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Evans, GA (WJBF) – Turn on a Christian radio station anywhere across the country and you’re bound to hear one of Rhett Walker’s hit songs.
“So, I’ve really never had a plan B. Like this is my dream, this is what I feel called to do, so we’re going to chase it,” said Rhett Walker, Grammy-nominated artist and Aiken native.
And that’s exactly what this Aiken native did. In 2011 he wrote ‘When Mercy Found Me’, and in 2012, that song was nominated for a Grammy. But his journey to fame didn’t start like you might think. He was kicked out of Silver Bluff High School, and soon found himself facing parenthood with his girlfriend April, at just 17 years old. The two are now married.
“I was the kind of guy that just lived selfishly, honestly. I did what I wanted to do and didn’t really care about the consequences. Didn’t care if it affected my pastor dad at a brand-new church,” said Walker.
It was during that darker time Walker learned he could sing.
“I didn’t sing or play music, really, before her. And I was singing some Tim McGraw song and she was like ‘You know you can sing?’ And they put me on stage to lead worship one Sunday and I’ve never looked back,” said Walker.
Fast forward 18 years, Walker’s playing on the Grand Ole Opry stage more than a dozen times, performing at concerts, and helping countless fans.
“You think you’re writing these songs kind of for yourself, and then you put them out on the radio and it’s kind of up to God where they go. But then you hear these stories where like ‘Man, this song touched my life.’ Man, it’s cool to see God today, still using music just to touch other people’s lives,” said Walker.
While his hits continue to play on the radio, Walker’s number one priority remains his family. They’ve moved back to the CSRA, where it all began. On Sundays, you may find them at Stevens Creek Church where Walker sometimes helps lead worship.
“I love the slow pace; I love being able to come home and being around family. And man, that was it. It’s added some extra driving, but man I wouldn’t trade it for the world,” said Walker.
Walker’s story is one of redemption, leading him to this incredible life that he now has. And it’s one he hopes others can learn from as well.
“Always practice, ‘this ain’t mine. And I’m going to steward this well but I’m going to actually put it at the feet of Jesus.’ And so, I would tell some people, just giving up and saying ‘this ain’t in my hands no more’, is the strongest thing you can do,” said Walker.
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A generation of girls have lost their freedom since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan unleashed suffering that has become the world’s forgotten crisis, aid workers have warned.
On the first anniversary of the fall of Kabul that saw the abrupt withdrawal of the US and UK, drought and lack of food are adding to the misery of females facing the starkest persecution.
The health system has collapsed and meanwhile more than 1million girls have been barred from schooling and put at risk of early marriage, abuse and exploitation, Unicef told Metro.
Women and girls are forbidden from leaving home without a ‘mahram’, or family escort. And the charity finds it difficult to provide services such as anaemia prevention or menstrual health hygiene and guidance.
Unicef warns as many as 10million Afghan children need urgent help to survive – but an appeal it launched in December has only brought in 40 per cent of the $2billion targeted.
Kabul-based worker Sam Mort said: ‘This is the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world but it’s fallen out of everyone’s attention.
‘When you think about Afghanistan a year ago, we had more than 1million girls in high schools, women working in all sectors and a functioning health system – that’s all changed.
‘Now we have the worst drought for 37 years, a massive malnutrition crisis and childhoods marred and scarred by deprivation – children’s rights are under attack. Last June we were treating 30,000 children for severe malnutrition– that’s now 57,000.’
Pupils and teachers also told of the terror inflicted since the Taliban re-took control, 20 years after being toppled by the US-led invasion.
After the regime declared girls must stop school after the seventh grade – Year 8 in England and Wales – Farahnaz, 17, turned to volunteering as a teacher.
She helps younger children in her hometown of Lashkar Gah in southern Helmand province, previously the main focus of British military forces.
She said: ‘Since the day the Taliban returned to power, many things have changed – starting with the education of girls to the increase in poverty and the lack of basic needs of families.
‘From the day the Taliban took over there is not much that I’m allowed to do anymore – even going out of the house is a worry and not easy at all.
‘I volunteer so that children don’t lose their interest in education. I see it in my own family – the children are less passionate about learning. I am here to help these children find their passion about learning again.
‘I have many dreams for the children I teach, but there is little hope for a better future with this government and the situation the country is going through.’
Some 45 per cent of girls now do not go to school, compared to 20 per cent of boys, finds a Save the Children survey of almost 1,700 youngsters. It said 26 per cent of girls and 16 per cent of boys are showing signs of depression.
The Taliban has restricted women’s work, urged them to stay at home and issued dress codes requiring them to cover their faces except for their eyes.
A protest outside the education ministry in Kabul on Saturday by about 40 women chanting ‘bread, work and freedom’ and carrying a banner saying ‘15 August is a black day’ was broken up by officials firing guns into the air.
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Lawyers appeal Brittney Griner’s Russian prison sentence
MOSCOW (AP) - Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession, Russian news agencies reported Monday.
Griner, a center for the Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was convicted on Aug. 4. She was arrested in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport after vape canisters containing cannabis oil were found in her luggage.
Griner played for a women’s basketball team in Yekaterinburg during the WNBA offseason.
Lawyer Maria Blagovolina was quoted by Russian news agencies on Monday as saying the appeal was filed, but the grounds of the appeal weren’t immediately clear.
Blagovolina and co-counsel Alexander Boykov said after the conviction that the sentence was excessive and that in similar cases defendants have received an average sentence of about five years, with about a third of them granted parole.
Griner admitted that she had the canisters in her luggage, but said she had inadvertently packed them in haste and that she had no criminal intent. Her defense team presented written statements that she had been prescribed cannabis to treat pain.
Before her conviction, the U.S. State Department declared Griner to be “wrongfully detained.”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken took the unusual step of revealing publicly in July that the U.S. had made a “substantial proposal” to get Griner home home, along with Paul Whelan, an American serving a 16-year sentence in Russia for espionage.
Blinken didn’t elaborate, but The Associated Press and other news organizations have reported that Washington has offered to free Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who is serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S. and once earned the nickname the “Merchant of Death.”
On Sunday, a senior Russian diplomat said exchange talks have been conducted.
“This quite sensitive issue of the swap of convicted Russian and U.S. citizens is being discussed through the channels defined by our presidents,” Alexander Darchiev, head of the Foreign Ministry’s North America department, told state news agency Tass. “These individuals are, indeed, being discussed. The Russian side has long been seeking the release of Viktor Bout. The details should be left to professionals, proceeding from the ‘do not harm’ principle.’”
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MP govt to award Rs 2 lakh each to two excavator machine drivers who helped avert disaster
By ANI | Published: August 15, 2022 03:35 PM2022-08-15T15:35:23+5:302022-08-15T15:45:08+5:30
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh each for two drivers of earth-moving machines who helped avert a disaster after a dam wall breach in Dhar district.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh each for two drivers of earth-moving machines who helped avert a disaster after a dam wall breach in Dhar district.
Addressing an Independence Day function at the Motilal Nehru Stadium in state capital Bhopal amid heavy rainfall, Chouhan said the danger was looming large following a leakage reported in the under-construction dam on the Karam river three days back.
"But this danger has now been averted. This was the best example of disaster management," he said.
He said the operators of poclain machines (earth-moving equipment) endangered their lives to make way for the safe release of water from the dam and avert the disaster.
"The state government will honour these earth-moving machine drivers with Rs two lakh each," Chouhan said.
In view of this development, real life hero, Sunil Baghel, who was one of the operators of the poclain machines, gave insights about his work totoday.
"I thank Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for declaring a reward amount of Rs 2 lakh," he told ANI.
"It was difficult to work in that situation. There was risk involved. People's lives had to be saved, so we kept working continuously. We made use of poclain slowly and steadily while working in a scientific manner," he said.
The operator toldthat it was his duty to save the village. "It was necessary to drain the water to other channel. I was also feeling afraid while I was on my way to the site. We used the machine in a systematic way," he said.
Evacuation efforts are going on after the wall of the Karam dam in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar was breached and water began flowing on Sunday. Water from the Dhar-Karam dam was released in a planned manner but due to the rapid flow, erosion of soil started to take place.
The administration said conditions will be back to normal soon.
Speaking on the water breach and the rapid evacuation operations taken out by the teams of disaster management, Chouhan on Sunday had stressed that water discharge is now very little and it will end slowly.
Pointing to the successful operation by the teams of SDRF, CM Chouhan said, "Efforts to hold the water at the Karam dam is the best example of disaster management."
"The people of the affected village can return to their village and can celebrate Independence Day tomorrow at their homes," Chouhan said on Sunday.
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Narva Heritage Society against keeping relocated tank in Narva
The Narva Heritage Society states in a letter to the minister of the interior that the city council's plan to relocate the tank memorial to a restricted location in Narva is intended to thwart or sabotage the government's efforts to relocate Soviet monuments.
In a letter sent to interior minister Lauri Laanemets (SDE), the Narva Heritage Society argues it is better to relocate the tank memorial to Vaivara Sinimäed Museum. The letter reads: "It would have been much more convenient to utilize the existing military equipment museum in Sinimäe, which currently houses Estonian, German, and Soviet monuments and other exhibits."
The heritage society claims the Narva city council is attempting to defy the government's decision to relocate Soviet monuments by proposing to relocate the tank memorial to a different location within Narva.
"The tank will initially be relocated to a 'closed and secure location,' according to the council. This is most likely an unidentified commercial site or a private property used for commercial or other purposes. We cannot prevent the social organizations that previously cared for, repaired, and maintained the tank from petitioning the county court for at least co-ownership after it has been placed there and 'hidden from the eyes of strangers.' We see no legitimate reason for the court to deny such recognition because the maintenance and care have been evidently performed," the letter continues.
"While a court case is pending, interested parties may 'profitably' organize access to the private property for people who want to see the tank or hold events honoring Russian technology or other cult-like activities, such as placing candles on it," members of the Narva heritage society Jaan Kaup, Igor Kurov, Artur Viks, and Sergey Tsvetkov wrote in the letter to Läänemets.
On Monday, Narva City Council will begin deliberating whether to entrust the Narva tank's dismantling and temporary storage within city limits to the Narva City Administration.
Secretary of State Taimar Peterkop has previously advocated for the tank's relocation to the Estonian War Museum in Viimsi.
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BEIJING, Aug 15 (APP):Some analysts in Pakistan have said that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last week created destabilization, feeling of insecurity and disharmony in this region.
Dr. Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan, Executive Director of the Centre for South Asian and International Studies in Islamabad, said the visit by the top US lawmaker has escalated tensions between the United States and China.
He said it shows that the US is reneging on its promise to respect the one-China principle, China Economic Net (CEN) reported. “In this regard, I refer to a recent telephonic conversation between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden, in which both leaders agreed to stay away from the Taiwan issue, because it is based on the one-China policy, which the US has already endorsed, accepted and recognized.”
Hassan said China had been doing a very meaningful engagement with the main stakeholders, especially the US. “Unfortunately, despite the diplomatic efforts, postures, and signaling of China, Pelosi has landed in Taiwan, which has started a new game in the region. I personally fear that the economic recovery in the post COVID-19 has been further compromised and weakened,” he said.
“I must say that China is still showing a great restraint from any misadventure, any military escalation, which is indeed a very commendable thing. It is very sad and unfortunate that despite the best efforts of the Chinese government and policymakers, the US has discarded all the good faith of China. And I fear that the social economy, geopolitics will change and change very soon,” Hassan added.
Dr. Munawar Sabir, a political analyst and professor of Geography at the University of Punjab, said Pelosi’s visit provoked an unannounced war between China and the US. “You can call it a new type of cold war in simple words.
It is a war between East and West. We have to understand that America is a chapter of western history. Anyone capable of countering Western Europe and America must be some Asian power.” “Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan is an attempt to check and irritate China in this cold war.
The reason behind this visit is to look at the level of reaction by China. Otherwise, Taiwan has no significance in the world economy and politics except for being a region that creates chips. It just has a specific geographic location. Americans want to do something here and create some trouble to counter China,” said Sabir. “China has responded to the provocation by imposing sanctions on Pelosi and members of her immediate family.
China also canceled possible dialogues with the US in some channels involving military relations, climate change and other matters. You can understand that China has responded in clear words. The conflict between China and America is emerging and becoming more prominent,” Sabir said.
Touching on the future of China-US relations, Sabir said that in every situation, China is the winner. “I think China will wait for a while. It will adopt the strategy of wait and see. After that, it will show its reaction on Taiwan in some other way.”
The world noted that: There is only one China in the world and Taiwan is an inseparable part of China. This solid fact was crystal clearly recognized by United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) via its Resolution number 2758 back in 1971. some 181 countries have established diplomatic relations with China on the basis of the one-China principle, including the US.
Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory and any issue within the Taiwan Straits is purely an internal affair of China. “In this regard, I must highlight that Taiwan’s claims about these separate origins are totally invalid, incorrect, false, fake and factional because the people living in Taiwan are actually Chinese who have unfortunately separated from the Chinese mainland,” said Dr. Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan.
“Beijing released a white paper recently on the peaceful reunification of Taiwan with the Chinese mainland. It’s very timely, very integrative, very interactive, comprehensive, and holistic to showcase China’s national determination. I must say that the white paper of Taiwan reunification is the bold step China has made towards its peaceful national reunification in the new era,” said Hassan. | https://www.app.com.pk/global/pelosis-trip-to-taiwan-disorganizes-geopolitical-harmony-analysts/ | 2022-08-15T10:34:21Z | https://www.app.com.pk/global/pelosis-trip-to-taiwan-disorganizes-geopolitical-harmony-analysts/ | false | 1 |
Welcome to a new episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s I-70 Podcast. On this show, we talk all things Big Ten football and basketball. After every week of action, we will get you caught up on all the conference’s games and look ahead at the matchups, storylines, and players that you should be paying attention to in the next week. My name is Jordan Williams, and I am joined by my co-host Dante Morgan.
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We are a few weeks away from the start of the 2022-23 football season, so it is time to switch gears from offseason talk to diving headfirst into real football content. What better way to start football season than ranking teams and picking games?
In our season preview series, we rank the Big Ten into four tiers: Non-bowl tier, lower-bowl tier, New Year’s Six Bowl tier, and Contenders tier. We also predict records and finishes for all 14 teams, leading to a total of 168 games picked. In addition, Dante and Jordan talk about the three programs they believe have the best chance to make a New Year’s Six Bowl game.
Before we get into that, we discuss the rumors and leaks surrounding the Big Ten’s new media deal. While it has not been officially announced, there is enough information worth discussing. In a move that is surprising to some, the Big Ten’s next media deal may not include ESPN. According to sources, the Big Ten is partnering with FOX, CBS, and NBC with exclusive windows at Noon, 3:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m., respectively. Jordan believes ESPN made a mistake they’ll regret by going all in on the SEC and expecting the Big Ten to play second fiddle. Dante questions if fans care what channel the games come on and if there are starting to be too many options on where to watch games.
The guys then get into their preview, starting with Purdue. On a rare occurrence, Jordan and Dante both have Purdue at 9-3, with the same wins and losses. Aidan O’Connell enters the season with his draft stock on the rise. Can he lead his team to a Big Ten West Championship? Mel Tucker and the Michigan State Spartans are looking to build off of last year, but they were ahead of schedule. Are they due a step back? How far can this team go without Kenneth Walker III? With their entire secondary returning can they improve after being the worst passing defense in the country last season?
Michigan enters the season with high expectations and an enormous amount of turnover, After losing Aidan Hutchinson, David Ojabo, and Dax Hill plus their offensive and defensive coordinators, success will be an uphill battle. Any success starts with picking a quarterback, and there is a major battle brewing between incumbent starter Cade McNamara and former five-star J.J. McCarthy.
The guys get their pit stops out of the way early as Jordan tries to convince Dante to buy Madden 23, and Dante talks about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first preseason game.
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Strictly Come Dancing 2022 tickets have been announced for this year’s live shows.
The BBC One series is set to return to TV in September and you can now try your luck to be in the audience.
Hosted once again by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, the show will come live from Elstree Film and Television Studios with a one off special live from the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool in November.
Tickets will be given away for FREE in a random draw to those that apply. You can apply for tickets online by clicking here.
The minimum age limit is 14 and those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
The draw will close at 10PM on Sunday 28 August and successful applicants will be sent further details.
If you get tickets consider yourself VERY lucky – back in 2015 it was revealed that a total of 5.2 million applied for tickets but less than 100,000 got the chance to take a seat over the course of series.
Strictly Come Dancing will start on Saturday nights in September on BBC One.
Following the pre-recorded launch show, the series will start its live shows on 24 September and then continue weekly throughout the year. The final is scheduled for 17 December.
Names on 2022’s Strictly Come Dancing line up include singer & actress Molly Rainford, media personality Richie Anderson, singer, TV & radio host Fleur East, comic and actress Ellie Taylor and TV & radio presenter Helen Skelton.
Also on the cast are radio DJ Tyler West, Paralympian and sports presenter Ellie Simmonds OBE, EastEnders star James Bye, Bros frontman Matt Goss and former England footballer Tony Adams MBE.
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Reasons to Retain IQVIA Holdings (IQV) Stock in Your Portfolio
IQVIA Holdings Inc.’s IQV shares have risen 19.1% in the past three months, outperforming the 16.8% rise of the industry it belongs to.
The company has an expected long-term earnings per share(three to five years) growth rate of 11.6%. Further, earnings are anticipated to register growth of 10.4% and 12.9% in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
Factors That Auger Well
IQVIA’s enormous treasure trove of information is a distinguishing asset and perhaps a big barrier to entry for competitors. The company has a huge collection of healthcare information that encompasses more than 1.2 billion comprehensive, longitudinal, non-identified patient records across sales, prescription and promotional data, electronic medical records, medical claims, genomics and social media.
IQVIA’s addressable market, with a size of more than $210 billion, consists of outsourced research and development, real-world evidence and connected health, and technology-enabled clinical and commercial operation markets. The company aims to expand into these markets by innovating and improving its offerings using its information, advanced analytics, transformative technology and significant domain expertise.
IQVIA has a consistent record of share repurchases. In 2021, 2020 and 2019, IQV had repurchased shares worth $406 million, $447 million and $949 million, respectively. Such moves not only instill investors’ confidence but also positively impact the EPS.
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Some Risks
IQVIA’s current ratio at the end of the second quarter of 2022 was pegged at 0.96, lower than the current ratio of 1.05 reported at the end of the prior-year quarter. A decreasing current ratio is not desirable as it indicates that the company may have problems meeting its short-term obligations.
Zacks Rank and Stocks to Consider
IQVIA currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
A couple of better-ranked stocks from the broader Zacks Business Services sector are Avis Budget Group, Inc. CAR and Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ADP.
Avis Budget sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. CAR has a full-year earnings expectation of 108.4%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Avis Budget delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 69.5%, on average.
Automatic Data Processing has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. ADP has a long-term earnings growth expectation of 12%.
Automatic Data Processing delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 5%, on average.
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It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Tupperware Brands Corporation ("Tupperware") (NYSE: TUP) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between November 3, 2021 and May 3, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Tupperware, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Tupperware includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Tupperware was facing significant challenges in maintaining its earnings and sales performance; (ii) accordingly, Tupperware's full-year 2022 guidance was unrealistic and/or unsustainable; (iii) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Tupperware's financial condition; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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PATAN KHEL, Afghanistan — "How beautiful is the spring of freedom!" exclaims elegant Pashto graffiti on a highway stop out of Kabul. The graffiti, in a Taliban stronghold, celebrates their forces' sweep into the Afghan capital in August 2021.
Now, a year later, the Taliban preside over a divided country with a battered economy, where hunger is rampant and human rights are assaulted; a country that aid groups fear has receded in the rearview mirror of the West.
Yet for the Taliban's loyalists and fighters, there is much to celebrate.
"This is freedom. This is real freedom. The invaders are gone, and now we have true Islam," says Ahmed Shah, a 40-year-old Taliban supporter.
After two decades of insurgency, the Taliban exhausted the world's most powerful military and their NATO allies, which agreed to withdraw from the country in a deal signed in February 2020. As Western troops were concluding their withdrawal last summer, the Taliban oversaw the rapid surrender, defeat or co-option of Afghan security forces — forces they saw as aiding a foreign occupation.
Today, the Taliban's particular interpretation of Islamic law is being imposed in fits and starts, largely over women and girls: Most girls cannot attend secondary schools. They may not travel long distances without a male guardian. Women report being hounded out of their jobs. They've been ordered to cover their faces in public, although the rule is only applied to women on television so far.
There are changes perhaps less noticed outside of Afghanistan: Afghans are living in relative security for the first time in decades. Aid groups reach areas that were previously off-limits. Primary-age boys and girls are attending schools in greater numbers, because it is now safe for them to go. "Of course, it's very cynical of the Taliban to say: We brought peace, I was shooting at you and now I stopped shooting at you," retorted a Western official who closely follows the Taliban, and who requested anonymity so he could speak freely.
The Taliban have raised some $2.5 billion through customs revenue and mining. They're shipping so much coal to Pakistan that there's a truck shortage. "They're working on energy and infrastructure projects in a way that looks like it's moving better and faster than under the Republic," said the Western official, referring to the former Afghan government.
Families are left to grieve those killed in the war
Ahmad Shah's family paid dearly in service of the Taliban's victory.
Two of his brothers, Taliban fighters, were killed six years ago by a drone strike after ambushing Afghan forces. His cousin, another Taliban fighter, was also killed.
Shah lives in the village of Patan Khel, roughly 75 miles southwest of Kabul. To get there, our vehicle juddered over enormous potholes, caused by explosives planted by the Taliban over two decades to strike their foes. The road is flanked by graves of fighters on rocky hills, marked with small flags hoisted on poles: white flags, green, red, even leopard print. The colorful cloth signifies a man who died young.
We veered off the highway and drove through mudbrick villages of the Shneez valley to reach Shah. Over lunch of bread and yogurt, he said when the Taliban took over Afghanistan last year, villagers saw divine intervention. "It was not possible but with the help of God."
Shah says villagers would fight for the Taliban again if they have to. For now though, their rivals are defeated.
Around Patan Khel, the families whose sons fought the Taliban have fled, fearing retribution. We ask Shah if he thinks those families grieve their slain sons, as he grieves his brothers.
Shah says he thinks they grieve more.
"I'm sure those people feel more pain than us because we lost our men fighting for the sake of Islam and Afghanistan, so we are comforted by that. What did their men die for?"
The words sting Mohammad Qassim, who we meet in a nearby market town. He was the oldest of six brothers. Now, they are four.
The brothers lost their father when they were young, and Qassim became a veterinary pharmacist to support the family. His brother joined the army for the same reason, and paid with his life — he was killed last year by an explosive planted near a checkpoint. "He was my beloved brother. He was the backbone of this family," Qassim weeps.
Qassim said his youngest brother didn't understand the sacrifices they made — and ran away to join the Taliban. Shortly afterwards, he was killed in a drone strike.
"The war has bought us disaster," Qassim says. "In our village, you will see widows and orphans. Their fathers were killed in the fighting. Now they're destitute."
As the Taliban took power, Western countries cut off aid
That destitution is palpably seen across Afghanistan, which was plunged into crisis after the Taliban seized power. Western aid that propped up the former Afghan government was cut off. Sanctions on Taliban leaders — now in government — dried up most international trade and banking. Washington froze Afghanistan's central bank assets held in the U.S.
Within weeks, businesses shut down, banks stopped money withdrawals, salaries couldn't be paid, and mothers began presenting to hospitals with starving babies.
Even for experts who track malnutrition, "what happened after August was really surprising," said Hsiao-Wei Lee, deputy director for the World Food Program in Afghanistan. She spoke to NPR in July. Afghans needing food aid roughly doubled to 20 million people, about half the population. Around 6.6 million need urgent assistance to survive.
Charity, big and small, keeps many Afghans going.
In Kabul, women, mostly enveloped in blue burqas, gather outside bakeries in upscale areas, hoping passersby will give them bread. Dust-smeared boys and girls bang on car windows in traffic jams for money. On the pavement, elderly men and women wait quietly for change.
Laborers often curl up in their wheelbarrows on the roadside, waiting for work that never seems to come. The city is awash in men and boys on rickety bicycles, because they can no longer afford the price of a bus ticket or a taxi.
"My business is good when the economy is bad," shrugs Tawfik Shirzad, a 25-year-old bicycle seller. "It doesn't make me happy. I see people who have lost their livelihoods, and they are buying a bike because they can't afford another way of getting about."
But it is still freedom, one 19-year-old Afghan woman noted. She couldn't be named because she is awaiting asylum in the U.S. due to threats against her family. Under the previous Western-backed government, she had defied conservative tradition to ride her bike to school. "They can do everything they want. But we can't. Like you see boys can go to school, but we can't."
Much of Afghanistan's economic woes, at least, are not only the Taliban's fault.
"The sanctions that have been placed on the Taliban," says Samira Sayed Rahman of the International Rescue Committee, are meant to hurt "a few hundred people in power. But 38 million people are suffering," she says, referring to Afghanistan's population.
While the U.N. has spent some $4 billion on Afghanistan since the takeover, it is less than half of the U.N.'s appeal for Afghanistan this year, said Ramiz Alakbarov, the U.N.'s resident and humanitarian coordinator in Afghanistan.
Alakbarov says it's a struggle to raise more, because relations between the Taliban government and Western countries are badly frayed. Western representatives accuse the Taliban of breaking pledges they made after they seized power.
Girls are still forced out of school
The most totemic of those pledges was the Taliban's promise to allow girls to return to secondary school on March 23 of this year. That decision was abruptly reversed after a last-minute huddle of senior officials with the Taliban's supreme leader.
Thousands of girls had already turned up to their old classrooms, only to be told to go home. Many left in tears. A lucky few study in secret schools — like the one run by a woman barely older than her students on Kabul's outskirts.
"Specifically, the broken promises on girls going back to school has really taken the international community aback," says Alakbarov of the U.N. "Donors have been watching that space very, very carefully. If the girls were back to school now," he says, alongside lifting other restrictions on women and the media, "there would have been a greater enthusiasm."
Most Taliban loyalists who have spoken to NPR say they don't agree with the ban, from Shah in Patan Khel, to turbaned bureaucrats in Kabul. Taliban-loyal clerics have criticized the ban as un-Islamic.
Yet the ban endures. It signals the ascendancy of what appears to be a hardline minority among the Taliban's most senior men, including the supreme leader himself. He is unlikely to be defied in a group that prizes consensus above all else.
Fraying the relationship between the Taliban government and the international community even further, in late July a U.S. drone struck al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a house in a Kabul suburb. He was there despite a promise by the Taliban to not harbor militants seeking to harm America's security. Taliban spokesmen say they were not aware of his presence in the country.
It is hard to know what Afghans think of all this.
Nearly half of Afghanistan's local media outlets have shut down since the takeover. Critics of the Taliban have been muzzled. It is only a small group of Afghan women who still loudly protest, at a steep price of detention and beatings.
On Saturday, those women — about two dozen in all — marched down a Kabul main street. They shouted, "Bread! Work! Freedom!" Within minutes, Taliban security forces detained several Afghan and foreign journalists covering the protest. Then in a crackling burst of fire, several Taliban gunmen fired over the women's heads to disperse them.
Still, one woman whom NPR reached after the demonstration was defiant.
"After a year of this government, there is no change in the situation. We are showing that we won't stay silent," she said. "It's important to show the world that Afghans don't accept this. We will stand against injustice. We don't consent."
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Advisor Group Holdings Inc. grew its position in shares of Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF – June (NYSEARCA:BJUN – Get Rating) by 4.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 72,771 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,357 shares during the quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc.’s holdings in Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF – June were worth $2,462,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bellwether Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF – June by 7.8% in the first quarter. Bellwether Advisors LLC now owns 6,916 shares of the company’s stock worth $237,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. Integral Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF – June by 81.8% in the first quarter. Integral Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 23,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $802,000 after purchasing an additional 10,527 shares during the period. AE Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF – June by 13.8% in the first quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $261,000 after purchasing an additional 924 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF – June by 15.1% in the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 12,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,000 after purchasing an additional 1,587 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF – June by 56.2% in the first quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 54,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,873,000 after purchasing an additional 19,642 shares during the period.
Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF – June Stock Up 1.2 %
BJUN stock opened at $32.68 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $30.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.26. Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF – June has a fifty-two week low of $29.04 and a fifty-two week high of $34.68.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Carvana Co. ("Carvana") (NYSE: CVNA) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between May 6, 2020 and June 24, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Carvana, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Carvana includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Carvana faced serious, ongoing issues with documentation, registration, and title with many of its vehicles; (2) as a result, Carvana was issuing unusually frequent temporary plates; (3) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was violating laws and regulations in many existing markets; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana risked its ability to continue business and/or expand its business in existing markets; (5) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was at an increased risk of governmental investigation and action; (6) Carvana was in discussion with state and local authorities regarding the above-stated business tactics and issues; (7) Carvana was facing imminent and ongoing regulatory actions including license suspensions, business cessation, and probation in several states and counties including in Arizona, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and North Carolina; and (8) as a result, Defendants' statements about Carvana's business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: October 3, 2022
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The Inflation Reduction Act will provide tax credits of up to $3 per kg of clean hydrogen
OSLO, Norway, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "This is a fantastic development - and one that completely transforms the outlook for green hydrogen in the USA. Only two weeks ago, Biden's bill looked dead. Now it's alive and kicking, we can say that the USA is going to be one of the cheapest places in the world to produce clean hydrogen," says Håkon Volldal, CEO of Nel.
The much-anticipated passing of the bill through the House of Representatives follows significant progress in the North American market for Nel, with the company's biggest electrolyser order to date announced in July this year. The 200MW stack, worth €45m ($46m) and potentially twice that amount with additional hardware, will go live in 2024.
"What makes this record order particularly special is that it represents a change in market dynamics. The customer has secured power supply over 20 years, and end-product demand over the same time period. Similar long-term prospects will only inspire further investment in green hydrogen and related infrastructure," Volldal says.
The coming Inflation Reduction Act is the latest in a series of political measures that are boosting prospects for green hydrogen. The EU's RePowerEU initiative aims for 10 million tonnes of green hydrogen production within the bloc, and a further 10 million tonnes to be imported, by 2030.
Multiple nations now have national hydrogen plans. Germany's is in the lead with a commitment to billions of euros of investment both domestically and internationally.
International political momentum and investor confidence supported Nel's recent decision to double its Herøya plant output, with 1GW coming online by early 2024.
"The international picture shows the power of market-based incentives and government support for green hydrogen. We of course hope to see more of the same both in Norway and overseas in the near future," Volldal says.
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M&T Bank Corp raised its stake in The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHEF – Get Rating) by 10.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,877 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,376 shares during the quarter. M&T Bank Corp’s holdings in Chefs’ Warehouse were worth $486,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. KBC Group NV increased its position in Chefs’ Warehouse by 25.2% during the 1st quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,729 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,000 after purchasing an additional 751 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC raised its position in Chefs’ Warehouse by 1.6% in the first quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 868,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,315,000 after purchasing an additional 13,579 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR purchased a new position in Chefs’ Warehouse in the 1st quarter worth approximately $160,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Chefs’ Warehouse during the first quarter valued at about $259,000. Finally, Summit Global Investments purchased a new position in Chefs’ Warehouse in the first quarter valued at about $740,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.43% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
CHEF has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Benchmark upped their price target on shares of Chefs’ Warehouse from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 24th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Chefs’ Warehouse from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 7th. Finally, Lake Street Capital raised their price objective on Chefs’ Warehouse from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $43.80.
Chefs’ Warehouse Trading Up 2.1 %
Chefs’ Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 27th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $648.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $600.76 million. Chefs’ Warehouse had a net margin of 1.37% and a return on equity of 11.06%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 53.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.04 EPS. Analysts expect that The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Activity at Chefs’ Warehouse
In related news, General Counsel Alexandros Aldous sold 20,000 shares of Chefs’ Warehouse stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.00, for a total transaction of $800,000.00. Following the sale, the general counsel now directly owns 116,367 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,654,680. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 11.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
About Chefs’ Warehouse
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in distribution of specialty food products in the United States and Canada. The company's product portfolio includes approximately 50,000 stock-keeping units, such as specialty food products, such as artisan charcuterie, specialty cheeses, unique oils and vinegars, truffles, caviar, chocolate, and pastry products.
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Although heavily affected by countless recalls, the Ford Escape compact crossover SUV (aka Kuga across certain regions such as the Old Continent) is still selling great.
After all, this model is one of the cheapest crossover SUVs a Blue Oval enthusiast can lay his hands upon and still make a difference for the entire family. It starts at an MSRP of $27,185, which places it right in between the small, uninteresting 2022 EcoSport (a tad over $22k) and the arguably cooler yet technically related 2022 Bronco Sport ($28,815). So, it should be no wonder that Ford is diligently taking care of this nameplate series.
Now in its fourth generation across North America (production kicked off in August 2019), the Escape is currently en route to a well-deserved refresh that will keep it just as sharp in the face of great competitor adversity and (hopefully) take care of some of the reliability issues encountered during the first years of manufacturing. Interestingly, Ford is not even bothered to spend its hard-earned cash on heaps of layers of thick camouflage.
As such, we have already seen the facelifted Ford Escape (Kuga) way before we were supposed to. But the rumor mill is always eager to show more, so cue to the good folks over at the AutoYa info channel on YouTube, who have unofficially imagined the looks of the unreleased Escape / Kuga crossover SUV refresh, complete with the interior POV and a ritzy color palette preview.
The unofficial look at the goodies includes a peek at the rear, the cockpit changes, as well as an entire batch of new hues but sadly does not provide any technical details about what could be in store for the new buyers. Well, no worries, the mystery is probably going to be unraveled soon as everyone expects Ford to debut the updated Escape (Kuga) way before the end of the year.
Now in its fourth generation across North America (production kicked off in August 2019), the Escape is currently en route to a well-deserved refresh that will keep it just as sharp in the face of great competitor adversity and (hopefully) take care of some of the reliability issues encountered during the first years of manufacturing. Interestingly, Ford is not even bothered to spend its hard-earned cash on heaps of layers of thick camouflage.
As such, we have already seen the facelifted Ford Escape (Kuga) way before we were supposed to. But the rumor mill is always eager to show more, so cue to the good folks over at the AutoYa info channel on YouTube, who have unofficially imagined the looks of the unreleased Escape / Kuga crossover SUV refresh, complete with the interior POV and a ritzy color palette preview.
The unofficial look at the goodies includes a peek at the rear, the cockpit changes, as well as an entire batch of new hues but sadly does not provide any technical details about what could be in store for the new buyers. Well, no worries, the mystery is probably going to be unraveled soon as everyone expects Ford to debut the updated Escape (Kuga) way before the end of the year. | https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2023-ford-escape-kuga-gets-an-unofficial-interior-and-color-palette-preview-195993.html | 2022-08-15T11:08:54Z | https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2023-ford-escape-kuga-gets-an-unofficial-interior-and-color-palette-preview-195993.html | true | 1 |
SINGAPORE - K-pop idol Jackson Wang bid a fond farewell to Singapore on Sunday (Aug 14) as he left after his whirlwind visit here.
In multiple social media posts on Instagram and Twitter over the weekend, he thanked Singapore for a good time, saying it was "too amazing to leave", before departing for Los Angeles.
The Got7 singer, who arrived to hordes of fans at the airport on Aug 2, had been busy on his trip, such as shooting a series of travel vlogs as part of a collaboration with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). The vlogs will be released around the end of the year on STB's social media channels.
The 28-year-old also hosted a party at nightclub Marquee, which saw snaking queues at the door, and opened a pop-up concept store for his streetwear line at Voco Orhard.
He was spotted all over the island in places such as Chinatown, Marina Bay Sands and Pasir Ris and raved about his experiences here which included eating bak kut teh and drinking kopi. He also visited Kusu Island and St John's Island, and posted a snippet of himself out at sea.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clear Secure, Inc. (NYSE: YOU) has posted a shareholder letter containing its 2022 second quarter financial results on its Investor Relations website at: https://ir.clearme.com/.
CLEAR will host a conference call to discuss those results at 8:00 AM (ET) today. Investors and analysts can access the live teleconference call by dialing toll-free 877-407-3089 for U.S. participants and +1 215-268-9854 for international participants. Listeners can access the live webcast HERE. A webcast replay and transcript of the webcast will be available after the event on the investor relations website at https://ir.clearme.com.
About CLEAR
Founded in 2010, CLEAR's mission is to create frictionless experiences. With more than 13 million members and hundreds of partners across the world, CLEAR's identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it's at the airport, stadium, or right on your phone, CLEAR connects you to the things that make you, you - making everyday experiences easier, more secure, and more seamless. Since day one, CLEAR has been committed to privacy done right. Members are always in control of their own information, and we never sell member data.
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Born in Oxford
1975 Brought up in a Labour-supporting household, her father was a professor of mathematics, and her mother a nurse and teacher.
Roundhay school
1987-1993 Truss went to a comprehensive in a leafy suburb of Leeds. She claims the school "let down" its pupils; the suggestion has been challenged by other alumni, and Truss did well enough there to get into Oxford.
Oxford University
1993-1996 While at Merton College, Oxford, studying PPE (politics, philosophy and economics), she was a member of the Liberal Democrats, and addressed the party's conference, calling for the abolition of the monarchy. “We do not believe people are born to rule,” she said.
Shell
1996-2000 Truss joined Shell as a graduate trainee, where she remembers begging her bosses for time off to go to the Tory party conference. She got her accountancy qualification while working for the oil firm and later became a commercial manager.
Cable & Wireless
2000-2005 Truss worked at telecommunications firm Cable & Wireless as economics director.
Reform thinktank
2008-2010 Truss spent nearly two years at the right-of-centre thinktank as deputy director, stepping down to fight the 2010 election.
MP
2010-2012 Truss becomes MP for South West Norfolk. Along with Dominic Raab and Priti Patel, she co-authored the hard-right pamphlet "Britannia Unchained" in 2012.
Junior education minister
2012-2014 Truss pushed the economic importance of science, tech, engineering and maths (Stem) learning, calling for curricular reform.
Environment secretary
2014-2016 Truss was promoted to the Cabinet as envrionment secretary during which she became a meme after a speech at Conservative party conference. “Britain imports two-thirds of its cheese,” she said. “That. Is. A. Disgrace”.
Brexit referendum
Jun 2016 Truss campaigned vigorously for remain prior to Brexit poll, a position she now says was "flat wrong".
Justice secretary and Lord Chancellor
Jul 2016-2017 During Truss's time as justice secretary under Theresa May, she failed to defend the judiciary after they were branded “enemies of the people” by the Daily Mail because they ruled parliament had to be given a vote on triggering Brexit.
Chief secretary to the Treasury
2017-2019 In what was seen as a demotion, Truss was moved to become chief secretary to the Treasury. She oversaw government spending plans, set by then chancellor, Philip Hammond.
Johnson becomes PM
Jul 2019 Truss endorsed Johnson's leadership bid. She called him a "fantastic person" who would be a "great leader for our country".
International trade secretary
Aug 2019-2021 She was rewarded for backing Johnson with a cabinet role.
Minister for women and equalities
Sept 2019-2022 Truss criticised the focus on race and gender in equality legislation, saying she wanted to focus on "geographic inequality" - tying her brief to the levelling-up agenda.
Foreign secretary
Sept 2021-2022 Truss succeeded to one of the great offices of state a year later than Sunak, but like him faced a once-in-a-generation challenge; his was the pandemic, hers was the war in Ukraine. Her attempt to scrap the Northern Ireland protocol almost sparked a trade war with the EU.
Lavrov gaffe
Feb 2022 Russia’s top diplomat described talks with the foreign secretary as like a conversation of “the mute with the deaf”, as Truss mistook two Russian regions as part of Ukraine, in tense days before the invasion.
Johnson ousted
Jul 2022 Truss backs Johnson. As all around her handed in their resignation letters, Truss stuck by him. This has allowed her to pose as the Johnsonian candidate, and she has won support from Johnson-backing papers.
1980 Parents were a GP and a pharmacist.
Born in Southampton
1992-1998 Sunak went to the exclusive and costly Winchester public school. While there he became head boy and editor of the school magazine, in which he wrote a lament on the election of Tony Blair in 1997.
Winchester school
1998-2001 Sunak went to Lincoln College and studied the same PPE course as Truss less than two years later. Contemporaries say he was clearly conservative, but more active in the university investment club.
Oxford University
2001-2004 As an analyst at Goldman Sachs, he was described as “very bright”, “polite” and a considered financier who had little of the ego associated with that trade.
Goldman Sachs
2004-2007 Sunak spent several years in California, gaining an MBA from Stanford University.
Stanford university
2007-2013 After Goldman, Sunak spent years working in hedge funds, including as a partner at the Children’s Investment Fund Management.
Hedge funds
2015-2018 Sunak becomes MP for the Yorkshire constituency of Richmond.
MP
Jun 2016 Sunak is a lifelong Brexiter, and accordingly campaigned for leave, a position that put him in good political stead within the Tory party in the years to come.
Brexit referendum
2018-2019 Under Theresa May, Sunak is given his first ministerial job as number three at the newly renamed Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Junior local government minister
Jul 2019 Sunak endorses Johnson. He was previously talked up by allies of No 10 as a favourite of the prime minister and trusted to do television debates in the election in Johnson’s place.
Johnson becomes PM
2019-2020 Boris Johnson appoints Sunak to a position in the Treasury under Chancellor Sajid Javid. A role Truss had previously held.
Chief secretary to the Treasury
Feb 2020-2022 After Javid resigns over a clash with No 10, Johnson promotes Sunak to the role of chancellor
Chancellor
Apr 2020 One month after his appointment, the UK went into lockdown as the pandemic struck in March 2020. Sunak won praise for his introduction of the furlough scheme, which saved many jobs and businesses during the pandemic.
Furlough
Jul 2020 Sunak's leadership hopes soared during his time as chancellor, partly because of the popularity of "eat out to help out" - his scheme to help the hospitality sector - by giving people money to eat out.
Eat out to help out
Apr 2022 In one week it was revealed that Sunak's wife has non-dom status meaning she doesn't pay UK taxes, and that Sunak kept his green card, allowing him to work in America after being appointed Chancellor. And he was fined in the partygate scandal for breaking coronavirus legislation.
Trio of scandals
Jul 2022 It was the Chris Pincher scandal that finally pushed Sunak and Javid to resign - forcing Boris out. Sunak criticised Johnson for not governing "seriously" and alluded to differences over economic policy.
Johnson ousted | https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2022/aug/15/liz-truss-v-rishi-sunak-a-timeline-of-their-roads-to-tory-final-two | 2022-08-15T11:14:00Z | https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2022/aug/15/liz-truss-v-rishi-sunak-a-timeline-of-their-roads-to-tory-final-two | false | 1 |
VALCOURT, QC, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - BRP Inc. (TSX: DOO) (NASDAQ: DOOO) reports that the Company's efforts to restore systems and business operations are continuing following the recent cyberattack.
Today, BRP manufacturing sites in Valcourt (Canada), Rovaniemi (Finland), Sturtevant (USA) and Gunskirchen (Austria) are ramping up production activities and expect to be fully operational on August 16, 2022. The rest of the production sites are planning to resume operations over the course of the week in a phased approach.
BRP's team, with the assistance of external advisors, are currently working to restore all internal systems from its back-up repositories. The Company confirms that the malware infiltration came through a third-party service provider. BRP believes that the impact of the cyberattack was limited to its internal systems.
At this time, while the investigation is still ongoing, it has not revealed any evidence that its clients' personal information would have been affected by the attack. As such, at this stage, BRP expects that the impact of this incident from a data privacy perspective should be limited. Should the circumstances change, BRP would directly contact individuals or corporations impacted.
"Cybersecurity at BRP is a top priority. We have a strong team of experts committed to taking every appropriate measure to ensure the integrity of systems and data," said José Boisjoli, President and CEO of BRP. "I thank them for all their efforts to mitigate the consequences of the attack."
BRP has put in place a recovery plan to minimize the financial consequences of the cyberattack and does not anticipate any impact on its year-end financial guidance.
Certain information included in this release, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the resumption of operations at various BRP sites, the timing of such activities, the fact that the impact from this cyberattack was limited to its internal systems, was limited from a data privacy perspective, the Company's ability to mitigate financial consequences due to this cyberattack, and its lack of impact on its financial-year end guidance and statements about the Company's current and future business and strategic plans, and other statements that are not historical facts, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian and United States securities laws. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the use of terminology such as "may", "will", "would", "should", "could", "expects", "forecasts", "plans", "intends", "trends", "indications", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "outlook", "predicts", "projects", "likely" or "potential" or the negative or other variations of these words or other comparable words or phrases. Forward looking statements, by their very nature, involve inherent risks and uncertainties and are based on several assumptions, both general and specific. BRP cautions that its assumptions may not materialize and that current economic conditions render such assumptions, although reasonable at the time they were made, subject to greater uncertainty. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results or performance of BRP to be materially different from the outlook or any future results or performance implied by such statements. Further details and descriptions of these and other factors are disclosed in BRP's annual information form dated March 24, 2022.
We are a global leader in the world of powersports products, propulsion systems and boats built on 80 years of ingenuity and intensive consumer focus. Our portfolio of industry-leading and distinctive products includes Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft and pontoons, Can-Am on and off-road vehicles, Alumacraft and Quintrex boats, Manitou pontoons and Rotax marine propulsion systems as well as Rotax engines for karts and recreational aircraft. We complete our lines of products with a dedicated parts, accessories and apparel portfolio to fully enhance the riding experience. With annual sales of CA$7.6 billion from over 120 countries, our global workforce includes close to 20,000 driven, resourceful people.
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Everton have rejected an opening offer from Chelsea for forward Anthony Gordon, according to reports.
The 21-year-old has been linked with a move away from Goodison Park after he enjoyed a breakout season under Frank Lampard, scoring four times and grabbing two assists in all competitions last term. He was a bright spark in a very underwhelming Everton side, who finished 16th after escaping relegation in their final home match.
Chelsea are in the market to strengthen their attack and have had a bid of around £40million knocked back by the Toffees. It is understood Everton are holding out for a minimum of £50m, which was the price they quoted Tottenham and Newcastle for the winger earlier this summer transfer window.
Neither team went back in to sign Gordon and Everton are keener than ever to keep hold of Gordon in the wake of Richarlison's £60million departure to Spurs. But Chelsea are the latest team to join the queue for the the Englishman and were disappointed to see their initial offer instantly rejected.
As the Blues deliberate going back with a second bid later this week, Everton have made their stance clear over their valuation of Gordon. But Chelsea could attempt to lower the Toffees' asking price by including the likes of Michy Batshuayi, Billy Gilmour, Conor Gallagher and Armando Broja in any potential deal.
Chelsea are keen to add another right-sided player to their ranks after Ruben Loftus-Cheek started at right wing-back in their draw against Tottenham on Sunday. While Gordon primarily operates as a left-sided attacker, the absence of Dominic Calvert-Lewin through injury has seen him operate as a false-nine in each of Everton's opening two Premier League fixtures this campaign.
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Thomas Tuchel is willing to let Hakim Ziyech and Callum Hudson-Odoi leave Stamford Bridge this summer, while Christian Pulisic is also available. The German wants to play with a more fluid frontline following the departure of Romelu Lukaku and arrival of Raheem Sterling, and sees Gordon as a perfect addition.
Souness, meanwhile, believes £40m is too much for a player of Gordon’s experience, suggesting the Everton star has done little to prove to be worth such a figure. He told Sky Sports: "£40m for a 21-year-old who has played 51 times in the Premier League? He’s not set the heather on fire yet.
"He’s a dribbler and he’s quick enough. For me, he goes to ground a bit too easily but that’s a lot of money for someone who’s only played 50 games. It’s not screaming at you when you see him play that he’s going to be a top man." | https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/chelsea-everton-transfers-anthony-gordon-27742790 | 2022-08-15T11:19:40Z | https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/chelsea-everton-transfers-anthony-gordon-27742790 | true | 2 |
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Unilever PLC ("Unilever") (NYSE: UL) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Unilever American Depositary Receipts between September 2, 2020 and July 21, 2021, inclusive.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Unilever, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Unilever includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: a) in July 2020, the board of Ben & Jerry's, one of Unilever's marquee brands, passed a resolution to end sales of its ice cream in "Occupied Palestinian Territory" ; and b) this boycott decision risked adverse governmental actions for violations of laws, executive orders, or resolutions aimed at discouraging boycotts, divestment, and sanctions of Israel adopted by 35 U.S. states.
Aggrieved Unilever investors only have until August 15, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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An inflammatory response in the brain is brought on by the sight of a meal.
The mere sight and smell of a meal cause the release of insulin even before carbohydrates enter the body. For the first time, scientists from the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel have shown that the insulin release under these conditions is reliant on a short-term inflammatory response. However, this inflammatory reaction is so over the top in obese people that it can actually reduce their ability to secrete insulin.
Even just thinking about food makes the body react in a variety of ways, the most well-known of which is perhaps the watering of the mouth. The blood sugar-regulating hormone insulin, however, also enters the picture before we ever take a bite of food. This phase of insulin secretion is known as the neurally mediated (or cephalic) phase.
Meal stimulates immune defense
However, it wasn’t previously known how the sensory perception of a meal sent a signal to the pancreas to increase insulin production. Now, scientists from the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel have discovered a crucial piece of the puzzle: an inflammatory factor called interleukin 1 beta (IL1B), which is also involved in the immune response to infections or in tissue damage. The team’s findings were published in the journal Cell Metabolism.
“The fact that this inflammatory factor is responsible for a considerable proportion of normal insulin secretion in healthy individuals is surprising because it’s also involved in the development of type 2 diabetes,” explains study leader Professor Marc Donath from the Department of Biomedicine and the Clinic of Endocrinology.
Also known as “adult-onset diabetes,” this form of diabetes is caused by chronic inflammation that damages the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, among other things. This is another situation in which IL1B plays a key role – in this case, it is produced and secreted in excessively large quantities. With this in mind, clinical studies are now examining whether inhibitors against this inflammatory factor are suitable for use as therapeutic agents for diabetes.
Short-lived inflammatory response
Circumstances are different when it comes to neurally mediated insulin secretion: “The smell and sight of a meal stimulate specific immune cells in the brain known as the microglia,” says study author Dr. Sophia Wiedemann, resident physician for internal medicine. “These cells briefly secrete IL1B, which in turn affects the autonomic nervous system via the vagus nerve.” This system then relays the signal to the site of insulin secretion – that is, the pancreas.
In the case of morbid obesity, however, this neurally mediated phase of insulin secretion is disrupted. Specifically, by the initial excessive inflammatory response, as explained by doctoral candidate Kelly Trimigliozzi, who carried out the main part of the study in collaboration with Wiedemann.
“Our results indicate that IL1B plays an important role in linking up sensory information such as the sight and smell of a meal with subsequent neurally mediated insulin secretion – and in regulating this connection,” summarizes Marc Donath.
Reference: “The cephalic phase of insulin release is modulated by IL-1β” by Sophia J. Wiedemann, Kelly Trimigliozzi, Erez Dror, Daniel T. Meier, Jose Alberto Molina-Tijeras, Leila Rachid, Christelle Le Foll, Christophe Magnan, Friederike Schulze, Marc Stawiski, Stéphanie P. Häuselmann, Hélène Méreau, Marianne Böni-Schnetzler and Marc Y. Donath, 23 June 2022, Cell Metabolism.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.06.001 | https://scitechdaily.com/simply-looking-at-food-triggers-an-inflammatory-response-in-the-brain/ | 2022-08-15T11:23:13Z | https://scitechdaily.com/simply-looking-at-food-triggers-an-inflammatory-response-in-the-brain/ | true | 3 |
This letter is in regard to the letter written by Larry Chapman, “Douglass Hill Would Have Grown Tax Base,” in the July 29 Mailbag.
Larry, we don’t want a mega-development built in a floodplain. No, Webster does not have to “grow.” Growing bigger does not always equal better. I’d say it’s time to get over the bitterness and move on. I’m sure you can find some other community that wants a warehouse store or hundreds of people stacked on top of each other in a flood zone. Webster does not.
Dwight Thomas
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Callum McGachan, 32, pleaded guilty to all three charges when he appeared at Mansfield Magistrates Court, having been stopped by the police on May 31.
He was jailed for 12 months, suspended for 18 months and banned from the road for three years.
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Varisu movie scene leaked online: Thalapathy Vijay’s fans are not happy as one of the scenes from his upcoming movie Varisu has been leaked online. On the 75th Independence Day, the fans of the Tamil superstar woke up to a small clip from Varisu that featured Vijay and Sarathkumar performing a hospital scene. Varisu is Thalapathy’s upcoming movie and there’s an intense buzz around the film on social media. Directed by Vamshi Paidipally, it also features Rashmika Mandanna opposite the actor.Also Read - Vijay Thalapathy Birthday : 5 Terrific Records That Can Make Thalapathy Undisputed Box Office King
As #VarisuLeakedScene and #ThalapathyVijay trended on Twitter on August 15, several fans took to Twitter to express their disappointment. Many fans believe that such leaked videos and stills from the sets of the film only kill the excitement rather than add to it. Varisu is Vijay’s 66th film and is expected to hit the screens in either January next year or around the Pongal festival. The shooting of the film commenced in April this year and will soon be finished, leading to the post-production work. Also Read - Thalapathy Vijay's Beast Crosses Rs 250 Crore at Worldwide Box Office Despite KGF 2 Wave - Check Detailed Collection Report Here
Meanwhile, here’s how the fans reacted to the leaked clip from Thalapathy Vijay’s Varisu sets:
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Varisu is one of the most awaited films of Thalapathy Vijay and it’s produced by Dil Raju. After the mixed response that his last film – Beast received at the Box Office earlier this year, the fans are counting big on Varisu. After this, the superstar will move on to Thalapathy 67 which is being directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj who also helmed Vijay’s Master (2021) which went on to become the first theatrical blockbuster movie in India during the pandemic times. Watch this space for all the latest updates on Varisu! | https://www.india.com/entertainment/tamil-news-thalapathy-vijay-varisu-movie-leaked-online-hospital-scene-sarathkumar-rashmika-mandanna-leaked-fans-express-disappointment-check-tweets-5573634/ | 2022-08-15T11:35:33Z | https://www.india.com/entertainment/tamil-news-thalapathy-vijay-varisu-movie-leaked-online-hospital-scene-sarathkumar-rashmika-mandanna-leaked-fans-express-disappointment-check-tweets-5573634/ | false | 1 |
New Delhi: Samsung foldable Galaxy Flip4 is set to cost Rs 90,000 in India and the Galaxy Fold4 will be priced at Rs 1.55 lakh in the country, reliable industry sources said on Monday, reports news agency IANS. Sources told IANS that the price hike this year, compared to the previous year foldable models, is due to rupee-dollar currency fluctuation and global market factors. However, the maximum impact of the currency fluctuation has been absorbed by Samsung to give the best pricing to the Indian consumers, the industry sources added. Last year, Galaxy Flip 3 5G (8+128GB) was launched at Rs 84,999 and Galaxy Fold3 5G (12+256GB) at Rs 149,999.Also Read - Samsung Unpacked Event 2022: Samsung Unveils Galaxy Z Fold 4, Z Flip 4, Watch 5, Buds 2 Pro | Highlights
Check Samsung foldable Galaxy Flip4, Galaxy Fold4 Launch Date
The new foldables will be launched in India on August 16, 2022. Users can pre-book their devices on its website via a live commerce event from 12:00 noon. Consumers who pre-book Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 via live commerce event can avail benefits worth Rs 40,000, the company had said in an earlier statement.
Free Gift on Pre-Booking? Check Last Date
Additionally, consumers will also get a gift worth Rs 5,199 on pre-booking. “As part of the live commerce, the special Bespoke Edition for Galaxy Z Flip4 and the 1TB storage variant of Galaxy Z Fold4 will also be available on Samsung Live,” added the company. The special offers on live commerce will be valid till August 17.
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Galaxy Z Flip4 comes in Bora Purple, Graphite, Pink Gold, and Blue finishes. It comes with armor Aluminum frames and hinge cover, along with exclusive Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ on the cover screen and rear glass.
