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GLENDALE, Calif., Aug 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- California Credit Union recently partnered with the Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club to make the new school year a little easier for hundreds of students Club kids and their families across the greater Los Angeles area. The credit union recently provided 500 backpacks and school supplies to Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club kids and their families as part of a back-to-school drive.
Backpacks were donated by California Credit Union, its employees and members in a July branch drive, and filled with school supplies by the credit union. The backpacks will be distributed to elementary through high school-aged students participating in Club programs prior to the start of the fall school year.
"Assisting our students and teachers in the important work of learning is a fundamental part of our community commitment. Every student deserves a great start to the school year, and that includes having the tools they need to succeed. We thank our members and employees for so generously joining us in helping ensure the Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club kids return to the classroom in August ready to learn," said California Credit Union CEO Steve O'Connell.
"We are thrilled to be able to partner with California Credit Union to provide backpacks to children and teens from the Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club. This annual backpack drive means the world to us because we know all our kids will start the school year ready and equipped to succeed!," said Carlyn Oropez, Ed.M., Director of Operations, Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club. "This year with costs of everyday products going up, many families will have to choose between basic needs and school supplies for their kids. Providing backpacks to our kids is more important than ever."
The Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club serves families in communities across Northeast Los Angeles. The organization's mission is to inspire and enable all youth, especially from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, care and responsible members of the community. Classes for teens include gang prevention, Relationship Smarts, social interaction, wellness, the arts, and physical fitness. For more information about the Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club, please visit labgc.org.
California Credit Union is a federally insured, state chartered credit union founded in 1933 that serves public or private school employees, community members and businesses across California. With more than 165,000 members and assets of over $4 billion, California Credit Union has 24 branches throughout Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. The credit union operates in San Diego County as North Island Credit Union, a division of California Credit Union. California Credit Union offers a full suite of consumer, business and investment products and services, including comprehensive consumer checking and loan options, personalized financial planning, business banking, and leading-edge online and mobile banking. Visit ccu.com for more information or follow the credit union on Instagram® or Facebook® @CaliforniaCreditUnion.
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JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski advanced from her primary along with Kelly Tshibaka, her GOP rival endorsed by former President Donald Trump, while another Trump-backed candidate, Republican Sarah Palin, was among the candidates bound for the November general election in the race for Alaska's only House seat.
Murkowski had expressed confidence that she would advance and earlier in the day told reporters that "what matters is winning in November." Tshibaka called the results "the first step in breaking the Murkowski monarchy's grip on Alaska." Tshibaka also said she was thankful "for the strong and unwavering support President Trump has shown Alaska."
A Murkowski has held the Senate seat since 1981. Before Lisa Murkowski, who has been in the Senate since late 2002, it was her father, Frank Murkowski.
Under a voter-approved elections process being used for the first time in Alaska elections this year, party primaries have been scrapped and ranked choice voting is being used in general elections. The top four vote-getters in a primary race, regardless of party affiliation, are to advance to the general election.
The other two places in the Senate race were too early to call.
Murkowski voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Trump was acquitted. But he has had strong words for Murkowski, calling her "the worst" during a rally last month in Anchorage.
Murkowski said that if Tshibaka derives her sole strength from Trump's endorsement, "what does that really say about her as a candidate with what she has to offer Alaska? Is it just that she will be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump? I don't think that all Alaskans are really seeking that. Not the ones that I'm talking to."
Kevin Durling, a co-chair of Tshibaka's campaign, said Trump's endorsement of Tshibaka was an added bonus for him. He said Tshibaka's commitment to business and family and her values were important to him. He expressed frustration with Murkowski for the impeachment vote and for her support of the nomination of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
In the House primary, Democrat Mary Peltola, Palin and Republican Nick Begich advanced to the November election. It was too early to call the fourth spot. The winner of the November race will be elected to a two-year term.
Peltola, Begich and Palin were also competing in a special election to serve the remainder of the late-Rep. Don Young 's term, which ends early next year. Young died in March.
The special election was voters' first shot at ranked voting in a statewide race. The winner of the special election may not be known until at least Aug. 31. If successful, Peltola would be the first Alaska Native woman elected to the House.
There also were several write-in candidates in the special election, including Republican Tara Sweeney, who was also competing in the House primary. Sweeney was an assistant secretary for Indian Affairs in the U.S. Interior Department during the Trump administration.
The special election was on one side of the ballot; the other side contained primary races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor and lieutenant governor and legislative seats.
Palin, in a statement Tuesday evening, called this "the first test case of the crazy, convoluted, undesirable ranked-choice voting system."
Supporters of ranked voting have said it encourages positive campaigning but the House race has at times taken on harsh tones.
Begich, a businessman from a family of prominent Democrats, has come out hard against Palin, seeking to cast her as someone chasing fame and as a quitter; Palin resigned during her term as governor in 2009.
In one Begich ad, the narrator says Alaska has faced "years of disasters," including fires and COVID-19. "Sarah Palin is one disaster we can actually avoid," the narrator says.
A narrator in one of Palin's ads refers to Begich as "negative Nick" and says Palin wants to serve in Congress "to carry Don Young's torch."
Peltola, a former lawmaker who most recently worked at a commission whose goal is to rebuild salmon resources on the Kuskokwim River, has cast herself as a consensus builder.
She said one thing that would help her be a good representative is that she is "not a millionaire. I am just like every other regular Alaskan, and I understand the economic struggles that Alaskans face first-hand. My priorities are the priorities of everyday Alaskans."
In a statement early Wednesday, she said while the results of the special election won't be known for some time, "we are moving forward into the general election. We are going to build on this momentum and build a coalition of Alaskans that can win in November."
In the race for Alaska governor, Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy advanced, as did former Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, and Democrat Les Gara. It was too early to call the fourth spot.
Dunleavy and his running mate, Nancy Dahlstrom, in a statement said this "is only the start of the race. We'll dig into all the numbers as they come in over the next few days to find out where we need to shore up our campaign, and we're looking forward to reaching every Alaskan and earning their vote between now and November."
Walker is running with Heidi Drygas and Gara with Jessica Cook.
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MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Skedda, a leading global space management and scheduling platform serving over 12,000 customers, today announced a strategic growth investment from Five Elms Capital, a leading global investor in high-growth B2B software companies. The investment and partnership will fuel the scaling of the team and the release of additional products and features built to simplify the complexities of space management and scheduling.
"We are thrilled to partner with an investor with so much expertise scaling B2B software companies, and with such deep experience in both the workplace and academic settings," said Jonathan Fagg, Co-Founder of Skedda. "The complexities of space scheduling and the hassle of manual solutions have only deepened in recent years, and we are excited to accelerate our execution in simplifying these processes for our customers."
The Skedda platform digitizes and automates the booking, scheduling, and management of physical spaces, enabling flexible usage and saving customers time and money by drastically reducing administrative burden. As the world shifts to a more flexible, self-service, data-driven approach to space utilization, Skedda's web and mobile platform enables customers and end users to quickly and easily book and manage rooms, desks, studios, labs, and more.
As part of the transaction, Mark Gentry will join Skedda as Chief Executive Officer, working alongside founders Jonathan Fagg, Ryan McBride, and Sam Maurus. Previous to Skedda, Gentry was Chief Operating Officer and President of former Five Elms portfolio company Service Fusion, which grew nearly 8x during his four year tenure.
"We are in the midst of a tectonic shift in how people interact with physical spaces - in the workplace, at school, and in our communities more broadly," said Gentry. "Skedda has built a market-leading space management and scheduling product with an unmatched user experience and customizability, and with customer satisfaction levels that stand alone. I am excited to help Skedda continue to build the dominant player in the space management and scheduling market."
Skedda is a leading global space management and scheduling platform, serving over 12,000 customers and nearly two million users. The company's product serves customers across multiple verticals including workplace, academic, studio, and athletic settings with functionality including floor plan visualizations, space booking and management, utilization reports and analytics, and payments functionality, as well as integrations with key workplace tools like Microsoft365 and Google Workspace.
Five Elms Capital is a leading global investor in high-growth, world-class B2B software businesses that users love. Five Elms provides capital and resources to help companies accelerate growth and further cement their role as industry leaders. Five Elms maintains offices in North America and Europe and invests in the best software platforms globally.
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MIAMI — Scientists and students from the University of Miami dove into the dark waters a few miles off the shores of Miami this week as part of an effort to develop hybrid reefs.
The team from the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science was on a mission to collect eggs and sperm from spawning staghorn coral, which they hope to use to fertilize other strains of staghorn corals in a lab.
It's all part of a $7.5 million federal grant from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to help address security threats to the military and civilian infrastructure along vulnerable coastal regions in Florida and the Caribbean.
The Miami-based project seeks to protect coastal bases from damaging hurricane storm surge using hybrid reefs.
"Our mission is to develop hybrid reefs that combine the wave-protection benefits of artificial structures with the ecological benefits of coral reefs," said Andrew Baker, a professor and director of the Coral Reef Futures Lab at the Rosenstiel School. "We will be working on next generation structural designs and concrete materials, and integrating them with novel ecological engineering approaches to help foster the growth of corals on these structures."
They will also be testing new adaptive biology approaches to produce corals that are faster-growing and more resilient to a warming climate, he said.
Coral spawns just a few nights every year, depending on water temperature and lunar cycle, coral colonies simultaneously release their eggs and sperm into the water column, which fertilize one another to create baby coral. | https://m.startribune.com/scientists-seek-to-develop-hybrid-coral-reef-off-of-miami/600199042/ | 2022-08-17T16:44:51Z | https://m.startribune.com/scientists-seek-to-develop-hybrid-coral-reef-off-of-miami/600199042/ | false | 34 |
SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Falabella S.A. (BVS: FALAB) today announced that it will host an Analyst and Investor Day ("Falabella Day") on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 in New York, NY.
This event will be held for equity analysts and institutional investors and will feature presentations by Gaston Bottazzini, Chief Executive Officer of Falabella S.A., and other members of the Company's leadership team.
In-person registration is scheduled to begin on October 12 at 1:30 pm EDT, with presentations starting at 2:00 pm. The event will be followed by a cocktail reception. In-person attendance is by invitation only and registration confirmation will be provided to individual attendees.
A live webcast of the Investor Day will be available to all members of the investment community and pre-registration is required by Monday, October 10, 2022. To register, please email your name, title and company affiliation to info@nyinvestorday.com. Confirmation and additional event details will be provided to pre-registered attendees only.
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FSIB recommends Mohammad Mustafa as NABARD Chairman
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The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) on Wednesday recommended Mohammad Mustafa as the Chairman of NABARD.
''After interfacing with 15 candidates on August 16-17, 2022, the bureau recommends Mohammad Mustafa for the position of Chairman in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD),'' FSIB said in a statement.
The final decision on the recommendation of FSIB would be taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Mustafa, a 1995 batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, served as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Small Industries Development Bank of India.
Earlier, he had served as a Joint Secretary in the Department of Financial Services and also as a Director.
He had also served as CMD of National Housing Bank between 2014-15 and as MD of CERSAI in 2016.
NABARD is the apex regulatory body for overall regulation of regional rural banks and apex cooperative banks in India.
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Plans revealed for $583m Lindeman Island revamp
Half a decade after buying Queensland’s Lindeman Island, the Chinese owners have finally revealed their redevelopment agenda — although the Great Barrier Reef resort is not slated to open for business until late 2021.
While Hayman Island is up for sale following the loss of its luxury operators One & Only, and Dunk, Double, Daydream, Brampton, Long, South Molle and Great Keppel islands are all closed, the White Horse Australia Lindeman Group plans to fork out at least $583 million to redevelop the island southeast of Airlie Beach that once boasted a large but dilapidated Club Med resort.
White Horse plans 325 opulent rooms across its resorts and a series of villas. But senior property sources are not too hopeful, saying the days of profit-driven Queensland resort islands are all but over.
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“The costs of operating these islands are so exorbitant,” one says, speaking on condition of anonymity.
“Look at the wage costs, transport costs, utility costs including sewage and the costs of complying with the Great Barrier Reef authorities.
“It makes it extremely hard for resorts to ever be viable. There is a real chance the Queensland government will reclaim these islands because many of the owners are not developing them and leaving them idle.”
White Horse’s Australian chief executive, Paul Nyholt, agrees that it is difficult to operate three and four-star resorts on Queensland islands because they were priced similarly to five-star resorts in Asia and the Pacific.
“To be profitable in Australia we have to charge at a certain rate,” Nyholt says.
“We need to be five to six-star and we want to be cutting edge — that is where you can make it work. (But) operations like (Queensland’s) Hamilton Island are doing well because they have a very good mix of offerings; they do conferencing and the wedding market.”
White Horse, which owns 55,000 billboards across 21 Chinese cities, plans a five-star beach resort, a six-star spa resort and an opulent eco resort, while a series of 89 luxury tourist villas could be developed on Lindeman further down the track. A marina and boat harbour costing as much as $60 million to develop has been scrapped because of concerns about harm it might cause to the Great Barrier Reef.
White Horse shelled out $12 million to buy the island in 2012.
Nyholt says that unlike most developers, the company will complete the entire three-resort project before the expected opening. He stresses, however, that the design still needs to pass the public consultation stage and through various state and federal government consent authorities.
Nyholt expects 30% of the island’s tourist arrivals to be offshore and 70% to be domestic tourists, despite White Horse’s Chinese-born boss, William Han, planning a China-wide billboard blitz promoting Lindeman Island.
“We want to avoid being reliant on the local tourism market,” Nyholt says.
White Horse is also planning a conference centre, a beach club, restaurants and lounges, as well as a central village precinct made up of restaurants, a bar, a nightclub, conference facility buildings, an arrival centre, shops, a sport and recreation centre and a staff village.
It must expand the services on the island, including power generation entailing solar with diesel back-up, sewage and water treatment, the existing airstrip and golf course upgrades. It would also upgrade the existing jetty and put in more moorings.
It plans eco-tourism facilities — a National Park and Great Barrier Reef Educational Centre and 30 “glamping” facilities located within the national park.
Nyholt says the finance for the resort’s construction would be sourced from domestic lenders as well as offshore.
He is hoping to start construction by the middle of next year.
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Nicki Minaj is not having it with Britney Spears‘ ex-husband Kevin Federline. During the Tuesday (Aug. 16) episode of her live Queen Radio show, the 39-year-old rapper slammed the former backup dancer for his recent claims that the two children he shares with Spears are avoiding their mother in recent months, calling him everything from a “clown” to a coward.
“Do understand what kind of a clown you have to be, to be a whole grown f—ing man and as soon as you see somebody happy and getting married and moving on and being free and feeling good in their own skin,” Minaj said on her Amp live show. “To do the very thing that you know is going to attempt to break them down.”
“Only cowards use the media against a famous person who they once loved,” she continued. “Using the person’s fame as this constant ‘gotcha’ moment and you think you’re not going to f—ing have karma from it? You think it’s OK? You think that anybody is going to feel sorry for you?”
Minaj, who welcomed her own son in 2020, concluded by asserting that Spears has nothing but love for her children. “She loves her kids more than life itself,” the “Super Bass” artist said. “How dare you encourage this woman’s children to be a part of your nonsense? They’re kids — they don’t know how detrimental this is, but you know. Leave her the f–k alone.”
Spears’ current feud with her ex-husband — whom she was married to from 2004 to 2007, during which time they welcomed sons Sean and Jayden — first began when Federline told The Daily Mail that their kids had refused to attend the “Toxic” singer’s recent wedding to Sam Asghari, and implied that the two boys are uncomfortable with their mother’s revealing Instagram photos.
Firing back on Instagram, Spears said Federline’s actions were “hurtful.” “It saddens me to hear that my ex husband has decided to discuss the relationship between me and my children,” she wrote at the time. “As we all know, raising teenage boys is never easy for anyone.”
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Nicki Minaj defends Britney Spears from ex-husband Kevin Federline.
“Do understand what kind of a clown you have to be… How dare you encourage this woman’s children to be a part of your nonsense? Leave her the f*ck alone.”
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TO dampen the attack on legendary Nigerian saxophonist and afrobeat singer, Femi Kuti, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has initiated a meeting with Kuti.
Recall that Kuti had come under fire for allegedly referring to Obi’s supporters – Obi-dients – as zombies, according to news making the rounds on social media.
A Twitter account belonging to Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilization, with the handle, @PO_GrassRoots, on Wednesday, tweeted, “BREAKING: Our incoming President H.E @PeterObi met with @Femiakuti to assure him of issue based campaign and inclusiveness of all Nigerians in his movement. What a man? Dear Nigerians, we must not miss this opportunity of having H.E @PeterObi as our next President. #Obidatti2023.”
Meanwhile, another viral picture also shows that Nigerian music veteran Charles Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy, was also in the meeting.
A Twitter user who identifies as Peter Obi Ambassador_007, with the handle, @JesusOverNaija, tweeted, “#OBIdientlyYUSful’s, Come&See ooo!!! Earlier this morning,our Oga meets with @Femiakuti & @AreaFada1 (referring to Charley Boy).
“Truth is that @PeterObi is the most skillful Politician in this country&won’t mind meeting everyone in the 774 LGA’s between now&the elections. Them Go Choke!!” he added.
Kuti, in a video, however, cleared the air that he never referred to Obi’s supporters as zombies, as against widespread reports on social media.
The five-time Grammy award-nominated instrumentalist explained that his grouse with the supporters of Obi was the name they call themselves, Obidients.
The Afrobeats legend said his family has gone through a lot in the hands of various Nigerian governments to be ‘obidient, adding that he has never supported any political party or candidate.
Kuti had said, “I have seen insults directed to me and my family as well as the threat that they will burn the Shrine because they feel I said that Peter Obi’s supporters are zombies.
“First let’s be clear; what did I say? I said that I am too angry and sad, and depressed to be Obedient. I said, “How can anybody come up with that term? How can you be Obedient, how? I don’t see it. How can you be Obedient in this country; we have had the EndSARS, killings, my grandmother was killed, my father’s house was burnt, the oppression of my family, and I am supposed to be obedient.
“Do you know the meaning of obedient? It means if they tell you to sit down, you will sit down and when they tell you to stand up you will stand up. It means you are an obedient person. I cannot be obedient.
The saxophonist said, “I went on to say that Obi himself was friends with Atiku and he went on to be Atiku’s vice-president. So, if he was Atiku’s vice-president while they were pals. If they had won the last election they would have been pals hugging each other now.
“Did I call Peter Obi’s supporters zombies? It means I would have said that ‘all Peter Obi’s supporters are zombies’. Did I say that? No,” he added.
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Former Vice President Pence said Wednesday that he would consider an invitation to appear before the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Pence spoke at a "Politics and Eggs" event hosted by Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire, a stop many presidential hopefuls make during campaign season.
When asked if he would be agreeable to appearing before the select committee, Pence said "if there was an invitation to participate, I would consider it."
Pence added that it was unprecedented for a vice president to testify on Capitol Hill — though there is precedent for a sitting vice president, as well as several former presidents, appearing before House and Senate committees.
"Any invitation directed to me, I would have to reflect on the unique role I was serving in as vice president. It would be unprecedented in history for the vice president to be summoned to testify on Capitol Hill," Pence said. "But as I said, I don't want to pre-judge. So if any formal invitation was rendered to us, we'd give it due consideration."
The Jan. 6 committee did not comment on Pence's remarks.
Pence and members of his team were featured consistently throughout the committee's hearings that took place over the summer. The committee hearings revealed that the threats against Pence's life on January 6 were chilling — and that the insurrectionists got within 40 feet of Pence as he was being moved by his team to safety.
The committee labeled former President Trump's efforts to get Pence to overturn the election results as "unlawful" and "illegal," though Pence did not give in to Trump's demands.
The former vice president spoke about his stance on Trump trying to overturn the election at an event in February.
"There is almost no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American president," Pence said at the time.
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Saffron Walden celebrate stylish win over EAPL rivals Swardeston
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Saffron Walden returned to winning ways in style with a 154-run success over East Anglian Premier League rivals Swardeston.
Captain Ben Harris chose to bat first after winning the toss and a 98-run opening stand in nine overs between Alex Pierson (42) and Ashleigh Cox (60) laid a solid platform.
Walden remained on top as Nick Taylor hit an unbeaten 100 from just 88 balls for his fourth century of the summer.
Harris added 35 off 31 deliveries, with Jade DeKlerk hitting 34 off 22 to see Walden to a whopping 373-6 in 50 overs.
Matthew Jones (2-31) removed the dangerous Jordan Taylor cheaply in the second over of Swardeston's reply, with Cox (2-23) dismissing Lewis Denmark (27) and Alfie Cooper (24) as they tried to fight back.
Wickets continued to fall until a 100-run stand between Harry Barker (42) and Saranga Rajaguru (78) helped the visitors offer some resistance.
DeKlerk (3-43) made the breakthrough and Jack Sneath (3-31) helped mop up the tail to secure victory ahead of a trip to Copdock & Old Ipswichian on Saturday.
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Harris said: "It was a good toss to win and moving Ashleigh up the order to open now looks an enchanted decision. He got us off to the best possible start and we were able to push on from there.
"Nick has been a great addition all year. He looks better and better every week.
"The win moves us up to seventh and shows when we're all able to come together and play positively as a team and just go out there and express ourselves and enjoy it, we can show what we can do.
"I'm so proud of those who played today."
The seconds lost by six wickets at Ufford Park, with Finn Karsten (66) and Jack Carroll (34) the only notable scorers in their 204.
Oliver Rae (3-27) was the pick of the bowling as the hosts won with seven overs to spare.
Leaders Bluntisham set the thirds 208 to win, with Charlie Rowlandson unbeaten on 63 as they came up 13 runs short with two overs left.
And the fourths lost by eight wickets to table-topping Ashdon after being dismissed for 115.
Toby Montague (28) and Daniel Legg made a good start and Bertie Rodda (32) showed resistance after brothers Phillip Salt (4-16) and Stephen Salt (3-13) made inroads.
But Ashdon needed only 25 overs to reach their target as Jamie Millership (42) and Michael Furze (41) remained unbeaten. | https://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/sport/saffron-walden-cricket-club-swardeston-report-9214512 | 2022-08-17T16:51:37Z | https://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/sport/saffron-walden-cricket-club-swardeston-report-9214512 | false | 1 |
Telematics innovation comes as rising claim volumes seen across the insurance industry.
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, USAA announced it is among the first auto insurance carriers to implement crash detection technology, an innovation that simplifies and expedites the claims process. This technology comes at a critical time as auto accidents have surged past pre-pandemic levels, exacerbating supply chain issues and delays being felt by consumers across the nation.
The crash detection technology, integrated in USAA's SafePilot® app, has generated more than 36,000 crash notifications since its November 2021 launch. The technology leverages smart phone sensors within the app to detect a possible collision and prompts the member to verify if an accident has occurred. Once verified, the app immediately offers helpful information, including safety guidance for the accident scene, the option to file a claim via a streamlined process, or the ability to dial 911 directly from the app.
"Ultimately this comes down to making sure our members are safe and helping them get back on their feet faster," says Luke Harris, USAA's Vice President of Innovation. "We're constantly looking for innovative ways to make our members' lives easier, something that USAA has been focused on for over 100 years. By using telematics and crash detection technology, we can provide a more seamless member experience and faster resolution to claims."
