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BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ – Get Rating) had its price target hoisted by Credit Suisse Group from $70.00 to $80.00 in a research note published on Friday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the stock.
Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $74.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on Thursday, August 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an underweight rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 9th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research note on Friday, May 20th. Bank of America raised shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from a neutral rating to a buy rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $72.00 to $83.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 18th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research note on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus price target of $77.13.
BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Down 2.1 %
BJ opened at $72.21 on Friday. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a fifty-two week low of $51.45 and a fifty-two week high of $77.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 0.73. The company has a fifty day moving average of $66.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $64.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.46.
Insider Buying and Selling at BJ’s Wholesale Club
In other BJ’s Wholesale Club news, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 2,758 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.19, for a total value of $207,374.02. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 224,996 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,917,449.24. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other news, EVP Scott Kessler sold 2,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.27, for a total value of $128,073.75. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 124,481 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,502,469.87. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 2,758 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.19, for a total transaction of $207,374.02. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 224,996 shares in the company, valued at $16,917,449.24. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 52,683 shares of company stock worth $3,434,392 in the last ninety days. 2.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On BJ’s Wholesale Club
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BJ. BlackRock Inc. increased its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 15,634,593 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,047,047,000 after buying an additional 703,502 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,445,807 shares of the company’s stock worth $300,581,000 after buying an additional 147,014 shares during the period. River Road Asset Management LLC increased its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 25.9% during the 2nd quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 3,766,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $234,702,000 after buying an additional 774,423 shares during the period. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC increased its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 21.3% during the 1st quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 3,428,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,788,000 after buying an additional 603,057 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,589,725 shares of the company’s stock worth $175,092,000 after buying an additional 87,438 shares during the period. 99.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
BJ’s Wholesale Club Company Profile
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates warehouse clubs on the east coast of the United States. It provides perishable, general merchandise, gasoline, and other ancillary services. The company sells its products through the websites BJs.com, BerkleyJensen.com, Wellsleyfarms.com, and Delivery.bjs.com as well as the mobile app.
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However, just hours after sharing the list, Weingarten was forced to admit some of the books on the list were not actually banned in Florida.
“I should have double checked before I retweeted this list,” she wrote in a tweet Sunday. “My bad. Looks like some of the books weren’t banned. Book bans are very real & dangerous. For an accurate list go to red, wine & blue…& pen america.”
I should have double checked before I retweeted this list. My bad. Looks like some of the books weren’t banned. Book bans are very real & dangerous. For an accurate list go to red, wine & blue https://t.co/ohR4ntMYZW & pen america https://t.co/r5AZbNgoTQ pic.twitter.com/AU3F5E9BaP
— Randi Weingarten ☮️🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@rweingarten) August 22, 2022
According to PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans, which Weingarten cited in her apology tweet, only nine of the 19 titles on the list have actually been banned in Florida. Of those nine, only four were published before the year 2000.
Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” published in 1985, was banned in some Florida school districts. The reasoning for many districts who have banned the book is its inclusion of “endangered women who go through devaluation, coercion, enslavement, torture and outright genocide,” Bored Panda reported.
While serious subjects like these have a time and place to be examined, some Florida districts have decided they are not appropriate to teach teenage students in public schools. These districts can make determinations like this for themselves without help from leftists like Weingarten.
Alice Walker’s 1982 novel “The Color Purple” was also banned in some Florida districts. According to The Banned Books Project from Carnegie Melon University, the novel includes homosexuality, rape, incest, explicit language and sexual scenes. Again, these are subjects that are arguably not appropriate for school-aged children.
Third, John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” was banned in some Florida districts. Originally published in 1937, the book includes racial slurs and a scene describing the rape and murder of a Sioux housekeeper, Marshall University Libraries reported.
Finally, Judy Blume’s 1975 novel “Forever” was banned in certain Florida districts. Common Sense Media explained why this book has been the target of criticism.
“Katherine has sex with her boyfriend, talks frankly about his penis, visits Planned Parenthood to get birth control pills and discusses sex with her mother, grandmother and best friend,” the outlet reported. “She also deals with other adult issues: Michael’s best friend tries to hang himself; another character, who has had many sexual partners, gets pregnant and has a baby; and Katherine’s grandfather dies.”
While Common Sense Media encourages parents to use the novel to discuss difficult subjects with children, it is clear why the content is not appropriate to be taught in schools.
Other books on Weingarten’s list that were actually banned in Florida include “George,” which is a children’s book about transgenderism, and “Thirteen Reasons Why,” which consists of a high school freshman explaining why she committed suicide.
These books were published within the last 15 years, so they cannot have been included in Weingarten’s description of “Books we have taught for generations!!!!” Furthermore, they are inappropriate to teach in schools.
Classics like “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,” “The Catcher in the Rye,” “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Giver” were not banned in any Florida districts, according to PEN America’s Index. Their inclusion on the list was nothing more than a dishonest attempt to smear conservatives.
After Weingarten’s faux-apology, Twitter users criticized her decision to share the original list without fact-checking it.
“She is inept and presides over our children,” one user wrote. “70-year-old lady says, ‘my bad.'”
She is inept and presides over our children. 70-year-old lady says, “my bad.” FFS………. https://t.co/Ymn6m8fjFr
— American Veteran 1776 (@AmericanVet1776) August 22, 2022
“Ohhhhh so she’s a liar,” another user wrote. “Got it.”
Ohhhhh so she’s a liar. Got it. https://t.co/tSHwVnyzXv
— Queen Velvet (@TMIWITW) August 22, 2022
Contrary to Weingarten’s suggestions, conservatives do not want to keep children from learning history. Instead, we want to make sure our students are not indoctrinated with sexual material and leftist propaganda in schools.
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Philippines returns to school for just one day as storm forces classrooms in north to close again
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN
A tropical storm forced schools to close across the northern Philippines on Tuesday — just one day after in-person learning had resumed following one of the world’s longest pandemic-related shutdowns.
Severe Tropical Storm Ma On — known as Florita in the Philippines — made landfall in Maconacon, Isabela province at 10:30 a.m. local time, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
The weather agency said heavy to intense torrential rains were expected to sweep through much of northern Luzon — the country’s largest and most populous island — warning of widespread flooding and landslides.
Public schools were suspended for two days starting Tuesday in the national capital region, which includes Manila, and the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Bulacan, Zambales and Bataan, according to a statement posted to Facebook by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s press secretary.
Authorities preemptively evacuated more than 540 people to shelters and flood warnings were issued for the provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, Bataan and Pampanga.
Photos from Pampanga Monday showed some students spent their first day back at school after more than two years of remote leaning in flooded classrooms as the storm inched closer to land.
‘Learning poverty’
More than 28 million students returned to school across the country on Monday, according to the Education Department. Plans to lift the Covid restrictions, imposed in March 2020, had stalled due to fears that a slow vaccine rollout among students and teachers could lead to new outbreaks.
In a statement Monday, UNICEF said the long closures had stunted the educational development of millions of children in the country.
“Prolonged school closures, poor health risk mitigation, and household-income shocks had the biggest impact on learning poverty, resulting in many children in the Philippines failing to read and understand a simple text by age 10,” the statement said.
“Vulnerable children such as children with disabilities, children living in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas, and children living in disaster and conflict zones fare far worse.”
The shift to online classes, self-learning modules and educational television and radio programs proved extremely challenging for the country of more than 110 million, where less than a fifth of households have internet access and many lack mobile devices, according to Reuters.
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TS CPGET 2022 answer key released; here’s download link
Candidates can check and download the answer keys from the official website cpget.tsche.ac.in.
Osmania University, Hyderabad (OU) has released the provisional answer key for the Common Post Graduate Entrance Tests (CPGET) 2022. Candidates can check and download the answer keys from the official website cpget.tsche.ac.in.
Candidates can raise objections till August 25, 2022.
“The objections if any, on the preliminary key can be submitted on or before 25-08-2022 in written with supporting document at the office of the Convener, CPGET, DoA, Osmania University or sent to email id: convenercpget22@gmail.com”
The state level CPGET 2022 (Common Post Graduate Entrance Tests) through Computer Based Tests were conducted during August 11 to 16, 2022.
Here’s the official notification.
Steps to download the answer key
- Visit the official website cpget.tsche.ac.in
- On the homepage, click on the answer key link
- Check and download the answer key
- Take a printout for future reference
- Raise objections, if any
Direct link to the provisional answer key.
Direct link to the answer sheet.
About CPGET 2022
A state-level Common Post Graduate Entrance Tests (CPGET) 2022 will be conducted by Osmania University for admissions into various PG (MA, MSc, MCom, etc;) courses, PG Diploma courses and 5 years Integrated Programmes ( MA, MSc, MBA) offered by Osmania, Kakatiya, Telangana, Mahatma Gandhi, Palamuru, Satavahana and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Universities for the Academic year 2022-2023.
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Hyderabad: BJP MLA Raja Singh arrested for repeating Nupur Sharma’s remarks about Prophet
The legislator from Goshamahal constituency claimed it was a comedy video posted in reaction to Munawar Faruqui’s show held in the city last week.
The Hyderabad Police on Tuesday morning arrested Bharatiya Janata Party MLA T Raja Singh for making alleged derogatory comments about Prophet Muhammad, The Indian Express reported.
Large-scale protests erupted in the city after Singh, the legislator from the Goshamahal constituency, uploaded a video on YouTube, in which he repeated suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s disparaging remarks about the Prophet, according to the newspaper.
Sharma’s comments had led to a spate of violence and unrest in several parts of the country in June. It had also caused a major diplomatic row, with several Arab countries taking objection to them. The BJP was forced to suspend her.
After his arrest on Tuesday, Singh said it was a comic video posted in reaction to comedian Munawar Faruqui’s show held in Hyderabad on August 20. A day earlier, the Hyderabad Police had put Singh under house arrest after he threatened to beat up Faruqui and burn down the venue where he was scheduled to perform.
“My video was aimed at Faruqui and I stand by my words, and I did not hurt anyone’s sentiments,” the BJP leader said. “This was the first part of the video, there will be a second video too.”
Singh’s video has been removed from YouTube after it was shared widely on social media, according to reports.
“We have received several complaints,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (West Zone) Joel Davis told The Indian Express.
A first information report was registered against Singh under sections of the Indian Penal Code related to promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion.
Members of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeem protested outside Hyderabad Police chief’s office, seeking the two-time MLA’s arrest. According to the police, over 250 protestors also gathered in front of the Dabeerpura police station in the city on Monday night, saying Singh’s video had hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims. | https://scroll.in/latest/1031096/hyderabad-bjp-mla-raja-singh-arrested-for-repeating-nupur-sharmas-remarks-about-prophet | 2022-08-23T08:30:16Z | https://scroll.in/latest/1031096/hyderabad-bjp-mla-raja-singh-arrested-for-repeating-nupur-sharmas-remarks-about-prophet | true | 1 |
Minecraft's massive Caves & Cliffs update significantly changed the way mountains generate in the game.
Mountains were permitted to generate at much higher elevations, and they even received a collection of slope and peak biomes.
One of the most notable biome additions in Minecraft 1.18 was the frozen peak biome. These mountain peaks are drenched in snow coverage and ice blocks. They are so cold that goats are the only animal mobs that can spawn there.
Players can also find pillager outposts in these biomes. This means they can be somewhat dangerous. However, these biomes are still a ton of fun to explore.
Note: This article reflects the opinions of the writer
20829203 and 4 other awesome seeds to enjoy frozen peaks in various Minecraft versions
1) 331124596 (1.18.1)
For a delightful winter getaway, Minecraft players can give this 1.18.1 seed a shot. They will spawn on top of a spruce tree in a vast forest grove, with plenty of wood to collect and use for building. Once players have their materials collected, they can venture to the top of the slopes to find a lovely set of frozen peaks in the mountains.
There are also cave openings that players can visit to find easily accessible ores, though they'll need to be mindful of the hostile mobs that can potentially spawn nearby.
2) 7644964991330705060 (1.19)
Much like the mountains in version 1.18, the mountains of Minecraft 1.19 are just as large and impressive.
This seed spawns players at the foot of a gorgeous frozen peak mountain. However, this mountain has something beneath it that warrants caution. Specifically, there are cracks in the mountain that lead down to the deep dark biome and various ancient cities.
While this makes it a compelling location for exploration and loot, players will need to be incredibly wary of the Warden if they venture underneath the mountain. Building a base and gathering supplies from the forest and mountain should improve survival prospects.
3) 20829203 (1.19)
This seed is great for Minecraft players who enjoy frozen peaks but don't want them to encompass an entire mountain.
Players begin in a pleasant plains biome with some accompanying forests nearby. Northwest of their position at (X: -363, Z: -477), they will find groves and frozen peaks.
If they'd like to snag some supplies before heading in that direction, there is a village close to spawn at (X: -160, Z: 96). However, players should be mindful of the nearby pillager outpost at (X: 0, Z: -160), as it can present a few dangers of its own.
4) -98990689 (1.18)
Every so often, Minecraft's biomes intersect in a wonderful way. This seed's spawn point is surrounded by frigid biomes and features a gorgeous frozen peak at the top of the mountain. However, that isn't where the interesting features end.
At (X: -258, Y: 163, Z: 377), players will find a sizable dripstone cave network right underneath the apex of the frozen peak. Between the dripstone blocks and the ice from the frozen peak, players can experiment with fluid dynamics via pointed dripstone and create an alternative water/lava source if they'd like.
The sizable number of spruce trees in the area also ensures that Minecraft players won't lack shelter-building materials.
5) 1095858946 (1.18)
This Minecraft seed combines a wonderful and sizable frozen peak with an interior forest in a small crater at (X: -70, Y: 112, Z: 422). Once players clear out the area's trees and large mushrooms, the crater will make for an excellent building location. The peak itself creates natural defenses in multiplayer situations as well in the event players don't enjoy the map alone.
Additionally, players can find more mountain ranges not far from this crater, so they have more than a few building sites to choose from if the spawn area isn't ideal for them.
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- Exterior Colour Crystal Black Pearl
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As Edmunds.com states, the Honda HR-V is far more capable than its diminutive size suggests. This 2016 Honda HR-V is fresh on our lot in Sudbury.
The 2016 Honda HR-V is a compact crossover that was built with you in mind. Fuel efficiency, versatility, and striking style best describe this fun to drive SUV. With class leading cargo capacity, you will have the confidence in knowing that you don't have to pick and choose what you want to bring. Beneath its sporty exterior, the HR-V is all about comfort and sophistication with Honda's legendary safety equipment and reliability there to back you up. This low mileage hatchback has just 51,723 kms. It's crystal black pearl in colour . It has an automatic transmission and is powered by a 1.8L I4 16V MPFI SOHC engine. It may have some remaining factory warranty, please check with dealer for details.
Our HR-V's trim level is EX. The mid-range HR-V EX gives you a nice blend of features and value. It comes with a display audio system with 6 speaker audio, Bluetooth, 2 USB ports, dual zone automatic climate control, fog lights, LaneWatch blind spot display, a rearview camera, a power moonroof, heated front seats, aluminum wheels, and more. This vehicle has been upgraded with the following features: Sunroof, Bluetooth, Rear View Camera, Heated Seats, Fog Lights.
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Fog Lights
Body-coloured bumpers
Dusk sensing headlights
Front fog/driving lights
Variable intermittent front wipers
Steel spare wheel rim
Spare Tire Mount Location: Inside under cargo
Tires: Prefix: P
Type of tires: AS
Tires: Speed Rating: V
Tires: Profile: 55
Power Windows
Remote power door locks
Cruise Control
Tachometer
Trip Computer
Cargo Area Light
Engine Immobilizer
Anti-theft alarm system
Front Reading Lights
Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors
Bucket front seats
Driver and passenger heated-cushion, driver and passenger heated-seatback
Selective service internet access
Heated Seats
Split rear bench
Daytime Running Lights
Stability Control
Side Airbag
Rear View Camera
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM
Driver Airbag
Passenger Airbag
4-wheel ABS brakes
Seatbelt pretensioners: Front
Rear center seatbelt: 3-point belt
Sunroof
Privacy glass: Deep
AM/FM Stereo
MP3 Player
Bluetooth
Audio controls on steering wheel
Integrated roof antenna
Total Number of Speakers: 6
Bluetooth HandsFreeLink wireless phone connectivity
Cloth Seat Upholstery
Torsion beam rear suspension
Front Independent Suspension
Permanent locking hubs
External temperature display
Tilt and telescopic steering wheel
Cruise controls on steering wheel
Instrumentation: Low fuel level
Center Console: Full with covered storage
Floor mats: Carpet front and rear
Cupholders: Front and rear
Interior air filtration
Automatic front air conditioning
Dual front air conditioning zones
Suspension class: Regular
Coil front spring
Independent front suspension classification
Coil rear spring
Front and rear suspension stabilizer bars
Strut front suspension
Semi-independent rear suspension
Audio system security
4 door
Radio data system
Transmission hill holder
Front Ventilated disc brakes
Speed Sensitive Audio Volume Control
Metal-look dash trim
Power remote driver mirror adjustment
Heated driver mirror
Heated passenger mirror
Power remote passenger mirror adjustment
Fold forward seatback rear seats
Vehicle Emissions: ULEV II
Fuel Type: Regular unleaded
Regular front stabilizer bar
Rear Stabilizer Bar: Regular
Door reinforcement: Side-impact door beam
Cargo tie downs
Seatback storage: 1
Left rear passenger door type: Conventional
Rear door type: Liftgate
Right rear passenger door type: Conventional
In-Dash single CD player
Braking Assist
Wheel Diameter: 17
Door pockets: Driver, passenger and rear
ABS and Driveline Traction Control
Wheel Width: 6.5
Three 12V DC power outlets
1st and 2nd row curtain head airbags
Rear area cargo cover: Rigid
Rear spoiler: Lip
Audio system memory card slot
Turn signal in mirrors
Heated windshield washer jets, Wiper park
Express open/close glass sunroof
Video Monitor Location: Front
Transmission gear shifting controls on steering wheel
Electric power steering
Clock: In-radio display
Silver aluminum rims
Grille with chrome bar
Tires: Width: 215 mm
Diameter of tires: 17.0"
Fuel Consumption: Highway: 7.2 L/100 km
Rear Head Room: 973 mm
Fuel Capacity: 50 L
Overall height: 1,605 mm
Front Head Room: 955 mm
Rear Leg Room: 998 mm
Fuel Consumption: City: 8.8 L/100 km
Wheelbase: 2,610 mm
Front Leg Room: 1,047 mm
Urethane shift knob trim
Urethane steering wheel trim
Front Hip Room: 1,349 mm
Rear Hip Room: 1,204 mm
Overall Width: 1,772 mm
Rear Shoulder Room: 1,384 mm
Manual child safety locks
Front Shoulder Room: 1,443 mm
Gross vehicle weight: 1,890 kg
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Overall Length: 4,294 mm
Max cargo capacity: 1,583 L
Integrated mobile satellite communications device
Keyless ignition w/ push button start & keyless door entry
Halogen aero-composite headlights
2 USB ports
Right exterior parking camera Honda LaneWatch
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Greece to double power subsidies for households, businesses in September
Greece will double subsidies for power bills in September to 1.9 billion euros ($1.89 billion), the country's energy minister said on Tuesday, extending financial support introduced last year to shield consumers from soaring energy prices.
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Greece will double subsidies for power bills in September to 1.9 billion euros ($1.89 billion), the country's energy minister said on Tuesday, extending financial support introduced last year to shield consumers from soaring energy prices. Greece, like many other EU countries, is facing a sharp rise in power bills driven by sky-rocketing gas prices, as the war in Ukraine and European sanctions on Russia heighten concerns over the security of gas supplies.
"The ongoing war (in Ukraine) is dramatically worsening the energy crisis," Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said in televised statements. Athens has spent about 8 billion euros in power subsidies and other measures since last September to help households, businesses and farmers pay their electricity and gas bills.
Subsidies, which will be incorporated into power bills, will come in at about 1.9 billion euros in September and absorb up to 94% of the rise in monthly power bills for households and 89% of the rise for small and medium-sized firms, Skrekas said. The subsidy will come at 639 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh) for a household's monthly power consumption, he said, compared with 337 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh) in August.
Greece has imposed a cap on payments to power producers to reflect their real production costs, effectively scrapping a surcharge on electricity bills, with proceeds earmarked to help it finance power subsidies. ($1 = 1.0077 euros)
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The longstanding relationship is bolstered with investment in futureproof technology that will enable flexibility and agility in service delivery across the Middle East and Africa
HERNDON, Va., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has today signed a multi-million dollar contract with leading regional satellite operator, Türksat, for the ground systems required to run a variety of services over the Türksat 5B satellite. ST Engineering iDirect will provide multiple Dialog® XIF hubs and 5,000 remotes, enabling Türksat to augment services to various markets including government, enterprise, mobility and cellular backhaul across 30 beams, providing the best connectivity experience from low data rates all the way to very large throughputs of over 1 Gbps for the most demanding applications.
The new installations will ensure that Türksat can run its satellite networks more efficiently, easily and rapidly adapt their existing networks or build new ones through ST Engineering iDirect's Network Management System (NMS) that allows services, capacity, terminals and beams to be scaled in an instant, fully automated and orchestrated way. Based on the latest DVB-S2X technology and Mx-DMA® MRC technology, Türksat can also maximize the benefits of the powerful 5B HTS by leveraging the highest efficiencies and throughputs of the DVB-S2X waveform as well as optimize the return link with Mx-DMA MRC. Both platform and remotes can provide the flexibility, multi-service capability and scalability to cater to Türksat's HTS business today and as it expands in the future.
"The latest satellite of our fleet, Türksat 5B, will greatly increase our current coverage and bandwidth over Ka HTS," said Selman Demirel, Vice President of Satellite Operations at Türksat. "This will enable Türksat to extend broadband services over many regions including Middle East, Africa, as well as major maritime and airtime routes. The partnership with ST Engineering iDirect in this expansion is very important for Türksat to provide seamless, cost-effective and flexible services to current and prospective customer needs in a very broad and rapidly improving market. The Dialog XIF Hub with flexibility, multi-service capability and scalability will be a key asset for Türksat for these active markets. Therefore, we truly appreciate this new contract to strengthen our strategic partnership."
"We are thrilled that our technology has once again been selected by Türksat to enable their expanding operations," said Tajani Bouqentar, Vice President, Middle East, ST Engineering iDirect. "The selection of our Dialog platform means that Türksat now operates their services over our full hub portfolio. With the multi-service, futureproof nature of the Dialog hub platform and modem portfolio, Türksat can accommodate current and future business opportunities by providing the flexibility, multi-service capability and scalability required. We are dedicated to enabling Türksat's business development and supporting them as their capabilities evolve."
Launched in December 2021, the Türksat 5B satellite provides data communication and broadcasting services over a wide coverage area that reaches the entire Middle East, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, North Africa, East Africa, South Africa and Nigeria. It also provides customized services to airlines and commercial ship operators around the world via its Ka-band beams. Commencement of the new services is expected in Q3 2022.
For more information about ST Engineering iDirect, please visit: https://www.idirect.net/
ST Engineering iDirect, a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is a global leader in satellite communications (satcom) providing technology and solutions that enable its customers to expand their business, differentiate their services and optimize their satcom networks. Through the merger with Newtec, a recognized industry pioneer, the combined business unites over 35 years of innovation focused on solving satellite's most critical economic and technology challenges and expands a shared commitment to shaping the future of how the world connects. The product portfolio, branded under the names iDirect and Newtec, represents the highest standards in performance, efficiency and reliability, making it possible for its customers to deliver the best satcom connectivity experience anywhere in the world. ST Engineering iDirect is the world's largest TDMA enterprise VSAT manufacturer and is the leader in key industries including broadcast, mobility and military/government. In 2007, iDirect Government was formed to better serve the U.S. government and defense communities. For more information on our platforms please visit www.idirect.net.
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- Fourth quarter 2021 revenue of $23.0 million contributed to record full year revenue of $81.6 million, 46% growth over the prior year
- Established over 75 new customer accounts, expanding and diversifying revenue base
- Substantial cash and investments of $657.7 million at year-end
- Maintaining 2022 full year revenue guidance of $105-110 million
- Management to host conference call today at 4:30pm ET
BOULDER, Colo., March 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SomaLogic, Inc., a leader in AI-data driven proteomics technology, today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021.
