving.
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Image Credits: Polymath
Kirsten’s got news on the launch of Polymath Robotics, a new firm founded by Starky’s Stefan Seltz-Axmacher. That one starts with the evocative quote “robots suck.” I’d argue for a more nuanced “robots are less user-friendly than they ought to be,” but that’s a lot less punchy and probably a big part of the reason I’m attempting to survive in New York City on a journalist’s salary and not launching startups.
The firm is entering the lucrative field of user-friendly automation software. There’s a reason a lot of folks are trying to crack the code of hardware-agnostic, user-friendly robotics software. There’s a lot of money to be made for the company that can really stick the landing.
Image Credits: Ottonomy.IO
Looks like the funding hasn't entirely dried up for last-mile delivery robots just yet. Ottonomy.IO just raised a $3.3 million seed round as it works toward wider deployment of its sidewalk 'bots. Co-founder Ritukar Vijay naturally cited labor shortages as a driver here, telling TechCrunch, “One of the most important problems which we are trying to solve with these autonomous delivery robots is around labor shortages.”
Image Credits: Spread
Earlier this week I wrote about a sizable ~$30 million raise for Spread. The firm is possibly the best-known name in Japan’s growing vertical farming industry. As I noted, things started taking off in the space around 2011, when the tsunami that caused the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster left many in the country looking toward agricultural alternatives. I mention this here because robotics are a big part of Spread’s automated play, along with other leaders in the space.
Terabase Energy, meanwhile, just announced a $44 million Series B, co-led by Prelude Ventures and Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy. The round brings the Berkeley-based company’s total funding to $52 million. The company uses robotics to assist with the construction and operation of its photovoltaic power plants. It notes in a release:
Terabase's automated field-factory, capable of 24/7 operations, can significantly compress construction schedules and reduce costs while ensuring higher build quality. The robotics-assisted workflow will also improve worker health and safety by eliminating manual lifting of heavy panels and steel components under often difficult outdoor weather conditions.
Image Credits: Nauticus Robotics
And finally, NASA this week detailed its work on a shapeshifting submersible system developed along with Houston-based Nauticus Robotics. Per NASA:
Bright orange, fully electric, and about the size of a sports car, Aquanaut, the company’s signature robot, resembles a propeller-driven torpedo as it motors to its destination. At that point, its shell pops open and the nose flips upward to reveal a suite of cameras and other sensors, now facing front. Two arms swing out, ending in claw hands that can be fitted with different tools.
Potential gigs for the robot include inspection of underwater equipment like wind turbines, maintenance of undersea cables and monitoring fish populations.
Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch
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The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja said Mobile Phone Data Policy that would grow and speed up the country’s digital economy was in the offing.
Mr Ben Ewa, Acting Director, E-Government Development and Regulations of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said this at a stakeholders sensitisation workshop on “The Value of Mobile Phone Data to National Digital Economy.”
The workshop was organised by Flowminder Foundation, a Swedish Non-profit organization, in collaboration with the Data Scientists Network (DSN) of Nigeria.
Flowminder Foundation seeks to ensure that decision-makers can easily access the required data needed to transform the lives of vulnerable people.
Ewa said the draft policy was presented to stakeholders in November 2020 and was still undergoing the rulemaking process before its official launch.
He explained Mobile phone data as the data generated by mobile phone users usually stored in cell phone towers as people migrate from one place to another.
According to him, having the policy will unlock doors of opportunities, save money for the government, help in decision making and solve societal problems identified through the use mobile phones.
“The policy will address issues of regulation which will ensure harnessing the mobile phone data resources, harvesting data responsibly without compromising any data subject,” he said.
Ms Cathy Riley, Strategic Partnership Director, Flowminder, said the organisation was targeting middle-income countries to have access to the data that they needed to transform people’s lives.
Riley also said that the organisation was looking at mobile network operator data and the Call Detail Records (CDRs) and more broadly geospatial data.
The aim, she said was to “what is going on in the country, the economy, social dimensions for informed decision making.”
She said Flowminder was working with DSN in the area of capacity building, training and learning the processes to undertake with this type of data, ensuring its safety and security.
“The data we are looking at is through base stations or the cell tower, location data that will address issues on disease modelling, transport needs, patterns of migration, among others.
“We are much more interested on how we can use the data to support an intervention in the health space so that people have access to health facilities or an intervention in the education space,” she said.
She added that they were working with the federal government to study its Data Regulation, Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, National Population Council to combine and compare data.
Mr Aanu Oyeniran of DSN said they would ensure aggregation of data and its usage for chievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the country.
Mr Anthony Obi, Managing Partner at Whitespaces Company, in his keynote address, said bridging the gap in leveraging mobile phone data would require strong partnership among stakeholders, including the government.
Obi suggested a clear legal agreement for sharing data for development of internal capacity through investment in data literacy programme and data exchange platforms, as well as funding for data-related initiatives. | https://www.xtra.net/technology/nigerian-government-establish-mobile-phone-data-policy | 2022-08-04T20:08:39Z | https://www.xtra.net/technology/nigerian-government-establish-mobile-phone-data-policy | false | 5 |
US inflation surged to a fresh peak of 9.1% in June, putting further pressure on American households and President Joe Biden, whose ratings have already taken a battering from the relentless rise in prices. The annual hike is the fastest increase since November 1981. Overall energy prices too posted their biggest annual increase since April 1980.
The Labor Department's report, released on Wednesday, showed a faster-than-expected increase in the consumer price index compared to June, partially driven by significant increases in gasoline prices (a monthly jump of 11.2% in June against a staggering 59.9% over the past year). The war in Ukraine has pushed global energy and food prices higher, and US gas prices at the pump last month hit a record of more than $5 a gallon.
While acknowledging the inflation rate was "unacceptably high," Mr. Biden argued that it was also "out of date" as it did not reflect a clear drop in energy prices since mid-June. The recent price drop had provided "important breathing room for American families. And, other commodities like wheat have fallen sharply since this report," the president said in a statement. Insisting that tackling inflation was the top priority, Mr. Biden admitted his administration needed "to make more progress, more quickly, in getting price increases under control."
Driven by record-high gasoline prices, the consumer price index jumped 1.3% in June. When volatile food and energy prices are stripped out of the calculation, "core" CPI increased 5.9% over the past year – still a rapid pace but slowing from the pace in May, according to the data. Food and housing prices also rose in June, as did car prices, though the rate has stabilized or slowed from the past month, the report said.
Although the energy prices have shown some signs of easing in recent weeks, the Federal Reserve is likely to continue to tamp the price surge by cooling demand before inflation becomes entrenched. The US central bank implemented the biggest interest rate hike in nearly 30 years last month, and economists say another three-quarter-point increase is likely later this month. | https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2022/07/13/fuel-prices-drive-us-inflation-to-a-9-1-record-high_5990012_4.html | 2022-08-04T20:09:41Z | https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2022/07/13/fuel-prices-drive-us-inflation-to-a-9-1-record-high_5990012_4.html | true | 1 |
More than a year after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, conditions have become much more dangerous for Haitians around the country.
Over nine days in July, more than 470 people were killed, injured or unaccounted for in the country’s largest slum due to gang violence, the United Nations said. There have also been recent protests on the country’s north coast over months-long electricity shortages.
Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks to AyiboPost’s Widlore Mérancourt about the latest from Haiti.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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A Skokie man faces felony weapons charges after police recovered a loaded handgun from his vehicle, authorities said.
Lanseal O. Swaby, 42, of the 4900 block Crain Street in Skokie, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and also cited for failure to signal when required after a traffic stop at around 7:45 p.m. on July 29, police said in a release.
It said officers on patrol saw a white BMW fail to signal for a turn when required and curbed it in the 400 block of Dodge Avenue. One of the officers made contact with the driver, Swaby, and while speaking to him they asked Swaby if there were any weapons inside the vehicle, said the release. It said Swaby told the officer that he had a handgun inside a bag.
The bag containing the handgun was within Swaby’s reach and upon learning of the handgun, the officer asked Swaby to exit the vehicle, said the release. It said Swaby complied and walked to the rear of the vehicle and the officer recovered a loaded 9 mm Glock 19 handgun from the bag.
Swaby was placed into custody and transported to the Evanston police department, according to the release. It said an investigation revealed that Swaby had a FOID card, but did not have a conceal carry license. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and approved the felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
Swaby received a $3000 bond and his next court date is schedule for Aug. 16, at the Skokie Courthouse.
Brian L. Cox is a freelance reporter with Pioneer Press. | https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-skokie-man-arrest-tl-0811-20220804-fcicbgfwtnc5bbsslifktk3z6m-story.html | 2022-08-04T20:11:22Z | https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-skokie-man-arrest-tl-0811-20220804-fcicbgfwtnc5bbsslifktk3z6m-story.html | false | 1 |
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (WDAF) — A property owner in Kansas couldn’t believe the surprise he got on Monday morning.
A roof repair company was ripping shingles from the top of his home — but he hadn’t called for a new roof to be installed. That crew, according to Overland Park police, was at the wrong residence.
“We’ve got to get over to the house. There’s people ripping the roof off the house,” Steve Kornspan, who owns that house, recalled saying.
Kornspan owns several homes around Johnson County and says he maintains the one that unexpectedly lost part of the roof as a short-term rental. The renters, who were in the area for a sporting event, were awakened by the noise of power tools.
“I said, ‘We’re not getting a roof on that house,’” Kornspan said.
Kornspan’s photos from that day show how that crew managed to remove every shingle before realizing they were at the wrong address, and once they did, they took off. Kornspan told Overland Park police he found the crew working at an address a few streets over.
“I don’t know where the confusion … whether it came from the roofing company or these guys. I don’t know who these guys were or why they did my house. The number wasn’t even close,” Kornspan said.
Kornspan won’t say which company is to blame, but he did say they’ve been cooperative. They’re paying for the replacement roof, which was installed Tuesday.
Overland Park Police spokesperson John Lacy said this isn’t a criminal matter. Rather, it’s classified as a civil matter since there was no intent to damage the property.
“This is basically an accident. There’s no criminal intent involved. At this time, there’s no criminal damage to property,” Lacy said.
Kornspan said he isn’t even angry over this.
“We got it taken care of, and it’s just done. It’s what I do every day. Things come up, and we deal with it and we move on,” Kornspan said with a smile.
Lacy said Kornspan did the right thing by calling police — since a report serves as a legal document for what happened. Kornspan said he wouldn’t have needed to call for help if the roofing crew had owned up to their mistake in the first place. | https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/national-news/crew-rips-roof-off-wrong-kansas-home-then-takes-off/ | 2022-08-04T20:12:51Z | https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/national-news/crew-rips-roof-off-wrong-kansas-home-then-takes-off/ | false | 17 |
A classic Mustang with the window open, one hand on the wheel, Fleetwood Mac over the speakers and laughing at the gas station that the record prices in America are still a pittance for us. That’s the dream. You prefer to drive on the Route 66, Pacific Coast Highway or Trans-Canada Highway. An irresistible mix of history, landscapes and legendary stretches of asphalt.
Or, if you prefer, you can now pick something like a Chevrolet Bolt – or maybe the super-subtle GMC Hummer EV. And don’t drive at all. Mhh, that sounds less appealing. But for enthusiasts it is possible, thanks to the improved Super Cruise from General Motors. This system uses GPS, lidar, cameras and another bunch of sensors to drive independently – without your hands on the wheel.
You will find Super Cruise in your rental car
You can safely see Super Cruise as the Autopilot counterpart of General Motors. They supply the self-driving system in Chevrolets, Buicks, GMCs and Cadillacs. You will not see the system much in Europe for the time being, but there are plans to bring the electric models here. The chance that you will drive with Super Cruise is therefore greatest on your vacation (or business trip) in America.
Currently, Super Cruise can drive independently over more than 300,000 kilometers of asphalt in America; that’s double from before the update. While (as a human) self-driving is the most fun, the self-driving system can come in handy for the long, boring stretches. Moreover: this way you have more time to enjoy the view.
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Updated August 4, 2022 at 3:54 PM ET
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez was arrested Thursday on bribery charges related to the financing of her 2020 campaign, the latest hit to an island with a long history of corruption that brought fresh political upheaval to the U.S. territory.
Vázquez is accused of engaging in a bribery scheme from December 2019 through June 2020 — while she was governor — with several people, including a Venezuelan-Italian bank owner, a former FBI agent, a bank president and a political consultant.
"I am innocent. I have not committed any crime," she told reporters. "I assure you that they have committed a great injustice against me."
The arrest embarrassed and angered many in Puerto Rico who believe the island's already shaky image has been further tarnished, leaving a growing number of people who have lost faith in their local officials to wonder whether federal authorities are their only hope to root out entrenched government corruption. Concern over previous corruption cases led to a delay in federal aid for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria as the U.S. government implemented more safeguards.
Thursday's arrest also was a blow to Vázquez's pro-statehood New Progressive Party, which is pushing to hold a referendum next year in a bid to become the 51st U.S. state.
Vázquez was the second woman to serve as Puerto Rico's governor and the first former governor to face federal charges. Former Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá of the opposing Popular Democratic Party was charged with campaign finance violations while in office and was found not guilty in 2009. He had been the first Puerto Rico governor to be charged with a crime in recent history.
"For the second time in our history, political power and public office are used to finance an electoral campaign," said José Luis Dalmau, president of Acevedo's party. "Using the power of the government to advance political agendas is unacceptable and an affront to democracy in Puerto Rico."
Vázquez's consultant, identified as John Blakeman, and the bank president, identified as Frances Díaz, have pleaded guilty to participating in the bribery scheme, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
In early 2019, the international bank owned by Julio Martín Herrera Velutini was being scrutinized by Puerto Rico's Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions because of transactions authorities believed were suspicious and had not been reported by the bank.
Authorities said Herrera and Mark Rossini, the former FBI agent who provided consulting services to Herrera, allegedly promised to financially support Vázquez's 2020 campaign for governor in exchange for Vázquez dismissing the commissioner and appointing a new one of Herrera's choosing.
Authorities said Vázquez accepted the bribery offer and in February 2020 demanded the commissioner's resignation. She then was accused of appointing a former consultant for Herrera's bank as the new commissioner in May 2020. After the move, officials said Herrera and Rossini paid more than $300,000 to political consultants to support Vázquez's campaign.
A flurry of messages exchanged during that time between people involved in the case included a heart emoji attached to the commissioner's resignation letter and three sealed lips emojis when someone provided Rossi's name to Vázquez, who requested the name of "the guy from the FBI." In addition, Herrera texted Rossini about the need for a campaign manager and said he didn't want "a monkey from Puerto Rico."
After Vázquez lost the primary to current Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, authorities said Herrera then allegedly sought to bribe Pierluisi to end an audit into his bank with favorable terms. Herrera is accused of using intermediaries from April 2021 to August 2021 to offer a bribe to Pierluisi's representative, who was actually acting under FBI orders, according to the indictment.
Officials said Herrera then ordered a $25,000 payment to a political action committee in hopes of trying to bribe Pierluisi.
Stephen Muldrow, U.S. Attorney for Puerto Rico, said Pierluisi is not involved in the case.
Vázquez, Herrera and Rossini are each charged with conspiracy, federal programs bribery and honest services wire fraud. If they are found guilty on all counts, they could face up to 20 years in prison, officials said.
Meanwhile, Díaz and Blakeman could face up to five years in prison, officials said.
Muldrow said officials believe Herrera is in the United Kingdom and Rossini in Spain. It wasn't clear if the U.S. would seek to extradite them.
Juan Rosado-Reynés, a spokesman for Vázquez, told the AP he did not have immediate comment.
Attorneys for the other suspects charged in the case could not be immediately reached for comment.
In mid-May, Vázquez's attorney told reporters that he and his client were preparing for possible charges as the former governor at the time denied any wrongdoing: "I can tell the people of Puerto Rico that I have not committed any crime, that I have not engaged in any illegal or incorrect conduct, as I have always said."
Vázquez was sworn in as governor in August 2019 after former Gov. Ricardo Rosselló stepped down following massive protests. She served until 2021, after losing the primaries of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party to Pierluisi.
In a statement Thursday, Pierluisi said his administration will work with federal authorities to help fight corruption.
"No one is above the law in Puerto Rico," he said. "Faced with this news that certainly affects and lacerates the confidence of our people, I reiterate that in my administration, we will continue to have a common front with federal authorities against anyone who commits an improper act, no matter where it comes from or who it may implicate."
Vázquez previously served as the island's justice secretary and a district attorney for more than 30 years.
She became governor after Puerto Rico's Supreme Court ruled that the swearing in of Pierluisi — who was secretary of state in 2019 — as governor was unconstitutional. Vázquez at the time said she was not interested in running for office and would only finish the nearly two years left in Rosselló's term.
Rosselló had resigned after tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans took to the street, angry over corruption, mismanagement of public funds and an obscenity-laced chat in which he and 11 other men including public officials made fun of women, gay people and victims of Hurricane Maria, among others.
Shortly after she was sworn in, Vázquez told the AP that her priorities were to fight corruption, secure federal hurricane recovery funds and help lift Puerto Rico out of a deep economic crisis as the government struggled to emerge from bankruptcy.
During the interview, she told the AP that she had long wanted to be in public service: as a girl, she would stand on her balcony and hold imaginary trials, always finding the supposed defendants guilty.
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Civix adds ACDMS services to its Identity Management platform
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Civix announced that it has entered into a transaction agreement with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to offer its Aviation Channeling and Data Management System (ACDMS), formerly known as Designated Aviation Channeling (DAC) services, to facilitate the communication of biographic and biometric data securely from aviation badging entities to TSA. Civix, an industry leader in airport software, is among a select few approved TSA enrollment providers.
"We're thrilled to be an ACDMS provider and look forward to expanding our security services to airports and aviation entities around the country," said Tim Walsh, president of Civix Airports. "Combining ACDMS services with our Aviation Secure Credentials (ASC) identity management system provides airports and aircraft operators with one entity to handle all of their badging needs."
Civix will provide badging entities with a secure collection of biographic and fingerprint data and perform quality control to expedite background vetting by the federal government. Civix will retrieve the enrollment processing results from TSA and then provide them to the badging entities directly or through its ASC platform.
Walsh announced the approved agreement with TSA ahead of the AAAE Airport Credentialing & Access Control Conference, where the Civix team will showcase the latest iteration of its identity management solutions.
Built on decades of experience and a deep understanding of airport processes, Civix's credentialing solutions are part of the larger Civix Airport Platform – a comprehensive offering that manages airport operations, finance, and administration. Modular technology automates data sharing and seamlessly connects airport activities, improving oversight, revenue, and compliance. Civix experts have worked in every facet of airport management, and it is a trusted partner to the FAA, state aeronautics departments, and over 100 airports worldwide.