Collision Claims Surging to Pre-Pandemic Levels
As innovations in telematics improve the claims process, the insurance industry continues to deal with an increase in volume, severity and cost of auto accidents. USAA handled 500,000 more claims in 2021 than in 2020, a trend felt broadly as pandemic restrictions were lifted and more cars returned to the roads.
The severity of accidents is also on the rise. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced a 16-year high in traffic fatalities, raising concerns of increasing danger on roadways. With an increase in severe accidents, the cost of repairs has also risen significantly. In 2021, USAA saw collision repair costs rise 38% over 2020 and is currently on pace to see an additional 30% increase in 2022. Additionally, as inflation has impacted the price of goods and services, insurers are seeing increases in the cost to repair vehicles stemming from supply chain issues and parts and labor shortages.
Among these changes, telematics-based insurance plans have surged in popularity with USAA members as they search for ways to save money on their insurance premiums:
- SafePilot®, USAA's behavior-based insurance (BBI) plan, rewards safe-driving behaviors with premium discounts. Members who enroll are eligible for initial policy discounts up to 10% for signing up, and continued policy discounts up to 30% for safe driving behaviors. Driver enrollment is more than 200% higher than in 2021 for SafePilot® which is now available in 43 states plus Washington D.C., with plans to expand to nearly all states in 2023.
- USAA is also now offering pay-as-you-drive, a usage-based insurance (UBI) option that determines rates based on how much and how safely you drive. USAA acquired the product from Noblr, Inc. in 2021, and it is currently available in 10 states, with plans to expand to the majority of states in 2023. This product is becoming popular for members now working from home or who use other forms of transportation (i.e., bike, public transportation) as a primary means of travel.
To learn more about these offerings, visit USAA.com/drive.
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Major refiners like Chevron see value in commercializing renewable propane
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) shows biorefineries can increase their financial returns by selling renewable propane versus using it as a processing fuel or as a hydrogen feedstock. The financial findings complement the proven carbon reduction benefits of renewable propane for the transportation, commercial, agricultural and residential sectors.
"Our models show that capital expenditure investments have the potential to be returned in as little as two months for large biorefineries or up to 14 months under the worst-case scenario," said Bob Baldwin, NREL principal scientist and lead author of the study. Baldwin along with NREL researchers Mark Nimlos and Yimin Zhang spent six months studying the economic feasibility of recovering renewable propane from HEFA biorefineries. HEFA stands for Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids and refers to vegetable oils and fats used to produce renewable fuels.
The NREL study considered several alternate use cases for renewable propane at biorefineries, including using it as a process gas, using it to produce renewable/green hydrogen or selling it to a propane marketer or retailer. The study concluded that when sold as a fuel, biorefineries would receive significant revenue by leveraging renewable fuel credits even without a premium on the price of wholesale propane.
"NREL's study shows the financial upside of renewable propane for refiners, but the carbon footprint story is even more exciting," said Tucker Perkins, president and CEO of the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) that commissioned the study. "When you realize the carbon intensity of renewable propane is significantly lower than grid electricity and other fuels, it is a clean energy breakthrough."
Biorefineries around the country are being retrofitted to use feedstocks like soybean oil, camelina seed oil, field crop stover, animal tallow and used cooking oil to produce renewable fuels. Renewable Energy Group (REG) headquartered in Ames, Iowa and recently acquired by Chevron is one biorefinery of several that is committed to increasing production of renewable propane. In 2021, REG opened a new facility to ramp up production of renewable diesel from 90 million gallons per year to 340 million gallons. This translates to 30-34 million gallons per year of renewable propane, and similar expansions are taking place in other HEFA biorefineries that could easily quadruple this number.
Renewable propane is already available in every state in the U.S. In Sacramento, California, the Elk Grove School District has been using renewable propane for the past few years. "Not only do renewable propane-powered school buses perform well, but they are also helping us achieve our carbon reduction goals," said Anthony Willis, supervisor of Fleet Maintenance for the Elk Grove School District in California. "We're currently running about 20 to 30 of our school buses on renewable propane and will consider transitioning to more of them as older buses are retired."
The World LP Gas Association estimates renewable propane could meet half of the world's propane demand by 2050. Today's U.S. biorefineries have the potential to produce 40 to 50 million gallons of renewable propane annually.
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Target is the latest retailer to roll out aggressive measures to balance its inventory in the wake of excesses.
The big-box retailer on Wednesday said it has reduced its “inventory exposure in discretionary categories” throughout Q2 by canceling more than $1.5 billion of orders in these categories and marking down products.
In June, Target outlined a plan to “right-size” inventory for the balance of the year by unloading excess stock in the supply chain. Target said it had seen an unexpected sales slowdown in categories such as home, electronics, sporting goods and apparel as consumers spent most actively across essential categories like food and beverage.
While these inventory-reducing measures resulted in a profit miss for the second quarter, Target CEO Brian Cornell said they have put the company “in a much better position” heading into the fall season and that the company is confident that the “vast majority of the financial impact” is now behind them.
“We could have held on to excess inventory and attempted to deal with it slowly over multiple quarters or even years,” Cornell said in a call with investors. “While that might have reduced the near-term financial impact, it would have held back our business over time.”
Overall, Target reported adjusted earnings per share of 39 cents versus the 72 cents expected by analysts. This marked an 89.2% decrease from the same quarter last year. The company reported revenues of $26 billion, up 3.5% from the same quarter last year.
“We strongly believe it was the best path forward,” Cornell said, explaining how holding on to the inventory would have “degraded the guest experience” and created a burden on the supply chain and to store employees.
Target is not the only retailer this quarter to find itself with higher-than-usual levels of inventory. Walmart CFO John Rainey on Tuesday said the company had “canceled billions in orders” to deal with inventory pileups that have amassed over the last few quarters across discretionary categories like apparel. In addition to order cancellations, Walmart also resorted to markdowns in categories that were selling less. | https://footwearnews.com/2022/business/earnings/target-cancels-excess-inventory-q2-1203323644/ | 2022-08-17T16:59:21Z | https://footwearnews.com/2022/business/earnings/target-cancels-excess-inventory-q2-1203323644/ | true | 2 |
The New York Yankees have had their fair share of struggles since the All-Star break. It's gotten so bad that fans are finding other activities to keep themselves occupied while the games are going on at Yankee Stadium.
During Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, YES Network cameras caught one particular fan, who was wearing a barber's bib, receiving a haircut from another fan. The barber was equipped with a comb, spray bottle, and scissors.
The Yankees are so tough to watch right now that the fans have turned the bleachers into a barbershop pic.twitter.com/YntFyAcAek
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) August 17, 2022
How some of these items -- particularly the scissors -- made it into Yankee Stadium and past security remains a mystery. Still, nearby fans could be seen watching the haircut take place rather than the game itself.
"Wow — they're giving haircuts in the bleachers. I need a little trim. Want to go out there tomorrow?" Yankees play-by-play announcer Michael Kay asked his broadcast partners during the telecast.
"I don't know if that guy's board certified, Michael," former Yankees great Paul O'Neill added. "You might come back looking awful funny."
Getting a haircut while attending a Major League Baseball game is certainly a strange occurrence. However, perhaps fans just can't bear to watch this Yankees team as they have struggled mightily lately after a blistering start.
The Yankees have lost three consecutive games and dropped 11 of their last 13 contests. The Yankees are fortunate that they jumped out to a huge lead in the American League East in the first half of the season and still lead the Rays by nine games for first place. | https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/look-yankees-fan-gets-a-haircut-in-the-bleachers-during-loss-to-rays/ | 2022-08-17T17:01:04Z | https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/look-yankees-fan-gets-a-haircut-in-the-bleachers-during-loss-to-rays/ | false | 1 |
Ireland aims to be a world leader in sustainable food systems as part of a ten-year-strategy and is due to host an agri-food policy event in support of this in Dublin in October, it has been announced.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, confirmed on Wednesday that he will host an event on agri-food policy, ‘Food Vision 2030 : A World Leader in Sustainable Food Systems’, in Dublin Castle on Thursday, 13th October.
Minister McConalogue said: “Ireland’s agri-food sector’s ambition is to be a ‘World Leader in Sustainable Food Systems’, as expressed in Food Vision 2030, a ten-year strategy developed by the sector itself and launched last year. I believe that the detailed missions set out in Food Vision have the potential to transform our agriculture, food, forestry and marine sector in the period to 2030, with sustainability in all its dimensions, environmental, economic and social, at its core.
"Ireland has a reputation for producing safe, high-quality food and drink, with record exports of over €15 billion in 2021. We need to safeguard that reputation by improving sustainability in all its forms, particularly for our farmers and fishers, who are the bedrock of our sector, in cooperation with agri-food businesses and rural & coastal communities. I am looking forward to hosting this important event in October,” Minister McConalogue said.
Further details on the conference will be confirmed later.
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MILWAUKEE, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ademi LLP is investigating Hill (NYSE: HIL) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its transaction with GISI.
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Ademi LLP alleges Hill's financial outlook and prospects are excellent and yet Hill holders will receive only $2.85 in cash per share. The transaction agreement unreasonably limits competing bids for Hill by imposing a significant penalty if Hill accepts a superior bid. Hill insiders will receive substantial benefits as part of change of control arrangements.
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been cautioned by police after footage emerged of the Manchester United forward appearing to smash a phone out of an Everton fan’s hand at a match last season.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been cautioned by police after footage emerged of the Manchester United forward appearing to smash a phone out of an Everton fan’s hand at a match last season.
The 37-year-old was interviewed by officers in relation to an allegation of assault and criminal damage following the incident at Goodison Park on April 9.
Merseyside Police launched an investigation after a clip was circulated online of Ronaldo appearing to knock the supporter’s mobile phone on to the ground as he limped towards the tunnel following United’s 1-0 loss.
The force said in a statement on Wednesday: “We can confirm that a 37-year-old man voluntarily attended and was interviewed under caution in relation to an allegation of assault and criminal damage.
“The allegation relates to an incident following the Everton v Manchester United football match at Goodison Park on Saturday April 9.
“The matter has been dealt with by way of conditional caution. The matter has now concluded.”
After the incident, Ronaldo issued a social media apology for his “outburst” and invited the supporter to watch a game at Old Trafford “as a sign of fair play and sportsmanship”.
Taking to his Instagram account after the match, the Portuguese forward said: “It’s never easy to deal with emotions in difficult moments such as the one we are facing.
“Nevertheless, we always have to be respectful, patient and set the example for all the youngsters who love the beautiful game.
“I would like to apologise for my outburst and, if possible, I would like to invite this supporter to watch a game at Old Trafford as a sign of fair-play and sportsmanship.”
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Maintaining excellent cardiovascular health may lower the risk for abnormalities in the small vessels of the brain, a new study suggests.
Scientists aren't sure what causes the condition, known as cerebral small vessel disease, or CSVD. Previous research shows CSVD contributes to about half of dementia cases, a quarter of clot-caused strokes and most bleeding strokes.
For the new study, researchers looked at data from 3,067 older adults in Lishui, China. The study team ranked each person's cardiovascular health as "poor," "intermediate" or "ideal" based on three medical factors (blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar) and four modifiable behaviors (not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, eating healthy and being physically active).
Next, they compared cardiovascular health to brain MRI scans that looked for signs of CSVD, such as cerebral microbleeds – remnants of blood that has leaked out of small vessels – and lesions called white matter hyperintensities.
The study found participants with ideal cardiovascular health had 26% lower odds of having CSVD than those with poor cardiovascular health. The research was published Wednesday in the journal Stroke.
"The findings were somewhat expected, since a healthy lifestyle can benefit both the arteries and the brain," said study co-author Yuesong Pan, a researcher of neurological diseases at Capital Medical University's Beijing Tiantan Hospital in China.
"This suggests that in clinical practice, the target is to attain an ideal (cardiovascular health) score, not just an intermediate score," he said. "Patients can use a simple self-measuring scale to adjust their lifestyle, assess the risk of CSVD and reduce their CSVD burden."
Researchers used the American Heart Association's tool for scoring cardiovascular health that was recently updated to add sleep duration as an eighth factor for ideal heart and brain health. Pan suggested people use the tool, now known as Life's Essential 8, to find out their risk for cardiovascular disease.
Dr. José Rafael Romero, a neurologist who wasn't involved in the research, said CSVD is important because "it does not have a specific treatment and it is such a strong contributor to stroke and dementia, which are epidemic conditions around the world."
In 2020, 7.1 million people worldwide died of stroke, according to AHA statistics. In the U.S., stroke ranks fifth among all causes of death, with more than 160,000 deaths in 2020, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Alzheimer's disease – the main cause of dementia – is the seventh-leading cause of death in the U.S. An estimated 6.5 million people age 65 and older have the condition, according to the Alzheimer's Association. That number is expected to reach 12.7 million by 2050.
"The study is important because it gives additional information on how to lower CSVD risk, which may have an enormous public health benefit," said Romero, an associate professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine who wrote an editorial published alongside the new research.
"It shows that we shouldn't stop halfway. We should aim for achieving all the goals and achieving ideal cardiovascular health."
Pan said the study was limited by incomplete dietary data and because it didn't follow participants over a period of time. He called for larger, long-term observational studies to learn more about the relationship between CSVD and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Romero said randomized clinical studies are needed to see whether controlling cardiovascular disease risk does indeed lower small vessel disease risk. He also called for future studies to evaluate the usefulness of screening high-risk people for CSVD using brain MRI.
In general, he said, health care professionals and health organizations need to come up with a clearer plan on how to fight CSVD.
"Often, there is no dedicated effort to control risk factors and track this consistently, particularly in patients that have high risk," Romero said. "We really need to develop programs for effective and sustained implementation of these guidelines for preventing cardiovascular disease."
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Bella Hadid Opened Up About Playing A "Weirdo" For Her Acting Debut In Ramy
"I'm not on this earth to be a model."
The middle child from a family of models, Bella Hadid is well known for her time in front of the camera. But that work has been in still pictures or on runways since 2014. But after almost a decade in the spotlight, Hadid will test out a different kind of on-camera appearance with her first acting gig. Hadid’s quotes about her character in Ramy Season 3 reveal she hopes the role will help people see her differently.
Hulu’s comedy-drama series Ramy first premiered in April 2019, starring Egyptian American stand-up comedian Ramy Youssef as the titular character. Youssef plays a character based on his own life as a first-generation American Muslim growing up in New Jersey and navigating his Egyptian community as a child of the millennial generation. A critically praised hit, the series has thus far earned Youssef a Best Actor Golden Globe, a Peabody Award, and two Emmy nominations.
Season 2 premiered in the spring of 2020, but lockdowns and delays prevented production for the show’s third season from getting off the ground until early 2022, when Hulu announced Hadid will join the cast in a recurring role. The series kept Hadid’s part under wraps for as long as possible. However, with the show now confirmed to premiere this fall, Youssef revealed in an August interview with GQ that Hadid will be playing his girlfriend.
Lest audiences think this is wish-fulfillment casting on his part, Hadid has come out and said she’s not playing the kind of seductress one might assume. Speaking in the same GQ interview, Hadid admitted, “People probably thought that my first acting job would be something super sensual,” but that’s not the case. Youssef called the episode “one of the weirdest scripts we’ve ever written, and that says a lot.”
Hadid said she looked at the part and, “I was like, this is perfect.” It’s what people aren’t expecting from her. “People will meet me and think, ‘Oh, I thought you were a b*tch. Or I thought you were mean.” But that’s just the person they saw on a magazine cover. “It’s just an armor.”
Moreover, Ramy is well known for its exploring of Middle Eastern and Muslim stereotypes. Hadid is vocal about representing her Palestinian community, speaking out on behalf of the hot-button issue of the Free Palestine movement. “I’m not on this earth to be a model. I’m so lucky and blessed that I’m in a position where I can speak out the way that I do,” Hadid said. “And really, the downfall is what? That I lose my job?”
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(The Hill) – Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday said he would consider an invitation to appear before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the Capitol, but cautioned that he would have to weight it against the “unprecedented” nature of a vice president testifying on Capitol Hill.
“If there was an invitation to participate, I would consider it,” Pence said at an event at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. “But you’ve heard me mention the constitution a few times this morning. Under the constitution, we have three co-equal branches of government. Any invitation to be directed to me, I would have to reflect on the unique role I was serving in as vice president.”
Pence said it would be “unprecedented in history for a vice president to be summoned to testify on Capitol Hill, but as I said I don’t want to pre-judge.”
“My first obligation is to continue to hold my oath, continue to uphold the framework of government enshrined in the constitution,” Pence said.
The former vice president has been a central figure in the House committee’s work to tell the story of the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 attack, as well as the day of the riots. The panel spent an entire public hearing detailing how former President Trump and his allies pressured Pence to reject the slate of electors from certain states to delay certification of Joe Biden’s electoral victory in 2020.
The panel also shared new details about how close rioters came to Pence’s location after he was evacuated from the Senate chamber, underscoring the danger the former vice president was in that day.
Pence on Wednesday said the American public has a right to know what happened on Jan. 6, and he teased that he would share more of his perspective in a forthcoming memoir due out in November.
But he criticized the make up of the committee, expressing disappointment that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) rejected multiple proposed Republican appointees because they had voted against certifying the election results on Jan. 6.
Instead, the committee is made up of all Democrats and two Republicans: Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), both of whom are among the most outspoken critics of Trump on Capitol Hill.
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Bad Advice: Pet proves catastrophic to otherwise perfect relationship
DEAR SHAUN: I am in love! I met someone new and they are just the best. I enjoy being around them, and it seems like they are willing to be around me as well! We are so compatible in every sense. At this point there seems to be no tension, we agree on almost everything, we want to eat the same things, see the same things, visit the same places and be friends with the same people. I can’t believe I have met someone that just works so well with me and that they agree with that. There is one catch, they have a cat and I am severely allergic. I have yet to tell them. It’s really affecting my day to day even if we don’t go to their place, the cat’s hair is on their clothes and it can really make me feel awful. But all of the rest is great! Is there something I can do?
DEAR PURR-FECT COUPLE: Is there some way to “lose” the cat? You know just open the door for a while and have that cat wander outside never to return? How about you offer to polyurethane the whole homestead and you need the doors open to do so. That way the cat can slither out (that’s what cats do right? I am unsure if I’ve seen one).
If you’re unwilling to do that to the cat. I may have another solution. I suggest investing in a really good handheld vacuum. Visit Consumer Reports or Wire Cutter or see the top rated ones on your favorite online shopping store. You just walk around with that sucker (pun absolutely intended) and get rid of those gross cat hairs. You see, here's my thing. Even if you weren’t allergic, I would not want those disgusting hairs around all the time. Isn’t that gross to you? Plus is it not unflattering to have a sweater covered in animal hair? It looks so awful. Are you sure you’re even attracted to this person? It seems like a big risk. Yeah so what every other part of their being seems to fit perfectly into your life, there’s this one thing that is not good.
There’s a screenwriting book called "Save the Cat," that breaks down how all stories in movies are written. In this case, the cat is not the cat that needs to be saved. You are the cat that needs to be saved. Yeah this seems like a deal breaker. Get rid of this cat loving loser, ASAP.
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- Acura has revealed the ARX-06, which features a twin-turbo 2.4-liter V-6 producing between 630 and 670 hp.
- It’s mated to a hybrid motor mounted in the transmission case.
- Development of the ARX-06 was a joint collaboration of chassis supplier ORECA, Honda Performance Development, and Acura Design Studio.
Brand identity is usually an afterthought in modern racing. Form generally follows function, leaving little room for creativity. But IMSA's new GTP class is designed to encourage just that, with guidelines that entries "will carry significant design cues and styling to closely align with each manufacturer's roadgoing products." And while it's been decades since race cars even remotely resembled their street counterparts, Acura's design team was tasked with bringing a family resemblance to the exterior of the new ARX-06 prototype.
The ARX-06 is Acura's entry into the nascent GTP class. An all-new twin-turbocharged 90-degree 2.4-liter V6 was developed by Honda Performance Development (HPD). Capable of reaching 10,000 rpm, this tiny screamer is mated to an IMSA-specified hybrid system and drives the rear wheels through a six-speed sequential transaxle.
Longtime Acura partner ORECA supplied the underpinnings. Riding on 123.9-inch wheelbase, the carbon-fiber monocoque chassis has an unequal-length-control-arm suspension with pushrod-style dampers at both axles. While altering the chassis is off limits, manufacturers can personalize the exterior to a much greater extent.
Acura executive creative director Dave Marek said he relished the challenge. "I told my team, 'Let's just make the thing cool and look like a show car,' " he joked. Marek knew from his previous experience with the ARX-05 design process that even simple ideas might be difficult to execute. "At the time, IMSA wanted to make the [race cars] look more like passenger cars. So we started doing it and they said, But you can’t change that, or that, or that. At the end of the day, I want it to look like our car, but I also want to win. So let's make the best car we can." In hindsight, Marek and his team arrived too late in the development process of the ARX-05 to make any meaningful changes.
The exterior styling of the ARX-06, however, was designed from the ground up at the Los Angeles-based Acura Design Studio. Stylists from Acura’s production car division created the initial sketches, which ultimately led to scale models. Once the scale model was finalized, the design team worked with HPD and ORECA to further refine aerodynamic performance. Special projects leader Bill Yex points out that achieving good looks were only half of the design equation. “The aerodynamics quickly took over on the developmental side. Production cars are very aerodynamically efficient, but it kind of stops there. This thing needs to be low drag, high downforce balanced.”
Additional input from racing partners Meyer Shank and Wayne Taylor helped to fine tune details from a real-world perspective. Driver complaints about the ARX-05’s lighting enabled Marek to redesign the front clusters on the ARX-06, improving both their appearance as well as intensity. Using VR allowed drivers to "sit" in the cockpit and adjust their driving position.
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When viewed in full-scale form, the ARX-06 conveys a successful collaboration among everyone involved. The familiar Acura styling elements play a functional role in the car’s design, from the purposefully exaggerated headlight clusters to the “chicane” taillights out back.
Still, Marek wasn’t able to win every battle. “The rear is still very dominated by restrictions.” After attempting to soften a particularly blocky part, he was shot down by IMSA regulators. “It was illegal. I said, ‘why is that illegal? What the hell, man?’” Constraints aside, Marek is still proud of what they were able to accomplish. “I’m not going to say the other cars aren’t real yet, but to me the fact that this is completely legal and still looks as good as it does is a shout-out to the team.”
The ARX-06 will make its racing debut starting with the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January 2023.
Though Acura has recently dominated IMSA endurance racing, it will be facing a slew of fresh competition in the GTP class. Longtime rival Cadillac is once again fielding a entry, along with newcomers Porsche and BMW. Still, it should be easy to spot the Acura in this newly crowded field. Just look for the headlights. | https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a40918925/acura-arx-06-hybrid-race-car-revealed/ | 2022-08-17T17:13:34Z | https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a40918925/acura-arx-06-hybrid-race-car-revealed/ | false | 1 |
Stephen A. Smith launched into an epic Yankees rant during Wednesday’s edition of ESPN First Take.