"2021 was a transformational year for SomaLogic, and we see a long runway to continue executing on our growth plan ahead," said Roy Smythe, M.D., SomaLogic's Chief Executive Officer. "Twenty years of research and innovation have culminated in a diverse and substantial set of opportunities, enabling us to drive strong commercial growth while maintaining a healthy cash position. Our revenue streams continue to expand as we usher in the era of proteomics and drive important scientific insights alongside our customers and collaborators."
Recent Strategic Highlights
- Announced exclusive partnership with Illumina to develop co-branded proteomic solutions combining market-leading proteomic and genomic analysis platforms
- Announced appointment of Steven Mermelstein as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Development and Mergers and Acquisitions
- Announced appointment of Adam Taich as Chief Business Officer
- Announced strategic collaboration with University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center to treat diabetic patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease
- Announced analysis of 105 million protein measurements from 15,000 samples spanning 15 years of clinical interactions as part of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Study, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health
- Announced groundbreaking initiative to provide 210 million protein measurements to European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) researchers to better understand and predict cancer development
Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2021 was $23.0 million, an 18.5% decrease from $28.2 million in the corresponding period of 2020. The corresponding prior-year period benefited from two large one-time sales.
Gross margin for the three months ended December 31, 2021 was 54.5% compared to 63.7% for the corresponding period of 2020. The fourth quarter of 2020 benefited from higher revenue, primarily associated with the two large one-time sales described above.
Research and development expenses grew by $3.6 million, and selling, general and administrative expenses grew by $19.6 million in the three-month period ended December 31, 2021 relative to the corresponding prior-year period.
Net loss was $23.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, or a loss of $0.13 per share, as compared to a loss of $8.9 million, or $0.11 per share, in the corresponding period of 2020.
Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $27.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with an adjusted EBITDA loss of $1.0 million in the corresponding period of 2020.
Full Year 2021 Financial Results
Revenue for the full year 2021 was $81.6 million, an increase of $25.7 million, or 46.1%, compared to the prior year. Growth was driven by significant field sales team expansion enabling the addition of 77 new customers in the year and diversifying SomaLogic's foothold into the pharma, research, and academic spaces.
Full year 2021 gross margin was 59.0%, compared to 59.5% in the prior year, primarily driven by evolving customer mix.
Research and development expenses grew by $12.7 million in 2021 relative to the prior year, primarily driven by incremental additions to our team to drive expansion of our database content. Selling, general and administrative expenses grew by $41.1 million in 2021 relative to the prior year, primarily due to ongoing investment in technology platforms, commercial team expansion and related functional support, and public company readiness.
For the full year 2021, net loss was $87.5 million, or a loss of $0.64 per share, as compared to a net loss of $53.0 million, or $0.81 per share in the prior year.
For the full year 2021, adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $64.3 million compared with an adjusted EBITDA loss of $31.5 million in the corresponding period of the prior year. Please see the reconciliation of net loss to non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA set forth below.
Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were $657.7 million as of December 31, 2021.
2022 Financial Guidance
Based on ongoing strength in its business, SomaLogic is maintaining revenue guidance for the full year 2022 at a range of $105 million to $110 million, which represents 29% to 35% growth over the company's 2021 revenue.
Webcast and Conference Call Details
SomaLogic will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 to discuss its fourth quarter 2021 financial results. The call may be accessed through an operator by dialing (844) 535-4027 for domestic callers or (270) 215-9487 for international callers, using conference ID: 2758178. A live and archived webcast of the event, including the accompanying slides, will be available through the Investors page of SomaLogic's corporate website at https://investors.somalogic.com/.
About SomaLogic
SomaLogic SLGC seeks to deliver precise, meaningful, and actionable health-management information that empowers individuals worldwide to continuously optimize their personal health and wellness throughout their lives. This essential information, to be provided through a global network of partners and users, is derived from SomaLogic's personalized measurement of important changes in an individual's proteins over time. For more information, visit www.somalogic.com and follow @somalogic on Twitter.
The SomaScan Platform is for Research Use Only (RUO) and has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for diagnostic or patient management purposes.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We present non-GAAP financial measures in order to assist readers of our consolidated financial statements in understanding the core operating results used by management to evaluate and run the business, as well as, for financial planning purposes. Our non-GAAP financial measure, Adjusted EBITDA, provides an additional tool for investors to use in comparing our financial performance over multiple periods.
Adjusted EBITDA is a key performance measure that our management uses to assess its operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA facilitates internal comparisons of our operating performance on a more consistent basis, and we use this measure for business planning, forecasting, and decision-making. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA enhances an investor's understanding of our financial performance as it is useful in assessing our operating performance from period-to-period by excluding certain items that we believe are not representative of our core business.
Our Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because they may not calculate this measure in the same manner. Adjusted EBITDA is not prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered in isolation of, or as an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. When evaluating our performance, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA alongside other financial performance measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, including net loss.
Forward Looking Statements Disclaimer
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this press release, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues, projections, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "forecast," "guidance," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "continue," "will likely result," "possible," "potential," "predict," "pursue," "target" and similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward looking statements do not guarantee future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including factors which are beyond SomaLogic's control. You should carefully consider these risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those factors described under Part I, Item 1A – "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings identify and address important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and SomaLogic assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. The Company will not and does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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(1) For the year ended December 31, 2021, represents the $5.2 million loss on extinguishment of debt as a result of the repayment of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement in April 2021, the $2.7 million loss on extinguishment of debt as a result of the conversion of the Convertible Debt in July 2021, and offset by the $3.6 million gain on extinguishment of debt as a result of the forgiveness of the PPP loan in June 2021. For the three months and year ended December 31, 2020, represents the $0.6 million loss on extinguishment of debt as a result of a partial prepayment of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement in November 2020.
(2) Represents a one-time non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $6.5 million related to the sale of stock and vested options by an employee to an economic interest holder in excess of fair value.
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Morrison backs ‘genuine’ inquiry into the pandemic as Labor sets up probe into secret ministries
By James Massola and Lisa Visentin
Scott Morrison has stopped short of agreeing to participate in Anthony Albanese’s snap inquiry into the former prime minister’s secret ministries, after the nation’s second-highest legal officer found the appointments “fundamentally undermined” the principles of responsible government.
However, Morrison said he would take part in “any genuine process” that attempted to learn the lessons of the coronavirus pandemic while suggesting it should be extended to the states and territories.
In advice released on Tuesday, Solicitor-General Stephen Donaghue found Morrison had been legally appointed to the industry, science, energy and resources portfolio in 2021, but was highly critical of the lack of transparency and recommended the government fix the “deficient” disclosure practices.
“The end result is that, to the extent that the public and the parliament are not informed of appointments that have been made under [section] 64 of the Constitution, the principles of responsible government are fundamentally undermined,” he wrote.
Speaking after the release of the advice, Albanese condemned Morrison’s conduct and said the government would launch a further inquiry into the matter, which will be led by a yet-to-be-chosen legal expert.
“Scott Morrison owes the Australian people an apology for undermining our parliamentary democracy system of government that we have, something that can’t be taken for granted,” Albanese said.
Other key details about the inquiry, including whether it will have the power to compel witnesses to appear and who would be called to appear are yet to be finalised. But Albanese identified a raft of outstanding questions he still had about the matter, highlighting that it was not within the solicitor-general’s remit to examine how the events unfolded.
“Why this occurred, how this occurred, [and] who knew about it occurring? What the implications are for our parliamentary system? Are there any legal implications behind decisions that were made? How can we avoid this happening again?” he said.
Donaghue’s advice focused on the one department where Morrison exercised powers as the resources minister to block the controversial “PEP11” gas exploration project. He found the appointment was “valid” as the governor-general, acting on the advice of the prime minister, has power under section 64 of the Constitution to appoint an existing minister to administer an additional department.
“The governor-general has no discretion to refuse to accept the prime minister’s advice in relation to such an appointment,” Donaghue said.
He said there was no “constitutional or legislative requirement” for the appointment to be notified publicly, but Morrison’s failure to alert ministers, the parliament, or the public was “inconsistent” with the conventions of responsible government under the Constitution.
In a lengthy response on Facebook, Morrison said “in the extraordinary circumstances I was contending with, decisions were made and then I kept moving forward” but conceded “in hindsight, some of these decisions will be reflected upon now and lessons learned”.
“I will appropriately assist any genuine process to learn the lessons from the pandemic. I would expect that any credible processes would also extend to the actions of the states and territories.”
Morrison re-stated his defence of his secret ministerial appointment, arguing it had been legal, that he had only exercised his powers once on the PEP11 gas project decision, the power had been exercised validly and that Australia’s pandemic performance was one of the strongest in the developed world.
“I accept that many Australians will not agree with, accept or understand all the decisions I made during those difficult times. I can only state that I took the decisions I did as prime minister with the best of intentions, in good faith and to do all I could to protect Australia in the face of multiple crises,” he said.
An inquiry that took in the role of state, territory and the federal government’s handling of the pandemic could take the form of a royal commission, which Albanese has previously indicated is likely to happen when the pandemic is largely over.
In the short term, Albanese directed the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General to publish future appointments of ministers to administer departments in the Commonwealth Gazette.
He indicated the government would legislate for this practice to be put into law, in line with a recommendation by the solicitor-general.
Albanese also played down the prospect of the inquiry examining Governor-General David Hurley’s conduct, including whether he had asked Morrison to make the appointments public.
“The governor-general has made that point clear in the statements he has made when he also said that there was no reason why he would think it would not be made public. Now, I think there are implications in that statement by the governor-general,” he said.
Shadow attorney-general Julian Leeser said the opposition would “work with the government on any reasonable proposals to provide clarity to processes and improve transparency in ministerial appointments”.
The Greens are pushing for the inquiry to have royal commission powers to compel witnesses including Morrison.
“Too many inquiries are announced to respond to pressing political pressure but don’t have the powers, scope or resources to get to the bottom of the problem and make the changes needed. That can’t be allowed to happen here,” Greens justice spokesman David Shoebridge said.
University of Sydney constitutional law expert Anne Twomey said it was “sensible” to have an inquiry into the matter, but said royal commission-style powers were probably unnecessary as it would likely be a straightforward fact-finding exercise.
“The real issue will be if they want to require people from outside government to give information or documents or provide evidence, then it’s probably going to be some kind of more serious inquiry with lawyers and former judges or barristers and procedures, and under some kind of legislation that gives coercive power,” Twomey said.
She said it would be inappropriate to call the governor-general before such an inquiry.
“If you were starting to ask about issues concerning confidential communications between the governor-general and the prime minister, you really would be getting into areas that were inappropriate to inquire into,” Twomey said.
Constitutional lawyer Greg Craven opposed an inquiry, saying Labor would be “very ill-advised to try and do this because they will be the next turkey on spit”.
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By Lokmat English Desk | Published: May 18, 2022 01:24 PM2022-05-18T13:24:50+5:302022-05-18T13:27:30+5:30
With the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections approaching, there is talk that NCP and Shiv Sena will fight the upcoming ...
With the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections approaching, there is talk that NCP and Shiv Sena will fight the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections together.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has a total of 236 wards. It needs 114 seats to come to power. Therefore, there is talk of Shiv Sena contesting elections with NCP to come to power in Mumbai Municipal Corporation again. If Shiv Sena and NCP come together in this, Shiv Sena will contest elections for 180 to 190 seats and NCP will contest elections for 40 to 50 seats in Mumbai Municipal Corporation. The Shiv Sena currently has 97 councilors and the NCP has eight. So the sum of both is 105. In the forthcoming municipal elections, Shiv Sena and NCP can come to power together by electing some of their own corporators and taking other corporators with them. The NCP does not have much strength in Mumbai. Shiv Sena will focus on giving seats to NCP in Marathi speaking wards. In the wards where BJP is strongest, both the parties are planning to fight vigorously. The linguistic structure will determine the maximum number of candidates in Shiv Sena and NCP.
Both the parties will come together to reduce the strength of BJP in Mumbai Municipal Corporation. Just as both the parties kept the BJP away in the state, efforts are being made in Mumbai to keep the BJP out of the limelight. In the upcoming municipal elections this year, it is likely that it will be difficult for Shiv Sena to establish power without any help. That is why Shiv Sena will fight with NCP.
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Securities Litigation Partner James (Josh) Wilson Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses Exceeding $100,000 In Gatos Silver To Contact Him Directly To Discuss Their Options
New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - March 29, 2022) - Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against Gatos Silver, Inc. ("Gatos Silver" or the "Company") GATO and reminds investors of the April 25, 2022 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company.
If you suffered losses exceeding $50,000 investing in Gatos Silver stock or options and would like to discuss your legal rights, call Faruqi & Faruqi partner Josh Wilson directly at 877-247-4292 or 212-983-9330 (Ext. 1310). You may also click here for additional information: www.faruqilaw.com/GATO.
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Faruqi & Faruqi is a leading minority and Woman-owned national securities law firm with offices in New York, Pennsylvania, California and Georgia.
As detailed below, the lawsuit focuses on whether the Company and its executives violated federal securities laws by making false and/or misleading statements and/or failing to disclose that: (1) that the technical report for Gatos's primary mine, the Cerro Los Gatos deposit, contained certain errors; (2) that, among other things, the mineral reserves had been overestimated by as much as 50%; and (3) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
In October 2020, Gatos conducted its IPO, selling approximately 24,644,500 shares of common stock at a price of $7.00 per share.
On January 25, 2022, after the market closed, Gatos Silver revealed that "there were errors in the technical report entitled 'Los Gatos Project, Chihuahua, Mexico' with an effective date of July 1, 2020 . . . , as well as indications that there is an overestimation in the existing resource model." On a preliminary basis, the Company estimates a potential reduction of the metal content of the mineral reserve ranging from 30% to 50% of the metal content remaining after depletion.
On this news, the Company's stock price fell $7.02, or 69%, to close at $3.17 per share on January 26, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume.
By the commencement of this action, Gatos shares were trading as low as $3.20 per share, a nearly 54% decline from the $7.00 per share IPO price.
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Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP also encourages anyone with information regarding Gatos Silver's conduct to contact the firm, including whistleblowers, former employees, shareholders and others.
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PRAGUE, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Silk & Silk Road Exhibition kicked off in Prague on August 19, 2022. The event was co-hosted by the Chinese embassy in Prague and the China National Silk Museum (CNSM), which coincides with the hosting of the 26th ICOM (International Council of Museums) General Conference held in Prague this year. ICOM, the only global museum association in the world, is made up from more than 49,000 members representing 142 countries and territories.
At the invitation of the organizers, several guests from the ICOM attended the opening ceremony, including ICOM Asia-Pacific Committee chairman Kidong Bae, ICOM-International Committee for Museums of Ethnography chairman Ralf Čeplak Mencin, ICOM-International Committee for Architecture and Museum Techniques chairman Nana Meparishvili, ICOM Mongolia chairman Bumaa Dashdendendev, ICOM South Africa chairman Catherine Snel, ICOM-Venezuela secretary general Lic. Nathiam Vega and ICOM India member. Small but exquisite, they highly appreciate the form of the exhibition, which represents an excellent example for small size exhibition in the museum community.
CNSM, the world's largest silk museum, exhibits a rich and exquisite collection of silk objects at the exhibition with only three boxes from China. Divided into three sections, Silk Technology, Silk Art and the Silk Road, the event provides a detailed introduction to the origin of silk in China, the production process of the material, silk patterns and various derivatives, in addition to showing how silk became a commodity highly valued and sought after the world over following the formation of the Silk Road. Over 30 exhibits and a large number of images relating to silk will be on display, giving Czech visitors an opportunity to understand the origin of the prized material, appreciate the beauty of the natural protein fiber and experience China's Jiangnan culture.
"China and the Czech Republic have established friendly relations in terms of cultural exchanges, and this is my fourth visit to Prague," said CNSM honorary director Zhao Feng, when delivering a speech at the ceremony. The Silk and Silk Road exhibition highlights China's long and rich silk culture as well as the significant role that silk played in the cultural exchanges between China and other countries and regions worldwide, alongside the achievements and progress made in recent years by CNSM and the wider Chinese museum community in archaeological research, conservation of cultural artifacts, inheritance of traditional culture, and collaborations with international museums.
The Silk and Silk Road Exhibition, open at no charge to the public, will continue until August 26, 2022.
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Brisbane captain Dayne Zorko’s comments about a family member of Melbourne’s Harrison Petty, which left the defender distressed on the field, were a line in the sand moment, according to Demons skipper Max Gawn.
Zorko sledged Petty during the round 23 match, bringing Petty to tears in the three-quarter time huddle where he was consoled by teammates, senior coach Simon Goodwin and defensive coach Troy Chaplin.
The Lions and Zorko unreservedly apologised for the comments and behaviour afterwards and Melbourne were content to leave the matter there. The AFL took no action.
“I don’t think we necessarily needed those comments for it to be a line in the sand. It’s pretty clear to me going out for games that some of that stuff is off limits but definitely now the comments are done that it is a line in the sand and those sort of comments can stay away from footy,” Gawn said.
“It’s the first time I have heard something that deep. I am not here to talk about it and go on about it and bring it up. I think it has been well-handled post, but it is certainly rare.”
Gawn said more importantly, Petty had returned to the club happy and was keen to move on. He also reaffirmed at the support given by his teammates to the defender.
“That’s not my space [to say if an apology without punishment was sufficient]. There was an apology, it read well, the apology, and Harrison has taken the apology and has come in happy today and that is all that matters – that Harrison has come in with a big smile on his face.”
Melbourne enter the finals in second place, taking on Sydney, who narrowly defeated the Demons in round 12 and a close result last year.
They also enter the finals with last year’s Norm Smith medallist Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver both among the Brownlow favourites. Oliver could scarcely be less interested.
“Nah, I don’t buy into it. It’s just not me. Doesn’t interest me [thinking about it],” Oliver said.
“I hate talking in front of people so I don’t really want it to happen. I don’t like it. Nah, Lachie Neale, Paddy Cripps, ‘Trac’ [Petracca]. I don’t know who wins it. Oh, no look it’s an honour to win one, but you don’t play football for those awards. At the moment I am more worried about the finals.”
Gawn said the win over Fremantle in round 22 had been a turning point for his team, and the Demons had rediscovered their ruthlessness since then.
“When we were sitting 9-0, 10-0 and people were talking about that perfect season, you just know these challenges are going to come – Collingwood [on] Queen’s Birthday, Sydney at the ’G – these games come and it’s about how we face that and we needed to find that ruthlessness. I think the Freo game personally was the turning point,” he said.
“We went over to hostile territory and against a side that had touched us up at the ’G not long before that game and we won by like 50-60 points playing some really good forward-half footy. That was post the Western Bulldogs loss which I really didn’t like, the Carlton game, Collingwood game looked good the way we wanted to play. In both those games we were off in the last quarters and lucky to get over the line against Carlton and then the Brisbane game capped it off. That’s that ruthless sort of edge.”
Gawn refused to discuss his recent meeting with Collingwood ruckman Brodie Grundy about a possible trade to the Demons.
“When I casually saw Brodie walking down the street and we had a coffee? It was good,” Gawn said, tongue in cheek.
“At the moment I am worried about rucking with Luke Jackson. He still has a Melbourne jumper on and I am not going to entertain those conversations because I feel like I have got a chance to go somewhere pretty special with Luke this year.
“I talk to Luke, but Luke plays his best footy when he just thinks about the game and right now, selfishly, I just want Luke to be playing his best footy to get us towards the pointy end.”
Premiership key forward Tom McDonald is ready to return to the VFL from injury this week in the qualifying final as he makes a push to be fit and back in the team for the Demons’ finals campaign after the bye.
“I have never seen someone who knows his injuries better. If he thinks he is OK to go, which is what he is telling me – I have seen him when he has said he is not OK as well – [then he is OK to go],” Gawn said.
“He is feeling fresh. Another session on Thursday then hopefully a qualifying final in VFL which is pretty hot intensity straight up, so see how he goes.”
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Arsenal are placed on a UEFA watchlist with Barcelona and PSG for potentially breaching Financial Fair Play rules... after the Gunners reported staggering £213MILLION losses over the past three years
- 20 European clubs have been placed on a UEFA watchlist for the year 2021-22
- The list consists of clubs in danger of breaching Financial Fair Play regulations
- Arsenal are one of the clubs at risk of breaching the rules put in place by UEFA
- The Gunners have reported losses of £213million over the past three years
Arsenal have been placed on a UEFA watchlist of clubs at risk of breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.
It is understood that 20 clubs across Europe have been identified for the year 2021-22 by UEFA, one of which is the Gunners.
However, UEFA have not received the final accounts from these teams, meaning it is still not clear as to how much danger Arsenal could potentially be in of not abiding by the rules.
Arsenal have been placed on a UEFA watchlist for potentially breaching FFP regulations
Arsenal have reported losses of £213m over the last three years, while UEFA rules only allow €30m (£25m) over this period.
However, the governing body do allow covid-related losses, and 'healthy' spending on women's football and the academy to be written off.
Despite their significant losses, the north London club have still spent heavily in recent transfers windows.
They were the highest spenders in the top flight last summer, splashing out £150m on players including Ben White, Martin Odegaard and Aaron Ramsdale.
Mikel Arteta has also been backed by technical director Edu Gaspar in the current window, bringing in Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City, plus Fabio Vieira from Porto.
Arsenal have spent heavily recently, bringing in Ben White from Brighton for £50m last year
The club also signed Martin Odegaard permanently from Real Madrid last summer
The former duo have started well at the Emirates, helping Arteta's team to three straight wins at the start of the season to take Arsenal top of the table.
Meanwhile, sanctions are set to be handed down shortly to 10 European sides for breaching the rules up to 2020-21. These clubs include Barcelona, PSG and Italian trio Juventus, Inter Milan and Roma.
The current FFP regulations are due to be altered next year, with UEFA putting in place rules that will restrict clubs to spending a certain percentage of their revenue across 12 months on wages, transfers and agent fees.
This limit will stand at 90 per cent in 2023, will drop to 80 per cent the following year, before decreasing even further to 70 per cent from 2025.
Aaron Ramsdale joined from Sheffield United, and has established himself at the Emirates | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11137045/Arsenal-UEFA-watchlist-potentially-breaching-Financial-Fair-Play-rules.html | 2022-08-23T09:23:01Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11137045/Arsenal-UEFA-watchlist-potentially-breaching-Financial-Fair-Play-rules.html | true | 2 |
As the countdown to the big Battle of the Bluefields gridiron contest begins, there will be plenty for area residents and visitors to do this week well before Bluefield and Graham square off at Mitchell Stadium.
The big game itself is set for Friday night at 7:30 p.m, but the week is chock full of pre-game activities and events this year.
The hope is to provide fun activities for both local residents and former residents of the region who are returning home this week for the Beaver-Graham contest, according to Bluefield City Manager Cecil Marson.
This includes a carnival, which begins today on Princeton Avenue beside the TailYard dog park and continues through Saturday, Aug. 27. The carnival is being sponsored by the Bluefield Shriners.
The carnival will be open from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 4 p.m. to midnight on Friday and 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturday. It will feature rides for kids and other attractions, according to Marson.
A golf tournament will follow on Wednesday at Fincastle featuring 18 teams. Nine are playing for Bluefield and nine are playing for Graham, according to Rick Showalter, the city’s parks and recreation director.
“The teams with the total lowest score will win,” Showalter said, and proceeds from the tourney will go to the winning school’s athletic teams.
Also on Aug. 24, the Granada Theater will host the first Legends of the Rivalry.
As part of that event, Bluefield High School past athletes and coaches will gather and participate in a roundtable discussion on stage which will be a chance to reminisce, talk about past games and the history of the rivalry, according to Marson. Clips from previous big games will also be shown at the event, according to Brian Tracey, executive director of the Bluefield Arts & Revitalization Corp.
“Our hope is that lots of folks will come down to the Granada,” Marson said, adding they can also bring kids to have fun at the carnival.