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TRUE Private Wealth Advisors grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF (NYSEARCA:AOR – Get Rating) by 133.2% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 100,756 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 57,549 shares during the period. iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF comprises about 0.7% of TRUE Private Wealth Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. TRUE Private Wealth Advisors’ holdings in iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF were worth $5,197,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,175,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,122,000 after purchasing an additional 48,036 shares in the last quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 532,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,418,000 after buying an additional 21,945 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 310,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,703,000 after buying an additional 15,938 shares during the last quarter. Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC now owns 236,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,995,000 after buying an additional 5,813 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF by 4,119.6% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 218,153 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,452,000 after buying an additional 212,983 shares during the last quarter.
iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF Price Performance
iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF stock traded up $0.03 during trading on Thursday, hitting $50.06. The stock had a trading volume of 461 shares, compared to its average volume of 348,888. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $48.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $51.45. iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF has a 1 year low of $46.78 and a 1 year high of $57.82.
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iShares Growth Allocation ETF, formerly iShares S&P Growth Allocation Fund (the Fund), is an open-end management investment company. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Target Risk Growth Index (the Growth Allocation Index). The Growth Allocation Index seeks to measure the performance of an asset allocation strategy targeted to a growth-focused risk profile.
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New addition to Mon Health’s Pulmonary Team
Mon Health System announced the addition of Dr. Jamil Ahmed to its team of physicians. Dr. Jamil Ahmed Ahmed will be practicing at the Mon Health Pulmonary locations in Morgantown and. You have reached content available exclusively to Dominion Post subscribers.
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Morgantown council moves on airport grant funding, committee maintenance and welcomes new hires
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown city council approves airport funding, disbands committees and welcomes new employees. Morgantown City Council formally accepted approximately $350,142 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the runway extension project. The funding, will be accepted via grants from the FAA that will include a match requirement from the city, that would also allow for funding matches from the state for approximately half of the city’s matched funds requirement.
West Virginia Governor appoints local attorney as judge for Second Family Court Circuit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTRF) — Governor Jim Justice has appointed David L. Jackson, of Weirton, WV, to the Second Family Court Circuit, which serves Marshall, Wetzel, and Tyler counties. Jackson is set to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Judge Robert C. Hicks. Jackson has 30 years of legal experience in both private practice […]
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Morgantown reservoir project reaches milestone
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Morgantown Utility Board Flegal Dam and Reservoir project has cleared another milestone. The dam is complete and final fresh water connections are being prepared, according to MUB Senior Engineer and Assistant General Manager Rich Rogers. The $50 million project began in 2018. Completion of the...
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Jesus Fest returns to Clarksburg
CLARKSBURG, W.Va (WDTV) - Jesus Fest is set to return to Clarksburg later this month in Jackson Square. The event is scheduled for August 12-13, according to its Facebook page. Entertainment and admission are free for this two-day event. Officials said there will be several vendors participating in the event.
WATCH: Tornado in Dallas Pike, West Virginia confirmed
DALLAS PIKE, W.Va. — A Tornado was confirmed in Dallas Pike, West Virginia on Monday evening. Marshall County EMA Director, Tom Heart asks that everyone avoids Stone Church Road to Dallas Pike Baptist Church and Oklahoma Road for it will be closed for several hours for debris removal. Several homes and barns were damaged or […]
Between The Eers: Should WVU Stay in the Big 12?
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WVU studies climate change potential for carbon-hungry grasses planted on former mine lands
West Virginia University researchers are exploring the potential for carbon-hungry grasses planted on reclaimed mine land to help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. A $35,000 grant from the Appalachian Stewardship Foundation supports the two-year study by the National Mine Land Reclamation Center at WVU’s West Virginia Water Research Institute. Jason...
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Two football recruits decommitt from WVU
The West Virginia Mountaineers football team lost two 2023 recruits from Spartanburg High School, South Carolina over the weekend, as Raheim Jeter and Cameron Jackson decommitted from the university. First on Friday afternoon, class of 2023 defensive line recruit Cameron Jackson tweeted “My recruiting is 100% open." The three-star...
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UPDATE: No bed bugs found after inspection at Weston Wendy’s
WESTON, W.Va (WDTV) - The Lewis County Health Department investigated an issue at the Weston Wendy’s on Wednesday after receiving complaints regarding bed bugs. Officials said a health inspection was conducted Wednesday morning at the restaurant. During the inspection, no bed bugs were found. Wendy’s contacted an exterminator to...
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W.Va. Penitentiary at Moundsville focus of strange history
The former West Virginia State Penitentiary at Moundsville, West Virginia, in Marshall County, was a castellated gothic-style prison in operation from 1876 until 1995. It is now a tourist attraction popular with historians and paranormal enthusiasts. In 1863, West Virginia had only just seceded from Virginia and suffered a shortage...
West Virginians get ‘Idol Across America’ chance next week
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — “American Idol” hopefuls in the Mountain State have the opportunity to audition virtually over Zoom next Monday, Aug. 8 as part of “Idol Across America.” During this first round of auditions, hopefuls can sign up to audition in front of producers and receive real-time feedback. It starts this Wednesday, Aug. 3. […] | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2686964730120/wvu-application-launch-week-begins-monday | 2022-08-04T20:19:56Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2686964730120/wvu-application-launch-week-begins-monday | true | 1 |
On the occasion of the recent delivery of a new crop of data from the European satellite Gaia, its scientific manager for France, François Mignard, talks about the origin of this instrument and its major contribution to the optical mapping of the sky — the astronomy of visible light.
What characterizes the Gaia mission?
Gaia is a mission dedicated to the field of astrometry. This branch of astronomy, whose origins go back to Antiquity with the work of Hipparchus (190-120 BC) and Ptolemy (90-168), is devoted to the measurement of the position and movement of stars. For a long time, it suffered from a lack of progress, until the 1960s when the reasons for this stagnation came to be understood. To accurately place a star in the celestial vault, you need an image. However, the presence of the atmosphere creates disturbances that degrade image quality. Based on an idea from Pierre Lacroute, then director of the Strasbourg Observatory, the discipline began to think about the possibility of sending an instrument into space. The construction of such a piece of equipment exceeded the financial and technical capabilities of a single State. So a project was proposed to the European Space Agency, leading to the launch of Hipparcos in 1989. Despite the engine problems it faced after lift-off, this satellite managed to measure the distances of 120,000 previously selected stars. This was a huge success.
Subsequently, various European specialists, including myself, began to think about a much more ambitious mission: Gaia. We had to realize the importance of this surveyor's work. Light is the only source of information available about the stars. In order to deduce a star's true or intrinsic luminosity from its apparent brightness and work out information about its physical properties, knowing its distance is essential!
What was the objective of this launch?
Gaia could be considered a service mission since its results are of interest to the entire astronomical community. What this satellite does best is observe stars. This makes it the most suitable instrument for studying the Milky Way. By providing information on the life and characteristics of these stars and the way in which their various groups are organized in substructures, it can help to clarify the current composition of our galaxy and better understand its past or future evolution. Gaia has all the necessary tools to achieve this goal. It can accurately measure the distances and movements of stars with its astrometric instrument. It can determine their physical characteristics with its double photometer. It can also determine their chemical compositions and speeds of distance or approach by using its spectrograph.
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You may have seen this virtual smack-down trending earlier in the week, and Julio highlighted it here. The producers at The View evidently sent a booking inquiry to the governor's office in Florida, gauging Ron DeSantis' interest in appearing on the all-female daytime talk show. DeSantis' deputy press secretary responded with the following email -- which may or may not be an explicit hard 'no,' but the message speaks for itself:
Here's our response to @TheView: pic.twitter.com/dyLNl9qexH
— Bryan Griffin (@BryanDGriffin) August 2, 2022
Oh really? You'd be "honored" to have the governor on your show? That's interesting, given the myriad unhinged things ('fascist, bigot, homicidal sociopath') your hosts have screamed about him over the last few years. Please explain, dear producer, why it's in our interests to engage with this level of derangement. Team DeSantis brought receipts here, and I'd imagine there's more where that came from. It certainly looks like this was a flat no, but perhaps the "pass on" line might be up for interpretation. Are they taking a pass, or are they passing the offer along? It's probably the former, but there's at least a bit of ambiguity there. Griffin also notes that the campaign side has its own media team that coordinates DeSantis' explicitly political interviews, which is another form of leaving the door cracked open.
Let's start by stating the obvious: The View is a cauldron of hostile ignorance. It amazes me how consistently clueless and incandescently angry several of the show's hosts are, basically as a default setting. I have no problem with differences of opinion, or some sharp-elbowed criticisms. I play in the sandbox of political media. It's part of the job. Still, The View may stand alone in its uniquely aggressive stupidity and vicious hysteria, often peddled by ladies inaptly named things like Joy and Sunny. The likelihood of DeSantis getting a fair shake from people who've denounced him as a bigoted, murderous Nazi, or whatever, is close to zero. Part of the job of a good communications team is to help put the boss in the best possible positions, and to protect them from ugly, lose-lose scenarios. Staffers sometimes err by being too protective and gun shy, which can make their principal look weak, or afraid of (or unprepared for) legitimate challenges. But in this case, net-net, keeping Ron DeSantis away from this particular rolling festival of under-informed animosity is probably the right call. This adage, not to be interpreted literally in this context, comes to mind.
However. The View has a sizable audience, largely comprised of women. I'd venture a guess that many or most of them are...let's say...unpersuadables -- but some might be somewhat open-minded. More important in this calculation is the secondary audience. One of DeSantis' key brand features is that he's not cowed by criticism and refuses to back down. He fights, in other words, which has been a major component of Trump's appeal to the Republican electorate. Well, DeSantis also fights, and he tends to fight better and smarter. When a Democratic politician or a Democratic media outlet comes for him, he's usually armed to the teeth with information and prepared to execute a dismantling. It may not make sense for DeSantis to descend into this high-profile pit at this exact moment, but if he has his eyes on a prize bigger than winning re-election in Florida down the line (as is the subject of widespread speculation and buzz), a strong appearance on The View could be a feather in his cap.
He's not going to disarm the hosts with charm; that's neither his style nor his strength. But if he were to hold his own (he is much brighter and better-informed than any number of his would-be interlocutors) and lands a few solid points amid the fray, that would burnish his 'effective fighter' credentials. Even if the segment melts down into a frenetic pile-on and he can't get a word in edgewise, as long as he doesn't lose his cool or look rattled, that would reflect well on him (and poorly on the pilers). One thing about Trump is that he truly wasn't afraid of any interview, even when perhaps he should have been. He'd sit down with anyone, even if he ended up looking exposed as cringe-worthily ill-equipped to build a convincing argument. But he was also quite skilled at rhetorical jujitsu, and often found ways to throw off even interviewers who were loaded for bear with 'gotchas,' frequently shifting exchanges onto his preferred turf. Many Republicans would like to see a national figure with a bit more personal and messaging discipline than Trump, but they also relish when someone on The Team mixes it up in a hostile setting, then performs well. DeSantis has an opportunity here. If he can use it to his advantage, on his own terms, it's something he and his team should consider in the future. I mentioned this idea on my radio show:
.@guypbenson makes the case for why @GovRonDeSantis should join 'The View' after rejecting an offer to appear on the liberal talk show #FoxNews #TheView #DeSantis pic.twitter.com/ybHXU68J5r
— The Guy Benson Show (@GuyBensonShow) August 2, 2022
In case you missed it, I'll leave you with DeSantis' first general election television ad of the cycle (it's technically still primary season in Florida, but this is clearly a November-minded spot): | https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2022/08/04/should-ron-desantis-climb-into-the-lions-den-and-appear-on-the-view-n2611170 | 2022-08-04T20:22:23Z | https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2022/08/04/should-ron-desantis-climb-into-the-lions-den-and-appear-on-the-view-n2611170 | false | 1 |
From worst to first?
The Jets’ pitiful defense ranked at the bottom last season in nearly every key category, most notably points and yards allowed, which became the largest stain on coach Robert Saleh’s rookie campaign.
With offseason upgrades in multiple positions, a repeat from Gang Green’s defense would be unacceptable. And DT Sheldon Rankins has them completely flipping the script.
“I think the expectations, to a man, have to be to be the best defense in the league,” Rankins said. “If we look at anything else or we put any other goal out there, we’re selling ourselves short. What’s the point of showing up to the race if you’re going to say, ‘Oh, third is cool?’”
It’s more of a pipe dream than a realistic goal. Rankins even acknowledged he’s simply trying to speak something into existence, referencing how Usain Bolt’s opponents wouldn’t concede defeat before the race.
Still, there are reasons for optimism. Or, at least there are reasons to believe the Jets’ defense will be much different from last year’s dud. Joe Douglas revamped the secondary with the acquisitions of Jordan Whitehead, Ahmad ‘Sauce’ Gardner and D.J. Reed. The GM added to the line by drafting Jermaine Johnson and Micheal Clemons. There are several other defensive players who weren’t around last year, including DE Jacob Martin, who was signed in free agency and carries a chip on his shoulder after being labeled a ‘situational pass rusher.’
“I’m a total football player,” Martin said. “I can do anything that I’m asked to do. I’ve played all over the place.
“I’ve played stack linebacker, I played at the edge, I played outside linebacker, I’ve played true defensive end. I’ve set big edges. I’ve made big plays in big games. So I don’t like that term. I’m a football player. I’m the total package, for sure.”
Kwon Alexander, another free agency signee at linebacker, also spoke with confidence and bravado during training camp. If nothing else, the Jets are talking like a top-5 defense.
“Once I get going, it’s going to be hard to stop me,” Alexander said. “That’s what I’m ready to do.”
It’s the time of year for hope, and the Jets’ defense can’t go anywhere but up. They were the only team last season to allow over 500 points, which was 131 more than anybody else in the AFC East. Saleh said the terrible numbers against the run, in particular, were misleading because they were skewed by big plays.
“From an efficiency standpoint we were at the top half of the league in run game,” Saleh reasoned. “Unfortunately, we gave up, we are one of the worst from an explosive standpoint which is twelve yards or more. We gave up a lot of explosive plays and massively explosive plays that really skewed the numbers out of whack.”
We’ll see if dramatically improving the run defense is simply a matter of preventing the game-breakers. In the meantime, the players are setting the bar high.
“For us, we want that target on our back,” Rankins said. “We want that challenge. We want to put that out there, because it gives us something to go out there and chase every day. It’s easy to say you just want to be good. That’s relative. What are you comparing it to? What is your barometer that you’re trying to judge that against? To say you want to be the best, everybody knows what that means.
“Going into it with any other mindset would just be flawed thinking. You’d be selling yourself short.”
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Outlander season 8: EP offers cryptic hope for eventual renewal
Is Outlander season 8 going to be the final season at Starz? There’s no denying that this possibility has been raised here and there over the past couple of months. The Caitriona Balfe – Sam Heughan series is currently in production on a 16-episode season 7, and the rising costs associated with shows at this point in their run has led to a lot of speculation.
Well, nothing is official on a season 8, and it probably won’t be for a little while still. We just hope that something could come out before season 7 premieres!
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What we can share here is a rather-cryptic tweet from showrunner Matthew B. Roberts, who posted earlier on Twitter (see below) that “a beginning doesn’t mean an ending.” This is a clear reference to people suspecting that season 7 may be the final one; however, it may be hard for Roberts or anyone else to say something more than that for the time being. It’s possible that the cast and crew take a good break before season 8, or that production moves forward not too long after the prequel does. Renewal discussions take a long time, and this is one of the reasons why it is hard to get comments from people while they are going on.
For now, we consider Roberts vaguely commenting on it a reason for hope. We’d love for the series to conclude the entire Diana Gabaldon book series, but it’s far too early to see whether or not that is going to happen. Television is of course a business, and there are a lot of variables and moving parts that go into that whether it be cost considerations or scheduling concerns. It’s absolutely a very different sort of creative endeavor than a series of novels.
Let’s just keep crossing our fingers, and hopefully the first half of season 7 premieres in the winter or spring of 2023.
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Do you think there’s a chance for an Outlander season 8 at some point down the road, even with the prequel news in mind?
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OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority made around $1 billion more in the third quarter of 2022 than it did last year, according to a report released Thursday.
As part of the report, they also announced that they entered an agreement with GE Hitachi to take steps toward deploying a BWRX-300 small modular reactor at the Clinch River Nuclear site, near Oak Ridge. The company develops small, modern nuclear reactors that use more modern technology compared to traditional reactors.
In April 2022, the TVA said they worked with Ontario Power Generation to support the development of these kinds of small reactors to generate constant, carbon-free energy in the long term.
The TVA also said they sold more electricity than last year, due to economic growth in the Tennessee Valley. At the same time last year, they said they sold around 113.6 billion kWh of power. Thursday's report said they sold about 117.5 billion kWh of power.
They said more than half of their energy comes from carbon-free sources like nuclear,m hydroelectric and other renewable kinds of energy. However, they also said the Watts Bar Unit 2 steam generator replacement project impacted how much power was produced through nuclear sources.
It also produced less electricity because of fewer significant rain events, resulting in lower hydroelectric generation, according to the report.
They said natural gas prices rose 141% in June compared to last year, and coal prices are also up. However, they said TVA's prices only rose by 11% this year because of their varied power sources.
They also said recently asked for 5,000 megawatts of carbon-free energy to be available by 2029.
Although TVA brought in more revenue compared to last year, they also said they made less of a profit. They said they had a net income of around $476 million in the first nine months of 2022, around half of what it was last year. The drop was mainly due to higher operating expenses, they said.
There were several record-setting daily energy records set during the summer too, they said. The TVA serves 146 local power companies, they said. | https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/tva-reactor-and-financial-report/51-be3c0e33-593b-4705-9751-096109126a6f | 2022-08-04T20:26:08Z | https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/tva-reactor-and-financial-report/51-be3c0e33-593b-4705-9751-096109126a6f | false | 1 |
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Announcing her decision to travel across the state this fall, Alice Stainer of Placerville, California has announced her decision to attend Concordia University, Irvine this fall to continue her swimming career. Stainer recently finished her high school career at Ponderosa High School, which she represented at the section and state level.
At the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Sac-Joaquin Section meet, Stainer earned herself finals appearances in her two best events, the 200 and 500 freestyles. Her best finish was in the 200 free, where she finished 9th with a lifetime best of 1:54.31 to win the B-final. She also added a second personal best time in the 500 free, securing 10th in a time of 5:09.84. Stainer went on to compete on Ponderosa’s 400 free relay at the CIF State Championships, swimming the second leg in a time of 52.89 to help her team take 7th overall.
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- 100 free – 54.11
- 200 free – 1:54.31
- 500 free – 5:09.84
The Concordia women are coming off of a 6th place finish at the 2022 Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference Championships. The meet, which featured 15 teams on the women’s side, was won by Pepperdine. The conference is made up of teams from Division I, II, and III, as well as NAIA.