“You go 22 innings without a run? That is unacceptable,” Smith said, referencing the back-to-back shutout losses to the Red Sox and Rays on Sunday and Monday.
“Unacceptable from the Yankees. You’re looking at their payroll, you’re looking at their expectations … to lose is one thing. It’s the way they’re going down. You’re going down like straight garbage.
“The Yankees, you look like trash right now. You look like flat-out trash. You’re worse than how it smells from the sewers in the Bronx. And I was born in the Bronx. I know what the hell I’m talking about. I’ve taken the D-train many times in my life. I’ve got family on Webster Avenue, for crying out loud. I know what I’m talking about. And you’re straight garbage. There’s more expected from the New York Yankees.”
And that was just the beginning. Smith also riffed (twice) that Hank Steinbrenner cannot be pleased with the team’s current slide, seemingly unaware that Steinbrenner died in 2020. He blasted Aaron Judge for slumping the past few days and ripped Gerrit Cole. He praised Mets owner Steve Cohen and Jacob deGrom. And Smith said manager Aaron Boone should be fired if the Amazins reach the World Series while the Bombers fall short.
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The Yankees have lost three straight games, six of the last seven and 12 of their last 15. They’ve been a complete mess after a tremendous start to the season. They’ve reached the point of trying to jolt the lineup back to life with call-ups with so many key players sidelined with injury. And yet they remain nine games up in the AL East (albeit just eight in the loss column) and 10 games up for a top-2 seed in the postseason.
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Getty Image Rashod Bateman’s first year in the NFL was good, not great. The 22-year-old spent the start of the season on injured reserve, but returned in mid-October and caught 46 passes for 515 yards and a touchdown in 12 games with four starts.
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Update (8/17/2022) – HA
Problems with patents and licenses do not always work, but the confusion that has arisen between nokia, OPPO and OnePlus in the European market, which came to light this month, has indeed been moving in the opposite direction to Chinese brands. That’s because both are prevented from selling their cell phones in germany after losing a lawsuit filed by Nokia, which alleged infringement of patents related to 4G and 5G solutions used in the products.
It all came after BBK-owned companies failed to negotiate and renew their 4G licensing agreement with the Finnish giant, which Oppo said was asking for an excessively high renewal licensing fee — rumored to have range of €2.50 per smartphone sold. The average number of Chinese smartphones sold in Germany is 2 million units, out of the 200 million shipped worldwide annually.
Now, in a response to the AndroidPolice portal, Nokia confirmed the favorable decision of the German courts, and that they considered OPPO’s use of the patented technologies of its smartphones illegal. Finally, the Finn said that “the easiest way for OPPO to solve this problem is to renew its license on fair terms”. Nokia also offered Oppo independent and neutral arbitration, but it was rejected.
The problem is that, in order to comply with German laws, companies owned by BBK would have to sign a worldwide deal with Nokia and pay the licensing fees for smartphones sold around the world.. Thus, to sell these two million smartphones, the company would have to suffer an impact on its results or increase the prices of its products in all the markets where it operates,
In addition to Germany, Nokia is also taking legal action against OPPO and other BBK companies in countries such as France, UK, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, Spain and India. If the Finnish giant manages to get a sales ban in India, one of its biggest markets, the Chinese brand will have no choice but to negotiate the licensing terms once and for all so as not to suffer a big hole in their accounts.
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OPPO and OnePlus stop selling phones in Germany after Nokia patent infringement
OPPO and OnePlus are barred from selling their cell phones in Germany after losing a lawsuit that had been running since July 2021. The case was filed by Nokia, which alleged infringement of patents related to 4G and 5G solutions used in products of Chinese brands after failing to have renewed their licensing contracts.
The regional court in Mannheim, Germany, had ruled that OPPO and Nokia should enter into an agreement and, if not fulfilled, the brand affiliated with BBK Electronics would be forced to stop its sales of cell phones in the country. Since last Friday (05), the German OPPO and OnePlus websites stopped advertising smartphones.
The Finnish telecom giant has filed the lawsuit against OPPO specifically, but as the company merged with OnePlus in June 2021, both started using identical solutions on their cell phones and were similarly affected. Other products — such as headphones and accessories — are still available.
An OPPO spokesperson told the Android Police that Nokia is charging an “unreasonably high” amount for the renewal of rights and alleges that the adversary went to court just a day after the license agreement expired.
The Chinese, which is about to land in the Europeian market, inserted a brief message on its homepage on the German site, informing that users can continue using its products and reiterating that the security updates will be sent as usual.
It is still possible to buy smartphones from the companies at third-party retailers such as Amazon and Otto, but only while supplies last. OPPO confirmed to the website Wirtschaftswoche which will continue its operations in Germany, but selling only products not related to the infringed patents.
The portal also notes that OPPO holds 10% of the German cell phone market, but for the Chinese to be able to return to the segment in the country, must pay € 2.50 (about R$ 13) for each smartphone sold worldwide after the expiration of the contract to comply with the region’s strict patent laws.
This would represent a significant loss for OPPO, therefore, the company seems to have chosen to simply leave one of the European markets in which it has greater prominence.
Nokia is also suing other BBK Electronics subsidiaries — including vivo and realme — in France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland and the United Kingdom. The cause is the same that led to the ban on sales of cell phones in Germany, and it is equally possible that these Chinese brands are also banned from selling the devices.
The European market suffered an 11% drop in cell phone sales and, although Samsung and Apple are the manufacturers with the largest market share, it is possible that the lack of competition will significantly harm the segment in the coming periods.
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OPPO loses Nokia lawsuit and may have to leave Germany
After about a year of proceedings, the regional court in Mannheim, Germany, ruled in favor of Nokia in a case in which the brand accused OPPO of infringing patents related to 4G (LTE) and 5G (SEPs). Nokia even sued the Chinese brand in four different countries after they failed to reach an agreement with each other.
On the other hand, OPPO found the case “shocking”, and countered with lawsuits against Nokia in nine different countries.
This victory would be the first decision regarding connectivity-related patents. In the case, the Nokia sued OPPO for nine SEPs and five implementation patents in three German regional courts, including Munich and Düsseldorf. Nokia, a leader in 5G SEPs, has invested a total of €129 billion in development in recent years.
While the Finnish tech giant is currently only licensing its name to consumer products, its previous business yields some of the most sought after patents in the industry. Last year, luxury car maker Daimler ended its high-profile patent litigation with Nokia, followed by China’s Lenovo — the international disputes lasted more than two years.
In this dispute, it is worth noting that Nokia received a cease and desist order from the Mannheim Regional Court, which could lead to a possible ban on OPPO and OnePlus products in Germany. OPPO appealed against this decision, but was rejected by the judge who considered OPPO as an involuntary licensee.
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OPPO is accused of violating patents and faces lawsuit filed by Nokia
Recent reports indicate that Nokia is suing OPPO after the Chinese manufacturer chose not to renew contracts that allow it to use patents certified by the competitor, which, having been on the market for a long time, holds various types of technologies that are still used by other brands.
According to information, Nokia has filed complaints with European and Asian bodies about OPPO allegedly infringing both SEP and non-SEP patents — which would be linked to connectivity and security features — after failing to renew the licensing agreement signed in 2018 between the two companies, according to the newspaper. Economic Times.
In addition to OPPO, Nokia also has royalty agreements with several other companies, including Samsung, Apple, LG and Lenovo, which can use the resources developed by the competitor as long as they follow what was defined in the contracts.
As for the lawsuit, the spokesperson for the brand issued a statement dealing with the lawsuits and accusations made against the Chinese giant:
We have been negotiating the renewal of our patent licensing agreement with OPPO, but unfortunately they have rejected our fair and reasonable offers. Litigation is always our last resort and we offer to enter into independent and neutral arbitration to resolve the matter amicably. We still believe that this would be the most constructive way forward“, said Nokia.
OPPO accused Nokia of “dishonoring the licensing of the patent under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms”, reiterating this information in a statement issued to clear up this impasse.
OPPO respects and protects its own intellectual property rights and those of others and is committed to positive cooperation in patent licensing in the industry. OPPO is opposed to unreasonable consultations, such as the use of litigation as a tool“, the company said.
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Brian Cody admits he will miss managing Kilkenny after stepping down as hurling boss but backs Derek Lyng to succeed
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Cody departed the Cats hotseat last month after 24 seasons in the job and won 11 All-Irelands as boss, and is the most successful manager in the history of the game.
His final match in charge was their 1-32 to 2-26 All-Ireland final defeat to Limerick last month.
Lyng was unveiled as Cody’s successor on August 4th on a three-year term. The Cats confirmed last night that former star Michael Rice, Peter Barry and Peter O’Donovan will be on his backroom team.
Their former midfielder led their under-20’s to All-Ireland glory this year and all three served as selectors with him on route to that victory.
Lyng was also a selector with the seniors under Cody between 2014 and 2019.
And speaking exclusively to SunSport after the ‘Hurling for Cancer’ charity match in Newbridge last night, Cody admits it will be strange watching from the stands next year after so long in the job - and backed his successor to thrive.
He told SunSport: “We won’t think about that yet, the season will go ahead - it will be great. We’ll all be watching it and it will be as exciting as ever.
“I probably will miss it, I’ve been doing it for a very long time. Listen, Derek is a great fella, he had a great win this year with the under-20’s and Derek will do a very good job.”
Cody was back on the line last night as he took charge of Davy Russell’s Best against Jim Bolger’s stars, and hailed hurling’s finest for lining out for a great cause at St. Conleith’s Park.
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A few later, his body was discovered in Kilombero Forest at the foot of Mt Kilimanjaro, with preliminary results showing that the returning officer was held hostage for days after being kidnapped.
Musyoka's sad ending brings back memories of 2017 when yet another IEBC official, Chris Musando, died under mysterious circumstances.
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The other similarity is that both held senior positions in the IEBC and had served for a long time in the commission.
At the time of his death, Msando was the head of ICT while Musyoka was the returning officer for Embakasi East constituency.
Both were tortured by their abductors
Both Msando and Musyoka were not only kidnapped but also tortured by their abductors before being hacked to death.
Preliminary reports from the police indicate that the abductors held Musyoka hostage for days before killing him.
"If the body had been dumped the day he went missing, it would have begun decomposing or it would have been devoured by wild animals,” Loitokitok Police Commander Shadrack Kiprop Rutto said.
The vicious manner in which they died points to killers who are brutal and took up both tasks with vengeance.
Both had TV interviews days to their murder
In both murders, the victims appeared in TV interviews days before their disappearance and eventual discoveries of their bodies.
Musyoka appeared on NTV on the eve of this year's election where he waxed lyrical about the security at the polling stations in his jurisdiction.
In similar fashion, Msando was also on TV speaking about the fact that IEBC had sealed all loopholes in the system to ensure it was tamper-proof.
Arrests are yet to be made in both cases
In both cases, no arrests have been made and their families have continued crying for justice.
As for Msando, former controversial Gatundu South legislator Moses Kuria threatened to spill the beans on who was behind the killing but never did.
This is after members of the public put pressure on him, convinced that he was aware of what happened behind the scenes.
Five years later, Msando's killers remain at large even as police launch yet another investigation into the gruesome killing of Musyoka.
For how long?
The pattern in both murder cases raises the question of whether those who killed Musyoka could be the same people who did away with Msando, and for similar reasons.
Given that investigations are still ongoing, it is difficult to tell whether the victims were approached to rig the election in favour of certain candidates, or knew something and weren't willing to play ball.
Perhaps, the pertinent question on everyone's mind right now is why innocent families have to lose their kinsmen in every election because they were IEBC officials.
The bottom line, however, remains that elections should never be a matter of life and death.
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LSU football: 2 reasons why Jayden Daniels should be next Tigers QB after Myles Brennan’s retirement
For a long time this offseason, it was assumed that Myles Brennan would finally get his opportunity to lead LSU football after five seasons either injured, on the bench, or at times both. Then, with the arrival of head coach Brian Kelly from Notre Dame, shortly thereafter came Jayden Daniels, a transfer from Arizona State. Thus, along with rising sophomore Garrett Nussmeier, it appeared to be a three-horse race in the spring.
It seemed as though Daniels and Brennan pulled ahead in the early stages of fall camp for the Tigers, but in a shock turn of events, Myles Brennan decided to call it a day and retire from football. There then exists a power vacuum, with Daniels and Nussmeier now head to head for the starting job. However, there’s good reason to believe Jayden Daniels will come out on top, and here are two reasons why.
2 reasons Jayden Daniels should be LSU football’s next starting QB
2. Power 5 Pedigree
As mentioned, Jayden Daniels arrived in Baton Rouge courtesy of Arizona State, where he played 29 games at a Power 5 level, tallying 6,025 yards, 32 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. That kind of game time at a high level is something Nussmeier can’t claim, with the sophomore only appearing in four games in 2021, and even Myles Brennan only appeared in 18 games for LSU football.
Of course, it is worth mentioning that playing in the Pac-12 and playing in the SEC are completely different things, as there are different schemes, atmospheres and teams, but having a guy come into the LSU program with experience playing at a high level, especially in this transitionary season for Brian Kelly’s staff, could be invaluable. It’s not an easy schedule for the Tigers, with games against Tennessee, Alabama, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Texas A&M and Florida State. Poise is key, and someone like Daniels who has been there before should provide nice stability for the offense.
1. Camp Performance
It’s no secret that Jayden Daniels has been the best quarterback on the roster in Baton Rouge even dating back to spring camp for LSU football. Good camp performances from transfers are hard to come by, especially as they have to adjust to life at a new school, with a new team, and new schemes to learn. For Daniels to be able to make that adjustment quickly enough to put himself at the head of the pack is impressive to say the least.
Now Brian Kelly and his staff must hope that he’s adjusted well enough to compete at an SEC level. As said earlier, the Tigers do not have an easy schedule by any stretch of the imagination, and barely scraping bowl eligibility is a legitimate possibility for a program that hasn’t finished with fewer than 8 wins since 1999. Everyone knows LSU football will find their footing under Brian Kelly, the million-dollar question is just how long it takes for them to do so.
If Daniels is up to snuff early on, they may continue that streak. If he’s not, well you don’t need me to tell you how LSU fans will react to a season that could end in as low a place as something like the Independence Bowl. A lot is going to rest on the shoulders of whoever winds up the number one guy, and LSU is one of the few programs in the country where fans hold the team to a higher standard than even the coaching staff. It’s going to be an interesting fall for LSU football, that’s for sure. | https://clutchpoints.com/lsu-football-2-reasons-why-jayden-daniels-should-be-next-tigers-qb-after-myles-brennans-retirement/ | 2022-08-17T17:35:58Z | https://clutchpoints.com/lsu-football-2-reasons-why-jayden-daniels-should-be-next-tigers-qb-after-myles-brennans-retirement/ | false | 1 |
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A former U.S. Congressman from central California was arrested Tuesday by federal agents on wire fraud, money laundering, and campaign contribution fraud charges stemming from “multiple fraud schemes,” federal prosecutors said. Terrance “T.J.” Cox was arrested by agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigations in Fresno, where he was booked to the Fresno County jail on a U.S. Marshals hold, jail records showed. It was not immediately known if he has an attorney who can speak on his behalf. An email message sent to Cox Tuesday was not immediately answered. Cox, a Democrat, represented the 21st Congressional District from January 2019 to January 2021. The district is in the agriculture-rich San Joaquin Valley and includes Kings County and portions of Fresno, Kern and Tulare counties. Cox, 59, was charged with 15 counts of wire fraud, 11 counts of money laundering, one count of financial institution fraud, and one count of campaign contribution fraud, U.S. Attorney Phillip Talbert said in a statement. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2704665898583/winning-numbers-drawn-in-daily-3-midday-game | 2022-08-17T17:38:05Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2704665898583/winning-numbers-drawn-in-daily-3-midday-game | false | 6 |
DHAKA: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday that it remained unsafe for Rohingya refugees to return to their homes in Myanmar, nearly five years after a crackdown there sparked an exodus to neighbouring Bangladesh.
Nearly a million members of the mostly Muslim minority live in a sprawling and squalid patchwork of refugee settlements near Bangladesh’s southern coast. Most fled their homes after a 2017 Myanmar army offensive that is now subject to a landmark genocide case at the UN’s top court. Five years later, the refugees refuse to go back without guarantees for their safety and rights in Myanmar, which is now ruled by a military junta after the ouster of its civilian government last year.
Bachelet met with Rohingya community members during a tour of the camps on Tuesday and said they had expressed “resounding hope” that they would be able to go back to their homes. “Unfortunately the current situation across the border means that the conditions are not right for returns,” Bachelet told reporters in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.
“Repatriation must always be conducted in a voluntary and dignified manner, only when safe and sustainable conditions exist in Myanmar.” Bangladesh has become increasingly impatient with the presence of its huge refugee population, and Bachelet said she was concerned about “increasing anti-Rohingya rhetoric” and scapegoating of the community.
She added that many refugees were fearful for their safety due to the activity of armed groups and criminal gangs. Security has been a constant issue in the camps, with scores of killings, kidnappings and police dragnets targeting drug trafficking networks. Two Rohingya community leaders were shot dead earlier this month, allegedly by an insurgent group active in the camps that has been accused of murdering political opponents. Bachelet was on a four-day visit to Bangladesh before her term as UN high commissioner for human rights ends later this month.
While touring the camps on Tuesday, she urged the international community to continue to support the Rohingya despite heightened global focus on more recent crises. She added that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was being keenly felt among the Rohingya, with global food prices soaring and driving up the costs of supporting a population dependent on humanitarian aid. “I would insist that the international community don’t abandon the Rohingyas and continue supporting and even looking at if they can scale up and support, because of the consequences of the war,” she said.
‘Serious allegations’
Bachelet is the first UN rights chief to visit Bangladesh and her trip included meetings with local activists to discuss accusations of gross abuses by security forces, including extrajudicial killings. Campaigners say that under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the country’s security forces have killed thousands of people in staged shootouts, while hundreds of others have disappeared.
“I raised my deep concern about these serious allegations with government ministers and highlighted the need for an impartial, independent and transparent investigation into these allegations,” Bachelet told reporters.
In December, the United States imposed sanctions on the country’s elite Rapid Action Battalion police force as well as seven top security officers, including the national police chief, over allegations of gross human rights violations. The government denies the accusations of disappearances and extrajudicial killings, with one minister saying that some of those who went missing had in fact fled Bangladesh. – AFP | https://www.kuwaittimes.com/un-rights-chief-says-rohingya-refugees-unable-to-return-home/ | 2022-08-17T17:42:44Z | https://www.kuwaittimes.com/un-rights-chief-says-rohingya-refugees-unable-to-return-home/ | true | 5 |
Vinod Kambli in dire need of work, says completely dependent on BCCI's pension
Vinod Kambli in dire need of work, says completely dependent on BCCI's pension
New Delhi: Making a startling revelation about his financial condition, former India cricketer Vinod Kambli has said that he is looking for cricket-related assignments as his only source of income is the pension from the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
The 50-year-old Kambli, who last coached a team during the 2019 T20 Mumbai League, has been hit by the post-Covid world. He is just dependent on Rs 30,000 from the BCCI, which takes care of his family. He also used to guide young cricketers at the Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy in Nerul. However, the retired cricketer finds Nerul too far to travel."I used to wake up at 5am, take a cab to DY Patil Stadium. It was very hectic.
I would then coach at the BKC ground in the evening," Kambli told Mid-day. "I am a retired cricketer, who is completely dependent on the pension from the BCCI. My only payment (source of income) at the moment is from the Board, for which I am really thankful and grateful. It takes care of my family," he added. Talking further about his financial difficulties, Kambli mentioned that it is important to have assignments to have a steady life post retirement and he is looking for that from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).
"I was seeking help from the MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association). I came into the CIC (Cricket Improvement Committee), but it was an honorary job. I went to the MCA for some help. I have a family to look after. I told the MCA many times that if you require me, I am there whether it is at the Wankhede Stadium or at BKC," he said. "Mumbai cricket has given me a lot.
I owe my life to this game. After retirement, there is no cricket for you. But if you want to stay steady in life, it is important to have assignments. I am looking for that from the MCA. All I can do is request the MCA president (Dr Vijay Patil) or the secretary (Sanjay Naik) for an assignment," he added. Asked whether his childhood friend and India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar is aware of this financial situation, the former cricketer said: "He (Sachin) knows everything, but I am not expecting anything from him. He gave me the TMGA (Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy) assignment. I was very happy.
He has been a very good friend. He has always been there for me."Kambli further said that he will be there if the Mumbai team needs him. "I need assignments, where I can work with youngsters. I know Mumbai have retained Amol (Muzumdar) as their head coach, but if anywhere I am needed, I am there. We have played together and we were a great team. That's what I want them (Mumbai team) to do...to play as a team," he said. Kambli represented India in 104 ODIs and 17 Test matches. He scored 3561 runs across formats, including four Test centuries and two ODI hundreds, between 1991 and 2000. (IANS) | https://www.etvbharat.com/english/national/sports/other-sports/vinod-kambli-in-dire-need-of-work-says-completely-dependent-on-bccis-pension/na20220817222040426426963 | 2022-08-17T17:47:40Z | https://www.etvbharat.com/english/national/sports/other-sports/vinod-kambli-in-dire-need-of-work-says-completely-dependent-on-bccis-pension/na20220817222040426426963 | true | 8 |
LANSING, Mich., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neogen Corporation ("Neogen") (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced that, at the special meeting of Neogen shareholders held today, Neogen shareholders voted to approve all proposals required in connection with the pending combination of the food safety business of 3M Company ("3M") (NYSE: MMM) with Neogen, including the issuance of shares of Neogen common stock pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 13, 2021, among Neogen, 3M, Nova RMT Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Neogen, and Garden SpinCo Corporation, currently a wholly owned subsidiary of 3M, and certain amendments to Neogen's organizational documents. The transaction is expected to be completed on September 1, 2022, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining customary closing conditions.
"We are pleased to have received the support of our shareholders and the approval of the necessary proposals as we look toward the expected close of this transaction," said John Adent, Neogen's President and CEO. "I want to thank all of our investors for their continued support, and I am excited for Neogen's future growth as we strengthen our position at the forefront of the new era in food security."
Neogen will file the final voting results, as certified by the independent Inspector of Election, on a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Neogen
Neogen Corporation develops and markets comprehensive solutions dedicated to food and animal safety, operating with the intention to "Every day, protect the people and animals we care about." The company's Food Safety segment markets dehydrated culture media and diagnostic test kits to detect foodborne bacteria, natural toxins, food allergens, drug residues, plant diseases, and sanitation concerns. Neogen's Animal Safety segment is a leader in the development of genomic solutions along with the manufacturing and distribution of a variety of animal healthcare products, including diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, veterinary instruments, wound care, and disinfectants, as well as rodent and insect control solutions.