A parade and pep rally also are planned for Thursday at 6 p.m. As part of that event, athletes and coaches in all fall sports programs at Bluefield High School will walk down Commerce Street to Chicory Square.
Furthermore, vendors and food trucks will be on Raleigh Street as well as a beer tent in the fenced in area beside the former Big Whiskey all week through Saturday starting Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
On game day, tailgating in the grassy area beside Bowen Field will open at 9 a.m. Reservations can be made online for spots and there are no fees this year, according to the city. Instead it will be based on a first-come, first-serve basis. It should also be noted that no alcoholic beverages will be allowed during the tailgating event.
So there you go. There will be plenty to do and see this week in Bluefield as the countdown to the big game begins.
In 2020, the Beaver-Graham game was canceled due to COVID. In 2021, it had to be rescheduled, once again due to COVID.
So there is certainly ample anticipation for this year’s contest.
Having a carnival, parade, vendors and all of the other activities this year should make it an extra special week.
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French-Israeli billionaire Patrick Drahi will not be blocked from increasing his stake in telecommunications giant BT after a national security review ended with no further action.
The company told shareholders that ministers will not demand that Mr Drahi’s Altice sell off part of its nearly one-fifth holding in the firm.
Mr Drahi – a telecoms billionaire and majority owner of auction house Sotheby’s – had increased his stake from 12.1% to 18% last December.
But in May Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng chose to investigate the deal under the new National Security and Investment Act.
The Act was proposed by the government of former prime minister Theresa May as a way to stop foreign companies gaining control of vital British firms.
It allows ministers to intervene in acquisitions on national security grounds.
BT does a lot of work for the Government, so a foreign takeover is considered a sensitive matter.
But officials have now completed the investigation and will take no further action, BT said on Tuesday.
“BT Group has now been notified by the Secretary of State that no further action is to be taken under the Act in relation to the increase by Altice Europe NV of its shareholding in BT Group from 12.1% to 18%,” it told shareholders.
Mr Drahi and Altice have said they have no plans to make a full takeover bid for BT, but that might change if the situation alters.
The tycoon has quickly become the biggest shareholder in BT, buying his 12% stake in July 2021 before increasing it to 18% before the year had ended.
His ultimate plans for the stake are still unclear, but he clearly sees potential in BT’s future. The business is investing heavily in British infrastructure, rolling out full fibre broadband across the country. | https://www.independent.ie/world-news/government-will-not-block-billionaire-drahis-18-bt-stake-41930533.html | 2022-08-23T09:28:08Z | https://www.independent.ie/world-news/government-will-not-block-billionaire-drahis-18-bt-stake-41930533.html | true | 4 |
Actavis Can Deduct $12M In Legal Fees, Claims Court Says
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Improved language skills can help take your career to the next level
Wits Language School’s English improvement courses are designed for second-language speakers
Imagine English is not your first language, but your company or clients expect you to be a proficient English speaker. Imagine you have to write emails, proposals and reports or do presentations in English, and that your message and tone are misinterpreted — or even called unprofessional — because your writing and speaking skills lack some of the nuances of a first-language speaker.
In a country where 11 official languages are spoken, this is a reality many South Africans face every day in the workplace. Moreover, many hard-working and enthusiastic people may be overlooked for promotions simply because they cannot write a report, structure a decent presentation, or make a few grammar or spelling errors when they write emails. The result is a work environment that destroys employees’ confidence when expressing and communicating ideas.
Language skills have been regarded as a soft skill in the workplace for years — useful but not really necessary to do the job. However, many employees are starting to see the importance of improving their English language skills to gain more self-confidence, communicate more professionally in the workplace, and qualify for promotions. For this reason, they are enrolling in English classes — not to learn the language from scratch, but help them enhance their language skills.
Wits Language School’s English improvement courses are designed for second-language speakers. In these courses, you will increase your vocabulary, revise essential grammar rules and learn how to write business documents that are effective, professional and persuasive.
Do you want to learn how to write the best cover letter for your CV, create a stellar PowerPoint presentation, or structure an objective, detailed and cohesive report? Would you like to refine your pronunciation skills, speak with confidence in front of a group of people, and succinctly convey your thoughts or communicate a concept? Maybe you want to learn spelling rules or how to use the comma and semicolon correctly? The Language School at Wits Plus offers a range of courses to help you do exactly that and more.
Professional and experienced teachers teach the various courses in an interactive and communicative way that makes the learning process fun and memorable. Throughout the course, you will complete assignments to track your progress and then demonstrate your new skills with an exam at the end of the course. On successfully completing the course, you will receive a certificate of competence from the University of the Witwatersrand.
Email the Language School at Wits Plus for more information and course dates at wls@wits.ac.za or call +27 (0) 11-717-4208.
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Super Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies
I have made these for various parties and banquets, and they are always the first to go! No one can believe how easy they are because they are delicious! A must-try!
I have made these for various parties and banquets, and they are always the first to go! No one can believe how easy they are because they are delicious! A must-try!
When I decided to make this, all I had was a box of chocolate cake mix. I adjusted the servings until it pretty well matched the size of my cake mix package. This adjusted the amount of egg and oil portion of the recipe. I used M&M's because I had those on hand and they were less expensive than chocolate chips. Baked for 10 minutes and they all came out great. I'm sure I will make these cookies again. I may try and use a carrot or pumpkin spiced cake mix just to see how the different mixes work out.
Read MoreWhen I decided to make this, all I had was a box of chocolate cake mix. I adjusted the servings until it pretty well matched the size of my cake mix package. This adjusted the amount of egg and oil portion of the recipe. I used M&M's because I had those on hand and they were less expensive than chocolate chips. Baked for 10 minutes and they all came out great. I'm sure I will make these cookies again. I may try and use a carrot or pumpkin spiced cake mix just to see how the different mixes work out.
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When can we do research without consent? The tricky ethics of the AIROPLANE study
By Liam Mannix
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This morning we published a story on a controversial new trial being run on some premature babies at Victorian hospitals known as AIROPLANE. The trial is designed to test the optimum level of oxygen support to give premature babies, who often need assistance to breathe in the first few minutes of life. Currently, different hospitals provide different oxygen concentration levels, ranging from 21 to 30 per cent – a range recommended by medical guidelines. However, there is no evidence showing either concentration is superior. The AIROPLANE trial is testing both ends of that spectrum to determine whether 21 or 30 per cent is best for the babies’ health.
The trial is scientifically important. The team running it, led by Associate Professor Louise Owen, are regarded by their peers as high-quality scientists with tremendous experience running similar research.
But it’s controversial because it’s going ahead without seeking consent from parents. Indeed, parents whose children were enrolled may never find out – there’s no plan to directly inform them, despite a requirement under the federal government’s research ethics policy to inform people they have been in a study “as soon as reasonably possible”.
The study raises several thorny ethical questions. Like: how do we balance the importance of research with the importance of consent? Is it ethical to do a study without consent if the risk is zero? And can you feel harmed – even if science says you aren’t?
Consent, paternalism
Modern scientists take consent very seriously. This is a big historical swing; in times past, doctors tended to have a paternalistic attitude. They knew best. This led most (in)famously to the Tuskegee experiment (1932-72), in which African American men with syphilis had their diagnosis concealed from them to study the long-term health effects of the disease – despite a highly-effective treatment being available.
AIROPLANE is nothing like that study. The scientists behind it have gone to great lengths to design a study they believe is ethical. I only mention the history because it’s important – it tells you why the barriers to doing research without consent are so high.
Consent protects patients from harm. Scientific philosophers also think it protects their personhood, their right to choose what happens to them (or their children).
“The idea is the person is worthwhile as a human being, and therefore you ought not to do something against their consent,” says Dr Diego Silva, senior lecturer in bioethics at the University of Sydney.
In general, human research in Australia needs to be approved by a Human Research Ethics Committee and AIROPLANE was approved by the Royal Children’s Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee.
Parents involved in the study won’t directly find out they were enrolled even after the study is completed. Why? The researchers tell me the study is so low-risk that’s an appropriate course of action. But the trial’s ethical review application hints at another reason: “Although unlikely, public disclosure of the results of this study could potentially raise ethical concerns if parents became retrospectively aware that their child had been involved in the study and this caused distress.”
Merle Spriggs, an honorary senior research fellow at the University of Melbourne and a pediatric bioethics expert, says “There seems to be this fear among medical researchers that criticising [AIROPLANE] will impede future child research. But if people find out that things have been done without consent, you’re undermining people’s trust in research.”
When is ‘low risk’ low risk?
The key reason the trial was allowed to operate without consent is because, according to the trial’s application form, it does not pose a risk to babies.
Why? Because the trial is testing oxygen concentrations of 21 and 30 per cent, and both levels are already used in Victoria at different hospitals. If a pre-term baby needs breathing support they would essentially get oxygen at a concentration level somewhere between 21 and 30 per cent, and the parents would never know the level. And there’s no evidence one concentration is better than the other.
“It would be perfectly reasonable for a hospital to toss a coin to decide whether a baby gets 30 per cent or 21 per cent oxygen,” Professor Paul Komesaroff, director of the Centre for Ethics in Medicine and Society, told me, “and there would be nothing unethical about that.”
But … I’m not convinced the argument quite fits the facts. According to AIROPLANE’s trial documents, about a quarter of Victorian hospitals allow doctors to set the oxygen between 21 and 30 per cent based on their clinical judgement.
This is not allowed as part of the study protocol. So the study does change the practice at some hospitals.
The researchers dismiss this worry. “Without evidence to guide [the doctors], there is little to support the validity of their judgement,” they told me. And they say local doctors at each site will have a choice whether to take part or not. “We cannot and do not impose research on individual clinicians or centres.”
Good argument. But some critics argue anything that takes medical decision-making away from doctors (even if they have chosen to participate) and gives it to researchers is automatically risky to the patient.
“The babies are being randomised,” says Spriggs. “The doctor isn’t looking at the individual child and using their medical judgement.”
But if we took that position, doing research becomes almost impossible, right? One of the great successes of modern medicine is subjecting to scrutiny a bunch of therapies we were “sure” worked – and often discovering they did not work at all. If we were unwilling to test them because we “knew” they were in the patients’ best interest, we’d struggle to do research.
“This is a long-standing debate. If you banned this research, you wouldn’t get evidence for good practice. You can see why waivers of this kind would be justified,” said Associate Professor Andrew Crowden, chair of the University of Queensland’s ethics advisory group.
“But even though they are very good reasons … still consent, or at least a conversation with parents, seems to be the caring, right thing to do. Because it’s not the doctor’s child.”
Subjective harms?
Let’s assume the research really does pose zero objective risk to the children enrolled. That’s still not the end of the story. “Harm,” says Silva, “is in the eye of the beholder.”
It is possible to do a research study that is objectively harmless but still makes a person feel harmed, he says.
A few decades ago, this wouldn’t have been an issue. Science knows best. Our attitude is different now.
What if, asks Dr David Hunter, a medical ethics researcher at the University of Adelaide, a child died and the parent later discovered the child had been enrolled in a trial without their knowledge? Worse, what if the trial found the treatment they had been randomly given was inferior to the other treatment? They might not be objectively harmed, but they would still feel harmed.
But you can also flip that argument: what if the parent gave consent and then the child died? The parent might feel responsible. “That’s a potential harm of seeking informed consent,” says Hunter.
Where does all this leave us? When my partner and I went to our maternity appointments, we consented to several trials. On balance, I think we would have consented to this one had we been asked. But the lack of transparency leaves a bad taste in the mouth.
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Restoration work set to start on three derelict buildings in Leamington – including a Grade II listed Neo-Classical style church
It is all part of the Creative Quarter plans in Old Town
Restoration work is due to start on three of Leamington’s Old Town buildings as part of a larger regeneration project.
Croft Building and Conservation has signed a £4.2 million contract with regeneration specialists Complex Development Projects (CDP) to restore and convert three derelict buildings in Spencer Yard into office space for creative and digital businesses.
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The largest building is the Grade II listed United Reformed Church built in Neo-Classical style in 1838.
Enabling works have been recently completed which have fully restored the roof in advance of the main conversion works.
The conversion will create new offices, whilst retaining the heritage features of the building including the stained glass windows and cast iron gallery columns which will be restored.
The open plan office space will feature a triple height central atrium, with the crypt transformed into break-out spaces and office pods.
The plans also involve refurbishing the adjacent former nursery to provide flexible creative space with a new ground floor extension at the rear and a rooftop terrace overlooking the church.
On the opposite side of Spencer Yard, the Crown Building, once the home of camouflage designers, is being extended with a new second floor to provide six units for smaller businesses.
The scheme has received a grant from the Future High Streets Fund as part of the Government’s plan to renew and reshape town centres – making them a more attractive place to live, work and visit.
CDP is Warwick District Council’s Regeneration Partner in the 10-year Creative Quarter initiative which takes a comprehensive approach to the Old Town’s regeneration as a destination for creative businesses.
Multiple projects are planned to transform the area and take advantage of the town’s Silicon Spa reputation.
Cllr Andrew Day, leader of Warwick District Council, said: “This imaginative partnership has broken through and enabled an innovative scheme to come forward for this long-overlooked heritage precinct.
"The major investment being made will encourage our exciting, world-class creative and digital businesses to flourish, bringing hundreds of new jobs and putting some sparkle back into our town.
"I’m delighted, and would like to thank all our partners for the passion and commitment they have bought to this challenging venture.”
Katie Burn, senior development executive at CDP, said this is its second heritage project with Croft Building and Conservation and they had been impressed with their craftsmanship and attention to detail.
She said: “Signing the contract with Croft Building and Conservation is a big milestone in the Creative Quarter initiative and it is exciting after years of preparation to be finally delivering projects.
“These buildings have been sitting there unused for decades and their restoration would not have been possible without the firm partnership with WDC and the grant they have secured from the Future High Streets Fund.
"We expect to be completing the first of the buildings in the summer of next year.”
Ollie Chance, director of Croft Building and Conservation, said: “It’s always great to see these unloved urban spaces re-purposed, bringing a new lease of life whilst also preserving the heritage on site. A great community space for creatives.” | https://www.warwickshireworld.com/news/people/restoration-work-set-to-start-on-three-derelict-buildings-in-leamington-including-a-grade-ii-listed-neo-classical-style-church-3815793 | 2022-08-23T09:39:37Z | https://www.warwickshireworld.com/news/people/restoration-work-set-to-start-on-three-derelict-buildings-in-leamington-including-a-grade-ii-listed-neo-classical-style-church-3815793 | true | 1 |
— Trial met primary endpoint of overall survival and all secondary endpoints —
— Selected as a late-breaker presentation —
— Conference call and webcast to be held on Monday, September 12 at 2:00 pm Paris time to review the presentation at the Congress —
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI and FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Aug. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HUTCHMED (China) Limited (“HUTCHMED”) (Nasdaq/AIM: HCM; HKEX: 13) today announces that initial results of the multi-regional clinical trial (“MRCT”) of fruquintinib, FRESCO-2, will be presented at the upcoming European Society for Medical Oncology (“ESMO”) Congress 2022, taking place on September 9-13, 2022. The meeting will be held at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, in Paris, France.
Further details of the presentation are as follows:
Investor audio webcast and conference call is scheduled on Monday, September 12 at 2:00 pm Paris Time (1:00 pm London time, 8:00 am New York time, and 8:00 pm Hong Kong time).
Participating on the webcast will be members of the HUTCHMED management team as well as co-Principal Investigators from the study: Dr. Arvind Dasari and Professor Cathy Eng, MD, FACP, FASCO, David H. Johnson Endowed Chair in Surgical and Medical Oncology and Co-Leader, Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Program, at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
Details of the conference call dial-in and the webcast link will be provided on the company website at www.hutch-med.com/event/. The presentation will be available for downloading before the conference call begins. A replay will also be available on the website shortly after the event.
About FRESCO-2
The FRESCO-2 study was a MRCT conducted in the U.S., Europe, Japan and Australia that investigated fruquintinib plus best supportive care (“BSC”) vs placebo plus BSC in patients with advanced, refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (“CRC”). As previously disclosed, the study met its primary endpoint of overall survival (“OS”) in patients with metastatic CRC who had progressed on standard chemotherapy and relevant biologic agents and who had progressed on, or were intolerant to, TAS-102 and/or regorafenib. In addition to OS, a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival (“PFS”), a key secondary endpoint, was observed. The safety profile of fruquintinib in FRESCO-2 was consistent with previously reported studies.
About CRC
CRC is a cancer that starts in either the colon or rectum. CRC is the third most common cancer worldwide, estimated to have caused more than 915,000 deaths in 2020.1 In the U.S., an estimated 151,000 people will have been diagnosed with CRC and 53,000 people will have died from CRC in 2022.2 In Europe, CRC is the second most common cancer, with an estimated 507,000 new cases and 240,000 deaths in 2020.1 In Japan, CRC is the most common cancer, with an estimated 147,000 new cases and 59,000 deaths in 2020.1
About Fruquintinib
Fruquintinib is a highly selective and potent oral inhibitor of VEGFR-1, -2 and -3. VEGFR inhibitors play a pivotal role in blocking tumor angiogenesis. Fruquintinib was designed to improve kinase selectivity to minimize off-target toxicities, improve tolerability and provide more consistent target coverage. The generally good tolerability in patients to date, along with fruquintinib’s low potential for drug-drug interaction based on preclinical assessment, suggests that it may also be highly suitable for combinations with other anti-cancer therapies.
About Fruquintinib Approval in China
Metastatic CRC in China: Fruquintinib was approved for marketing by the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in September 2018 and commercially launched in China in late November 2018 under the brand name ELUNATE®. It has been included in the China National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) since January 2020. ELUNATE® is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic CRC who have been previously treated with fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin and irinotecan, including those who have previously received anti-VEGF therapy and/or anti-EGFR therapy (RAS wild type). Results of the FRESCO study3, a Phase III pivotal registration trial of fruquintinib in 416 patients with metastatic CRC in China, were published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA, in June 2018 (clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT02314819).
About Fruquintinib Development Beyond CRC Monotherapy
The safety and efficacy of fruquintinib for the following investigational uses have not been established and there is no guarantee that it will receive health authority approval or become commercially available in any country for the uses being investigated:
Gastric Cancer (“GC”) in China: The FRUTIGA study is a randomized, double-blind, Phase III trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of fruquintinib combined with paclitaxel for the treatment of patients with advanced gastric or esophagogastric junction (“GEJ”) adenocarcinoma who did not respond to first-line standard chemotherapy. Approximately 700 patients have received either fruquintinib combined with paclitaxel or placebo combined with paclitaxel. The co-primary efficacy endpoints are OS and PFS (clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT03223376).
Immunotherapy combinations: HUTCHMED has entered into collaboration agreements to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of fruquintinib in combination with PD-1 monoclonal antibodies, including with tislelizumab (BGB-A317, developed by BeiGene, Ltd) and sintilimab (IBI308, developed by Innovent Biologics, Inc. and marketed as TYVYT® in China).
- Metastatic breast, endometrial, and CRC in the U.S.: HUTCHMED initiated this open-label, multi-center, non-randomized, Phase Ib/II study in the U.S. to investigate if the addition of fruquintinib can potentially induce activity to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in advanced, refractory triple negative breast cancer (“TNBC”), endometrial cancer, and CRC. Additional details of the study may be found at clinicaltrials.gov, using identifier NCT04577963. Safety and preliminary efficacy of fruquintinib as a single agent were demonstrated in advanced solid tumors, including TNBC, in a Phase I study conducted in China (NCT01645215) and a Phase I/Ib study is ongoing in the U.S. (NCT03251378).
- Gastric, colorectal and non-small cell lung cancers (“NSCLC”) in China & Korea: BeiGene, Ltd. initiated this open-label, multi-center, Phase II study to assess the safety and efficacy of fruquintinib in combination with tislelizumab in patients with advanced or metastatic, unresectable GC, CRC or NSCLC. Additional details of the study may be found at clinicaltrials.gov, using identifier NCT04716634.
- Endometrial cancer and other solid tumors in China: HUTCHMED initiated this open-label, multi-center, non-randomized, Phase II study to assess the safety and efficacy of fruquintinib in combination with sintilimab in patients with advanced cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, GC, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), NSCLC or renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Preliminary results of certain cohorts were presented at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting (ASCO) and the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting (CSCO). Following encouraging data in the advanced endometrial cancer cohort, it has been expanded into a single-arm registrational Phase II study of over 130 patients. Additional details of the study may be found at clinicaltrials.gov, using identifier NCT03903705.
About HUTCHMED
HUTCHMED (Nasdaq/AIM: HCM; HKEX: 13) is an innovative, commercial-stage, biopharmaceutical company. It is committed to the discovery and global development and commercialization of targeted therapies and immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and immunological diseases. It has more than 4,900 personnel across all its companies, at the center of which is a team of about 1,800 in oncology/immunology. Since inception it has advanced 13 cancer drug candidates from in-house discovery into clinical studies around the world, with its first three oncology drugs now approved and marketed in China. For more information, please visit: www.hutch-med.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect HUTCHMED’s current expectations regarding future events, including its expectations regarding the therapeutic potential of fruquintinib for the treatment of patients with advanced CRC and the further clinical development of fruquintinib in this and other indications. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, assumptions regarding the timing and outcome of clinical studies and the sufficiency of clinical data to support NDA approval of fruquintinib for the treatment of patients with advanced CRC or other indications in the U.S., Europe, Japan, Australia or other jurisdictions, its potential to gain approvals from regulatory authorities on an expedited basis or at all, the safety profile of fruquintinib, HUTCHMED’s ability to fund, implement and complete its further clinical development and commercialization plans for fruquintinib, the timing of these events, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on general economic, regulatory and political conditions. In addition, as certain studies rely on the use of other drug products such as paclitaxel, tislelizumab and sintilimab as combination therapeutics with fruquintinib, such risks and uncertainties include assumptions regarding the safety, efficacy, supply and continued regulatory approval of these therapeutics. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. For further discussion of these and other risks, see HUTCHMED’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on AIM and on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. HUTCHMED undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed a new case of Ebola in its violence-wracked east, the country’s health ministry said, just weeks after the end of a previous epidemic.
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The DRC early last month declared its latest Ebola outbreak over, more than two months after the virus re-emerged in the northwestern Equateur province.
Last week, however, the World Health Organization said DR Congo was investigating a suspected case.
The sample from a 46-year-old woman who died on August 15 in Beni city, North Kivu province, “tested positive” for Ebola, DR Congo's health ministry said in a statement published late Monday.
It added that tests showed the case is linked to a previous strain of the virus from 2018 and was not a new variant.
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Around 160 people have been identified as contact cases, it added.
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court clarified that it was not looking at the issue of freebies just at the time of elections but thereafter as well. A bench headed by CJI NV Ramana was hearing the writ petition filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay. The petitioner sought a direction to seize the symbol or deregister a political party that promises or distributes "irrational freebies" before elections. The apex court will continue hearing the matter on August 24. Earlier, the SC had observed that the idea of de-recognizing political parties for making promises to give irrational freebies was “undemocratic”.
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At the outset, the CJI observed, "We are not against any scheme. Tomorrow the Government of India makes a law that states should not make freebies. Can we say that government can say whatever we cannot look into it? In the interest of both welfare of people and economy, we started looking into this". Maintaining a mechanism has to be developed by the Election Commission of India (ECI), senior advocate Kapil Sibal also suggested that a non-political body such as the Finance Commission should handle the freebie issue.
Appearing for the Centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued, "One, nobody can question the responsibility of any party. The difficulty arises when some party distributes sarees, some party gives TV Sets. Some voter complaints. A petition was filed in Delhi HC that CM had made a promise and he be directed to fulfill it. In such circumstances will the court remain a mere spectator"? Retorting to this, the CJI stated that the apex court is looking at this issue not just from the prism of polls but also after that.
The SG added, "The voter has a right to have an informed choice. If you are giving him a false promise which your finances do not permit or you're destroying the economy - would that be permitted? It is a serious issue leading to disastrous economic consequences". However, the petitioner's counsel Vikas Singh contended that Mehta was deflecting a legal problem. He emphasized that his client's case pertains only to the election period. The senior advocate said that the voters have a right to know the source of the money required to fulfill poll promises.