Galaxy Z Fold4 Colour, Features Here
Galaxy Z Fold4 in Graygreen, Beige and Phantom Black, along with Burgundy colours. Touted as the toughest foldables ever, the Flip4 and Fold4 come with armor Aluminum frames and hinge cover, along with exclusive Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ on the cover screen and rear glass. Meanwhile, Galaxy Watch5 Series starts at Rs 27,999 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro starts at Rs 44,999.
(With Inputs From IANS) | https://www.india.com/technology/samsung-foldable-galaxy-flip4-galaxy-fold4-launch-date-check-galaxy-fold4-price-specification-features-offers-on-prebooking-in-samsung-smartphone-latest-updates-5573544/ | 2022-08-15T11:36:15Z | https://www.india.com/technology/samsung-foldable-galaxy-flip4-galaxy-fold4-launch-date-check-galaxy-fold4-price-specification-features-offers-on-prebooking-in-samsung-smartphone-latest-updates-5573544/ | false | 5 |
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Weber Inc. ("Weber") (NYSE:WEBR) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Weber Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company's August 2021 initial public offering.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Weber, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
https://www.wongesq.com/pslra-1/weber-inc-loss-submission-form?prid=30820&wire=4
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Weber includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Weber was reasonably likely to implement price increases; (2) as a result, consumer demand for Weber's products was reasonably likely to decrease; (3) due to the resulting inventory buildup, Weber was reasonably likely to run promotions to "enhance retail sell through"; (4) the foregoing would adversely impact Weber's financial results; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects, were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: September 27, 2022
Aggrieved Weber investors only have until September 27, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand: A red panda that spent two days on the lam after escaping from an Australian zoo was recaptured after he was spotted hanging out in a fig tree in a nearby park.
Named Ravi, the 7-year-old panda had arrived at Adelaide Zoo last week after he was brought in from another zoo with hopes that he would pair up with a female red panda named Mishry. But by Friday, Ravi was gone.
Adelaide Zoo Director Phil Ainsley told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. that zookeepers spent on Sunday trying to entice Ravi down from the fig tree with some of his favourite foods, including bamboo and sweet corn, to no avail.
In the end they fired a tranquiliser dart.
“We used a couple of different dart devices, finally got a dart into him and then just had to wait about 15 minutes just for the drug to take some effect,’’ Ainsley said.
Ravi then fell into the blankets of zookeepers who were waiting beneath the tree.
“Ravi’s doing really well,’’ Ainsley told the broadcaster. “Settling down into animal health hospital, where he’s just going to spend the next two or three days after being on the run. Just want to make sure he’s all healthy and recovered from his adventure.’’
Ainsley said they discovered Ravi had escaped his enclosure Friday morning and initially focused their attention within the zoo, figuring he’d be up one of the large trees there. It wasn’t until Sunday morning that a zookeeper spotted him in the fig tree in the nearby botanic park.
Ainsley told the broadcaster they’d be reviewing the zoo’s CCTV footage to figure out how Ravi escaped.
“Obviously he’d just arrived and was testing his enclosure,’’ Ainsley said. “We know that red pandas are incredibly agile, and renowned for being escapologists.’’ | https://gulfnews.com/world/oceania/red-panda-found-in-fig-tree-after-escaping-australian-zoo-1.89929035 | 2022-08-15T11:39:39Z | https://gulfnews.com/world/oceania/red-panda-found-in-fig-tree-after-escaping-australian-zoo-1.89929035 | true | 58 |
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By RAJ KANWAR
Dehra Dun’s Asha Rawal has been in the Business of ‘Delivering’ Babies for the past 50 years or so. “Even though the normal deliveries were important enough, those were mostly done by others. I started with high risk deliveries such as Toxemia, Twins, RH negative patients, Breech Deliveries and Eclampsia cases,” recalls the celebrated gynaecologist. On a rough estimate, even if she delivered 18 babies a month, the total ‘Deliveries’ by now must have exceeded 10,000 children.
EVEN before Asha had formally qualified as a gynaecologist, as the fourth and fifth year student and intern at the Queen Mary’s Hospital in Lucknow, she did a large number of ‘Deliveries’. Subsequently, post her marriage, she had gone to Middlesbrough in England where many more responsibilities were given to her that greatly helped build her confidence.
Until late 1960s, there was hardly any private Nursing Home worth its name in Dehra Dun. The doctors here then had no choice but to refer the high-risk patients to Delhi. That was easier said than done. First, one has had to fix an appointment with a specialist in Delhi and make reservations for a Bed in a hospital there and finally arrange for an ambulance together with a medically qualified attendant to accompany the patient.
When she eventually came to Dehra Dun as a full-fledged gynaecologist in January 1973, there was hardly any qualified woman doctor barring Dr. Savita Luthra, who had in 1970 set up Luthra Maternity & Infertility Centre on Chakrata Road. Drs. Kalhan and wife Indu came soon thereafter. In fact, Dr. Kalhan who started with a small clinic on the Eucalyptus Road had delivered my younger son Gagan in 1974.
Fortuitously, Dr. Rawal was also on ONGC’s approved panel, and in that capacity had attended to a large number of Russian wives whose husbands were ‘expats on deputation to ONGC’. She also took care of Col. Wahi’s daughter as also wives of some of its senior directors and officers. Incidentally, she was also on the panels of Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, the State Bank of India and a few more institutes.
It was then that she and her husband Suraj made a small beginning and set up a Nursing Home on the East Canal Road. Suraj was an ophthalmologist, and Asha an obstetrician and gynaecologist. “We were amongst the pioneers to revolutionize the modernization of healthcare in this region. We introduced what is called, ‘the culture of modern specialized Nursing Homes’ that not only served the elite, but also the poor. I was on the panel of ONGC for more than 25 years. There were then no CMI, Synergy, Max or even the Government Medical College Hospital. Our contribution was duly recognized and appreciated by the then chief minister Harish Rawat, and the governors such as Margaret Alva, Dr. Qureshi and Dr. KK Paul. Our ‘rewards’ were the recognition and the appreciation that we received from hundreds of satisfied patients,” says Asha Rawal with a sense of pride.
Dr. Rawal’s professional journey has largely been a smooth one even though the untimely death in January 1991 of her husband had caused a derailment of sort. It was Suraj who had primarily taken over the responsibility of managing the Rawal Nursing Home, leaving Asha enough of dedicated time to attend to her patients whose number multiplied rapidly. Though his unexpected demise upset her applecart, yet she did not shut the Nursing Home even for a day, and somehow managed to keep it on the track.
Asha Rawal has now completed 50 years as an obstetrician and gynaecologist par excellence. She enjoys the unique distinction of having delivered several of Dehra Dun’s residents below the age 50, and is undoubtedly the doyenne of her profession, and enjoys in ample measure the respect of the two generations of her patients. The recognition that she got from her peers in the profession is evident from the fact that she was elected as the first woman president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Dehra Dun in 2015. It was, however, not for the first time that Dr. Rawal had headed a professional association. She was earlier in 1998 the president of Gynaecology & Obstetrics Society. She had also consecutively held the posts of senior and junior vice presidents of Indian Medical Association.
HER husband was not only a source of inspiration and solace to her but also her soulmate. Thus it was the emotional trauma left by his sudden death that lingered much longer. Her younger daughter was then in class III; she felt emotionally drained and helpless. It were Asha’s father SC Saxena and mother Vimla (now both deceased) who instantly took a life-changing decision in their twilight years and shifted lock, stock, and barrel from their family home in Lucknow to Dehra Dun to become their darling daughter’s emotional anchors.
Dr. Rawal is a woman with a BIG heart, and so was her late husband. “Our Nursing Home was doing well enough, but my conscience pricked me whenever I noticed one of my patients counting soiled currency notes and coins to pay the fees. It was obvious that she must have found it hard to raise even that amount. Then one day my husband and I decided to have a FREE DAY once a week when the patients will not be charged any fees,” recalls Asha with a glint of pride in her eyes. And it has now for the past several years that the Nursing Home has been attracting the needy patients from the underprivileged sections of the society. On an average nearly 30 women suffering from minor and major ailments, and even those requiring surgery avail of the Free Weekly Day.
Today, she works nonstop from 10 a.m. to 3.30 in the afternoon and even beyond that if required. “My greatest satisfaction comes from a job well-done,” she says. No wonder then that she is so very painstaking in attending to the patients, and meticulous in her diagnosis. Dr. Rawal has also been taking a keen interest in the Blood Bank and has organized in the past numerous blood donation camps. She is also the Ambassador of IMA Blood Bank. “I would really love to further expand the scope of the IMA Blood Bank,” she adds.
Asha Rawal is one of the very few medical practitioners endowed with many multifaceted interests. Music has been one of her early passions, and she had religiously learned its intricacies at the Prayag Sangeet Samiti. Though she does not sing any longer, she nonetheless enjoys listening to soulful rendering of ghazals especially those of Shakeel Badayuni and Sahir Ludhianvi. Talat Mehmood too was one of her favourite singers those days. Ikebana, the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement, was one of her other foremost passions. And the late Ratna Ramchandani (wife of then the Doon School Headmaster Gulab Ramchandani) was her tutor. And if all these artistic pursuits were not enough, she also dabbled in painting and had become equally adept at it. However, it was her allergy to linseed oil that became a handicap and she had had to give up that interest too.
Surprisingly for a doctor, she is also a qualified Kathak dancer or nearly so. “What would your patients think of you if they see you dancing on the stage?,” her late husband would often ask her. Thus, in a way, her interest in dancing, despite five long years of rigorous training, slowly ebbed and died a natural death. “I have always regretted my inability to be able to perform Kathak dances,” ruefully recalls the doctor who could have become, if fate had willed otherwise, one of the most beautiful danseuses in the country. “Maine apne ghungroo abhi tak sambhal ke rakhey hue hain,” she says wistfully.
But it was God’s choice that I became a doctor, and I am still very passionate about my profession, and would love to die with a stethoscope over my shoulders. | https://garhwalpost.in/dr-asha-rawal-godmother-of-over-10000-babies-is-77-today/ | 2022-08-15T11:45:19Z | https://garhwalpost.in/dr-asha-rawal-godmother-of-over-10000-babies-is-77-today/ | false | 1 |
WFO SACRAMENTO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 19, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
324 AM PDT Mon Aug 15 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Hot conditions with Valley highs 100 to 110 degrees and
foothill highs 96 to 106 degrees.
* WHERE...Sacramento Valley, northern San Joaquin Valley, the
adjacent foothills and the eastern Delta. Includes the cities
of Redding, Chico, Sacramento, Grass Valley, Stockton, and San
Andreas.
* WHEN...From 11 AM PDT Tuesday through 8 PM PDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Widespread moderate to locally high heat risk
expected. Hot temperatures will significantly increase the
potential for heat-related illnesses, particularly for those
working or participating in outdoor activities.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Warm overnight lows are expected, ranging
from 67 to 77 degrees in the Valley and 72 to 82 degrees in
the foothills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Be prepared to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-
conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives
and neighbors.
Young children and pets should never be left unattended in
vehicles under any circumstances. This is especially true during
warm or hot weather when car interiors can reach lethal
temperatures in a matter of minutes.
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Kiely Rodni’s family issue harrowing warning after police break silence on scanner reports saying missing teen was found
THE family of missing teen Kiely Rodni has issued a harrowing warning after police broke their silence following fake reports circulating on Twitter that the 16-year-old had been spotted.
Kiely, 16, vanished early Saturday at around 12.30am near the Prosser Family Campground in Truckee, California, following a wild end-of-school bash.
Rumors started to swirl about the missing teen's whereabouts after a police scanner - believed to be real - reported a possible sighting of Kiely and her vehicle.
The scanner reported a sighting of a girl and a vehicle "possibly related to a missing subject out of Placer County."
Followers of the ongoing mystery surrounding Kiely's disappearance got their hopes up when they heard the scanner say "the vehicle is a match."
But police were quick to shut down the rumor, telling The U.S. Sun: “Misinformation, no merit.”
Kiely's family also spoke out about the rumors, calling them "disappointing."
“We were excited but measured when we heard about it, because we’ve had information previously which turned out to be false," a family spokesperson told The U.S. Sun.
"It is incredibly disappointing it wasn’t true, and we urge everyone not to share any unfounded reports which may then circulate on social media.
"The family and law enforcement are focused on finding Kiely and will not let this dampen their spirit.”
The Placer County Sheriff's Office responded to the viral audio writing: "Untrue. Sorry."
POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE
Rumors that Kiely had been found come hours after police confirmed to The U.S. Sun that they are investigating a tip that men in their late 20s were giving out free drugs, including mushrooms and cocaine, to teens at the party where she was last seen.
Popular YouTuber iCkEdMeL, who has been covering the teen’s disappearance and has 133k subscribers, says he received an email from a tipster whose family members attended the bash.
During a phone call featured on a new episode, tipster Ronnie Jones, told him: "I have two cousins, they go to Sierra College, and they were going up to that party, they'd heard about.
"And they had some other friends going with them but they were around 27/28 years old, they’re older, there was a lot of older dudes there.
"And so I asked them if they knew her, and they said they saw her there and that she was just like, you know, laughing, going from group to group, talking, they didn’t make nothing of it.
"But she was talking to I guess a bunch of people, she was just walking around talking to everybody. And they said at the party a lot of people were doing shrooms, cocaine, drinking and all that.
"And I was like yeah but that’s kind of normal around here though. I wasn’t really surprised about that.
"I asked them, I said did you see anything weird going on, was anyone looking at her funny? But they were like 'No, everyone was just chill, but everyone was kind of messed up, and so was she.'
"I asked, well how drunk was she? And they said, well, she was stumbling around, she wasn't walking around like, ‘Oh I’m tipsy, I’m cool’. She was pretty drunk. If she had been driving around she would have been swerving easily.
"There was no way she could have drove.
"That was basically all I knew from that, and then they told me there was some other stuff but they can’t really talk about that, that’s basically all that they knew. She was really drunk and there was tons of drugs, not just drinking. They were doing blow [cocaine] openly.
"And it wasn’t just a teen party, there were a lot of adults there, mid 20s, dudes who were way older there than 16."
Ronnie claimed his family didn't see her leave, and left the party around 10.30/11pm, while Kiely continued to party until gone 12.30am Saturday morning, which was attended by up to 300 people.
"They told me they didn’t see her wearing a sweatshirt at that time, she was wearing the bodysuit, same outfit, but they didn't see her wearing on sweatshirt.
"When kids go out there, I’ve been out there, they don't go out there with the drugs, they don't go out there with the shrooms, they usually bring the alcohol.
"The dudes who come out there, the older guys, they have the shrooms and the cocaine. And then the kids go hang out with that group, the older dudes, because they’re giving them the blow, and hooking them up with stuff they can’t really afford because they don't really have the money of it, cocaine is pretty expensive.
"Most of the guys, they always wanna give it to the girls, they give them free lines, but then they want you to kick it with them, like, 'Hey, come do a line with me, come do a line with me'. That's how it goes, that's how those parties are.
"There's no telling what could have happened. But I do know she was messed up, that's a fact. So if they tried to word it nicely … no, she was sh**faced.
"I can't say for sure she participated [in substances] but that's what was there for a fact."
'I THINK SOMEONE WAS INVOLVED'
He added that a lot of the cocaine in the area is laced, and mixing it with shrooms would be "a dangerous combination".
Word got out about the end-of-school party a month ahead of time by word of mouth on campus at Sierra College, according to the tipster, who added: "And no I was not there, my wife would kill me."
Ronnie, 29, also told The U.S Sun he has since joined the search and been near the campground checking around the party site, and wants to investigate anywhere the car may have been "stashed."
"I think someone is involved, who else was hanging out with her?" he said.
"I don't think it's possible to have that many people at a party and nobody know what happened to her, because most people were in groups.
"I find it hard to believe she was at that party by herself when her friend left. Where was her group of people? That's the sketchy part.
"My cousins left with their group, they didn't interact with her, but they saw her drunk.
"I don't see these older guys coming out and saying like, 'Yeah I supplied drugs', so many were underage, that's the problem."
He added that police in the area have previously broken up similar parties, but many youngsters drive off until officers have disappeared and return to the same spot to continue to drink.
iCkEdMel, whose real name is Melvin, told The U.S. Sun: "Ronnie said his cousins have been in touch with police and told them what they know. I believe them.
"I think she may have been under the influence and driven into some water or something."
The Sun also spoke to a spokesperson from Placer County Sheriff's Office on Thursday who say they've been made aware of Ronnie's allegations and are investigating.
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“It is not that I don’t trust others, but reports of surveys by this women’s wing are usually accurate. And if I get a full report on voter attitude from Wanita (BN) showing BN will win (GE15), I will dissolve Parliament,” the prime minister said at the “Bicara Hati Perdana Menteri” at the Wanita BN convention here today.
Ismail Sabri said Wanita BN’s survey should not be limited to BN supporters but should also cover those of other coalitions and fence sitters.
He said this would enable BN to assess its true strength before going into GE15 with the aim of winning and forming the government on its own.
The prime minister also said Wanita BN should continue to help the government disseminate information to the grassroots.
He said opposition parties were twisting a lot of facts and the Wanita machinery had a role to play to correct such inaccurate statements.
“In a general election, it is not emotions but facts that will determine victory. Today we see that the pressure on the government is increasing. The important thing is how we reply; it should not be left unrebutted,” he added.
He said Wanita BN should be strengthened to face an increasingly challenging political scenario.
Wanita BN was also reminded not to underestimate the capability of its opponents.
“I am confident that given Wanita BN’s spirit, we can retain power with the cooperation of Wanita (BN),” he added. — Bernama
Ahead of last SRC appeal, Najib vows to keep backing BN no matter ‘cruelty’ inflicted on him
The Star quoted the former prime minister as saying at the Wanita Barisan Nasional (BN) convention today that the coalition will win GE15, and that the women’s wing will have his support as a leader.
“Tomorrow is important for me as it is the final appeal at the Federal Court. Although today I was supposed to be busy with my lawyers, I chose to be with Wanita,” he reportedly said at the convention held in the World Trade Centre here.
Tomorrow is the start of Najib’s final appeal against his conviction in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case.
Najib’s wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, was also reported to be at the event.
On July 28, 2020, the High Court convicted Najib on seven charges involving abuse of power, money laundering and criminal breach of trust.
He was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment and fined RM210 million.
Najib also accused the Opposition today of trying to play up the littoral combat ship (LCS) project scandal for the general election, and compared it with the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal before GE14.
He said that he had raised six questions regarding the LCS project scandal that the Opposition have yet to answer.
The questions can be found on Najib’s Facebook post earlier today.
“I admit that there are delays (to the LCS project). It is not easy to make an advanced combat ship. This is not a yacht or a cruise ship,” he reportedly said.
On August 4, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) revealed in Parliament that cost overruns in the LCS project had totalled RM1.4 billion, adding that no ships had been delivered despite five being scheduled to be delivered this month.
The project is the largest procurement in the history of the Defence Ministry with a total cost of RM9 billion. MALAY MAIL
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Woman divides opinion after booking surprise holiday for her boyfriend – only to be called ‘selfish’
A WOMAN has sparked debate online after booking a trip to Paris for her boyfriend - who then labelled her as selfish.
The woman had always wanted to visit the French capital and thought a Valentine's Day trip with her partner would be the perfect opportunity.
However, the boyfriend didn't exactly respond as planned, saying the woman was selfish for not discussing it with him first.
Reaching out for advice on parenting website Mumsnet, the woman asked others if she was in the wrong.
She said: "I surprised him this morning with a city break for Valentine's Day to Paris.
"I've always wanted to go and thought it would be a lovely weekend away.
"He's angry at me for not discussing it and said it's because I'm 'selfish' and have 'only child syndrome'.
"I honestly didn't do it to be bossy or over bearing. I just wanted to do something nice.
"I've paid for flights/transfers/hotel so it's not like I'm asking for anything from him.
"Should I have asked him first rather than surprising him?"
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The woman's post received a mixture of responses, with people divided on whether or not she should have booked the trip.
Some stuck up for her and said she should take someone else instead of her boyfriend.
One said: "Well he doesn’t need to go then, does he! Take a friend instead.
"Honestly what a t***."
Another took things a step further and said she should not only go to Paris with someone else, but spend the rest of her time away from her partner as well.
They wrote: "Dump him. He's not a good fit for you.
"Move on to someone who appreciates spontaneity and joie de vivre.
"He sounds dreadfully dull."
However, there were others who agreed with the boyfriend, saying the trip sounded like it was more of a present for the woman.
One said: "A fairly new boyfriend did this to me once, although the destination wasn’t Paris, it was somewhere else I had no interest in going.
"I know it was supposed to be a nice surprise, but I didn’t like being told when and where I was going to be going, that I was going to have to book time off work and especially that I was then supposed to act happy about it.
"I think booking surprise trips is really only something you should do when you know that person inside out and are booking somewhere you’re sure they have wanted to go for a long time.
"Honestly, a Valentines weekend in Paris sounds more like a treat for you than a gift for him."
This woman divided opinion after refusing to pay for anything during a holiday her friend's parents took her on.
Another woman asked her husband to cancel a lads holiday he had been planning for over four years. | https://www.thesun.ie/travel/9253561/woman-boyfriend-paris-divided/ | 2022-08-15T11:58:41Z | https://www.thesun.ie/travel/9253561/woman-boyfriend-paris-divided/ | false | 4 |
Exact date of RTE’s Late Late Toy Show 2022 as applications OPEN and Ryan Tubridy teases ‘large’ spectacle
RTE have announced that applications are now open for 2022's Late Late Toy Show.
Host Ryan Tubridy teased a "large" spectacle as he looked forward to welcoming "the best of the best" to the Toy Show stage.
To apply for the Late Late Toy Show, parents or guardians must fill out an application form on rte.ie.
Parents will be asked for their name, a contact number, an email address and to choose whether their child is auditioning to perform or demonstrate a toy.
After filling out the application form, a video must be uploaded of the performance.
The Toy Show will air on the last Friday of November 2022.
Speaking on his morning radio slot, RTE presenter Ryan Tubridy said: "The Toy Show application form is now open. We're going early this year, it's only the middle of August but we feel there's no harm in that because we want the best of the best of Irish kids across the country to apply.
"If your child does want to be on the Late Late Toy Show, the application is there for you and we'd love you to apply.
"Anyone who wants to, just head to rte.ie/latelate and before you know it you could be on the last Friday in November hanging out.
"We are going to go large this year, had a great chat about it last week and it's going to be very, very special indeed."
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Young Toy Show star DJ Calum, who showed off his skills last year, gave his advice ahead of auditions.
He told Toy Show hopefuls: "Just be yourself, take your time, have fun, practice and make sure your video is okay.
"Just a half an hour, 15 minutes a day, that's all it takes."
STAR WANTED
Meanwhile, casting agents are looking for a young female lead to star in the upcoming, Toy Show The Musical.
The new stage show - based on The Late Late Toy Show - opens on December 10 at The Convention Centre Dublin.
Casting Director Maureen Hughes (Once, The Butcher Boy, Love/Hate, Raw, Charlie) is looking for the lead role which is a character called Nell.
Nell is a bright and brilliant 12-year-old girl with a wonderful spirit and great singing and dancing skills.
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Colls ran out convincing 4-0 winners with Joe Lumsden hitting a hat-trick and a further goal coming from Gavin Allott.
Ponte are in action again tomorrow night (Tuesday) when they take on Hebburn Town, kick-off 7.45pm. It is now a home game after being switched when originally being scheduled to take place in the North East.
1. Pontefract Collieries v Grimsby Borough
Joe Lumsden gets a shot in to score the first goal for Pontefract Collieries against Grimsby Borough. Picture: Scott Merrylees
Photo: Scott Merrylees
2. Pontefract Collieries v Grimsby Borough
Action from Pontefract Collieries against Grimsby Borough. Picture Scott Merrylees
Photo: Scott Merrylees
3. Pontefract Collieries v Grimsby Borough
Goalmouth action from Pontefract Collieries against Grimsby Borough. Picture: Scott Merrylees
Photo: Scott Merrylees
4. Pontefract Collieries v Grimsby Borough
Aerial action from Pontefract Collieries against Grimsby Borough. Picture: Scott Merrylees
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AKRON, Ohio — Two Akron firefighters were injured and taken to a hospital after a house exploded.
The department was called to the scene of a fire at a home on Winton Avenue around 2:30 a.m.
When firefighters attempted to enter the house, it exploded.
The two firefighters were transported to the hospital but no major injuries were reported, according to the department.
No one was inside the home at the time of the explosion.
"It could have been a lot worse, for sure. You see the damage to the house right now, so you see things could have been a lot worse, but fortunately, they weren't, " Lt. Tim Morrison said.
Crews are working on putting out the flames, but the house is destroyed. | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/2-firefighters-injured-in-akron-house-explosion | 2022-08-15T12:10:51Z | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/2-firefighters-injured-in-akron-house-explosion | false | null |
According to the police, On Monday morning around 10:30 am, threat calls were received on the public number of Reliance Foundation Hospital. The caller issued a threat to Mukesh Ambani. An FIR in this matter was registered at DB Marg Police Station. The suspect has been detained from Dahisar area.
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Hours after threats were given to billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani and his family members, Mumbai Police have detained a suspect from Dahisar area in north Mumbai for allegedly making threats calls, the police said.
According to the police, On Monday morning around 10:30 am, threat calls were received on the public number of Reliance Foundation Hospital under the jurisdiction of DB Marg Police Station from an anonymous number. The caller issued a threat to Mukesh Ambani. An FIR in this matter was registered at DB Marg Police Station under relevant sections. The suspect has been detained from Dahisar area. Further investigation in this matter is being done.
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Mukesh Ambani threat case: Accused detained from Dahisar in Mumbai
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Police sources said, the suspect has been identified as Vishnu, 57, residing in the jurisdiction of MHB Police. Dahisar Police initially detained the suspect and handed over to the D.B. Marg Police for further investigations. The suspect has past records of similar offences. He is reportedly of unsound mind.
"Total 8 calls have been made giving life threats to Shri Mukesh Ambani ji by an unknown person, we have complained to Mumbai Police to look into the matter.” Dr. Tarang Gianchandani CEO, Reliance Foundation Hospital told mid-day.
This is the second time that the Ambani family has been targeted with threats. Earlier in February 2021 an SUV with 20 gelatin sticks and a threat note was found abandoned near the family home Antilia. The NIA had investigated this case. | https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/threat-calls-to-mukesh-ambani-suspect-detained-from-dahisar-by-mumbai-police-23241090 | 2022-08-15T12:11:00Z | https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/threat-calls-to-mukesh-ambani-suspect-detained-from-dahisar-by-mumbai-police-23241090 | false | 1 |
Can you pass the British Citizenship test? Twenty four questions given to migrants
Applicants are required to get 75 percent of the questions right to pass
The “Life in the UK” test is a key part of the application process to become a British citizen or settle in the country.
Tests were introduced in 2005 for migrants seeing citizenship and in 2007 for people applying for settlement, and are intended to prove applicants have ‘sufficient knowledge’ of British life.
But it has faced criticism for including questions that many British-born citizens would not know.
Last week, The Independent revealed that one migrant took the test a record 118 times at the cost of £50 each time.
Applicants are required to get 18 of the 24 questions right, a 75% pass rate.
Do you think you can do it? We have pulled together a list of sample questions here:
1. Which of the following is part of the UK?
A) St Helena
B) Wales
C) Channel Islands
D) Canada
2. Which charity works to preserve important buildings?
A) The Red Cross
B) NSPCC
C) Age UK
D) The National Trust
3. What created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland?
A) The Great Union
B) The Great governments
C) The Act of Union
D) The Act for the governments
4. Which of these UK landmarks is in Wales?
A) The Giant’s Causeway
B) Loch Lomond
C) Snowdonia
D) The Lake District
5. Which flower is associated with England?
A) Shamrock
B) Rose
C) Daffodil
D) Thistle
6. Who built the Tower of London?
A) Oliver Cromwell
B) Henry VII
C) William the Conqueror
D) Henry VIII
7. When did the first Christian communities appear in Britain?
A) 2nd and 3rd centuries
B) 3rd and 4th centuries
C) 4th and 5th centuries
D) 1st and 2nd centuries
8. When is St David’s day?
A) 17 March
B) 23 April
C) 30 November
D) 1 March
9. What is the capital of England?
A) Edinburgh
B) London
C) Belfast
D) Cardiff
10. Who appoints ‘Life Peers’?
A) The Prime Minister
B) The Monarch
C) The Shadow Cabinet
D) The Speaker
11. What Palace was a cast-iron and plate-glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851?
A) The Great Palace
B) Crystal Palace
C) Gold Palace
D) Dream Palace
12. What did the Chartists campaign for?
A) The right to vote for the 18 year olds
B) The right to vote for the women
C) The right to vote for the 21 year olds
D) The right to vote for the working class
13. Roast beef is a traditional food of which country?
A) England
B) Northern Ireland
C) Scotland
D) Wales
14. In 1314, the Scottish, led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn, and Scotland remained unconquered by the English.