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This release includes "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the proposed transaction between Neogen, 3M and Garden SpinCo Corporation ("SpinCo"). These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "forecast," "outlook," "target," "endeavor," "seek," "predict," "intend," "strategy," "plan," "may," "could," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. All statements, other than historical facts, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the expected timing and structure of the proposed transaction, the ability of the parties to complete the proposed transaction, the expected benefits of the proposed transaction, including future financial and operating results and strategic benefits, the tax consequences of the proposed transaction, and the combined Neogen-SpinCo company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, legal, economic and regulatory conditions, and any assumptions underlying any of the foregoing, are forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are based on Neogen and 3M's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from Neogen and 3M's current expectations. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. The inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation that such plans, estimates or expectations will be achieved. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such plans, estimates or expectations include, among others, (1) that one or more closing conditions to the proposed transaction may not be satisfied or waived, on a timely basis or otherwise; (2) the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed on the terms or in the timeframe expected by Neogen, 3M and SpinCo, or at all; (3) unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction; (4) uncertainty of the expected financial performance of the combined company following completion of the proposed transaction; (5) failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction, including as a result of delay in completing the proposed transaction or integrating the business of Neogen and 3M's food safety business (the "Food Safety Business"), on the expected timeframe or at all; (6) the ability of the combined company to implement its business strategy; (7) difficulties and delays in the combined company achieving revenue and cost synergies; (8) inability of the combined company to retain and hire key personnel; (9) the occurrence of any event that could give rise to termination of the proposed transaction; (10) the risk that stockholder litigation in connection with the proposed transaction or other litigation, settlements or investigations may affect the timing or occurrence of the proposed transaction or result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and liability; (11) evolving legal, regulatory and tax regimes; (12) changes in general economic and/or industry specific conditions; (13) actions by third parties, including government agencies; (14) the risks that the anticipated tax treatment of the proposed transaction is not obtained; (15) the risk of greater than expected difficulty in separating the Food Safety Business from the other businesses of 3M; (16) risks related to the disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the pendency of the proposed transaction, or other effects of the pendency of the proposed transaction on the relationship of any of the parties to the proposed transaction with their employees, customers, suppliers, or other counterparties; and (17) risk factors detailed from time to time in Neogen's and 3M's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including Neogen's and 3M's annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and other documents filed with the SEC, including Neogen's registration statement filed on Form S-4, which was declared effective by the SEC on August 4, 2022, Neogen's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A with respect to the special meeting of Neogen shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction filed with the SEC on July 18, 2022, as amended and supplemented, and SpinCo's registration statement filed on Form S-4 and Form S-1, which was declared effective by the SEC on August 4, 2022. The foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive.
Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication. None of Neogen, 3M or SpinCo undertakes, and each party expressly disclaims, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or development, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements.
Additional Information About the Transactions and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed transaction, SpinCo filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 and Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-263669) in connection with its separation from 3M that contains a prospectus relating to the shares of SpinCo common stock to be distributed in the proposed transaction (as amended and supplemented, the "SpinCo Registration Statement") and Neogen filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-263667) that includes a prospectus relating to the shares of Neogen common stock to be issued in the proposed transaction (as amended and supplemented, the "Neogen Registration Statement"), which registration statements were declared effective by the SEC on August 4, 2022. In addition, 3M has filed with the SEC a Schedule TO related to 3M's exchange offer in connection with the proposed transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE SPINCO REGISTRATION STATEMENT, NEOGEN REGISTRATION STATEMENT, 3M'S SCHEDULE TO AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE MADE AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT NEOGEN, 3M, GARDEN SPINCO AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. The SpinCo Registration Statement, Neogen Registration Statement, 3M's Schedule TO and other documents relating to the proposed transaction (as they become available) can also be obtained free of charge from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The SpinCo Registration Statement, Neogen Registration Statement, 3M's Schedule TO and other documents (as they become available) can also be obtained free of charge from 3M upon written request to 3M Investor Relations Department, Bldg. 224-1 W-02, St. Paul, MN 55144, or by e-mailing investorrelations@3M.com or upon written request to Neogen's Investor Relations, 620 Lesher Place, Lansing, Michigan 48912 or by e-mailing ir@neogen.com.
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Atletico Madrid are not worried about the prospect of losing Matheus Cunha this summer as speculation rages on regarding potential interest from Manchester United.
Several outlets have claimed that the Red Devils had sent the Spanish side an offer for the 23-year-old but GOAL understands that no contact has been made between the clubs. Cunha remains a key part of Diego Simeone's plans at the Wanda Metropolitano and there is no intention of selling the young forward in the next couple of weeks.
His release clause, believed to be more than €100 million ($102m/£84m), is seen as a deterrent for any potential approaches.
What is Atletico's Cunha stance?
The stance in the Spanish capital stance is very simple. Unless a club is willing to match Cunha's release clause, he is going nowhere.
Every player in Spain has to have such a release included within their contract and, in the case of the Brazil international, that clause is understood to be in excess of €100m. At this stage of the transfer window, without any significant talks with any clubs, it is highly unlikely that anyone in Europe will stump up the money to prise Cunha away from Atletico.
That will leave him competing with the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Joao Felix, Alvaro Morata and Angel Correa for a place in Simeone's starting XI. Cunha found himself down in the pecking order for Atletico's season-opening win against Getafe but he did come off the bench.
Manchester United's remaining options
An extremely unlikely pursuit of Cunha leaves Manchester United with a scramble to bring an attacking player to the club between now and the end of the transfer window. Of course, much of that depends on the future of Cristiano Ronaldo, who has indicated that he wishes to leave the club this month.
GOAL understands that Manchester United have placed Hakim Ziyech, Cody Gakpo and Antony on their radar. | https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/atletico-madrid-no-contact-man-utd-matheus-cunha/bltdc326f5a1de781f8 | 2022-08-17T17:48:46Z | https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/atletico-madrid-no-contact-man-utd-matheus-cunha/bltdc326f5a1de781f8 | true | 11 |
The 100% juice brand is re-partnering with the self-taught cook and mom, Siri Daly, to help families control the chaos by providing lunchbox ideas that are 100% kid-loved and parent-approved
A new sweepstakes also offers parents a chance to win up to $1,000 for back-to-school supplies and groceries to help bring the lunchbox ideas to life
STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Back to school is the most exciting time of year, with those sweet family moments at the breakfast table all together, little ones' perfectly styled 'dos and new outfits, and healthy, well-balanced lunchboxes packed the night before…or not. Let's get real. Back to school is exciting, yet nothing short of organized chaos at the same time. To keep the reality in check, Juicy Juice, the beloved kids' juice brand, is extending its partnership with mom of four, self-taught cook and cookbook author, Siri Daly, to keep it SIRIously Real this back-to-school season by showing the Daly family's comedic realities of going back to school and offering Siri-approved lunchbox ideas.
Siri will be sharing a month's worth of easy and affordable ideas to make packing lunch as easy as picking your little ones' favorite Juicy Juice box flavor. With no added sugar, no high fructose corn syrup and no artificial sweeteners, Juicy Juice 100% juice is an easy choice for mom and a top pick for kids with its variety of flavors.
"With a new school year upon us, we wanted to shine some light on the real side of the back-to-school season," says Ilene Bergenfeld, Chief Marketing Officer at Harvest Hill Beverage Company. "As a mom of four kids, Siri knows what it takes to balance the busy mornings and afternoons of back to school, and we're grateful for her simple, achievable lunchbox ideas that will help parents save some time amid hectic school routines."
SIRIously Real Back to School:
Siri Daly, author of Siriously Delicious: 100 Nutritious (and Not So Nutritious) Recipes for the Real Home Cook, has been packing lunchboxes for her kids for years and has mastered the art of keeping lunches simple and well-balanced, yet delicious enough that kids look forward to eating them each day.
Here's a taste of Siri's kid-friendly lunches that can be prepped the night before to move through mornings with ease:
- PB&J Sushi Rolls + Pretzels + Grapes + Juicy Juice 100% Juice, Fruit Punch
- Cheesy Egg Bites + Cherry Tomatoes + Tortilla Chips + Juicy Juice 100% Juice, Grape
- Cheese & Salami Kabob + Crackers + Cucumbers + Yogurt + Juicy Juice 100% Juice, Berry
All lunchbox ideas can be viewed and printed to stick on the fridge here: JuicyJuice.com/BacktoSchool.
"Back-to-school season is a busy time, especially with four kids in tow! I've found that mapping out their lunchboxes in advance saves me time and money, so I wanted to share some of my go-to combos," says Siri Daly. "These easy lunches toe the line of being nutritious, while also being exciting and tasty for little ones' developing tastebuds. Plus, if you don't have time to make them the night before, they can be thrown together even amid early morning wakeups, tantrums, and wrangling kids into the car because let's be real, our morning routines are always a work in progress."
In addition to Siri's primary Instagram, Siriously Delicious, she also has a comedic Instagram account, Real Moms Wear Grey where she shares her personal take on being a mom. Over the next couple of months, Siri will be giving her followers a glimpse into her relatable mom moments as she kicks off the season, including a behind-the-scenes look at her kids forgetting various items en route to school, Siri constantly reminding them to eat their veggies and of course, getting them to school on time. Follow Siri's back-to-school realness at @SiriouslyDelicious and @RealMomsWearGrey.
SIRIously Real Back-to-School Sweepstakes
Juicy Juice is also giving parents the chance to win money for back-to-school supplies and groceries to make Siri's lunchbox ideas. Each week for four weeks, one grand prize winner will win a $1,000 gift card and 10 runners-up will win a $100 gift card. Each week, Juicy Juice will share a post on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter asking followers to answer a question about their back-to-school moments. To enter, parents must follow @JuicyJuiceUSA, either post a photo or comment on Juice Juice's weekly post and include the following hashtags: #SIRIouslyRealBTS and #Sweepstakes.
For more lunchbox ideas, visit JuicyJuice.com/BacktoSchool and follow along on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About Harvest Hill Beverage Company
Part of Connecticut-based Harvest Hill Beverage Company, Juicy Juice is a leading 100 percent kids' juice brand in the U.S. Juicy Juice products are available in single-serve and multi-serve formats to the retail and foodservice channels. For complete nutrition facts, recipe and activity ideas, and other helpful information, visit JuicyJuice.com.
About Siri Daly
Siri Daly is quickly leaving her mark on the entertainment-lifestyle landscape. She is the founder of Siriously Delicious, a popular food blog that chronicles real-life cooking and a former Food Contributor on the TODAY show where she still regularly appears as a guest chef for cooking segments. In addition to Siri's primary Instagram, Siriously Delicious, she also has a comedic Instagram account, Real Moms Wear Grey where she shares a personal take on being a mom. Siri's first cookbook, Siriously Delicious: 100 Nutritious (and Not So Nutritious) Recipes for the Real Home Cook was published by Time, Inc. books in 2018. Siri, along with her husband, Carson Daly and their four children live in the greater New York area.
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ANADARKO, Okla., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Anadarko Warriors have stepped foot on their brand-new Matrix Helix® synthetic turf field installed by Hellas. This striking purple and gold color scheme really accents the end zones with their italic "Laker Gold" lettering with a purple background. New 30-foot goal posts and pads installed by Hellas cap off the endzones as part of the field amenities.
"The 'A' in Anadarko is emblazoned with a Warrior spear as our midfield logo, which truly represents the pride of the Anadarko public schools," says Anadarko Superintendent Jerry McCormick.
Matrix with Helix has curled monofilament fibers and shape memory technology. The curled fibers are resilient, stable, and the fibers bounce back after use to secure the RealFill™ infill. This process prevents migration and 'splash-out' for a uniform, aesthetically pleasing playing surface. Hellas' Matrix Helix® synthetic turf is trusted by ten NFL teams for their game field or practice facilities.
Hellas Business Development Manager David Fisher says "The Warriors are certainly deserving of a field built to exacting specs. Hellas' Matrix Helix is the same turf that multiple NFL teams play on including the Dallas Cowboys and the Vince Lombardi Trophy winning Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. I know the Warrior's new field will make a lasting impression on the athletes and fans for many years to come."
Crews from Hellas arrived in March and removed the existing sod before grading, adding a new drainage system, new concrete curbs, retaining walls and fencing. Hellas also installed new Econailer® perimeter boards, which are made of 100% recycled turf that is non-toxic and is water-resistant. Econailer will not rot-mildew-decay or warp under extreme freeze-thaw cycles.
RealFill infill is made of pea gravel and dust-free cuboidal SBR rubber that has a deliberate shape and size designed to minimize migration. RealFill offers a uniform, predictable playing surface with a consistent GMAX reading throughout the life cycle of the turf.
Hellas is also installing TPS Court Surfacing® at the Post Tension Tennis Courts at Anadarko High School which are constructed with a heavy-coated system manufactured by Hellas to provide superior filling and leveling characteristics in multiple colors.
Hellas Construction Inc., headquartered in Austin, Texas, is America's largest sports contractor specializing in the manufacturing, construction, and installation of sports surfaces. The firm owns and operates its own heavy construction equipment staffed by specially trained and certified employee crews. Controlling the supply chain and retaining a direct workforce ensures that Hellas can complete any turf, track, sports lighting, or court project – start to finish- without delay.
Hellas has positioned operational hubs across the United States to serve local markets nation-wide. It has offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, Phoenix, Las Vegas, San Diego, Seattle, Wichita, Youngstown, and Miami. Hellas has built NFL fields from coast to coast. The Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans, Washington Commanders, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Miami Dolphins all play or practice on Hellas fields.
About Hellas Construction Inc., headquartered in Austin, Texas, is America's largest sports contractor specializing in the construction and installation of sports surfaces. The firm owns and operates its own heavy construction equipment staffed by specially trained and certified employee crews. Controlling the supply chain and workforce means that Hellas can complete any turf, track, or court project – start to finish- without delay. For more information visit www.hellasconstruction.com
About Anadarko Public Schools will provide flexible on-going instruction and differentiated learning opportunities to prepare all students to achieve at high levels in a global society.
Media Contact: Jeff Power
Hellas Director of Communications
jpower@hellasconstruction.com
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lend me your ears
Elon Musk urges Grimes not to get 'elf ear surgery'
Is Grimes taking her excitement for the new Lord of the Rings show a step too far?
The singer took to Twitter this week to reveal she's considering "elf ear mods," seeking advice from anyone who has had experience modifying their ears using plastic surgery to look pointy like an elf's.
"Im scared about ear cartilage having a hard time healing," Grimes tweeted. "Especially as a musician this surgery seems risky but I've wanted it my whole life." In another tweet, she said she's "debating" getting the surgery but is concerned because "it requires permanent stitches."
Among those to weigh in was Grimes' ex-boyfriend Elon Musk, with whom she shares two children. "The downside of elf ear surgery probably outweighs the upside," Musk dryly responded. Grimes replied that "this sounds like a job for crispr," meaning gene editing, suggesting she was "born just a few generations too early" for this.
Grimes also asked her followers what face modifications "would look good on me" and solicited the names of anyone who "could do vampire teeth caps," vowing that "these next few years will be spent doing [all] my dream body mods." One person pointed her in the direction of a body modification artist with experience in elf ear surgery.
"Maybe I'll inquire," she replied. "It might be too crazy just cuz of my profession … Ugh but legit they looks so amazing."
Now that Musk is suggesting she reconsider, though, we'll have to see whether she's all ears. | https://theweek.com/culture/1015984/elon-musk-urges-grimes-not-to-get-elf-ear-surgery | 2022-08-17T17:49:20Z | https://theweek.com/culture/1015984/elon-musk-urges-grimes-not-to-get-elf-ear-surgery | false | 1 |
BOSTON, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC ("ArcLight") announced the formation of OnPoint Energy, LLC ("OnPoint"), a newly formed retail electric provider, focused on residential, commercial and industrial retail electricity solutions initially serving the ERCOT market. OnPoint is led by its Chief Executive Officer, Cullen Hay, and a seasoned management team of industry executives. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
"ArcLight is excited to partner with the OnPoint team to enter the retail market," said Carter Ward, Partner at ArcLight. "As one of the largest power generators in North America, the launch of this platform is an important step in maximizing the value of our fleet. ArcLight has committed $50 million to retail initiatives and look to expand into additional competitive markets in the coming year."
"We are excited to bring to market OnPoint Energy, a company that is focused on changing the relationship between electricity retailer and customer, by providing an excellent customer experience, while maintaining a focus on fair, cost effective electricity plans and pricing," said OnPoint CEO Cullen Hay. "Our initial focus will be in ERCOT with expansion expected within the year to other competitive markets in the U.S., where we will work closely with residential and commercial and industrial customers to deliver on our promises of fairness and loyalty."
ArcLight is a leading private equity firm focused on energy, infrastructure and energy transitions with a successful long-term track record. Founded in 2001, the firm helped pioneer an asset-based approach to investing across the power, renewables, infrastructure and broader energy value chain. Since then, ArcLight has invested approximately $27 billion in 122 transactions, including over $11 billion of equity capital into the electrification segment, which includes power, transmission, renewable infrastructure and energy transition investments. Through its large infrastructure portfolio, ArcLight is focused on providing decarbonizing energy solutions with a strong ESG focus. Based in Boston, the firm's investment team employs a value-added investment approach that benefits from its dedicated in-house technical, operational, and commercial specialists and partners, as well as the firm's approximately 1,800-person asset management affiliate. More information about ArcLight can be found at www.arclight.com.
Kirkland & Ellis served as legal counsel on the transaction to ArcLight. King & Spalding served as legal counsel on the transaction to OnPoint.
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Brandes Investment Partners LP raised its position in shares of Truist Financial Co. (NYSE:TFC – Get Rating) by 5.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,256,609 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 64,814 shares during the period. Truist Financial comprises 1.5% of Brandes Investment Partners LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Brandes Investment Partners LP’s holdings in Truist Financial were worth $71,249,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of TFC. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas raised its position in shares of Truist Financial by 9.9% in the 1st quarter. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas now owns 5,861 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $332,000 after acquiring an additional 529 shares in the last quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Truist Financial in the 1st quarter worth $248,000. Texas Yale Capital Corp. raised its position in shares of Truist Financial by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Texas Yale Capital Corp. now owns 17,995 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,020,000 after acquiring an additional 520 shares in the last quarter. Core Alternative Capital raised its position in shares of Truist Financial by 1,746.5% in the 1st quarter. Core Alternative Capital now owns 794 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 751 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in shares of Truist Financial by 24.8% in the 1st quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 104,264 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $5,912,000 after acquiring an additional 20,738 shares in the last quarter. 72.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling at Truist Financial
In other Truist Financial news, CEO William H. Rogers, Jr. sold 142,606 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.78, for a total transaction of $6,813,714.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 862,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $41,214,550.20. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Truist Financial Stock Performance
Shares of TFC traded down $0.77 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $51.24. The company had a trading volume of 64,793 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,644,189. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.79, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.12. Truist Financial Co. has a 52-week low of $44.68 and a 52-week high of $68.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $48.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $52.85.
Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 19th. The insurance provider reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $5.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.65 billion. Truist Financial had a return on equity of 12.14% and a net margin of 27.25%. Truist Financial’s quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.55 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Truist Financial Co. will post 4.96 earnings per share for the current year.
Truist Financial Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 12th will be issued a $0.52 dividend. This is a boost from Truist Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 11th. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.06%. Truist Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 47.17%.
Truist Financial Profile
Truist Financial Corporation, a holding company, provides banking and trust services in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. The company operates through three segments: Consumer Banking and Wealth, Corporate and Commercial Banking, and Insurance Holdings. Its deposit products include noninterest-bearing checking, interest-bearing checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amtrak has more than 4,000 positions available that span a number of disciplines, including project management, finance, technology, onboard services, electrical, customer service and many more. To address this significant demand, Amtrak is hosting hiring events and career fairs to attract new talent, with a concentration in Los Angeles, Seattle, New Orleans, New York, Washington, DC, Chicago, Oakland, Philadelphia, Miami and Wilmington, Del.
"As we connect communities, economies and families, Amtrak employees have a significant opportunity to engage in truly meaningful project work," said Qiana Spain, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer at Amtrak. "As our recruitment teams pave the way to secure top talent across Amtrak, I am proud to lead such remarkable hiring efforts."
Amtrak is planning over 54 hiring events in FY23, including the following virtual events:
- Walk-In Wednesday Career Fair: Second Wednesday of every month, 1 to 3 p.m. ET
- Hiring Our Heroes - Skilled Trades & Advanced Manufacturing: August 18, 1 to 3 p.m. ET
- Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) STEM Career Fair: August 24, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET
- Next stop Amtrak - Women in Tech: August 25, 1 to 3 p.m. ET
- Hiring our Heroes - Transportation, Supply Chain, & Logistics: September 22, 1 to 3 p.m. ET
- Next stop Amtrak - Latinx/Hispanic Individuals: September 29, 1 to 3 p.m. ET
At Amtrak, the starting pay rate for all onboard service crafts is $21.00 per hour. On the mechanical side, journeyman electricians start at $34.07 per hour and Amtrak offers hiring bonuses and relocation packages to fill critical positions.
In addition to actively hiring for 4,000 regular, full-time positions, the company also has programs for paid internships and co-ops for both undergrad and graduate students as well as Apprenticeship Programs for those looking for entry level, skilled labor learning opportunities. Offering competitive wages, Amtrak aims to convert 50% of all eligible interns to full-time roles. This includes early career rotational programs in finance, human resources, IT, marketing, safety and engineering.
Along with offering well-paying, rewarding work that has already led to more than 2,800 new employees this year, Amtrak provides a competitive benefits program that supports employees. This includes rail pass travel privileges where employees and their eligible dependents are entitled to free and reduced-rate rail transportation; a generous amount of paid time away from work each year; educational assistance; comprehensive health and wellness benefits; and much more.
As Amtrak expands its workforce, the company remains committed to fostering an environment where diverse ideas, backgrounds and perspectives thrive. Whether starting a career, looking for new opportunities or an experienced career professional, Amtrak's goal is to connect talented people to career opportunities, including rebuilding and expanding passenger rail. Entering a new era of growth and modernization in markets across America, historic levels of funding received from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by Congress and enacted by the Biden Administration changed what is possible, including comprehensive modernization for aged assets, infrastructure improvements, and advancing the Amtrak Connects US vision.
To stay up to date on career opportunities and upcoming hiring events, please visit the Amtrak career site at careers.Amtrak.com.
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A lamb that was rescued “just in time” from drowning in mud has been safely returned to his flock.
The sheep was stuck in mud for several days before being spotted by a dog walker on August 7, and was then pulled to safety by the RSPCA and firefighters.
He had become stuck in a water course near Middlesbrough that had become a quagmire of mud due to the heatwave.
RSPCA inspector Steph Baines was called to Brass Castle Lane, Marton, by the dog walker who saw the sheep stuck under an overhanging tree on the far side of the bank.
Ms Baines used a reach and rescue pole to try to take hold of the sheep, which “had sunk so far he was breathing bubbles in the mud”.
She said: “Even though he was a lamb, he was still quite big and he was stuck fast.
“I tried applying the hook of the pole around his neck, but because of the angle I was reaching out it was too tight and I realised he would have been hurt.
“We needed to find another way to get to him.”
She then called the Cleveland Fire and Rescue Service for help, who mobilised a specialist underwater rescue team.
Two fire officers used a raft to travel across the mud, enabling one to “get the sling underneath the lamb’s neck” and pull him safely on board.