Observing that it is a very complex issue, CJI NV Ramana noted, "Cows and goats in a rural area give livelihood and this cannot be seen in such a watertight compartment way. Some are given bicycles as the women are able to get education or pursue business. We have to see what is a freebie and what is welfare". Pulling up DMK during the hearing, the CJI told senior advocate P Wilson, "The party you represent, I have a lot of things to say. Don't think you are the only wise party. Don't think we are ignoring all that is being said". This was seen as a criticism of the recent remarks made by TN Finance Minister P Thiaga Rajan. | https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/politics/freebie-matter-sc-says-not-looking-at-issue-just-from-election-prism-hearing-adjourned-articleshow.html | 2022-08-23T09:47:33Z | https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/politics/freebie-matter-sc-says-not-looking-at-issue-just-from-election-prism-hearing-adjourned-articleshow.html | true | 1 |
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IF you are a fan of Charlotte Tilbury makeup but can’t afford the expensive price tags, we've got you covered.
And if you thought you couldn’t love Primark any more than you already do, it’s time to think again.
Beauty fans are raving about Primark’s new-in beauty products that are not only great, but are also brilliant dupes for the expensive Charlotte Tilbury items.
Charlotte Tilbury is known as one of the beauty industry's most wanted brands, with celebrity fans including Nicole Kidman and Emma Roberts.
But now, Primark have launched an affordable alternative - with a dupe for their lipstick and mascara.
So if you want to give your makeup bag a glow up but can’t afford Charlotte Tilbury’s expensive price tag, you’ve come to the right place.
Beauty fan Beth Wainwright took to TikTok to show off her new beauty finds and they've sent social media users crazy.
Beth recently tested Primark’s Flawless Filter dupe product and was very impressed with the £5 bargain buy.
But now, Beth has found a dupe for Charlotte Tilbury’s iconic lipstick and the beauty favourite Pillow Talk mascara.
Beth uploaded her video with the caption ‘The new Primark Charlotte Tilbury Dupes are now in store and I managed to pick some bits up - what do we think?’
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The beauty fan said: “I got the Primark new Charlotte Tilbury dupes and can’t believe how similar they look.
“This is the exact same wand, how have they done this?
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“The packaging is identical wow.”
Beth purchased Primark’s set of four lip products - the Handbag Collection lip set - and it includes a lip oil, lip liner, lipstick and a lip gloss.
The set is just £7 for the four products and Beth held up the Primark lipstick, next to the Charlotte Tilbury one, to show the similarity of the two products.
Beth didn’t confirm what shade the bargain buy was a dupe for, but it looks exactly the same and with the original lipstick costing £26 - this set of four products for £7 is a real bargain.
She then did the same with the mascara and the wand is almost identical.
The Primark mascara is only £3 - a whopping £22 cheaper than the cult favourite.
Beth’s video has only been on TikTok for 20 hours, but has clearly impressed many, as it has already racked up a whopping 84.3k views.
It has 3,822 likes, 98 comments and 287 shares.
Beauty fans loved the dupe products and were quick to take to the comments to tag their friends.
One person said: “Omg!!!!!”
Another added: “I want.”
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Saints Row is right around the corner, and to celebrate, the publisher has teamed up with street artist Captain Kris to make a Saints-inspired mural.
The mural can be found in Leeds, which is because a survey of 2000 young adults (aged between 18-30) suggested the Yorkshire city has the most ambitious young people in the country. It’s all based around the “boss factory” ideal, where you become self-made in the game by “being the boss”. Apparently reasons for these young adults wanting to branch out on their own included “a lack of flexibility (40%), wanting to be in charge (36%) and experiences with horrible bosses (26%)”.
To celebrate Leeds being crowned top of the league, PLAION commissioned street artist Captain Kris to design a Saints Row inspired mural. Situated on Sackville Street (in between the Meanwood and Little London areas), and next to Kingfisher Lubricants – a business that sounds like it’s come straight out of Saints Row, the mural will in place for a month.
Simon Turner, PLAION’s UK Marketing Director: “The research was inspired by the themes of the game where you and your three friends take on lawless factions in a fight for power and embark on a journey to make your own way in the world as your own boss. We think Captain Kris has done a fantastic job of capturing the spirit, attitude and tone of Saints Row with his design.”
The top ten most ambitious cities for under 30s, then are:
- Leeds
- Bristol
- Edinburgh
- Leicester
- Oxford
- Brighton
- Chelmsford
- Newcastle
- Manchester
- York
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Iraq Shiite cleric’s supporters demand assembly be dissolved
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of supporters of Iraq’s influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are rallying in Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone amid a monthslong political crisis. The protesters on Tuesday demonstrated outside the Supreme Judicial Council and parliament buildings, demanding the dissolution of parliament and early elections. Al-Sadr and his political rivals, the Iran-backed Shiite groups, have been at odds since after last year’s parliamentary elections. Al-Sadr won the largest share of seats in the October vote but failed to form a majority government, leading to what has become one of the worst political crises in Iraq in decades. His supporters in late July stormed the parliament and have held frequent protests there. | https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/08/23/iraq-shiite-clerics-supporters-demand-assembly-be-dissolved/ | 2022-08-23T09:58:52Z | https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/08/23/iraq-shiite-clerics-supporters-demand-assembly-be-dissolved/ | true | null |
LONDON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A competitive assessment on device management for the massive IoT by global technology intelligence firm ABI Research provides an unbiased examination and ranking of nine IoT device management platform vendors. The in-depth study assesses, compares, and ranks the platform vendors across thirty different action items for their device management services in ten categories: communication protocol breadth, group policies, diagnostics and business rules, remote configurability, device agents, ease of device onboarding, secure onboarding/off-boarding capabilities, interoperability, partnership/collaboration, and ability to offer commercial flexibility. Ranking criteria are split between innovation and implementation, with the global spread and adoption of LwM2M (Lightweight Machine-to-Machine) expected to continue as the next-gen LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) connectivity technologies, like NB-IoT and LTE-M, rollout accelerates. The companies evaluated and ranked are:
Market leaders: Huawei and Nokia
Mainstream: AVSystem, Verizon, IoTerop, Deutsche Telekom, and Pelion
Followers: EdgeIQ and 1nce
Massive IoT device management leaders such as Huawei and Nokia seek to differentiate their offerings by providing advanced capabilities in key areas. "Beyond scalable deployments, these disruptive platform vendors are adding value by bundling their device management services with data storage, connectivity management, and application enablement. In addition, the leaders are also delivering device management services with greater granularity and superior visibility by offering a unified platform, providing metrics and alerts for the physical device and the network connectivity," says Abdullah Haider, IoT Network and Services Research Analyst at ABI Research. Device management vendors also seek to differentiate by introducing external partners to complement their offerings. "Beyond sophisticated device management toolsets, leaders provide a breadth of compatible hardware and boast in-depth strategic partnerships for sales and product support channels."
However, ongoing commoditization threatens the leaders' competitive advantage in device management as followers seek to catch up to leaders. "LwM2M is likely to continue creating a standardized suite of services with which vendors are increasingly compliant, especially at the application layer," Haider explains. Nevertheless, leaders may still retain advantages due to ongoing frictions in compatibility, "Module and gateway OEMs have not universally accepted the LwM2M standard into their devices. So, delivering effective device management services still requires suppliers of these services to provide a catalog of hardware which supports their solution for out-of-the-box operations, at least in the foreseeable future," Haider concludes.
Also, solely adopting LwM2M does not address every challenge facing a device management customer. "Other challenges include providing a unified dashboard for different hardware types or personnel in different departments. As a result, leading vendor services include developing custom objects beyond the baseline LwM2M application standard, which often offers additional value through remote configuration at a more granular level," Haider concluded.
These findings are from ABI Research's Device Management for Massive IoT competitive ranking report. This report is part of the company's IoT Network & Services research service, which includes research, data, and analyst insights. Based on extensive primary interviews, Competitive Ranking reports offer comprehensive analysis of implementation strategies and innovation, coupled with market share analysis, to offer unparalleled insight into a company's performance and standing in comparison to its competitors.
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ABI Research is a global technology intelligence firm delivering actionable research and strategic guidance to technology leaders, innovators, and decision makers around the world. Our research focuses on the transformative technologies that are dramatically reshaping industries, economies, and workforces today.
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Recruiter.Com Group RCRT reported its Q2 earnings results on Monday, August 15, 2022 at 04:00 PM.
Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.
Earnings
Recruiter.Com Group beat estimated earnings by 36.0%, reporting an EPS of $-0.16 versus an estimate of $-0.25.
Revenue was up $2.73 million from the same period last year.
Past Earnings Performance
Last quarter the company beat on EPS by $0.01 which was followed by a 2.8% increase in the share price the next day.
To track all earnings releases for Recruiter.Com Group visit their earnings calendar here.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.
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AIIMS: Paramedical students call off indefinite hunger strike- Read here
The Optometry students Association initiated a relay hunger strike on August 13 after a student Abhishek Malviya passed away due to COVID and Swine flu.
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New Delhi: AIIMS paramedical students have withdrawn their agitation and resumed normal work with immediate effect after their demands related to hostel accommodation and other issues were accepted. A meeting was held on August 22 at 5:30 pm between students and office bearers of the Optometry Student Association under the Chairmanship of the Dean (Academics).
The Optometry students of AIIMS were on strike over several demands that have been approved like Hostel Accommodation, monetary compensation to the family of Abhishek, who had lost his life and that show causes notice issued to the students be withdrawn. Attendance for the period of absence shall be compensated with extra working hours was another demand of the students.
The Optometry students Association initiated a relay hunger strike on August 13 after a student Abhishek Malviya passed away due to COVID and Swine flu. The students allegation was that an ambulance was denied to the student which led to his death. There were allegations that the student wasn't provided an ambulance because he wasn't the hostel resident.
Earlier, AIIMS Delhi also gave a statement saying," There has been a progressive increase in the number of students at AIIMS New Delhi and there is a severe shortage of hostels for all students. Students of BSc paramedical courses are not provided hostels at AIIMS since 2020. This is written in the prospectus for these courses and all students are fully aware of this provision at the time of applying for admission. This is also the case for many other institutions and other AIIMS.
This has been communicated to the students on many occasions through past meetings and their representations have also been forwarded to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. There is provision for expansion of hostels for all students in the AIIMS masterplan."
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Nagpur: Indian Association of Physiotherapist women’s cell “IAPWC “Nagpur district a succeeded in conducting Physiotherapy camp for creating awareness and training exercises to the rural dwellers in order to promote , maintain health and prevent disabilities thereby improve the quality of life and decrease health care cost on the government.
IAPWC Nagpur district Physiotherapy team, Dr Megha laddha coordinator and Sub coordinators Dr Sonal Bhagat , Dr Pallavi Zade ,Dr Angelina Dias and Dr.Sangeeta Sharma PT organised the Spine care program at Spiritual center BCA Campus, Melghat district in association with “Take a step foundation “Mr.Amol Ahire – Managing Trustee,Ms.Mahima Meshramkar- Trustee,Dr. Shini Wankhede – Volunteer,
Mrs. Roshni Chauhan- Field officer
and Volunteers Dr Nishi Tiwari,Dr Priyanka Yadav and Dr Astha Patel were from Live Well Physiotherapy clinic.
DFO gels were sponsored by ozone pharmaceuticals and protein supplements donated by Dr.Sonal Bhagat.
Dr Megha started with introduction of IAPWC and its activities all over India.Followed by a lecture on Spine care by Dr Angelina and a talk on Menstrual cramps by Dr Sangeeta Sharma. A play depicting how day to day activities can cause musculoskeletal problems and just 15 minutes of exercise can maintain their health was narrated by Dr Nishi and enacted by Dr Angelina ,Dr Sonal, Dr Priyanka and Dr.Astha.
Exercise circuits for demonstration of exercises in groups was led by all the IAPWC team .
Quiz and handouts were distributed to ensure the attendees learnt exercises well .The program had good response of 30 Anganwadi workers,10 ASHA workers 40 villagers .
Dr Pallavi Zade summarised the program and proposed vote of thanks and conducted valedictory function, certificate distribution to volunteers. | https://www.nagpurtoday.in/iapwc-conducts-physiotherpy-camp-for-rural-dwellers-in-nagpur/08231454 | 2022-08-23T10:01:08Z | https://www.nagpurtoday.in/iapwc-conducts-physiotherpy-camp-for-rural-dwellers-in-nagpur/08231454 | false | 1 |
CA Marine Warnings and Forecast for Thursday, August 25, 2022
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SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
246 AM PDT Tue Aug 23 2022
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to north winds 20 to
30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt this afternoon and evening. Steep
seas of 6 to 7 feet, increasing to steep to very steep wind-
driven seas of 6 to 11 ft this afternoon and evening,
continuing through early Wednesday. Then, becoming north winds
15 to 25 kt and steep seas 6 to 8 feet on Wednesday.
* WHERE...The Small Craft Advisory is for areas south of Port
Orford this morning. Hazardous Seas Warning conditions will
affect areas from Cape Sebastian south between 5 and 40 nm from
shore this afternoon into early Wednesday morning, with a Small
Craft Advisory for all other areas. Then, small craft advisory
conditions will affect all the area Wednesday and Wednesday
night.
* WHEN...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, from 2 PM this
afternoon to 8 AM PDT Wednesday. For the Small Craft Advisory,
from 8 AM this morning to 5 AM PDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or
damage vessels. Bar crossings will become especially
treacherous.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Although the hazardous seas will end
Wednesday, gusty winds and steep seas are expected to continue
through the end of the week.
* View the hazard area in detail at https://go.usa.gov/x6hks
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Recreational boaters should remain in port. Commercial vessels
should prepare for very steep seas and consider remaining in port
until conditions improve.
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
driven seas of 6 to 11 ft this afternoon and evening, continuing
tonight. Then, becoming north winds 15 to 25 kt and steep seas
6 to 8 feet on Wednesday.
shore this afternoon through early Wednesday morning, with a
Small Craft Advisory for all other areas. Then, small craft
advisory conditions will affect all the area Wednesday and
Wednesday night.
afternoon to 2 AM PDT Wednesday. For the Small Craft Advisory,
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AN IMAGE of UFOs surrounding a Floridian house found inside Grand Theft Auto 3: The Trilogy, is believed to mean there will be a GTA 6 reveal this Halloween.
The picture was found during a mystery treasure hunt after the GTA 3 release last November.
But fans couldn’t figure out what the alien themed bar – Lil’ Probe’Inn – could be.
As discovered by Dexerto, an infamous GTA leaker known as Tez2 recently took to the GTA Forums to clear up the mystery.
They suggest that the UFOs are a hint towards a Halloween event which will take place in Rockstar’s popular multiplayer mode, GTA Online.
The event hasn’t been officially revealed, but Tez2 explained that stealth UFOs would be found all over San Andreas.
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He believes that Rockstar will reveal the announcement a week ahead of the event on October 23.
However, people are piecing together clues and believe that more could be revealed about the upcoming GTA game – believed to be GTA 6 – at the same time.
Rockstar is known for teasing games through images, such as the teaser for Red Dead Redemption 2.
Fans discovered that the Lil’ Probe’Inn is based on a house in Florida – the real world location that Vice City is based on.
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Numerous rumours have been revealed surrounding the upcoming GTA game, including that there will be a female protagonist, and that it will be set in this fan favourite location.
While the link is weak, Tez2 believes that simultaneously with the announcement of these UFOs entering GTA online, we could hear something about GTA 6.
They believe it might only be a small tease, perhaps something in one of the newspapers.
However, this would be the first official reveal since the announcement in February.
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The unreleased game was first announced alongside GTA Online updates.
So it doesn’t seem too out of this world that we could see more in October.
Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired shares of Amazon common stock between July 30, 2021, and April 28, 2022, inclusive.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 6, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Amazon.com, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: 1) defendants knew or recklessly disregarded that the Company's infrastructure and fulfillment network investments substantially outpaced demand; 2) those investments were a massive, self-imposed, undue drain on Amazon's financial condition; 3) contrary to defendants' public statements and undisclosed to investors, defendants had already implemented cutbacks to Amazon's fulfillment capacity by July 2021; and 4) as a result of defendants' misrepresentations and omissions, Amazon's common stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the class period.
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LONDON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A competitive assessment on device management for the massive IoT by global technology intelligence firm ABI Research provides an unbiased examination and ranking of nine IoT device management platform vendors. The in-depth study assesses, compares, and ranks the platform vendors across thirty different action items for their device management services in ten categories: communication protocol breadth, group policies, diagnostics and business rules, remote configurability, device agents, ease of device onboarding, secure onboarding/off-boarding capabilities, interoperability, partnership/collaboration, and ability to offer commercial flexibility. Ranking criteria are split between innovation and implementation, with the global spread and adoption of LwM2M (Lightweight Machine-to-Machine) expected to continue as the next-gen LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) connectivity technologies, like NB-IoT and LTE-M, rollout accelerates. The companies evaluated and ranked are:
Market leaders: Huawei and Nokia
Mainstream: AVSystem, Verizon, IoTerop, Deutsche Telekom, and Pelion
Followers: EdgeIQ and 1nce
Massive IoT device management leaders such as Huawei and Nokia seek to differentiate their offerings by providing advanced capabilities in key areas. "Beyond scalable deployments, these disruptive platform vendors are adding value by bundling their device management services with data storage, connectivity management, and application enablement. In addition, the leaders are also delivering device management services with greater granularity and superior visibility by offering a unified platform, providing metrics and alerts for the physical device and the network connectivity," says Abdullah Haider, IoT Network and Services Research Analyst at ABI Research. Device management vendors also seek to differentiate by introducing external partners to complement their offerings. "Beyond sophisticated device management toolsets, leaders provide a breadth of compatible hardware and boast in-depth strategic partnerships for sales and product support channels."
However, ongoing commoditization threatens the leaders' competitive advantage in device management as followers seek to catch up to leaders. "LwM2M is likely to continue creating a standardized suite of services with which vendors are increasingly compliant, especially at the application layer," Haider explains. Nevertheless, leaders may still retain advantages due to ongoing frictions in compatibility, "Module and gateway OEMs have not universally accepted the LwM2M standard into their devices. So, delivering effective device management services still requires suppliers of these services to provide a catalog of hardware which supports their solution for out-of-the-box operations, at least in the foreseeable future," Haider concludes.
Also, solely adopting LwM2M does not address every challenge facing a device management customer. "Other challenges include providing a unified dashboard for different hardware types or personnel in different departments. As a result, leading vendor services include developing custom objects beyond the baseline LwM2M application standard, which often offers additional value through remote configuration at a more granular level," Haider concluded.
These findings are from ABI Research's Device Management for Massive IoT competitive ranking report. This report is part of the company's IoT Network & Services research service, which includes research, data, and analyst insights. Based on extensive primary interviews, Competitive Ranking reports offer comprehensive analysis of implementation strategies and innovation, coupled with market share analysis, to offer unparalleled insight into a company's performance and standing in comparison to its competitors.
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A Dalit girl allegedly faced casteist slurs, was beaten up and thrown out of her school by a former village head here for not wearing uniform, police said on Tuesday. Hearing this, Dubey beat-up the girl in her class, used casteist slurs against her and threw her out of the school, he said.
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A Dalit girl allegedly faced casteist slurs, was beaten up and thrown out of her school by a former village head here for not wearing uniform, police said on Tuesday. The accused ex-pradhan was identified as Manoj Kumar Dubey, they said. The accused is neither an officer nor a teacher, yet he goes to school every day and misbehaves with teachers and children, police said.
Dubey on Monday questioned the girl, a class 8 student of a government school, about not wearing the uniform, Chauri police station in-charge Girija Shankar Yadav said. To this, the girl replied that she will wear it when her father buys it for her, Yadav said. Hearing this, Dubey beat-up the girl in her class, used casteist slurs against her and threw her out of the school, he said. Based on the complaint of the girl's mother, a case was registered against the accused for assault, intimidation and under the Scheduled Castes, Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Yadav said. Search is on to nab the accused, he said.
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Bolivian Man who Passed Out After Drinking, Woke Up in Coffin Says He was Offered as Sacrifice to Earth
- A 30-year-old man from Bolivia is trending online after claiming that he was nearly used as a human sacrifice
- Víctor Hugo Mica Álvarez had gone to a native party when he passed out after drinking too much, only to wake up in a coffin 80 kilometers away
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On August 1, Bolivian Víctor Hugo Mica Álvarez was invited as a guest at the Mother Earth festival in El Alto, a ceremony where indigenous groups gather to offer sacrifices to goddess Pachamama.
Given that there was alcohol at the event, the 30-year-old got down to drinking heavily after which he passed out, New York Post reports.
Álvarez woke up inside glass coffin
Hours later, he was woken up by a strong urge to urinate, only to discover he was lying inside a glass coffin covered with dirt.
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“The only thing I remember is that I thought I was in my bed and I got up to go pee, and I couldn’t move. When I pushed the coffin I barely broke the glass and, through the glass, dirt began to enter,” he recounted.
The traumatized added that he managed to get out, after which it dawn on him that he had been buried.
Álvarez believes that he had been offered as a human sacrifice against his will because he found himself in Achacachi, which is about 50 miles from where he the festival had happened.
They wanted to use me as a sullu, Álvarez
Police officers, however, doubted the man's story and insisted that he was still drunk thereby ordering him to go home and sober up.
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Photos of Álvarez talking to the media show him looking bruised and with blood spatters all over his face.
He maintains that his story is not a hoax and that he actually missed death by a whisker as the natives wanted to use him as a "sullu."
According to the Latin Times, a “sullu” is an item offered as a sacrifice to the goddess by the people of Bolivia, which is often accompanied with sweets, medicinal plants, eggs and minerals.
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Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, Karisma Kapoor's romantic action thriller 'Jeet' turns 26
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Bollywood actors Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, Karisma Kapoor and Tabu starrer romantic action thriller film, on Tuesday turned 26.
Bollywood actors Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, Karisma Kapoor and Tabu starrer romantic action thriller film, on Tuesday turned 26.
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Meanwhile, Sunny will be next seen in director Anil Sharma's next 'Gadar 2' alongside Ameesha Patel and Utkrash Sharma.
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Najib appeared in shock. He was immediately surrounded by his family and supporters.
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A 10-month-old boy will be spending his first birthday in hospital after a torrid first couple of months. Ace Baldwin has been hospitalised several times which included a bout of Covid and a terrifying cancer diagnosis that has left him facing chemotherapy.
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Kirsty noticed around three weeks ago that Ace had a hard tummy which was initially thought to be constipation or lactose intolerance. He was taken to Calderdale Royal Hospital to get checked out and after a series of blood tests and scans he was moved to Leeds General Infirmary where doctors told Kirsty and her husband that he had a cancerous tumour, reports YorkshireLive.
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By this point, it was confirmed that he had a Wilms' tumour, a form of nephroblastoma, a kidney cancer that commonly affects young children. Around 80 children are diagnosed with a Wilms' tumour every year.
Because the tumour is quite large, Ace is currently undergoing four weeks of chemotherapy and he will require surgery to remove it. It is likely that the surgery will take place just before his first birthday so he will be spending the special day in hospital.
With the family based in Halifax and having to travel in and out of Leeds often, they are raising money for transport and to give Ace a special birthday, and so mum and dad want to take Ace and his two older siblings to a caravan park to form some lasting memories.
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Kirsty said: “It’s been really tough, the back and forth is crazy but we have had a lot of support from the charity Candlelighters, everything they do is aimed at a lifetime of support, they offer everything from a cup of tea to sending families on holiday it's so important what they do.
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Offering a sweeping view of the Turkish megalopolis Istanbul, Çamlıca Tower has attracted 788,241 visitors in just one year since it opened, the country's minister of transportation and infrastructure said.
Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu said another 455,945 people visited the tower on the city’s Asian side between Jan. 1 and Aug. 20.
The tower was opened on May 29, 2021, the anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul by the Ottomans in 1453, with a ceremony attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who also has an Istanbul residence near the landmark. The 369-meter-tall (1,210-foot-tall) tower, situated on the eponymous hill, is located at an altitude of 587 meters and has been dubbed the highest tower in Europe by Turkish authorities. Its main purpose was to replace 33 giant antennae cluttering the hill. Now, it serves as the only site in the world that allows 100 different radio broadcasts to be broadcast at the same time at the same point, without mixing frequencies.