Stainer will be set to make a big impact for the Eagles both individually and as a member of the program’s relays. At the 2022 PCSC Championships, she would have earned a spot in the A-final of both the 200 free and 500 free. Those swims would have led the team in both events.
Concordia only recently transitioned to the NCAA Division II level, having competed at the NAIA level through the 2014-2015 school year. The men’s swimming and diving team won the PCSC title in 2022, making it just the second team at the school to claim more than one conference title since transitioning to the Division II level.
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BRIDLE PATH CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP Notice Of Exempt Offering (FormD) (Amended)
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Total revenue of $1.089 billion, Up 10% (12% on a constant currency basis)1,2
Data-Tech-AI services revenue of $489 million, Up 20% (22% on a constant currency basis)1,2
Digital Operations services revenue of $601 million, Up 3% (5% on a constant currency basis)1
Diluted EPS of $0.38, Down 28%; Adjusted Diluted EPS3 of $0.70, Up 6%
NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Genpact Limited (NYSE: G), a global professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
"We are pleased that the momentum we saw coming out of 2021 has continued through the first half of the year. As we had expected, strong demand for our Data-Tech-AI services was the primary driver of our 12% constant currency year-over-year top line growth for the quarter, while Digital Operations services delivered steady performance," said "Tiger" Tyagarajan, Genpact's president and CEO. "Our priority accounts grew 17% and represented 65% of total revenue. In a challenging macro environment, we expanded our adjusted operating income margin 190 basis points sequentially on the back of several strategic actions that align to our long-term plan and build agility for the future."
Key Financial Highlights – Second Quarter 2022
- Total revenue was $1.089 billion, up 10% year-over-year (12% on a constant currency basis).1,2
- Revenue from Data-Tech-AI services was $489 million, up 20% year-over-year (22% on a constant currency basis),1,2 representing 45% of total revenue.
- Revenue from Digital Operations services was $601 million, up 3% year-over-year (5% on a constant currency basis),1 representing 55% of total revenue.
- Net income was $72 million, down 30% year-over-year, with a corresponding margin of 6.6%.
- Income from operations was $110 million, down 20% year-over-year, with a corresponding margin of 10.1%. Adjusted income from operations was $183 million, up 3% year-over-year, with a corresponding margin of 16.9%.4,5
- Diluted earnings per share was $0.38, down 28% year-over-year, and adjusted diluted earnings per share3 was $0.70, up 6% year-over-year.
- Income from operations and diluted earnings per share include a $39 million restructuring charge related to lease impairment charges and employee severance costs as well as a $7 million loss related to a business designated as held for sale. These items are excluded from adjusted income from operations4 and adjusted diluted earnings per share.3
- Cash generated from operations was $102 million, compared to $161 million in the second quarter of 2021.
- Genpact repurchased approximately 1.8 million of its common shares during the quarter for total consideration of approximately $76 million at an average price per share of $42.00.
Full Year 2022 Outlook
Genpact now expects:
- Total revenue in the range of $4.32 billion to $4.37 billion, up 7.5% to 9.0%, or 9.5% to 11.0% on a constant currency basis,1 compared to the prior full-year outlook in the range of $4.325 billion to $4.4 billion, up 8.0% to 9.0%, or 9.0% to 11.0% on a constant currency basis.1 This full-year revenue outlook now assumes an additional adverse impact of $21 million from foreign currency (at current exchange rates) compared to the prior outlook and includes expected full-year revenue of approximately $28 million associated with a business designated as held for sale.
- Adjusted income from operations margin6 at the high end of the prior outlook of 16.0% to 16.5%.
- Adjusted diluted EPS7 in the range of $2.68 to $2.74, compared to the prior outlook in the range of $2.60 to $2.76.
Conference Call to Discuss Financial Results
Genpact's management will host an hour-long conference call beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET on August 4, 2022 to discuss the company's performance for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. Those who wish to participate can register here to receive a dial-in number and unique PIN to access the call seamlessly. It is recommended callers join 10 minutes prior to the start of the event (although you may register and dial in at any time during the call). A live webcast of the call will also be made available on the Genpact Investor Relations website at https://www.genpact.com/investors. For those who cannot join the call live, a replay will be archived on the Genpact website after the end of the call. A transcript of the call will also be made available on the website.
About Genpact
Genpact (NYSE: G) is a global professional services firm that makes business transformation real. Led by our purpose -- the relentless pursuit of a world that works better for people -- we drive digital-led innovation and digitally enabled intelligent operations for our clients. Guided by our experience reinventing and running thousands of processes for hundreds of clients, many of them Global Fortune 500 companies, we drive real-world transformation at scale. We think with design, dream in digital, and solve problems with data and analytics. Combining our expertise in end-to-end operations and our AI-based platform, Genpact Cora, we focus on the details – all 100,000+ of us. From New York to New Delhi, and more than 30 countries in between, we connect every dot, reimagine every process, and reinvent the ways companies work. We know that reimagining each step from start to finish creates better business outcomes. Whatever it is, we'll be there with you – accelerating digital transformation to create bold, lasting results – because transformation happens here.
Safe Harbor
This press release contains certain statements concerning our future growth prospects, including our outlook for 2022, financial results and other forward-looking statements, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties, and other factors include but are not limited to the impact of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the related sanctions and other measures being implemented or imposed in response thereto, as well as any potential expansion or escalation of the conflict or its economic disruption beyond its current scope, general inflationary pressures and our ability to share increased costs with our clients, wage increases in locations in which we have operations, our ability to attract and retain skilled professionals, our ability to effectively price our services and maintain pricing and employee utilization rates, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and on our employees, clients, partners and suppliers, a slowdown in the economies and sectors in which our clients operate, a slowdown in the business process outsourcing or information technology services sectors, our ability to develop and successfully execute our business strategies, the risks and uncertainties arising from our past and future acquisitions, our ability to convert bookings to revenues, our ability to manage growth, factors which may impact our cost advantage, changes in tax rates and tax legislation and other laws and regulations, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, foreign currency fluctuations, general economic conditions affecting our industry, political, economic or business conditions in countries in which we operate, including the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, commonly known as Brexit, as well as other risks detailed in our reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including Genpact's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Genpact may from time to time make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. Although Genpact believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's current analysis of future events and should not be relied upon as representing management's expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the time they are made. Genpact undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of Genpact.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, this press release includes the following non-GAAP financial measures:
- Adjusted income from operations;
- Adjusted income from operations margin;
- Adjusted diluted earnings per share; and
- Revenue growth on a constant currency basis.
These non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Accordingly, these non-GAAP financial measures, the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and the reconciliations of Genpact's GAAP financial statements to such non-GAAP financial measures should be carefully evaluated.
Prior to July 2012, Genpact's management used financial statements that excluded significant acquisition-related expenses, amortization of related acquired intangibles, and amortization of acquired intangibles recorded at the company's formation in 2004 for its internal management reporting, budgeting and decision-making purposes, including comparing Genpact's operating results to that of its competitors. However, considering Genpact's acquisitions of varying scale and size, and the difficulty in predicting expenses relating to acquisitions and the amortization of acquired intangibles thereof, since July 2012 Genpact's management has used financial statements that exclude all acquisition-related expenses and amortization of acquired intangibles for its internal management reporting, budgeting and decision-making purposes, including comparing Genpact's operating results to those of its competitors. For the same reasons, since April 2016 Genpact's management has excluded the impairment of acquired intangible assets from the financial statements it uses for internal management purposes. Acquisition-related expenses are excluded in the period in which an acquisition is consummated. Genpact's management also uses financial statements that exclude stock-based compensation expense. Because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types that companies can use when adopting ASC 718 "Compensation-Stock Compensation," Genpact's management believes that providing non-GAAP financial measures that exclude such expenses allows investors to make additional comparisons between Genpact's operating results and those of other companies.
During the second quarter of 2022, Genpact (a) initiated restructuring measures and, as a result, recorded a charge related to i) right-of-use lease assets and other assets related to certain abandoned leased office properties and ii) employee severance costs resulting from a focused reduction in Genpact's workforce and (b) approved a plan to divest a business that is no longer deemed strategic. Given the specialized nature of this business, we anticipate completing a transaction over the next twelve months, and therefore, we have classified the revenues and expenses related to this business as held for sale. Genpact's management believes that excluding such restructuring charges and the revenues and expenses attributable to the business held for sale in calculating its non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to both management and investors regarding the Company's financial performance and underlying business trends. Additionally, in its calculations of non-GAAP financial measures, Genpact's management has adjusted foreign exchange gains and losses, interest income and expense and income tax expenses from GAAP net income, and other income and expenses, and certain gains, losses and impairment charges attributable to equity-method investments from GAAP income from operations, because management believes that the Company's results after taking into account these adjustments more accurately reflect the Company's ongoing operations. In its calculations of adjusted diluted earnings per share, Genpact's management adds back adjusted stock-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets, acquisition-related expenses and the related tax impact of such adjustments from GAAP diluted earnings per share. For the purpose of calculating adjusted diluted earnings per share, the combined current and deferred tax effect is determined by multiplying each pre-tax adjustment by the applicable statutory income tax rate.
Genpact's management provides information about revenues on a constant currency basis so that the revenues may be viewed without the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations compared to prior fiscal periods, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of the Company's true business performance. Revenue growth on a constant currency basis is calculated by restating current-period activity using the prior fiscal period's foreign currency exchange rates adjusted for hedging gains/losses in such period.
Accordingly, Genpact believes that the presentation of adjusted income from operations, adjusted income from operations margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share and revenue growth on a constant currency basis, when read in conjunction with the Company's reported results, can provide useful supplemental information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations.
A limitation of using adjusted income from operations and adjusted income from operations margin versus income from operations, income from operations margin, net income and net income margin calculated in accordance with GAAP is that these non-GAAP financial measures exclude certain recurring costs and certain other charges, namely stock-based compensation expense and amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets. Management compensates for this limitation by providing specific information on the GAAP amounts excluded from adjusted income from operations and adjusted income from operations margin.
The following tables show the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022:
The following tables show the reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures for the year ending December 31, 2022:
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A domestic-related incident involving a convicted felon who answered the door of a friend’s house in Maryland while brandishing a handgun led to a shooting that hospitalized one, authorities said.
Waldorf resident Jonathan Blades, 38, is facing multiple charges after allegedly shooting someone at approximately 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3 in the 13300 block of Holly Springs Drive in Waldorf, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.
The preliminary investigation into the shooting determined that a man - whose name has not been released - went to a house where he thought a female acquaintance was, and knocked on the front door.
Instead of his female friend, investigators said that Blade allegedly answered the door, armed with a gun.
The two began arguing in the doorway, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office, at which point Blade allegedly fired it, striking the other man, who was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Blade was apprehended and charged with:
- First-degree assault;
- Second-degree assault;
- Illegal possession of a firearm due to a previous felony conviction.
On Thursday, Aug. 4, a judge ordered Blades to be held without bond at the Charles County Detention Center.
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EXPLAINER: What will it take to get Brittney Griner home?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that WNBA star Brittney Griner has been convicted of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison, attention turns to the prospect of a prisoner swap between the United States and Russia that could get her home.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken went public with that possibility last week, revealing in an unusual announcement that the U.S. had made a “substantial proposal” aimed at securing the release of Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan.
With her court case concluded and her sentence pronounced, such a deal — assuming one can be reached with the Russians — is Griner’s best chance of being freed early.
Though the guilty verdict was seen as a foregone conclusion, the imposition of a sentence her lawyers decried as far longer than average could give the U.S. extra impetus to strike a deal palatable to Russia as soon as possible. And the formal end of the court case could be the opening both sides need to forge a diplomatic resolution, too.
A look at what’s at stake:
WHAT DID THE U.S. OFFER?
Blinken did not specify the terms other than to describe the offer as substantial and something that he intended to discuss with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
A person familiar with the situation said that the U.S. offered to release Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms dealer serving a 25-year prison sentence on charges that he conspired to sell tens of millions of dollars in weapons to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia — an organization classified by Washington as a narco-terrorist group.
The officials did wind up speaking by phone last Friday, the highest-level known contact between the two sides since Russia invaded Ukraine. The two are also in Cambodia for meetings involving foreign ministers of Southeast Asian countries.
WHAT HAS BEEN THE RUSSIAN RESPONSE?
Minimal, at least in public. Blinken did not provide details after his call with Lavrov about his response. The Russians, for their part, gave no hint about their interest in the offer, other than a statement chiding the U.S. to pursue the Americans’ freedom through “quiet diplomacy, without releases of speculative information.”
On Monday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the Russian government had responded in a “bad faith” manner with an offer that U.S. officials did not regard as serious. She did not elaborate, though CNN reported last week that the Kremlin also wanted the release a former colonel from one of its spy agencies who was convicted of murder in Germany last year.
WOULD THERE BE A PRECEDENT FOR A PRISONER SWAP?
In many ways, yes — and a recent one too. In April, Russia traded Marine veteran Trevor Reed, convicted of a physical altercation with police in Moscow, for Konstantin Yarosheknko, a Russian pilot imprisoned for a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
But that involved a Russian with far less notoriety than Bout, a former Soviet air force officer who once inspired a Hollywood movie and who earned the nickname the “Merchant of Death” over allegations that he supplied weapons used for civil wars in countries around the globe. He has adamantly maintained his innocence.
And there’s not much recent precedent, at least by the U.S. government, for public discussions of prisoner swaps until after the deal is done and planes are in the air. That’s what made Blinken’s announcement from the State Department briefing room all the more striking.
On one hand, it seemed intended to communicate to the American public that the administration will do whatever it needs to do to bring home wrongfully detained Americans.
But such a public overture also risks weakening the administration’s negotiating hand to the extent it makes the U.S. look overly desperate for a deal, or that it signals to other countries that it is willing to meet potentially unreasonable demands.
SO, WILL THE DEAL TAKE PLACE?
It’s hard to say, but the contact between Blinken and Lavrov does suggest more progress than has ever been made before and reinforces the idea that the two countries are willing to maintain communication at a time of extraordinary tensions related to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Griner is the most prominent American detained by a foreign country. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist detained since February when police said they found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage at an airport in Moscow.
And though some Republicans including former President Donald Trump have come out against a deal, the conviction and sentence will only ramp up pressure on the administration to reach an agreement that can get her out soon.
“Today’s sentencing of Brittney Griner was severe by Russian legal standards and goes to prove what we have known all along, that Brittney is being used as a political pawn,” tweeted Lindsay Kagawa Colas, Griner’s agent.
She said getting a deal done for Griner and Whelan, a Michigan corporate security executive imprisoned on an espionage conviction he and his family says is baseless, may be difficult but it is “urgent” and the “right thing to do.” The U.S. government also regards Whelan as wrongfully convicted. It seems unlikely the administration would agree to a swap that didn’t also include him.
For their part, Russian authorities have suggested that they regarded a conviction as basically a prerequisite for a prisoner swap.
On Thursday, President Joe Biden again urged Russia to release Griner immediately.
“My administration will continue to work tirelessly and pursue every possible avenue to bring Brittney and Paul Whelan home safely as soon as possible,” he said in a statement.
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The Nordstrom tire return story is true
The Nordstrom tire return story, often thought of as a piece of fiction used to demonstrate the length the department store would go to serve its customers, is true.
Pete Nordstrom, president of the company that bears his family name, recently hosted an episode of “The Nordy Pod” to explore the story’s origins and its impact on the company. The show included an interview with Craig Trounce, the sales associate behind the story.
Mr. Trounce, who currently serves as the manager of the Phoenix contact centers, guest care services for Alaska Airlines, was a sales associate working at a Nordstrom store in Fairbanks in 1979 when a local “hermit” named Sam entered the store carrying two tires.
“I came up to ask him if I can help them and share that I think he’s in the wrong place,” said Mr. Trounce. “I did try to tell him that, you know, Northern Commercial [the previous tenant of the building] no longer exists. And as you can see, we’re a clothing retailer. We don’t carry tires and he said, ‘No, this is the building that I bought these in’ and I said, ‘How long ago did you buy them?’ And he said, ‘A couple of years ago, and they assured me that if they didn’t work out, I could bring them back. And here they are.’”
Mr. Trounce recounted the role his manager played in the interaction.
“My manager was actually standing at the curtain for the back stock for men’s shoes. And I could see him and at one point he was going to walk out but then as I started engaging with the customer, he halted and stopped and waited to see how I was going to follow through with it. And he kept kind of nodding like I was moving in the right direction. And so I figured if I was crossing any boundaries, he would step out because he was viewing the entire situation.”
Mr. Trounce called a local Firestone dealer to try and gauge the value ($25) of the tires that Sam was returning without a receipt. Sam got his refund.
Mr. Nordstrom shared that some of the retailer’s stores today have tires located near the employee entrances with signs that read “recreate the tire story or what’s your tires story or make a tire story today.” The legend lives on.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What role does storytelling around acts of service, like the tire story, play in creating a culture focused on customer happiness? Is it both possible and smart to build a retail customer service culture similar to Nordstrom in this day and age?
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While not everyone will, or indeed can, replicate the tire story it is a good proverb for allowing staff to use their discretion in going above and beyond for customers. Such things can, if used correctly, create loyalty. When I worked at John Lewis there was a register code known as 904, it was commonly called goodwill. It was the code staff could use to offer refunds or expense small charges to help customers. It might be a grey area, such as a refund on a very old item, or a gesture such as sending flowers to someone who’d had their order delayed. It really empowered staff and it created a lot of good feeling among customers. And the generic code ensured that no department or division ever bore the expense (it went to a central marketing cost) so managers and heads of divisions were never overly reluctant to use it.
It is much easier to tell the tire story successfully to already-engaged associates who, by their nature, are eager to serve. Short of being able to hire all of a retailer’s associates with that attitude, training and constant reinforcement of the culture are the other way to instill company values. It is certainly possible and definitely smart to build such a culture in all retail environments, regardless of what they sell.
Storytelling is important in all business not just retail, especially when it shows the sort of behavior that you want to instill in the company culture. High levels of customer service are also important for all business so when these two come together it is very positive. I am not sure every retailer would want to follow the tire story and replace anything that is returned but it is a great story for setting the culture.
People often buy the story before they buy the product. Or, as Seth Godin reminds us, “people like us, do things like this.” Storytelling about brand promises is often what takes a retail relationship from transactional to emotional. Though it’s always nice if the story is true.
I was told by a Nordstrom employee that it was a woman who was returning tires. The “building used to be a tire store” was the same, but the Nordstrom associate, who worked in men’s shoe department, had been recently reprimanded for a customer service issue, so when presented with a tire return, he figured why not?