Ms Baines added: “As soon as we got him to dry land I got him into the kennel.
“He didn’t put up much of a fight, the poor thing, as he was shattered.”
The lamb was then checked over by a vet before being returned to his flock.
Ms Baines said: “The lamb was exhausted and filthy, but otherwise okay.
“We tried hosing him down, although we didn’t want to get him too wet, so he’ll certainly stand out when he’s back with the flock.
“But there was no doubt he was happy to be out.
“To be honest we got to him just in time as it was going dark.
“I was having to hold my pole under his chin to keep his head above the water.”
It was the second time in the same week that a sheep had been found stuck in the mud, so the owner of the land was spoken to by the RSPCA inspector.
He has pledged to undertake repairs to fencing. | https://www.independent.ie/world-news/and-finally/lamb-found-stuck-in-mud-rescued-and-returned-to-flock-41918405.html | 2022-08-17T17:51:59Z | https://www.independent.ie/world-news/and-finally/lamb-found-stuck-in-mud-rescued-and-returned-to-flock-41918405.html | false | 8 |
Dream space: An office fit for royalty
We’ve seen some fairly unique buildings and spaces transformed into pimped-out office spaces in recent years. But a castle with an ice cave meeting room and a Star Wars-themed cinema? That’s a first.
British personal finance company money.co.uk took the creative brush to a Victorian castle, transforming the 10,000-square-foot space into one of the most memorable modern workplaces ever created.
According to Curbed.com, the company’s founder Chris Morling spent more than $3.7 million sprucing up the Barracks at Cecily Hill, enlisting celebrity interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and workspace designers Interaction to go to town on the rare space.
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The result? A one-of-a-kind workplace with secret passages, steampunk bathroom, pop art meeting space, incredible kitchen and a host of other spaces that almost defy description.
They call the building #moneyspace, and you can check it out in the pictures below. | https://www.realcommercial.com.au/news/dream-space-an-office-fit-for-royalty | 2022-08-17T17:51:55Z | https://www.realcommercial.com.au/news/dream-space-an-office-fit-for-royalty | false | 1 |
WOW: Watch 3 Dolphins Swim In Hudson River Near New York
We have an amazing video and photos of three dolphins swimming in the Hudson River.
Late Sunday, Habiba Hussain took to social media to share with her followers a "close encounter of the best kind!
Dolphins Spotted Swimming in the Hudson River.
Hussain shared a video on Facebook, which you can see below, an Instagram of three dolphins that approached her kayak in the Hudson River.
"Close encounters of the best kind…BEST DAY EVER 🐬💙," Hussain stated on Instagram.
Hussian was kayaking with the Manhattan Kayak Company in the Hudson River near New York City, according to her post.
3 Dolphins Seen In Hudson River Near Manhattan, New York
Hussain and her group of kayakers spotted the three dolphins in the Hudson River near Manhattan, CBS News reports. The dolphins were seen in the Hudson River as the group headed from Pier 84 at Hudson River Park off 12th Avenue in New York City.
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"Another awesome dolphin sighting in Hudson River near our Manhattan Kayak Company Boathouse !!!," Eric John Stiller wrote on Facebook while sharing Hussain's video.
Dolphins Enjoy Swim In The Hudson River Near New York City
The three dolphins swam around for the kayaks for about an hour before disappearing.
Hussain told W24st.com she is a regular boater, but she has never seen dolphins in the Hudson River.
“They seemed happy to hang out around the area," Hussain told W24st.com. "We regularly see big fish jumping in and out of the water. I was with a friend and she said, ‘I think I just saw a dolphin!’ I didn’t see them at first, so I said, ‘I’m pretty sure it was just one of these large fish that are all around the Hudson’. But then we saw them jumping and I was like, ’Nope, those are dolphins!’”
Dolphins Seen Swimming Near Brooklyn, New York
In March 2021, Hudson Valley reported on at least three dolphins swimming in the East River, very close to the shore in Brooklyn.
You can see the full video of the dolphins in the Hudson River from this past Sunday below: | https://hudsonvalleypost.com/wow-watch-3-dolphins-swim-in-hudson-river-near-new-york/ | 2022-08-17T17:52:22Z | https://hudsonvalleypost.com/wow-watch-3-dolphins-swim-in-hudson-river-near-new-york/ | true | 2 |
Best looking cruisers…
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has entered the American Association of State Troopers (AAST) “Best Looking Cruiser” contest. Through August 25, visit the Patrol’s Facebook, Twitter or Instagram pages and click the link in any of the contest posts. The photo receiving the most votes will be featured on the cover of AAST’s 2023 wall calendar. Last year, Ohio finished in second place. Photo submitted
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Delhi reports 1,652 new Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths in last 24 hours
2 min read . Updated: 17 Aug 2022, 09:31 PM IST- The positivity rate in the national capital dropped to 9.92% on Wednesday, according to data shared by the city health department
Delhi on Wednesday recorded eight more Covid-related fatalities and 1,652 new cases even as the positivity rate came down below 10% after more than a fortnight, according to data shared by the city health department. Meanwhile, the positivity rate in the national capital dropped to 9.92% on Wednesday.
This comes a day after the national capital on Tuesday reported 917 Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 19.20% and three deaths due to the infection and with this, Delhi's caseload went up to 19,88,391 and the death toll to 26,400, it said.
The fresh cases came out of 16,658 tests, the health department's latest bulletin said. Interestingly, on Monday, the capital had reported 1,227 Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 14.57%, while eight more people died due to the disease. Before this, the national capital logged more than 2,000 cases daily for 12 consecutive days.
In the meantime, India on Wednesday recorded 9,062 fresh Covid-19 infections that took its tally to 4,42,86,256, while the number of active cases came down to 1,05,058, according to Union health ministry data.
The death toll climbed to 5,27,134 with 36 new fatalities, including six reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.24 per cent of the total infections. The national Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 98.57 per cent, the ministry said.
A decline of 6,194 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.49 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 4.38 per cent, the ministry said. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,36,54,064, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent, it said.
So far, 208.57 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in the country under the nationwide vaccination drive, it added. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the 1-crore mark on December 19.
(With inputs from PTI) | https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-reports-1-652-new-covid-19-cases-8-deaths-in-last-24-hours-11660751516241.html | 2022-08-17T17:56:40Z | https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-reports-1-652-new-covid-19-cases-8-deaths-in-last-24-hours-11660751516241.html | false | 2 |
According to a training ground report by Bild, Leroy Sane may be way down low on the Bayern Munich pecking order. Julian Nagelsmann usually has his players play against each other in an A-team vs a B-team scenario, and Sane was seen playing with the B-team this week.
While this shouldn’t come as a surprise, it is telling that Sane can’t make the “main” XI in training even when Serge Gnabry is out with injury. Bayern’s #7 had to be subbed off early in the game against Wolfsburg due to adductor issues, and Sane was the one who came on. The training ground pecking order shows that, if Kingsley Coman had been available for selection (he was serving a red card suspension), Sane might not have gotten the opportunity to play.
The other members of the A-team seem set in stone — Thomas Muller, Sadio Mane, and Jamal Musiala are all practically un-droppable. This leaves a three-way fight between Serge Gnabry, Kingsley Coman, and Leroy Sane for that fourth attacker spot. Coman spent the first two games of the season out with a red card, which gives the advantage to Gnabry. However, the latter’s injury once again hands the initiative back to the Frenchman, who can expect a start against Bochum this Saturday.
Where does this leave Sane? His position in the team seems rather difficult at the moment. Gnabry is having an excellent start to the season, and Coman seems to have the coach’s trust.
Sane will have to play his way back into contention through substitute appearances, likely in a game state where Bayern are winding down and no longer attacking as much. It’ll be harder for him to show his quality in these scenarios.
Meanwhile, Nagelsmann has promised fewer changes to the lineup this season, so Sane may find starting opportunities hard to come by. Reports indicate that the coach won’t rotate until midweek games, so Sane could be left waiting a long time for an actual starting XI appearance. Climbing up the pecking order won’t be easy.
It should be noted that this issue isn’t exclusive to Sane. You could also say the same about some of Bayern’s new arrivals this summer. Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui were ostensibly bought for the starting XI, but their counterparts have been performing at an extremely high level to kick off the season. Like Bayern’s beleaguered #10, they have their work cut out convincing the coach to give them minutes. | https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2022/8/17/23309866/bayern-munich-report-leroy-sane-stuck-b-team-training-serge-gnabry-sadio-mane-coman-muller-musiala | 2022-08-17T17:57:28Z | https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2022/8/17/23309866/bayern-munich-report-leroy-sane-stuck-b-team-training-serge-gnabry-sadio-mane-coman-muller-musiala | true | 1 |
Year-Over-Year Decline Fueled by Continued Enhancements to Overdraft Program, Including No-Overdraft Fee SafeBalance® Account and the Elimination of Non-Sufficient Funds Fees
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America today announced that in June and July fees related to overdraft services for its more than 35 million Consumer checking accounts declined 90% compared to the same period in the prior year. June and July were the first two months after sweeping changes related to these services were implemented.
Earlier this year, the bank announced industry leading changes that included the elimination of non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees and the reduction of overdraft fees from $35 to $10. Clients can also avoid overdraft fees altogether by choosing a SafeBalance checking account, which now represents approximately 45% of new checking account openings. Consumer client overdraft fees made up less than 0.4% of the company's total revenue in the second quarter of 2022.
"For more than a decade, Bank of America has invested heavily in supporting our clients' financial health through industry-leading solutions and ongoing enhancements to our overdraft services," said Holly O'Neill, President of Retail Banking, Bank of America. "Our scale, client focus and technology investments have allowed us to adopt policies and innovate in ways that help clients manage their everyday finances and liquidity needs on their own terms, while also delivering for our shareholders."
By next year, new solutions and enhanced programs introduced over the last decade will reduce consumer overdraft fees by 97% from 2009 levels.
Progress toward reducing overdraft fees
Since 2010, Bank of America has taken many steps to empower its consumer clients to bank with greater confidence and reduce overdraft usage. The company leads the industry in helping clients avoid overdrafts and, in doing so, has significantly reduced the vast majority of fees related to overdraft. Key milestones along this journey have included:
- 2010 – Eliminated overdraft fees for consumer clients when using debit cards at the point of sale
- 2011 – Introduced courtesy low balance alerts
- 2014 – Launched the SafeBalance "no overdraft fee" account
- 2017 – Eliminated the extended overdrawn balance charge
- 2020 – Created Balance Assist, a low-cost solution to manage short-term liquidity needs
- 2021 – Launched Balance Connect , our enhanced overdraft protection service, which lets clients link to up to five accounts to avoid overdrafts
- Feb 2022 – Eliminated non-sufficient funds fees on consumer deposit accounts
- Feb 2022 – Removed ability for clients to overdraw their accounts at the ATM
- May 2022 – Reduced consumer overdraft fees from $35 to $10
- May 2022 – Eliminated Balance Connect for overdraft protection transfer fee (formerly $12)
Essential Solutions
In addition to the changes to overdraft related fees, Bank of America's suite of Essential Solutions offers a powerful combination of transparent, low and no cost, easy-to-use offerings that help clients budget, save, spend and borrow carefully and confidently. The full array of solutions includes:
- SafeBalance® – With SafeBalance, there are no overdraft fees, and the monthly maintenance fee is waived for eligible students under the age of 25 as well as for clients enrolled in our Preferred Rewards program with qualifying balances.
- Balance Assist – Balance Assist provides an affordable way for clients to manage their short-term liquidity needs, borrowing only the amount they need, up to $500 (in increments of $100) for a $5 flat fee regardless of the amount borrowed. Repayments are made in three equal monthly installments over a 90-day period. To learn more, review these additional product details and eligibility criteria. Borrowers must have been a Bank of America checking account client for at least one year. More than 400,000 Balance Assist loans have been completed since the start of the program.
- Balance Connect – Balance Connect allows our clients overdraft protection through the ability to link up to five accounts to their checking, while increasing simplicity and accessibility through digital sign-up and management.
- Secured Credit Cards – The Customized Cash Rewards, Unlimited Cash Rewards and BankAmericard® Secured Cards can help clients establish, strengthen or rebuild credit, and they can apply for an account with a security deposit starting as low as $200. With responsible credit behavior, over time, this could help clients improve their credit score.
- Affordable Home Loans – In early 2019, Bank of America launched its now expanded $15 billion Community Homeownership Commitment, which has already helped 36,000 low- and moderate-income homebuyers achieve homeownership through low down payment loans and down payment and closing cost grants. By 2025, Bank of America anticipates helping more than 60,000 individuals and families to purchase homes through the program.
- Keep the Change® – This tool helps clients build savings by automatically depositing spare change from rounded up debit card transactions into a savings account. Over the last 15 years, this program has helped clients direct more than $15 billion in excess change to client savings.
- Better Money Habits® – A free financial education platform that provides a simple, accessible way to connect people to the tools, resources and education they need to take control of their finances.
Recognized Leadership
Last year, Bank of America was recognized with more than 280 industry awards for its innovation, financial technology, and delivering exceptional client services and solutions.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 67 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 4,000 retail financial centers, approximately 16,000 ATMs and award-winning digital banking with approximately 55 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and approximately 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Bodies Bodies Bodies Actor Lee Pace Reminisces About His Time On Pushing Daisies - Exclusive
If you ask Lee Pace, his new movie "Bodies Bodies Bodies" is a mashup between "Mean Girls" and "Lord of the Flies." Pace's character, Greg, is a bit of an odd man out in the film, as the only non-Gen Zer — adding some prime comedy amid the horror.
Pace has an impressive résumé, including "The Hobbit" films and AMC's "Halt and Catch Fire," but one of his most beloved roles has developed a dedicated cult following over the years. The actor played the starring role Ned in the 2007 series "Pushing Daisies." While the series was only on the air for two seasons, it's still touching hearts today. Who can resist a show that centers around a guy who can bring people back to life with a single touch — and send them back to a permanent grave just as quickly if they touch again? Cue the very unconventional relationship between Ned and his newly reconnected childhood sweetheart, Chuck (Anna Friel), whom he just so happens to resurrect.
While "Bodies Bodies Bodies" certainly has a different vibe, it has a similarly compelling charm. During an exclusive interview with Looper, Lee Pace reminisced about his time on "Pushing Daisies" and whether he thinks "Bodies Bodies Bodies" might reach a similar cult classic status.
Pushing bodies
Lee Pace has watched "Pushing Daisies" become a cult classic, but predicting a hit is a little more difficult. Regarding whether he sees "Bodies Bodies Bodies" gaining a following down the line as well, he said, "I'm awfully proud of 'Bodies Bodies Bodies.' I find it very entertaining and intelligent, so I hope the audience has a good time with it." But a film achieving fan-favorite status is, of course, up to the viewers. Pace added, "We'll see what happens. It opens this weekend. I think it has every shot [of being] a popular thing, but we shall see."
As for "Pushing Daisies," Pace can't help but think fondly of his work on that series as well. '"Pushing Daisies' is something that I'm so proud to have been a part of," he said. "What a unique project it was. What a unique cast. What a unique experience it was. It marks a very special time in my life, so I couldn't be more proud to have been a part of it." While it's unfortunate that the show ended as soon as it did, it's great to see Pace finding other projects to enjoy.
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WFO PENDLETON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1010 AM PDT Wed Aug 17 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 110
expected.
* WHERE...In Washington, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of
Washington, Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley and Simcoe
Highlands. In Oregon, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the
potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those
working or participating in outdoor activities.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 106 expected.
* WHERE...In Washington, Lower Columbia Basin of Washington and
Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington. In Oregon,
Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Lower
Columbia Basin of Oregon, Central Oregon, Foothills of the
Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon and North Central Oregon.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 103 expected.
* WHERE...In Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains. In Oregon,
Ochoco-John Day Highlands, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon,
Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Wallowa County.
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 102 expected.
* WHERE...East Slopes of the Washington Cascades.
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If you’re looking for a reasonably inexpensive gaming laptop, we’ve spotted one of the best gaming laptop deals for your budget. At Dell, you can buy the Dell G15 gaming laptop for $700, saving you $469 off the usual price. A sizeable saving, this is a great way to enjoy a gaming laptop without having to spend a fortune. If this all sounds appealing, read on while we tell you why the Dell G15 gaming laptop is worth your time and money.
Why you should buy the Dell G15 gaming laptop
Pivoted at gamers who don’t want to spend too much, the Dell G15 gaming laptop may not be as high-end as the best gaming laptops out there, but its price makes it incredibly appealing if you want to game on the move without breaking the bank. It offers an 11th-generation Intel Core i5 processor along with 8GB of memory plus 512GB of SSD storage. We’re particularly excited to see that hefty amount of storage as many gaming laptops in this price range only offer 256GB which can make things a little tight.
In addition to that, you get an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphics card as well as a 15.6-inch full HD screen to gaze at. The display has a refresh rate of 120Hz so it’s capable of handling fast-moving action with minimal motion blur. 250 nits of brightness further help you out here and mean the Dell G15 gaming laptop can handle more awkward lighting situations than other laptops in this price range.
Thanks to Dell being one of the best laptop brands around, the Dell G15 gaming laptop is well-designed as well. It has an Alienware-inspired thermal design to ensure that the laptop stays cooler than usual, no matter how long you’re playing. It also has Game Shift technology so at a touch of a button, you can boost its performance as needed. Alienware Command Center has also been installed so you can customize all kinds of settings to just how you need them to be.
Normally priced at $1,169, the Dell G15 gaming laptop is down to $700 right now at Dell. A huge saving of $469, this is the ideal opportunity to enjoy portable gaming without wrecking your bank balance. The deal is likely to end soon so snap it up now if it appeals.
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Linux Patch Sparks Differing Views Over External Monitor Handling With iGPU vs. dGPU
Kai-Heng Feng sent out the patch drm/i915: Switch TGL-H DP-IN to dGFX when it's supported. The justification is that on mobile workstations like the HP ZBook G8, if routing the external monitor connections through the discrete GPU rather than the integrated Intel graphics, more monitors can be supported.
The patch was motivated by the HP ZBook Studio G8, a $4.2k+ laptop powered by Intel Tiger Lake H and NVIDIA graphics. Out-of-the-box it currently runs Windows.
Immediately it was raised by Intel engineer Jani Nikula whether this is a policy decision they would want to unconditionally make. Red Hat's Lyude Paul meanwhile commented that "it's a huge no from me."
In particular, the HP ZBook in question and similar notebooks tend to rely on NVIDIA graphics for their dedicated GPU. But if using the Nouveau driver there, forcing external displays to use the Nouveau-powered GPU would be worse performance due to the current re-clocking limitations. Lyude commented, "Nouveau is able to support these systems, but at a limited capacity. This would imply that we are making external displays work for users of the nvidia proprietary driver, at the expense making external display support for mainline kernel users substantially worse for people who are using the mainline kernel. Which isn't a choice we should be making, because nvidia's OOT driver is not a mainline kernel driver."
Karol Herbst of Red Hat also criticized the approach and that by forcing discrete GPU use for external displays there is increased thermal/power pressure as well.
Kai-Heng though has been persistent on hoping to upstream this change and arguing laptop vendors likely only test external monitor support with the dGPU and that it's a better experience for users. But that better experience still is only if using the NVIDIA proprietary driver since the Nouveau driver support stuck to boot clock speeds is likely more impaired than integrated Intel graphics. Short of the patch being reworked to improve its logic or making it an optional change, it's likely to continue facing stiff resistance to be upstreamed and may end up just being a kernel patch carried by Ubuntu. | https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Laptop-Monitor-iGPU-dGPU | 2022-08-17T18:02:57Z | https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Laptop-Monitor-iGPU-dGPU | false | 1 |
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Rushdie attack suspect says he admires Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini
Aug 17 (Reuters) - The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie said he respected Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini but would not say if he was inspired by a fatwa issued by the former Iranian leader, according to a New York Post interview published on Wednesday.
Hadi Matar also told the Post he had only "read a couple pages" of Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses" and that a tweet in the winter announcing the author's visit to the Chautauqua Institution gave him the idea of going there.
Rushdie, 75, was set to deliver a lecture on artistic freedom at the western New York venue when police say 24-year-old Matar rushed the stage and stabbed the Indian-born writer on Friday last week.
Rushdie has lived with a bounty on his head since "The Satanic Verses" published in 1988 prompted Khomeini to issue a fatwa urging Muslims to kill him.
"I respect the Ayatollah. I think he's a great person. That's as far as I will say about that," the Post cited Matar as saying in a video interview from the Chautauqua County Jail.
"I don't like him very much," Matar said of Rushdie.
"He's someone who attacked Islam, he attacked their beliefs, the belief systems," he told the Post, adding that he had watched YouTube videos of Rushdie.
Matar denied being in contact with Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the Post reported.
Matar, of Fairview, New Jersey, pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault at a court appearance on Saturday, Barone has told Reuters.
Matar also told the Post he had taken a bus to Buffalo the day before the attack and then took a Lyft ride to Chautauqua.
"I was hanging around pretty much. Not doing anything in particular, just walking around," he told the Post, adding that he had slept on the grass on Thursday night.
"I was just outside the whole time," the paper quoted him as saying. (Reporting by Chris Gallagher in Washington, editing by Deepa Babington) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11120945/Rushdie-attack-suspect-says-admires-Irans-Ayatollah-Khomeini.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-17T18:07:18Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11120945/Rushdie-attack-suspect-says-admires-Irans-Ayatollah-Khomeini.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true | 3 |
For today only, Woot is now offering the official Nintendo Switch Pro Controller for $59.99 with free shipping for Prime members. Otherwise, a $6 delivery fee will apply otherwise. Regularly $70 directly from Nintendo and currently fetching over $69 at Amazon and Walmart, this is matching our previous mention, the second-best price we have tracked in 2022, and the lowest total available right now. With big-time Switch releases, like Splatoon 3 and the upcoming Gen 9 Pokémon Violet and Scarlet, on the slate for this year now’s a great time to upgrade to the Nintendo Pro Controller. It delivers a more traditional gamepad experience with motion controls, HD rumble, as well as your standard set of buttons, thumbsticks, shoulder triggers, and more. The built-in amiibo functionality will work nicely with the upcoming Splatoon 3 characters (and others) alongside the included USB-C to USB-A charging cable you’ll find in the package. More details below.
Be sure to check out the the PowerA Enhanced Wireless Controller for something more affordable. This officially licensed solution delivers a similar button layout with the third-party treatment starting in the $40 range at Amazon. You just won’t get the amiibo action here.
Alongside this week’s ongoing Nintendo Switch game sale as well as the titles marked down in today’s roundup, we also have an ongoing deal live on Nintendo’s playable Game & Watch Zelda handheld console. Now on sale for $40, this one comes with built-in copies of The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and the Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening as well as Game & Watch classics like Vermin and a “playable clock and timer.” Take a closer look right here.
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller features:
Take your game sessions up a notch with the Pro Controller. Includes motion controls, HD rumble, built-in amiibo functionality, and more. Nintendo Switch is designed to go wherever you do, transforming from home console to portable system in a snap. So you get more time to play the games you love, however you like
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International retail wave only just beginning
The international assault on Australia’s retail market is set to scale new heights, with one report predicting overseas brands could open as many as 1800 new stores here over the next five years.