A) True
B) False
15. What is not a fundamental principle of British life?
A) Driving a car
B) Looking after yourself and family
C) Looking after the environment
D) Treating others with fairness
16. The UK government hasn’t used the power to suspend the Northern Ireland Assembly.
A) True
B) False
17. Which flag has a white cross on a blue background?
A) Irish
B) English
C) Welsh
D) Scottish
18. Which TWO are British Overseas territories?
A) Ireland
B) Hawaii
C) St Helena
D) The Falkland Islands
19. When is Christmas Eve?
A) 23 December
B) 26 December
C) 24 December
D) 25 December
20. Which of these is a famous classical musical event in the UK?
A) The Proms
B) T in the Park
C) Creamfields
D) Glastonbury Festival
21. Where is the Cenotaph located?
A) Wiltshire
B) Dorset
C) Trafalgar Square
D) Whitehall
22. Where was Robert Burns from?
A) Northern Ireland
B) Scotland
C) Wales
D) England
23. Who was the first Briton to win the Olympic gold medal in the 10,000 meters?
A) Mo Farah
B) David Weir
C) Bradley Wiggins
D) Sir Chris Hoy
24. In which year did the Allies comprehensively defeat Germany in World War 2?
A) 1912
B) 1918
C) 1939
D) 1945
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1B 2D 3C 4C 5B 6C 7B 8D 9B 10B 11B 12D 13A 14A 15A 16B 17D 18CD 19C 20A 21D 22B 23A 24D
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ASHA Provides Information to Help Parents/Caregivers Understand School-Based Services
ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As children across the country return to classrooms, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is offering families information about speech and language services in the schools.
Annually, more than 1 million students ages 3 to 21 receive special education services for speech and language disorders through public schools. These students usually work with speech-language pathologists (SLPs)—professionals who help people of all ages with communication and swallowing disorders.
"Gaining an understanding of how the special education process works can seem overwhelming, but this information can help families learn how schools can best meet their child's unique needs—working together with parents and caregivers," said ASHA President Judy Rich, EdD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL. "Speech-language pathology services can allow students to realize their full academic potential and be confident communicators who thrive socially."
Here are 10 facts for families to keep in mind if their child is beginning services this school year:
- Speech and language services are part of special education law. The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a federal special education law that guarantees students with disabilities a free appropriate public education. As such, students who receive speech and language services in school, and their guardians, are afforded certain legal rights and protections. Students must be found eligible for services (more on that below), which starts with an evaluation.
- Parents/guardians must consent to an evaluation. The school must obtain a family's permission before conducting a speech and language evaluation. Parents/guardians can request an evaluation themselves by contacting a school official, such as their child's teacher or the principal. Alternatively, school personnel may contact families when they believe a student should receive an evaluation. Family members provide key information, including medical and educational history as well as any specific concerns.
- SLPs conduct evaluations in the language(s) a student uses—not solely spoken English. For students who use multiple languages, the evaluation must be conducted in their languages through a bilingual SLP or an SLP working with an interpreter. Families also have a right to an interpreter during all meetings as well as written information in their preferred language, as needed.
- Speech and language services address a range of challenges. Treatment by SLPs in schools can help students who have difficulties with expressing themselves, listening, reading, and writing; social communication; memory, problem-solving, and thinking skills; and eating and drinking.
- A student's needs and goals are documented in an individualized education program (IEP). Once the school completes an evaluation and produces a written report, a team of school staff and the student's family meet to decide if the student is eligible for special education. To determine whether a student meets the requirements for needing an IEP to help them access the educational environment, the team answers three questions:
- Is there a disability?
- If so, is the child's disability causing an adverse effect on their educational performance?
- If so, are specially designed instruction and/or related services and supports needed to help the student progress in the general education curriculum?
Learn more about speech and language services in schools on ASHA's website.
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Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ:VUZI) went up by 11.49% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $16.20. The company’s stock price has collected 19.32% of gains in the last five trading sessions.
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The average price from analysts is $12.00, which is $1.81 above the current price. VUZI currently public float of 59.36M and currently shorts hold a 27.82% ratio of that float. Today, the average trading volume of VUZI was 1.38M shares.
VUZI’s Market Performance
VUZI stocks went up by 19.32% for the week, with a monthly jump of 47.68% and a quarterly performance of 122.00%, while its annual performance rate touched -23.73%. The volatility ratio for the week stands at 10.86% while the volatility levels for the past 30 days are set at 7.69% for Vuzix Corporation. The simple moving average for the period of the last 20 days is 24.25% for VUZI stocks with a simple moving average of 34.19% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VUZI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VUZI stocks, with Dawson James repeating the rating for VUZI by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VUZI in the upcoming period, according to Dawson James is $15 based on the research report published on December 21st of the previous year 2021.
BTIG Research gave a rating of “Buy” to VUZI, setting the target price at $30 in the report published on February 17th of the previous year.
VUZI Trading at 39.38% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VUZI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -37.10% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.69%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 10.86%, as shares surge +46.83% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +59.72% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VUZI rose by +19.32%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.59% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $8.36. In addition, Vuzix Corporation saw 17.53% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VUZI starting from Harned Timothy Heydenreich, who purchase 1,500 shares at the price of $6.42 back on Mar 09. After this action, Harned Timothy Heydenreich now owns 123,481 shares of Vuzix Corporation, valued at $9,636 using the latest closing price.
Travers Paul J, the President and CEO of Vuzix Corporation, purchase 1,250 shares at $5.58 during a trade that took place back on Mar 08, which means that Travers Paul J is holding 2,820,613 shares at $6,975 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VUZI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -301.68 for the present operating margin
- +4.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vuzix Corporation stands at -306.70. Equity return is now at value -32.30, with -30.80 for asset returns.
The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 33.00. | https://newsheater.com/2022/08/15/riding-the-trend-or-protecting-profits-vuzix-corporation-vuzi/ | 2022-08-15T12:20:11Z | https://newsheater.com/2022/08/15/riding-the-trend-or-protecting-profits-vuzix-corporation-vuzi/ | true | 17415 |
Professor Charles Ackah of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), has observed that the failure of successive governments to provide adequate grants and subsidies for expansion of businesses, in comparison with other countries, has thwarted growth and development of the country.
"What the current government needs to do is to begin to solve structural difficulties that will adequately provide grants and subsidies to businesses instead of cutting down on them since the government needs to spend more," he explained.
According to him, the government needed to spend more to support and assist businesses and not only wait for emergencies to spend and cited how the government provided for the people during COVID-19 pandemic adding that "the government rather needs to spend more by increasing its expenditure in pursuing sustainable development".
Prof. Ackah indicated that there was the need to increase expenditure in order to regain the confidence of Ghanaians and spur growth to raise Gross Domestic Product since cut on expenditure was not the answer to the country's socioeconomic downturn.
"We need the government expenditure to spur the economy, spur confidence, critically increase productivity and not lose confidence in their government and in the system to avoid Arab Spring and lead to social unrest so the government must focus within first and build our confidence.
"The confidence is not supposed to be built for external creditors rather for the citizenry so, if the government says it has no money, it means on average unemployed people, civil servants and business sector are also struggling which affects tax revenue because we are in recession and it will continue," Prof. Ackah stated.
He admonished Ghanaians not to be too hard on themselves because if the government was struggling, it was manifestation of general suffering of businesses and households so the government could not be too constrained by resources. | https://allafrica.com/stories/202208150124.html | 2022-08-15T12:20:20Z | https://allafrica.com/stories/202208150124.html | true | 1 |
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LAHORE: The twin daughters of model Sophia Mirza have alleged that their mother planned to get them arrested and kidnapped to Pakistan after asking them to meet in either Saudi Arabia or London. Zainab Umar and Zuneirah Umar said this in an interview, revealing for the first time the efforts made by their mother to separate them from their father Umar Farooq Zahoor. It was revealed last month how Sophia Mirza didn’t use her public name and got the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to initiate inquiries into Umar Farooq Zahoor in the cases which had already been investigated and closed without any further action. The couple have been engaged in a legal battle for the custody of their two daughters for 15 years. Sophia Mirza says she needs the custody of their two daughters Zainab Umar and Zunierah Umar but the daughters have come out saying they are happy to live with their father and don’t agree with the demand of their mother. The teens have been living with their father for 15 years in Dubai as Sophia Mirza and Zahoor had separated a few days after the birth of twins. Sophia Mirza initially handed over the twins to Umar Farooq Zahoor through a court settlement but later started a custody case and the matter reached a UAE court which gave full custody to Umar Farooq Zahoor. Zainab and Zuneirah said in the interview that they have offered multiple times to their mother to visit Dubai, Singapore, Turkey or Egypt to meet them but their mother told them first to run away from their father or meet her in London or Saudi Arabia. Zainab Umar Farooq shared in the interview that Sophia Mirza visited Dubai in 2017 but didn’t meet them but “she asked us to meet her in England. We found out that she wanted to get us arrested there and bring back to Pakistan. You can tell her that her intentions are negative. Her planning has always been to take us back to Pakistan when we meet her. Pakistan is just two hours away from Dubai. If she really missed us and cared for us then she would come and meet us. Why has it taken her 15 years? She talked specifically about meeting us in England without our dad.” Zuneirah Farooq said that Sophia Mirza was supposed to meet the twins in June 2021 at their birthday in Singapore. She said: “She never came. She started ignoring all our messages. She also wanted to meet us in Saudi. We found out that she wanted to meet us there to get us arrested and taken to Pakistan. I find that really traumatising. It looks like she wants to win in front of the media and nothing else. “She wanted to meet us in countries where she can have fake cases registered against our dad. She only wanted to meet in those countries but she refused to meet us in Dubai. She threatened us that we will live with her even though we don’t want to live with her.” Zainab and Zuneirah said a false impression was created in media that they were living in Dubai with their father as a hostage, against their will, and in slave-like conditions. They said they were living perfectly happily with their father, on their own free will, and without any compulsions. Zainab Farooq said both sisters are in regular touch with their mother. Zainab Farooq said: “Our dad cannot force us against our will. When we talk to the media it is by our own choice, he has not forced us and he cannot force her. He has never stopped us from talking-to her. He called her in front of us and told her to come and meet us here in Dubai and that there is no problem for her to come. She speaks to the media to make it look like a very bad situation but we are coming to the media to speak because she doesn’t want to listen to anyone. When we text her she doesn’t listen so this is the only way we can speak out.” Both sisters said it was unfortunate and unnecessary that the custody fight had gone public. Zainab Farooq said: “It’s unnecessary and they could have solved it in private. My dad has been always telling her that don’t bring these things on media and that basically be private and quiet. This is not like a public fight between two individuals. She doesn’t want it to end because she wants the media to be on her side. Whenever we tell the world we don’t want to live with her she tells the world we are forced. I want everyone to know that she is lying to them. Everything she is saying is fake.” Zuneirah Farooq defended her father against the allegations made by Sophia Mirza. She said: “All her allegations against our dad are false. We told her multiple times, even today, that we are happy in Dubai but she doesn’t listen to anyone. Basically she knows that but continues to act as if she is clueless and that we have no contact with her and as if we are miserable here. She wants to be seen in the media as someone who is a suffering mother fighting for her daughters but that’s not the case.” The twins said they felt it was imperative to speak to media to tell everyone that her mother was not telling the full story and that they were neither slaves of anyone nor controlled by anyone. Zainab Farooq said: “She is basically implying that we are being forced to speak against our will but no one can force you to say anything. I am not a kid who can be forced. If I have to say something I will say it. I have been texting her from day one and she has been in touch with us since day one and she knows it because we have all the text messages on the phone.” Zuneirah Farooq said: “She doesn’t talk to us like a mother would talk to her daughters but as someone who bad mouths my dad. My dad is the one who has been there for us and has been raising us when she was not there. When she badmouths our dad, we stop communicating to her. He has never once stopped us talking to her. He is the one who encourages us to talk to her because she is our mother at the end of the day.” | https://dailytimes.com.pk/982101/sophia-mirza-wants-to-get-us-arrested-by-interpol-daughters-say/ | 2022-08-15T12:29:03Z | https://dailytimes.com.pk/982101/sophia-mirza-wants-to-get-us-arrested-by-interpol-daughters-say/ | true | 2 |
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Rep. Carolyn Maloney questioned vaccine safety in military
Rep. Carolyn Maloney expressed alarm about “vaccine related health risks” for US soldiers and other military personnel, which critics say proves the congresswoman contributed to anti-vaccine hysteria and hesitancy.
Maloney — currently in a primary fight with longtime ally Rep. Jerrold Nadler and lawyer Suraj Patel in the newly drawn 12th Congressional District — sent a 2008 letter to Colonel Renata Engler, then-director of the Defense Department’s Vaccine Healthcare Centers Network, questioning “serious adverse events due to mandatory immunizations.”
Maloney, in the letter, raised concerns about the the “1-2% rate of serious adverse events” involving vaccinations and what impact it was having on “military readiness.”
The congresswoman said getting more details about the study was important “given the ongoing debate among parents and the medical establishment about the safe use of vaccines.”
For years, Maloney demanded federal studies to determine whether there was a link between vaccines and autism.
Maloney’s trail of vaccine skepticism has been her Achilles heel during the campaign, coming at a time when the overwhelming majority of New York have been jabbed multiple times to get protected from COVID-19.
Suraj Patel, one of Maloney’s opponents in the Democratic primary for the redrawn 12th congressional district, accused the congresswoman of championing the discredited anti-vaxx movement that contributed to vaccine hesitancy.
“Her letter to the Defense Department exposes the depth of her crusade against vaccinations. What she did is right out of the vaccine conspiracy playbook,” Patel said.
“We need leaders who are pro-science,” he said.
Another primary rival, Rep. Jerrold Nadler , said during a debate Wednesday night that the anti-vax movement among parents took hold “because of the poison she [Maloney} helped plant.”
The Maloney campaign sought to dismiss the DOD letter as old news and insisted she’s been a staunch supporter of vaccinations and immunizations, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Carolyn Maloney supports vaccines and the science behind them. She has always voted for funding to bring vaccines to New York, including during the pandemic to set up two vaccine centers at Queensborough Houses and Astoria Houses in her district,” said Maloney campaign spokesman Bob Liff.
“Rehashing old stories that she asked questions in pursuit of greater vaccine safety do not take away from her consistent support for vaccines before and during the pandemic.”
During Wednesday’s debate sponsored by the Forward and the New Jewish Agenda, Maloney said “I’m pro-vaccine” and “I regret” raising any questions about them well before the coronavirus pandemic.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party’s unforced gerrymandering debacle has left it with two congressional heavyweights — Maloney and Jerrold Nadler — vying for the same House seat.
The courts ruled earlier this year that the Democratic lawmakers engaged in illegal partisan gerrymandering to win more congressional seats and threw out their redistricted maps. Republican critics derisively called the illegally drawn redistricting the “Hochulmander” because Gov. Kathy Hochul approved it.
A court-assigned special master tasked with fixing the maps merged Nadler’s Upper West Side base with Maloney’s Upper East side turf as part of a new 12th Congressional
District.
Patel is the third candidate in the race, a dark horse looking to pull off an upset against the two septuagenarians who’ve served in the House since the early 1990s. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2702596070199/rep-carolyn-maloney-questioned-vaccine-safety-in-military | 2022-08-15T12:34:39Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2702596070199/rep-carolyn-maloney-questioned-vaccine-safety-in-military | true | 3 |
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ATIF Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: ATIF, the "Company," "ATIF" or "We"), a holding company providing business and financial consulting services in Asia and North America, is pleased to announce that the Company's IPO advisory services client and investment holding company Armstrong Logistic Inc. ("Armlogi"), a leading freight forwarding and logistics company in U.S., has recently seen strong growth in performance. Under the terms of the investment agreement between Armlogi and the Company, ATIF holds a 12.0% equity stake in Armlogi.
Armlogi is leading international intelligent warehouse logistics service provider, including warehouse distribution, 3PL fulfillment, and multi-channel fulfillment services, self-employed logistics company, customs clearance company and freight car company serving the Port of Los Angeles, San Diego, LAX, and all major access routes to and from Southern California. Armlogi's certified logistics and warehousing is located in City of Industry, CA; Houston, TX; and Florence, NJ, with 1,500,000 sq ft of space that is full-service EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) Compliant. Armlogi's Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) service integrates with Amazon, Ebay, FedEx, Jet, Groupon, Shopify, Walmart, Wayfair, Woo Commerce, and other leading platforms, supporting 96% online e-commerce platform fulfillment.
Warehousing and logistics companies have had to adapt and evolve to changing market trends and the growing need for accelerated deliveries. In the face of the impact of inflation on the freight forwarding and logistics industry this year, Armlogi has developed flexible operational strategies. Through an assessment of its own inventory levels, warehousing capacity, utilization rates and transportation capabilities, Armlogi adopted strategies such as cutting unnecessary costs and introducing new growth opportunities, and effectively delivered very strong performance.
A growing number of enterprises are showing higher reliance towards outsourcing various logistics functions including transportation, warehousing, and distribution, thus fueling growth in the 3PL market. According to data from Statista, in the past 10 years, the 3PL market revenue has doubled over the last 10 years, increasing from $127.5 billion to $260.2 billion from 2010 to 2021, growing at a CAGR of 2.8%. According to MDC Research, the global 3PL market is expected to reach $2,275.6 billion at a CAGR of 8.9% by 2030.
Jun Liu, President, Chairman of the Board, and CEO of ATIF, commented, "We appreciate the innovations and rapid shifts of Armlogi's operations and are very pleased with its strong financial performance. As far as we understand it, Armlogi's revenues for the first quarter of 2022 alone exceeded 50% of total revenues in 2021 and revenues for the full year 2022 are expected to jump three to four times year over year! We expect Armlogi to continue its strong impetus and to deliver high returns for us and our shareholders in its future IPO."
About ATIF Holdings Limited
ATIF Holdings Limited ("ATIF") is a Los Angeles-based comprehensive financial group with wholly owned and operated subsidiaries: ATIF-1 hedge funds company, ATIF equity investing company, ATIF IPO advisory company, and the integrated financial services network platform www.IPOEX.com. ATIF is dedicated to providing international asset securitization services, as well as equity investment and asset management services to companies around the world. ATIF was awarded the "Top 10 Best Listed Companies 2019" from the "Golden Bauhinia Award," the highest award in Hong Kong's financial and securities industry. For more information, please visit https://ir.atifchina.com/.
To learn more about IPOEX, our financial services platform, please visit: https://www.ipoex.com/
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Still recovering from the last bout of fighting between Israel and Islamic Jihad last week, civilians in Gaza are exhausted by suffering through the cycles of conflict.
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Still recovering from the last bout of fighting between Israel and Islamic Jihad last week, civilians in Gaza are exhausted by suffering through the cycles of conflict.
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SINGAPORE, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Multichain, a leading protocol among cross-chain token and NFT transfer service providers released a whitepaper that outlines the details of anyCall - one of the most anticipated cross-chain products of 2022.
anyCall will lay down an infrastructure to be used by blockchains and Dapps to facilitate generic cross-chain communication. Primitive cross-chain technologies are limited to cross-chain token transfers, but anyCall can transfer arbitrary information across supported chains. The messages through anyCall are secured by Multichain's SMPC nodes, which already secure assets worth billions of dollars.
anyCall is the road to a real multi-chain ecosystem
anyCall opens endless possibilities. anyCall enabled multi-chain Dapps can process cross-chain contract calls that will allow users to access its features on all chains within a single transaction, which means a cleaner UI/UX and no need to access multiple bridges with complicated steps.
Curve.fi is one of the first Dapps to deploy anyCall, which streamlines reward distribution with cross-chain gauges that communicate across supported chains in real time to offer fair and accurate rewards to Curve users.
Web3 is amid an evolution in Dapp design. Dapps of the future will support cross-chain messaging natively, which will end primitive issues like Dapp cloning and liquidity fragmentation.
anyCall has already been deployed on eleven prominent blockchains and has been integrated by renowned Dapps like Curve.fi and Hundred finance, and more will soon follow. The multi-chain ecosystem is inevitable, the Dapps that do not adapt to this market shift will soon be replaced by new ones. anyCall is at the forefront of this evolution.
About Multichain
Multichain, born as Anyswap on the 20th of July 2020, is positioned as a fully decentralized Cross-Chain Router Protocol (CRP), an infrastructure supporting a multi-chain ecosystem. Multichain envisions to be the ultimate router for web3. It has taken an absolute leading position in the cross-chain industry in terms of its rapidly expanding ecosystem map (59 supported chains and nearly 3,000 bridges), large DAU number, and great product and technology development.
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Repeat tax software entrepreneurs launch the Sales Tax Automation Platform for complex enterprises.
The platform provides granular geo-targeting, a universal rules engine, and an API to enable real-time calculations to put sales tax automation on autopilot for a wide variety of vertical markets.
ATLANTA, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CereTax, the next-generation sales tax automation platform, came out of stealth today and announced the first wave of key customers and partners using the platform.
CereTax came to life because the founders, after decades working with the legacy platforms, realized that existing sales tax automation solutions designed for complex verticals and larger enterprises had become antiquated. This led to slow performance, frequent downtime, expensive customizations, and hours of maintenance efforts. While modern cloud-based SaaS solutions have been created to solve many business problems, they haven't yet proliferated the enterprise sales tax space.
"Our Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution was built using a modern approach to take advantage of native cloud architecture. This design allows for API-driven integrations, rapid performance with high reliability, the ability to handle sales tax, purchases (use tax), validation, analytics, and omnichannel sales for multiple verticals, all through one platform," said Mike Sanders, CereTax CEO. "Shockingly, a new tax automation solution for complex or enterprise businesses has not been built in over 20 years. A lot has changed in two decades, so we set out to address that market need."
In the US alone, across cities, counties, and states, larger businesses must account for over 17,000 different sales tax jurisdictions and how they apply to thousands of products being bought and sold. These rules often change monthly, making calculations and compliance extremely challenging. Getting these calculations wrong is very costly, and larger businesses can see fines and penalties that create liabilities in the millions of dollars per year.
The leadership team's experience includes successfully building Tax Partners (acquired by Thomson Reuters), CCH SureTax (acquired by Wolters Kluwer), and many years implementing tax solutions for KPMG, Ryan, and EY. This domain knowledge provided the background and experience to identify and solve complex sales tax problems.
A great case study is one we just completed for a large, multinational manufacturing company.
"Before our introduction to CereTax, we were struggling to identify our correct sales tax liabilities accurately and in a timely manner, which had a significant impact on our costs and time," said their Tax Director. "We had to bring together multiple solutions, consultants, and our tax team to get it done. With thousands of transactions to evaluate monthly, we were in a very challenging spot. After launching CereTax in parallel with our existing systems, we were immediately able to recognize huge cost and time savings while ensuring we were complying with all the regulations. The CereTax team is extremely knowledgeable and responsive, making the launch and ongoing operations seamless."
Other incumbents and start-ups in the sales tax space are focused on the more simplified needs of small businesses and have not yet developed the product architecture, industry specific capabilities, and customer service model to serve complex enterprises.
"The needs of complex businesses selling into multiple vertical markets in numerous jurisdictions are very different from small companies," said Brent Walker, CereTax VP of Operations. "To satisfy their needs, you need to deliver specialized taxability decisions, granular geo-targeting, an extensible rules engine, real-time processing, and continuous learning. You need to take an extremely complicated operating environment and streamline it to make it easy to manage."
CereTax is building deep integrations with an expanding set of ERPs, accounting, and operational systems to enable quick deployments and real-time operations.
"We are very enthusiastic about the market reception and look forward to soon announcing additional innovative capabilities and a network of implementation partners," said Mike Sanders, CEO.
"We have worked with members of the CereTax leadership team for years. We are excited to be working with them again to bring to market a key integration to the Coupa business spend management platform," said Robert Kleppel, Partner, KPMG. "We look forward to showing the market how blending the expertise of the KPMG team and new technology of CereTax can greatly benefit Coupa users."
Leaders Fund led the seed round with participation from investors in the founders previous two companies. With this capital, CereTax will extend its product offering for additional vertical markets, expand its team and its partner ecosystem, and continue to become the tax automation solution for complex verticals and larger enterprises.
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CINCINNATI, Aug. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quipt Home Medical Corp. (“Quipt” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:QIPT; TSXV:QIPT), a U.S. based leader in the home medical equipment industry, focused on end-to-end respiratory care, is very pleased to announce it has received a binding commitment letter from CIT Bank, N.A. (“CIT”), a division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, that CIT will commit to provide 100% of the senior secured credit facilities in the aggregate amount of up to $80,000,000 (to be comprised of a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $5,000,000, a delayed draw term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $55,000,000 and a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $20,000,000 (collectively, the “Proposed Senior Credit Facilities”)). The Senior Credit Facilities would be evidenced by an Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement, which will amend and restate the Credit Agreement dated September 18, 2020 between Quipt (and certain subsidiaries) and CIT (and other lenders). The primary use of proceeds of the loans made under the Proposed Senior Credit Facilities will be used to finance potential future acquisitions and general working capital purposes. Closing is anticipated to occur within 30 days.
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“We are very appreciative of the continued support from CIT as we continue to execute on our aggressive growth strategy. The commitment letter from CIT for up to $80 million of senior credit facilities is a major milestone which paves the way for us to accelerate our acquisition approach across all three tiers of our well-defined strategy. As always, we will continue to remain extremely disciplined with our capital allocation strategy maintaining a very healthy balance sheet with a conservative leverage structure,” said Greg Crawford, Chairman and CEO of Quipt. “Furthermore, we believe that the senior credit facilities further validate the strength of our business model which is yielding robust financial and operating results and will provide us the flexibility needed to be very agile as opportunities arise. The recent elimination of the outstanding convertible debentures, coupled with this commitment letter put us in a very strong position as we look at the next stage of growth through 2022 and beyond.”
Chief Financial Officer, Hardik Mehta added, “Our finance team has worked extremely diligently with the team at CIT to pursue this well-timed significant credit facility amendment. The commitment to provide us with senior credit facilities of up to $80 million with an attractive cost of capital, provides the Company with greatly enhanced financial flexibility and further strengthens our financial position to ensure our ability to continue to execute on our growth strategy and enhance long term shareholder value. Importantly, pursuant to the commitment letter, we will have the ability to solicit the lenders to expand the senior credit facilities beyond the initial $80 million commitment, as we continue to significantly grow the business in the future. The additional funding will be critical in our ability to move quickly and capitalize on the many attractive opportunities at our doorstep. Having completed 17 acquisitions since 2018, I am very confident that our robust acquisition program will continue to be a major driver of our future financial success and we expect meaningful progress on this front over the coming months.”
CIT Bank will act as the administrative agent and as the sole lead arranger and sole book runner for the Proposed Senior Credit Facilities. The Proposed Senior Credit Facilities remain subject to certain pre-disbursement conditions and satisfaction of other customary conditions precedent.
ABOUT QUIPT HOME MEDICAL CORP.
The Company provides in-home monitoring and disease management services including end-to-end respiratory solutions for patients in the United States healthcare market. It seeks to continue to expand its offerings to include the management of several chronic disease states focusing on patients with heart or pulmonary disease, sleep disorders, reduced mobility, and other chronic health conditions. The primary business objective of the Company is to create shareholder value by offering a broader range of services to patients in need of in-home monitoring and chronic disease management. The Company’s organic growth strategy is to increase annual revenue per patient by offering multiple services to the same patient, consolidating the patient’s services, and making life easier for the patient.