And that’s the beauty of legends. Every retailer has a legendary customer service story or two and it’s to their advantage to share them. Customer service is still the only thing that can truly separate one retailer from another. Legends keep great service top of the mind.
Storytelling is as old as listening to your grandparents recount stories of your parents and their siblings. It stays with you for years and allows you to pass the stories on to your children and grandchildren. Retail needs more storytelling as it allows the retailer to engage and in a way that is challenging to do online — regardless of influencers. Sometimes the old way of doing things seems to be the right way. It can give a warm and fuzzy feeling and, if done in a sincere way, can build the trust and loyalty that Nordstrom has become expert at.
Storytelling is core to our humanity. It unleashes creativity and imagination and allows exploration and discovery, but most of all, it increases understanding and empathy. Storytelling brings your brand and what it stands for to life; it makes experiences tangible and predictable, it guides and instructs. Storytelling creates the emotional glue your associates need to connect with your customers, as it facilitates your customers’ engagement with your brand.
Storytelling is critically important in so many aspects of life. Sales and customer service rank up there as two areas where it’s pivotal in making a deal or delivering exceptional customer service. I’m a fan of it and believe we need more of it in our enterprises.
Nordstrom’s culture of service is not easily replicated and many have tried. The reason is that service is embedded in the culture from day one at the company. Countless stories are told each and every day at every store. Storytelling is a visualization easily understood by listeners. Employees aspire to be part of the story. Happy employees drive happy customers and higher profits. While customer service is easily copied, customer service culture is very difficult to copy. Just look at how many retailers have been able to successfully copy Nordstrom’s culture — exactly none.
Right on, Shelley. I’ll always remember once when I was hired at Nordstrom, I asked one of the co-Presidents how they train. The response was simple and powerful — “We just hire nice people who want to help other people. We encourage and give them room to take care of the customer.” And yes, they sure give latitude and support. I’m sure many more employee tools are available now than before.
As you say, this culture of all-in customer service is difficult to copy. Either you’re all-in or you’re not.
An odd story from 40 years ago – “a hermit walks into a luxury department store carrying two worn out tires asks for refund,” doesn’t make the brand. What is truly the point of the story? “We took pity on a guy and gave him $25.” Not sure that resonates with anyone but inside corporate culture.
Stories go a long way, especially when a brand first enters a market. When Whole Foods came into this market, a woman shopping for pickles was helped by a manager who cracked five jars for her to test and when she found the one she liked, he said “this one’s on us.” That story circulated in the neighborhood then throughout the city for over a year, like an urban legend. But it worked. Whole Foods is massively popular here.
Stories will definitely aid in the success of a brand and will even develop a life of their own. But don’t forget, it works the same way with bad stories and those can happen at any time and just as easily.
Great and true legendary stories are always more powerful than the foundations that hold up the store.
Products are ubiquitous (usually). Service is the scarce commodity. And kindness. I don’t know how to explain to a retailer or other provider that outsourcing customer service to a foreign land, and providing CSRs with scripts is not service. How do we tell them that a five hour wait for a callback is unacceptable? How do we tell a chain drug store that just because you have robots filling prescriptions it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have respectful employees at the store?
Can it be replicated today? No one would call Costco a “service-centric” business model, yet it is. So yes, in your realm, if you meet or exceed a customer’s best expectations you will do well.
Every company needs its version of a Nordstrom tire story. It becomes the “North Star” of customer service. We have our clients go through a customer service exercise where everyone has to share their best example of when they created a great customer service experience. Taking the best of the best, you can use these examples to share with the rest of the organization. While they may not become as legendary as the tire story, they set the example of what a great service experience looks like.
I think there’s something missing here: IIRC Nordstrom had actually purchased Northern Commercial, they weren’t just “a previous tenant” … which is a crucial detail as to why there was some obligation, or at least a feeling that there might be one. And I also recall the legend became something of a problem later, as increasingly unrealistic expectation built up.
Back to the basic question: yes it’s still possible to develop and build upon a service culture … but each generation redefines what that means, so it’s not just a question of doing what our forbearers did.
A brand can only be great if it itself tells great stories — and — in return, the world tells great stories about the brand. Perfect case in point.
It’s always been my favorite story about Nordstrom, if not in all of retail. The other story when I was working for them was when a customer was allowed to return a chandelier (they didn’t sell home goods back then).
Not every brand or retailer has the courage or structure to allow sales people and front line folks to inspire and delight, to really help the customer with a long-term mindset. But the ones that do create an active, loyal customer base who will spread the news and stories like wildfire about your products and company. They become your marketing and your most ardent supporters.
The point isn’t to start accepting tires when you don’t sell them. It’s to show how easy it is to shop with you, to be part of the brand you are building.
Values and mission statements like “we put the customer first” fall flat for many customers. The key is to share the HOW and share an example in the form of a story. Having a commitment to teaching associates these true stories helps create a foundation of pride in the organization and allows the teams to share these stories with their customers in a consistent way. As many said, customer service is a key way to differentiate and these stories can be instructive to the retail team about the values and entertaining and memorable for the customers.
There have been any number of tomes published over the years in our industry that describe examples of excellent customer service. (Heck, I wrote one myself in 2004 for the NRF Foundation with 45 service stories.)
Nordstrom’s tire story is true, yet through repetition it becomes apocryphal. The gender of the customer switches. The amount of the refund is exaggerated. The returned item changes.
So what? The emotion of the story matters most. I don’t think we need to be cynical about that, but we should consider that the intended audience for this story is 10% customers and 90% retailers.
Nordstrom shrewdly propagates this story to inspire its team members and encourage buy in to its service culture. | https://retailwire.com/discussion/the-nordstrom-tire-return-story-is-true/ | 2022-08-04T20:30:37Z | https://retailwire.com/discussion/the-nordstrom-tire-return-story-is-true/ | false | 1 |
Girl Gaga is formally showed for the approaching Joker sequel, Folie A Deux.
The musician and actress posted the name of Joker 2, in addition to its unencumber date, on her authentic social media channels, together with Twitter and Instagram. Together with the caption, she posted a brief video of the Joker silhouette dancing to previous tune.
Even supposing the message does now not divulge what position he’s going to playIt used to be broadly reported that Girl Gaga can be starring along Joaquin Phoenix within the upcoming Joker film as Harley Quinn. Additionally it is mentioned that the following Joker film might be a musical, which might are compatible along with her skills as a singer.
Joker: Insanity for Two
10.04.24 percent.twitter.com/obp7T9lBFL– Girl Gaga (@ladygaga) August 4, 2022
The following Joker film It’ll be known as Folie A Deux and might be launched on October 4, 2024. Director Todd Phillips has co-written the script for the sequel and can go back as director, whilst Joaquin Phoenix will reprise his position as Arthur Fleck aka Joker.
In spite of the turmoil at Warner Bros. Discovery, together with the cancellation of the just about finished Batgirl film, the corporate is forging forward with generating DC films in keeping with high-profile characters like Joker. The movie and its sequel also are unrelated to Matt Reeves’ The Batman movie, which is ready in a special universe.
Even supposing Girl Gaga is easiest identified for her tune, has made severe forays into appearing, together with a lead position within the 2018 remake of A Megastar Is Born, the place she earned an Oscar nomination for Highest Actress. The final time she used to be noticed used to be in 2021’s L. a. Casa Gucci, directed by way of Ridley Scott.
But no main points of the plot of Joker 2 are identified, however the subtitle Folie A Deux refers to a psychiatric affliction through which two other folks be afflicted by the similar myth on the identical time, which has ended in hypothesis that Harley Quinn might be within the sequel. Hypothesis that can best accentuate with the affirmation of Girl Gaga. | https://thenewstrace.com/girl-gaga-formally-confirms-her-presence-in-joker-2/243065/ | 2022-08-04T20:32:01Z | https://thenewstrace.com/girl-gaga-formally-confirms-her-presence-in-joker-2/243065/ | true | 1 |
Lifeguard, 18, helps couple deliver baby at YMCA pool
DENVER (KMGH) – A lifeguard about to head to college in the fall had an experience at her summer job that she will likely never forget.
Natalie Lucas, 18, works as a lifeguard at a YMCA in Colorado and said her days are usually pretty calm.
Tessa Rider was 9-months pregnant when she thought she’d go for a swim Sunday, but she didn’t last long in the pool as the expecting mother realized her baby boy was about to make his debut.
“Then it suddenly dawned on me that we were not making it to the hospital, and he was coming out right then and there,” Rider said.
“The husband tells me they’re having the baby and I am like OK, sounds good, and the adrenaline kicks in right then and there,” Lucas explained.
Lucas yelled for someone to call 9-1-1, grabbed a medical bag and towels and was with the couple as Rider pushed.
Rider said the lifeguard was there to help support her back during the birthing process.
“The baby was already kind of coming out and it was quick. I would say less than five minutes that it all happened,” Lucas said.
Baby Tobin was born happy and healthy on the pool deck of the YMCA.
“Without [Lucas] I would not have been able to safely focus my attention on making sure that Tobin came out and that he was safe and healthy,” Tobin’s father, Matthew Jones, said.
“I stayed calm, and I helped them through from begging to end of what all happened,” Lucas said. “It was definitely quite a crazy thing to happen, but I’m pretty proud of myself.”
Lucas is going to college in the fall but said she plans to send Tobin birthday cards.
Tobin was gifted a lifetime membership to the Y.
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Rams QB Matthew Stafford Sidelined With 'Bad Tendonitis'
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has been limited in training camp this week after dealing with pain in his elbow resulting from an in-season injury.
Stafford underwent a procedure to relieve that pain following the Rams' 23-20 Super Bowl win over the Cincinnati Bengals in February that held him out of OTAs and minicamp this spring.
Now it appears that the root of Stafford's issue has been determined, with Stafford reportedly suffering from tendonitis, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
“My understanding, this elbow issue – which actually cropped up in the spring – is described to me as bad tendonitis,” Rapoport said. “It is a tendon issue in his throwing elbow and a little bit of a procedure, not a surgery, but a procedure – more of a PRP-type deal – in the offseason to try to manage it. Did not get to a place where he really needs it to be. I think long-term, everyone in LA thinks this is going to be fine. I don’t sense any stress about it.”
As a result of his ongoing pain, the Rams and head coach Sean McVay have elected to hold Stafford out of team activities for the remainder of training camp, with the goal for Stafford to be 100 percent healthy by the time the regular season begins.
“Don’t expect him to do anything in these team settings for this block or the next three days, next week,” McVay said. “Nothing has changed. Consistent with what I had told you guys last week. This is part of the plan that we feel is in his best interest. … That’s the plan we think is best right now.”
Luckily for the Rams, Stafford is a seasoned veteran and has a substantial grasp of the playbook and the personnel on the roster.
Rams Star WR Cooper Kupp Impressed With Tutu Atwell's Growth
Tutu Atwell has shined early on at training camp
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Rams coach Sean McVay is expecting a quick turnaround for Van Jefferson following surgery Wednesday
Rams Camp: WR Cooper Kupp Missing from Player's List of NFL's Best
Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs recently ranked his top 5 wideouts in the league, and there was one glaring omission.
Couple that with McVay's confidence in the 34-year-old, and it is easy to see why the Rams are taking the conservative approach to his recovery.
"Based on the medical experts and the plan in talking with Matthew, this is what we think is best," McVay said. "I am optimistic that it’ll give us the best chance for him to feel as good as possible... I don’t know that I would feel as comfortable taking that approach if it wasn’t for the experience that he’s accumulated and knowing how intentional he is about staying up to speed with his mental and his physical work that he can do in the absence of some of the stuff in the team settings."
The Rams will kick off their first pre-season game on Saturday, August 13 against the Chargers in Los Angeles.
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(The Hill) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren on Thursday for “neglect of duty” after the prosecutor refused to enforce bans on abortion and transgender surgery.
“When you flagrantly violate your oath of office, when you make yourself above the law, you have violated your duty, you have neglected your duty and you are displaying a lack of competence to be able to perform those duties,” DeSantis said at a news conference in the county sheriff’s office.
“And so today we are suspending State Attorney Andrew Warren effective immediately.”
Warren, a Democrat, was first elected in 2016, when he defeated the Republican incumbent, and has been an outspoken voice for criminal justice reform.
DeSantis cited Warren’s signing of a letter saying that he would not enforce “prohibitions on sex change operations for minors” and another saying that he would not enforce “any laws related to protecting the right to life” as evidence that the state attorney had shirked his duty as a public prosecutor.
“It’s not for him to put himself above that and say that he’s not going to enforce the laws,” DeSantis said, accusing Warren of acting like he had “veto power” over the state legislature.
DeSantis said that his authority to suspend a state officer comes from Article IV, Section 7 of Florida’s state constitution, which says that “the governor may suspend from office…any county officer, for malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties, or commission of a felony, and may fill the office by appointment for the period of suspension.”
The governor announced that he would replace Warren with former Judge Susan Lopez.
“I have the utmost respect for our state laws and I understand the important role that the State Attorney plays in ensuring the safety of our community and the enforcement of our laws,” Lopez said in a statement.
“I want to thank the Governor for placing his trust in me, and I promise that I will faithfully execute the duties of this office.”
DeSantis emphasized Warren’s rejection of the state’s new law banning abortion after 3.5 months, saying that the “dismemberment procedure” often used for abortions after that time is “really inhumane.”
He also criticized the former state attorney’s opposition to laws prohibiting transgender surgery on minors, which he characterized as “disfiguring young kids.”
“You know, they use these euphemisms, but what it is is they are literally chopping off the private parts of young kids, and that’s wrong,” DeSantis said.
He continued: “When you uphold the rule of law you are protecting the most vulnerable in our society, that’s why we have the rule of law.”
The governor’s speech was followed by remarks from Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R), former Tampa Chief of Police Brian Dugan and Rep. Mike Beltran (R), whose jurisdiction includes part of Hillsborough County.
Chronister followed DeSantis’s speech saying that he does not consider the move to suspend Warren “political” but rather about law and order.
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GoPro Subscribers up 65% year-over-year to 1.91 million
GAAP EPS of $0.02 and non-GAAP EPS of $0.08
Camera Sell-through at High-end of Q2 Guidance
SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022 and posted management commentary on the investor relations section of its website at https://investor.gopro.com.
"GoPro shined in the second quarter, exceeding expectations on sell-through, revenue and earnings per share," said Nicholas Woodman, GoPro's founder and CEO. "We're excited about our upcoming hardware and software launches in the second half of 2022, and we expect them to contribute to continued profitability and impressive subscription growth."
"In the second quarter, Asia Pacific and Europe recovered with strong year-over-year revenue growth which contributed to solid Q2 revenue and sell-through performance," said Brian McGee, GoPro's CFO and COO. "Subscribers grew 65% year-over year with subscription and service revenue representing a powerful driver of profitability."
- Revenue was $251 million, up slightly year-over-year from $250 million, with a strong U.S. dollar unfavorably impacting Q2 revenue by approximately $8 million year-over-year.
- GoPro.com revenue, including subscription and service revenue, increased 9% year-over-year to $95 million, or 38% of total revenue. Subscription and service revenue increased 71% year-over-year to $20 million.
- GoPro subscriber count increased 65% year-over-year to 1.91 million.
- GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin was 38.3% and 38.5% respectively, down from the prior year period at 39.8% and 40.1%, respectively.
- GAAP net income was $3 million, or $0.02 per share, down from net income of $17 million or $0.10 per share which included a $12 million tax benefit in the prior year period. Non-GAAP net income was $13 million, or $0.08 per share, down 36% from $20 million, or $0.12 per share in the prior year period.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $17 million, or 7% of revenue, compared to $25 million, or 10% of revenue in the prior year period.
- Cameras with retail prices at or above $400 represented 93% of Q2 2022 camera revenue, up from 77% in Q2 2021.
- Q2 2022 Street ASP increased 13% year-over-year to $392.
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- non-GAAP net income (loss) excludes non-cash interest expense. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2020-06 in fiscal year 2022, we were required to recognize non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of a debt discount associated with our 2022 Notes and 2025 Notes in accordance with the prior authoritative accounting guidance for convertible debt that may be settled in cash. From fiscal year 2022 and onwards, this debt discount accounting requirement was removed, and as a result, non-cash interest expense will no longer be a reconciling item between GAAP and non-GAAP net income (loss);
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Chicago in the 1960s was not safe for people seeking abortions, albeit illegal. But there was a group that could help: The Jane Collective, an underground, volunteer-led network of mainly young women dedicated to providing access to safe, albeit illegal, abortions.
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade in June, abortion access became scarce again in many parts of the country. While the procedure is still legal in Illinois and protected in the state’s constitution, surrounding states such as Missouri and Kentucky passed trigger laws making abortion procedures completely illegal. Others including Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa have no protections in place, leaving abortion access vulnerable and making Illinois a safe haven for reproductive health care.
The Jane Collective’s mission, needed once again, has been rebooted under a new name: “We Are Jane.”
“We really want people to be able to make choices, to plan their families, to be able to make the choice,” says South Side activist Tamar Manasseh, who launched the initiative.
Manasseh also founded Mothers Against Senseless Killing, after a Chicago mother was murdered on a city street corner. The next day, Manasseh and other group members brought chairs and a grill to that corner and started barbequing for local families and watching out for women and children in the area.
“The work that I’ve done there has kind of prepared me for this work,” Manasseh says. “We do that because there aren’t enough other resources in the community that provide that.”
Manasseh said the Janes will work specifically in neighboring states with limited abortion access. They’ll wear T-shirts or other markers to identify themselves to those seeking reproductive care and will provide information about Illinois’ resources.
“I’m disseminating all of this information to young women in other places that may not have access. They may not even know how to get access,” Manasseh says. “But it’s really easy: If you see someone walking down the street or sitting next to you in a classroom or in the grocery store or your next-door neighbor with a Jane shirt or a Jane bumper sticker, that is an ally.”
Manasseh recalls an encounter she had with a woman in Mississippi while wearing her Jane T-shirt. The woman was pregnant and her fetus was seizing in her womb. But because of Mississippi’s restrictive abortion laws, there was nothing medically she could do in the state.
“From what I understand, her doctor wanted to actually do an abortion. But then Roe was overturned so the doctor couldn’t,” Manasseh says. “It’s a horrendous story that we’re going to keep hearing over and over again. You keep hearing about all of these women who were almost bleeding to death and hemorrhaging because they were having a miscarriage.”
The original Janes operated in a time before legal abortion. Doctors taught these volunteers how to perform early-stage abortions themselves. The new group won’t practice this, Manasseh says, but the modern-day Janes will work closely with and connect patients to established reproductive health care centers.