A CBRE Viewpoint report suggests up to 1.6 million square metres of retail space could be sought by foreign retailers between now and 2021 as the fight for a share of our booming retail dollar heats up.
And one expert says we can expect to see some new players amongst the brands snapping up our shops.
While the influx of big-name luxury retailers may start to slow as they reach their store targets, according to CBRE’s Pacific Retail Occupier team Tim Starling, smaller brands will almost certainly pick up that slack.
“Over the next five years, we expect mid-range fashion and specialist clothing brands to show a rising contribution to brand entry rates in Australia and New Zealand,” Starling says.
“These retailers will have a more wide-ranging impact than the luxury brands, as they tend to focus only on CBD or prime regional centre locations.
The report says foreign brands have just 28% market penetration in Australia, as opposed to the 45% they enjoy in other Asia-Pacific countries like China, Singapore and Hong Kong, highlighting Australia’s potential for growth.
CBRE head of research, Australia, Stephen McNabb says Australians have created a perfect storm for overseas brands.
“Another market driver has been Australia and New Zealand’s consumption per capita, which has grown at twice the rate of the U.S. over the past decade,” McNabb says.
“This has contributed to the sales productivity of some international brands being among the highest in the world which, coupled with low international brand penetration rates, is making this region highly attractive.”
The arrival of major brands such as Uniqlo and H&M has already had a significant impact on CBD rents, the report says, and has also driven redevelopments at regional shopping centres as well as the construction of new retail precincts. | https://www.realcommercial.com.au/news/international-retail-wave-only-just-beginning | 2022-08-17T18:10:16Z | https://www.realcommercial.com.au/news/international-retail-wave-only-just-beginning | false | 1 |
Green hydrogen offers a more viable option for Australian investors than its blue rival, as hydrogen made from renewables appears to be more economically viable and comes with fewer investment risks than hydrogen made from fossil fuels with CCS, a report from a climate change investor group stated on Thursday.
Green hydrogen has the low carbon credentials but investors need policy backing, report says
Green hydrogen offers a more viable option for Australian investors than its blue rival, as hydrogen made from renewables appears to be more economically viable and comes with fewer investment risks than hydrogen from fossil fuels with CCS, a report from an investor group focused on the impact of climate change stated on Thursday.
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Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPST – Get Rating)’s share price fell 9.7% on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $32.56 and last traded at $32.76. 141,987 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 99% from the average session volume of 9,939,374 shares. The stock had previously closed at $36.28.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts have issued reports on UPST shares. Atlantic Securities downgraded Upstart from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $32.00 to $22.00 in a report on Thursday, August 11th. Wedbush lowered their price objective on Upstart from $70.00 to $35.00 in a research report on Tuesday, May 10th. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Upstart from $41.00 to $34.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 8th. Citigroup cut shares of Upstart from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $180.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, May 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Upstart from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $88.00 to $19.00 in a research note on Wednesday, June 29th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Upstart presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $88.38.
Upstart Trading Down 9.7 %
The stock’s 50 day moving average is $31.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $70.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.92 and a beta of 1.13.
Insider Activity
In related news, General Counsel Alison Nicoll sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.31, for a total transaction of $604,650.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel now owns 412,983 shares in the company, valued at $16,647,344.73. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 22,783 shares of company stock worth $917,280 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 18.87% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. bought a new position in shares of Upstart in the first quarter valued at $25,000. Bellwether Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Upstart by 40,000.0% in the second quarter. Bellwether Advisors LLC now owns 802 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Tyler Stone Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Upstart in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV increased its stake in shares of Upstart by 542.1% during the 1st quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 244 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Winch Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Upstart in the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. 59.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Upstart Company Profile
Upstart Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates a cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) lending platform in the United States. Its platform aggregates consumer demand for loans and connects it to its network of the company's AI-enabled bank partners. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.
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Julie Plec got Vampire Academy fans excited last night by teasing the arrival of something this morning and boy did they deliver with a brand-new trailer and a large collection of images that tease what we can expect from Peacock's highly anticipated series adaptation of Richelle Meade's Vampire Academy. Plec is no stranger to the realm of vampires, after adapting The Vampire Diaries in the mid-aughts and feeding the vampire obsession of a whole generation. She returns to adapt the beloved Vampire Academy series alongside Marguerite MacIntyre who worked with Plec on The Originals and Legacies.
During SDCC, fans got their first real glimpse of the intricate world of privilege and glamour that the moroi Lissa Dragomir (Daniela Nieves) and her best friend and dhampir Rose Hathaway (Sisi Stringer) find themselves swept up into when tragedy strikes the Dragomir family. While there are much bigger stakes at play for Rose and Lissa, their lives at St. Vladimir's Academy also bring them face-to-face with danger and romance, with Rose's forbidden romance with Lissa's temporary guardian Dimitri Belikov (Kieron Moore) and Lissa's own forbidden romance with a fellow moroi named Christian Ozera (Andre Dae Kim). In an interview with Collider's own Perri Nemiroff, the showrunners spoke about how they sought to steer Vampire Academy away from the student/teacher dynamic between Dimitri and Rose in the book, which surely means they're going to go all-in on the palpable chemistry between the pair and the new images today prove that it's happening!
The new trailer showcased the world of moroi and dhampirs at St. Vladimir's Academy, as well as the deadly strigoi lurking in the shadows beyond the safety of the gates, but the images give a much better look at the friendship between Rose and Lissa, Rose's burgeoning romance with Dimtri, Rose's fellow dhampirs at St. Vladimir's, and the entire cast of characters that will flesh out this world. Additional cast includes J. August Richards, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Rhian Blundell, Jonetta Kaiser, and Andrew Liner.
The first episode was directed by Bille Woodruff, with subsequent episodes directed by Luis Prieto, Jesse Warn, Erica Dunton, Geoff Shotz, and Julie Plec. The series was written by MacIntyre and Plec. Vampire Academy is executive produced by Emily Cummins, Don Murphy, Susan Montford, Deepak Nayar, and Jillian DeFrehn. T
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Patriots and Panthers Fight Club: Round 2! Bad blood sees teams square off AGAIN, marking FOUR FIGHTS in two days of inter-squad practices... and this time it spills into the crowd!
- Three players were ejected from practice, including one for a second time
- Four fights in two days sets up a contentious preseason meeting on Friday night
- Reporters said this was the worse they've ever seen in Belichick's tenure
There is a pantheon of great fighting sequels: Ali-Frazier II, Canelo-GGG II, Street Fighter II, just to name a few.
Now, we get to debate where Patriots-Panthers II ranks in that list.
After the gloves (and helmets) came off at practice in Foxborough yesterday, the bad blood spilled over once again at today's inter-squad scrimmage.
Yesterday, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Panthers coach Matt Rhule had to take their teams aside to calm the bad blood after five players were ejected from practice.
A still image from the first of two fights from Wednesday's joint Patriots-Panthers practice
Those players were Patriots receivers Kendrick Bourne and Kristian Wilkerson, Panthers DB Kenny Robinson, Patriots center James Ferentz, and Panthers tackle Phil Hoskins.
Today, Robinson and Wilkerson went at it again, with conflicting reports about Wilkerson going down by a hit or a non-contact injury during return drills.
Either way, Robinson stood over Wilkerson talking trash, as Patriots special teams coach Cam Achord led a group of Patriots players - including captain Matthew Slater - after Robinson.
Once the dust settled, the teams began 11 v 11 drills and the fighting broke out once again on the first play of the drill.
Patriots defensive lineman Deatrich Wise hit Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey hard out of bounds.
McCaffrey responded by throwing a ball at a Pats player and the second melee ensued, with Providence Journal reporter Mark Daniels saying Patriots defender Jabrill Peppers started throwing punches.
After all was said and done, Wise and Robinson were ejected, as was Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard.
These last two days saw fighting that surprised veteran ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss, who said he'd, 'never seen it get to this point in any joint practice with the Patriots in Bill Belichick's tenure.'
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NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for GNUS, HIL, TLRY, PALI, and TEVA.
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Dog Bed Buddies: Here are the 10 best breeds of adorable dog to share a bed with - including the loving Poodle 🐶
If you are looking for a perfect nighttime canine companion to curl up on your bed as you sleep, there are certain breeds that should top your list.
If you’ve been thinking about getting a new dog then you’re not alone – Kennel Club figures show that the number of people looking for puppies surged since the start of the global pandemic.
But with 221 different breeds of pedigree dog to choose from, there’s plenty of thinking to do before you select your family’s latest four-legged addition – whether you want a large dog, family-friendly dog, or crossbreed.
There’s even academic guidance to seek out, with Psychologist Stanley Coren’s book ‘The Intelligence of Dogs’ ranking breeds by instincts, obedience, and the ability to adapt.
Snoozing alongside your furry friend is many people’s idea of a perfect night’s sleep, but there are common downsides that come with sharing a bed with your dog.
From finding drool patches on your pillow, deafening snoring, and endless amounts of dog hair left between the sheets, having your pooch in the bed can sometimes not be the dream scenario you imagined.
To help those thinking of having their pup in the bed, luxury bed linen brand Secret Linen Store has published new research that revealed the best dogs to share your sheets with.
Analysing factors such as levels of drooling, shedding, barking, energy and cross-referencing that with size, the research reveals which breeds you’re going to have the best night’s sleep with.
Here’s what the resulting ‘pup all night’ scores indicated are the best bedfellows for a peaceful night’s sleep.
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Community members and strangers in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, are rallying together to help a two-year-old girl's big wish come true.
Loved ones describe Vega as a sweet little girl, full of life and happiness.
"She is smiley, she is just Vega. She finds joy in everyday,” said Shelley Ellis, Vega’s mother.
But beneath that joy is a struggle she's battled almost her entire life.
The toddler has been fighting ;eukemia since she was just 16 months old.
"Since December 13, we've been at Children's hospital in Milwaukee and we've had less than 10 days at home since then,” Ellis said.
After exhausting options and treatment plans, Vega's parents were faced with the difficult decision to bring their little girl home and surround her with loved ones.
"Nothing has shown to be successful enough so we decided to take Vega out of the hospital because no kid belongs in a hospital that long,” Ellis said.
With her days likely numbered on earth, Vega's family hope to pack a lifetime of happiness in a short window.
And with help from a GoFundMe Page that raised more than $10,000 in just one day, Vega is headed to Disney World.
"The hospital is not magical by any means, so we always promised Vega that some day we'd take her to the most magical place on earth and one way or another we'd get her there,” Ellis said.
The family leaves Thursday for Disney World. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins are all joining Vega to be part of this special memory.
"This is exciting. This is something we can be excited at the moment,” Ellis said.
A time to smile, unwind, and live life to the fullest.
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First-in-Nation Program Will Provide Zero-Interest, No-Fee Loans to Enable Students to Train for Family-Sustaining Careers and Power NJ's Economy
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Phil Murphy, the New Jersey CEO Council, and Social Finance today announced the launch of the New Jersey Pay It Forward Program—a new and innovative workforce development program that furthers the Governor's ongoing commitment to helping residents obtain quality postsecondary education and training to advance their careers, as outlined in the New Jersey Higher Education State Plan and Jobs NJ. The Pay It Forward Program, which is the first of its kind in the nation, will help build a robust and talented workforce while supporting economic growth in the state. Participants in the program will receive zero-interest, no-fee loans at no upfront cost, as well as non-repayable living stipends and wraparound supports, to allow them to affordably prepare for good-paying, career-track jobs in the health care, information technology (IT), and clean energy sectors.
The loans will enable participants to enroll in credential, certificate, and degree programs at one of three inaugural training providers: Registered Nursing at Hudson County Community College, Cybersecurity at New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Welding at Camden County College. Loan terms are designed to be more borrower-friendly than even federal student loans.
All loan payments will be recycled back into the fund to 'pay it forward' for subsequent students' training costs. The program aims to help participants find jobs while also helping employers fill in-demand positions in high-growth sectors to promote economic growth in New Jersey.
"With today's launch of Pay It Forward, New Jersey is the first state in the nation to model this innovative approach that will help residents obtain family-sustaining jobs and then pay their success forward by supporting future cohorts of students," said Governor Murphy. "This initiative is another way in which my Administration is working to give more residents access to high-quality education and training that will lead to good-paying jobs and successful careers. Investing in our residents will not only give them the opportunity to create a better life for themselves and their families, but will also help meet employers' needs and promote economic development throughout the state."
"I share the excitement of the Governor and my fellow council members about the launch of the Pay It Forward program," said Charles Lowrey, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Financial and Co-Chair of the NJ CEO Council. "I am confident this program will help under-resourced New Jerseyans develop valuable skills, access new job opportunities, and achieve financial security for their families they may have thought was unattainable."
"On behalf of Verizon, I am proud to support this cutting-edge educational funding program," said Hans Vestberg, Chairman and CEO of Verizon and Co-Chair of the NJ CEO Council. "It will enable more people to participate in a future driven by mobility, broadband, and cloud computing, which are the essential pieces of infrastructure driving New Jersey's economy. This is good for the state, good for Verizon, and good for the country."
Participants who find jobs earning above a specific income threshold will repay the cost of their tuition over time. Any loan balance remaining after five years will be forgiven for borrowers in good standing. To help them succeed throughout the program, participants will also receive living stipends and free wraparound supports, including access to an emergency aid fund and mental health counseling services. Under the program, students will not have to repay the living stipends or wraparound supports. The loans are intended to be a last-dollar option, allowing students to maximize the free resources available to them to minimize the amount they need to repay.
"We're excited to partner with the State of New Jersey and the NJ CEO Council to launch this first-of-its kind public-private partnership that brings the state's economic and workforce development priorities together," said Tracy Palandjian, CEO and Co-Founder of Social Finance, the nonprofit designing and managing the fund. "This sustainable, innovative fund is helping to advance New Jersey's business goals while putting the learner's success at the center of the arrangement."
"Thanks to the leadership of Governor Murphy and a visionary group of business leaders, the Pay It Forward initiative will prepare job seekers for opportunities and strengthen New Jersey's economy," said David J. Socolow, Executive Director of the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority. "To boost students' chances of success, this first-in-the-nation program provides both living stipend grants and zero-interest loans that require affordable, income-based repayments only when students get hired at a family-sustaining wage after completing a training course. Because all loan repayments from graduates will be recycled to train future students, state funds and private donations will stretch further to reach more New Jerseyans."
"Hudson County Community College is honored to be selected as an inaugural provider for Governor Murphy's 'Pay It Forward' program," said Dr. Christopher M. Reber, President of Hudson County Community College. "Our RN program is one of the finest and most successful anywhere. We have committed, experienced faculty who assist students who come from diverse backgrounds and have a variety of learning needs, and we have affiliations with every major area hospital so students receive clinical experience that prepares them for today's nursing practice."
Members of the New Jersey CEO Council, a coalition of CEOs from some of the state's largest and most widely recognized companies, provided corporate contributions of approximately $5 million to the Pay It Forward Program. The State added to this commitment with appropriations of $5 million in Fiscal Year 2022 and $2.5 million in Fiscal Year 2023. The CEO Council is made up of the CEOs of BD, Campbell Soup Company, Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co., Prudential Financial, PSEG, RWJBarnabas Health, and Verizon.
After a thorough due diligence process, the New Jersey Pay It Forward Program selected a set of inaugural training providers with high-quality, industry-recognized training programs and a track record of strong employment outcomes, employer relationships, and experience serving learners from diverse backgrounds.
New Jerseyans have the option to enroll in Hudson County Community College's Nursing Program, a two-year, full-time associate degree program in Jersey City designed to prepare learners for careers as registered nurses. Participants complete clinical placements to gain on-the-job nursing experience and prepare for roles as nurses in hospitals and other health care settings. The program offers evening, weekend, and daytime class schedules to accommodate working learners and learners with families.
Learners can also enroll in New Jersey Institute of Technology's Cybersecurity Professional Bootcamp, a 10-month, part-time, online training program designed to prepare learners for cybersecurity careers. This course, which includes topics such as computer networking, cloud security, network security, and Python, takes place on nights and weekends to better serve the needs of working learners and learners with families.
Finally, New Jerseyans have the option to enroll in Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) or Welding courses at Camden County College. Classes take place at Camden County Technical School's Sicklerville Campus or Pennsauken Campus. Both programs, which meet in-person on weekday evenings, are nine-month, part-time courses with strong completion and job placement outcomes.
The New Jersey Pay It Forward Program plans to partner with additional training providers in the coming months.
"In order to create a stronger and fairer New Jersey, we must ensure that there are equitable opportunities for all to obtain high-quality credentials and secure economic stability," said Dr. Brian K. Bridges, Secretary of Higher Education. "Especially as we recover from the pandemic, the Pay It Forward Program allows individuals interested in acquiring industry-valued training opportunities to pursue upward economic mobility for themselves and their families without the burden of high-interest, overly burdensome student loans."
"Pay It Forward will pave the way for more equitable access to opportunities for New Jerseyans seeking to prepare themselves for lucrative careers in high-growth fields," said Tim Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer of NJEDA. "This creative approach developed by Governor Murphy and the CEO Council will open doors to higher education that will enhance the lives of New Jersey workers by enabling them to advance their careers while avoiding crippling debt that can jeopardize economic security. This program will also add to New Jersey's ability to attract savvy companies that recognize the state for its skilled, talented labor pool."
"This innovative program is the latest example of the Murphy Administration's commitment to workforce development," said Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo. "Pay It Forward opens career paths to residents who otherwise could not afford them and prepares them for in-demand occupations. I am proud to be part of an administration that promotes economic opportunities for all."
"Over Campbell's 150 years in Camden, we've seen the benefits of businesses and government working together to serve the community," said Mark Clouse, President and Chief Executive Officer of Campbell Soup Company. "The Pay It Forward Program is an innovative workforce development investment that will support and train residents for critical jobs and help fuel economic growth in Camden County and throughout the Garden State."
"We are proud to help advance this important program," said Robert M. Davis, CEO & President, Merck & Co. "As the world recovers from Covid-19, initiatives like Pay It Forward help job seekers by providing interest-free loans and removing barriers to continuing education and career advancement. We're a New Jersey-based company, and we're excited this first-in-the-nation initiative will help support other NJ-based companies and talent."
"Nurses are the backbone and heart of the healthcare system, which is why Johnson & Johnson has advocated for the nursing profession for 125 years," said Joaquin Duato, CEO of Johnson & Johnson. "Our support of New Jersey's Pay It Forward Program addresses the nursing shortage by helping new nurses finance their education, receive training and launch their careers."
"In today's economic environment, it is incumbent on businesses and communities to make the most of the skilled resources that exist," said Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and CEO, PSEG. "Pay It Forward is a timely effort for individuals and also for companies like PSEG with opportunities across energy and infrastructure, today and well into the future. Thanks to the leadership of Governor Murphy and others, the training that takes place today will benefit our industry and communities for generations to come."
"New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is proud to have been selected as a training provider for the New Jersey Pay It Forward Program," said Dr. Teik C. Lim, President of New Jersey Institute of Technology. "Our university is a catalyst for STEM workforce development and for the upward economic mobility of students. In essence, NJIT is an engine for opportunity, and that is what NJ Pay It Forward is about."
"Once again New Jersey is leading the way in producing not just the best educated but also the best trained workforce," said Wesley Mathews, President & CEO, Choose New Jersey. "This innovative program from the Governor and the CEO Council will generate a strong, diverse talent pipeline to support the growth of key industries in New Jersey."
"RWJBarnabas Health is committed to creating career opportunities and economic growth throughout the State of New Jersey," said Barry H. Ostrowsky, CEO of RWJBarnabas Health. "We are proud to work with the Governor's office to launch the Pay It Forward initiative, which promises to develop New Jersey's most precious resource, its people, and drive employment in years to come."
"BD is proud to be part of this important public-private partnership to address education equity across the state," said Tom Polen, Chairman, CEO and President of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company). "BD is helping to drive the convergence of health care and information technology to accelerate smart, connected care to improve patient outcomes, enable new care settings, and address chronic disease—all with an emphasis on cybersecurity as an integral part of the process. The Pay It Forward program aligns with the real-world needs within the New Jersey business community, and we look forward to seeing the benefits of a diverse and well-trained workforce of the future."
Interested participants can learn more at njpayitforward.org.
Social Finance is a national impact finance and advisory nonprofit. We work with the public, private, and social sectors to create partnerships and investments that measurably improve lives. Since our founding in 2011, we have mobilized $350 million in new investments designed to help people and communities realize improved outcomes in education, economic mobility, health, and housing. In addition to managing the investment program funded by the Google Career Certificates Fund, our economic mobility portfolio includes the UP Fund, place-based Pay It Forward Funds, and the Dreamers Graduate Loan Fund. Learn more at socialfinance.org.
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Sony Interactive Entertainment is allegedly partnering with Ballistic Moon, a studio staffed up with former developers from Supermassive Games, known for Until Dawn and more recently, The Quarry. While confirmation isn’t there, reports point to Sony being the “big publisher” that the studio is talking about in its tweet about the upcoming project.
A thread was made over on ResetEra where one user credited Toumari for discovering a placeholder project title, Project Bates, alongside the game’s director, Joshua Archer, who previously worked on Until Dawn. On that same post, it credited Ballistic Moon alongside Sony.
Did we tell you we're developing our new #game with #UE5? We're working with a big publisher and our brilliant team of #gamedevs, AND we'll be relocating soon..🤫
Lots going on! Tell us what you have been up to! 🌚✨ https://t.co/d5Vx62bO13#hiringno #gamedevjobs #Games— Ballistic Moon (@ballistic_moon) August 9, 2022
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Oakland A’s release SS Andrus, bring up INF Neuse
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Oakland Athletics released veteran shortstop Elvis Andrus on Wednesday.
Andrus, who turns 34 on Aug. 26, hit .237 with eight homers and 30 RBIs in 106 games in his second season with the A’s. He was acquired in a trade with Texas in February 2021.
Last-place Oakland also recalled infielder Sheldon Neuse from Triple-A Las Vegas before their game at the Rangers. The 27-year-old Neuse appeared in 70 games with the A’s earlier this season, batting .227 with three homers and 21 RBIs.
Andrus broke into the majors with Texas in 2009 and spent his first 12 seasons with the Rangers, making two AL All-Star teams. He is a .270 hitter with 87 homers and 703 RBIs in 1,904 career games.
He hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning of Oakland’s 5-1 win against Texas on Tuesday night.
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Waller (hamstring) returned to practice Wednesday, Tashan Reed of The Athletic reports.
Waller had been held out of practice with a hamstring issue that Adam Schefter of ESPN previously noted wasn't considered serious. Now that he's back on the field, the Raiders' clear-cut top tight end will have an opportunity to reestablish his key role in a passing offense that added star wideout Davante Adams to the mix this offseason.
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myDigitalOffice continues its rapid momentum with 1,047% 3-year growth, earning a top spot on the 2022 Inc. 5000 List.
BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- myDigitalOffice (MDO), the world's fastest growing hotel performance management platform, today announced its rank on the annual Inc. 5000 List, which highlights the fastest-growing private companies in America. Following a three-year run where the company grew by over 1,000%, MDO came in at #608 overall, and is the sixth fastest growing private company in all of Travel and Hospitality.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S, especially in light of the economic headwinds that continues to impact our industry, is a testament to our team's dedication and the resiliency of our amazing customers," says MDO Founder & CEO, Ali Moloo. "We are honored to be part of this list of innovative companies, and I congratulate the entire myDigitalOffice family on this momentous achievement."
Over the past few years, MDO has continued to expand within forward-thinking REITs, global hospitality brands, hotel owner & operator groups such as Highgate, Hotel Equities, Commonwealth, and many others. With over 5,000 hotels using MDO's platform today, the momentum is a testament to the company's people, product, and process, and to the business results achieved by its customers.
To be selected as one of the 5,000 fastest growing companies out of over six million privately held companies in the U.S. speaks volumes regarding the capabilities of myDigitalOffice. This year's list is particularly special because it showcases organizations that have flourished amidst a highly challenging and unprecedented economic landscape.
"We're excited to build on this momentum and continue to provide our customers with best-in-class hotel software that solves real-world problems." Moloo shared.
myDigitalOffice (MDO) is the world's fastest growing hotel data platform, providing customers with centralized, digital access to all of their hotel's most critical documents and cross-functional performance metrics. The visibility, connectivity, and control delivered by our award-winning cloud-based dashboards, document management software and integrated data feeds allow teams to reach greater levels of productivity, budget and forecast, and reduce environmental impact while optimizing profitability. Learn more at www.mydigitaloffice.com.
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New Model incorporates a wide selection of shimmering original elements inspired by the romantic transformational capabilities of Sailor Moon
DOVER, N.J., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Casio America, Inc. is pleased to announce the latest addition to G-SHOCK's BABY-G model, created in collaboration with Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. A blast from the past, this timepiece conjures up nostalgia for those who remember Sailor Moon and BABY-G's popularity in the 90s. The new watch, BA110XSM, is based on the popular BABY-G BA110 and incorporates a wide selection of shimmering original elements inspired by the romantic transformational capabilities of Sailor Moon.
The navy blue semi-transparent body, which recalls the night sky, is decorated with blue, red, and yellow stars, moons, hearts, and other Sailor Moon images, creating a glamorous look. The face is studded with sparkling shapes, and the hands are gold-colored. This special design evokes the exciting and unforgettable Sailor Moon transformation scene. The band loop is printed with the silhouette of Sailor Moon, which is also engraved on the case back of the watch. The design of the packaging of this model was also inspired by Sailor Moon. Everything about this model is designed to make this a very special collaboration model between BABY-G and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, the heroine of every girl's dreams.
The new timepiece is equipped with G-SHOCK's technology including:
- Shock resistant
- 100M water resistant
- 2 Year battery life
- LED light
- 5 daily alarms (with 1 snooze alarm)
- 1/100-second stopwatch (24 hour)1s,24H time
- Full auto-calendar
- World time 29 time zones (48 cities +coordinated universal time), daylight saving on/off
The BA110XSM will retail for $160, while the additional models and pricing should follow. The new model will be available for purchase starting this August at select retailers, gshock.com, and the G-SHOCK Soho store. For more information about the G-SHOCK brand, visit gshock.casio.com/us.
CASIO's shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch is synonymous with toughness, born from the developer Mr. Ibe's dream of 'creating a watch that never breaks'. Over 200 handmade samples were created and tested to destruction until finally in 1983 the first, now iconic G-SHOCK hit the streets of Japan and began to establish itself as 'the toughest watch of all time'. Each watch encompasses the 7 elements; electric shock resistance, gravity resistance, low temperature resistance, vibration resistance, water resistance, shock resistance and toughness. The watch is packed with Casio innovations and technologies to prevent it from suffering direct shock; this includes internal components protected with urethane and suspended timekeeping modules inside the watch structure. Since its launch, G-SHOCK has continued to evolve, continuing to support on Mr. Ibe's mantra "never, never give up." www.gshock.casio.com/us/
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Kid Cudi is getting real about his falling out with fellow rapper and former close friend, Kanye "Ye" West. In an interview for Esquire's new September issue, the 38-year-old gives fans an intimate look at where he’s at in his life, both personally and artistically, including addressing the demise of his once-friendly relationship with West.
Cudi and West had a public falling out over Cudi's friendship with Saturday Night Live alum Pete Davidson -- who famously dated West's ex-wife, Kim Kardashian. News broke on Aug. 5 that Davidson and Kardashian had called it quits after nine months of dating.
Earlier this year, West shared a since-deleted post featuring him, Cudi, Davidson and Timothée Chalamet having dinner. On the picture from the dinner, West put a big red ex over Davidson’s face.
"I JUST WANTED MY FRIEND TO HAVE MY BACK," West wrote next to the since-deleted post. "THE KNIFE JUST GOES IN DEEPER."
West also shared that Cudi would not be on his Donda 2 album after he appeared to continue his friendship with Davidson.
Cudi took to the comments to defend himself, writing, "too bad I don’t want to be on your album you fu**n dinosaur hahaha," adding, "everyone knows I've been the best thing about your albums since I met you. Ima pray you 4 brother."
Speaking with writer Clover Hope for Esquire, Cudi says it would take "a motherf**king miracle" for him and West to rekindle their friendship. In fact, the Entergalacticstar doesn't see it happening, noting that West would have to "become a monk" for any resolution to be possible.
"I'm not one of your kids," Cudi says of the father of four. "I'm not Kim. It don't matter if I'm friends with Pete or not friends with Pete. None of this sh*t had anything to do with me. If you can't be a grown man and deal with the fact that you lost your woman? That's not my f**king problem."
"You need to own up to your sh*t like every man in this life has. I’ve lost women, too. And I’ve had to own up to it," Cudi adds. "I don’t need that in my life. I don’t need it.
On the other side of a years-long journey with his mental health that includes time spent in rehab back in 2016, Cudi says he has "zero tolerance for the wrong energies." With West specifically, he shares that he's seen people get repeatedly "burned by him doing some f**ked-up sh*t" only to quickly forgive him.
"And there’s no repercussions. You’re back cool with this man. He does it over and over," he notes.
Cudi also pushes back against the narrative that West "made" his career. While it was "really f**king awesome" to be enlisted for West's 808s & Heartbreak, Cudi says the rapper "did not come and pluck me out of Applebee's or the Bape store." Cudi asserts that his success is due to his own work, along with his original team of producers, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Oladipo Omishore (aka Dot Da Genius) and Emile Haynie.
As for reconciliation with West, Cudi is firm that he means what he's said.
"With all due respect, I'm not Drake, who's about to take a picture with him next week and be friends again, and their beef is squashed. That's not me," Cudi says.
Meanwhile, the rapper's long-awaited Entergalactic animated series is set to premiere on Netflix next month. In the animated story, Cudi voices the main character, Jabari, and is joined in the voice cast by Jessica Williams, Timothée Chalamet, and more. The project has been in the works for three years and includes a new album, which will be released simultaneously.
Back in January, Cudi touted the dual release as "the greatest piece of art" he’s ever made.
"I am so sooo f**kin proud of this show. U have no idea what ur in for. 3 years in the making," Cudi wrote amid a series of tweets praising the series.
"The voice acting was the most fun...the music too but I've always wanted to do more voice acting and idk it was like another dream come true foreal," he wrote in response to a fan asking him to name his favorite part of the three-year journey.
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Stocks are moving broadly lower on Wall Street in afternoon trading Wednesday, led by drops in big technology companies and erasing the S&P 500′s gains for the week.
The S&P 500 fell 0.6% as of 2:07 p.m. Eastern. Trading has been choppy throughout the week as the benchmark index comes off a four-week winning streak.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 124 points, or 0.4%, to 34,025 and the Nasdaq fell 1.1%.
Small-company stocks fell more sharply than the rest of the market. The Russell 2000 fell 1.6%.
Pricey technology companies and retailers had some of the biggest losses. Utilities and energy stocks held up better than the broader market.
Wall Street was absorbing a mix of retail updates that showed inflation pressure continues to affect businesses and consumers, but also shows that spending remains strong.
Target fell 2.3% after reporting a nearly 90% plunge in second quarter profits as it was forced to slash prices to clear unwanted inventories. The retailer warned earlier this summer that it was canceling orders from suppliers and aggressively cutting prices because of a pronounced spending shift by Americans as the pandemic eased.
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Bond yields rose significantly. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 2.89% from 2.81% late Tuesday.
Sales at U.S. retailers were unchanged last month, according to the Commerce Department, and economists had expected a slight increase in July. Part of the weakness came from a 1.8% drop in gas sales, reflecting lower prices at the pump.
Wall Street has been closely reviewing the latest economic data and corporate updates to get a better sense of how inflation is affecting businesses and consumers and whether the hottest inflation in 40 years is peaking or beginning to cool. Investors are also monitoring inflation to determine how much further central banks have to go in their fight against higher prices.
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Syria denies holding US journalist Tice captive
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Damascus (AFP) – The Syrian government on Wednesday denied holding American nationals captive, including journalist Austin Tice who was abducted a decade ago in Damascus.
It issued a statement in response to US President Jo Biden saying last week that he knows "with certainty" that Tice "has been held by the Syrian regime", and calling on Damascus to help bring him home.
The foreign ministry denied the accusation in a statement carried by the official SANA news agency.
"The Syrian Arab Republic denies that it has kidnapped or forcibly disappeared any American citizen who entered its territory or resided in areas under its authority," the statement said.
It said it would only accept "official dialogue or communication with the American administration if the talks are public and premised on a respect for Syria's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity".
Tice was a freelance photojournalist working for Agence France-Presse, McClatchy News, The Washington Post, CBS and other news organizations when he disappeared after being detained at a checkpoint near Damascus on August 14, 2012.
Thirty-one years old at the time he went missing, Tice appeared blindfolded in the custody of an unidentified group of armed men in a video a month later, but there has been little news of him since.
Biden's statement came on the tenth anniversary of Tice's disappearance.
"There is no higher priority in my administration than the recovery and return of Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad," Biden said.
The previous administration under Donald Trump sent a White House official on a rare mission to Damascus in 2020, aiming to seek Tice's freedom.
But that mission yielded no visible results.
In 2018, US authorities announced a $1 million reward for information that would lead to the journalist's recovery.
US State Department spokesman Ned Price said Wednesday that the Biden administration's position is unchanged.
"We call on the Syrian Government to ensure that Austin Tice and every US national held hostage in Syria can return home," he said.
"We believe to this very day that Syria still has the power to release Austin Tice. That is why we are calling on the Syrian regime to do just that," he said.
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Liz Cheney is down but not done.
Hours after suffering a crushing Republican primary defeat, the #NeverTrump Wyoming congresswoman said Wednesday she will decide in a matter of months whether to mount a 2024 presidential bid.
“It’s something I am thinking about and I will make a decision in the coming months,” Cheney told NBC News.
Cheney made it clear that she has no plans to turn down the heat on former President Donald Trump.
“I have said since Jan. 6 that I will do whatever it takes to ensure Donald Trump is never again anywhere near the Oval Office — and I mean it,” she said.
Cheney, the most prominent critic of Trump in the GOP, lost the primary for her Wyoming at-large district to Trump-backed Harriet Hegeman by a landslide margin of 66% to 29%.
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Her devastating defeat marks a significant victory for Trump, who has vowed to oust all 10 Republican House lawmakers who voted to impeach him over his incitement of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Trump wasted little time gloating over Cheney’s ouster, which leaves just two of the 10 rebels still in the running to keep their seats in November.
“The Fake News Media is claiming that Liz Cheney has such a ‘wonderful and bright’ political future,” Trump Trump wrote in a post on his new social media site. “Maybe they didn’t notice that she lost by nearly 40 points? She’s too angry and sick to succeed in the future, but who knows!”
Despite her ugly loss, Cheney still could be a significant thorn in Trump’s side.
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Viola Davis and Hunter Schafer join the cast of ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’
The prequel to the successful saga will be released in 2023.
Iola Davis and Hunter Schafer join Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler as confirmed new actresses for the main cast of ‘The Ballad of Songbrids and Snakes’the prequel to the successful saga of ‘The Hunger Games’ which at the time starred Jennifer Lawrence.
This project has been planned since 2017, but it was in June 2019 when Lionsgate Motion Pictures announced in a statement that it would bring the prequel to the saga to the big screen. They also reported that they were working closely with Suzanne Collins, the author of The Hunger Games novels.
According to various media, this film will again be directed by Francis Lawrence, who directed the deliveries of ‘Catching Fire’ (2013), ‘Mockingjay Part 1’ (2014) and ‘Mockingjay Part 2’ (2015). The production company also released the first trailer to present the new logo of the film, which will be released on November 17, 2023.
Oscar winner Viola Davis will star in the film’s antagonist role, playing Dr. Volumnia Gaul, the main creator of the 10th Hunger Games. Davis is currently one of the most acclaimed actresses in the film industry and has won several awards including the Academy and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress.
On the other hand, Hunter Schafer, who will play Tigris Snow, President Snow’s cousin, is known worldwide for playing Jules in the acclaimed HBO series ‘Euphoria’, which has also confirmed a third season for next year.
In addition to being an actress, the 23-year-old is a renowned model who has paraded for important fashion firms such as Prada, Dior, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. Being a trans woman, she fights for the rights of the LGBTQ + community in the world, an activist facet that has led her to be considered by Time as one of the 50 heroes who “will lead the nation”. [estadounidense] towards equality, acceptance and dignity for all people”.
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How do horticultural crops defend themselves against fungal pathogens?
Recently, scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences summarized recent research progress on defense responses of horticultural crops to fungal pathogens and novel strategies to regulate the induction of plant resistance, as well as problems, challenges, and future research directions.
Phytochemicals with antimicrobial effects are important components of defense systems in plants. Among such phytochemicals, phytoalexins are induced by external factors, whereas phytoanticipins occur naturally or increase after induction. Antimicrobial phytochemicals are classified according to their chemical structures and are primarily phenolics, flavonoids, coumarins, lignins, terpenoids, alkaloids, glucosinolates, and stilbenes. Phenolics and flavonoids are secondary metabolites that constitute one of the most common and extensive groups of phytochemicals. These compounds inhibit pathogens by inducing membrane lipid peroxidation, which disrupts fungal cell membrane permeability and mitochondrial function. Similarly, terpenoids inhibit fungal growth and also induce disease resistance. The other phytochemicals also exhibit strong and stable broad-spectrum antifungal activity, suggesting that they could be developed as alternatives to chemical fungicides.
When fungal pathogens penetrate physical barriers by modifying or degrading host cell walls, pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) may recognize conserved damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) from plants or pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) from pathogens and activate pattern-triggered immunity (PTI). Fungal pathogens can secrete effectors or virulence factors, which may be recognized by nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat (NB-LRR or NLR) proteins and other plant resistance (R) proteins. Such recognition may result in further effector-triggered immunity (ETI), which is postulated to be an accelerated and amplified PTI response. A varied number of NB-LRR genes exhibit special evolutionary patterns among plant species. To date, only a few NB-LRR genes have been confirmed to function in response to fungal pathogens. Further in-depth exploration of potential NB-LRRs and their mechanisms of action may substantially enrich our arsenal to counterstrike against fungal pathogens.
To prevent further fungal pathogen invasion, plants have developed a series of responses that include the hypersensitive response (HR), cell wall modification, stomatal closure, callose deposition, phytoalexin production, and toxin degradation. After local defense responses are induced, systemic signaling may activate resistance in other adjacent tissues. Both PTI and ETI can trigger the production and long-distance transport of signaling molecules to induce systemic acquired resistance (SAR) and herbivore-induced resistance (HIR). SAR is mediated primarily by salicylic acid (SA) signaling and to a lesser extent by N-hydroxypipecolic acid (NHP). In contrast to SAR, HIR is modulated by jasmonic acid (JA) and ethylene (ET). Crosstalk among SA, JA, and ET, both synergistic and antagonistic, is common and crucial for defense responses against fungal pathogens.
The overuse of traditional fungicides and antimicrobial agents has increased pathogen resistance to these compounds and also threatens food safety and the environment. Therefore, new strategies must be developed for efficient disease control to meet requirements for the sustainable development of the agricultural industry. The latest studies indicate that the induction of intrinsic resistance in horticultural crops via regulatory elements is both feasible and efficient. The discovery of cross-kingdom RNA trafficking has provided new prospects for crop protection. The necrotrophic fungus B. cinerea can produce small RNAs (sRNAs) that function as effectors to suppress host immunity. In turn, host plants introduce sRNAs into B. cinerea via extracellular vesicles that suppress the expression of genes associated with pathogenicity. Overexpression or knockdown of transferred host sRNAs can either promote or reduce host resistance. Environmental double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) can be taken up by many eukaryotic microbes with varying efficiency, and topical application of dsRNA with high RNA uptake efficiency can markedly inhibit plant disease symptoms.
Translational control of mRNA through the editing of regulatory elements may be another efficient way to induce resistance in horticultural crops. Upstream open reading frames (uORFs) have widespread regulatory roles in modulating mRNA translation in eukaryotes. Moreover, transgene-free lines of plants with improved traits are readily obtained with CRISPR/Cas9, which has broad implications for crop improvement. Because uORFs are found extensively in eukaryotic mRNAs, these regulatory elements could be manipulated to enhance broad-spectrum resistance with minimal adverse effects on normal growth, substantially promoting the genetic improvement of horticultural crops.
"Because of the importance of fungal disease in pre- and postharvest loss of horticultural crops, we focused on plant-pathogen interactions and control technology. Moreover, development and application of omics technologies have provided large data sets at multiple levels, which have further broadened insights into the defense responses against fungal pathogens," Prof. Tian said. The review paper also examined the limitations of previous studies and proposed future research directions for genetic improvement of resistance in horticultural crops.
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A DAD has told how he was forced to dismantle a pirate ship swimming pool he built for his kids after a petty neighbour complained to the authorities.
John Konstantinidis, from Toronto, Canada, spent eight weeks carefully crafting the structure so his children would have somewhere to play during the coronavirus pandemic.
But just a week after completion he was contacted by local authorities notifying him that the structure was in violation of city bylaws.
To make matters worse, it emerged that the complaint had been lodged by an anonymous neighbour who claimed the “large structure was too close to the property line.”
“A pool such as this one requires a pool permit which ensures the pool is properly fenced in," a city statement said at the time.
“In addition, the structure itself is larger than 10 x 10, and therefore requires a building permit."
The father was left heartbroken at the decision and quickly set about dismantling the structure and moving it further away from the fence.
At the time, the decision left his kids, aged seven and ten, in tears.
"The first two weeks were unbearable," Konstantinidis told CBC Toronto.
"It wasn't easy at all but it was a lesson for them too. Life doesn't always bring what they expect."
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The Dad made it his mission to keep the family’s right to maintain the pirate ship featuring a deck and wooden pool.
"We are not above the law," Konstantinidis told reporters. "But don't make me take it down."
The Dad quickly complied with the mandate and moved the structure farther from the neighbouring fence and divided the structure into separate pieces.
But, along his wife Voula, he was left furious at the actions of the petty neighbour who failed to speak them before lodging the “hurtful” complaint.
"They don't understand why our neighbours are being like that. “What do you say to them as a parent,” Voula said, referring to having to tell her children the devastating news.
"You try to put their mind at ease. We told them no matter what they will have some sort of pool."
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A year later, keeping their promise the couple renovated and updated the ship in keeping line city by laws.
It included improved safety measures, such as locks to the covered water area and a chain fence in the event the kids get too close to the edge.
Importantly, the structure has become a staple of the local community, bringing lots of joy to other children in the neighbourhood.
It also sparked an interest in construction among Konstantinidis’s two children, who labelled their dad’s skills as “the best in the world.”
"Maybe one day, I'll build a skyscraper," son Steven told CBC.
While his brother Michael added: "What I feel about my dad building this, is he's the best dad in the world and I appreciate it.”
Despite the happy ending for this family, not all neighbour feuds come to a such a pleasant conclusion.
In one case, a dad claimed his life was turned upside down after his neighbour decided to knock down his house and rebuild it with decking high enough to see into his garden.
The father said he wasn't told about his neighbour drastic redesign plans until demolition started next door.
And a woman was left fuming after her neighbour allegedly "crammed" a huge paddling pool into her garden.
The raging resident said the neighbour "practically lived in it" all week despite sitting just metres away from her own property. | https://www.thesun.ie/news/9267597/neighbour-forced-dad-dismantle-kids-pirate-ship/ | 2022-08-17T18:59:18Z | https://www.thesun.ie/news/9267597/neighbour-forced-dad-dismantle-kids-pirate-ship/ | false | 4 |
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FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH C bought a fresh place in NOV Inc. (NYSE:NOV). Money CNN data shows that the institutional investor bought 5.5 million shares of the stock in a transaction took place on 6/30/2022. In another most recent transaction, which held on 6/30/2022, THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC. bought approximately 440.1 thousand shares of NOV Inc. In a separate transaction which took place on 6/30/2022, the institutional investor, ARIEL INVESTMENTS LLC bought 439.2 thousand shares of the company’s stock. The total Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.30% of the company’s stock.
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In the most recent purchasing and selling session, NOV Inc. (NOV)’s share price decreased by -2.29 percent to ratify at $17.51. A sum of 2606880 shares traded at recent session and its average exchanging volume remained at 3.84M shares. The 52-week price high and low points are important variables to concentrate on when assessing the current and prospective worth of a stock. NOV Inc. (NOV) shares are taking a pay cut of -27.22% from the high point of 52 weeks and flying high of 52.79% from the low figure of 52 weeks.
NOV Inc. (NOV) shares reached a high of $18.265 and dropped to a low of $17.45 until finishing in the latest session at $18.01. Traders and investors may also choose to study the ATR or Average True Range when concentrating on technical inventory assessment. Currently at 0.76 is the 14-day ATR for NOV Inc. (NOV). The highest level of 52-weeks price has $24.06 and $11.46 for 52 weeks lowest level. The liquidity ratios which the firm has won as a quick ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 2.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40.
Having a look at past record, we’re going to look at various forwards or backwards shifting developments regarding NOV. The firm’s shares fell -0.40 percent in the past five business days and grew 20.18 percent in the past thirty business days. In the previous quarter, the stock fell -4.58 percent at some point. The company’s performance is now positive at 29.23% from the beginning of the calendar year.
According to WSJ, NOV Inc. (NOV) obtained an estimated Overweight proposal from the 20 brokerage firms currently keeping a deep eye on the stock performance as compares to its rivals. 2 equity research analysts rated the shares with a selling strategy, 7 gave a hold approach, 9 gave a purchase tip, 2 gave the firm a overweight advice and 0 put the stock under the underweight category. The average price goal of one year between several banks and credit unions that last year discussed the stock is $22.11.
CoreCivic Inc. (CXW) shares on Tuesday’s trading session, dropped -1.84 percent to see the stock exchange hands at $10.11 per unit. Lets a quick look at company’s past reported and future predictions of growth using the EPS Growth. EPS growth is a percentage change in standardized earnings per share over the trailing-twelve-month period to the current year-end. The company posted a value of $0.72 as earning-per-share over the last full year, while a chance, will post $0.87 for the coming year. The current EPS Growth rate for the company during the year is -196.40% and predicted to reach at 10.55% for the coming year. In-depth, if we analyze for the long-term EPS Growth, the out-come was -17.40% for the past five years and the scenario is totally different as the current prediction is 6.00% for the next five year.