ABOUT CIT
CIT is a division of First Citizens Bank, the largest family-controlled bank in the United States. Parent company, First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA) has more than $100 billion in assets. The company's commercial banking segment brings a wide array of best-in-class lending, leasing and banking services to middle-market companies and small businesses from coast to coast. First Citizens also operates a nationwide direct bank and a network of more than 600 branches in 22 states, many in high-growth markets. Discover more at cit.com/firstcitizens.
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For further information please visit our website at www.Quipthomemedical.com, or contact:
Cole Stevens
VP of Corporate Development
Quipt Home Medical Corp.
859-300-6455
cole.stevens@myquipt.com
Gregory Crawford
Chief Executive Officer
Quipt Home Medical Corp.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Encompass Corporation, the provider of the leading Know Your Customer (KYC) automation platform, today announced that Aite-Novarica Group, a global advisory firm providing mission-critical insights on technology, regulations, strategy and operations to the financial services industry, has recognized Encompass as the winner of the 2022 Fraud & AML Impact Awards' Best Know Your Customer/Business (KYC/KYB) Innovation.
The award recognizes Encompass for its ability to combine unrivaled data sources, technology and expertise to supercharge corporate KYC due diligence with automation. Allowing financial institutions to unwrap and uncover corporate structures and ultimate beneficial ownership in minutes, Encompass transforms Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance and gives institutions the ability to enhance customer onboarding and respond to regulatory changes with greater speed and accuracy.
"By automating the KYC process, financial institutions can pursue aggressive growth agendas and scale while avoiding additional compliance costs," said Alex Ford, President, North America at Encompass. "Our platform is used by banks across the globe to significantly improve the onboarding experience of their clients while also future-proofing technology and processes. We're grateful to be recognized by Aite-Novarica Group for our innovative approach, which brings speed, accuracy and control."
With real-time access to global public and premium data sources, Encompass' platform gives financial institutions the ability to search entities and receive a digital KYC profile within minutes. With Encompass, financial institutions can ensure a consistent KYC process every time, including:
- Search based on pre-defined policy using only bank-approved sources;
- Mapping of ultimate beneficial ownership and corporate hierarchy;
- Screening of entities for PEPs, sanctions and adverse media;
- Cross-checking documents, matching and merging data;
- And the automatic creation of a complete audit trail in real time.
According to Aite-Novarica Group, winners were selected by a global panel of both internal and independent experts on fraud and AML.
Encompass will be presented with the AML Impact Award at the fifth annual Financial Crime Forum, taking place Sept. 18-19, 2022 in Charlotte, NC.
Encompass Corporation (Encompass) transforms regulatory compliance and customer onboarding with Know Your Customer (KYC) automation. As a global leader in automated KYC due diligence worldwide, Encompass serves global banks and financial institutions to streamline their KYC process and comply with regulations and requirements. Launched in 2012, Encompass serves customers across the globe and features offices in Amsterdam, Belgrade, Glasgow, London, New York, Singapore and Sydney. To learn more, visit EncompassCorporation.com.
Aite-Novarica Group is an advisory firm providing mission-critical insights on technology, regulations, strategy and operations to hundreds of banks, insurers, payments providers, and investment firms - as well as the technology and service providers that support them. Comprising former senior technology, strategy and operations executives as well as experienced researchers and consultants, our experts provide actionable advice to our client base, leveraging deep insights developed via our extensive network of clients and other industry contacts. Visit us on the web and connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Second quarter revenue of $6.3 million, compared to $0.1 million in the prior year period
Georgia facility commenced commercial operations in July 2022
Announces Texas as location of next facility
Reaffirms full year 2022 guidance
HAMILTON, Mont., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Local Bounti Corporation (NYSE: LOCL, LOCL WS) ("Local Bounti" or the "Company"), a breakthrough U.S. indoor agriculture company combining the best aspects of vertical and greenhouse growing technologies, today announced its second quarter 2022 results for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and reaffirmed full year 2022 guidance.
"We produced solid results and made important progress on our commercial facility expansion during the second quarter. The integration of Local Bounti and Pete's is progressing extremely well — we've had great engagement across the organization and I have been very impressed by our team and our expanded set of capabilities," stated Craig Hurlbert, Co-CEO of Local Bounti. "Looking ahead, we are especially excited about the recent opening of our Georgia facility and the commercial benefits it entails as we expand our footprint. We continue to bring fresh thinking and solutions to the industry and are implementing new elements in real-time that accelerate our build-out schedules and drive higher crop turns — the combination of which support our unwavering focus on capital efficiency."
- Sales of $6.3 million in the second quarter 2022, as compared to $108 thousand in the prior year period. Revenue from the Company's Hamilton, MT facility increased by 52% on a sequential basis in second quarter reflecting the pivot from R&D to commercial production, and the Company's California facilities increased revenue by 9% on a similar basis.
- Gross profit was negative $12 thousand in the second quarter of 2022. Adjusted gross margin percentage1 was approximately 38%, excluding depreciation, stock-based compensation, business combination related integration costs, and business combination fair value basis adjustment to inventory. The reduction in reported gross profit reflects temporary supply chain challenges with suppliers that have since been resolved, but impacted second quarter yields in its California facilities, resulting in higher costs to fill orders. In response to realized cost inflation, the Company expects to realize the benefit from price increases during the third or fourth quarter of 2022.
- Net loss of $31.7 million in the second quarter 2022. Adjusted EBITDA1 loss was $7.9 million excluding $11.7 million in stock-based compensation, $5.5 million in interest expense, $1.3 million of depreciation, $2.1 million of amortization, the fair value inventory adjustment mentioned above of $1.0 million, business combination and integration costs of $1.6 million and restructuring costs of $500 thousand. Net loss was $7.6 million in the prior year period and adjusted EBITDA loss was $3.5 million in the prior year period.
1See reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures at the end of this press release.
Next facility to be located in Texas
Local Bounti is currently in site diligence for its next facility to be located in eastern Texas. This location was selected based on customer demand and prospective off-take agreements.
Georgia facility commenced operations in July
As previously announced, the Company completed Phase 1-A construction of its Georgia facility in July 2022 — commencing commercial operations of three acres of the 24-acre plan. In parallel with Phase 1-A's completion, the Company began construction on Phase 1-B in June 2022, which will mirror Phase 1-A in terms of size and capabilities — doubling the capacity of the Georgia facility.
As a component of Phase 1-B's construction, the Company also began construction on the integration of its Stack & Flow Technology™ ("Stack & Flow"). Stack & Flow TechnologyTM will be integrated across both Phase 1-A and 1-B, which is expected to add approximately 40% of incremental revenue generating capacity to the finished Georgia facility. The Phase 1-B construction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2023 and commence operations in the third quarter 2023.
The Company continues to expect to achieve initial run-rate revenue of at least $30 million at full production from its California and Georgia (Phase 1-A) facilities, excluding the expected future positive impact from additional capacity due to incorporating Stack & Flow TechnologyTM at all three facilities.
California facility upgrades
The Company's two California facilities in Carpinteria and Oxnard are currently undergoing targeted and phased upgrades to existing infrastructure. The first phase, which is currently planned, will complete necessary infrastructure upgrades and increase near-term yields of select SKUs by an estimated 10%. The second phase, which is under consideration, will provide additional yield increases and create opportunities to grow new products, further expanding the Company's SKU diversity. The last phase will be to complete preparations for Stack & Flow TechnologyTM integration, which is expected to commence in 2023 given coordination and other planning measures with local utilities.
Pasco, Washington facility progress
The future Pasco, Washington facility continues to progress toward construction, which is expected to recommence in September. The site has been redesigned to further optimize operational synergies, to drive best in class unit economics, and to account for synergies with Pete's growing systems to meet demand across the combined product portfolio.
Hamilton, Montana update
The Company continues to advance its growing systems at its Hamilton, Montana facility. Year-to-date ended July 22, 2022, annualized yields from this facility have improved by approximately 20% versus the comparable prior year period. This direct and progressive improvement in yield is an apples-to-apples comparison highlighting the Company's ability to drive higher yields for current and future facilities. Importantly, these improvements do not reflect the impact of existing and future R&D enhancements and innovations that are expected to further accelerate performance at each of our facilities.
Addressing new growth verticals in high-value crop varieties
Beyond advancements to yield, the Company has identified additional opportunities and applications of its Stack & Flow TechnologyTM to reduce costs and increase yields across a variety of crops and growing environments. The Company is in the early trial stages of longer-term projects for high-value crops such as berries, and it continues to believe that its Stack & Flow TechnologyTM has a very important place in the future of agriculture.
Launching tests for new salad kit innovations in third quarter
Complementing the Company's existing product assortment is a new category of product innovation — premium salad kits. The SKUs will launch as tests with retailers in the Northwest through the end of 2022 in anticipation of a broader launch in 2023.
The Company ended the quarter with cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $41.3 million and approximately $41.8 million of undrawn capacity on its credit facility with Cargill. It had approximately 94.2 million basic and diluted shares outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and had an additional 11.5 million warrants outstanding and approximately 10.3 million restricted stock units outstanding.
Management is reaffirming its full year 2022 sales guidance of at least $20 million, including partial year contribution from its acquisition of Pete's which closed on April 4, 2022.
The Company will host a conference call with members of the Local Bounti executive management team. The conference call is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. ET on Monday, August 15, 2022. To participate on the live call, listeners in North America may dial (877) 514-3623 and international listeners may dial (201) 689-8768.
In addition, the call will be broadcast live via webcast, hosted at the "Investors" section of the Company's website at localbounti.com and will be archived online.
Local Bounti is redefining indoor farming with an innovative method – its proprietary Stack & Flow Technology™ – that significantly improves crop turns, increases output and improves unit economics. Local Bounti operates advanced indoor growing facilities across the United States, servicing approximately 10,000 retail doors with its two brands: Local Bounti® and Pete's®. We grow healthy food utilizing a hybrid approach that integrates the best attributes of controlled environment agriculture with natural elements. Our sustainable growing methods are better for the planet, using 90% less land and 90% less water than conventional farming methods. With a mission to 'bring our farm to your kitchen in the fewest food miles possible,' Local Bounti's food is fresher, more nutritious, and lasts 3 to 5 times longer than traditional agriculture. To find out more, visit localbounti.com or eatpetes.com, or follow Local Bounti on LinkedIn for the latest news and developments.
This press release includes "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, and the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by words such as "anticipate," "approximate," "believe," "commit," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "hope," "intend," "may," "outlook," "plan," "project," "potential," "should," "would," "will" and other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current expectations or beliefs concerning future events and actual events may differ materially from historical results or current expectations. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of future performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties, risks, assumptions and other factors, many of which are outside the control of the Company. The forward-looking statements in this press release address a variety of subjects including, for example, projected financial information, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of other financial and performance metrics, projected costs of building or acquiring facilities, projections of market opportunity and market share, and the business prospects of the Company following the Pete's transaction. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: Local Bounti's ability to effectively integrate the recently acquired operations of Pete's into its existing operations; the ability of Local Bounti to retain and hire key personnel; the uncertainty of projected financial information; Local Bounti's increased leverage as a result of additional indebtedness incurred in connection with the recent acquisition of Pete's; restrictions contained in Local Bounti's debt facility agreements with Cargill Financial Services International, Inc.; Local Bounti's ability to repay, refinance, restructure and/or extend its indebtedness as it comes due; and unknown liabilities that may be assumed in acquisitions; Local Bounti's ability to generate revenue; the risk that Local Bounti may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that Local Bounti could fail to effectively manage its future growth; the risk that Local Bounti will fail to obtain additional necessary capital when needed on acceptable terms, or at all; Local Bounti's ability to build out additional facilities; reliance on third parties for construction, delays relating to material delivery and supply chains, and fluctuating material prices; Local Bounti's ability to maintain its gross margin or decrease its cost of goods sold over time; potential for damage to or problems with Local Bounti's CEA facilities; Local Bounti's ability to attract and retain qualified employees; Local Bounti's ability to develop and maintain its brand or brands it may acquire; Local Bounti's ability to maintain its company culture or focus on its vision as it grows; Local Bounti's ability to execute on its growth strategy; the risks of diseases and pests destroying crops; Local Bounti's ability to compete successfully in the highly competitive natural food market; Local Bounti's ability to defend itself against intellectual property infringement claims; changes in consumer preferences, perception and spending habits in the food industry; seasonality; Local Bounti's ability to achieve its sustainability goals; and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time, including those under "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" in Local Bounti's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2022, as supplemented by subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K, and other reports and documents Local Bounti files from time to time with the SEC. Local Bounti cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive and cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Local Bounti does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
This press release contains references to adjusted EBITDA, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin percentage and adjusted selling, general and administrative, which are adjusted from results based on generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") and exclude certain expenses, gains and losses. The Company defines and calculates adjusted EBITDA as net loss attributable to Local Bounti before the impact of interest expense, depreciation, amortization, and adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense, business combination fair value basis adjustment to inventory, business acquisition and strategic transaction due diligence and integration related costs, restructuring and business realignment costs, and certain other non-core items. The Company defines and calculates adjusted gross profit as gross profit excluding depreciation, stock-based compensation, business combination related integration costs, and business combination fair value basis adjustment to inventory. The Company defines and calculates adjusted gross margin percentage as adjusted gross profit as a percent of sales. The Company defines and calculates adjusted selling, general and administrative as selling, general and administrative expense excluding stock-based compensation, depreciation, amortization, business acquisition and strategic transaction due diligence and integration related costs, and restructuring and business realignment costs.
These non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance the user's understanding of the Company's prospects for the future and the historical performance for the context of the investor. The Company's management team uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing performance, as well as in planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures are not computed according to GAAP and the methods the Company uses to compute them may differ from the methods used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental, should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and should be read only in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Refer to the attached financial supplement for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MAG Aerospace has won the Army Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S) Project Manager Electronic Warfare & Cyber (PM EW&C) Systems Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) task order under the Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) multiple award IDIQ contract. This task order has a ceiling value of approximately $258 million with a performance of a 1-year base period and four 1-year option periods. This is MAG's third consecutive win of this contract.
"We take great pride in the confidence PEO IEW&S and PM EW&C has entrusted in MAG to continue to deliver high-quality support on this task order." said Jerry Rippon, Executive Vice President of MAG's Advanced Engineering & Technology (AET) Business Unit. "We look forward to continuing our long-term relationship with PM EW&C, as we support one of the most important initiatives in the Army and the Electronic Warfare and Cyber mission to acquire integrated Intelligence, Electronic and Cyber Warfare capabilities that provide Spectrum and Cyberspace Superiority to enable freedom of maneuver on the Battlefield."
Support under this task order spans across 5 product management offices, (Product Manager Information Warfare (PdM IW), Product Manager Electronic Warfare Integration (PdM EWI), Product Manager Terrestrial Spectrum Warfare (PdM TSW), Product Lead Electronic Attack (PL EA), Product Lead Tactical Space Superiority (PL TSS)) responsible for the development, acquisition, production, fielding, and sustainment of Programs of Record and Quick Reaction Capabilities. This includes support in a diverse range of program/business management services, technical/engineering support services, and logistics support services that span the total life-cycle of PM EW&C systems. All must be planned and executed in coordination with multiple units and organizations, with special consideration for the US Army war-fighting mission and the current Operations Tempo (OPTEMPO) of US Army war-fighting units as they undergo exercises and training events, deployment, operations, redeployment and reset. The PM EW&C mission also supports a series of Army, Joint, and Combined experiments, demonstrations and exercises that will help define the concepts, requirements, doctrine and equipment for the continued modernization and transformation of the Army.
"Ensuring the protection of Electronic and Cyber Warfare capabilities that provide Spectrum and Cyberspace Superiority to the Warfighter is one of the most critical responsibilities in the Army and the Electronic Warfare and Cyber mission," said Joseph Reale, CEO of MAG. "We are proud to partner with PEO IEW&S and Project Manager Electronic Warfare & Cyber in achieving their vision for an Army equipped with upgradable, integrated and networked SIGINT, EW, Cyber and Space Superiority capabilities to overmatch the threat in multi and joint all domain operations."
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- Quarterly revenue of $4.5 million, compared to $0.1 million in Q2 2021
- Significant growth from acquisition while continuing organic growth trend
- Net Loss of $12.6 million in Q2 2022 (inclusive of non-cash write off of $11.2 million related to the SPAC), compared to $1.4 million in Q2 2021
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) of ($0.3) million, compared to ($0.9) million in Q2 2021
- Cash of $3.8 million as of June 30, 2022
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VerifyMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRME) ("VerifyMe," "we," "our," or the "Company"), together with its subsidiary PeriShip Global LLC ("PeriShip Global"), provides brand owners time and temperature sensitive logistics, authentication, supply chain monitoring, and data-rich consumer engagement features using unique smartphone readable codes on their products, announced today the Company's financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 ("Q2 2022").
Key Financial Highlights for Q2 2022:
- Quarterly consolidated revenue of $4.5 million, an increase of 3,527% compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021
- Gross profit of $1.7 million or 37% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $0.1 million or 79% for the three months ended June 30, 2021
- Net loss of $12.6 million or ($1.53) fully diluted loss per share for the three months ended June 30, 2022, which included approximately $11.2 million non-cash impairment related to the SPAC liquidation announced in July 2022, compared to a net loss of $1.4 million or ($0.18) fully diluted loss per share for the three months ended June 30, 2021
- Cash of $3.8 million as of June 30, 2022
Patrick White, VerifyMe's CEO stated, "We are excited to share the impact that the acquisition of PeriShip has had on our financial results for the quarter in addition to our organic revenue growth of approximately 115%. Bear in mind that due to the timing of the acquisition PeriShip's results were roughly 9 weeks of the 12-week quarter. In addition, historically PeriShip's largest quarters are in the third and fourth quarter which are heavily influenced by vaccine distribution and holiday gift season. With the liquidation of G3 VRM Acquisition Corp. (the "SPAC"), which impacted our results for the quarter but not cashflow, now behind us, we look forward to focusing on our core businesses and sharing improved financial results for the remaining year."
Recent Business Highlights
- Barrington Research analyst coverage and VerifyMe will present at their 15th Annual Barrington Research Virtual Fall Conference on September 8, 2022
- Added two former FedEx executives to Board of Directors of PeriShip Global
- Made the decision not to extend the period for the SPAC to consummate a business combination and accordingly the SPAC has dissolved and liquidated in accordance with its charter
- Initiated a new $1.5 million share repurchase program for a period of 12 months
Financial Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022:
Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was $4.5 million, a 3,527% increase as compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in revenue is primarily related to the acquisition of the PeriShip business on April 22, 2022. Our legacy VerifyMe Solutions segment revenue increased by $0.1 million or approximately 115%, primarily from new customers using our authentication serialization technology.
Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was $1.7 million, compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The resulting gross margin was 37% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to 79% for the three months ended June 30, 2021, principally due to the lower margins of our recently acquired PeriShip solutions segment.
Operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was $1.3 million, a decrease of $0.1 million compared to $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease is primarily related to the increased gross profit, partially offset by the additional operating expenses from the acquisition of the PeriShip business.
Our net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022, increased by $11.2 million to $12.6 million compared to a net loss of $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increased loss was primarily due to the impairment of our equity investment of $11.2 million, partially offset by the decreases discussed above. The resulting loss per share for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was ($1.53) per diluted share, compared to a loss per diluted share of ($0.18) for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was a loss of $0.3 million, a decreased loss of $0.6 million, compared to a loss of $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a discussion of this non-GAAP measure. A reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, net loss, is included as a schedule to this release.
At June 30, 2022, VerifyMe had a $3.8 million cash balance and $4.0 million in working capital.
As of June 30, 2022, VerifyMe had 8,666,002 shares issued and 8,467,046 shares outstanding.
Earnings Call
The Company has scheduled an earnings conference call and webcast for 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Prepared remarks regarding the company's financial and operational results will be followed by a question and answer period with VerifyMe' executive management team. The conference call may be accessed via webcast at:
https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=INYqmNgS or by calling +1 (844) 282-4569 within the US, or +1 (412) 317-5614 internationally, and requesting the "VerifyMe Call." Participants must be logged in via telephone to submit a question to management during the call. Participants may optionally pre-register for the conference call and webcast at: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10169959/f3e2ff549a.
The webcast will be archived on the Investors section of VerifyMe's website and will remain available for 90 days.
About VerifyMe, Inc.
VerifyMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRME), is a technology solutions provider specializing in products to connect brands with consumers and, through our wholly owned subsidiary, PeriShip Global, LLC, providing brands with high-touch, end-to-end logistics management for their products. We provide logistics management from a sophisticated IT platform with proprietary databases, package and flight-tracking software, weather, and flight status monitoring systems, as well as dynamic dashboards with real-time visibility into shipment transit and last-mile events. In addition, VerifyMe technologies give brand owners the ability to gather business intelligence while engaging directly with their consumers. VerifyMe technologies also provide brand protection and supply chain functions such as counterfeit prevention, authentication, serialization, and track and trace features for labels, packaging and products. For additional information, please visit: https://www.verifyme.com .
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements regarding revenue opportunities, recurring revenue, commercialization efforts, our sales pipeline and opportunities, and the acquisition of the assets of PeriShip, LLC. The words "believe," "may," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "plan," "could," "potential," "opportunity," "will," "expect" and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements include the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, intellectual property litigation, the successful development of our sales and marketing capabilities, the successful integration of our acquisitions (including the acquisition of the assets of PeriShip, LLC), our ability to retain key management personnel, our ability to work with partners in selling our technologies to businesses, production difficulties, our inability to enter into contracts and arrangements with future partners, issues which may affect the reluctance of large companies to change their purchasing of products, acceptance of our technologies and the efficiency of our authenticators in the field. These risk factors and uncertainties include those more fully described in VerifyMe's Annual Report and Quarterly Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the heading entitled "Risk Factors." Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those currently anticipated. Any forward-looking statement made by us herein speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes both financial measures in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), as well as non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally included or excluded in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplemental to and should not be considered as alternatives to any other GAAP financial measures. They may not be indicative of the historical operating results of VerifyMe nor are they intended to be predictive of potential future results. Investors should not consider non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as substitutes for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
VerifyMe's management uses and relies on EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that both management and shareholders benefit from referring to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. The Company's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating its financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparison. The Company's management recognizes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, as non-GAAP financial measures, have inherent limitations because of the described excluded items.
The Company defines EBITDA as net income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit), interest expense, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA plus stock-based compensation and the fair value of options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and warrants issued in exchange for services, loss on equity investments and one-time professional expenses for acquisitions. VerifyMe believes EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are important measures of VerifyMe's operating performance because they allow management, investors and analysts to evaluate and assess VerifyMe's core operating results from period-to-period after removing the impact of items of a non-operational nature that affect comparability.
A reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the most comparable financial measure, net income (loss), calculated in accordance with GAAP is included in this press release. The Company believes that providing the non-GAAP financial measures, together with the reconciliation to GAAP, helps investors make comparisons between VerifyMe and other companies. In making any comparisons to other companies, investors need to be aware that companies use different non-GAAP measures to evaluate their financial performance. Investors should pay close attention to the specific definition being used and to the reconciliation between such measure and the corresponding GAAP measure provided by each company under applicable SEC rules.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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School merger leads district changes in Williamsburg Co.
KINGSTREE, S.C. (WCSC) - The Williamsburg County School District is seeing some big changes for the new school year in the way of consolidating some of its well-known schools.
According to Myron Davis, the executive director of public relations for the district, some of the more notable changes are the merger of Kingstree High School and C.E. Murray High School into one.
He says the new high school will house between 600 to 700 kids but can hold up to 1,500 students.
The school district will merge the two schools’ colors to maroon and black and the mascot will be the “blazer”.
Davis says there are some other changes within the school district.
The former C.E. Murray High will now be C.E. Murray Elementary and Middle School housing students from grades K through 8th.
“We are excited about what’s going on in our district and excited for the changes,” Davis said. “Change is good and it means we are moving forward to celebrate the past but moving forward.”
Davis says the numbers in the Williamsburg School District right now are close to 3,000 students.
As far as teachers are concerned, he says the district has about 184 teachers with 90 percent of staff positions filled and is still hiring.
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Argument turns deadly following car crash on Fort Worth highway
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - A verbal fight prompted by a car crash led to the fatal shooting of a man in the early morning hours of Aug. 15.
Fort Worth homicide detectives are investigating after finding the victim at the intersection of the Southbound lanes of South University and the Interstate 30 Westbound entrance ramp.
Fort Worth Fire Department and MedStar personnel also responded. They pronounced the man deceased on-scene.
Police have yet to give a description of the suspect, nor have they publicly identified the victim.
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A success story from a mental health service is now working for the team that once helped her.
Sarah Buckley was introduced to Salford’s Living Well programme years ago and has since returned as a peer support worker. She stated that this was her ‘dream job’.
“You wouldn’t think that your dream job could ever exist, but mine does,” she said.
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“I love every aspect of my peer mentoring role – it is all about using my lived experience to help other people. It’s so empowering to be involved in the decisions of how the service is going to work.
“This service is person-centred – we ask people what they want, what they like, and what keeps them well, and sort this for them. I spend time with people on a range of activities to help them move forward, from gardening, to art and sometimes we’ll just have a coffee and share stories.
“The feedback we’ve been getting has been really positive. Getting people involved in the social side of things keeps them well, and it’s so exciting to be a part of it.”
The service, which has been nominated for ‘Mental Health Innovation of the Year’ in the National Health Service Journal awards 2022 recently, offers holistic support for people struggling with their mental health in Salford. It listens to people and connects them with the support they need in the community, based on their individual needs, which could include areas such as finance, housing, employment, loneliness, and/or mental health support and treatment.
The community mental health service - delivered in partnership between Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), Mind in Salford, Wellbeing Matters, and START - has been hailed a success in a recent external evaluation report.
The final evaluation report undertaken by the Innovation Unit, found they had supported people to achieve improved outcomes, including recovering from mental health problems and staying well enough to live the life they want to achieve.
The report, published on August 15, 2022, found that 83 per cent of people that have been supported through the service have successfully reached one or more of their goals. It found that over half have experienced a ‘meaningful Improvement’ in their recovery and quality of life.
Since the service launched in July 2020, over 30,000 ‘interventions’ have been delivered through the service, including: community activities, trauma-specific support, employment support, mental health treatments and peer support. The report also found that people were able to access the service quickly. On average, people waited only 14 days from being referred to Living Well Salford to their introduction to the service.
One person who was supported by the service, and is quoted in the report, said: “I got matched up with someone who had the same condition as me, it was a peer mentor, and this made me feel at ease. Being with them made me see I could have this condition and still live a normal life.”
Another said: “Living Well has been life changing for me, they have helped me to understand why my brain moves so fast, and how to cope with it.”
Tammy Young, Service Manager at Living Well Salford, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust said: “Living Well Salford is a new and innovative approach that has been co-designed with service users, voluntary organisations, local authority, health, and mental health service providers. I’m incredibly proud of the team and the way we have worked together with our local communities to create this service.
“There’s a real spirit of community and togetherness, where all stakeholders are valued equally and their views shape the way we do things. I am delighted to see the success of the service reflected in our final evaluation report; alongside our Health Service Journal Awards shortlisting.
“Going forward, we will prioritise implementing the recommendations to make our service the best it can possibly be to serve the needs of our communities.”
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ELKHART, Ind., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: PATK) ("Patrick" or the "Company") today announced that on August 11, 2022, the Company amended its credit agreement to expand its existing senior secured credit facility to $925 million from $700 million. The expanded credit facility is comprised of a $775 million revolving credit facility and a $150 million term loan. The maturity date for borrowings under the credit agreement was extended to August 2027 from April 2026. In addition, base interest rates for borrowings under the credit agreement were changed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) from LIBOR. Other material provisions remained unchanged.
"We are excited to close the expansion and maturity extension of our credit facility, bolstering our already nimble and flexible posture while reinforcing our ability to execute on our business strategy," said Andy Nemeth, Chief Executive Officer of Patrick. "Our credit facility is provided by a world-class group of financial institutions, and we appreciate their support and partnership as we continue to grow and diversify our business and drive shareholder value."
Patrick Industries (NASDAQ: PATK) is a leading component solutions provider for the Leisure Lifestyle and Housing markets. Founded in 1959, Patrick is based in Elkhart, Indiana, with over 12,000 employees across the United States.