Aside from its practical use for TV and radio broadcasts, Çamlıca Tower also has a cafe, a two-story restaurant, souvenir shops, exhibition areas, a library and a couple of observation decks that allow visitors to admire the view of the city’s Asian and European sides at the heights of 148 and 153 meters, across 13 floors. Designed in a way to provide a unique appearance when viewed from different locations in the city, the tower has 53 floors, including four floors below ground.
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Cameron Munster’s agent Braith Anasta has revealed the duo had a meeting with Melbourne Storm powerbrokers, where a new and improved offer was put to the five-eighth.
“We had a really positive and productive meeting…and it’s good signs,” Anasta told the panel on NRL 360.
Munster’s future has become a major talking point during the season, with the 27-year-old becoming involved in a tug-of-war between the Storm and Wayne Bennett’s Dolphins.
Munster took the unusual step of announcing a month ago that he would fulfill his current contract which kept him in Melbourne until the end of the 2023 season.
However, he refused to get into whether or not his long-term future ultimately lay up in Queensland with the NRL’s newest franchise.
The Storm tabled a contract offer to Munster at the beginning of the season, which Anasta has now revealed his client was close to agreeing to at the time.
“He was close to signing the deal earlier in the year, I believe, before he came on board with me,” Anasta said.
“But he backed himself and it’s ended up paying dividends.
“Cameron had a tough off-season and Melbourne did the right thing by him. But he also backed himself.
"He made a lot of sacrifices, which he is still doing. He’s never been fitter in both the body and the mind and that’s translated onto the field,” he said.
Munster has been in incredible form of late, with his switch to fullback sparking Melbourne during a resurgent spell of form.
He is off-contract at the end of next year and will become a free agent on November 1, where he will be able to sign with another team.
This has led to Melbourne desperately attempting to broker a deal with the star before he hits the open market.
Yet just last week Anasta said his client was looking like he would test his value and that a number of clubs were interested in acquiring his services.
“Matt Tripp (Melbourne owner) is doing everything in his power to keep Cameron at the club,” Anasta said last week.
“But as it stands right now it looks most likely at this point that we will go to the market in November. But things could change between now and then.”
After today’s developments, it appears like that has been the case with Melbourne tabling an improved offer that is in the ‘ballpark’.
“Melbourne have definitely put in an impressive offer forward and it’s going to come down to Cameron,” Anasta said.
“He’s got a really tough decision to make and there’s still a lot to play out in all of this. But today was very productive.
“They’re doing everything they can to keep him there and Cameron loves the place.
“It’s going to be the hardest decision of his life.”
The fresh development comes off the back of Anasta revealing how Melbourne were in a tricky position with their salary cap.
The recent re-signings of Harry Grant, Ryan Papenhuyzen and Jahrome Hughes has left them with little room to move.
"I think ideally Cameron and myself would like them to move more on the salary cap than where they are at right now,” Anasta said last week.
“When they signed Papenhuyzen, Hughes, Grant and [Xavier] Coates that unfortunately limited their ability to move on the cap because they prioritised those players.
"That is where we are at the moment.”
Although it appears that Melbourne haven’t given up on getting their man just yet.
So much so that co-host Paul Kent claimed they’d adjusted their plans for contract offers they were going to put to current players at the club, in order to try and retain Munster’s services.
“I flew into Melbourne, had an hour meeting and literally got back into the car and came here,” Anasta said on Tuesday night in the wake of receiving the improved offer.
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Guide to voting for Tennessee 2022 proposed constitutional amendments
TENNESSEE ( WATE ) — Four proposed constitutional amendments will appear on the Nov. 8, 2022 ballot after the candidates for governor and will be presented as yes or no questions.
The amendments are meant to determine if the Constitutions should be amended or changed.
According to the Secretary of State, a “yes” vote is a vote to amend the Constitution and adopt the proposed language in the amendment and a “no” vote is a vote not to amend the Constitution and keep the current language in the Consitution.
In order for an amendment to pass and become part of the Constitution, the amendment must get more “yes” votes than “no” votes. The “yes” votes must also be the majority of the total votes in the gubernatorial election.
The Secretary of State has provided the information about this year’s amendments.
Three pounds of fish thrown out at failing Morristown restaurantConstitutional Amendment #1
The first amendment would make it illegal for any person, corporation, association or the State of Tennessee or its political subdivisions to deny or attempt to deny employment to any person because of the person’s membership in, affiliation with, resignation from, or refusal to join or affiliate with any labor union or employee organization.
The question on the ballot will say, “Shall Article XI of the Constitution of Tennessee be amended by adding the following language as a new section?”
Constitutional Amendment #2
This amendment would add a process for the temporary exercise of the powers and duties of the governor by the Speaker of the Senate—or the Speaker of the House if there is no Speaker of the Senate in office—when the governor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor.
The question on the ballot will say, “Shall Article III, Section 12 of the Constitution of Tennessee be amended by adding the following language immediately following the current language in the Section?”
Tennessee 225: Evolution of the Volunteer State’s constitutionsConstitutional Amendment #3
This amendment would change the current language which says slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a person who has been duly convicted of crime, are forever prohibited in this State. The amendment would replace it with the following language: “Slavery and involuntary servitude are forever prohibited. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an inmate from working when the inmate has been duly convicted of a crime.”
The question on the ballot will say, “Shall Article I, Section 33 of the Constitution of Tennessee be amended by deleting the section and substituting instead the following?”
Constitutional Amendment #4
This amendment would delete article IX, section 1 of the Tennessee Constitution , which prohibits ministers of the gospel and priests of any denomination from holding a seat in either House of the legislature.
The question on the ballot will say, “Shall Article IX, Section 1 of the Constitution of Tennessee be amended by deleting the section?”
For more information about the 2022 Proposed Constitutional Amendments, visit sos.tn.gov/amendments .
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EMA and nib survey says employees report poor health as a result of work pressures
â Flexible work, career development, feedback and wellness measures key to retaining staff
â Workers’ future concerns include state of the economy and health
More Kiwis are experiencing increased workplace pressures, which has had an impact on their physical (91%), psychological (87%) and emotional (87%) wellbeing at least once over the past three months.
85% employees surveyed in the EMA and nib New Zealand (nib) Annual Workplace Wellbeing Survey suffered tiredness. A further 63% felt anxious and 69% had difficulty concentrating.
The survey, in its second year, was conducted nationally, across 1,200 New Zealand workers.
"We found the number one cause of workplace stress is understaffing, which often leads to poor work-life balance and places pressure on employees to work longer hours," said EMA Chief Executive, Brett O’Riley.
"Flow-on affects can impact an individual’s wellbeing, but also productivity at the business and its sustainability into the future."
Mr O’Riley also said one in four employees surveyed reported they intend to change jobs in the next 12 months, which should sound a clear warning bell that businesses that are not, now need to pay more attention to their employees’ wellbeing.
Respondents thinking about a career change said they want employers that offer flexible working (78%), career development (74%), regular performance feedback (74%) and wellbeing initiatives (69%).
nib Chief Executive Officer, Rob Hennin, said a proactive approach to workplace health and wellbeing is the right thing to do by employees and it can help increase productivity, retain staff and help attract new talent.
"nib has embraced flexible working, which enables our people to have a better work-life balance," Mr Hennin said. "Wellbeing is about physical, mental, and social health. It’s important that workplaces put policies and initiatives in place that support employees.
"We provide our employees with the autonomy to choose when, where and how they work - whether that means starting work early so they can do the school pick-up or kicking off the work-day later so they can be active in the morning," he said. "We’re providing the flexibility they need to support their health and career."
More than half of New Zealanders surveyed said health insurance is an important consideration when looking for work.
"It’s encouraging to see the survey results reinforce what we see in our business and what we hear from our rapidly growing portfolio of business clients, that providing fully funded health insurance for employees is a sought-after benefit," Mr Hennin said.
"57% of people said this is a key benefit for consideration when changing jobs and close to half the HR managers surveyed thought private health insurance would help those on extended leave get back to work faster."
Looking to the future, the biggest concerns for employees are the state of the economy (79%), uncertainty about the future (64%) and their health (58%).
Mr O’Riley says that for the EMA’s 7,500 members, and the wider business community, it is focused on solutions to enable businesses to invest in new ways of operating to ensure their people come to work happy and can be successful and productive.
"We’ve got a range of resources, e-Learning and even a diagnostic tool through FirstSteps that helps small to medium businesses drill down into the challenges and relevant solutions," he said.
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NEW YORK — When Eric Sosa and Michael Zuco, the owners of Brooklyn queer bars Good Judy and C'Mon Everybody, first heard about monkeypox, they had a familiar feeling.
"Here we go again," said Sosa.
They were frustrated to hear about another virus to deal with. But as people they knew and friends of friends got monkeypox, they realized their community was especially at risk.
"How do we help our community members?" Sosa asked.
Monkeypox is spreading primarily through close physical contact, mostly during sex. So far, the CDC says, the vast majority of cases in the United States are among gay and bisexual men.
Owners of queer bars, who serve this community, feel uniquely positioned to share information about the virus — without adding to rising stigma against LGBTQ people.
For Sosa and Zuco, the first step was sifting through social media to get accurate information about monkeypox. They also started going to town halls and posting what they learned on their bars' social media — vaccine updates and key city contacts to share concerns with — among memes, promos for drag shows, and drink specials.
Zuco said he was a little nervous at first about the bar doing so much public health messaging.
"Are people gonna just full stop, stop going out? Because they're worried about their health? But I think talking about it and providing information is a really great way to quell fear," Zuco said.
Sosa and Zuco wanted to get even more involved in fighting monkeypox. They asked if any of their social media followers had connections to the city's Department of Health (DOH). Eventually, someone from the DOH reached out about a pilot program.
The program sends health workers to community spaces, like bars, and schedules customers for otherwise hard-to-find vaccine appointments. C'Mon Everybody was the one location in Brooklyn chosen for the first round of the program.
"I'm actually also a registered nurse," Zuco said. "So for me it was really gratifying to see one of our bars being used in like a public health capacity."
Good Judy bartender Julian Diaz said his employer's proactive approach to monkeypox means he knew how to get a vaccine appointment and protect himself. He feels proud to work at a place taking action against monkeypox.
"I definitely feel like we've done really well. And played our part in the community," Diaz said.
In Chicago, bar owner Mark Liberson said he has been monitoring monkeypox so closely his employees also see him as a go-to resource on the virus.
"I'm inherently a Jewish mother. And so I will jump in, make calls, try to figure out how to get people scheduled in for appointments," he said.
Liberson worked with the city's health department to create posters and a video about monkeypox. The weekend of an LGBTQ festival, Market Days, he showed the video at one of his nightclubs, Hydrate.
He asked other bars to share the resources too. Liberson remembers how the AIDS crisis was handled and says he has a responsibility to protect his community.
"In our community, we have to recognize that there are people who don't care about us. There are people who actually are antagonistic toward us. It's really important that we are taking care of our own, just as we did back then," Liberson said.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Liberson asked an auto shop near one of his bars to help him host a large-scale vaccination clinic. He said he hopes something like that — getting hundreds vaccinated at a single location every day — will be possible soon for monkeypox.
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Florida school shooter’s birth mom abused cocaine, alcohol
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The birth mother of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz abused crack cocaine and alcohol during her pregnancy, his half-sister and another witness testified Monday — a circumstance that his lead attorney said left him with “an irretrievably broken” brain and set him on the road to mass murder.
Cruz’s attorneys began their defense Monday, hoping to convince his jury to sentence him to life without parole instead of death for slaying 14 students and three staff members during the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
His lead attorney, Melisa McNeill, told the jury during her deferred opening statement that Cruz has fetal alcohol and drug issues that weren’t dealt with adequately by his adoptive mother, Lynda Cruz, who suffered from severe depression and financial woes after her husband died suddenly when their son was 5. McNeill told the jury that doesn’t excuse what her 23-year-old client did, but are factors they should consider as her team presents its case over several weeks.
“He is a brain-damaged human,” she said.
She said nothing in Cruz’s life story will erase that the seven men, five women and 10 alternates have “seen things that will haunt us forever.” Cruz pleaded guilty in October to 17 counts of first-degree murder and the trial will only decide his sentence.
“Everyone knows there is one person responsible for all that pain and all of that suffering, and that person is Nikolas Cruz,” she said. But she hopes jurors will remember that the law “never requires you to vote for death,” not even “in the worst case imaginable, and it’s arguable that this is the worst case imaginable.”
McNeill deferred her opening statement from the trial’s first day of July 18 to the beginning of her team’s case. For Cruz to be sentenced to death, the jury must be unanimous — if even one juror votes for life, that will be his sentence.
The defense is seeking to overcome horrendous evidence laid out by lead prosecutor Mike Satz and his team, capped by the jurors’ visit to the fenced-off building that Cruz stalked, firing about 150 shots down halls and into classrooms. Jurors saw dried blood on floors and walls, bullet holes in doors and windows and remnants of Valentine’s Day cards and balloons.
Prosecutors also presented graphic surveillance videos; gruesome crime scene and autopsy photos; his AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle; emotional testimony from teachers and students who saw others die; and four days of tearful, angry statements from parents, spouses and other family members about how their loved one’s death affected them. Jurors also watched video of Cruz calmly ordering a cherry and blue raspberry Icee minutes after the shooting and, nine months later, attacking a jail guard.
The defense began its case by showing that Cruz’s late birth mother, Brenda Woodard, was a Fort Lauderdale prostitute who smoked crack cocaine and drank Colt 45 malt liquor and Cisco fortified wine during her pregnancy with him. It is unknown whether Cruz’s birth father was a customer or a rapist — there was conflicting testimony on that — but his identity is unknown and he was not part of Woodard’s life.
Cruz spent much of the day looking up at the proceedings — during the prosecution’s case, he usually stared at the defense table and scribbled on a pad.
Carolyn Deakins, a former prostitute, testified Monday that she and Woodard were drinking beer one day in 1998 when Woodard got sick. She thought it was because of drugs, but Woodard told her she was pregnant. Deakins said she angrily told Woodard she was harming her baby with drugs and drinking, but Woodard replied she was putting the child up for adoption and didn’t care.
“Nickolas, I am sorry, but that’s how it was,” she said, peering over at the defense table. Cruz looked down.
Cruz’s half-sister, Danielle Woodard, nearly 12 years older, was brought to the courtroom from a Miami-Dade County jail where she is awaiting trial on a carjacking charge. Monday was the first time she had seen Cruz in person since she held him minutes after his birth — “he was really squirmy.” Their mother kicked her out of the maternity ward for asking if they could keep him.
She confirmed that throughout her childhood her mother abused alcohol and drugs. She said her mother would beat drug screens while on probation by having her urinate into a container and hide it in her person. The behavior continued through another pregnancy that birthed hers and Cruz’s half-brother, Zachary.
“She had an addiction. She always put that first,” Woodard said. Cruz nodded after she said she still loved her brothers.
Susan Lubar, a former Broward County teacher of preschool special needs, testified that Cruz had severe language and behavioral problems when she taught him at age 4. She said he would act like a tiger, curling his hands like paws and hissing at other children if they got too close.
“Nikolas would push children, scratch at them, topple over furniture, he would stay away from other children and if they got too close, he would pounce,” she testified.
To calm him, she put a sheet over a table where he would go to be alone with toys and picture books, something she never did with any child since in her long career.
Other children “knew that was his space and wouldn’t try to go in there,” she said.
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Japan, Japan, Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:09:23 / Comserve Inc. / -- Terra (LUNA) with a growth of over 16000% in the past year, mid-weight on its way to the heavyweights, Algorand (ALGO) and fresh, new, and possible millionaire-maker Aquasis Protocol (AQS) in presale
This week we suggest investing in three cryptos that have the potential to generate big returns – we're talking about millions here.
We have big-in-the-game Terra (LUNA) with a growth of over 16000% in the past year, mid-weight on its way to the heavyweights, Algorand (ALGO) and fresh, new, and possible millionaire-maker Aquasis Protocol (AQS) in presale.
Aquasis Protocol (AQS)
Aquasis Protocol (AQS) has launched the presale crypto-gurus were waiting for.
In Cryptocurrency, presale is the stage preceding the live market launch. A presale allows investors to stake their capital in brand new cryptocurrency projects and provide higher possibility of big, hefty return. Why? Because the new tokens launch at a lower price than almost guarantees rewards. Moreover, the price cannot drop, it can only rise – meaning that the staked capital can only increase. We saw that clearly with now-big names such as Filecoin (FIL) and Ethereum (ETH) who gained big in presale.
Aquasis Protocol (AQS) came about out of the urgency to have a riskless, and zero-fee hub that could act as a savings and fast-transaction DeFi solution in the metaverse.
AQS, Aquasis' native utility token, holders will be able to fully immerse themselves and will be rewarded for their propositions, comments, and use on governance of the Aquasis ecosystem, meaning that staking capital in AQS – purchasing the token for only $0.20, could lead to great financial returns.
Crypto-Analysts are buzzing, are you?
Terra (LUNA) To The Moon
Yes, Terra (LUNA) has been one of the many blockchain protocols that has increased in value last year, 16000% to be exact - creating huge crypto-richness amongst its venture capitalists.
Terra blockchain protocol operates on the Ethereum blockchain and powers price-stabilized global payment systems by utilising stablecoins tied to fiat currencies. According to its white paper, the protocol combines the price stability and broad use of fiat currencies with Bitcoin (BTC) censorship-resistant network to provide rapid economical payments while maintaining price stability.
Investors can start gaining from investing in LUNA for $93 per token as the protocol tries to reach and surpass its all-time high of 104 USD.
LUNA's and its magnificent moon-like logo deserve attention, and investing in it might just might make you the next crypto-millionaire.
Algorand (ALGO)
It is Algorand's mission to provide the most decentralised blockchain infrastructure in the metaverse. With that, Algorand is a self-sufficient, secure, and scalable blockchain, powering economic models of the future.
Founded by MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Professor and crypto-sensation Silvio Micali, awarded in 2012 with the Turing Award for his great contribution to cryptocurrency and the DeFi culture. From decentralised finance (DeFi) all the way to NFT (Non-Fungible Tokens), Algorand does it all.
According to CoinGecko.com (one of the most powerful websites when it comes to cryptocurrency), Algorand is growing by a lot – 15% in the past week, thanks as well to the network's planned updates which will increase security and speed in the blockchain. ALGO has a huge market cap of $5.4 bill, with a single token worth $0.84.
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- Black-owned businesses spend in South Africa up 40% to R33,6 billion of R55,8 billion B-BBEE spend
- Invested R1,2 billion in skills development
- Key terms agreed with IPPs for more than 600MW of renewable energy for SA Operations
- Balance sheet strengthened with net debt down to US$3,8 billion
- Reinstatement of dividend of R14,70 per share
- Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) up by more than 100% to R61,4 billion
- Earnings per share up more than 100% to R62,34, core headline earnings per share up more than 100% to R68,54
JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sasol delivered a strong set of financial results against the backdrop of increased volatility resulting from ongoing geopolitical tensions, extended COVID-19 lockdowns and global supply chain disruptions. We benefitted from higher energy and chemicals prices, as well as strong cost and capital discipline through the delivery of our Sasol 2.0 transformation programme. This was offset by lower volume performance mainly due to the operational challenges experienced in the first half of the financial year. We have seen improved performance on the back of more stable operations in the second half of the financial year.
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of R61,4 billion increased by more than 100% compared to the prior year, driven by higher crude oil prices, refining margins and chemical prices. This also resulted in a strong gross margin improvement compared to the prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by adjusting EBIT for depreciation, amortisation, share-based payments, remeasurement items, change in discount rates of environmental provisions, all unrealised translation gains and losses, and all unrealised gains and losses on our derivatives and hedging activities. We believe adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of the Group's underlying cash flow performance. However, this is not a defined term under IFRS and may not be comparable with similarly titled measures reported by other companies. (Adjusted EBITDA constitutes pro forma financial information in terms of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements and should be read in conjunction with the basis of preparation and pro forma financial information as set out in the full set of audited summarised financial statements).
- Core HEPS is calculated by adjusting headline earnings per share with non-recurring items, earnings losses of significant capital projects (exceeding R4 billion) which have reached beneficial operation and are still ramping up, all translation gains and losses (realised and unrealised), all gains and losses on our derivatives and hedging activities (realised and unrealised), and share-based payments on implementation of B-BBEE transactions. Adjustments in relation to the valuation of our derivatives at period end are to remove volatility from earnings as these instruments are valued using forward curves and other market factors at the reporting date and could vary from period to period. We believe core headline earnings are a useful measure of the Group´s sustainable operating performance. (Core HEPS constitutes pro forma financial information in terms of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements and should be read in conjunction with the basis of preparation and pro forma financial information as set out in the full set of audited summarised financial statements.
Dividend
A final gross cash dividend of South African 1 470 cents per share (30 June 2021 – nil cents per ordinary share) has been declared for the year ended 30 June 2022. The cash dividend is payable on the ordinary shares and the Sasol BEE ordinary shares. The Board is satisfied that the liquidity and solvency of the company, as well as capital adequacy remaining after payment of the dividend, are sufficient to support the current operations for the ensuing year. The dividend has been declared out of retained earnings (income reserves). The South African dividend withholding tax rate is 20%. At the declaration date, there are 629 367 128 ordinary and 6 331 347 Sasol BEE ordinary shares in issue. The net dividend amount payable to shareholders who are not exempt from dividend withholding tax, is 1 176 cents per share, while the dividend amount payable to shareholders who are exempt from dividend withholding tax is 1 470 cents per share.
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UK private sector growth has slowed to a new 18-month low after factories were hit by “waning customer demand”, according to new data.
The closely followed S&P Global/CIPS flash UK composite purchasing managers index (PMI) report showed a reading of 50.9 for August, declining from 52.1 last month.
Anything above 50 is considered growth.
It was slightly below the expectations of analysts, with a consensus of experts compiled by Pantheon Macroeconomics predicting a reading of 51 for this month.
Annabel Fiddes, economics associate director at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said: “The UK private sector moved closer to stagnation in August, as mild growth of activity across the service sector only just offset a deepening downturn at manufacturers.
“Waning customer demand amid the weaker economic outlook, and shortages of both staff and inputs, were reported to have hit goods producers hard, with firms registering the quickest drops in output and new work since May 2020.”
The slowdown in overall growth was largely driven by a sharper slump in manufacturing output from UK factories.
The manufacturing sector reported monthly output of 42.4, representing the sharpest slump for more than two years.
Firms reported “reduced customer demand, the delayed delivery of inputs and labour shortages” for the month.
Meanwhile, the service sector remained in growth, with a 52.5 measure for August, despite s light softening of activity.
John Glen, chief economist at the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), said: “Service companies had a better month, but only marginally as new order levels were sustained and optimism remained that customers would continue to buy throughout the year.
“However, this may reverse quite quickly.
“There are many concerns keeping private sector business owners awake at night, such as disruptions to supply chains from war, the highest inflation in the UK for almost 50 years, the impact of higher interest rates and now port disruptions in the UK, to name a few.”
Nevertheless, companies signalled a further easing in the rate of cost inflation.
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‘Drunken’ woman who Nick Kyrgios had thrown off Wimbledon’s Centre Court launches defamation case
The ‘drunk’ woman who threw Nick Kyrgios at the men’s Wimbledon final from Center Court in July is taking legal action against the tennis player.
Anna Palus, 32, was temporarily banned from the Wimbledon Grand Slam final after Kyrgios told the referee she had drunk ‘700 drinks’. She denies the claim, saying she only had two and tried to support the tennis player.
But in a statement, the Polish medical lawyer has decided to initiate defamation proceedings against Kyrgios to “clear her name.”
Issued through her attorney Brett Wilson, she wrote: ‘On Sunday 10th July 2022 I attended the Wimbledon tennis championship final with my mother. It was an event we had been looking forward to for a while.
“During the final, Nick Kyrgios made a reckless and totally baseless accusation against me.