The last trading period has seen CoreCivic Inc. (CXW) move -29.00% and 22.90% from the stock’s 52-week high and 52-week low prices respectively. The daily trading volume for CoreCivic Inc. (NYSE:CXW) over the last session is 2.16 million shares. CXW has attracted considerable attention from traders and investors, a scenario that has seen its volume jump 105.49% compared to the previous one.
Investors focus on the profitability proportions of the company that how the company performs at profitability side. Return on equity ratio or ROE is a significant indicator for prospective investors as they would like to see just how effectively a business is using their cash to produce net earnings. As a return on equity, CoreCivic Inc. (NYSE:CXW) produces 6.40%. Because it would be easy and highly flexible, ROI measurement is among the most popular investment ratios. Executives could use it to evaluate the levels of performance on acquisitions of capital equipment whereas investors can determine that how the stock investment is better. The ROI entry for CXW’s scenario is at -0.20%. Another main metric of a profitability ratio is the return on assets ratio or ROA that analyses how effectively a business can handle its assets to generate earnings over a duration of time. CoreCivic Inc. (CXW) generated 2.50% ROA for the trading twelve-month.
Volatility is just a proportion of the anticipated day by day value extend—the range where an informal investor works. Greater instability implies more noteworthy benefit or misfortune. After an ongoing check, CoreCivic Inc. (CXW) stock is found to be 3.19% volatile for the week, while 3.36% volatility is recorded for the month. The outstanding shares have been calculated 120.53M. Based on a recent bid, its distance from 20 days simple moving average is -3.85%, and its distance from 50 days simple moving average is -8.66% while it has a distance of -5.90% from the 200 days simple moving average.
The Williams Percent Range or Williams %R is a well-known specialized pointer made by Larry Williams to help recognize overbought and oversold circumstances. CoreCivic Inc. (NYSE:CXW)’s Williams Percent Range or Williams %R at the time of writing to be seated at 32.35% for 9-Day. It is also calculated for different time spans. Currently for this organization, Williams %R is stood at 63.87% for 14-Day, 68.06% for 20-Day, 81.48% for 50-Day and to be seated 85.68% for 100-Day. Relative Strength Index, or RSI(14), which is a technical analysis gauge, also used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100 for overbought and oversold. In the case of CoreCivic Inc., the RSI reading has hit 43.19 for 14-Day. | http://www.bovnews.com/2022/08/17/growth-plus-stability-nov-inc-nov-and-corecivic-inc-cxw/ | 2022-08-17T19:01:03Z | http://www.bovnews.com/2022/08/17/growth-plus-stability-nov-inc-nov-and-corecivic-inc-cxw/ | true | 19813 |
Fed saw evidence of a slowing economy at its last meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials saw signs that the U.S. economy was weakening at their last meeting but still called inflation “unacceptably high” before raising their benchmark interest rate by a sizable three-quarters of a point in their drive to slow spiking prices.
In minutes from their July 26-27 meeting released Wednesday, the policymakers said they expected the economy to expand in the second half of 2022. But many of them suggested that growth would weaken as higher rates take hold. The officials noted that the housing market, consumer spending, business investment and factory production had decelerated after having expanded robustly in 2021.
Slower growth, they noted, could “set the stage’' for inflation to gradually fall to the central bank’s 2% annual goal, though it remained “far above’' that target. But the policymakers made clear that for now, they intend to continue raising rates enough to slow the economy.
In both June and July, the Fed sought to curb high inflation by raising its key rate by an unusually large three quarters of a percentage point twice. At their meeting last month, the policymakers said it might “become appropriate at some point to slow the pace of policy rate increases.’’
It remains unclear whether the Fed will announce yet another three-quarter-point rate hike when it next meets Sept. 20-21 or instead impose a more modest half-point hike then. Since the Fed’s meeting three weeks ago, the economy has sent mixed signals — unexpectedly strong hiring, a deterioration in the housing market and a surprising drop in inflation. Before the policymakers reconvene in September, they will see another monthly jobs report and another monthly report on consumer prices.
Compounding the challenge for the central bank is that it was slow to respond to a resurgence of inflation in the spring of 2021 as the economy roared back from the 2020 pandemic recession. For many months, Chair Jerome Powell characterized high inflation as “transitory,” mainly a result of supply chain backlogs that would soon unsnarl and ease inflationary pressure. They didn’t, and year-over-year inflation hit a 40-year high of 9.1% in June before edging lower last month.
So the Fed has had to play catch-up with a series of sharp rate increases. It raised its benchmark rate in March and again in May, June and July. Those moves have raised the central bank’s key rate, which influences many consumer and business loans, from near zero to a range of 2.25% to 2.5%, the highest since 2018.
Powell has said the Fed will do what it will take to tame inflation, and more rate hikes are expected. But many economists worry that the Fed will end up overdoing it in the other direction by tightening credit so much as to trigger a recession.
Concerns about a potential recession have been eased, for now, by the ongoing strength of the job market. Employers added a robust 528,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate has hit 3.5%, matching a half-century low that was reached just before the pandemic erupted in 2020.
In the minutes released Wednesday, the Fed’s policymakers acknowledged the strength of the job market. But they also noted that hiring tends to be a lagging indicator of the economy’s health. And they pointed to signs that the job market might be cooling, including an increase in the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits, a drop in Americans quitting their jobs and a reduction in job openings.
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Federal prosecutors are investigating an Atlanta-based black extremist group that preaches violence against the US government as part of a broader criminal investigation, according to a report.
The Black Hammer Party, which engaged in arming and recruiting homeless men, is being jointly investigated by the FBI and the Fayetteville, Georgia Police Department for possible charges of weapons and drug crimes, kidnapping and human trafficking, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Black Hammer leader Augustus Claudius Romain Jr., 36, also known as Gazie Kodjo, and a top lieutenant, Javier, 21, cited a report from Fayetteville police street gang investigator Diana Snider, who took the stand during the trial for Keno. and Rushin regarding sexual harassment.
Snyder testified that she read a newspaper article about the Black Hammer Party months earlier, at the same time she was approached by the FBI about moving investigations into the terrorist group to the Atlanta suburb of Fayetteville. Although no charges have yet been filed in that investigation, she told the court, the group is under scrutiny for arming homeless men and aggressive tactics targeting college students for donations near Woodruff Park in downtown Atlanta.
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According to a recent unsealed federal indictment in Tampa, Florida, Romain and the Black Hammer Party were involved in an alleged scheme with a Russian national with ties to the Kremlin aimed at stoking dissent in the US by paying fringe groups to protest and infiltrate local politics. movements.
In addition to the Atlanta-based Black Hammer Party, the indictment names other groups in Florida and California.
Romain and Rushin are being held without bond on charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, conspiracy to commit a felony and participating in street gang activity after the alleged recruit to their organization dialed 911 to report being trapped in the home’s garage.
During Tuesday’s hearing, conspiracy charges were dropped against both, but Romain was charged with forcibly sodomizing one of the alleged victims.
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Snider testified that Romaine was under investigation for using sex as a way to gain rank in the Black Hammer Party, and authorities were investigating three other kidnappings linked to the same house. One victim claimed he was sexually assaulted at gunpoint after Romain refused an 8 p.m. bedtime order, prompting the group to rise early the next morning to protest. | https://printveela.com/fbi-investigates-atlanta-black-terror-group-arming-homeless-people-infiltrating-protests/ | 2022-08-17T19:07:49Z | https://printveela.com/fbi-investigates-atlanta-black-terror-group-arming-homeless-people-infiltrating-protests/ | false | 1 |
Look out, Seattle: There’s a tsunami headed toward the Space Needle in former Seattleite Bill Nye’s biggest-budget series yet, Peacock’s “The End Is Nye.”
Nye, who lived in Seattle from 1977 to 2000 through the making of his 1993-98 KCTS series “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” revisits his former stomping grounds virtually in an episode devoted to tsunamis caused by a shift in the tectonic plate under the Pacific Ocean.
Nye is seen in a Seattle coffee shop — “Take Portland! Take Portland!” he says in mock panic during an interview — but “The End Is Nye,” streaming all episodes Aug. 25, was filmed in Montreal with Nye on a green screen stage for much of the production.
Visually, “The End Is Nye” brings to mind the 2020 series “Cosmos: Possible Worlds.” Both shows share Seth MacFarlane (“Family Guy”) — who cameos in at least one episode as a science-denying secretary of commerce — and Brannon Braga (“The Orville”) among their executive producer ranks.
Nye serves as viewers’ “tour guide to the end of the world,” with a different catastrophic event befalling Earth in each episode. Nye isn’t just a talking head. He enters fictional scenes and dramatic re-creations when he’s not hosting viewers at the Museum of Catastrophic Incidents, drawing on his Seattle-sharped “Almost Live!” chops.
In Episode Six (“Ring of Fire”), earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions wreak havoc on five continents. The Puget Sound region is not spared.
“Why is it every disaster movie begins with someone ignoring a scientist?” Nye says in an episode on hurricanes and flooding. “Because it happens more often than you might think. There are too many incentives to ignore bad news, in this case the potential damage to the economy and backlash against government mandates.”
Nye’s evolution might seem like a dark turn — from leading a kids' program on science fundamentals to his 2017-18 Netflix show, “Bill Nye Saves the World,” which explored the threats of a pandemic and climate change, to “The End Is Nye” — but the science educator says the messages are similar in all three shows. But, he acknowledges, the tone has changed to fit the era.
“The reason we made six, one-hour disaster movies is that when things are going well in the world, people watch romantic comedies,” Nye said. “When things are horrible, people watch disaster movies. It’s just some crazy human nature thing.”
There’s also an element of fearmongering that seems like a page out of the polarizing cable news playbook. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em?
“As Seth MacFarlane says, conservative media scares people and we’ve got to scare people. These are desperate times requiring desperate measures,” Nye said. “In the first half-hour the world ends, and in the second half-hour we show how the world could be saved with science!”
Nye is quick to add that he’s not overly pessimistic about the future.
“I’m more concerned and more optimistic because young people are not going to put up with this,” he said. “Young people are going to come of age and change the world.
“Everybody’s talking this summer about the age of our elected officials,” he continued. “All these people have been in Congress for decades. The president is at a certain age. These people are going to age out or retire or die and they’ll be replaced by young people who I’m sure are concerned about climate change, concerned about pollution, concerned about 9 billion people living on a planet that used to sustain fewer than a billion and so on and so on.”
Nye, 66, filmed “The Science Guy” for about $160,000 per episode — but “on this Peacock show, we go through $160,000 every morning.”
“The End Is Nye” is produced using a mix of green screen/digital effects and practical sets. He chalks up the Montreal shooting location to economics (“We got a deal, apparently it was reasonably priced”), nearby locations that fit the show’s stories and COVID-19 precautions.
“In Montreal, it was, like, 80% vaccination rate, socialized medicine in a civilized country, and so we didn’t have to shut down,” Nye said. “We were tested for COVID three days a week — and not rapid tests, overnight PCR tests. Nobody got sick. But if you were to try that in many U.S. cities, your chances of success go way down.” | https://www.yakimaherald.com/longtime-seattleite-bill-nye-is-a-tour-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-on/article_f3092136-1e4e-11ed-8677-670cbca9810d.html | 2022-08-17T19:09:47Z | https://www.yakimaherald.com/longtime-seattleite-bill-nye-is-a-tour-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-on/article_f3092136-1e4e-11ed-8677-670cbca9810d.html | false | 2 |
SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel), the first cell-based gene therapy for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with beta-thalassemia who require regular red blood cell transfusions.
"Today's approval is an important advance in the treatment of beta-thalassemia, particularly in individuals who require ongoing red blood cell transfusions," said Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. "Given the potential health complications associated with this serious disease, this action highlights the FDA's continued commitment to supporting development of innovative therapies for patients who have limited treatment options."
Beta-thalassemia is a type of inherited blood disorder that causes a reduction of normal hemoglobin and red blood cells in the blood, through mutations in the beta-globin subunit, leading to insufficient delivery of oxygen in the body. The reduced levels of red blood cells can lead to a number of health issues including dizziness, weakness, fatigue, bone abnormalities and more serious complications. Transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, the most severe form of the condition, generally requires life-long red blood cell transfusions as the standard course of treatment. These regular transfusions can be associated with multiple health complications of their own, including problems in the heart, liver and other organs due to an excessive build-up of iron in the body.
Zynteglo is a one-time gene therapy product administered as a single dose. Each dose of Zynteglo is a customized treatment created using the patient's own cells (bone marrow stem cells) that are genetically modified to produce functional beta-globin (a hemoglobin component).
The safety and effectiveness of Zynteglo were established in two multicenter clinical studies that included adult and pediatric patients with beta-thalassemia requiring regular transfusions. Effectiveness was established based on achievement of transfusion independence, which is attained when the patient maintains a pre-determined level of hemoglobin without needing any red blood cell transfusions for at least 12 months. Of 41 patients receiving Zynteglo, 89% achieved transfusion independence.
The most common adverse reactions associated with Zynteglo included reduced platelet and other blood cell levels, as well as mucositis, febrile neutropenia, vomiting, pyrexia (fever), alopecia (hair loss), epistaxis (nosebleed), abdominal pain, musculoskeletal pain, cough, headache, diarrhea, rash, constipation, nausea, decreased appetite, pigmentation disorder and pruritus (itch).
There is a potential risk of blood cancer associated with this treatment; however, no cases have been seen in studies of Zynteglo. Patients who receive Zynteglo should have their blood monitored for at least 15 years for any evidence of cancer. Patients should also be monitored for hypersensitivity reactions during Zynteglo administration and should be monitored for thrombocytopenia and bleeding.
This application was granted a rare pediatric disease voucher, in addition to receiving Priority Review, Fast Track, Breakthrough Therapy, and Orphan designations.
The FDA granted approval of Zynteglo to bluebird bio, Inc.
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ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: PTNR) (TASE: PTNR), a leading Israeli communications operator, reports that on August 17, 2022, the Company received a lawsuit filed by Lapidot Capital Ltd. (the "Plaintiff"), that hold 2,173,126 of the Company's shares (the "Plaintiff's Shares"), in the Central District Court in Lod (the "Lawsuit").
The Plaintiff's Shares are currently registered under the Plaintiff's name in the Company's shareholder registry as Founding Israeli Shareholder shares, as defined in the Company's Articles of Association. As part of the Lawsuit, the Plaintiff claims that due to changes to the Company's MRT license, the Company's Articles of Association no longer require the registration of the Plaintiff's Shares under the Plaintiff's name in the Company's shareholder registry. Therefore, the Plaintiff is petitioning the Court to grant an order to the Company instructing it to register the Plaintiff's Shares in the Company's shareholder registry under the Company's nominee company (Mizrahi Tfahot Nominee Company Ltd.), as regular and free shares, in a manner that will allow trading the Plaintiff's Shares on the stock exchange and a declaratory relief according to which the Plaintiff is entitled to receive damages from the Company in the amount equal to the value of the Plaintiff's Shares according to the share price on the date the Lawsuit was filed, in addition to interest and linkage differences from the date the Lawsuit was filed until the day the damages are granted, to be offset by the value of the shares on the day the Plaintiff's Shares will be registered under the nominee company.
The Company is reviewing the Lawsuit. Due to the preliminary stage of the proceeding, the Company is unable to evaluate the probability of success of the Lawsuit.
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Partner Communications Company Ltd. is a leading Israeli provider of telecommunications services (cellular, fixed-line telephony, internet and television services). Partner's ADSs are quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market™ and its shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR).
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Dan, Gee, and Rachel Atherton, won countless international competitions before setting up their own bike manufacturing business, Atherton Bikes, in 2019.
The siblings, who are from the Shropshire/Powys border, welcomed Welsh Economy Minister Vaughan Gething, to view the firm's base in Machynlleth.
The business was launched in 2019, and since then they have won three World Cups, secured numerous World Cup podiums, sold more than 170 bikes to customers in 16 countries and have just launched their direct-to-consumer sales website.
Their first product the AM.150 recently won Enduro Magazine trail bike of the year award.
The siblings have dominated their sport for years and between them they hold 49 World Cups, eight World Championships and seven World Cup Overalls.
They teamed up with a group of passionate mountain-bikers who bring cutting-edge expertise from aerospace and F1 as well as Piers Linney – BBC Dragon’s Den, Shark Tank – who brings business knowledge.
During his visit, the Economy Minister had the opportunity to see the main processes involved in building the high spec bikes, and to see the team’s next product, the AM.130, which will launch to the general public later this month.
In characteristic trail-blazing fashion the Minister saw how the Athertons have turned their back on traditional manufacturing methods and Far East production introducing “additive manufacturing” – 3D printing in titanium – to the mountain bike industry.
Mr Gething, said: “It’s been fantastic to see the growth and success of this company in such a short space of time. Their passion for what they do has certainly played a huge role in their achievements, and their cutting-edge technology is bringing something new to the mountain bike industry. I’m delighted that the Welsh Government has been able to support the development of the business and that they’ve been awarded a SMART Cymru R&D grant for the development of a new bike concept. I wish the team well for the future.”
The Athertons' efforts are helping to bring wealth and employment to the Machynlleth area.
Oldest brother Dan is the creator of Red Bull Hardline “the world’s hardest downhill race” which is now in its eighth year at Dinas Mawddwy as well as Dyfi Bike Park which draws over 500 riders a week from all over the UK.
Dan Brown CEO of Atherton Bikes said: “When we started our company it was important to us to do things our own way, and one of the key elements of our vision has been to re-shore manufacturing with all the sustainability and quality control benefits that local production brings. We are very grateful for the support of the Welsh Government and proud to be based in Machynlleth, an area with a strong mountain-bike heritage.” | https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/business/2022/08/17/biking-champions-business-success-hailed-by-minister/ | 2022-08-17T19:14:49Z | https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/business/2022/08/17/biking-champions-business-success-hailed-by-minister/ | false | 1 |
Big deals have industrial market set to soar
A string of significant and imminent deals is expected to blow last year’s industrial property sales results away.
Despite the first half of 2015 being the slowest for industrial property since 2010, a looming rush of major deals in the second half of the year are tipped to send sales soaring past the $5.4 billion recorded in 2014.
Just $878 million worth of industrial property changed hands in the six months to July, but CBRE data predicts a dramatic swing over the next five months.
On the up: Boom time for industrial property sales
The second-half resurgence will be headlined by the sale of the enormous GIC portfolio, which is expected to net around $1 billion, while the sale of the Coles Distribution Centre in Sydney to be finalised in the next two months for an expected price of $253 million.
Given the strength of investor appetite at present, new prime logistics opportunities coming to market are being snapped up by buyers eager to gain a footprint in what is increasingly regarded as a highly attractive sector
Another large-scale cold store facility in Victoria is also in the due diligence phase.
CBRE regional director of industrial and logistical services, Matt Haddon, says the sales pace will continue to gather steam in the latter half of the year.
“With a number of major deals either being marketed or in due diligence at present, sale volumes are on track to top the $5.4 billion achieved last year,” Haddon says.
“Given the strength of investor appetite at present, new prime logistics opportunities coming to market are being snapped up by buyers eager to gain a footprint in what is increasingly regarded as a highly attractive sector.
Iconic building: Former Dairy Bell factory hits the market
But the rezoning of industrial land to residential will put increasing pressure on the industrial market as developers pounce on potential sites, according to CBRE’s research.
This change of traditional industrial land use trend will increasingly bring new tenant enquiries to the market and stimulate development and investment supply, as occupiers relocate to free up sites earmarked for higher and better use,” Haddon says.
Here’s how your city performed in the second quarter of the year.
Sydney
Foreign investor Investec’s $19.2 million purchase of a property at 66 Glendinning Road, Glendinning, was among 10 sales totaling $177 million.
Melbourne
Industrial investment almost doubled in comparison to the three months to April, with $277.4 million in sales, including two properties sold for more than $35 million each in Laverton North and Knoxfield.
Brisbane
Brisbane made up some ground on the $52 million of sales in the first quarter of the year, transacting more than $123 million, including a $17.5 million property at Yatala.
Adelaide
CBRE’s report says Adelaide’s industrial sales activity has gained momentum over the past 18 months, thanks in part to five large warehouses being sold with vacant possession.
Perth
One of the largest sales across Australia for the quarter came when a 100,000sqm property at Spearwood Industrial Estate was sold for $33 million. | https://www.realcommercial.com.au/news/big-deals-have-industrial-market-set-to-soar | 2022-08-17T19:17:07Z | https://www.realcommercial.com.au/news/big-deals-have-industrial-market-set-to-soar | false | 1 |
Thousands of people have attended the Dublin Horse Show on the first day of its return to the RDS since the onset of the pandemic.
The five-day show involving national and international equine competitions kicked off on Wednesday at the historic showgrounds.
The event, which is marking its 147th year, was forced to take a two-year break because of Covid-19.
It was officially opened on Wednesday by Dublin Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy, who arrived in the Lord Mayor’s horse-drawn coach dating from 1791.
Organisers expect more than 100,000 people will attend over the five days to watch over 1,600 horses and ponies take part in almost 170 equestrian events.
US Olympic rider Jessica Springsteen, daughter of rock star Bruce, will be among the international showjumpers in attendance.
The total prize fund for this year’s show is more than 1.2 million euro.
There are also 300 exhibition stands showcasing art, antiques, beauty, fashion and equestrian wares.
Dublin Horse Show director Pat Hanly said he is delighted the event is back, adding there has been “great support and energy”.
He told RTE: “Covid may have been difficult for lots of people but it was pretty helpful for the horse industry. A lot of people used the time to get back horseriding. Some of our riders have had fabulous results since their return.”
He added that the show sets the standard nationally and internationally.
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The anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) agitations returned to the northeastern region after two years with the influential North East Students’ Organisations (NESO) staging protests across the capitals of northeastern states on Wednesday in support of various demands including scrapping of the contentious law.
In Assam, a protest meeting was held by the All Assam Students Union (AASU) against the CAA.
The AASU is one of the constituents of the NESO, an apex students’ body of eight organisations in the northeastern region. NESO Advisor and AASU leader Samujjal Bhattacharya said that NESO staged peaceful protests at all the state capitals.
The protest is also pertaining to issues related to floods, influx of migrants, complete scrapping of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, providing constitutional safeguards to the indigenous communities, the imposition of Inner Line Permit (ILP) to protect the indigenous people in all northeastern states and implementation of the Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, 1985.
The anti CAA protests had first started in Assam, parts of West Bengal and other northeastern states in 2019 and continued for some time till 2020 before the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.
At least five persons were killed in the protests against the CAA in Assam, which also witnessed large-scale violence and imposition of curfew for several days.
Besides the NESO, AASU, various tribal organisations, political parties including Congress and Left parties have strongly opposed the CAA.
The CAA seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslims minorities — Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians, who have migrated from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014, after facing faith-based persecution.
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