This press release contains certain statements related to future results, our intentions, beliefs and expectations or predictions for the future, which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any projections of financial performance or statements concerning expectations as to future developments should not be construed in any manner as a guarantee that such results or developments will, in fact, occur. There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statement will be realized or that actual results will not be significantly different from that set forth in such forward-looking statement. Information about certain risks that could affect our business and cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements are contained in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in the Company's Forms 10-Q for subsequent quarterly periods, which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this press release, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date on which it is made.
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A share of ECMOHO Limited (NASDAQ:MOHO) closed at $0.30 per share on Friday, down from $0.37 day before. While ECMOHO Limited has underperformed by -19.50%, investors are advised to look at stock chart patterns for technical insight. Within its last year performance, MOHO fell by -55.08%, with highs and lows ranging from $0.89 to $0.12, whereas the simple moving average fell by -3.21% in the last 200 days.
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Analysis of ECMOHO Limited (MOHO)
Further, the quarter-over-quarter decrease in sales is -54.70%, showing a negative trend in the upcoming months.
ECMOHO Limited’s future performance can be predicted by a variety of well-rounded types of analysis and research, with equity being one of the most crucial ones. The goal here is to ensure that your current return on equity of -88.90% is sufficient for you to turn a profit off your investment. Taking into account the quick ratio of the company, currently set at 1.00, you can see that the company can cover any debts it may have, which can easily be seen in the annual report of the company.
For any stock, average volume can be an extremely valuable indicator of volatility, and MOHO is registering an average volume of 3.56M. On a monthly basis, the volatility of the stock is set at 34.39%, whereas on a weekly basis, it is put at 24.54%, with a loss of -20.92% over the past seven days.
How Do You Analyze ECMOHO Limited Shares?
Besides checking the fundamentals, you should also know how many employees own shares in the company. This is because the values should be in line with investors’ expectations. As opposed to executive stock, institutional ownership accounts for 2.70% of the company’s shares, contributing to an indication of company value, since large shareholders may signify strength within the organization.
Are institutional investors increasing their holdings in MOHO shares?
The recent increase in stakes in MOHO appears to be a result of several institutional investors and hedge funds increasing their positions. The company now owns 404,733 shares of the stock, with a value of $50187.0, following the purchase of 404,733 additional shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC made another decreased to its shares in MOHO during the first quarter, downing its stake by -5.69%. During the last quarter, the company picked up -16,700 additional shares for a total stake of worth $34312.0, bringing number of shares owned by the company to 276,707.
During the first quarter, Two Sigma Securities LLC added a 64,911 position in MOHO. Virtu Financial BD LLC sold an additional 98837.0 shares in the last quarter, decreasing its holdings by -63.58%, now holding 56623.0 shares worth $7021.0. MOHO shares are owned by institutional investors to the tune of 2.70% at present. | https://www.uspostnews.com/2022/08/15/these-strategies-will-help-ecmoho-limited-moho-succeed/ | 2022-08-15T12:59:55Z | https://www.uspostnews.com/2022/08/15/these-strategies-will-help-ecmoho-limited-moho-succeed/ | true | 7 |
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LANCASTER, Texas (AP) — The brother of retired NFL cornerback Aqib Talib has been identified by police as a suspect in the shooting death of a coach at a youth football game in Texas.
Yaqub Salik Talib is suspected in the Saturday night shooting that killed a man, police in the Dallas-area city of Lancaster said. Authorities have not yet identified the man, but family and friends say he was a coach.
Yaqub Talib was not in custody as of late Sunday and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The Associated Press sent a message seeking updated information Monday on the search for him.
Yaqub Talib is the brother of Aqib Talib, a five-time Pro Bowler who announced his retirement in 2020. Aqib Talib was named last month as a contributor for Prime Video's “Thursday Night Football.”
Dallas TV station WFAA reported that the brothers are coaches for North Dallas United Bobcats, a youth football team.
Coaches with the youth team D.E.A. Dragons identified the man killed as coach Mike Hickmon, WFAA reported. Dragons president Mike Freeman said the dispute began when Hickmon went to pick up a football and someone kicked it away.
“I don’t know how to explain it to the kids. That’s the part that I’m stuck on right now. How do I explain it to them. Why?" Freeman said. “This is something that these kids will remember for the rest of their life.” | https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/article/Ex-NFL-star-Aqib-Talib-s-brother-wanted-in-youth-17373868.php | 2022-08-15T13:02:17Z | https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/article/Ex-NFL-star-Aqib-Talib-s-brother-wanted-in-youth-17373868.php | false | 14 |
CHINA’s Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister, Hua Chunying, has reassured of readiness to assist African-based media organisations to establish operational offices in the country.
She also said that such would help to deepen China-Africa cooperation.
Hua said this on the sideline of her interaction with African Journalists at the reception and opening ceremony of China International Press Communication Centre (CIPCC) 2022 programme in Beijing.
The event was organised by the China Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA).
“It is awesome how you do not see any difference amongst yourself, even when you come from different countries, which is unity and shows indeed we are from the same family.
She expressed the hope that more African countries would come to China to set up media operational offices.
“So that nationals from African countries can work in China for more than just a few months; this is because China is a big country and has many things to experience and to report.
“We look forward to your coming to China more often and my colleagues and I will do everything that we can to give you all the necessary facilities and assistance.
“We said that and we mean that; we really hope to build closer communication cooperation with you.”
She further said that doing so would help to deepen cooperation between China and other developing nations through media programmes, particularly Africa.
No fewer than 90 journalists from 67 countries across Africa, Middle East, Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, are participating in the programme, which began in June.
The total of 376 journalists from across the world have so far been trained through the programme initiative in China.
The programme, which is being hosted by the China Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA), is expected to end in November.
The high point of the event was music rendition, display of traditional African dances, joint-love song by the journalists and unwinding to Chinese cuisines. (NAN)
A.I | https://realnewsmagazine.net/china-to-assist-media-organisations-expand-operations-deepen-china-africa-cooperation/ | 2022-08-15T13:03:32Z | https://realnewsmagazine.net/china-to-assist-media-organisations-expand-operations-deepen-china-africa-cooperation/ | false | 2 |
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, is seemingly still not happy with singer
Katy Perry's past comment about her wedding dress.
If a new report is to be believed, the Duchess of Sussex still holds "grudge" against the "Roar" hitmaker, reports a news agency.
The former actress and her husband
Prince Harry and his wife officially stepped away from royal duties in 2020 and subsequently moved to California's Montecito in the US.
Whilst reports have been circulating that the Duke of Sussex has reportedly struck up a friendship with Hollywood star
Orlando Bloom, the same cannot be said for their respective wives.
A source told : "Orlando is very sympathetic towards Harry and Meghan and does reach out if he ever sees anything suspicious in the neighborhood."
The insider added: "However, Meghan is keenly aware of a comment that Katy Perry made in 2018 about her wedding dress and is notorious for holding a grudge.
"While the comment wasn't meant to be hurtful, Meghan felt under siege at that time," explained the informant.
It's also said that Meghan "was overwhelmed by arguments with staff, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Thomas Markle".
The source added: "I would not expect to see Meghan and Katy carpooling to PTA meetings anytime in the future!"
Meghan married Prince Harry in 2018 at St. George's Chapel and wore a simple white gown designed by British designer
Clare Waight Keller under the Givenchy label for the lavish ceremony.
During a promotional tour for 'American Idol', Perry said regarding Meghan's wedding dress that she "would've done one more fitting."
"I would have done one more fitting," Katy told Entertainment Tonight at the time.
The 37-year-old Grammy-winning artist added: "I'm never not going to tell the truth! One more fitting, but I love you."
A few months after the wedding, Meghan described the process of creating the dream dress.
"I had a very clear vision of what I wanted for the day, and what I wanted the dress to look like," she said.
"So what was amazing in working with Clare is that sometimes you'll find designers try to push you in a different direction, but she just completely respected what I wanted to see for the day, and she wanted to bring that to life for me.
"In so many ways you are capturing dreams, that as a girl and as you become a woman you will have been thinking about for years," she added. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/meghan-markle-holds-grudge-against-katy-perry-over-wedding-dress-comment/articleshow/93574998.cms | 2022-08-15T13:05:21Z | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/meghan-markle-holds-grudge-against-katy-perry-over-wedding-dress-comment/articleshow/93574998.cms | false | 7 |
Could Amber Heard make an adult movie? This is what we know – El Financiero
In recent months, Amber Heard She has abandoned her social networks and has only been known about her through her lawyers, who have made public the last movements of the actress around the trial she held against her ex-husband, Johnny Deppwho ended up winning that legal battle.
For the same, Amber would have to pay the actor of Pirates of the Caribbean a sum of 10.35 million dollars in compensatory and punitive damages, while receiving two million compensation. In past weeks, Elaine BredehoftAmber’s lawyer, said the actress did not have enough money to cover her debt.
Nevertheless, Heard could have received a proposal to work in an adult film in exchange for nine million dollars, which would serve to cover the debt imposed by the Fairfax court in Virginia.
Amber Heard would have received a proposal to make adult films
According to the Australian site PopTopicAmber Heard’s attorney, Elaine Bredehoft, allegedly received a letter from an adult entertainment company called Zen Modelsthat would have offered him the amount of nine million dollars to shoot a tape.
The president of Zen Model Management, Veronica Madjarian, went to the lawyer of the 36-year-old actress to offer her a contract for eight million dollars, plus an additional million what would be a donation in Amber’s name to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
“Zen Models is an adult modeling agency and production company. We have been in contact with a group of adult film production companies who are interested in offering Ms. Heard a contract to act in an adult entertainment video production, ”the document would recite, according to the aforementioned medium.
The letter addressed to the lawyer of the actress of Aquaman indicates that such an offer is to help him “solve his problems” alluding to the debt he owes to Johnny Depp.
“This offer is to allow Amber to pay off her debt. with the presumption that he will not prevail with his appeal and take some time away from the negative press that is taking away the notion of living a peaceful life with his family, “said the president of the company.
So far, neither Heard nor Bredehoft have confirmed the information, so we would have to wait for an official position from the actress’s team. | https://codelist.biz/2022/08/13/could-amber-heard-make-an-adult-movie-this-is-what-we-know-el-financiero/ | 2022-08-15T13:05:27Z | https://codelist.biz/2022/08/13/could-amber-heard-make-an-adult-movie-this-is-what-we-know-el-financiero/ | false | 4 |
Spain’s entry rules require travellers to provide proof of their Covid-19 status. It is imperative for all tourists heading to sunny Spain to be fully aware of what is needed of them by Spanish authorities to avoid being turned away at the border.
Their current Coronavirus requirements means it isn’t just your passport and boarding pass you need to remember to have in your possessions. To enter the country, relevant Covid documents must be shown upon arrival.
As stipulated by the Spain Travel Health website, in order to pass the health controls, people arriving from non-EU countries, or those not considered Schengen associated countries, must present an EU digital Covid certificate, or EU equivalent. However, Spain will also accept the UK’s proof of vaccination as issued in the Crown Dependencies.
If you have received a booster, you are considered fully vaccinated, with no expiry date yet given. If you have received the original two doses, no more than 270 days must have passed since the last dose to qualify as being fully vaccinated.
Arrivals to Spain who are not fully vaccinated can present documentation certifying that they have tested negative within 72 hours of entering the country if using a PCR test or 24 hours if an antigen test was used. Alternatively, evidence can be provided through proof of having recovered from Covid in the last six months.
The UK proof of COVID-19 recovery record, or a recovery certificate issued by a relevant health authority, showing that you have recovered from a prior infection in the last six months is accepted. British travellers who can show proof of vaccination, a negative test or a recent Covid infection, as well as anyone aged under 12, do not need to complete Spain’s Travel Health form (SpTH).
Everyone else does need to complete it in advance of arriving. This must be done no more than 48 hours ahead of travelling to Spanish shores.
The system will send you a QR code which will need to be presented before boarding and after arriving in Spain. Each form is associated with a single trip and is both personal and non-transferable.
Spain’s passport requirements
Any British passport must have been issued less than 10 years before the date of entering the country and be valid for at least three months after the planned date of departure. Extra months may have been added to its expiry date if the passport was issued before October 1 2018.
Additional documents needed by tourists in Spain
There is the possibility that UK tourists entering the Schengen zone may be asked for additional documents at the border. In addition to a valid return or onward ticket, travellers may also be asked to show they have enough money for their stay.
Proof of accommodation may also be required. This includes a hotel booking confirmation, proof of address if visiting your own property or an invitation/proof of their address if staying with friends or family.
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Penn State University paid $572,119 for officers from five Centre County police departments to work overtime at football games last year, according to data from the agencies.
Police departments in the Borough of Bellefonte, Ferguson Township, Patton Township, Spring Township and the Borough of State College all provided security detail and traffic assistance during the seven regular-season games at Beaver Stadium in 2021.
At the end of the season, the university reimburses the cost of these overtime hours to each department at double the officers’ regular hourly rates.
The State College Police Department, which had 61 full-time uniformed employees in 2021, logged more overtime hours for Penn State than any other local agency. The department reported its officers worked more than 2,000 hours at the games for a total reimbursement of almost $399,000.
This amount includes administrative fees for each game, which are 20 percent of the cost of the hours worked. For Penn State’s October game against Indiana University, for example, State College charged the university nearly $10,000 in fees.
The four other local police departments worked an average of 412 hours for Penn State football security and were paid between $24,000 and $58,000 for the year.
Penn State would not provide details on overtime reimbursements to Spotlight PA because the information “is not considered public.” Under Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law, “state-related institutions” are “generally exempt from the Law’s requirements,” according to the Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition, a group that advocates for government transparency.
All five local police departments provided the reimbursement information upon request.
The true amount of overtime paid likely exceeds half a million dollars because it does not include reimbursements made to Pennsylvania State Police, who also provide gameday security. Trooper Christopher Fox, the public information officer for the seven-county region including Centre, declined to provide the amount the university paid State Police in 2021, saying he did not want to comment on Penn State’s behalf.
Spotlight PA has filed a Right-to-Know request with State Police for this information.
While working football games is a good opportunity for officers to earn extra money, all five police departments said they don’t sacrifice their regular patrol operations on these days.
Still, Penn State security could take up half of a smaller department’s officers on a game day. Bellefonte police had 10 full-time, uniformed employees last year, according to 2021 salary data provided by the borough. Penn State requested two to three patrol officers and two tactical officers from the department for every game, said Chief of Police Shawn Weaver.
Weaver said he won’t send the requested detail if the borough can’t fill its regular shifts that day. He often patrols such Saturdays, he said, so his officers can work the games.
State College police increase their patrols in the borough on Friday and Saturday nights during home game weekends in response to the influx of visitors, said Capt. Greg Brauser. Because officers work more shifts these weekends — they might patrol Friday night and then provide security at the game the next day, for instance — he said fatigue can become a problem.
State Police recruit officers from across Pennsylvania to work football games so that the agency doesn’t have to decrease patrols or overschedule local officers, Fox said.
While Penn State football was a major source of police overtime in 2021, officials said the Centre County Drug Task Force run by the state attorney general’s office also played a role. Most of this extra work — which was reimbursed by the attorney general’s office — went to detectives, who made a total of $154,886 from overtime last year.
Officers also earned overtime when they had to attend court proceedings outside of their normal hours, cover another officer’s shift, work an investigation, or conduct traffic and DUI patrols reimbursed by the state, officials told Spotlight PA.
Of these police departments, State College is the only one that contracts out its services to municipalities without their own force, but all five agencies have mutual aid agreements that allow them to receive assistance from each other upon request. Both of these arrangements might also contribute to overtime hours, Brauser said.
Salary data obtained by Spotlight PA as part of a local transparency test found that the five police departments spent more than $11.5 million on compensation last year, including $650,571 on overtime. A detective in State College took home nearly $34,000 in overtime, the most of any employee in the five local police departments.
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. | https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/penn-state-spent-half-a-million-dollars-on-police-overtime-at-football-games-in-2021/article_6efc3a3e-1b26-11ed-a43f-77dcb50ff6e3.html | 2022-08-15T13:10:51Z | https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/penn-state-spent-half-a-million-dollars-on-police-overtime-at-football-games-in-2021/article_6efc3a3e-1b26-11ed-a43f-77dcb50ff6e3.html | false | 4 |
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Fujita Y, Mera H, Watanabe T, Furutani K, Kondo HO, Wakai T, Kawashima H, Ogose A. BMC Musculoskelet. Disord. 2022; 23(1): e768.
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(Copyright © 2022, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC)
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10.1186/s12891-022-05735-6
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BACKGROUND: Near-falls should be detected to prevent falls related to the earlier ambulation after Total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The quadriceps weakness with femoral nerve block (FNB) has led to a focus on adductor canal block (ACB). We purposed to examine the risk of falls and the earlier ambulation in each continuous infusion nerve block. METHODS: Continuous infusion nerve block (FNB or ACB) was performed until postoperative day (POD) 2 or 3. Pain levels and falls/near-falls with knee-buckling were monitored from POD 1 to POD 3. The score on the manual muscle test, MMT (0 to 5, 5 being normal), of the patients who could ambulate on POD 1, was investigated. RESULTS: A total of 73 TKA cases, 36 FNB and 37 ACB, met the inclusion criteria. No falls were noted. But episodes of near-falls with knee-buckling were witnessed in 14 (39%) cases in the FNB group and in 4 (11%) in the ACB group (p = 0.0068). In the ACB group, 81.1% of patients could ambulate with parallel bars on POD 1, while only 44.4% of FNB patients could do so (p = 0.0019). The quadriceps MMT values in the ACB group was 2.82, significantly higher than 1.97 in the FNB group (p = 0.0035). There were no significant differences in pain as measured with a numerical rating scale (NRS) and rescue analgesia through POD 3. CONCLUSION: ACB was associated with significantly less knee-buckling and earlier ambulation post-TKA, with better quadriceps strength. Our study indicated the incidence of falls and near-falls with continuous infusion nerve blocks, and support the use of ACB to reduce the risk of falls after TKA. It is suggested that a certain number of the patients even with continuous ACB infusion should be considered with the effect of motor branch to prevent falls.
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Continuous infusion nerve blocks; Early ambulation recovery; Risk of falls and near-falls; Total knee arthroplasty | https://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5B%5D=citjournalarticle_726525_17 | 2022-08-15T13:11:35Z | https://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5B%5D=citjournalarticle_726525_17 | true | 1 |
The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve an updated version of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine booster that targets two coronavirus variants: the Omicron strain and the original virus from 2020.
“An updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna that targets two coronavirus variants (known as a “bivalent” vaccine) has today been approved for adult booster doses by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) after it was found to meet the UK regulator’s standards of safety, quality and effectiveness,” read an official government release Monday.
Half of the booster, called “Spikevax bivalent Original/Omicron,” targets the original coronavirus strain while the other half targets Omicron, it said.
The UK government said that the decision to grant approval for the shot was endorsed by the MHRA, the government’s independent expert scientific advisory body, after carefully reviewing the evidence.
It was approved following the results of a clinical trial, where Moderna reported that its booster targeting Omicron showed a stronger immune response against the variant. The company said its updated booster also showed a “potent” response against the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants.
The side effects were described by the MHRA as being the same as for the original Moderna booster dose and found to be “typically mild and self-resolving.”
“No serious safety concerns were identified,” the UK government release said.
As Covid-19 continues to mutate, MHRA Chief Executive Dr. June Raine said that the new Moderna booster will help keep communities protected.
“The first generation of COVID-19 vaccines being used in the UK continue to provide important protection against the disease and save lives. What this bivalent vaccine gives us is a sharpened tool in our armoury to help protect us against this disease as the virus continues to evolve.”
It is not yet clear who will be offered the booster or when. The UK’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) will advise on the vaccine’s rollout.
Stéphane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer of Moderna, said on Twitter he was “delighted” the vaccine had been approved.
“This represents the first authorization of an Omicron-containing bivalent vaccine, this bivalent vaccine has an important role to play in protecting people in the UK from Covid-19 as we enter the winter months,” he said. | https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/15/europe/uk-moderna-vaccine-omicron-variant-approval-intl-gbr/index.html | 2022-08-15T13:12:05Z | https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/15/europe/uk-moderna-vaccine-omicron-variant-approval-intl-gbr/index.html | false | 8 |
Dotmoovs (MOOV) traded down 1.8% against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 8:00 AM Eastern on August 15th. Dotmoovs has a market capitalization of $4.40 million and approximately $648,065.00 worth of Dotmoovs was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Dotmoovs coin can now be bought for about $0.0089 or 0.00000037 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. In the last week, Dotmoovs has traded 4.2% lower against the US dollar.
Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day:
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded 1.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $24,106.00 or 1.00000000 BTC.
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004148 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded up 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.96 or 0.00003981 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004146 BTC.
- Mammoth (MMT) traded up 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.01 or 0.00004208 BTC.
- yOUcash (YOUC) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $0.51 or 0.00002121 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded down 2.9% against the dollar and now trades at $30.45 or 0.00126313 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded 4.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $8.67 or 0.00035982 BTC.
- Geegoopuzzle (GGP) traded 1.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $15.87 or 0.00065850 BTC.
Dotmoovs Coin Profile
Dotmoovs (MOOV) is a coin. It launched on May 21st, 2021. Dotmoovs’ total supply is 1,000,000,000 coins and its circulating supply is 496,000,000 coins. Dotmoovs’ official Twitter account is @dotmoovs.
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Piqué, finished with Shakira, has a new girlfriend: let’s find out who she is
Pique it can not be said that he remained idle: after parting with Shakira which took place last June, the Spanish player seems to have consoled himself very quickly. According to some rumors released by the English newspaper The Sun it seems that Shakira’s unfaithful ex-husband has one new girlfriend and much younger than him. The news emerged at a very delicate moment for the ex couple, in fact Shakira is dealing with some legal problems due to a heavy accusation of tax evasion.
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According to The Sun the mysterious girlfriend would be called Clara Chia Marti, 23-year-old student involved in public relations who, it is said, would work for the footballer. The relationship should have stayed secretHowever, according to rumors, someone seems to have pinched them together. A source in the tabloid newspaper confirmed that the two have been dating for a few months and that they would be paparazzi together during parties organized by the player’s Press Office.
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What is still unclear is whether this relationship began before or after the formalization of the separation between the two ex-spouses. To avoid any kind of gossip, a source close to the girl said: “Clara is deleted from all social networks to prevent anyone from finding her photos and recognizing her ”. No reply to this has yet arrived from the player situation quite complex between the divorce and the financial problems of the two, a new scandal it would further damage the image of the ex-couple.
READ ALSO> Shakira and Pique, behind the separation also a problem of money?
Piqué new girlfriend: Shakira will pay for all the trips of the children to Barcelona
The separation between Shakira and Piqué is known to have been very long and complex, both because of the Financial problems of both that for custody of children. There were rumors of some exorbitant debts which would weigh on Piqué’s shoulders while Shakira was recently accused of tax evasion. However, the singer has always stated that she wants to make the divorce as less traumatic as possible for her two children. Milan and Sasha. It has been decided that the children will go to live with their mother in Miami even if it will be the singer who will pay for the trips of the two to Barcelona to be able to see their father. In any case, the couple continues to be talked about and we are sure that it will continue to give us scandals and gossip. | https://codelist.biz/2022/08/13/pique-finished-with-shakira-has-a-new-girlfriend-lets-find-out-who-she-is/ | 2022-08-15T13:13:42Z | https://codelist.biz/2022/08/13/pique-finished-with-shakira-has-a-new-girlfriend-lets-find-out-who-she-is/ | false | 1 |
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jennifer Lawrence, 32; Joe Jonas, 33; Anthony Anderson, 52; Debra Messing, 54.
Happy Birthday: Pick up the pace and exhaust all resources. Refuse to let anyone limit what you can accomplish this year. Set high standards, and act rather than let anger build and relationships break down. Use your skills, attributes and intuition to help you make better decisions. Don’t do anything to upset your reputation, position or status. Physical self-improvement will pay off. Your numbers are 4, 12, 17, 24, 35, 43, 48.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Evaluate what is completed and what’s yet to finish. Schedule your time carefully, and don’t let anyone interfere with your plans. You can assist others, but not at the expense of missing out on something that helps you advance. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll face rejection if you try to make changes without going through the proper channels. Be strategic by taking the path of least resistance. Knowing what you want will help convince others to pitch in and help. Offer incentives. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Demonstrate what you have to offer, and chat with someone you think can contribute. Put into practice what you know, and you’ll gain recognition for your hard work, unique approach and hands-on help. A physical change will grab someone’s attention. 4 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Keep life simple, spending under control and your responsibilities on point. Don’t feel you need to head in a different direction because someone wants you to be a follower. Look for alternative ways to use your skills to get ahead. 2 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Share your feelings, and work toward a lifestyle that is easy to manage and gives you ample time to pursue what excites you. Refuse to let other people’s uncertainty confuse you or alter your course. Take care of matters concerning institutions. 5 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Nurture what’s important to you and go out of your way to save, invest wisely and take better care of yourself physically and emotionally. Don’t rely on others to do things for you when using your power will bring satisfying results. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Participating will bring about positive change. Giving your all and doing so with a positive attitude will attract attention and the help you need to further your plans. Don’t neglect domestic problems, regardless of your to-do list. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Focus on work and figuring out the best way to get things done on time. Using your imagination will motivate others to offer suggestions and show interest in what you are trying to achieve. Make health and reputation your priorities. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t listen to outsiders. Stick close to home and the people you love and know you can count on for help. Actions speak louder than words. Thoughtfulness and praise will ensure you get the most from those around you. 5 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Think matters through before you say something you regret. Expect someone to overreact or to ask for too much. Limit what you contribute to a group effort. You are better off not getting involved in joint ventures or shared expenses. 2 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Too much of anything will have a negative effect. Take a moment to revise your plans to suit your budget, time and skills. A realistic approach will lead to success. Don’t be afraid to follow through by yourself. Personal gain is apparent. 4 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Consider unique ways to use your skills. Market what you can do, and you’ll find ways to bring in more cash doing something you enjoy. Join forces with someone who can contribute to your success and make the journey fun. 3 stars
Birthday Baby: You are passionate, generous and outgoing. You are articulate and persuasive.
1 star: Avoid conflicts; work behind the scenes. 2 stars: You can accomplish, but don’t rely on others. 3 stars: Focus and you’ll reach your goals. 4 stars: Aim high; start new projects. 5 stars: Nothing can stop you; go for gold.
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BERLIN (AP) — German officials expressed mounting anger Monday at the slow flow of information from Poland about a polluted border river as experts raced to discover what killed tens of thousands of fish.
German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke demanded a transparent and full investigation into the cause for the massive fish die-off in the Oder River after having met her Polish counterpart in Szczecin on Sunday evening.
“There would be a massive loss of confidence, especially among the Polish population, but probably also among us, if this (investigation) did not succeed,” Lemke said on ARD television on Monday.
Lemke also announced that the two countries have created a task force with experts to exchange information and updates on the investigation into the ecological disaster.
The state governor of Brandenburg, which borders Poland along the Oder River, criticized Polish authorities for their lack of information on the fish die-off.
The information about the environmental disaster had come only “in dribs and drabs” or “not at all,” Dietmar Woidke said adding that “this must be dealt with urgently in the coming months,” German news agency dpa reported.
The Oder runs from Czechia to the border between Poland and Germany before flowing into the Baltic Sea. Ten tons of dead fish were removed from it last week and people have been asked not to swim or even touch the water of the river.
The German environment ministry said they were expecting results on possible toxins in the river's water later this week.
Brandenburg state Environment Minister Axel Vogel said that “it may take several more days until we have checked through all the substances that we consider possible.”
There is probably more than one cause for the fish die-off, Vogel said adding adding that the current drought and low water levels are almost certainly also to blame. The entire ecosystem of the Oder River has been damaged, he said.
“That’s why we don’t think we have a disaster that can be solved within half a year by repopulating with fish," Vogel said.
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Orbia Advance Co., S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:MXCHY – Get Rating) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,000 shares, a decline of 23.1% from the July 15th total of 1,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.0 days.