Anna Palus, 32, was temporarily banned from Wimbledon Grand Slam final after Kyrgios told referee she had drunk ‘700 drinks’
Ania Palus (center), 32, who was temporarily removed from the Wimbledon Grand Slam final, said the temperature affected her while watching the match
Not only did this cause significant damage on the day, resulting in my temporary removal from the arena, but Mr Kyrgios’ false accusation was broadcast to and read by millions around the world, causing very significant harm to me and my family and caused suffering.
“I am not litigating but after much consideration I have come to the conclusion that I have no choice but to instruct my attorneys Brett Wilson LLP to initiate defamation proceedings against Mr Kyrgios to clear my name.
“The need to obtain justification and prevent a repeat of the accusation are the only reasons for taking legal action.
All damage recovered will be donated to charity. Given the existing claim, I cannot comment further on the events of the day in question.
I hope Mr Kyrgios will reflect on the damage he has caused me and my family and provide a swift resolution to this issue.
“But if he doesn’t want to do this, I’m committed to getting to the Supreme Court.”
Kyrgios’ outburst came in the third set, when he pointed Ms. Palus into the crowd and claimed she was delaying him.
“She’s distracting me when I serve in a Wimbledon final,” he hissed to the umpire over the spectator. ‘There is no other greater opportunity, you didn’t believe me and then she did it again. It almost cost me the game.
‘Why is she still there? She is drunk and talking to me in the middle of a game. What is acceptable?’
After the umpire replied “nothing is acceptable,” Kyrgios said, “Okay, kick her out. I know exactly which one it is. The one in the dress, who looks like she’s had about 700 drinks, brother.’
Kyrgios gained a reputation in the tennis world for his outbursts of rage, with his third round match against Stefanos Tsitsipas being particularly fiery this year.
After winning the first set against Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon showpiece, Kyrgios dropped the second set and let his anger take over in the third.
Nick Kyrgios demanded Anna be kicked out of Wimbledon final because she ‘looked like she had about 700 drinks’
Twenty minutes before his outburst over Mrs Palus, Kyrgios got into a furious argument with his team in his penalty area after dropping the second set.
The Australian was broken early in the set to put Djokovic in a position where he could serve for the set 5-3.
But Kyrgios raced to a 0-40 lead in his opponent’s service game, earning him three break points.
However, he failed to make any of them count, nor was he able to convert a break point into two as Djokovic fought back to win the match and the second set.
Kyrgios shook his head as he went to his seat for the break and in where and then started attacking his team.
After the game, he said, “I don’t need someone who is absolutely broken to talk to me, point it out.”
Ms Palus said the temperature affected her while watching the match as SW19 reached 29C (84.2F) on 10th July.
After the incident she said: The sun that she tried to support Kyrgios who “always says the crowd is against him.” “I wanted to show that we were for him, I wanted to encourage him,” she said.
The Australian raged at the umpire when he claimed he was being distracted by the spectator
She also told De Telegraaf that she supported the athlete because, like him, she suffered from depression and sympathized.
‘I wanted to support him. Maybe I went too far… but I only had good intentions,” she said.
Ms Palus said she drank a Pimms and a rosé after the tennis player called her “drunkenhead.”
“It’s the temperature for me, I didn’t have a hat,” she said. ‘I’m so sorry.’
She was given water and was allowed back into the match after about 15 minutes to watch the rest of the final.
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Dublin, April 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Western Europe Pay TV Market Forecasts to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Western Europe will lose 7 million pay TV subscribers between 2021 and 2027 to reach 100 million. Pay TV subscriber counts will fall for 14 of the 18 countries between 2021 and 2027. Germany will lose 2 million subs, with the UK down by 1.4 million and France nearly 1 million.
Simon Murray, Principal Analyst, said: "Pay TV revenues will decline by $5 billion - 18% - between 2021 and 2027 to $22 billion. The pay TV subscriber count will drop by 7%, so revenues will fall faster - revealing lower TV ARPUs and less emphasis on TV from the operators. IPTV will overtake satellite TV in 2026 to become the most lucrative platform."
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Published in March 2022, this 152-page PDF, PowerPoint and excel report comes in three parts:
- Insight: Detailed country-by-country analysis in an 72-page PDF document.
- Outlook: Forecasts for 18 countries in a 39-page PowerPoint document full of charts, graphs and bullet points;
- Excel workbook covering each year from 2010 to 2027 for 18 countries by household penetration, by pay TV subscribers, by pay TV revenues and by major operator. As well as summary tables by country and by platform;
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- Allente
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- Euskaltel
- Free
- Freenet
- Go
- HD Austria
- HD+
- KPN/Digitenne
- Liwest
- Magenta
- Melita
- Meo/PT
- NOS
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- Orange
- Proximus
- Riks TV
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- Siminn
- Sky
- Stofa
- Sunrise
- Swisscom
- TalkTalk
- TDC
- Tele 2
- Tele des P&T
- Telecolumbus
- Telecom Italia
- Telefonica/Movistar
- Telekom Austria
- Telenet
- Telenor
- Telesat/TV Vlaanderen
- Telia
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- UPC
- Virgin
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Emmy Griffiths
The Love Island contestant went under fire during his time in the villa for his 'controlling' behaviour
Love Island’s Luca Bish has spoken about his behaviour in the villa, admitting that he was wrong in how he handled some of the situations on the show.
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The former reality show contestant was met with a considerable backlash and spoke about his reaction to watching the footage back, including his so-called 'controlling' behaviour towards Gemma, and his treatment of Tasha.
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Speaking to Grazia, he said: "With my controlling behaviour it took me watching it back to realise what I had done but with the Tasha situation, I realised I took it too far whilst I was still in there. When you've got a girl crying, I realised I was wrong. For once in my life, I thought - you need to shut up now, your opinions aren't needed."
He continued: "Watching it back, I can hold my hands up and agree with [people's comments]. There are parts where I'm thinking this is not how I behave on the outside world. Why did I do that?"
Luca said his behaviour in the villa was different to the outside world
Luca continued to explain that he struggled with the continuous challenges in the villa after realising that he just wanted to be with Gemma and get to know her more.
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Meanwhile, his other half has received some very exciting news as she has signed a deal with Pretty Little Thing as a brand ambassador. Speaking to the MailOnline about the news, she said: "This really is a dream come true for me. I wore PrettyLittleThing throughout my time on the show and now being announced as one of their newest ambassadors alongside some incredible talent including Love Island alumni is really special."
She added: "The team has been amazing and I'm excited to get to work and start designing some collections for you all."
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- Mau Forest is East Africa’s largest native montane forest and Kenya’s largest water catchment.
- Olpusimoru Forest Reserve is one of Mau Forest’s protected areas, but its forest cover has been greatly reduced by logging, fuelwood collection and other poverty-driven human pressures.
- Beginning in 2018, thousands of families that had established themselves inside the forest reserve’s boundaries were evicted by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, part of a wider push that saw more than 30,000 people evicted from the broader Mau Forest Complex.
- Despite government intervention and civil society initiatives to assuage poverty in the region, signs of fresh logging, charcoal burning and overgrazing are evident in Olpusimoru Forest Reserve.
OLENGURUONE, Kenya — Mau Forest covers some 2,700 square kilometers (1,042 square miles) in western Kenya, making it the largest native montane forest in East Africa. The forest is also Kenya’s largest water catchment area and feeds several lakes, including Lake Victoria.
But Mau Forest is shrinking as its trees fall to human pressures. Even Mau’s protected areas are not immune. One of these is Olpusimoru Forest Reserve, which has been facing high rates of deforestation as people cut down trees for timber and fuelwood collection.
Over the past 20 years, this forest has faced destruction from illegal loggers and encroachers who have extended their farming and grazing lands deep into the forest. By 2010, approximately 30 square kilometers (11.6 square miles) of Olpusimoru’s forest had already been impacted by logging, agriculture and illegal settlements, according to the Kenya Forest Service (KFS). Satellite data from the University of Maryland visualized on Global Forest Watch indicate the reserve lost a further 9% of its primary forest between 2011 and 2021, with preliminary data for 2022 showing deforestation continuing to eat away at remaining habitat.
Beginning in 2018, thousands of families that had established themselves inside the forest reserve’s boundaries were evicted by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, part of a wider push that saw more than 30,000 people evicted from the broader Mau Forest Complex to which Olpusimoru belongs. But when walking around the forest today, fresh signs of continued encroachment and damage to the forest are evident. Recent, widespread deforestation can also be seen in satellite data and imagery on Global Forest Watch.
“Some people are cutting trees to survive. No one cares about how it’s affecting the community. Trees like pencil cedar (Juniperus procera) are disappearing,” said Daniel Koros, who lives in Olpusimoru Forest Reserve.
Koros, 71, is a father of nine and has lived in the area for 44 years. He was among the first people to settle in Olpusimoru before it was gazetted as a reserve in the 1950s.
Koros said he has witnessed how land-use changes coupled with massive deforestation have affected the livelihoods of local communities. According to Koros, encroachment by an expanding population has become a major driver of deforestation in the area as the forest is converted for human use.
“As years passed, people increased in the area, clearing huge tracts of forest land for settlement, grazing and farming,” Koros said.
Safari Opiyo, a senior KFS official, said forest loss in the area was exacerbated by ambiguous boundary information, which allowed many locals to illegally extract forest resources.
“Forest loss was occasioned by unclear boundaries, change of forest dwellers’ livelihood and illegal logging,” Opiyo said.
In the past two years, efforts by KFS have been geared toward reforesting portions of the reserve that had been previously cleared. Officials say that planted trees are growing quickly in areas from which people were evicted in 2018.
But despite government intervention, signs of fresh logging, charcoal burning and overgrazing are evident in Olpusimoru. Piles of raw logs and remains of trees cut down are what welcome one deep inside the forest. According to Koros, loggers target commercially valuable species such as African olive (Olea africana), African pencil cedar (Juniperus procera), African cherry (Prunus africana) and podo (Podocarpus falcatus).
The destruction of Olpusimoru and other areas of the Mau Forest has affected thousands of people who mostly depend on it for water. Koros, who has been a farmer for much of his life, said rainfall was no longer predictable due to the shrinking forest cover fueled by deforestation. Rivers that once flowed year-round have become seasonal with some completely drying up, he added.
“This area used to be very fertile, we had rain every season; but these days, rain only comes in specific months and only for a short time,” Koros said. “It is so unpredictable, thus affecting farmers.”
His sentiments were echoed by KFS’ Opiyo, who said logging was affecting both forests and farmers.
“[The] effect of forest logging is a reduction in forest cover and soil erosion in neighboring farmlands,” Opiyo said, explaining that trees help stabilize soil. He added that climate change and overgrazing also contribute to erosion in the region.
Due to this, farmers like Koros said they were feeling the pinch of lower yields caused by decreased soil productivity. Opiyo said that in response, KFS, along with nongovernmental organizations such as the Community Forest Association, has been working to rehabilitate degraded areas.
To deter encroachment into Olpusimoru Forest Reserve, KFS set up a camp along the reserve’s border where forest rangers monitor the forest for illegal activity.
“We have forest rangers in charge of forest protection assisted by community members through [the] Community Forest Association. They protect the forest from illegal activities,” Opiyo said.
He added that rangers also work with locals to plant tree seedlings in degraded portions of the reserve. According to Opiyo, residents are allowed to access the forest, but activities are limited to cultural events, fetching water, ecotourism, research and education purposes.
Opiyo said that despite efforts to protect Olpusimoru, loggers were still encroaching into the reserve, often under the cover of night.
Wilfred Sanlam, a Community Forest Association official and conservationist, said he understood the impacts of deforestation well. He works with other area residents in a group dubbed Bamboo Junction (so named due to the group’s initial work with bamboo). The group now focuses on preparing seedling nurseries and planting native trees like African pencil cedar that have become rare in Olpusimoru Forest Reserve, as well as fruit trees for the local economy.
“Poverty in this area is driving deforestation, but we are trying to educate the community on the dangers of cutting trees, ” Sanlam said. “This tree nursery is one of the projects that will help us reverse the damage.”
Bamboo Junction has 30 members and has been planting native trees as well as fruit trees to safeguard the forest reserve. The group is one of only a few in the area working to protect the ecosystem. According to Sanlam, most locals don’t understand why trees are important ecologically, and so one of the group’s aims is to increase environmental awareness by urging area residents to join hands and take part in reforestation.
However, Sanlam cautioned that the efforts of his team were often hampered by inter-community conflicts rampant in the area.
Clashes between the Maasai and Kipsigis ethnic groups have occurred regularly between different communities over land boundaries since 2009. The situation has become so heated that people have been killed. The latest row, according to residents interviewed by Mongabay, was in March and destroyed both property and forest.
According to conflict mapping by by Promara conducted in 2011, clashes in the area were not relegated to Olpusimoru Forest Reserve and occurred throughout the Mau Forest Complex. Promara found these conflicts were fueled by competition for land between communities belonging to different ethnic groups, and have been exacerbated by land-use change, population pressure, livestock theft, deforestation and land injustices dating back to Kenya’s colonial days, as well as access to resources like water and pasture.
Sanlam said that in Olpusimoru, conflicts are reversing efforts to heal the ecosystem, and the forest is suffering collateral damage as communities fight over dwindling resources.
Collins Keter, a local leader of the nearby community of Olenguruone, said hundreds of acres in Olpusimoru Forest Reserve have been destroyed. With deforestation linked to water insecurity, Keter said he worried that continued deforestation in Olpusimoru and other parts of Mau Forest may have dire impacts within the forest and beyond.
“Mau forest is an important ecosystem, and continued degradation will affect millions of people who depend on it for water,” Keter said. “Our rich biodiversity is also at stake if this shrinking continues.”
Banner image: A side-striped jackal (Lupulella adusta), one of the many species that inhabits the Mau Forest. Image by Bernard Dupont via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Donna Ashworth shares exclusive poem
Poet Donna Ashworth shares her new work, Home, written for Scottish Field.
HAILING from Tillicoultry, Donna Ashworth rose to fame on social media, with her poetry winning a legion of celebrity fans, including Cat Deeley, Lisa Faulkner, and Lisa Snowden.
A new collection of her poems, I Wish I Knew, has been released by Black & White Publishing, with her next three books – Love, Life, and Loss – due to be published on 6 October to mark National Poetry Day.
Here, Ashworth shares snippets from her story, along with an exclusive poem for Scottish Field…
What inspired you to begin writing poems?
I have always, as far back as I can recall, enjoyed the way stringing words together can stir such emotion in so many. I wrote poems as a teenager and then went onto song writing but stopped for many years until fairly recently. It’s become quite apparent to me that poetry is the love of my life and helps me to constantly process myself and the world around me.
Who was your first celebrity fan and how does it feel to have all these household names enjoying your poems?
I am someone who unapologetically falls in love with people who do wonderful things or those who inspire by simply being themselves, so for me, it’s always such a rush when a well-known person shares my work. Especially those who work tirelessly on social media to spread positive and inspiring messages. Seeing Jane McDonald on the beach, relaxing with my book, on her Caribbean travel show recently, was a thrill and I’m delighted to count Lisa Snowdon as an ally in our fight to make ageing a joy, and not a dread. But I think I’d have to say seeing my name in Fearne Cotton’s latest book, as a source of inspiration to her, was the pinch-me moment.
Who were your poetic heroes growing up – were there any poets who inspired you?
Funnily enough, I now live on a street named “Bards Way” after the wonderful Rabbie Burns. He apparently spent time there as a lad, wrote a couple of poems and fell in love. I don’t remember reading much poetry as a youngster though, despite loving to write my own. I have come across many poets in later life who have a beautiful way with words. Rupi Kaur is insanely talented at saying so much in such a short space and Amanda Gorman is a true powerhouse. I am moved every day by words and the power they have. I think we all are.
What’s the move been like going from being a self-published poet to having your new book out with Black & White?
It’s been so very positive. I’m no longer alone in every decision and have some fabulous people to sound things out with. The quality of the print-work and the skills of all the team make my work so much better too. It’s been a wonderful ride so far and I am looking forward to the future.
What are your ambitions as a poet – what would you like to do next?
I would simply love to be the go-to wordsmith for anyone who needs some comfort or inspiration, on any subject. I would love to have multiple books in shops worldwide and perhaps to be called upon to write some verses for national events – definitely a dream come true. I do enjoy working with a theme. On saying this, I am so happy with things as they are and would be utterly content to continue doing what I do every day. I feel very lucky.
‘Home’ by Donna Ashworth
Come home, a voice whispered,
to the hills once you roamed,
and the fields where you found,
space to be.
Come home, the voice urged,
leave your load far behind,
and let nature remind you,
to breathe.
Come home, it got louder,
it’s been long since you ran,
through the flowers, and sat with,
the trees.
Back home, so I came,
and my heart breathed a sigh,
not of pain, but of pure,
sweet relief.
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WATCH: Ok Taecyeon, Jung Eunji & Ha Seok Jin receive a shocking warning in main trailer for ‘Blind’
tvN released the main trailer for the upcoming thriller drama ‘Blind’. Read ahead to know more.
In tvN's new Friday-Saturday drama 'Blind', Ryu Seong Jun (Ok Taecyeon), Ryu Seong Hoon (Ha Seok Jin), and Jo Eun Gi (Jung Eunji) are chased in main trailer with a warning to the real criminal who committed a terrible serial murder. The video that begins with Ryu Seong Jun sitting alone in a dark room, giving out a meaningful warning that a 'crazy person is coming' and the image of a woman being dragged by someone intersect, foretells a terrible serial murder case that will happen soon and creates tension in the viewers.
Here, along with a copy of 'Sinked Memory', Ryu Seong Jun's flashing eyes, threatening his opponent with a sharp knife, are far from that of a detective, arousing strange doubts and revealing the identity of the 'crazy person' he remembers. At the sight of Ryu Seong Jun, his older brother and judge, Ryu Seong Hoon, also began to doubt his younger brother, and as the confusion in front of the 'revealing truth' grew increasingly confused,
Jo Eun Gi's question, "Don't you trust your brother?". “I don't believe it," Ryu Seong Hoon responds coldly, leaving many speculations about what kind of conflict between the brothers. Interest is focused on how the two people who do not trust each other will investigate the serial murder case.
Ryu Seong Jun and Ryu Seong Hoon are not the only ones involved in the murder case. Nine jurors, including social worker Jo Eun Gi, were also invited to the trial of the murder case. In particular, following the words, 'After the trial, the real murder began', someone hung pictures of nine jurors who participated in the trial behind the doll as if it were a curse on them, heightening the ominousness.
tvN's 'Blind' is raising dangerous imaginations with the main trailer video featuring Ryu Seong Jun, Ryu Seong Hoon, and Jo Eun Gi, who persistently pursue the real criminal. We look forward to the first broadcast of tvN's 'Blind', which will unravel the tangled threads of what kind of memories are hidden under the terrible murder case.
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RUSSIA has blamed Ukraine for the killing of the daughter of Putin's "spiritual guide", involving a glam Ukrainian spy, her young daughter, and a Mini Cooper.
Moscow yesterday named the alleged assassin of Darya Dugina, daughter of Alexander Dugin, as a 43-year-old mum and member of the Ukrainian National Guard.
Putin's spies even claim that she snuck in and out of Russia in a Mini Cooper in a killing with echoes of the classic 1969 film The Italian Job.
Vlad's secret service, the FSB, claims that Natalia Shaban-Vovk and her 12-year-old daughter entered Russia last month in a Mini Cooper with a Donetsk People's Republic number plate and the family's pet cat in tow.
In an outlandish report published on Russian state media yesterday, Putin's spooks claimed that Natalia and her daughter rented a room in the same apartment block as Darya, trailing her for weeks.
Their bizarre statement also insists that Dugin's daughter - an obscure figure even in her native Russia - was the target of the attack.
The bomb, which ripped through the Toyota belonging to Darya's father, was allegedly detonated remoted from the Mini Cooper which was tailing her on Saturday night.
Dugin - seen by some as an inspiration for the invasion of Ukraine - was returning with his daughter to Moscow from a festival when he swapped vehicles at the last minute.
His daughter, 30, was a nationalistic journalist who had recently returned from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, southern Ukraine, recently seized by Russia after a spirited Ukrain defence.
Yesterday, Putin broke his silence on the killing, branding the death a "vile crime".
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Today, the FSB shared a picture purported to show Natalia and her daughter in the grey Mini Cooper used in the assassination as they headed to Estonia following the killing.
RIA Novosti, a Russian propaganda agency, claimed on Tuesday to have spoken to Natalia's parents.
It quoted them as saying Natalia was in the Baltic states, and that she had taken her child and cat with her.
Russia claims Natalia was previously in the Azov Regiment in the Ukrainian army - which Russia claims is made up of Nazis - before joining the Ukrainian National Guard.
She is supposedly from the devastated city of Mariupol.
State media organisation NTV yesterday shared a picture of what it alleges is her ID card showing that she is a member of the National Guard of Ukraine.
We regard this as one instance of provocation in a very long line of provocations by the Russian Federation
Urmas Reinsalu
It was reported that Dugin suffered a heart attack at the weekend in the wake of the attack.
Today, however, Dugin was pictured at his daughter's open-casket funeral in Moscow.
Wearing a dark suit, the bearded Dugin claimed his daughter would have wanted to "defend our faith, our Orthodoxy, to love our Russian people".
Ukraine has accused Russia of staging a "false flag" attack which it can then blame on Ukrainian forces, to justify an even bloodier escalation in the conflict.
Ukrainian official Anton Gerashchenko said the FSB version of the story was "fairy tales", accusing Moscow of faking Natalia's supposed ID card using a photo editor.
A senior advisor to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhailo Podolyak, claimed Dugina was the victim of infighting between Russia's FSB and GRU security services.
Estonia's foreign ministry has also dismissed the Kremlin's claims that Dugina's killer fled over the border into their country following the assassination.
"We regard this as one instance of provocation in a very long line of provocations by the Russian Federation, and we have nothing more to say about it at the moment," Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said.
He added that Russia had made no request to extradite Dugina's supposed killer from Estonia.
Other theories have claimed that Dugin - a fascist who called repeatedly for the wiping out of Ukraine - had become a nuisance to Putin, who fell out with him in the wake of the 2014 invasion of Crimea and wanted him taken out.
Another theory is that rival forces within Putin's regime wanted him bumped off because of his undue influence over the Russian president.
While others have claimed that the killing was carried out by the anti-Putin National Republican Army, which wants to bring down Vlad's regime.
In the wake of the killing, the head of state-run RT Margarita Simonyan appeared to call for a replication of the Salisbury Novichok attacks in 2018.
Contradicting the Kremlin's official position that it had nothing to do with the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Wiltshire four years ago, she wrote on her Telegram channel that spies should go after Dugina's alleged killer in Estonia.
"Dasha’s killers are already in Estonia," she wrote. "Estonia, of course, will not extradite them.
"I am sure we have professionals who want to admire the spires in the vicinity of Tallinn."
This last line appeared to be a clear reference to the defences made by Russian GRU agents Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov - that they were only in Salisbury to admire the spire on its magnificent cathedral.
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CHARLEROI – A Belgian-British teenage pilot was on track Tuesday to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane as he landed in southern Belgium ahead of the penultimate leg of his global odyssey.
Mack Rutherford, who turned 17 during the journey, touched down at Buzet Airstrip near the city of Charleroi, where he originally learned to fly. He’s due to land in Bulgaria on Wednesday. His aim: to displace Travis Ludlow of Britain, who was 18 when he set the record in 2021.
Rutherford is flying a Shark, one of the fastest ultralight aircraft in the world with a cruising speed reaching 300 kph (186 mph), which has been specially fitted out for the long journey. It’s normally a two-seater, but an extra fuel tank has been installed next to the young pilot.
It’s the same kind of aircraft used by his 19-year-old sister, Zara Rutherford, when she set the world record on Jan. 20 for the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.
Mack’s lonely journey, which began on March 23, took him through 52 countries over five continents. To conform with Guinness World Records requirements, the route crossed the equator twice.
“It was supposed to take between two to three months and it’s been five months now,” he told The Associated Press. Administrative formalities in Crete and Dubai “because of paperwork issues, visas, permits, things like that,” caused the delay.