Still, some states have laws that punish anyone who aids a resident seeking reproductive care or abortion procedures in another state. This means the Janes could be at risk of persecution for spreading resources like clinic locations and doctor phone numbers. But Manasseh says that doesn’t deter her or her volunteers.
“Fugitive slave laws are still on the books. And just because it’s about abortion, it doesn’t mean that it’s not about dehumanizing someone once again, because that’s exactly what’s happening to women right now. So in much the vein of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, I’m there,” Manasseh says. “You might go to jail, but then again, you might save a whole lot of lives.”
Kalyani Saxena produced and edited this interview for broadcast with Tinku Ray. Grace Griffin adapted it for the web.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Shift Clean Energy appoints new COO
Written by Marine Log StaffVancouver, Canada, headquartered energy storage system specialist Shift Clean Energy has added Mark Hughes to its executive team as chief operating officer. Based in London, U.K., he will be responsible for overseeing the overall operations of Shift.
Hughes has a background in manufacturing and supply chain management with international experience in growing companies and leading operational improvement programs in industries ranging from automotive to aerospace.
He holds a BSc (Hons) in manufacturing systems management and joins Shift from the consulting and data-analytics business he co-founded, where he helped clients to define and implement operational strategy and to develop business intelligence solutions to manage performance improvement.
The appointment follows a period of significant growth for Shift, with an increase in demand for energy storage solutions with the highest possible standards for safety.
“Mark’s experience in manufacturing and supply chain management will be vital in supporting our growth,” said Brent Perry, founder and CEO of Shift Clean Energy. “We are thrilled to welcome Mark to the team.”
“I am delighted to be joining a company that’s goal is to decarbonize a whole industry,” said Hughes. “The maritime industry is a significant contributor to the climate crisis, accounting for 3% of the world’s CO2 emissions. At Shift, our mission is to transition the industry to zero emissions. I am proud to be part of a team delivering clean energy solutions to help tackle climate change.” | https://www.marinelog.com/news/shift-clean-energy-appoints-new-coo/ | 2022-08-04T20:37:56Z | https://www.marinelog.com/news/shift-clean-energy-appoints-new-coo/ | false | 1 |
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SEATTLE, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quark Expeditions, the global Leader in Polar Adventures, is proud to report the successful inaugural voyage of Ultramarine in the Canadian Arctic. On August 1, 2022, Quark Expeditions' newest vessel embarked on the 17-day Northwest Passage: In the Footsteps of Franklin voyage, which is one of the operator's five expeditions that explore the Canadian High Arctic.
This captivating adventure offers a wide range of opportunities that immerse Quark Expeditions' guests in the haunting beauty of the Canadian Arctic, where they'll experience rich Inuit culture, learn about polar history, witness abundant wildlife, and take advantage of the industry's most extensive portfolio of off-ship adventure options, which include Zodiac cruises, kayaking and hiking.
"We're so excited to have kicked off our Canadian Arctic season with the 17-day Northwest Passage: In the Footsteps of Franklin itinerary," said Thomas Lennartz, Vice-President of Sales and Customer Service for Quark Expeditions. "Not only does it herald our return to the much-beloved Canadian Arctic, but this voyage also marks Ultramarine's inaugural voyage in the Canadian North—which includes the fabled Northwest Passage. Guests get to enjoy the amenities of this technologically-advanced ship while steeped in polar history and wilderness."
True to its name, the Northwest Passage: In the Footsteps of Franklin expedition takes guests on a journey that retraces the footsteps of polar explorer Sir John Franklin and his ill-fated expedition to map out the Northwest Passage. Franklin departed the shores of England in May 1845 with a crew of 24 officers and 100 men and never returned. The doomed expedition remains one of the most enduring mysteries of Arctic exploration and is an integral part of this itinerary.
This unique voyage also includes stops in Greenland before traversing the Davis Strait to the northern tip of Baffin Island, near the eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage, where guests can often spot humpback and bowhead whales and an abundance of seabirds to the delight of birders and photographers alike. Guests also have the opportunity to visit the picturesque Inuit hamlet of Pond Inlet where they can meet Inuit guides and community members to learn more about the traditional Inuit way of life and rich culture.
Learn more about the Northwest Passage: in the Footsteps of Franklin itinerary and the other four Canadian High Arctic voyages offered in August and September.
About Quark Expeditions: Specializing exclusively in expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic, Quark Expeditions® has been the leading innovator of polar adventure since the company took the first group of consumer travelers to the North Pole in 1991. Quark Expeditions has been innovating ever since. With a diverse fleet of specially-equipped small expedition vessels and icebreakers—some of them equipped with helicopters—Quark Expeditions delivers deeply immersive polar experiences—and is able to take guests deeper into the Polar Regions than anyone else. Led by passionate and seasoned expedition teams, including scientists, wildlife experts and researchers, Quark Expeditions offers an onboard program that enriches the passenger experience.
About Ultramarine:
The technologically-advanced Ultramarine, the newest addition to the Quark Expeditions fleet, is a game-changer in polar exploration. Equipped with two twin-engine Airbus 145 helicopters, 20 quick-launching Zodiacs and the largest portfolio of off-ship adventure options in the industry, Ultramarine changes the way guests explore the Polar Regions. Other features include a spa, sauna with floor-to-ceiling windows, fitness centre, yoga space, spacious rooms and two restaurants plus a lounge and presentation theatre. Ultramarine has been designed with advanced sustainability systems that help preserve the pristine Polar Regions for the next generation of explorers. Ultramarine has an Ice Class rating of 1A+ and Polar Class rating of PC6, which contribute to the vessel's superior standards of safety standard. The ship's innovative sustainability features, which help reduce its environmental footprint, include a micro auto gasification system (MAGS), which is capable of converting onboard waste into energy, eliminating the need for the transportation of waste.
About Travelopia: Travelopia is one of the world's leading specialist travel groups. A pioneer in the experiential travel sector with a portfolio consisting of more than 50 independently operated brands, most of which are leaders in their sector. From sailing adventures, safaris and sports tours, to Arctic expeditions, each brand is diverse and focused on creating unforgettable experiences for customers across the world
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Top Gun: Maverick took the world by storm when it was released in May. Ever since the Tom Cruise actioner has broken record after record to become the highest-grossing film of the year so far. And it’s still going strong at the box office.
As usual for the ever-ambitious Cruise, he’s busy looking onward and upward for his next adrenaline-inducing film adventure. Next up from the megastar is the two-part installment in the long-running Mission: Impossible franchise, Dead Reckoning. Part one will drop next year, followed by part two in 2024. But even that isn’t enough for Crusie.
Even though the two-part spy caper hasn’t even hit theaters yet, Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie are already brainstorming the next idea. McQuarrie recently described a new project he and Cruise are fleshing out with writer Erik Jendersen (who’s also worked on the next Mission: Impossible films).
“It’s kind of under wraps,” McQuarrie said. “It has neither a fuse nor a fuselage. Oh that’s not true. It does have some fuselages. It’s something we’ve talked about for a really long time. It’s way outside of what you’re used to seeing Tom do. It’s the kind of stuff I really love.”
McQuarrie continued, “It’s a little bit more in my wheelhouse. And yet it takes everything we’ve learned on this journey, which is making movies more and more about emotion and real emotional experiences. That’s what you’re feeling when you’re watching Top Gun. It’s me and Tom squeezing your adrenals for every emotion. Now we’re applying that to something that is gnarlier.”
Tom Cruise’s Next Adventure
Dark Reckoning will be the sixth and seventh films Cruise and McQuarrie have collaborated on. Both men have spent a long time in Hollywood. So they know there are no promises in the business. Even with a player the stature of Tom Cruise on board. McQuarrie acknowledged the project is still very much in the works. However, he said it could be the culmination of everything he and Crusie have worked together on.
“Look, if it comes out, you will see the ghosts of so many of the movies that I have done or Tom has done or we have done together,” McQuarrie said. “You’ll feel elements of all of that, not through any intention, but somewhat coincidentally. Everything we do, we look at, ‘Oh we could have done that better.’ This is pushing everything through another prism.”
McQuarrie also helped write Top Gun: Maverick. Clearly, the writer-director has a special working relationship with the high-profile actor. The next Mission: Impossible films are hotly anticipated releases that will surely piggyback off the success of the Top Gun sequel. Audiences are more in love with Crusie’s constant quest to one-up himself than ever. So whatever McQuarrie and Cruise have in the pipeline, viewers will be there to eat it up. | https://outsider.com/american-entertainment/top-gun-maverick-tom-cruise-wants-to-get-100-gnarlier-next-project/ | 2022-08-04T20:50:28Z | https://outsider.com/american-entertainment/top-gun-maverick-tom-cruise-wants-to-get-100-gnarlier-next-project/ | false | 1 |
According to Tom Henderson’s sources, Electronic Arts is working on a game starring Iron Manthe famous superhero of the Marvel. The insider tip came in response to the indiscretion launched a few days ago by Jeff Grubb, who said the company has another licensed title in the pipeline in addition to Black Panther.
In a Tweet, the journalist and gaming insider claimed to have heard rumors that the other game in development by EA is based on Iron Man, but did not have enough information to make one of its classic reports.
Tom Henderson is one of the best known insiders of the videogame scene and in particular in recent months he has “guessed” many rumors, in particular those related to Ubisoft, Activision and EA games. It is therefore a very reliable source, but in this case he himself has suggested taking his latest tip with a grain of salt, promising to share an in-depth report if and when he will receive more concrete information about this alleged project starring Iron. Man.
As for the alleged game on Black Panther, according to the details revealed by Jeff Grubb, it could be a single-player open world developed by a new studio led by Kevin Stephens, ex-VP of Monolith.
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Financial Overview (vs Q2 2019): Fan Demand and Spending on Experiences Drove Record Results
- Operating Income Up 86% to $319 Million
- AOI Up 50% to $480 Million
- Operating Cash Flow Hit $349 Million
- Free Cash Flow-Adjusted Up 72% to $379 Million
Highlights (vs 2019): Live Events Back On a Global Basis
- Highest Quarterly Attendance Ever with Over 33 Million Fans Across 12,500 Events
- Ticketmaster Delivers Another Record Quarter - AOI Up 86%, Transacted GTV Up 76%
- Sponsorship AOI Up 81% in Q2 with New Clients Including Google, AWS, and Hulu
- Average Ticket Pricing Up Double-Digits through June, Entry Level Ticket Prices Average Remains $33
- On-Site Fan Spending Growth Continues Up 20%+ through June at All Venues
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- 100 Million Tickets Sold for 2022 Concerts, Already Exceeding Full Year 2019 Fan Count
- Concert Bookings Up Over 30% for All Venue Types (vs Q2 2019)
- $3.2 Billion in Event-Related Deferred Revenue, Up 2x (vs Q2 2019)
- Fan Attendance at Operated Venues Grew 13% (vs Q2 2019) to Over 14 Million, with Almost 30 New Venues in Pipeline
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) today released financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
The second quarter confirmed that the live entertainment industry is back globally and bigger than ever. Live Nation led this return, and continues to deliver the best global network to support artists as they play shows for their fans around the world. Every key operating metric is at an all-time high, as we promoted more concerts, had more fans attend shows where they spent more money, sold more tickets and enabled brands to connect with fans at a scale we have never seen before.
As a result, relative to Q2 2019, we drove a 40% increase in revenue to $4.4 billion, an 86% increase in operating income to $319 million, and a 50% increase in AOI to $480 million. With most of the world fully re-opened, it's clear that concerts remain a high priority for fans. Consumers are seeking out and spending more on experiences, and the growing demand we are seeing for live music and events is driving our business to record levels, far outpacing any macro issues or cost increases.
Momentum across our business has remained strong in recent months and weeks, and demand combined with a substantial concert pipeline gives us confidence in our ongoing growth this year and into 2023.
Record 2Q Concert Attendance
During the second quarter, we promoted over 12,500 concerts for 33.5 million fans, each up over 20% relative to the second quarter of 2019. Of the over 6 million additional fans this quarter, 5 million of the growth came from international markets, driven by the addition of OCESA and the re-opening of most global markets with particularly strong fan demand through Europe and Latin America. Growth was broad-based with double-digit attendance increases at all venue types, demonstrating strong demand for events of all sizes from large scale stadium shows and festivals to intimate events in clubs and theaters.
Even as show count and attendance grew, fans demonstrated their willingness to pay more for the best seats, with the average price of a ticket for our concerts this year up 10% globally, relative to 2019, which remains largely in line with the U.S. inflation level over the period. At the same time, our average entry price for concerts remained affordable at $33, up only 5% from 2019. With market-based pricing being widely adopted by most tours, we expect to shift over $500 million from the secondary market to artists this year, continuing to support those who created the concert and ensuring they are benefiting from it.
On the venue side of our concert business, we continued to build our portfolio of operated venues, with an active pipeline of almost 30 new venues across the globe. We are seeing the benefit of operating more venues, as the number of fans who attended shows in our owned or operated venues during the quarter was up 13% to over 14 million fans, and we expect that figure to reach over fifty million fans for the full year.
Fans are spending more on-site with average revenue per fan up over 20% at our amphitheaters, festivals, and theaters and clubs relative to this time in 2019 while the average revenue per fan at our amphitheaters this year is $38.50, up 30% relative to this point in 2019.
Ticketing Volumes Continue at Record Levels
Our ticketing business also demonstrated strong growth in the quarter. Transacted fee-bearing ticket volume was up 48% to 77 million tickets and transacted GTV was up 76% to $7.3 billion, both relative to Q2 2019. This was our highest fee-bearing GTV quarter ever, with April, May and June accounting for 3 of our 5 top all-time months for fee-bearing GTV months. 75% of this growth came from concerts, another indicator of the high demand for live music.
Along with the volume increase, transacted ticket pricing globally was up approximately 15% for the first half of the year relative to 2019, as both concerts and sporting events saw similar low double-digit price increases during this period. Even with strong primary ticketing sales and increased pricing, demand for live events on our secondary ticketing marketplace remains high, and as a result, our GTV more than doubled for the quarter relative to Q2 2019.
We are continuing to see the benefits of our technology investments at Ticketmaster, including our global leadership in digital ticketing. Between new capabilities and the sales effectiveness of our global ticketing marketplace, we consistently deliver higher ticket sales for event organizers. As a result, we continue to win business from new and existing clients, and through the first half of the year, we added 12.8 million net new fee-bearing tickets to our marketplace, led again this year by our international markets, which accounted for 60% of this new growth.
Sponsorship Continues Growth in Connecting Brands and Fans
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Festival sponsorship has performed particularly well during the first half of the year, more than doubling from 2019, led by 9 new festivals in our Mexico and Latin American businesses that accounted for roughly half this increase, along with broad growth in sponsorship levels across most of our North America festivals. We continue to add more clients in technology, telecom and purchase path integration, including Google, AWS, and Hulu – with these categories collectively more than doubling their sponsorship since 2019.
Record 2022 In Progress
As we look forward to the second half of 2022 and into 2023, we have sold over 100 million tickets for our concerts this year, more than we sold for the entire year in 2019. Fan demand remains strong, with continued growth in ticket buying and on-site spending. And given the long-term nature of most of our sponsorship partnerships, our planned sponsorship for the year is now fully committed.
As we prepare for 2023, everywhere globally is open for concerts, and we are actively routing into all markets with the largest artist pipeline we have ever seen at this point in the year. For the 2023 tours we have put on sale so far, all signs continue pointing to strong fan demand.
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The company will webcast a teleconference today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss its financial performance, operational matters and potentially other material developments. Interested parties should visit the "News / Events" section of the company's website at investors.livenationentertainment.com to listen to the webcast. Supplemental statistical and financial information to be provided on the call, if any, will be posted to the "Financial Info" section of the website. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the Live Nation website.
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The company has provided certain financial statements at the end of this press release for reference. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the full financial statements, and the notes thereto, set forth in the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission today and available on the SEC's website at sec.gov.
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Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. For additional information, visit investors.livenationentertainment.com.
* Growth and growth at constant currency percentages are not meaningful
* Percentages are not meaningful
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- As of June 30, 2022, total cash and cash equivalents were $5.9 billion, which includes $1.4 billion in ticketing client cash and $1.9 billion in free cash. This free cash, along with $563.8 million of available debt capacity, gives the company $2.5 billion of available liquidity. The company believes this level of liquidity will provide its needs to fund operations and future investment opportunities.
- The company currently expects capital expenditures for the full year to be approximately $375 million in 2022.
Forward-Looking Statements, Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations:
Certain statements in this press release, including the Supplemental Information that follows, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to statements regarding the company's prospects for a record 2022 and beyond, including in the company's sponsorship and advertising business, and the company's confidence in ongoing growth in 2022 and into 2023 due to demand and the concert pipeline; the company's belief that its current liquidity level will provide it the runway it needs to fund operations and future investment opportunities; and the company's current expectations for capital expenditures for 2022.
Live Nation wishes to caution you that there are some known and unknown factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to operational challenges in achieving strategic objectives and executing on the company's plans, the risk that the company's markets do not evolve as anticipated, the potential impact of any economic slowdown and operational challenges associated with selling tickets and staging events.
Live Nation refers you to the documents it files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, specifically the section titled "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of the company's most recent Annual Report filed on Form 10-K, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its Current Reports on Form 8-K, which contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the company's projections or forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date on which they are made. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements by or concerning Live Nation are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Live Nation does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or otherwise.
This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G. A reconciliation of each such measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, together with an explanation of why management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors, is provided herein.
Constant Currency is a non-GAAP financial measure when applied to a GAAP financial measure. We calculate currency impacts as the difference between current period activity translated using the current period's currency exchange rates and the comparable prior period's currency exchange rates. We present constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations.
Free Cash Flow — Adjusted, or FCF, is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less changes in operating assets and liabilities, less maintenance capital expenditures, less distributions to noncontrolling interest partners. We use FCF among other measures, to evaluate the ability of operations to generate cash that is available for purposes other than maintenance capital expenditures. We believe that information about FCF provides investors with an important perspective on the cash available to service debt, make acquisitions, and for revenue generating capital expenditures. FCF is not calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP. A limitation of the use of FCF as a performance measure is that it does not necessarily represent funds available for operations and is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs. Accordingly, FCF should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, net cash provided by (used in) operating activities and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, this measure may vary among other companies; thus, FCF as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Free Cash is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as cash and cash equivalents less ticketing-related client funds, less event-related deferred revenue, less accrued expenses due to artists and cash collected on behalf of others, plus event-related prepaids. We use free cash as a proxy for how much cash we have available to, among other things, optionally repay debt balances, make acquisitions and fund revenue generating capital expenditures. Free cash is not calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP. A limitation of the use of free cash as a performance measure is that it does not necessarily represent funds available from operations and it is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs. Accordingly, free cash should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, cash and cash equivalents and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, this measure may vary among other companies; thus, free cash as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
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Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. (NYSE:HLX) went down by -2.22% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $5.78. The company’s stock price has collected 9.97% of gains in the last five trading sessions.