Orbia Advance Stock Up 7.6 %
MXCHY opened at $4.31 on Monday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.81. Orbia Advance has a 1 year low of $3.97 and a 1 year high of $6.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.41.
Orbia Advance Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 24th were given a dividend of $0.0136 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 5.18%. This is an increase from Orbia Advance’s previous dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 23rd.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
About Orbia Advance
Orbia Advance Corporation, SAB. de C.V. provides products and solutions for precision agriculture, building and infrastructure, fluor, polymer, and data communications sectors worldwide. The company offers irrigation systems, digital agricultural technologies, and related services; and data communications infrastructure, including conduits, and cables and fiber optics, as well as pressurized pipes for natural gas and other solutions.
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Fox Run Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in shares of Watsco, Inc. (NYSE:WSO – Get Rating) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 910 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $277,000.
Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. CWM LLC purchased a new position in shares of Watsco during the 4th quarter worth about $98,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. purchased a new position in Watsco in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,259,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Watsco by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 3,425 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,072,000 after buying an additional 39 shares during the period. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Watsco by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 3,283 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,027,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the period. Finally, Advisor Partners LLC raised its holdings in Watsco by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Advisor Partners LLC now owns 1,543 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $483,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the period. 78.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Watsco Stock Performance
Watsco stock opened at $302.90 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $11.80 billion, a PE ratio of 22.49 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $254.77 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $268.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 2.47 and a quick ratio of 1.08. Watsco, Inc. has a 12 month low of $220.68 and a 12 month high of $318.98.
Watsco Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 15th were issued a $2.20 dividend. This represents a $8.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.91%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 14th. Watsco’s dividend payout ratio is presently 65.33%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts have recently issued reports on WSO shares. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Watsco from $208.00 to $204.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 27th. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on shares of Watsco from $320.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 18th. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Watsco from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $350.00 to $313.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 14th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Watsco from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 30th. Finally, Stephens decreased their price target on shares of Watsco to $350.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $291.75.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Watsco news, Director Cesar L. Alvarez sold 4,000 shares of Watsco stock in a transaction on Friday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.55, for a total value of $1,014,200.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 13.94% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Watsco Company Profile
Watsco, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, distributes air conditioning, heating, refrigeration equipment, and related parts and supplies. The company distributes equipment comprising residential ducted and ductless air conditioners, such as gas, electric, and oil furnaces; commercial air conditioning and heating equipment systems; and other specialized equipment.
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(NEXSTAR) – For anyone wondering, yes, Bob Odenkirk knows how to make an authentic Cinnabon cinnamon roll.
During the penultimate episode of “Breaking Bad,” Odenkirk’s character of Saul Goodman laments having to flee Albuquerque — and give up his lucrative-yet-unscrupulous law practice — as the Feds start closing in.
“If I’m lucky, a month from now, best-case scenario, I’m managing a Cinnabon in Omaha,” he tells Walter White, the two of them standing in the basement of a vacuum-repair shop, waiting to be given new identities and placed in hiding.
At the time, it was a silly, seemingly throwaway line. But after Cinnabon expressed their excitement at being name-dropped on one of the most critically lauded series on TV, the production team at AMC went ahead and built upon the idea for “Better Call Saul,” its then-upcoming prequel series.
“Following that line, our social media team quickly tweeted at Bob Odenkirk and shared a link to our careers page,” Michael Alberici, the VP of marketing at Cinnabon, told Nexstar. Alberici added that Cinnabon and AMC’s relationship eventually “evolved” to the point that the company was actually working with the production on “Better Call Saul.”
“We never imagined that line and our social media response would have led to being involved at the level we have been,” he said.
But Cinnabon didn’t just give permission for “Better Call Saul” to use its name and logo. In helping to add a more authentic touch to the series, actual Cinnabon operations employees have been present during every Cinnabon-set scene on “Better Call Saul” since the show’s inception.
“Our operations team members are on-site for every season and prepare the bakery set, real product, and help coach Bob and the other actors,” Alberici said.
The scenes are also filmed in a former Cinnabon bakery in an Albuquerque mall, though the space has been closed to the public for years.
“Each season, Cinnabon stocked it to look like a functioning bakery by shipping in equipment, packaging, product, etc. and bringing it back to life,” according to Alberici.
In earlier seasons, real-life Cinnabon employees played extras in the bakery scenes, but that’s no longer the case. These days, Saul Goodman’s co-workers — sorry, Gene Takavic’s co-workers — are merely actors portraying Cinnabon employees.
Despite having representatives on set during filming, Alberici said Cinnabon’s team members know only “what will be shot” during the bakery scenes, and are never given access to the full scripts or story arcs, in order to keep the plot of each episode a secret. A representative for AMC confirmed that while Cinnabon’s reps are indeed on the set, they do not know how those scenes will figure into the season.
“We are surprised just as every viewer is when the season airs,” Alberici said.
In fact, it’s very likely that Odenkirk knows more about Cinnabon than Cinnabon knows about “Better Call Saul” and its plotlines.
In a 2016 interview, Odenkirk told Conan O’Brien that very early in production, he had been instructed by Cinnabon’s VP of operations in “exactly how you make a Cinnabon.”
“Debbie Rowley taught me, she’s the lady from the head office … That’s part of [“Better Call Saul” creator] Vince Gilligan’s attention to detail,” Odenkirk said.
“I not only learned the first season, but the second season, they gave me a refresher course,” he added.
Then again, none of this should come as much of a surprise. Bryan Cranston, who played meth kingpin Walter White on “Breaking Bad,” has repeatedly claimed that a chemist from the DEA coached him and fellow actor Aaron Paul in the production of crystal meth while they were appearing on the show. | https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/nexstar-media-wire/better-call-saul-and-cinnabon-what-the-bakery-chain-knew-and-didnt-know-about-the-show/ | 2022-08-15T13:21:01Z | https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/nexstar-media-wire/better-call-saul-and-cinnabon-what-the-bakery-chain-knew-and-didnt-know-about-the-show/ | false | 30 |
A Cheshire business has received an amazing response from the public after issuing a 'use us or lose us' plea on Facebook.
The Electric Church is an independent record store and coffee shop based on Over Square in Winsford. The shop also makes its own food on the premises and sells to the public via delivery services.
Manager Jimi Coppack put out a heartfelt Facebook message on August 12 saying: “I'm utterly disheartened and feel like I'm working against everything but... we still have the 25% sale still on all stock, your support is needed to avoid closure.”
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Jimi told CheshireLive: “When I put that post out the response from the public has been overwhelming. I know a lot of businesses are struggling, unfortunately, with how the economy is at the moment. Music is life, but records are not a necessity - and that's where we are.
"It’s been brilliant. We've had a really busy weekend. I’ve seen customers that have not been in for two and a half years, pre-pandemic.
“We know that people's lifestyles change. Everything that's been happening has obviously had an effect on everyone. People used to come out all the time.
"People who used to go to the High Street are probably spending more time at home shopping online.
“The Facebook post made a huge difference. It's been overwhelming and I'm offering a 25% discount as well. The amount of people that refuse the discount has moved me to tears, that's really nice.”
There’s another important side of the business, meaning it's not just music fans buying records and CDs who visit.
Jimi explained: “The café goes well on days where we don't have customers coming in for records, it is the café that keeps us going. My wife designs our menu.
"The coffee is great. I am a coffee connoisseur myself. I drink coffee wherever I go. I usually say mine’s better, with no real ego. It's just good coffee.
“One of the good things about the shop is people who aren’t that much into music will happily come into the shop and sit down for an hour or so, to just have a chat and a conversation and have something to eat."
This corner of Delamere Street could be called the hip quarter of Winsford as The Electric Church does put on occasional music events in the shop. Up the road is the Delamere Street Dog real ale bar, that also puts on music gigs.
Jimi admits he needs to get more into online marketing as it seems he might have saved the business with one simple Facebook post. “I’m very fortunate to have survived the lockdown," he added. "I’ll be doing more events in the future.
“Being completely honest, putting that post out, the response has been amazing.
"I think I need to get down into the marketing side of it as well because I'll be honest, that's not really my forte, I'm a bit of a dinosaur when it comes to social media.
"TikTok has also been recommended to me, and probably that's really good for businesses. So I'll look into that and hopefully we can make it work.”
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Jim Battan, an Oregon man that spent $110,000 building a beautiful backyard pool at his home in 2012, started renting out his swimming pool in September 2020 on an app called Swimply and since then has hosted around 9,000 people all while making a whopping $177,000. Swimply, an app that is very similar to Airbnb, but for swimming pools has allowed homeowners to turn their swimming pools into an income stream.
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They charge $70 per hour for five people and the rate rises with more people and longer durations. Jim also rents out the swimming pool in the winter, keeping the pool at 90 degrees, and offers guests heated blankets. Jim also estimates that many of the swimmers are returning customers. Swimply takes a 15% cut from every booking, but they are finding you the customers, so it’s worth it.
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AMERICAN HOTEL INCOME PROPERTIES REIT LP ANNOUNCES AUGUST 2022 U.S. DOLLAR CASH DISTRIBUTION
(numbers are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated)
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 15, 2022 /CNW/ - American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP ("AHIP") (TSX: HOT.UN, HOT.U, and HOT.DB.V) announces a U.S. dollar cash distribution of $0.015 per limited partnership unit ("Unit") for August 2022, which is equivalent to U.S. dollar $0.18 per Unit on an annualized basis. The distribution will be paid on September 15, 2022 to unitholders of record at the close of business on August 31, 2022.
AHIP intends to pay cash distributions on or about the 15th day of each month to the unitholders of record on the last business day of the preceding month.
American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (TSX: HOT.UN,TSX: HOT.U,TSX: HOT.DB.V), or AHIP, is a limited partnership formed to invest in hotel real estate properties across the United States. AHIP's premium branded, select-service hotels are located in secondary metropolitan markets that benefit from diverse and typically stable demand. AHIP's hotels operate under brands affiliated with Marriott, Hilton, IHG and Choice Hotels through license agreements. The Company's long-term objectives are to build on its proven track record of successful investment, deliver monthly U.S. dollar denominated distributions to unitholders, and generate value through the continued growth of its diversified hotel portfolio. More information is available at www.ahipreit.com.
Certain statements in this news release may constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws (also known as forward-looking statements). Forward looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, and it may cause actual results, performance or achievements or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements or industry results expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward-looking information generally can be identified by the use of terms and phrases such as "anticipate", "believe", "could", "estimate", "expect", "feel", "intend", "may", "plan", "predict", "project", "subject to", "will", "would", and similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions. Some of the specific forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: the payment of the current distribution; AHIP's intention to pay future cash distributions on or about the 15th day of each month to the unitholders of record on the last trading day of the preceding month; and AHIP's stated long-term objectives.
Forward-looking information is based on a number of key expectations and assumptions made by AHIP, which management believe to be reasonable, including, without limitation: AHIP's distribution policy will be sustainable; AHIP will not be prevented from paying distributions under the terms of its senior credit facility or investor rights agreement or any other agreement; AHIP's business will perform consistent with AHIP's expectations; and AHIP will achieve its long term objectives.
Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties and should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results as actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Those risks and uncertainties include, among other things, monthly cash distributions are not guaranteed and remain subject to the approval of Board of Directors and may be reduced, deferred or suspended at any time at the discretion of the Board; the payment of distributions by AHIP to its unitholders is subject to the satisfaction of certain financial covenants under AHIP's senior credit facility and AHIP's investor rights agreement limits the payment of distributions by AHIP in certain circumstances. Additional information about risks and uncertainties is contained in AHIP's MD&A dated March 8, 2022 and annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2021, copies of which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The forward-looking information contained herein is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement. Management believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information are based upon reasonable assumptions and information currently available; however, management can give no assurance that actual results will be consistent with the forward-looking information contained herein. The forward-looking information is made as of the date of this news release and AHIP assumes no obligation to update or revise such information to reflect new events or circumstances, except as may be required by applicable law.
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Judge: Sen. Graham must testify in Georgia election probe
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Monday said U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a special grand jury in Atlanta that is investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies broke any laws while trying to overturn his narrow 2020 general election loss in the state.
Attorneys for Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, had argued that his position as a U.S. senator provided him immunity from having to appear before the investigative panel and asked the judge to quash his subpoena. But U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May wrote in an order Monday that immunities related to his role as a senator do not protect him in this case.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened the investigation last year, and a special grand jury with subpoena power was seated in May at her request. Last month she filed petitions seeking to compel testimony from seven Trump advisers and associates.
Prosecutors have indicated they want to ask Graham about phone calls they say he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his staff in the weeks following the election.
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Wealth Alliance grew its stake in shares of Intel Co. (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Rating) by 25.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,814 shares of the chip maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,974 shares during the quarter. Wealth Alliance’s holdings in Intel were worth $734,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 331,347,190 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $17,064,379,000 after acquiring an additional 6,936,922 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 177,117,083 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $9,121,530,000 after acquiring an additional 6,279,484 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 78,100,727 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $4,013,364,000 after acquiring an additional 1,554,610 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $2,080,248,000. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA increased its holdings in shares of Intel by 9.5% in the 4th quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 39,401,295 shares of the chip maker’s stock valued at $2,029,167,000 after acquiring an additional 3,405,750 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.74% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
INTC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Credit Suisse Group set a $45.00 target price on shares of Intel in a report on Monday, August 1st. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Intel from $51.00 to $41.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 29th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Intel from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 6th. DZ Bank downgraded Intel from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $30.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, August 2nd. Finally, Susquehanna cut their price target on Intel from $42.00 to $40.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 19th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $43.83.
Intel Price Performance
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 28th. The chip maker reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.70 by ($0.41). Intel had a return on equity of 16.65% and a net margin of 26.03%. The company had revenue of $15.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.93 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.28 earnings per share. Intel’s quarterly revenue was down 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that Intel Co. will post 2.26 EPS for the current year.
Intel Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Sunday, August 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.365 per share. This represents a $1.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 5th. Intel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.26%.
Intel Company Profile
Intel Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of computer products and technologies worldwide. The company operates through CCG, DCG, IOTG, Mobileye, NSG, PSG, and All Other segments. It offers platform products, such as central processing units and chipsets, and system-on-chip and multichip packages; and non-platform or adjacent products, including accelerators, boards and systems, connectivity products, graphics, and memory and storage products.
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BERLIN (AP) — Germans are facing a new tax on natural gas use that could cost the average household several hundred euros a year and is aimed at rescuing importers slammed by Russian cutbacks tied to the war in Ukraine.
An association of gas pipeline operators on Monday set the level at 2.4 euro cents per kilowatt hour under legislation passed by the German parliament, which had an expected range of 1 to 5 cents. The tax on gas that is used to heat homes in winter and generate electricity is set to take effect in October and run through the beginning of April. It will not show up in utility bills until November or December.
Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck has said the tax will mean added costs of several hundred euros per year for an average household. The government is seeking ways to soften the blow through financial assistance for poorer households and a proposed break on value-added tax.
The gas tax will raise money to compensate importers of Russian gas whose contracts with city utilities do not permit them to pass on the costs of surging natural gas prices. Russia has sharply cut back supplies of natural gas that costs less under long-term contracts, forcing importers to purchase much more expensive gas on the spot market to fulfill their obligations.
The government has agreed to bail out the largest importer, Uniper. Habeck said that 12 importers have applied for help and would receive 34 billion euros, or about 90% of their exceptional costs, the dpa news agency reported.
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Despite being a native and namesake Canadian species, experts say the Canada goose, with its overwhelming numbers and its daily two pounds of feces, pose problems for Greater Victoria and its migratory bird sanctuaries.
Bruce Harrison, the provincial conservation head for Ducks Unlimited Canada, described the Canada goose as a “species that’s been moved around a little” in reference to their translocation to B.C. in the ’70s. They have always lived in the province, but when their original native population here began to plummet over time, governments stepped in to replenish their local numbers with geese from elsewhere in the country.
In B.C. the sheer number of birds has created an issue. While they’re technically a native species, Harrison admits they may have become more abundant over the last 40 or 50 years than people want.
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“The central problem is we’ve created a very nice area for them in urban areas,” he said, noting regions like Greater Victoria give them “a nice little candy store” that’s even more convenient than the natural environment they thrive in.
“It’s the lawns and grass that’re really attracting them. Most people seem to be pretty mad at them for how they affect sports fields.”
Beyond ruining a perfectly good soccer pitch, the kilogram of daily droppings a single adult Canada goose can produce can also contaminate water and cause algae blooms that steal oxygen and block sunlight for underwater plants.
Local birder Geoffrey Newell said they can also be aggressive birds and sometimes steal food from ducks and other goose species. He noted this doesn’t apply to Canada geese fully native to B.C., which migrate to the Arctic in winter.
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“They degrade our urban ecology, they fowl our beaches and urban parks and they degrade our migratory bird habitat.”
Sirois knows of about 40 Canada goose nests on lesser Trial Island and another 40 to 45 on the Chain Islets. Ideally, he would like to see halved the roughly 1,000-bird population around the Victoria Harbour sanctuary. While hunting historically helped moderate goose populations along the Saanich Peninsula, he said, “there are a lot less hunters today than there used to be.”
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The non-profit Guardians of Mid-Island Estuaries Society has led local efforts to sterilize Canada goose eggs since the late ’90s. While in Greater Victoria there may be more egg addling happening than people realize – the physical process terminates embryo development – it does not seem to be impacting local goose populations, Sirois said.
“It’s complicated to deal with geese here in an urban environment.”
His estimates put the number of eggs produced by local birds at more than 1,000 a year, with between 200 and 300 geese living around Victoria Golf Club in Oak Bay.
Harrison, unsure of the effectiveness of egg addling, pointed to a couple of innovative ways of managing Canada goose populations. These include a feces “Zamboni” brought to the Island and a remote-controlled fox named Buster that the City of Kamloops funded to deter the birds from sports fields.
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Voxtur executes purchase agreement for Blue Water Financial Technologies
TORONTO and TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Voxtur Analytics Corp. (TSXV: VXTR; VXTRF) ("Voxtur" or the "Company"), a North American technology company creating a more transparent and accessible real estate lending ecosystem, announced today that its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Voxtur Analytics US Corp., executed a purchase agreement (the "Agreement") on August 12, 2022 for the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests (the "Acquisition") of Blue Water Financial Technologies Holding Company, LLC (“Blue Water”). Blue Water delivers SaaS-based solutions to investors trading mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) and whole loans to improve profitability, reduce risk, and increase liquidity of mortgage asset portfolios. Blue Water's core analytic capabilities and advanced technology solutions are critical elements in an end-to-end mortgage asset solution. Blue Water’s platform is actively used by originators today and spans pricing, trading, commitment, pre-funding quality control, transfer, due diligence, and servicing oversight of various types of mortgage assets. This highly strategic acquisition will bring Voxtur's technology suite to the secondary market, providing a natural attachment point and synergistic opportunities to both client bases.
About Blue Water
Blue Water is a leading provider of asset valuation, MSR distribution, MSR hedging, and digital solutions to MSR investors and mortgage lenders. By providing originators and investors the ability to view portfolios and analyze transactional data in real-time, the platform creates a one-stop shop to drive greater liquidity of mortgage assets. Blue Water uses a single platform across all investor types to mitigate timing risk and account for rate changes. Further, cost-minded originators use the platform to reduce margin exposure, lower costs, and streamline their secondary market post-close operations.
Blue Water's self-service technology is able to replicate any investor pricing and modeling construct in real time to provide a unique solution tailored to its clients, including private equity investors and investment banks. Blue Water offers a turnkey solution to small financial institutions to source assets in a compliant manner with scale and efficiency. Blue Water manages a dynamic order book that allows systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs) to engage with different originators in a user-friendly asset sourcing SaaS offering. This technology allows a broad investor base to dynamically engage with originators and control their prospects based on asset preference, while giving originators free access to buyer-side liquidity. Separately, Blue Water’s automated advisor platform provides a springboard for investors to source product and deploy capital by leveraging the combined entities comprehensive services.
Founded in 2018, Blue Water has a revenue compounded annual growth rate of 262% from 2019 to 2021. Additionally, Blue Water generated positive net income for 2020 and 20211.
Accretive Acquisition
Combining Blue Water’s digital asset capabilities with Voxtur’s proprietary data stores creates a powerful new platform that allows seamless integration and delivery of Voxtur’s core solutions with Blue Water’s advanced due diligence and data analytics.
The Acquisition is expected to:
- Be immediately accretive to Voxtur's adjusted earnings and cash flow;
- Expand Voxtur’s influence in the U.S. secondary market; and
- Accelerate Voxtur’s transition to a pure-play technology provider in the North American mortgage market.
Voxtur has maintained a targeted approach to solve inefficiencies and create value in the lending lifecycle. This accretive Acquisition focuses on reducing costs and inefficiencies in the transacting of mortgage-backed securities. Voxtur will integrate Blue Water with its existing technology to expand the Company’s capabilities within each core business unit. The Company’s business model focuses on dynamic data analytics and strategic data investments to drive growth and meet client needs in a changing market.
“The integration of Blue Water into the Voxtur product suite strengthens our technology foothold and places us squarely in the capital markets arena," said Voxtur CEO Jim Albertelli. "The collective expertise of the Blue Water technologists, data scientists, and asset managers who seamlessly integrate technology and trading expertise creates a unique opportunity for Voxtur in the secondary mortgage market. This Acquisition will accelerate the evolution of Voxtur’s investments in technology and proprietary industry data into a resilient and dynamic growth platform.ʺ
"We are thrilled to be combining the Blue Water and Voxtur brands to provide dynamic and agile data analytic solutions to the mortgage industry. Voxtur’s expansive client base provides enormous opportunities for us as well as our clients," said Blue Water Managing Partner Alan Qureshi. "This allows us to integrate best-in-class data, analytics, and market intelligence that will enhance our ability to deliver transparency and efficiency to our clients.”
RPC Ventures Fund I LP (“RPC”), Blue Water’s largest equity holder, lead the negotiations on behalf of the Blue Water equity holders. RPC is managed by Rice Park Capital Management LP (“Rice Park”). Commenting on the Acquisition, Nicholas Smith, Rice Park’s Chief Executive Officer, said “Blue Water has achieved significant market adoption by creating a suite of transparent and efficient digitally enabled services for buyers and sellers of MSR and loans. The Acquisition by Voxtur will expand Blue Water’s market access and provide additional value-added products and services that can be distributed through the combined platform. We are thrilled to become a shareholder of Voxtur and to explore ways for Rice Park to provide strategic value to Voxtur and Blue Water.”
Alan Qureshi will lead the newly created Voxtur Capital Markets business unit following the closing of the Acquisition.
Purchase Price
The total purchase price for the arms-length Acquisition is approximately USD$101M, subject to adjustment prior to closing, which will be satisfied by the following: USD$30M cash to be paid at closing; issuance of approximately 101M common shares of Voxtur ("Common Shares"), to be issued in equal installments each quarter for the 16 quarters following the closing; and issuance of approximately 69M Common Shares, to be issued in three equal installments, the first within 30 days of the closing and the second and third on the first and second anniversaries of the closing, respectively, in satisfaction of certain obligations of Blue Water under Long-Term Incentive Plans adopted by Blue Water in 2019 and 2022. The issuance of Common Shares in connection with the Acquisition will not result in the creation of a new Control Person (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) of the Company. Voxtur has received a commitment from the Bank of Montreal to increase the total size of its credit facility by USD$30M to fund the cash consideration of the purchase price and certain transaction expenses (“Financing”).
The closing of the Acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”), and expiration of the required waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. Subject to the fulfillment of these conditions, the transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022. Further to the above and subject to the terms of the Agreement, if the Agreement is terminated due to the Company’s failure to obtain (a) a binding, satisfactory commitment for the Financing within 30 days following the date of the Agreement or (b) conditional approval from TSXV for the Acquisition within 60 days following the date of the Agreement, the Company is required to pay a termination fee to the sellers in the amount of 10M Common Shares (“Termination Fee”). Upon payment of the Termination Fee, the Agreement would become null and void and the parties would have no further obligations thereunder.
Smith Hulsey & Busey LLP and Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP acted as legal counsel to Voxtur on the transaction. Sidley Austin LLP acted as legal counsel to Blue Water on the transaction.
Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
About Voxtur
Voxtur is a transformational real estate technology company that is redefining industry standards in a dynamic lending environment. The Company offers targeted data analytics to simplify tax solutions, property valuation and settlement services throughout the lending lifecycle for investors, lenders, government agencies and servicers. Voxtur's proprietary data hub and workflow platforms more accurately and efficiently value assets, originate and service loans, securitize portfolios and evaluate tax assessments. The Company serves the property lending and property tax sectors, both public and private, in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit www.voxtur.com.
About Rice Park Capital Management
Rice Park Capital Management LP is a private investment firm managing funds and investment vehicles on behalf of institutional investors, family offices and high net worth individuals. Its investment focus is to deliver cycle-resistant returns to its limited partners by unlocking value in complex opportunities in the residential and commercial mortgage and real estate sectors. For more information, visit www.riceparkcapital.com.
Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, “forward-looking information”) which reflect the expectations of management regarding the Company’s strategic initiatives, plans, business prospects, and opportunities. Forward-looking statements should not be read as guarantees of future events, performance or results, and give rise to the possibility that management’s predictions, forecasts, projections, expectations, or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that the assumptions may not be correct and that the Company’s future growth, financial performance and objectives and the Company’s strategic initiatives, plans, business prospects and opportunities, including the duration, impact of and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, will not occur or be achieved. Any information contained herein that is not based on historical facts may be deemed to constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian and United States securities laws. Forward-looking information may be based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release, and may be identified by the words “may”, “would”, “could”, “should”, “will”, “intend”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect” or similar expressions. Forward-looking information may include but is not limited to: the closing of the Acquisition and the anticipated timing thereof; final approval of the Acquisition by the TSXV; final approval of the Financing; the positioning and product offerings of Blue Water following the completion of the Acquisition; expectations for the effects of certain milestones or the ability of Blue Water or the Company to successfully achieve certain business objectives; the effects of unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; success of software activities; expectations for other economic, business, environmental, regulatory and/or competitive factors related to the Company, or the real estate industry generally; anticipated future production costs; and other events or conditions that may occur in the future. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking information is not based on historical facts but instead reflects estimates or projections concerning future results or events based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management considered reasonable at the date the information is provided. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, such information involves risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed on such information, as unknown or unpredictable factors could have material adverse effects on future results, performance, or achievements of the Company. Among the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information include but are not limited to: additional costs related to acquisitions; integration of acquired businesses; implementation of new products; changing global financial conditions, especially in light of the COVID-19 global pandemic; reliance on specific key employees and customers to maintain business operations; competition within the Company’s industry; failure to obtain required government or regulatory body approvals for acquisitions; a risk in technological failure, failure to implement technological upgrades, or failure to implement new technological products in accordance with expected timelines; changing market conditions; failure of governing agencies and regulatory bodies to approve the use of products and services developed by the Company; the Company’s dependence on maintaining intellectual property and protecting newly developed intellectual property; operating losses and negative cash flows; and currency fluctuations. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information contained herein.
This forward-looking information is provided as of the date of this news release and, accordingly, is subject to change after such date. The Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise this information to reflect new events or circumstances except as required in accordance with applicable laws.
Voxtur’s common shares are traded on the TSXV under the symbol VXTR and in the US on the OTCQB under the symbol VXTRF.
Contact:
Jordan Ross
Chief Investment Officer
Tel: (416) 708-9764
[email protected]
1 Blue Water’s financial results are reported in accordance with GAAP.
TORONTO and TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Voxtur Analytics Corp. (TSXV: VXTR; VXTRF) ("Voxtur" or the "Company"), a North American technology company creating a more transparent and accessible real estate lending ecosystem, announced today that its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Voxtur Analytics US Corp., executed a purchase agreement (the "Agreement") on August 12, 2022 for the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests (the "Acquisition") of Blue Water Financial Technologies Holding Company, LLC (“Blue Water”). Blue Water delivers SaaS-based solutions to investors trading mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) and whole loans to improve profitability, reduce risk, and increase liquidity of mortgage asset portfolios. Blue Water's core analytic capabilities and advanced technology solutions are critical elements in an end-to-end mortgage asset solution. Blue Water’s platform is actively used by originators today and spans pricing, trading, commitment, pre-funding quality control, transfer, due diligence, and servicing oversight of various types of mortgage assets. This highly strategic acquisition will bring Voxtur's technology suite to the secondary market, providing a natural attachment point and synergistic opportunities to both client bases.