The flight took him through Africa and the Gulf region — where he face periods of extreme heat — then on to India, China, South Korea and Japan. From there, he headed to Alaska and down the U.S. West Coast to Mexico. The teen then headed north again along the U.S. East Coast to Canada, across the Atlantic via Iceland, to the U.K. and Belgium.
If all goes well, and weather permitting, he’ll fly east across Europe via Slovakia and land at an airport in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, on Wednesday.
Proud father Sam Rutherford said his two children have set a shining example.
“They have got around the world safely, effectively, professionally. And they’ve shown to other youngsters that you don’t have to be 18 even, and certainly not 30, to make a difference and do something and follow your dreams,” he told AP. | https://www.news4jax.com/news/world/2022/08/23/teen-pilot-on-track-for-solo-global-flight-world-record/ | 2022-08-23T11:25:05Z | https://www.news4jax.com/news/world/2022/08/23/teen-pilot-on-track-for-solo-global-flight-world-record/ | false | 43 |
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A journalist who ran an online local news program was shot to death Monday in southern Mexico, making him the 15th media worker killed so far this year nationwide.
Prosecutors in the southern state of Guerrero said Monday that Fredid Román was gunned down in the state capital, Chilpancingo.
Román’s program, “The Reality of Guerrero,” focused heavily on state-level politics. He also wrote a column.
Guerrero is a state where drug gangs, armed vigilantes and other groups regularly clash.
2022 has been one of the deadliest ever for journalists in Mexico, which is now considered the most dangerous country for reporters outside a war zone.
Prosecutors did not immediately offer any further details on the killing of Román, who local media said had previously published a newspaper under the same name and was shot inside his vehicle.
The killing comes just one week after independent journalist Juan Arjón López was found dead in the northern border state of Sonora. Prosecutors said he died from a blow to the head. His body was found in San Luis Rio Colorado, across the border from Yuma, Arizona.
That area has been hit by drug cartel violence in recent years. In March, volunteer searchers found 11 bodies in clandestine burial pits in a stretch of desert near a garbage dump in San Luis.
At the beginning of August, a journalist was among four people killed inside a beer shop in the central Mexico state of Guanajuato.
Authorities said it was unknown whether that attack was related to the journalist’s work, his role as representative of local businesses in the planning of an upcoming fair or something else.
While organized crime is often involved in journalist killings, small town officials or politicians with political or criminal motivations are often suspects as well. Journalists running small news outlets in Mexico’s interior are easy targets.
Jan-Albert Hootsen, the Mexico representative for the Committee to Protect Journalists, wrote after Arjón López’s killing that “although some arrests have been made in earlier cases of press killings this year, an ongoing climate of impunity continues to fuel these attacks.” | https://www.fox46.com/news/ap-top-headlines/journalist-killed-in-mexico-15th-to-die-so-far-this-year/ | 2022-08-23T11:25:41Z | https://www.fox46.com/news/ap-top-headlines/journalist-killed-in-mexico-15th-to-die-so-far-this-year/ | true | 44 |
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The publisher of a new textbook in Poland says it is removing a passage on human fertility that many interpreted as being about in vitro fertilization and which caused widespread offense.
The publishing house, Bialy Kruk, said Monday that that it disagreed with the criticism and the “wrong interpretation” of the passage but that “taking into account the social good … we decided with the author to remove the controversial fragment from the textbook.”
In its first version, the book titled “History and the Present” described what the author views as modern approaches to sexuality and child bearing. The passage appears to take a dim view of in vitro fertilization, without using the term.
It said: “Increasingly sophisticated methods of separating sex from love and fertility lead to the treatment of sex as entertainment and fertility as human production, one could say breeding. This raises a fundamental question: Who will love the children thus produced?”
Many people interpreted that passage as meaning that children born by IVF are undeserving of love.
The Education Ministry said on Twitter that only a mind “sick and mad with hatred” would interpret the passage that way.
The book was added to a list of school books in July in preparation for a new subject, called “history and the present,” which the government is introducing this fall.
Critics of the conservative government view the textbook as part of a larger attempt to indoctrinate young people in conservative and nationalistic values. The book also takes a dim view of feminism and other liberal movements. | https://www.fox46.com/news/world-news/passage-on-fertility-to-be-removed-from-polish-textbook/ | 2022-08-23T11:27:37Z | https://www.fox46.com/news/world-news/passage-on-fertility-to-be-removed-from-polish-textbook/ | true | 31 |
Published: 22nd August 2022
KCET repeaters row: Karnataka HC reserves matter for final disposal; interim order of not proceeding with counselling extended
"The interim arrangement of not proceeding with counselling is extended till then," said the statement
The Karnataka High Court took up the petition of Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2022 repeaters again today, August 22.
Advocate Shathabish Shivanna, the counsel for one of the five petitions which were filed by the students, informed via a communique that the matter was taken up by the High Court at 2.30 pm and Senior Counsel AS Ponnanna and DR Ravishankar appeared on behalf of the petitioners.
All points of the law as well as facts were debated for over two hours. "All possible arguments in support of the repeater batch was advanced and clarified to the best of our ability," said the statement.
The objections filed by the State government were categorically rejected and denied. Furthermore, Director of Karnataka Examination Authority, Ramya S, was called upon to clarify the intention behind the impugned note of July 30, 2022.
Once all the factors above were taken on record, the Judge reserved the matter for final disposal. "The interim arrangement of not proceeding with counselling is extended till then," said the statement. | https://www.edexlive.com/news/2022/aug/22/kcet-repeaters-row-karnataka-hc-reserves-matterfinal-disposal-interim-ordernot-counselling-extended-30638.html | 2022-08-23T11:28:30Z | https://www.edexlive.com/news/2022/aug/22/kcet-repeaters-row-karnataka-hc-reserves-matterfinal-disposal-interim-ordernot-counselling-extended-30638.html | false | 1 |
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The kitchen is often a central hub of day-to-day activity and the place where everyone ends up gathering during parties. If your kitchen is starting to show signs of wear and tear from all this attention, you may be thinking of updating this popular room.
A full renovation can be costly, but there are plenty of kitchen upgrades you can make that don’t cost thousands of dollars. From hanging up some framed artwork to shopping for the best shelf liner, a few simple tweaks and purchases can bring a big impact to one of the busiest spaces in your home.
Here are some ideas for low-cost — yet high-impact — ways to jazz up your kitchen.
Add A Small Table
Got an unused nook in your kitchen? Add a small table and chairs or stool to maximize your seating options and add some character to your corner.
Amazon has some good options, like the Linon Brown 3-Piece Table Tavern Set ($102), which comes in three different colors and has a faux marble top. For $151, the Vecelo 3-Piece Dining Room Kitchen Table Cushion Chair Set has a minimalist dark wood design that allows you to tuck chairs under it.
Bring In A Moveable Kitchen Island
If you can’t afford to install a permanent kitchen island yet or you don’t have the space for a full-sized one, use a kitchen cart, table or other mobile solution. This way, you’ll have more counter space and potentially more storage space when you need it, and you can move the “island” to the side when you don’t.
The Homestyles Dolly Madison Kitchen Island Cart has a drop leaf, so it can be expanded for a larger countertop and has a classic look. It’s currently on sale for $288. The Signature Design by Ashley Odium Urban Counter Height Dining Table Set is on sale for $199 and comes with two barstools, providing a nice, slim island that also offers a dining area.
Hang Up Framed Artwork
If you have extra wall space in your kitchen, pick a statement art piece or multiple smaller pieces and frame them to fit your room. Darker rooms contrast nicely with white matte frames, for example.
The four frames in this Giftgarden set ($18 for the set) each fit a 4-inch-by-6-inch picture with matting or a 5-inch-by-7-inch picture without matting.
Warm Up The Room With A Rug Or Runner
Add some warmth, texture and comfort for your feet with a rug or runner for your kitchen floor. You’ll want to pick something that is easy to clean since it’s likely to get food or spills on it.
The Mattitude anti-fatigue kitchen mat ($33) is padded and waterproof with a classic gray pattern. And MontVoo’s natural fiber, non-skid mat ($27) comes in beige or gray and is machine washable.
Apply Vinyl Or Contact Paper To Appliances
If you have rusty, scratched, dated or otherwise unsightly appliances, you can use adhesive vinyl or contact paper to make them seem new again.
Con-Tact Brand’s faux stainless steel contact paper is a sturdy option to use in covering kitchen appliances. Livelynine’s brushed nickel vinyl peel-and-stick contact paper (seen below) is another option, and it boasts nearly 3,000 5-star ratings on Amazon and is $9 for a 78-inch roll.
Add Shelf Liners
Make organizing your shelves, drawers and cabinets easier with shelf liners, which can keep items from slipping all over a drawer and add some visual appeal to shelves (depending on what type of liner you choose).
When looking for the best shelf liner, Gorilla Grip has a great textured one, while other brands offer patterned options or heavy-duty, waterproof liners.
Explore Window Treatments
New curtains and other window treatments are a quick way to add color and design to your kitchen. You can change the feel of your room just with fabric or blinds.
For $50, these Chicology Cordless Roman Shades in Belgian flax give a natural accent to your windows while allowing for privacy when needed. Or just add a touch of color to the top of a window with a valance, like the Jinchan Paisley Valance ($16), which comes in five colors and has a simple and elegant look.
Install A New Faucet
Changing out your old faucet for a new, updated pick is a fairly straightforward upgrade that most people can do themselves. Priced affordably around $65, the Wewe high arc, pull-out sprayer faucet is top-rated on Amazon and comes in seven different finishes.
Affix New Cabinet Hardware
A quick and easy way to upgrade your kitchen cabinets is to swap out cabinet knobs and drawer pulls.
For a versatile option, these Ravinte black zinc knobs come in a pack of 30 for $30. The knobs have more than 11,200 reviews on Amazon and an average rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars.
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OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A man charged in the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger will remain behind bars while he awaits trial, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Sean McKinnon, 36, was on federal supervised release when he was arrested Thursday in Florida on charges including conspiracy to commit first degree murder.
Two other men charged in Bulger’s killing — Fotios “Freddy” Geas, 55, and Paul J. DeCologero, 48 — were already locked up.
The men are accused of conspiring to kill Bulger hours after he was transferred to USP Hazelton in West Virginia from a prison in Florida in 2018. Bulger, who served as an FBI informant and later became one of the nation’s most-wanted fugitives, had been serving a life sentence for 11 murders and other crimes.
Authorities say Geas and DeCologero struck Bulger in the head multiple times while McKinnon acted as a lookout. McKinnon is charged separately with making false statements to a federal agent. Prosecutors say he told federal agents he wasn’t aware of what happened to Bulger.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Philip Lammens in Florida granted prosecutors’ request to keep McKinnon detained until trial, calling him both a flight risk and a danger to the community.
Authorities have not revealed a possible motive for Bulger’s killing, which has raised questions about why the 89-year-old was moved to the prison nicknamed “Misery Mountain” and placed in its general population instead of more protective housing.
McKinnon, who was Geas’ cellmate at Hazelton, pleaded guilty in 2015 to stealing a dozen handguns from a Vermont firearms dealer. He was moved to a halfway house in February before being released from there in July.
An email seeking comment was sent to an attorney who represented McKinnon at his detention hearing on Monday.
DeCologero, who was in an organized crime gang led by his uncle in Massachusetts, was convicted of buying heroin that was used to try to kill a teenage girl his uncle wanted dead because he feared she would betray the crew to police. The heroin didn’t kill her, so another man broke her neck, dismembered her and buried her remains in the woods, court records say.
Geas, a Mafia hitman, and his brother were sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for their roles in several violent crimes, including the 2003 killing of Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno, a Genovese crime family boss in Springfield, Massachusetts. | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/man-charged-in-bulger-slaying-to-stay-locked-up-until-trial/ | 2022-08-23T11:31:44Z | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/man-charged-in-bulger-slaying-to-stay-locked-up-until-trial/ | false | 36 |
Shared commitment to sustainability and transparency a key factor in partnership
NEW YORK and PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Havas Media Group (HMG) North America and OpenX Technologies, Inc., a leading global omnichannel advertising exchange, today announced that OpenX has been named a preferred supply-side platform for programmatic advertising bought by HMG on behalf of its clients across North America.
HMG North America and OpenX will work together to create unique and innovative media buying opportunities on leading publisher sites through a combination of open auctions, private marketplaces (PMPs) and programmatic direct buys. The companies will develop a go-to-market strategy that leverages HMG's media buying expertise and OpenX's network of more than 130,000 domains across web, mobile and connected TV formats.
Today's announcement is part of HMG North America's ongoing effort to consolidate – via select supply-side platforms – its clients' ad spend on the open web. HMG North America will rely on these platforms in particular when desirable ad inventory is available on multiple exchanges.
HMG North America has made it a strategic priority to establish an ethical and sustainable supply chain as a pillar of its business, and a key consideration in designating OpenX a preferred partner is its commitment to sustainability. In May, OpenX announced details of the company's "Path to Net-Zero," a comprehensive initiative that has positioned it at the forefront of sustainability practices in the ad industry. OpenX is the first advertising exchange to be certified as carbon neutral, and HMG intends for all of its supply chain partners to be carbon neutral by 2023.
"HMG is committed to buying through supply-side partners who bring insight, operating excellence and transparency to our supply chain and who align with our vision of responsible and sustainable advertising," said Andrew Goode, EVP, managing director, investment for HMG North America. "OpenX has demonstrated innovation and sophistication in helping brands find and engage audiences at scale, and we look forward to partnering with them as we continue our commitment to green media buying."
"As today's leading brands pursue audiences across a fluid and fragmented digital landscape, engaging meaningfully with customers requires deep, data-based insight, superior technology and trusted partners," said John Gentry, chief executive officer of OpenX. "We look forward to working with Havas Media Group to create an unquestionably valuable advertising supply path for its clients as they seek to connect with their targets in ways that are beneficial to everyone, including people and the planet."
Among the key benefits of the partnership will be greater control of inventory and less executional complexity for Havas Media Group North America and harder-working media for its clients. Timely and transparent data and analysis provided by OpenX will also promote better execution and optimization of clients' campaigns on a real-time basis, and OpenX will enjoy less cluttered access to premium marketers. Both HMG North America and OpenX are committed to a "clean" supply chain in which content and traffic quality as well as regulatory compliance and brand safety measures exceed expectations.
Havas Media Group (HMG) is the media experience agency. HMG delivers this brand promise through the Mx System, where meaningful media helps build more meaningful brands. HMG is part of the Havas Group, owned by Vivendi, one of the world's largest integrated content, media, and communications groups. HMG also consists of two global media networks: Havas Media and Arena Media. The media experience agencies are home to more than 10,000 specialists across 150 countries worldwide, with 62 Villages. Global clients include Hyundai Kia, Puma, TripAdvisor, Michelin, Telefónica, Swarovski, Reckitt Benckiser, among many others.
For more information, visit the website or follow Havas Media Group on Twitter @HavasMedia, LinkedIn @Havas Media Group, Facebook @HavasMediaGroup or Instagram @havas.
OpenX is a pioneering leader in advertising technology, helping create a world where the open web thrives. The company powers advertising on web, mobile and connected TV formats, enabling marketers to reach their target audience across OpenX's global network of publishers. OpenX works with more than 130,000 premium publishers and receives more than 250 billion ad requests every day. OpenX has been certified as a CarbonNeutral® company and is on a path to becoming one of the first companies in the world to achieve Net-Zero status. For more information, visit the company's website at www.openx.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman responded to his team’s funk with some flowery language and belief in manager Aaron Boone, the coaches and players.
“You get the bouquets come your way when things are flying high and you get the slings and arrows when things aren’t going well,” Cashman said, hours before the Yankees beat the Mets 4-2 Monday night. “You hear it loud and clear. We know it and we feel it. And it’s our job to find a way to to be flying high and make sure that the product out there is something that everybody’s excited about.”
Going into the Subway Series opener in the Bronx, the Yankees (75-48) had lost 14 of their last 18 games and six straight series for the first time since 1995 . Their AL East lead stood at eight games, down from 15 1/2 games in early July.
Cashman and owner Hal Steinbrenner were booed during Sunday’s ceremony to retire Paul O’Neill’s No. 21. Cashman held a news conference Monday evening, endorsing the team’s coaching staff and Boone, his fifth-year manager.
“He’s even he’s even keeled,” Cashman said. “It’s important for our players to see that, because if he can keep his temperament the same, for the most part, they don’t see panic. They don’t see anything. It doesn’t mean he can’t lose his cool, which he will from time to time when necessary. He has that gear and he can turn to it. You’ve seen it. But I think his demeanor is vitally important, in a market like this, especially.”
Yankees star Aaron Judge said after Saturday’s loss to Toronto there needed to be “a little better energy in the dugout and push each other a little bit.”
Judge hit his major league-leading 47th home run in the win over the Mets, connecting off Max Scherzer.
“When you’re playing poorly, you usually look lethargic and not crisp,” Cashman said. “If he had a meter for for testing commitment and caring and all that, we’d be off the charts with that crew. But I’ve been through this enough to know, too, that there are there spaces in time and patches your team can hit where it looks more zombie than than than what you’re used to seeing.”
Cashman said he would wait until after the season to evaluate his moves ahead of the Aug. 2 trade deadline, which including obtaining Frankie Montas from Oakland and Andrew Benintendi from Kansas City, and dealing Jordan Montgomery to St. Louis for injured center fielder Harrison Bader, expected back next month.
Montas is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in three starts, and Benintendi is batting .228 with nine RBIs in 24 games for the Yankees.
Montgomery is 4-0 with a 0.35 ERA for the Cardinals. On Monday night, he pitched a one-hitter as the NL Central leaders beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0.
“We’re going to reinforce what we got and double down on it,” Cashman said. “And I believe that that’s the right track with these guys. They’re hearing it. They’re feeling it, they know it. They’re not afraid of it. And if they could turn the narrative to more positive yesterday, they would have done it by now. But they’re not afraid to keep pushing through it until we push through it.”
Cashman knows the Yankees have a restless fan base expecting the team to end a title drought dating to 2009.
“The group’s got my belief,” Cashman said. “I believe strongly in them. I think they’re they’re still capable of everything we ever hoped and dreamed. But we have to weather this storm first and foremost.”
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The great wealth transfer imminent– What it means for Namibia
By Cornell Meeks
Head Private Wealth Division of Nedbank.
While the exact amount is unknown, there is no doubt that millennials around the world will benefit by inheriting from their parents. The same can be said about Namibia.
A great wealth transfer is on the horizon, with millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996) are set to inherit sizable sums from their Baby Boomer parents who are currently aged 57 to 75. In this Great Wealth Transfer it is estimated that millennials will inherit up to US$68 trillion from their Baby Boomer parents over the next three decades.
The US$68 trillion is not a fixed figure, as there is some uncertainty surrounding it, since a large portion of that wealth is tied to investments or homes. Future stock market performance, tax and estate regulations are thus expected to have a bearing on the wealth that millennials will inherit.
The Namibian wealth management industry is already undergoing a paradigm shift as a result of changing demographics and rapid digitalization, with more millennials jumping on the investing bandwagon, making investments that could soon be boosted using the inheritance from their Baby Boomer parents.
For example, 52,5% of the Government Institutions Pension Fund’s (GIPF) active members are set to retire in the next decade. GIPF is Namibia’s biggest pension fund and one of the few fully funded pension funds in Africa that has built up enough funds to cover its liabilities.
A report released in June by GIPF’s actuaries, Humanity Employee Benefits Co. (Pty) Ltd, states that its biggest member group are Baby Boomers well into their late 50s. GIPF owes N$33 billion to these members and N$32 billion to members in their 60s.
This means that millennials whose parents are public servants in Namibia could inherit sizeable cash portions as parents opt to invest their respective lump sum payouts, settle home loans or start new family businesses. In this way, creating future revenue earning streams and increasing inheritance pools appears more attainable.
This kind of inheritance will increase the wealth of millennials, some of whom already have high-paying jobs. Younger Namibians are graduates in fields such as medicine, law, chartered accounting, and financial services. And with the rise of the ‘side-hustle’, they are also starting businesses.
The Generational Power Index
The Generational Power Index (GPI) 2021, which aims to accurately depict the current environment of generational power, notes that each generation has its own historical context and cultural experiences, forming a shared worldview distinct from its elders.
Throughout their reign, the Baby Boomer generation played a significant role in shaping the governmental and financial systems that govern the rest of society. It is worth noting that 40% of Baby Boomers have already retired, and millions more are leaving the workforce every year.
The stakes are high and the passing of the torch is inevitable, but many uncertainties remain about how and when exactly the power vacuum left by Boomers will be filled. The GPI report highlights that this power vacuum is surrounded by many questions: Will Generation X (born 1965-1980 and now in its prime earning years) take the reins of power to reshape society in a way that suits the “MTV Generation? Or will the tech-savvy millennials (born 1981-1996—and the children of Boomers) leapfrog over them due to their superiority in numbers?
But just when we are thinking that is the only issue, along comes the newest generation to enter the fray. The oldest among Gen Alpha will be 9 years old in 2022. Within the next decade, they’ll begin voting and entering the workforce and are set to be the most digitally savvy yet. Technology—the great disruptor, fuelled by smartphones—allows nearly anyone to speak directly to billions of people, and decentralized finance is now reshaping traditional systems of wealth. But, like everyone else, the younger generations face an uphill climb.
Baby Boomers, born in the post-WWII era, worked in a relatively prosperous economy. By contrast, many millennials started their careers following the 2008 financial crisis. And today, millennials and Gen Z face a slew of financial challenges, with rising debt chief among them. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gen Z unemployment rates have been twice those of older generations and are estimated at over 40% in Namibia.
Age is not the only factor in determining debt, but others such as issues of policy, economics, and culture. These micro and macro changes will continue to shape the important trends in wealth management, namely, the increasing need for advice, easy-to-use advisory platforms, and for goal-based financial planning. We will be moving away from traditional asset classes, to a customer-centric approach, and there is already a strong appetite for environmental, social, and corporate governance and sustainability.
Outlier Comparison
The age spectrum of ‘The Standard and Poor’s 500’ CEOs is bookended by two well-known leaders: Mark Zuckerberg and Warren Buffet. Although he was just 23 years old in 2007 when he became the youngest self-made billionaire in history, now 14 years later Zuckerberg is still the S&P 500’s youngest CEO.
In contrast, American business tycoon and philanthropist Warren Buffett’s career spans more than seven decades. In 1986, at the age of 56, Buffett made his first billion dollars, and because of the breadth and depth of his financial market knowledge is regarded as one of the most powerful and influential investors in the world.
In Africa, the concept of millennials inheriting money from Baby Boomers is based on the fact that 14 of Africa’s wealthiest people are members of the Baby Boomer and Silent Generation. There is only one Gen Xer in the top 18 wealthiest Africans according to Forbes—Mohammed Dewji (47) with a net worth of US$1,5. All others belong to the Baby Boomer or Silent Generation categories. The wealthiest African, Aliko Dangote, is 65 years old and worth US$13.9 billion. Johann Rupert, (71) is the next wealthiest, with an estimated net worth of US$11 billion, whilst 76-year-old Nicky Oppenheimer has a net worth of US$8.7 billion.
A modern solution to wealth management
Although the industry is at the cusp of a transformation and most of the future trends are related to accessibility, technology, and customer-centricity, time-tested investing fundamentals remain unchanged and should be kept in mind when building and managing investment portfolios.
Nedbank long ago bade farewell to the one-product-fits-all strategy, moving towards a customised advisory based on the risk appetite, goals, and time horizon of the investors. The bank’s private wealth offering provides a solution to a historic problem of viewing banking as separate from investments, insurance, estate planning, or philanthropic ambitions. This helps investors build better portfolios.
Gone are the days of rudimentary spreadsheets. We can now build sophisticated portfolios automatically with the help of algorithms and machine learning. The automation of time-consuming processes modernises infrastructure: old legacy systems are updated with more streamlined, automated ones.
As a result, paper-based processes are replaced with mobile transactions that can be done with the click of a button.
Local challenges are similar to experiences abroad
The solution to successfully transferring wealth remains complex. Concerns about whether inheriting generations and recipients will be competent and properly educated to handle riches are typical when discussing generational wealth transfer. And perhaps that’s where we need to start in Namibia, as Millennials seek to participate in the wealth-building game at an earlier age compared to previous generations. It’s imperative that these funds (from salaries, businesses, and inheritance) are applied soundly and effectively.