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The average price from analysts is $6.13, which is $2.15 above the current price. HLX currently public float of 142.32M and currently shorts hold a 5.94% ratio of that float. Today, the average trading volume of HLX was 2.32M shares.
HLX’s Market Performance
HLX stocks went up by 9.97% for the week, with a monthly jump of 41.28% and a quarterly performance of -5.48%, while its annual performance rate touched -5.92%. The volatility ratio for the week stands at 6.56% while the volatility levels for the past 30 days are set at 6.12% for Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. The simple moving average for the period of the last 20 days is 29.59% for HLX stocks with a simple moving average of 1.40% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HLX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HLX stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for HLX by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for HLX in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $8 based on the research report published on July 27th of the current year 2022.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HLX reach a price target of $5.60, previously predicting the price at $4.50. The rating they have provided for HLX stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on February 01st, 2022.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to HLX, setting the target price at $4.50 in the report published on July 28th of the previous year.
HLX Trading at 10.09% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HLX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.31% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.12%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.56%, as shares surge +44.36% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.92% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HLX rose by +9.97%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -8.53% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.12. In addition, Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. saw 27.24% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for HLX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -7.12 for the present operating margin
- +2.28 for the gross margin
The net margin for Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. stands at -9.16. Equity return is now at value -7.20, with -5.10 for asset returns.
The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.89. | https://newsheater.com/2022/08/04/buy-or-sell-helix-energy-solutions-group-inc-hlx-stock-now-dont-try-to-be-a-top-gun-3/ | 2022-08-04T21:00:16Z | https://newsheater.com/2022/08/04/buy-or-sell-helix-energy-solutions-group-inc-hlx-stock-now-dont-try-to-be-a-top-gun-3/ | true | 17415 |
(NEXSTAR) — HBO Max will officially merge with the Discovery+ streaming service, Warner Bros. Discovery announced Thursday. The new service is planned to launch in the U.S. next summer.
Amid rumors of mass layoffs and a shift away from scripted TV and films, what parent company Warner Bros. Discovery’s move means for Max Originals like “Hacks” and “FBoy Island.” It’s not currently known what Max offerings will survive the move.
President and CEO David Zaslav announced the company’s goal of operating as “one company with one mission” at Thursday’s WB-Discovery quarterly earnings call.
Together, both services have 92 million total users, Zaslav said.
The news comes days after Warner Bros. announced it would shelve its $90 million “Batgirl” film, which is already completed. The film isn’t currently even slated to make it to streaming, but the company is planning to use it as a tax write-off, according to the Hollywood Reporter and other outlets.
“Batgirl,” which was set to be Michael Keaton’s first return as Batman since 1992, was in production before the WB-Discovery Inc. merger. According to the studio, shelving the film came after poor audience testing. But many have noted the many DC Comics films that received both negative reviews and still got a release. In a statement, a Warner Bros. representative said the decision “reflects a strategic shift as it relates to the DC Universe and HBO Max.”
The studio is also shelving the animated “Scoob!” prequel, which was nearly complete.
In the past few days, several Max Originals have also disappeared from the service, including the Seth Rogen vehicle “An American Pickle” and the teen romcom “Moonshot.” It’s unlikely any strictly HBO shows or films could face cancelation, as Warner Bros. Discovery’s statements have only related to Max-only content.
Shows that could be on the chopping block include DC Comics’ “Peacemaker” and comedy-drama “The Sex Lives of College Girls.” In the meantime, Discovery originals like Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network shows are expected to move to HBO Max next month.
Reaction to the possibility of HBO Max’s dissolution was fierce, with “HBO Max” trending on Twitter Wednesday and Thursday.
“HBO Max is by far the best of the streamers with a great catalogue of shows and movies — not sure what the thought process here is other than corporate greed,” tweeted actor and writer Emmy Potter. Entertainment writer Eric Francisco echoed the sentiment, saying: “The crumbling of HBO Max before our eyes is infuriating. Not because we should love HBO unconditionally but because the service has easily the best library of classic shows and movies AND daring originals that never feel like they’re made by algorithms.”
Warner Bros. Discovery did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The company says the new service would rollout globally after a successful U.S. rollout.
Zaslav said Thursday the company is looking ahead to streamlining its brands and “meeting its strategic goals.” | https://www.informnny.com/news/is-hbo-max-going-away-changes-may-come-thursday/ | 2022-08-04T21:02:48Z | https://www.informnny.com/news/is-hbo-max-going-away-changes-may-come-thursday/ | false | 10 |
‘People with dreams.’ Artist elevates stories of Valley’s Indigenous Mexican communities
Saraí Ramos Gonzalez was born in the Mexican state of Oaxaca and moved with her parents to the United States at age 5. She was undocumented and spent much of her childhood working alongside her parents, who are Mixtec, harvesting fruit in the fields of the Central Valley and Oregon.
At age 17, she earned deportation protection through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and, she said, her world opened up.
“Before that, I didn’t allow myself to dream, I told myself I didn’t have papers. I couldn’t go to school,” Ramos Gonzalez said in Spanish. “I didn’t know what to do and fortunately when I got DACA, I had more options and the hope to go to school.”
Ramos Gonzalez is now a 25-year-old graduate of UCLA. She has returned to the Valley, where her digital collection of maps, videos, photos and written narratives are on display as part of Arte Américas’ Boom Oaxaca exhibit . Her work — called ¡Oaxaca, Presente! — utilizes a tablet and TV screens to illustrate the depth, strength and resiliency of the region’s Indigenous communities. It’s her first public showcase.
A collaboration with Elybeth Sofia Alcantar, a 24-year-old Mixteca geographer working on her Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin, the collection highlights the Indigenous Mexican community’s ties to Oaxaca, the routes that Mixtecs, Triquis and Zapotecs traveled to reach the Central Valley, their new roles in California and how they prosper while preserving their culture.
“I really wanted to find a way to weave all of this together and show folks who may not typically think of Oaxaqueños as more than farmworkers, to really see Oaxaqueños as business owners, to see Oaxaqueño Indigenous folks, regardless of immigration status, as people with dreams, who are musicians, who are farmers, who are entrepreneurs and who are still very much connected to the Indigenous culture, Indigenous artistry and Indigenous heritage,” said Ramos Gonzalez.
Ramos Gonzalez’s collection, along with the entire Boom Oaxaca exhibit, could help transform popular perceptions of the region’s Indigenous communities, said Sarait Martinez, executive director of the Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indígena Oaxaqueño, or the Binational Center for the Development of Indigenous Oaxacans, an organization dedicated to serving Indigenous community members from different Mexican states living in California.
“I don’t want (people) to see us as a community that needs help, because I think what we need is proper access to information,” Martinez said. “We need to stop being seen as people see us, without power.”
Rather, she said, Fresno’s Indigenous Mexican communities should be recognized for their work ethic, agricultural expertise and contributions to the Valley. The community is resilient, she said, but needs better linguistic and culturally appropriate access to public resources .
Approximately 350,000 Indigenous Oaxacans lived in California in 2016 and one-third of the total Mexican agricultural workers in California were of Indigenous origin in 2010, according to the Indigenous Farmworker Study by the University of Southern California and the Mexican research institute El Colegio de la Frontera Norte’s report .
The study found 23 Indigenous Mexican languages were spoken in California’s agricultural industry, with Mixtec, Zapotec and Triqui the most common ones. Many Indigenous Mexican languages are predominantly oral and some community members speak little to no Spanish.
“The concept of needing help comes from this idea that we don’t have things or that we don’t have (resources) in a deficit way, but we’re really not that way,” Martinez said. “I think economic situations make it seem like we need support, but really we just need the respect of our work that needs to happen and the proper access to services that are appropriate to our community.”
Artist embraces her Indigenous Mexican history
Ramos Gonzalez’s artwork is rooted in her own experiences as the daughter of Mixtec immigrants.
She grew up in Farmersville and began migrating with her parents for seasonal work at age 10, picking cherries, oranges, mandarins and lemons in Oregon and all over the Central Valley. The work was hard, she said, but she cherishes the memories made while working with her relatives.
“The beautiful thing about working in the fields is that you’re always with your family,” she said.
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She originally wanted to be a veterinarian, but she changed career paths after taking classes in Chicano studies, food and education at UCLA. She drew on the knowledge she’d gained from her family, her elders and the fields as she worked toward a bachelor’s degree in Chicano studies. Her primary concentration was labor law and policy but she also studied expressive art and “artivism,” or activist art.
“Throughout the entire time, I think I just sat and really reflected on my identity as a Mixteca woman, as an Indigenous woman and a woman from rural Central California, and how that had shaped my experience,” she said. “I felt very fortunate to be so tied to my culture and have so much access to my Indigenous community.”
Today, Ramos Gonzalez considers herself a community archivist focused on storytelling. She’s proud of how her family has intentionally kept their culture and Mixtec language alive in California, despite concerns that they could be stigmatized for doing so.
“As I got older, I really saw how radical and how special that was,” she said. “Not a lot of people have that connection to their Indigenous language, their Indigenous cultures, Indigenous food even.
Fresno exhibit features immigrants from Oaxaca
In ¡Oaxaca, Presente! , Ramos Gonzalez depicts hardworking, powerful Indigenous community members who overcome biases and barriers and helped those around them prosper as well. In a digital format presented on tablets and TV screens, she features interactive stories with audio tracks, photos and videos.
Ramos Gonzalez’s work is divided into three main sections — land stewards, cultural stewards and food sovereignty. She was sure to include her source of inspiration and pride: her parents.
Her mother, Emma Gonzalez , is an Indigenous activist who was part of a committee that brought potable water to her town, San Mateo Nuevo, in Oaxaca. After moving to California, she worked as a field worker until 2018, when she was injured picking eggplants in Fresno. Though disabled now, Gonzalez continues to care for the land and advocate for her Indigenous community in the Central Valley.
Ramos Gonzalez showcased her mother’s story along with other land stewards in the region.
“My mom has just been really an inspiration for the social justice work that I do and why I think I’m so proud to come from a very community-centered background, because that’s how my mom taught me to exist with other people,” Ramos Gonzalez said.
Chapitos de la Sierra is Feliciano Ramos’ band. When he and his brothers are not working in Farmersville as citrus experts in the fields, the group from San Miguel Aguacates plays nostalgic chilenas, a Mexican genre from the Oaxaca-Guerrero coast, and regional Mexican music.
Ramos Gonzalez highlighted them along with other artists as cultural stewards who keep their Mixteca culture alive through their original songs about Indigenous empowerment and pride.
“I think that they’re so cool because they’ve played with really big people like Graciela Beltran and like Los Oros del Norte,” she said.
Boom Oaxaca is on exhibit at Arte Américas, located at 1630 Van Ness Ave. in Fresno until Aug. 14. The exhibit is open to the public and costs $5 per person. The fee is waived on the first Sunday of the month and for Arte Américas members.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to an urgent radio appeal for stuffed animals to lift the spirits of young patients at Children's Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs, local nonprofit organization Save the Storks quickly sprang into action this week, partnering with Beverly Hills Teddy Bear to deliver 500 plush toys. Save the Storks CEO Diane Ferraro, Board Chairman Herb McCarthy, and additional staff members presented the stuffed animals to Children's Hospital Colorado on Wednesday, August 3.
Based in Colorado Springs, Save the Storks provides compassion, education and holistic care to women facing unplanned pregnancies. Believing that choosing life doesn't end at birth, Save the Storks supports women and their children through all stages of life, providing practical and emotional support.
"At Save the Storks, it's our desire to see children of all ages thrive," said Ferraro. "It's a privilege to serve, even in a small way, the Colorado Springs community in support of the phenomenal work being carried out by Children's Hospital Colorado."
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES AND VISUALS:
- Diane Ferraro, CEO of Colorado Springs-based nonprofit organization Save the Storks, is available for interviews
- Photos and video are available of the stuffed animal delivery that took place on Wednesday, August 3, at Children's Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs
About Save the Storks
Save the Storks' mission is to create a story of hope and empowerment for every woman in an unplanned pregnancy. A nonprofit that began in 2012, with headquarters in Colorado and staff across America, Save the Storks is 100% funded through the support of donors. It equips, educates and trains pregnancy resource centers and churches across the United States to help them empower women to choose life. Save the Storks has captured the imagination of millions with its innovative mobile medical units, known as the Stork Bus. Today there are more than 76 Stork Buses on the road in 28 states.
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Fatal crash backs up traffic along I-10 eastbound near Bob Hope Drive
Erin Rode
Palm Springs Desert Sun
A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle on Interstate 10 eastbound near Bob Hope Drive on Thursday, causing heavy traffic in both directions of the freeway.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the woman was hit by vehicles twice around 11:05 a.m. CHP issued a Sig Alert in both directions due to onlookers slowing down traffic on the westbound side of the freeway.
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 4, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
423 PM EDT Thu Aug 4 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL SARATOGA AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
At 422 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Saratoga
Springs, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Saratoga Springs, Salem, Cambridge, Greenwich, Round Lake, Gates,
Malta, Porter, Lee, Northumberland, Easton, Stillwater,
Schuylerville, Victory, Deans Corners, Cossayuna, Center White Creek,
Center Falls, Grangerville and Wayville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Albany County in east central New York...
Central Rensselaer County in east central New York...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 427 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Delmar,
moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Albany, Troy, East Greenbush, Watervliet, Rensselaer, Colonie,
Delmar, Guilderland, Menands, Voorheesville, Green Island, Grafton,
Berlin, Castleton-On-Hudson, Loudonville, West Sand Lake, Averill
Park, Selkirk, Center Brunswick and Wyantskill.
Please report hail size...damaging winds and reports of trees down to
the National Weather Service by email at Alb.Stormreport@noaa.gov...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democrats, accused by the Green Party of meddling in its petitioning process to qualify candidates for the November ballot, have asked a state court to overturn a unanimous elections board vote granting the Green Party official recognition despite allegations of fraud.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Wake County Superior Court, precedes the first hearing next Monday in a Green Party lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of Elections, when the newly certified party will fight for an extension to a statutory deadline preventing its candidates from appearing on the ballot.
While the elections board investigated inconsistencies in the Green Party’s signature sheets, initially rejecting its petition at a June 30 meeting before reversing the decision Monday, the party missed the July 1 candidate filing deadline set in state law.
With an Aug. 12 ballot printing deadline looming, the Green Party needs a favorable outcome in federal court next week for its U.S. Senate candidate to appear alongside Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians this fall.
But the Democrats’ lawsuit — asking a state court to prohibit the board from recognizing the Green Party “unless and until it has completed its investigation” — could cause enough delay to block the party’s arduous ballot bid.
The North Carolina Democratic Party argues the board’s decision to approve the Green Party petition amid an ongoing investigation into some signature gatherers could elevate candidates “backed by an invalidly recognized political party,” which would “directly harm” Democrats’ electoral prospects and their right to compete in fair elections.
Democrats have drawn widespread criticism for pressuring signers to retract their names from the petition, warning Green Party certification could divide progressive voters and hand the GOP victories in tight races.
As the Green Party inches closer to placing its choice for U.S. Senate, Matthew Hoh, on the North Carolina ballot, Western Carolina University political science professor Chris Cooper said Democrats see a real possibility that Hoh could spoil their efforts to elect former state supreme court justice Cheri Beasley over Rep. Ted Budd, who's endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
“North Carolina is, of course, a purple state, a battleground state, and one of the very few potential pickups that the Democrats could have in the country,” he said, noting the Senate remains deadlocked at 50-50. “’The logic here is the Green Party tends take votes away from the Democratic Party, and a race that’s as close as this one is likely to be, that could be the difference maker.”
Attorneys for the Green Party and state elections board filed a joint report in federal court Wednesday after the Democrats announced their intent to sue. The Green Party has requested the federal court retain jurisdiction over its ballot prospects, arguing in the court filing that a state court order in the Democratic Party lawsuit could quash any relief granted at next Monday's hearing.
The elections board disagrees, maintaining that a federal court should not have jurisdiction over a “purely state law claim.”
Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper reaffirmed his trust in the elections board Tuesday, saying its investigation has drawn his attention to the “cumbersome” signature collection process for new parties seeking ballot access.
“I’m concerned about the allegations of fraud,” Cooper told The Associated Press. “We obviously need to trust the State Board of Elections to make the decisions, to have the facts."
The governor proposed the General Assembly consider examining how the barriers of entry for third-party candidates might lead to fraud when lawmakers return from recess.
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Property owner says contractors removed roof from wrong home: ‘It was a disaster’
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV/Gray News) - A Kansas man says a mistake by a contractor left his house in shambles.
Steve Kornspan told KCTV that he moved out of his house a few months ago and has been leasing it to short-term rentals. However, a guest at the home texted him this week about contractors working on the roof.
Kornspan said he had not ordered a new roof or any other improvements to the house.
The workers had the wrong address, according to Kornspan. By the time he rushed to the property, the contractors had stripped nearly every shingle from the roof.
“It was a disaster,” he said.
Kornspan said his security cameras at the house showed workers coming and going before they quickly left when they realized their mistake. He documented the mess with his drone, and photos showed the exposed underlayment and sheathing.
“I was pretty upset,” Kornspan said. “It was just something to deal with.”
Kornspan, a Realtor, said he quickly called another roofing company to make emergency repairs. He also filed a police report and started trying to find the roofers responsible.
The right home was a few blocks away on the same street. Kornspan said he was able to match the gray van to the one that had shown up at his place.
“I’m not sure what the confusion was,” he said.
On Wednesday, Kornspan said he was able to contact the company owner, who was equally upset about the situation.
“Everybody makes mistakes, but you have to stand up for your mistakes,” Kornspan said. “When you make a mistake, you have to fix it. That’s what (the company owner) was most upset about too.”
Kornspan would not name the company but said the owner agreed to pay for the emergency repairs with the roof being properly repaired.
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Roller coaster riders were left trapped around 50 metres in the air in 37C heat for over an hour after their ride malfunctioned.
The thrillseekers were pictured stranded, dangling in the air as temperatures at the theme park soared.
The ‘Abismo’ ride in the Parque de Atracciones in Madrid, Spain, suffered an issue that left at least ten theme park goers stuck on Wednesday, August 3.
Instead of enjoying speeds of more than 65mph along the twists and drops of the ride the group found themselves stuck due to a technical failure.
They were left pointing vertically upwards at the very top of the ride which broke down just after 9pm, shortly before the park was due to shut for the day.
As the rest of the park shut around them and night fell they hung there for around an hour until it was possible to bring visitors down safely, according to el Diario . Emergency services were not brought in to get them down.
On the day, temperatures in Madrid grew to a sweltering 37C and thankfully no injuries were reported, Spanish News Today said .