About Blue Water
Blue Water is a leading provider of asset valuation, MSR distribution, MSR hedging, and digital solutions to MSR investors and mortgage lenders. By providing originators and investors the ability to view portfolios and analyze transactional data in real-time, the platform creates a one-stop shop to drive greater liquidity of mortgage assets. Blue Water uses a single platform across all investor types to mitigate timing risk and account for rate changes. Further, cost-minded originators use the platform to reduce margin exposure, lower costs, and streamline their secondary market post-close operations.
Blue Water's self-service technology is able to replicate any investor pricing and modeling construct in real time to provide a unique solution tailored to its clients, including private equity investors and investment banks. Blue Water offers a turnkey solution to small financial institutions to source assets in a compliant manner with scale and efficiency. Blue Water manages a dynamic order book that allows systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs) to engage with different originators in a user-friendly asset sourcing SaaS offering. This technology allows a broad investor base to dynamically engage with originators and control their prospects based on asset preference, while giving originators free access to buyer-side liquidity. Separately, Blue Water’s automated advisor platform provides a springboard for investors to source product and deploy capital by leveraging the combined entities comprehensive services.
Founded in 2018, Blue Water has a revenue compounded annual growth rate of 262% from 2019 to 2021. Additionally, Blue Water generated positive net income for 2020 and 20211.
Accretive Acquisition
Combining Blue Water’s digital asset capabilities with Voxtur’s proprietary data stores creates a powerful new platform that allows seamless integration and delivery of Voxtur’s core solutions with Blue Water’s advanced due diligence and data analytics.
The Acquisition is expected to:
- Be immediately accretive to Voxtur's adjusted earnings and cash flow;
- Expand Voxtur’s influence in the U.S. secondary market; and
- Accelerate Voxtur’s transition to a pure-play technology provider in the North American mortgage market.
Voxtur has maintained a targeted approach to solve inefficiencies and create value in the lending lifecycle. This accretive Acquisition focuses on reducing costs and inefficiencies in the transacting of mortgage-backed securities. Voxtur will integrate Blue Water with its existing technology to expand the Company’s capabilities within each core business unit. The Company’s business model focuses on dynamic data analytics and strategic data investments to drive growth and meet client needs in a changing market.
“The integration of Blue Water into the Voxtur product suite strengthens our technology foothold and places us squarely in the capital markets arena," said Voxtur CEO Jim Albertelli. "The collective expertise of the Blue Water technologists, data scientists, and asset managers who seamlessly integrate technology and trading expertise creates a unique opportunity for Voxtur in the secondary mortgage market. This Acquisition will accelerate the evolution of Voxtur’s investments in technology and proprietary industry data into a resilient and dynamic growth platform.ʺ
"We are thrilled to be combining the Blue Water and Voxtur brands to provide dynamic and agile data analytic solutions to the mortgage industry. Voxtur’s expansive client base provides enormous opportunities for us as well as our clients," said Blue Water Managing Partner Alan Qureshi. "This allows us to integrate best-in-class data, analytics, and market intelligence that will enhance our ability to deliver transparency and efficiency to our clients.”
RPC Ventures Fund I LP (“RPC”), Blue Water’s largest equity holder, lead the negotiations on behalf of the Blue Water equity holders. RPC is managed by Rice Park Capital Management LP (“Rice Park”). Commenting on the Acquisition, Nicholas Smith, Rice Park’s Chief Executive Officer, said “Blue Water has achieved significant market adoption by creating a suite of transparent and efficient digitally enabled services for buyers and sellers of MSR and loans. The Acquisition by Voxtur will expand Blue Water’s market access and provide additional value-added products and services that can be distributed through the combined platform. We are thrilled to become a shareholder of Voxtur and to explore ways for Rice Park to provide strategic value to Voxtur and Blue Water.”
Alan Qureshi will lead the newly created Voxtur Capital Markets business unit following the closing of the Acquisition.
Purchase Price
The total purchase price for the arms-length Acquisition is approximately USD$101M, subject to adjustment prior to closing, which will be satisfied by the following: USD$30M cash to be paid at closing; issuance of approximately 101M common shares of Voxtur ("Common Shares"), to be issued in equal installments each quarter for the 16 quarters following the closing; and issuance of approximately 69M Common Shares, to be issued in three equal installments, the first within 30 days of the closing and the second and third on the first and second anniversaries of the closing, respectively, in satisfaction of certain obligations of Blue Water under Long-Term Incentive Plans adopted by Blue Water in 2019 and 2022. The issuance of Common Shares in connection with the Acquisition will not result in the creation of a new Control Person (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) of the Company. Voxtur has received a commitment from the Bank of Montreal to increase the total size of its credit facility by USD$30M to fund the cash consideration of the purchase price and certain transaction expenses (“Financing”).
The closing of the Acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”), and expiration of the required waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. Subject to the fulfillment of these conditions, the transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022. Further to the above and subject to the terms of the Agreement, if the Agreement is terminated due to the Company’s failure to obtain (a) a binding, satisfactory commitment for the Financing within 30 days following the date of the Agreement or (b) conditional approval from TSXV for the Acquisition within 60 days following the date of the Agreement, the Company is required to pay a termination fee to the sellers in the amount of 10M Common Shares (“Termination Fee”). Upon payment of the Termination Fee, the Agreement would become null and void and the parties would have no further obligations thereunder.
Smith Hulsey & Busey LLP and Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP acted as legal counsel to Voxtur on the transaction. Sidley Austin LLP acted as legal counsel to Blue Water on the transaction.
Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
About Voxtur
Voxtur is a transformational real estate technology company that is redefining industry standards in a dynamic lending environment. The Company offers targeted data analytics to simplify tax solutions, property valuation and settlement services throughout the lending lifecycle for investors, lenders, government agencies and servicers. Voxtur's proprietary data hub and workflow platforms more accurately and efficiently value assets, originate and service loans, securitize portfolios and evaluate tax assessments. The Company serves the property lending and property tax sectors, both public and private, in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit www.voxtur.com.
About Rice Park Capital Management
Rice Park Capital Management LP is a private investment firm managing funds and investment vehicles on behalf of institutional investors, family offices and high net worth individuals. Its investment focus is to deliver cycle-resistant returns to its limited partners by unlocking value in complex opportunities in the residential and commercial mortgage and real estate sectors. For more information, visit www.riceparkcapital.com.
Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, “forward-looking information”) which reflect the expectations of management regarding the Company’s strategic initiatives, plans, business prospects, and opportunities. Forward-looking statements should not be read as guarantees of future events, performance or results, and give rise to the possibility that management’s predictions, forecasts, projections, expectations, or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that the assumptions may not be correct and that the Company’s future growth, financial performance and objectives and the Company’s strategic initiatives, plans, business prospects and opportunities, including the duration, impact of and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, will not occur or be achieved. Any information contained herein that is not based on historical facts may be deemed to constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian and United States securities laws. Forward-looking information may be based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release, and may be identified by the words “may”, “would”, “could”, “should”, “will”, “intend”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect” or similar expressions. Forward-looking information may include but is not limited to: the closing of the Acquisition and the anticipated timing thereof; final approval of the Acquisition by the TSXV; final approval of the Financing; the positioning and product offerings of Blue Water following the completion of the Acquisition; expectations for the effects of certain milestones or the ability of Blue Water or the Company to successfully achieve certain business objectives; the effects of unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; success of software activities; expectations for other economic, business, environmental, regulatory and/or competitive factors related to the Company, or the real estate industry generally; anticipated future production costs; and other events or conditions that may occur in the future. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking information is not based on historical facts but instead reflects estimates or projections concerning future results or events based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management considered reasonable at the date the information is provided. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, such information involves risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed on such information, as unknown or unpredictable factors could have material adverse effects on future results, performance, or achievements of the Company. Among the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information include but are not limited to: additional costs related to acquisitions; integration of acquired businesses; implementation of new products; changing global financial conditions, especially in light of the COVID-19 global pandemic; reliance on specific key employees and customers to maintain business operations; competition within the Company’s industry; failure to obtain required government or regulatory body approvals for acquisitions; a risk in technological failure, failure to implement technological upgrades, or failure to implement new technological products in accordance with expected timelines; changing market conditions; failure of governing agencies and regulatory bodies to approve the use of products and services developed by the Company; the Company’s dependence on maintaining intellectual property and protecting newly developed intellectual property; operating losses and negative cash flows; and currency fluctuations. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information contained herein.
This forward-looking information is provided as of the date of this news release and, accordingly, is subject to change after such date. The Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise this information to reflect new events or circumstances except as required in accordance with applicable laws.
Voxtur’s common shares are traded on the TSXV under the symbol VXTR and in the US on the OTCQB under the symbol VXTRF.
Contact:
Jordan Ross
Chief Investment Officer
Tel: (416) 708-9764
[email protected]
1 Blue Water’s financial results are reported in accordance with GAAP. | https://www.gurufocus.com/news/1849292/voxtur-to-acquire-industryleading-digital-mortgage-asset-platform | 2022-08-15T13:38:38Z | https://www.gurufocus.com/news/1849292/voxtur-to-acquire-industryleading-digital-mortgage-asset-platform | false | 3 |
A Royal Navy warship known as the ‘Queen’s Frigate’ has sailed for the start of a three-year deployment to the Middle East.
HMS Lancaster, which was launched by the Queen in 1990 and named after her as the Duke of Lancaster, left Portsmouth Naval Base for the long-term deployment.
The Type 23 frigate is the second ship from the fleet to be based out of Bahrain. It will see its 200-strong crew rotate every four months.
On its way to the Middle East, HMS Lancaster will conduct patrols with two Nato task forces, firstly in northern Europe and later in the eastern Mediterranean.
A Navy spokesman said: “Once in Bahrain, the 200-strong crew – including a Royal Marines boarding team and Wildcat helicopter flight – will trade places like-for-like with a second crew in the UK every four months.
“Known as ‘forward deploying’, it spares ships the month-long voyage to and from the Middle East, allowing more time to be spent on patrol, with maintenance carried out in the Gulf rather than back in the UK.
“Lancaster’s sailors have trained extensively for their new mission, not least a six-week assessment package in March and April off Plymouth.”
Commander Tom Johnson, Lancaster’s commanding officer, said: “I am immensely proud of everything my ship’s company have achieved to prepare for this deployment.
“Although our thoughts always turn to our loved ones at home when we depart the UK, we are very much looking forward to working alongside our international partners as part of a Nato Task Group over the coming months.”
Engineering technician Ciaran Doherty, responsible for maintaining Lancaster’s communications and computer systems, said: “I am really looking forward to my first deployment and seeing the world.” | https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/politics/4665190/queens-frigate-leaves-base-for-three-year-mission-to-the-gulf/ | 2022-08-15T13:39:26Z | https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/politics/4665190/queens-frigate-leaves-base-for-three-year-mission-to-the-gulf/ | true | 7 |
Destrehan, Louisiana couple recognized for commitment to healthy, active living
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SilverSneakers® by Tivity Health®, the nation's leading community fitness program for older Americans, announced today the national winner of its 18th annual SilverSneakers Member of the Year Award. The award honors a SilverSneakers member or members who inspire and motivate other seniors through health, physical activity, and community.
This year's recipient is a couple—Mary and Larry St. Germain of Destrehan, LA. The St. Germains are recognized for their embodiment of wellness through movement, social engagement and community involvement.
Married for 59 years, the couple is committed to staying active through SilverSneakers because of Larry's family history of heart disease and his suffering a heart attack at only 42 years old. The St. Germains have been SilverSneakers members for ten years and attend multiple classes a week at Destrehan Anytime Fitness. The couple attends SilverSneakers classes as a benefit through Humana, their Medicare Advantage plan.
"Mary and Larry St. Germain represent the great group of Member of the Year nominees who inspire and encourage others to improve their health through physical activity. We are thrilled to honor them as SilverSneakers' Member of the Year," said Richard Ashworth, president and CEO of Tivity Health. "The St. Germains exemplify the tremendous strength and commitment our members have to maintain their health and vitality."
Larry loves community engagement and often dresses up as Batman to entertain children at schools and church fairs, even working with Make-A-Wish Foundation to help make a local boy's wish come true. Recently, Mary had a knee replacement. Her doctor attributed her ability to bounce back quickly to her activity with SilverSneakers and encouraged her to get back to working out as soon as she could.
"The past 11 years have meant a lot to us. Experiencing a heart attack at 42 was a wake-up call, and I owe everything to SilverSneakers for allowing me to be as active as I am in my health right now," said Larry St. Germain. "If we can change one person's idea about being active at our age, then we did our job of making a difference."
"It's such an unbelievable, amazing feeling to receive such an honorable award – it really means the world to us," said Mary St. Germain. "Our fellow gym members and teachers are family, and their votes and support made this possible."
The St. Germains will be honored alongside nine other SilverSneakers members who were selected as finalists for the award. A public online vote determined the national winner. Read more about the SilverSneakers Member of the Year winner and finalists: SilverSneakers.com/MOYAward.
Over the past two years, many SilverSneakers members have transitioned to live, instructor-led and On-Demand virtual classes to help them stay connected and keep active while also staying safe. SilverSneakers currently offers thousands of live virtual classes each week in addition to a network of over 22,000 fitness locations nationwide.
Currently, more than 18 million Americans are eligible for SilverSneakers at no additional cost through Medicare Advantage, group retiree and Medicare Supplement plans. SilverSneakers encourages members to participate in health and fitness programs through a wide variety of offerings that include strength training, aerobic workouts, and flexibility exercises designed specifically for a Medicare-eligible population. SilverSneakers members have free access to classes for all fitness levels led by SilverSneakers instructors, as well as opportunities to engage socially to help achieve optimal health.
About SilverSneakers
SilverSneakers®, by Tivity Health®, is the nation's leading community fitness program for Medicare eligible Americans. The program was founded in 1992 and is available to more than 18 million Americans through many Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare Supplement carriers, and group retiree plans. For more information, to check eligibility or to enroll in the program or sign up for a SilverSneakers newsletter, go to silversneakers.com.
About Tivity Health
Tivity Health® Inc., is a leading provider of healthy life-changing solutions, including SilverSneakers®, Prime® Fitness and WholeHealth Living®. We help adults improve their health and support them on life's journey by providing access to in-person and virtual physical activity, social, and mental enrichment programs, as well as a full suite of physical medicine and integrative health services. We continue to enhance the way we direct members along their journey to better health by delivering an insights-driven, personalized, interactive experience. Our suite of services supports health plans nationwide as they seek to reduce costs and improve health outcomes. At Tivity Health, we deliver the resources members need to live healthier, happier, more connected lives. Learn more at www.tivityhealth.com.
Contact:
Debbie Jacobson
Tivity Health
Debbie.jacobson@tivityhealth.com
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Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy once again raised the three capitals issue during his Independence Day speech in Vijayawada on Monday. He referred to the issue asserting that the three capitals were proposed for the decentralisation of administration and development as well.
Jagan Mohan Reddy said that in the last three years of his governance, he had introduced several administrative reforms and took the governance closure to the people through village and ward secretariats. He also cited the reorganisation of districts and said that it was part of his initiative to take the government to the door steps of the people.
It was during these remarks, Jagan Mohan Reddy had referred to the three capitals proposal and hinted at continuing his efforts to establish three capitals for the state. He said that his government is against concentration of power and development at one place.
He said he had given power to several castes, which have been ignored and neglected for several decades. Jagan Mohan Reddy said that his government had given due representation to the SCs, STs, BCs and Minorities ensuring 50 per cent share for women. He cited the allocation of MLC and Rajya Sabha seats to these sections in the last three years.
The chief minister listed all the welfare programmes of his government, particularly the Navaratnalu, and said that several other governments in the state were studying Andhra Pradesh model in welfare. He also claimed that the government was rolling out cash benefit schemes to the people even in the difficult times of lockdown and asserted that it was because of the commitment that he had towards these neglected sections. | https://www.telugu360.com/on-independence-day-jagan-raises-three-capitals-issue/ | 2022-08-15T13:42:19Z | https://www.telugu360.com/on-independence-day-jagan-raises-three-capitals-issue/ | false | 1 |
Kenya's lesbian footballers fight for the right to play
By Kevin Mwachiro
KILIFI, Kenya, Aug 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - All Imani wanted to do was to play football. But Kenyan fans, gossiping about her sexuality, had other ideas.
"That one is always with girls," Imani overheard one man saying as she was in the middle of a match in the coastal city of Mombasa.
"Jersey number four, she is a renowned lesbian."
There and then, Imani knew her game was over. She faked an injury and went straight home, worried for her safety in a country where discrimination against LGBTQ+ people is rife and can lead to abuse including taunts, attacks and rape.
"Those remarks got to me, and it wasn't just because I had been outed publicly," said Imani, who - along with other lesbian footballers interviewed by the Thomson Reuters Foundation - asked to be identified by a pseudonym.
"The spectator went on to announce ... that he knew my friends and even where I lived."
Around the world, lesbian and bisexual football players are at the forefront of top women's teams, unlike in the men's game where only a small number of elite players have come out.
South Africa's Banyana Banyana team, which last month was crowned champion of the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations, is captained by lesbian Janine van Wyk. It is the continent's only national team to have any openly lesbian or bi players.
There were seven openly lesbian or bisexual players on the 23-strong 'Lionesses' England women's team that clinched victory over Germany in July's Euro 2022 championships.
Megan Rapinoe, a lesbian, led the U.S. national women's team to gold in the 2012 London Olympics and bronze in Tokyo last year. In July, she became the first football player to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
While women's football is gaining popularity in Kenya, stigma against LGBTQ+ people forces players to stay in the closet.
Secrecy is the safest choice for Kenyan female footballers who harbour ambitions of playing professionally, internationally, or in the national Harambee Starlets team.
"Lesbian players are discriminated against. So, it would be best to hide who you really are," said Farida, 33, a retired professional footballer who kept her sexuality hidden for all of her career.
BULLIED AND HARASSED
Aisha, a Kenyan semi-professional player, aspires to play football abroad not only because of the career opportunities but so that she can be her true self on and off the pitch.
She has found herself excluded during matches because of rumours about her sexuality.
"Sometimes the straight teammates ignore you on the pitch and only involve you when necessary," Aisha said with a resigned laugh.
"If you don't have thick skin, it will get to you and your game. I believe in myself and know I am a star and play well. So, I won't let anyone put limits on my game."
Coaches do not speak up for lesbian and bi players who are being bullied over speculation that they are gay - and some even sexually harass them, said Imani.
"No coach has ever stood up in defence of any lesbian players. Some even refuse to include us in their teams unless we give into their demands," said Imani, who is semi-professional.
"They want to protect their reputation, their jobs, and are afraid of taunts from the fans."
SAFE SPACES
Some LGBTQ+ women say football has helped them find others like them and create safe havens.
Farida was shamed and threatened with expulsion by her school for being gay. But she said she found her "rainbow" people - as she describes her fellow lesbian players - after enrolling in a football talent academy.
Recognising an increasing number of lesbians are passionate about football, former amateur player and LGBTQ+ rights campaigner Anita Wanjiru founded a women's team in 2017.
Though the all-lesbian team is organised through the Kenyan LGBTQ+ activist group Minority Women in Action https://twitter.com/mwa_kenya?lang=en-GB (MWA), the team does not publicise the link and keeps the details of their sexuality a secret from the wider community.
"Initially, we used the game as a tool to conduct sexual reproductive health advocacy and to build talent," said Wanjiru.
"But it turned out to be a safe space away from the discrimination that our members were facing in their teams and the mainstream leagues."
Within the confines of MWA's football team, players are free from the barrage of lewd comments, threats of physical attacks or what has been termed as "corrective rape" - the attempt to make a woman straight through sexual assault.
Despite LGBTQ+ women's secrecy, rumours and discrimination against players who don't match up to stereotypical feminine norms mean they have struggled to get support.
Aisha, who plays for MWA, said the players have resorted to training themselves as no licensed coach will work with them. She said the team is also denied access to training grounds or sponsorship opportunities.
For lesbian or bisexual women, the only way to progress in the league is to stay in the closet, said Imani.
"It is not easy being yourself and performing," she said. "Even though you are playing your best football, someone will still say something negative, something for people to start pointing fingers at you, and you could lose everything."
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MIKE TEKE: Seriti began as a coal company but is no longer one
Contrary to a rash assertion, coal companies are not in denial about climate change
US tech billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates reflected some time back that headlines can be misleading, because bad news makes a good headline while gradual improvement generally does not. Sometimes superficial comments get airtime, whereas more considered thinking on complex and intractable issues often do not.
Recently, the somewhat rash assertion made by the new executive director of an important government structure, the Presidential Climate Commission, that coal companies are in denial about the transition to a more environmentally friendly energy mix, made headlines in a number of publications.
I was also a speaker at the conference where this occurred. It was a particularly short comment that did not in any way represent the discussion. Moreover, it did not reflect the ways in which major SA coal companies are doing a great deal of creative thinking about how to approach our responsibilities to mitigate the effects of carbon emissions on climate change.
It is a fact that the company I serve, Seriti, is a major coal producer. We are responsible for a portion of Eskom’s coal supply, and in this way play our part in keeping SA’s lights on. About 16,000 employees and contractors earn their livelihoods from carrying out this work. And we contribute in various ways to improving the quality of life of members of the communities surrounding our operations.
However, we are highly aware of the climate change realities that are changing the nature of the energy mixes of countries around the world. While the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the responses of Ukraine’s allies have had a severe impact, increasing the demand for coal in particular as the supply of gas is reduced, this is surely a temporary phenomenon.
The world will, and should, continue reducing the use of carbon-based power. And the world’s coal producers, for the good of the planet and their own shareholders, must be thinking about how they will acclimatise to the declining use of their primary products.
In our case, thinking has translated into a couple of actions that we’d be happy to discuss with the Presidential Climate Commission. First, in line with the establishment of our subsidiary, Seriti Green, last October, Seriti, Exxaro and Eskom signed a memorandum of understanding committing the parties to pursue the development of renewable energy projects to lower their carbon footprint at their operations.
By implementing renewable energy solutions at their Eskom-tied operations and at related Eskom sites, Seriti and Exxaro aim to achieve both carbon reduction and cost savings in the generation and use of electricity at these mines. Seriti’s stated goal is to reduce the company’s carbon footprint by about 50%. In our efforts to carry out a just transition, the three parties to the memorandum of understanding have also committed to creating employment and reskilling opportunities for surrounding communities.
Our second initiative, announced this week, is the R892m acquisition of Windlab Africa, which has a programme of six wind and four solar energy projects in Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape that will bring a planned 2,600MW onto the grid between 2023 and 2027. Two additional projects, one in each of the provinces, are already operating at a total level of 228MW. Windlab Africa also has projects in Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique.
Seriti began life as a coal company. Seriti is no longer a coal company. We are a diversified energy company. We remain a company much of whose operational activities involve mining coal, which will remain the basis of SA’s energy baseload for some time to come. And for as long as there is value in our coal export operations they will continue.
I don’t pretend to know how many decades coal will still be in use, or the rate at which the decrease in coal-fired power will fall. Whatever the case we will be ready to be nimble, adapting to the circumstances that arise fully conscious of the need to shift over time to wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy.
But we will continue responsibly to provide coal and other forms of energy to Eskom according to the binding contracts by which we operate. And where it becomes appropriate we could envisage other markets for our products.
As we follow this road we are conscious of the impact the shift from coal will have on communities in the traditional coal mining areas. Making the transition just for them will be an immense task that will need conscientious application by all stakeholders, predominantly the Presidential Climate Commission. I hope its leadership is ready to engage in constructive conversations. We certainly are.
• Teke is CEO of Seriti Resources.
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Politics
Nigeria’s opposition parties useless, lack common sense —Adeyanju
Political activist, Deji Adeyanju, has branded opposition political parties in Nigeria as useless and unserious.
Deji described the activities of Labour Party (LP) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and others ahead of 2023 general elections as insignificant.
In a series of tweets on Monday, the political commentator condemned Labour Party’s Peter Obi tour of churches recently, adding that it was an unintelligent move.
He said the former Anambra State governor should rather be concerned about ways to penetrate voters across all the local governments in the country.
Adeyanju further noted that Obi’s supporters were sleeping and insulting people on the social media.
He also lambasted the PDP of not being prepared at all to wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) claiming he was a better opposition to the current administration.
Read also:‘You aren’t in charge of results,’ Aisha Yesufu replies Adeyanju over remark on Obi’s 2023 chances
He said: “Almost 3-months after party primaries, they are yet to start building Local Government Area party structures anywhere in Nigeria. They are only interested in social media noise and 1 million March wey no reach two thousand.
“Obi moving around churches and expecting them to serve as political structures for him in February instead of just simply going round the 774 LGAs to build like most political parties do is the most unintelligent move I have ever seen. He was in a church in Benue yesterday again.
“PDP is a useless opposition. But Labour Party doesn’t even exist yet as an opposition. Aside sleeping on social media and insulting people criticizing Obi, what else do they do? No single desire to act like a political party or even provide opposition to the APC.
“My wish is that one of the opposition party defeats APC but i will not support them in any way. I will even criticize them more than the APC because the current opposition political parties are beyond useless and unserious. They just don’t have common sense.
“Was this how APC removed PDP from power in 2015? There’s currently no opposition in Nigeria. I’m a better opposition to the current Govt than PDP and LP.”
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Windhoek, August 15: Cheetahs from Namibia will soon be settled in the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh and in the run-up to this these beautiful creatures have received a thorough wellness exam by an international team of experts from Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) a research institution in Namibia dedicated to saving the cheetahs in the wild.
Indian Embassy in Windhoek thanked Namibia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism for organizing the medical check-up to make sure that the Cheetahs are in excellent health. The Cheetahs underwent a health checkup by the expert team which was led by renowned specialist Dr. Laurie Marker. Indian High Commissioner in Namibia Prashant Agrawal was also present while the Cheetahs, widely known as the planet's fastest animal, prepared to make a comeback in India. MP's Kuno National Park to Be Home to African Cheetahs Soon, Preparations Being Done.
In a Tweet, the High Commission of India in Windhoek wrote, "Independence Day exclusive: Cheetahs, potential candidates for transfer to Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh in due course, undergo a thorough first health exam by an international team of experts from Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) led by renowned specialist Dr. Laurie Marker. High Commissioner Prashant Agrawal was present. We thank the Namibia Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MEFT)."
This comes amid preparations in Kuno National Park to ensure the survival of African cheetahs. These cheetahs will be housed in a specially constructed 500-hectare (5 square kilometres) enclosure for two to three months, once they acclimatise to the environment, they will be released outside the enclosure in the open. Other small animals are also being introduced here in sufficient numbers so that the cheetahs can hunt for food.
There are currently 150 to 200 sambar, which also includes chital, peacocks, and wild boars. The 500-hectare area has been fenced off with 8 feet-high fencing. The entire enclosure has a total of 8 doors, 4 of which are the primary entrances. Additionally, cameras have been set up for their protection and maintenance. Five leopards were present while the unique enclosure for African cheetahs was being built as leopards are dangerous to cheetahs, the departmental efforts are relocating them. Three leopards are still present in this particular cage.
Cages with food have also been erected inside the enclosure to make it easier to trap these leopards. Teams of specialists and medical personnel have also travelled from WII and Madhav National Park to capture the leopards that are inside the enclosure and are working day and night with the local workers. Bears, hyenas and other animals have already been pulled out but it has become a headache for the three leopards present here.
Divisional forest officer (DFO) of Kuno Wildlife Circle, Prakash Kumar Verma stated that the cheetah was formally declared extinct in 1952 after becoming extinct in India in 1948. "Only Kuno has been chosen for the first phase of the plan to introduce cheetahs to India, and the entire forest department is thrilled about this. To settle the cheetahs here, all last stage preparations are currently being made," Verma said.
There were five leopards inside the fence when it was being built, and we have now successfully removed two of them. Teams from WII and Madhav National Park, who have also travelled from Delhi, are collaborating with our doctors and staff members to try to eliminate the last three leopards. They will also be discarded soon," he said.
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