The park opened as normal the following day.
Parque de Atracciones has said its rides are all checked daily and they have the necessary security protocols in place.
Wednesday’s malfunction was reportedly down to a specific technical failure according to El Mundo.
The ‘Abismo’ or Abyss ride is one of the park’s most “exclusive” rides and billed as one of the most “spectacular” of its kind worldwide.
The website claims: "Abismo will draw figures in the air such as corkscrews, hills or inversions, which you will experience from within.
"You will have the greatest impact in the final part of the route since it will ascend again to the tower of the rollercoaster, but on this occasion, it will fall on its back,".
However, yesterday, the ride didn’t fall back.
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Erik Ten Hag Confirms When Manchester United Star Cristiano Ronaldo Will Be Ready For Premier League Action
Erik Ten Hag has confirmed when Cristiano Ronaldo will be ready for Premier League action ahead of their first competitive fixture next weekend.
Erik Ten Hag has confirmed when Cristiano Ronaldo will be ready for Premier League action ahead of their first competitive fixture next weekend.
The superstar has been involved in somewhat of a transfer saga this summer, with clubs such as Atletico Madrid, Chelsea and Bayern Munich linked to United's star striker.
Allegedly, Ronaldo is unhappy at the club due to The Red Devils' lack of Champions League football as well as their ambition levels in the transfer market - making his future unclear.
On top of that, he has only just returned to pre-season training, just in time for the final friendly of the summer against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday at Old Trafford. Although, club statements suggest this is not related to any rumours and is due to personal issues.
According to manager Ten Hag, the 37-year-old is not yet at the level of the other players in the squad physically, despite his natural fitness: "I can't tell at this moment, he is definitely not on the level what our squad's players are at the moment because he missed a lot of weeks. He needs games and he needs training, a lot."
United play Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday, the 7th of August, at 2 pm. As things are, it looks like fellow striker Anthony Martial, who has enjoyed good form in pre-season, will start ahead of Ronaldo against The Seagulls.
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"Looking after the family or keeping track of their health is an invisible, but fundamental, daily task." Françoise, 68, a retired geologist, is fully aware of this: She always "managed the health of [her] two children alone," and then that of her parents. She looks at it this way: "My partner didn't bother with these things, even though he was concerned. It was hard on me, because he relied on me a lot. He knew that 'I had a handle on it' and that meant he never once squeezed any of his children's medical appointments into his schedule."
As in Françoise's case, the mental load of booking doctor's appointments and monitoring children's health falls largely on female shoulders. On the French healthcare appointment booking platform Doctolib, in 2021, 81% of appointments made for a minor were booked by women. A February 2022 survey commissioned from OpinionWay by the Qare teleconsultation platform also looked into it. One of the study's major takeaways was that women are more involved in managing the health of the household, both in terms of time and money. Indeed, 67% of them feel that they are the main parent who takes care of all the children's medical tasks, a proportion that rises to 82% among the the upper class; and 12% spend more than 100 euros per month on health expenses (compared to 9% of men).
For Dr. Julie Salomon, a pediatrician and director of Qare, such a systemic phenomenon needed to be investigated, but also discussed with the right terminology: "The vast majority of our patients are women between the ages of 20 and 50 and we were interested in knowing if they were taking on what we decided to call the 'medical load' [i.e., the mental burden of keeping track of the family's health]. With this survey, we found that this phenomenon went far beyond our online consultations."
It's not a new idea. Back in 1995, the sociologist Geneviève Cresson published Le Travail Domestique de Santé ("The Domestic Work of Health"), a study of household labor when it comes to health, which consists of a variety of "invisible" tasks mostly performed by women to keep family members in good shape. What has changed today is people's awareness of this kind of topic, in a context where the unequal distribution of tasks (in the household, in terms of education and so forth) is being called into question.
Military-like organization
To take on this "medical load," many mothers explain that they have set up military-like organization. Valérie Clech, 52 years old, an HR director and mother of two grown-up children, explains: "My husband is often away from home, and I have a job with a lot of responsibilities myself, so I have started managing all the information and dates of doctor's appointments in an Excel file (one tab for each child, one for me and one for my husband), in order to remember the last dental check-up, the last pap smear or the last antibiotic dose. When my dad's health got worse, I added a tab... It's stressful, but I feel like health is part of my role as a mother."
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“I got a lot of people messaging me, stating ‘I did not know this are a thing that trans folks have doing,'” she said. “And that is my really viewed films, so clearly it was very important to men and women to realize about.”
She hopes this lady viewers acquire a feeling of exactly what transgender people experienced to go through attain so you can in which he’s now, she said.
“I actually do vow that people actually learn some thing,” she told you. “Though it distance themself one bit of the latest degree, for instance the period of time or something that we stated from inside the good video clips. I am hoping that people understand how big those are otherwise how sluggish specific process would be.”
Ruby has only to 2,one hundred thousand members to date, but viewers commonly message the woman to own pointers while they are going owing to her changeover. She finds out they empowering you to she’s today the kind of individual she may have requisite whenever she is actually increasing upwards.
not, probably the most vocal LGBTQ activists can be burn out if they talk about its private reports all day, especially since there continues to be a great deal dislike awaiting him or her online. This is exactly why it’s also important to Ruby not to ever run trans subjects all round the day.
“It is not out-of-place for me personally and come up with a seated off and messaging on songs clips or in reality get rid of a keen important defense or any,” she told you. “That’s one of several items that We have usually attempted to feel, merely a great YouTuber whom time to time puts my personal changeover in the forefront.”
There is absolutely no point in enjoyable inside in person, she told you, as the her lifestyle shouldn’t be upwards having discussion in the first lay.
“I was very good from the chuckling at it in such a way,” Ruby told you. “I experienced towards practice of when i had a comment with each other those lines, I’d screenshot it, post it so you’re able to social network and simply set a global witty impulse, after which just delete the fresh review.”
As for the comments, Ruby said you can find about three products she generally speaking will get: supportive of those, intimately objectifying of these, and therefore the inescapable bias out of transphobes curious their lifetime
It’s now fairly rare Ruby actually enjoys dislike directed on the this lady throughout the comments, and therefore she hopes is actually an expression from the girl really works training and “and also make anyone aware that trans someone exist and are here to help you remain. “
“I’ve had some body thanking me personally in making clips, stating ‘I really needed to pay attention,'” she told you. “Or just thanking me personally for sharing the journey, stuff like you to. Lately, it’s just a keen outpouring of positivity, that i can’t complain from the really.”
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, co-leader of The Maori Party in the New Zealand parliament, about a push to change the country's name to Aotearoa, a Maori name.
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Only QR-coded rickshaws to run in Dhaka: Mayor Atiq
A total of 28,000 rickshaw licenses were provided in Dhaka city, but now there are more than 10 lakh rickshaws on the streets. They are not registered in any database and they are not in discipline
Only rickshaws with QR codes will run on Dhaka roads, said Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam said on Wednesday.
A total of 28,000 rickshaw licenses were provided in Dhaka city, but now there are more than 10 lakh rickshaws plying the streets that are not registered in any database, he said at the report announcement ceremony of "Smart Haat, Smart Bangladesh" at Nagar Bhaban in Gulshan.
"So we have decided to remove the previously unregistered rickshaws and register two lakh rickshaws with new QR codes," he said.
He announced that a QR code system will be introduced for rickshaws, which will contain relevant information about a rickshaw, including where and to whom the rickshaw belongs, where is its garage, etc.
Mayor Atiq also said the Dhaka North will conduct drives against battery-powered rickshaws as these vehicles are wasting electricity at a time when the government is working to curb energy consumption.
The Dhaka North mayor also announced the launching of a pilot project next month, under which spaces will be allotted for on-street smart parking of 500 vehicles in the Gulshan-Banani area.
The entire system will run using Internet of Things technology. The parking areas will operate on lease and customers will have to pay fees for a set time period.
"In Kolkata, we have seen wardens who stand with Point of Sale machines and we want to introduce a similar system," he added.
Presenting information on transactions in this year's pilot project, "Smart Haat" of Dhaka North, the mayor said Tk33,40,56,979 has been transacted through various bank and financial service provider channels.
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George W. Mead II, last local owner of Wisconsin Rapids paper mill, dies at 94 years old
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – George W. Mead II, the last local owner of the paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids, died Friday in Madison at the age of 94, according to an obituary from the Mead Witter Foundation.
Mead was still serving as the chairman of the Mead Witter Foundation, a family philanthropic foundation that opened a new park in downtown Wisconsin Rapids Friday.
In 1952, Mead joined Consolidated Papers Inc., a company that his great-grandfather, D.J. Witter, started in 1894. Mead became the president and CEO of the company when his father, Stanton Mead, retired in 1966, and he served as chairman and CEO of the company from 1971 to 1993. He continued serving as chairman until 2000, when Stora Enso Oyj purchased the paper mill. Mead served on Stora Enso’s board of directors until February 2004.
Mead was active in several papermaking organizations, including serving as director of the American Forest & Paper Association, director and chairman for the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, council member of The Conservation Fund, and director of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry. The Paper Industry Management Association named him Man of the Year in 1986, and he was inducted into the Papermakers International Hall of Fame in 1998.
The Mead family worked to preserve land for hunting and fishing through the Mead Wildlife Area, a 33,000-acre property owned and operated by the Department of Natural Resources in central Wisconsin. Mead continued his father’s work to support the Mead Wildlife Area and continued supporting best forestry practices on timberlands throughout the country and in Canada.
The local community was also important to Mead, who worked to improve and preserve open park space along the banks of the Wisconsin River.
Mead was also involved with other local organizations, including McMillan Memorial Library, Riverview Hospital Association, First Congregational Church and the Wisconsin Rapids Rotary Club, where he was a member since 1958.
George W. Mead II was born in Milwaukee on Oct. 11, 1927, to Stanton W. Mead and Dorothy W. Mead. His grandparents, George Wilson Mead and Ruth Witter Mead, and great-grandparents, J.D. Witter and Emily Witter, were from Wisconsin Rapids, as well, and were part of Consolidated's legacy.
A celebration of life will be held in Wisconsin Rapids this fall.
RELATED: Unfolding 126 years of history at Wisconsin Rapids paper mill
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The White House today declared monkeypox a public health emergency.
"We are prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus and we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously," Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said to reporters during a briefing on Thursday.
A public health emergency can trigger grant funding and open up more resources for various aspects of a federal response. It also allows the Secretary to enter into contracts for treatments and other necessary medical supplies and equipment, as well as support emergency hospital services, among other things. Public health emergencies last for 90 days but can be extended by the Secretary.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, said the declaration will provide resources and increase access to care. She also said it will expand the CDC's ability to share data.
Some have been calling for a federal public health emergency saying it will signal to the country that this is a serious outbreak.
So far, there have been more than 6,616 cases detected in the U.S., but that is likely an undercount. Most cases in the U.S. are concentrated in the gay and queer community, primarily among men who have sex with men.
In the current outbreak, the vast majority of people appear to be catching the virus from sexual contact. However, it's possible for the virus to spread in other ways — including through face-to-face interactions with someone or from touching a contaminated surface — but data show this is exceptionally rare and occurs primarily in households. Experts say it takes prolonged interaction or a lot of the virus to contract the disease this way.
Scientists are also looking at evidence that suggests the virus can be spread through semen.
The focus of the Biden Administration's response to the outbreak has been to vaccinate those at high risk of contracting the disease, but critics say vaccine availability has been limited and slow to come online.
The Administration says it has made more than one million doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine available to states and territories to order.
Governors in California, New York and Illinois have already declared state of emergencies in response to the monkeypox outbreak. Some cities, including New York City and San Francisco, have also made their own emergency declarations.
The World Health Organization has already declared the monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. There are currently more than 26,000 cases worldwide.
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No, Sen. Grassley, the FBI is not corrupted to its core
When a politician who has been in Congress for nearly half a century says that the FBI is “corrupted” to its “core,” well, that’s enough to send a chill up and down the national spine.
After all, if the FBI is totally corrupt, to whom do we turn to ensure integrity in our democratic institutions so that we don’t become Mexico, where justice is scaled to the amount of “mordida” paid out and criminal cartels run a shadow government? Or that we don’t become China, where justice means adherence to ruling party diktats and citizens are punished based on inadequate “social credit” scores tallied by a government that monitors every private move?
An FBI corrupt to its core would be catastrophic for a nation that has pegged its very existence and moral credibility on an even-handed adherence to the rule of law. So any claim of systemic corruption in the FBI should be made with utmost sobriety and based on overwhelming, objective evidence since the ramifications, if true, cut to the heart of our survival as a democracy. And of course — this obviously goes without saying — such a claim never should be made to further the political interests of one party over the other. I mean, who in Congress would do that?
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter dated July 25 to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray and made it public at the same time. In the letter, Grassley asserts he has “whistleblower” information that the FBI purposefully has not acted on “derogatory information” about Hunter Biden and that two FBI employees specifically worked to thwart an investigation. “If … true,” Grassley wrote (apparently not certain that the whistleblowers are truthful), then “the Justice Department and FBI are — and have been — institutionally corrupted to their very core … .”
Holy pork-barrel corn subsidies! A member of Congress is calling the storied FBI institutionally corrupt to the core. Irony just got an updated definition. Since Grassley’s dramatic assertion grabbed headlines and ignited calls to disband the FBI, it is worthy of deconstruction and perspective to make sure the American people aren’t being unduly panicked.
Grassley gets some things right and raises specific legitimate concerns appropriate to his role of oversight. He falls out of the logic tree, however, when he claims that those legitimate concerns, which are fairly isolated, are proof somehow of a thoroughly corrupted FBI.
Here’s what he gets right — and I base the following on my expertise regarding the Attorney General Guidelines that set forth what is needed to open an FBI investigation:
The information residing on Hunter Biden’s laptop, at least that which has become publicly known, is sufficient, under the guidelines, to justify an FBI criminal and/or counterintelligence investigation of Hunter’s unregistered actions on behalf of a foreign entity and to determine whether his father was paid — while he was vice president — for helping to further Hunter’s business dealings overseas. Grassley is within his oversight rights to inquire whether the FBI has acted on these reasonable indicators.
Grassley also is within his rights to follow up on information provided to him that raises concerns that a potential investigation of Hunter Biden is being impeded because of political biases of certain decision-makers within the FBI. Grassley singles out two FBI employees in his letter and alludes to possible unnamed others who concern him. Such an inquiry is fair game and appropriate.
Here’s what he gets wrong;
First, Grassley frames his argument within the context of “derogatory information” about Hunter Biden that he believes the FBI either isn’t acting on or is characterizing as “disinformation.” This is sloppy wording and betrays a lack of understanding of our legal system.
Hunter Biden’s laptop is chock-full of derogatory information reflecting a troubled life that people of goodwill hope he gets help with. The FBI investigates violations of federal law, not undefined derogatory information. If Grassley is concerned with or in possession of information indicating a violation of federal law, he should articulate that clearly. His letter doesn’t do that.
Second, Grassley states that he is in possession of “a significant number of protected communications from highly credible whistleblowers.” However, he doesn’t mention how many whistleblowers he’s heard from, what places them in a position to be “credible,” or whether they would agree to provide their information under oath. Without context, claiming whistleblower input carries no more weight than, say, an anonymous source.
Finally, Grassley zeroes in on the actions of — count them — two FBI employees as further proof of inappropriate FBI reaction to the Hunter Biden saga. So, from a starting point of concern about FBI disregard for undefined “derogatory information” and “disinformation,” input from unvetted whistleblowers, and the antics of a mid-level FBI agent and intelligence analyst, Grassley concludes that the FBI is and has been institutionally and “systemically” corrupted at its core.
That’s a belly-flop off a high dive.
No, the FBI is not corrupt at its core. Thousands of cases are made each day by thousands of FBI agents and analysts across the country that accrue to the benefit and safety of the American people without regard to political considerations.
The FBI deserves and welcomes oversight and, yes, the biased actions of a very few in the FBI have been alarming over the recent past — something I and others have persistently criticized. Prudent oversight calls out the misdeeds of bad actors and holds the FBI accountable for a clean scrub. Purely political oversight, on the other hand, engages in over-the-top hyperbole and scare tactics that unnecessarily and recklessly shake the faith of the citizenry to motivate votes that foster party power.
Publicly revealed facts suggest that Hunter Biden and his family deserve investigation — but that should be done in service to the principles of justice, not politics. Grassley’s inflammatory and false accusation of institutional corruption degrades his legitimate concerns by coming across as an attempt to shame or bully the FBI into an investigation just in time for the midterm elections.
When political goals are valued higher than ideals of justice by either party, that’s the real core corruption.
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WASHINGTON (AP) _ Cogent Communications Group Inc. (CCOI) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $11.2 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Washington-based company said it had profit of 24 cents.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 22 cents per share.
The internet service provider posted revenue of $148.5 million in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $150.9 million.
Cogent shares have dropped 15% since the beginning of the year.
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Audrina Patridge
The former Hills star and her daughter, Kirra, snacked on poolside popsicles in May 2019.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) _ Omnicell Inc. (OMCL) on Thursday reported earnings of $9.1 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Mountain View, California-based company said it had profit of 20 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 84 cents per share.
The Omnicell Inc. posted revenue of $331.4 million in the period.
For the current quarter ending in October, Omnicell expects its per-share earnings to range from 93 cents to $1.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $360 million to $366 million for the fiscal third quarter.
Omnicell expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.85 to $4.05 per share, with revenue ranging from $1.39 billion to $1.41 billion.
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Brittney Griner, from basketball world great to Russian prisoner
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Brittney Griner -- a world basketball great, Olympic legend and LGBT trailblazer -- now faces losing the greatest years of her career in a Russian penal colony.
The 31-year-old American was convicted Thursday by a Russian court on drugs charges and sentenced to nine years in prison, even as US officials declared she was being wrongfully detained and worked behind the scenes for her release.
Griner is among only 11 players to have won an Olympic gold medal, WNBA title, Women's Basketball World Cup crown and US college championship.
She helped drive the US women's national team to Olympic gold in 2016 at Rio and last year in Tokyo, giving the Americans seven consecutive Olympic crowns -- matching the US men's team from 1936-1968 for the longest title run of any team in any Olympic sport.
In February 2013, Griner came out publicly as a lesbian in an interview with Sports Illustrated, becoming a sporting trailblazer.
"I'm just trying to help out," Griner told People magazine at the time. "I'm just trying to make it not as tough for the next generation."
Her endorsement deal with Nike was its first with an openly gay athlete.
Griner protested the killings of African Americans Breonna Taylor and George Floyd during a nationwide wave of protests against racial injustice and police brutality in the United States in 2020, and suggested not playing the US anthem before games.
A champion at every level of basketball, she has played for years in Russia in the WNBA off-season for Ekaterinburg, a common path for American stars seeking additional income, with WNBA salaries far below those of NBA superstars.
She won three Russian league crowns and four EuroLeague titles with the powerhouse club.
"Hopefully I'm not having to go internationally to go play," Griner said in 2019 when asked what she hoped life would look like in 2024.
"Hopefully I'm able to stay here and play here in the league at home, where there's my family, my friends. Hopefully we're able to be paid what we deserve. We put our bodies on the line a lot. So I think that's our number one thing."
But the future may look very different now, after she was detained at a Moscow airport in February having been found carrying vape cartridges with cannabis oil in her luggage.
The WNBA star said she had permission from a US doctor to use medicinal cannabis to relieve pain from her many injuries.
American women will seek a fourth consecutive Women's World Cup crown later this year in Australia. Griner had been expected to be a key player on that squad, as she was on the 2014 and 2018 lineups.
The US women have not lost a game at the Olympics since 1992 and have not dropped a contest at the World Cup, the world championship tournament, since 2006.
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The six-foot-nine (2.06-metre) center was born in Houston and led Baylor University to the 2012 US college title.
She set a record with 223 blocked shots in her 2009-10 freshman season, and finished with a record 748 blocks for her college career.
She was the first overall pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury and helped the team win the 2014 WNBA crown.
The eight-time WNBA All-Star center won scoring titles in 2017 and 2019, led the league in blocked shots in eight of her nine campaigns and was twice named the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year.
"I think we take for granted sometimes how amazing she is," US and Phoenix teammate Diana Taurasi said of Griner in last year's WNBA Final, when the Mercury lost to Chicago. "We know who our bread and butter is. BG is just playing at a different level."
Griner averaged a WNBA-record 4.0 blocked shots a game in the 2015 season.
For her WNBA career, Griner has averaged 17.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.8 blocked shots and 1.8 assists a game over 254 contests, all for the Mercury.
Griner married fellow WNBA player Glory Johnson in 2015 but later pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charges and underwent domestic violence counseling.
Both Griner and Johnson were suspended seven games by the WNBA and the couple divorced in 2016.
Griner married Cherelle Watson in 2019.
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Traverse County Attorney attempts to appeal abortion decision
Traverse County Attorney Matthew Franzese filed a motion Thursday to intervene to appeal a Ramsey County judge’s ruling that threw out many of Minnesota’s restrictions on abortion.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said last week he would not appeal the ruling by Ramsey County Judge Thomas Gilligan which said restrictions — including a mandatory 24-hour waiting period, a requirement that both parents be notified before a minor can get an abortion and the law dictating that only physicians can perform abortions — were not allowed given the Minnesota Constitution’s protection of the right to abortion.
In the motion filed with the help of attorneys from the Thomas More Society, Franzese contends that as the state’s top law enforcement officer, Ellison’s refusal to defend Minnesota law has created confusion about Franzese’s own obligation to enforce state law in his county.
The Thomas More Society describes itself as “a public interest law firm” that often represents anti-abortion and religious groups.
The motion to intervene contends the Ramsey County District Court’s decision is “merely the law of this case” and has “no precedential value beyond Ramsey County.”
"Attorney General Ellison zealously defended the constitutionality of those laws for three solid years, at great cost to Minnesota taxpayers. In his carefully considered opinion, any appeal is not likely to change the outcome and is not in the broad public interest," a spokesperson for Ellison’s office said Thursday.
Ellison said last week in an interview with MPR News that he expected others might try to intervene, but he said he doubted they would be successful.
“I think this is going to be the law of the state of Minnesota and based on the Supreme Court precedent of Doe v. Gomez in 1995" Ellison said.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers who want a driver's license with an “X” gender identity marker can now apply online and skip the line at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that New Yorkers can go to the state DMV website to change their gender marker to “X.”
New York began offering the “X” option for licenses, learner's permits and non-driver identification cards in May, following the passage of a 2021 state law.
Proponents of the change had argued that limiting gender identity on licenses to either male or female discriminated against nonbinary New Yorkers.
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Don Lemon fared well in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 ratings demographic on Wednesday night, besting timeslot rival Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC.
Don Lemon Tonight drew an impressive 193,000 viewers at 10 p.m., leading CNN in the demo and nearly doubling O’Donnell’s The Last Word, which pulled in 104,000 viewers. The Ingraham Angle on Fox News still placed first in cable news at 10 p.m., with 270,000 demo viewers.
Here is a full breakdown of Wednesday’s cable news ratings by show:
Total Viewers (thousands)
25-54 Demo (thousands)
As for the three cable news networks overall, here are the total day averages in total viewers and the 25-54 demo.
Total viewers:
CNN: 584,000
Fox News: 1.75 million
MSNBC: 858,000
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 117,000
Fox News: 242,000
MSNBC: 100,000
Here are the prime time averages — encompassing shows which air from 8-11 p.m. — in total viewers and the 25-54 demo.
Total viewers:
CNN: 790,000
Fox News: 2.69 million
MSNBC: 1.12 million
25-54 Demo:
CNN: 174,000
Fox News: 318,000
MSNBC: 121,000
For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.
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- Record net sales of $492.4 million increased 13% compared to Q2'21 driven by higher selling prices
- Reported net income of $14.3 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.80
- Delivered $58.5 million of adjusted EBITDA and $1.32 of non-GAAP earnings per diluted share
- Successfully amended our credit agreement and extended our maturity profile to June 2027
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quaker Houghton ("the Company") (NYSE: KWR), the global leader in industrial process fluids, today announced its second quarter 2022 results.
Second Quarter 2022 Consolidated Results
Second quarter 2022 net sales were a record of $492.4 million, an increase of 13% compared to $435.3 million in the prior year quarter primarily due to an increase in selling price and product mix of approximately 22% and additional net sales from acquisitions of 1%, partially offset by a 6% unfavorable impact from foreign currency translation and a 4% decrease in organic sales volumes. The increase in selling price and product mix was primarily attributable to double-digit price increases in all segments in response to ongoing and unprecedented raw material and supply chain-related inflationary pressures. The decline in organic sales volumes was primarily attributable to COVID-19 related disruptions in China, the wind-down of the tolling agreement for products previously divested related to the Quaker Houghton combination, the impact of the war in Ukraine and the Company's ongoing value based pricing initiatives, partially offset by net new business wins.
The Company generated net income in the second quarter of 2022 of $14.3 million or $0.80 per diluted share, compared to the prior year quarter net income of $33.6 million or $1.88 per diluted share. Excluding non-recurring and non-core items in each period, the Company's second quarter of 2022 non-GAAP earnings per diluted share was $1.32 compared to $1.82 in the prior year quarter. The Company's second quarter of 2022 adjusted EBITDA of $58.5 million declined compared to $70.1 million in the second quarter of 2021, as the increase in net sales was more than offset by lower gross margins primarily attributable to significant increases in raw material and other costs, compared to the prior year period.
Andy Tometich, Chief Executive Officer and President, commented, "We delivered another quarter of record net sales in the second quarter, driven by strong price realization and above market volume growth. As expected our earnings declined primarily due to ongoing inflationary pressures, COVID-19 disruptions in China, unfavorable foreign currency translation, geopolitical issues and other disruptions that impacted our customers and end markets. Notwithstanding, we delivered significant price increases which offset the raw material inflation and helped to stabilize our gross margins on a sequential basis. I am energized by the commitment and focus of our people who continually demonstrate their dedication to delivering on our objectives and the value proposition of our products and services to our customers.
Looking ahead, our focus remains on executing on items within our control. We are actively working with our customers to get the needed pricing to offset the persistent inflationary pressures on our margins while remaining vigilant on our costs. Therefore, despite significant uncertainty caused by several macroeconomic factors, we continue to expect to deliver sequential gross margin expansion and earnings growth in the second half of 2022."
Second Quarter 2022 Segment Results
The Company's second quarter 2022 operating performance of each of its four reportable operating segments: (i) Americas; (ii) Europe, Middle East and Africa ("EMEA"); (iii) Asia/Pacific; and (iv) Global Specialty Businesses, are further described below.
* Refer to the Segment Measures and Reconciliations section below for additional information
All four segments benefitted from double-digit increases in selling price and product mix in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the prior year quarter. Organic sales volumes increased approximately 10% in Global Specialty Businesses compared to the prior year quarter, while the other segments declined due to the impacts on sales volumes mentioned above. The EMEA and Asia/Pacific segments were also significantly impacted by unfavorable foreign currency translation. Operating earnings from the Global Specialty Businesses and Americas segments increased compared to the prior year quarter whereas the other segments declined due to continued raw material and other inflationary cost pressures, the impact of the COVID-19 disruptions in China on our Asia/Pacific segment, and the unfavorable impact from foreign currency translation.
All four segments benefitted from increases in selling price and product mix compared to the first quarter of 2022, as we continued our strategic pricing initiatives. Organic sales volumes increased compared to the first quarter of 2022 in the Global Specialty Businesses and the Americas but declined in Asia/Pacific and EMEA, primarily due to COVID-19 disruptions in China, which impacted our Asia/Pacific segment, as well as lower sales volumes attributable to the war in Ukraine, and the Company's ongoing value based pricing initiatives, partially offset by net new business wins. Asia/Pacific and EMEA were also unfavorably impacted by foreign currency translation.
Cash Flow and Liquidity Highlights
The Company had a net operating cash outflow of $2.1 million during the second quarter of 2022, bringing the year-to-date net operating cash outflow to $8.4 million, compared to a net operating cash outflow of $9.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021. The net operating cash outflow in both periods reflects working capital investment primarily related to higher accounts receivable due to increases in net sales and higher inventory due primarily to rising raw material costs and to a lesser extent an increase in certain inventory stocks in response to global supply chain and logistics challenges.
During the second quarter of 2022, the Company successfully amended its credit agreement and extended the maturity from August 2024 to June 2027. As of June 30, 2022, the Company's total gross debt was $989.1 million and its cash and cash equivalents was $202.3 million. The Company's net debt was approximately $786.8 million, and its net debt divided by its trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA was approximately 3.2x.
Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations
The information included in this press release includes non-GAAP (unaudited) financial information that includes EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information as they enhance a reader's understanding of the financial performance of the Company, are indicative of future operating performance of the Company, and facilitate a comparison among fiscal periods, as the non-GAAP financial measures exclude items that are not indicative of future operating performance or not considered core to the Company's operations. Non-GAAP results are presented for supplemental informational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for the financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.
The Company presents EBITDA which is calculated as net income attributable to the Company before depreciation and amortization, interest expense, net, and taxes on income before equity in net (loss) income of associated companies. The Company also presents adjusted EBITDA which is calculated as EBITDA plus or minus certain items that are not indicative of future operating performance or not considered core to the Company's operations. In addition, the Company presents non-GAAP operating income which is calculated as operating income plus or minus certain items that are not indicative of future operating performance or not considered core to the Company's operations. Adjusted EBITDA margin and non-GAAP operating margin are calculated as the percentage of adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP operating income to consolidated net sales, respectively. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures provide transparent and useful information and are widely used by investors, analysts, and peers in our industry as well as by management in assessing the operating performance of the Company on a consistent basis.
Additionally, the Company presents non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share as additional performance measures. Non-GAAP net income is calculated as adjusted EBITDA, defined above, less depreciation and amortization, interest expense, net, and taxes on income before equity in net (loss) income of associated companies, in each case adjusted, as applicable, for any depreciation, amortization, interest or tax impacts resulting from the non-core items identified in the reconciliation of net income attributable to the Company to adjusted EBITDA. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share is calculated as non-GAAP net income per diluted share as accounted for under the "two-class share method." The Company believes that non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share provide transparent and useful information and are widely used by investors, analysts, and peers in our industry as well as by management in assessing the operating performance of the Company on a consistent basis.
As it relates to 2022 projections for the Company as well as other forward-looking information described further above, the Company has not provided guidance for comparable GAAP measures or a quantitative reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure because it is unable to determine with reasonable certainty the ultimate outcome of certain significant items necessary to calculate such measures without unreasonable effort. These items include, but are not limited to, certain non-recurring or non-core items the Company may record that could materially impact net income, as well as the impact of COVID-19. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could have a material impact on the U.S. GAAP reported results for the guidance period.
The Company's reference to trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA within this press release refers to the twelve month period ended June 30, 2022 adjusted EBITDA of $245.8 million, which includes (i) the six months ended June 30, 2022 adjusted EBITDA of $118.9 million, as presented in the non-GAAP reconciliations below, and (ii) the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 adjusted EBITDA of $274.1 million, as presented in the non-GAAP reconciliations included in the Company's fourth quarter and full year 2021 results press release dated February 24, 2022, less (iii) the six months ended June 30, 2021 adjusted EBITDA of $147.2 million, as presented in the non-GAAP reconciliations below.
Certain of the prior period non-GAAP financial measures presented in the following tables have been adjusted to conform with current period presentation. The following tables reconcile the Company's non-GAAP financial measures (unaudited) to their most directly comparable GAAP (unaudited) financial measures (dollars in thousands unless otherwise noted, except per share amounts):
Non-GAAP Operating Income and Margin Reconciliations
Segment Measures and Reconciliations
The Company's operating segments, which are consistent with its reportable segments, reflect the structure of the Company's internal organization, the method by which the Company's resources are allocated and the manner by which the chief operating decision maker assesses the Company's performance. The Company has four reportable segments: (i) Americas; (ii) EMEA; (iii) Asia/Pacific; and (iv) Global Specialty Businesses. The three geographic segments are composed of the net sales and operations in each respective region, excluding net sales and operations managed globally by the Global Specialty Businesses segment, which includes the Company's container, metal finishing, mining, offshore, specialty coatings, specialty grease and Norman Hay businesses. Segment operating earnings for each of the Company's reportable segments are comprised of the segment's net sales less directly related COGS and selling, general and administrative expenses. Operating expenses not directly attributable to the net sales of each respective segment, such as certain corporate and administrative costs, Combination, integration and other acquisition-related expenses, and Restructuring and related charges, are not included in segment operating earnings. Other items not specifically identified with the Company's reportable segments include interest expense, net and other (expense) income, net.
The following tables reconcile the Company's reportable operating segments performance to that of the Company (dollars in thousands):
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. We have based these forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia and Ukraine conflict, inflation and global supply chain constraints on the Company's business, results of operations, and financial condition, our expectations that we will maintain sufficient liquidity and remain in compliance with the terms of the Company's credit facility, expectations about future demand and raw material costs, and statements regarding the impact of increased raw material costs and pricing initiatives, on our current expectations about future events. These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, intentions, financial condition, results of operations, future performance, and business, including but not limited to the potential benefits of the Combination and other acquisitions, the impacts on our business as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and global supply chain constraints, and our current and future results and plans and statements that include the words "may," "could," "should," "would," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan" or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in such statements. A major risk is that demand for the Company's products and services is largely derived from the demand for its customers' products, which subjects the Company to uncertainties related to downturns in a customer's business and unanticipated customer production slowdowns and shutdowns, including as is currently being experienced by many automotive industry companies as a result of supply chain disruptions. Other major risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the primary and secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including actions taken in response to the pandemic by various governments, which could exacerbate some or all of the other risks and uncertainties faced by the Company, as well as inflationary pressures, including the potential for significant increases in raw material costs, supply chain disruptions, customer financial instability, rising interest rates and the potential of economic recession, worldwide economic and political disruptions, including the impacts of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the economic and other sanctions imposed by other nations on Russia, suspensions of activities in Russia by many multinational companies and the potential expansion of military activity, foreign currency fluctuations, significant changes in applicable tax rates and regulations, future terrorist attacks and other acts of violence. Furthermore, the Company is subject to the same business cycles as those experienced by our customers in the steel, automobile, aircraft, industrial equipment, and durable goods industries. The ultimate impact of COVID-19 on our business will depend on, among other things, the extent and duration of the pandemic, the severity of the disease and the number of people infected with the virus including new variants, the continued uncertainty regarding global availability, administration, acceptance and long-term efficacy of vaccines, or other treatments for COVID-19 or its variants, the longer-term effects on the economy of the pandemic, including the resulting market volatility, and by the measures taken by governmental authorities and other third parties restricting day-to-day life and business operations and the length of time that such measures remain in place, as well as laws and other governmental programs implemented to address the pandemic or assist impacted businesses, such as fiscal stimulus and other legislation designed to deliver monetary aid and other relief. Other factors could also adversely affect us, including those related to the Combination and other acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses. Our forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about the Company and its operations that are subject to change based on various important factors, some of which are beyond our control. These risks, uncertainties, and possible inaccurate assumptions relevant to our business could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results. All forward-looking statements included in this press release, including expectations about business conditions during 2022 and future periods, are based upon information available to the Company as of the date of this press release, which may change. Therefore, we caution you not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. For more information regarding these risks and uncertainties as well as certain additional risks that we face, refer to the Risk Factors section, which appears in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in subsequent reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not intend to, and we disclaim any duty or obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or future events or for any other reason. This discussion is provided as permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Conference Call
As previously announced, the Company's investor conference call to discuss its second quarter 2022 performance is scheduled for August 5, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the conference call, together with supplemental information, can be accessed through the Company's Investor Relations website at investors.quakerhoughton.com. You can also access the conference call by dialing 877-269-7756.
About Quaker Houghton
Quaker Houghton is the global leader in industrial process fluids. With a presence around the world, including operations in over 25 countries, our customers include thousands of the world's most advanced and specialized steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, offshore, can, mining, and metalworking companies. Our high-performing, innovative and sustainable solutions are backed by best-in-class technology, deep process knowledge and customized services. With approximately 4,700 employees, including chemists, engineers and industry experts, we partner with our customers to improve their operations so they can run even more efficiently, even more effectively, whatever comes next. Quaker Houghton is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, located near Philadelphia in the United States. Visit quakerhoughton.com to learn more.
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(The Hill) – The Biden administration on Thursday officially declared monkeypox a public health emergency, a move that’s aimed at freeing up emergency funding and improving distribution of vaccines and treatments.
“We are prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously and to take responsibility to help us tackle this virus,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said during a briefing.
The announcement comes amid intense criticism that the Biden administration failed to recognize the severity of the outbreak, leading to shortages of vaccine doses and diagnostic tests even as demand has soared.
Some public health experts fear the U.S. lost its opportunity to contain and even eliminate the virus.
The administration has been under pressure to declare a public health emergency from health advocates and congressional Democrats who represent some of the hardest hit states.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, known monkeypox infections top 6,600, nearly all among men who have sex with men. New York state is the epicenter of the outbreak with almost a third of all cases, followed by California.
The administration’s announcement comes after New York, Illinois and California all declared their own public health emergencies.
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