The effects could be far-reaching and could benefit everyone if we collectively think through how this seismic shift of capital could create new career opportunities, investment approaches, or entrepreneurial ventures for our country. | https://economist.com.na/72911/columns/the-great-wealth-transfer-imminent-what-it-means-for-namibia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-great-wealth-transfer-imminent-what-it-means-for-namibia | 2022-08-23T11:42:53Z | https://economist.com.na/72911/columns/the-great-wealth-transfer-imminent-what-it-means-for-namibia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-great-wealth-transfer-imminent-what-it-means-for-namibia | true | 1 |
Revenue exceeds guidance, with known supply chain challenges impacting results; notable strength in Pacing, Cardiac Surgery, Core Spine in the U.S., and Diabetes in Europe
DUBLIN, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2023, which ended July 29, 2022.
Key Highlights
- GAAP diluted EPS of $0.70 increased 25%; non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.13 decreased 17%, in-line with expectations
- Revenue of $7.4 billion decreased 8% as reported and 4% organic, ahead of expectations
- Company reiterates FY23 revenue and EPS guidance
The company reported worldwide revenue of $7.371 billion, a decrease of 8% as reported and 4% on an organic basis. The organic comparison excludes a $351 million negative impact from foreign currency translation and a $20 million contribution from the company's recent acquisition of Intersect ENT, which is reported in the Specialty Therapies division in the Neuroscience Portfolio. Unless otherwise stated, all revenue growth rates in this press release are on an organic basis, which excludes the impact of foreign currency translation and revenue from the Intersect ENT acquisition. The company's first quarter organic revenue results reflect the impact of known supply chain shortages, as well as unfavorable comparisons to the prior year given last year's strong ventilator sales and market procedure recovery following the third COVID-19 wave.
As reported, first quarter GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $929 million and $0.70, respectively, increases of 22% and 25%, respectively. As detailed in the financial schedules included at the end of this release, first quarter non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS were $1.502 billion and $1.13, respectively, decreases of 18% and 17%, respectively. The company's earnings reflect the continued impact to certain procedure volumes and the macroeconomic impacts of inflation and foreign currency translation.
First quarter U.S. revenue of $3.766 billion represented 51% of company revenue and decreased 8% as reported and 9% organic. Non-U.S. developed market revenue of $2.328 billion represented 32% of company revenue and decreased 10% as reported and increased 2% organic. Emerging Markets revenue of $1.276 billion represented 17% of company revenue and decreased 1% as reported and increased 2% organic.
"The company continues to execute in a challenging environment, delivering organic revenue above our guidance," said Geoff Martha, Medtronic chairman and chief executive officer. "As we look ahead, our supply chain is improving, we have several near-term pipeline catalysts approaching, and we are confident in our ability to accelerate growth."
Cardiovascular Portfolio
The Cardiovascular Portfolio includes the Cardiac Rhythm & Heart Failure (CRHF), Structural Heart & Aortic (SHA), and Coronary & Peripheral Vascular (CPV) divisions. Cardiovascular revenue of $2.713 billion decreased 6% as reported and 1% organic, with low-single digit declines in CRHF and CPV and flat year-over-year results in SHA, all on an organic basis.
- Cardiac Rhythm & Heart Failure revenue of $1.393 billion decreased 6% as reported and 1% organic. Cardiac Rhythm Management revenue decreased low-single digits, with high-single digit declines in Defibrillation Solutions partially offset by mid-single digit growth in Cardiac Pacing Therapies, driven by mid-teens growth in Leadless Pacemakers from continued global adoption of Micra™ transcatheter pacing systems. Cardiovascular Diagnostics revenue increased low-single digits, as procedures remain under pressure market-wide. Cardiac Ablation Solutions revenue decreased low-single digits as a result of supply constraints in Western Europe, and COVID lockdowns in China.
- Structural Heart & Aortic revenue of $741 million decreased 6% as reported and was flat year-over-year organic. Structural Heart decreased low-single digits, including low-single digit growth in transcatheter aortic valves (TAVR). Aortic declined mid-single digits given continued supply challenges. Cardiac Surgery increased mid-single digits, driven by strength in extracorporeal life support products and sales of the Avalus™ pericardial aortic surgical valve.
- Coronary & Peripheral Vascular revenue of $579 million decreased 7% as reported and low-single digits organic. Coronary & Renal Denervation (CRDN) decreased mid-single digits, given the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) market procedures in many geographies. Peripheral Vascular Health decreased low-single digits, with declines in directional atherectomy and PTA balloons partially offset by growth in drug-coated balloons, vascular embolization, and superficial venous products.
Medical Surgical Portfolio
The Medical Surgical Portfolio includes the Surgical Innovations (SI) and the Respiratory, Gastrointestinal & Renal (RGR) divisions. Medical Surgical revenue of $2.001 billion decreased 14% as reported and 9% organic, with high-single digit declines in both SI and RGR. Excluding the impact of ventilator sales given the increased COVID-19 related demand in the prior year, Medical Surgical revenue decreased 7% organic.
- Surgical Innovations revenue of $1.338 billion decreased 14% as reported and 9% organic. The division had low-double digit declines in Advanced Surgical Instruments given expected acute supply chain shortages of raw materials, and the impact of China COVID lockdowns and provincial value-based procurement (VBP) stapling tenders. These declines were partially offset by strength in Hernia & Wound Management, which increased mid-single digits.
- Respiratory, Gastrointestinal & Renal revenue of $664 million decreased 14% as reported and 9% organic. RGR revenue decreased 3% organic excluding the impact of ventilator sales. Respiratory Interventions decreased mid-twenties, with sales of ventilators declining low-fifties as demand was well below pre-pandemic levels. Patient Monitoring increased low-single digits, with low-single digit declines in Nellcor™ pulse oximetry products offset by mid-single digit growth in Perioperative Complications products. Gastrointestinal revenue decreased low-single digits, with high-single digit declines in esophageal products partially offset by mid-single digit growth in chronic and colorectal products. Renal Care Solutions decreased low-double digits given product holds and supply chain challenges.
Neuroscience Portfolio
The Neuroscience Portfolio includes the Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST), Specialty Therapies, and Neuromodulation divisions. Neuroscience revenue of $2.115 billion decreased 4% as reported and 2% organic, with mid-single digit declines in CST and Neuromodulation, partially offset by mid-single digit increases in Specialty Therapies, all on an organic basis.
- Cranial & Spinal Technologies revenue of $1.043 billion decreased 7% as reported and 5% organic. Spine & Biologics decreased mid-single digits, with mid-teens declines in Biologics given customer ordering patterns, partially offset by mid-single digit Core Spine growth in the United States. Neurosurgery declined low-single digits, with declines in navigation and robotics partially offset by growth in powered surgical instruments, imaging, and CSF management.
- Specialty Therapies revenue of $667 million increased 4% as reported and organic. Neurovascular increased low double-digits driven by strength in hemorrhagic stroke products. Pelvic Health decreased low-single digits on competitive pressures. ENT was flat year-over-year on an organic basis given supply constraints on several product lines.
- Neuromodulation revenue of $405 million decreased 8% as reported and 5% organic. Brain Modulation decreased low-single digits, as significant declines of replacement devices were partially offset by increased share of initial implants from the continued adoption of the Percept™ PC deep brain stimulation (DBS) system and SenSight™ directional DBS lead system. Pain Therapies decreased high-single digits, with mid-single digit declines in both Interventional and Pain Stim, as well as low-double digit declines in Targeted Drug Delivery on a difficult comparison given a supply recovery in the prior year. The Pain Stim market remained under pressure given healthcare staffing challenges and higher payer pre-authorizations. At the same time, the company continued to win new implant share in Pain Stim on strong adoption of its Vanta™ and Intellis™ with DTM™ SCS neurostimulators.
Diabetes
Diabetes revenue of $541 million decreased 5% as reported and was flat year-over-year organic. U.S. revenue declined mid-teens, given the absence of new product approvals. This was offset by low-double digit organic growth in non-U.S. developed markets and mid-teens organic growth in emerging markets. International sales were driven by mid-twenties growth in sales of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) products and low-double digit growth in consumable sales, offset by low-single digit declines in sales of durable insulin pumps.
Guidance
The company today reiterated its revenue growth and EPS guidance ranges for fiscal year 2023.
The company continues to expect organic revenue growth in its fiscal year 2023 in the range of 4% to 5%. If recent foreign currency exchange rates hold, fiscal year 2023 revenue growth would be negatively affected by approximately $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion versus the previously stated $1.0 to $1.1 billion impact.
The company continues to expect fiscal year 2023 diluted non-GAAP EPS in the range of $5.53 to $5.65, including an estimated 17 to 22 cent negative impact from foreign currency.
"While our markets are facing macroeconomic challenges, we're focused on identifying ways to offset their impact to our financials," said Karen Parkhill, Medtronic chief financial officer. "Looking ahead, we expect organic revenue growth to improve each quarter, with the second half of the fiscal year much stronger than the first. We are optimistic about our future, as we create markets and realize new opportunities."
Webcast Information
Medtronic will host a webcast today, August 23, at 8:00 a.m. EDT (7:00 a.m. CDT) to provide information about its businesses for the public, investors, analysts, and news media. This webcast can be accessed by clicking on the Events icon at investorrelations.medtronic.com and this earnings release will be archived at news.medtronic.com. Medtronic will be live tweeting during the webcast on its Newsroom Twitter account, @Medtronic. Within 24 hours of the webcast, a replay of the webcast and transcript of the company's prepared remarks will be available by clicking on the Events icon at investorrelations.medtronic.com.
Medtronic plans to report its fiscal year 2023 second, third, and fourth quarter results on November 22, 2022, February 21, 2023, and Thursday, May 25, 2023, respectively. Confirmation and additional details will be provided closer to the specific event.
Financial Schedules
The first quarter financial schedules and non-GAAP reconciliations can be viewed by clicking on the Investor Events link at investorrelations.medtronic.com. To view a printable PDF of the financial schedules and non-GAAP reconciliations, click here. To view the first quarter and fiscal year 2023 earnings presentation, click here.
About Medtronic
Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic. Medtronic plc, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is the leading global healthcare technology company that boldly attacks the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people across 150 countries. Our technologies and therapies treat 70 health conditions and include cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world. In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary. For more information on Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), visit www.Medtronic.com and follow @Medtronic on Twitter and LinkedIn.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to risks and uncertainties, including risks related to competitive factors, difficulties and delays inherent in the development, manufacturing, marketing and sale of medical products, government regulation and general economic conditions and other risks and uncertainties described in the company's periodic reports on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission including the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K of the company, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words or expressions, such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "looking ahead," "may," "plan," "possible," "potential," "project," "should," "going to," "will," and similar words or expressions, the negative or plural of such words or expressions and other comparable terminology. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results. Medtronic does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements or any of the information contained in this press release, including to reflect future events or circumstances.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
This press release contains financial measures, including adjusted net income, adjusted diluted EPS, and organic revenue, which are considered "non-GAAP" financial measures under applicable SEC rules and regulations. References to quarterly figures increasing, decreasing or remaining flat are in comparison to fiscal year 2022.
Medtronic management believes that non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding the company's underlying operational performance and trends and to facilitate comparisons with the performance of other companies in the med tech industry. Non-GAAP net income and diluted EPS exclude the effect of certain charges or gains that contribute to or reduce earnings but that result from transactions or events that management believes may or may not recur with similar materiality or impact to operations in future periods (Non-GAAP Adjustments). Medtronic generally uses non-GAAP financial measures to facilitate management's review of the operational performance of the company and as a basis for strategic planning. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental to and not a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and investors are cautioned that Medtronic may calculate non-GAAP financial measures in a way that is different from other companies. Management strongly encourages investors to review the company's consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety. Starting with the quarter ended April 29, 2022, the Company no longer adjusts non-GAAP financial measures for certain license payments for, or acquisitions of, technology not approved by regulators. Historical non-GAAP financial measures have been recast for comparability. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the financial schedules accompanying this press release.
Medtronic calculates forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures based on internal forecasts that omit certain amounts that would be included in GAAP financial measures. For instance, forward-looking organic revenue growth guidance excludes the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, as well as significant acquisitions or divestitures. Forward-looking diluted non-GAAP EPS guidance also excludes other potential charges or gains that would be recorded as Non-GAAP Adjustments to earnings during the fiscal year. Medtronic does not attempt to provide reconciliations of forward-looking non-GAAP EPS guidance to projected GAAP EPS guidance because the combined impact and timing of recognition of these potential charges or gains is inherently uncertain and difficult to predict and is unavailable without unreasonable efforts. In addition, the company believes such reconciliations would imply a degree of precision and certainty that could be confusing to investors. Such items could have a substantial impact on GAAP measures of financial performance.
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Los Angeles: Singer Harry Styles has embarked on a journey in an effort to figure out and get comfortable with his sexuality.
Dressed in a gender-fluid outfit of feathers and fur, the singer and actor, 28, made the admission in a cover interview with the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine, reports aceshowbiz.com.
“I think everyone, including myself, has your own journey with figuring out sexuality and getting more comfortable with it,” ex-One Direction member Styles, who is dating actress Olivia Wilde, 38, said while
discussing playing gay policeman Tom Burgess in the new romantic drama ‘My Policeman’.
“To him (Tom), ‘My Policeman’ is a very human story. It’s not like, ‘This is a gay story about these guys being gay.’ It’s about love and about wasted time to me.”
The singer added, even though he is hard working, he isn’t perfect, saying, “I’d like to think I’m open, and probably quite stubborn, too, and willing to be vulnerable. I can be selfish sometimes, but I’d like to think that I’m a caring person.”
Styles said one of his struggles with fame is dealing with fans who try to get close to him when he simply wants to be a musician.
He added, “It’s obviously a difficult feeling to feel like being close to me means you’re at the ransom of a corner of Twitter or something. I just wanted to sing. I didn’t want to get into it if I was going to hurt people like that.” | https://telanganatoday.com/harry-styles-opens-up-on-his-journey-to-embrace-his-sexuality | 2022-08-23T11:44:37Z | https://telanganatoday.com/harry-styles-opens-up-on-his-journey-to-embrace-his-sexuality | false | 4 |
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Saturday evening saw the official opening of the Gibraltar Fair, the first to take place since 2019. The Fair traditionally takes place every year, but it had been postponed twice as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
There was an undeniable buzz as this year’s Fair was launched on Saturday. The Fair was officially opened by Minister for Culture John Cortes, with the ribbon being cut by reigning Miss Gibraltar Janice Sampere. Also present at the opening were Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS) CEO Seamus Byrne and other members of the organising teams from GCS and the Self Determination Gibraltar Group (SDGG).
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Hannah Montana without Miley Cyrus is almost like a bagel without cream cheese. One cannot exist without the other; it’s a symbiotic relationship that ensures the world as we know it functions smoothly. So can you imagine what would have happened to planet Earth if Taylor Momsen was cast as Hannah Montana? Because according to the show’s casting director, it almost happened.
For those of you not in the know, Momsen played Jenny Humphrey in Gossip Girl and TBH she sucked.
Getting all horny for Nate Archibald and pursuing him, even when he was dating Serena van der Woodsen and wasn’t really that into her? When she tried to literally emancipate herself from her Dad so she can start her own stupid little fashion label? Her random drug mule character arc? The way she treated Eric van der Woodsen like dirt? And don’t even get me started on the dogshit bowler hat she wore to One and One.
Momsen left Gossip Girl in 2010 because she wanted to pursue a career in music. Before bidding adieu to the show she formed a band called The Pretty Reckless in 2009, which basically has the same vibe as Little Miss J’s “edgy” and “alternative” character schtick.
I know the entire point of acting is that you’re supposed to be a versatile chameleon who can play anyone, but I don’t believe for one second that Momsen has ever possessed the certain je ne sais quoi that Hannah Montana required.
But alas, Hannah Montana‘s original casting director Lisa London recently revealed on TikTok that Momsen made it to the final rounds of the casting process, alongside Cyrus and Victorious star Daniella Monet.
@lisalondoncasting @fernandacortesx love your videos and wanted to share some insight on the casting of Hannah Montana #hannahmontana #belinda #disney #mileycyrus #disneychannel #greenscreenvideo #greenscreen ♬ original sound – Lisa London Casting
London spilled the tea after Fernanda Cortes alleged in a since-deleted TikTok that singer, songwriter and actress Belinda Peregrín almost scored the role of Hannah Montana.
London came with receipts, showing off the OG casting sheet which listed the three actresses who auditioned in Hannah Montana‘s final network test. She went on to say more than 1,200 girls auditioned for the role of Hannah and the character’s name was originally going to be Chloe Stewart, rather than Miley Stewart.
Momsen in the lead role and a name change? It’s quite simply not the best of both worlds.
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By Robb M. Stewart
Medtronic PLC affirmed financial guidance for fiscal 2023 but cautioned the dent from foreign exchange translation could be greater than previously expected if recent rates hold.
The Irish healthcare-technology company said Tuesday that while it continues to expect organic revenue growth for the fiscal year of between 4% and 5%, the negative effect on revenue if foreign exchange rates hold could be about $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion versus the $1 billion to $1.1 billion impact it previously forecast.
It said adjusted earnings for the year are still expected to be between $5.53 and $5.65 a share, including a hit of 17 cents to 22 cents from foreign currency.
"We expect organic revenue growth to improve each quarter, with the second half of the fiscal year much stronger than the first," Medtronic Chief Financial Officer Karen Parkhill said.
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Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has admitted that the club are “working very hard” to bring in new signings ahead of transfer deadline day next week as the Magpies look to add to their three defensive acquisitions so far this summer.
Howe remains intent on signing a number of forward players to boost his options in the final third of the pitch as Newcastle look to challenge for the European places this season, with Watford ’s Joao Pedro being strongly linked.
However, even though Howe is supportive of the club in their efforts to bring in new players over the next eight days, he admits that he ‘doesn’t know’ who Newcastle will sign as things are “ever changing.”
When asked if he could say who Newcastle will sign over the rest of this month, Howe told the Telegraph : "If I knew I would be able to tell you… Currently it’s an ever changing thing… I would love to add to it [squad] and bring in players who can make a real difference to the team. We are working very hard to achieve that."
It’s safe to say that Newcastle certainly haven’t lived up to their status as the richest club in the world this summer, having only signed three players for a combined total of around £60million after struggling to strike up a number of deals for some of their top targets.
Matt Targett was signed on a permanent deal for £15m following his successful loan spell in the second half of last season, while goalkeeper Nick Pope (£10m) and long-term target Sven Botman (£35m) were also snapped up in what are two very shrewd pieces of business.
How many signings will Newcastle make before the transfer window closes? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
But it has been more than seven weeks without any further additions to the first team, although the Magpies are continuing to chase another winger and striker to give them more attacking threat.
Watford star Pedro is the name most strongly linked with a move to Tyneside this month and, although they had their first offer rejected by the Hornets for the Brazilian forward, the Magpies are reported to have made a second bid that is believed to be in the region of £30m including add-ons, according to Sky Sports.
But when asked about the claims that a deal is done for Pedro, Howe told the Telegraph : "That's not entirely accurate but I'm not sort of dealing with these things minute to minute, I'm sort of in the background hearing what's happening but I don't think that's correct."
Either way, it appears that both clubs are continuing to work on a deal. Watford are under no pressure to sell, with Pedro still having three years remaining on his contract, but the Hornets are said to be considering the latest proposal.
The Magpies only have Callum Wilson, who already has two goals in three games this season but has picked up yet another injury, and £25m January signing Chris Wood, who is yet to start a single game this season, as their forward options.
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WINNIPEG, MB, April 1, 2022 /CNW/ - IGM Financial Inc. IGM will announce its first quarter 2022 results after markets close on Thursday, May 5, 2022.
A live webcast of IGM Financial's first quarter 2022 results conference call will be available at www.igmfinancial.com/en/investor-relations/finreporting/quarterly on Friday, May 6, 2022 at 1:30pm CT/2:30pm ET.
James O'Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer, IGM Financial Inc., Barry McInerney, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mackenzie Investments, Damon Murchison, President and Chief Executive Officer, IG Wealth Management and Luke Gould, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, IGM Financial Inc., will participate in the call.
If you are unable to connect to the webcast, you can dial-in by phone at 1-800-319-4610 or
1-416-915-3239. We ask that you call in at least five minutes before the scheduled start time to ensure that you are connected on time. Your call will be connected on a listen-only basis.
Should you miss the conference call, a playback will be available by calling 1-855-669-9658 from May 6, 2022 at 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET until June 6, 2022. Please use passcode 8687#. An archived version of the webcast will also be available on IGM Financial Inc.'s website.
IGM Financial Inc. is one of Canada's leading diversified wealth and asset management companies with approximately $268 billion in total assets under management and advisement at February 28, 2022. The company provides a broad range of financial planning and investment management services to help more than two million Canadians meet their financial goals. Its activities are carried out principally through IG Wealth Management, Mackenzie Investments and Investment Planning Counsel. IGM Financial is a member of the Power Corporation group of companies. For more information, visit igmfinancial.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) _ Macy's Inc. (M) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $275 million.
On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of 99 cents. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs, were $1 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 85 cents per share.
The department store operator posted revenue of $5.6 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.48 billion.
Macy's expects full-year earnings in the range of $4 to $4.20 per share, with revenue in the range of $24.34 billion to $24.58 billion.
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73.
Gaines’ family said in a statement the former coach died Monday in Lubbock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Gaines made many stops in West Texas during a 30-year coaching career, but was best known for a four-year stint leading the highly successful program at Odessa Permian. Gaines returned to Permian later in his career.
His 1988 team was chronicled in Buzz Bissinger’s bestselling book, which portrayed a program and school that favored football over academics and attributed racist comments to assistant coaches.
Gaines, who was played by Billy Bob Thornton in the 2004 movie, said he never read the book and felt betrayed by Bissinger after the author spent the entire 1988 season with the team.
The book, which portrayed Gaines as a compassionate coach caught in the win-at-all-costs culture of a high school program in football-crazed Texas, also was turned into a TV series.
Permian lost in the state semifinals in 1988, a season that included the loss of star running back James “Boobie” Miles to a knee injury during a preseason scrimmage. Miles’ character played a prominent role in the movie.
The book described scenes of “for sale” signs being placed in the front yard of Gaines’ home. His record from 1986-89 was 47-6-1.
Gaines led Permian to the fifth of the program’s six state championships with a perfect season in 1989, then left to become an assistant coach at Texas Tech.
He later coached two of Permian’s rivals, Abilene High and San Angelo Central, before returning to college as the coach at Abilene Christian. Another four-year run as Permian’s coach started in 2009, and Gaines also was a school district athletic director in Odessa and Lubbock.
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ORRVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) today announced results for the first quarter ended July 31, 2022, of its 2023 fiscal year. Financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 reflect the divestitures of the natural beverage and grains businesses on January 31, 2022, and the private label dry pet food business on December 1, 2021. All comparisons are to the first quarter of the prior fiscal year, unless otherwise noted.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Net sales increased $15.0 million, or 1 percent. Net sales excluding divestitures and foreign currency exchange increased 4 percent. Net sales reflect a 9 percent unfavorable impact related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall.
- Net income per diluted share was $1.03. Adjusted earnings per share was $1.67, a decrease of 12 percent, primarily as a result of the Jif® peanut butter product recall.
- Cash used for operations was $39.0 million, a change of 128 percent. Free cash flow was $(127.3) million, compared to $69.8 million in the prior year.
- The Company increased its full-year fiscal 2023 financial outlook for net sales, adjusted earnings per share and free cash flow.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REMARKS
"Our first quarter results reflect a strong start to the fiscal year, demonstrating our operational excellence and strength of our strategy. Our teams have done outstanding work to manage headwinds from cost inflation, industry-wide supply chain challenges, and the Jif® peanut butter recall," said Mark Smucker, Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We delivered another quarter that exceeded our expectations, as consumers' demand for our iconic brands continued in a rising cost environment, driving robust organic top-line growth for our key focus platforms of pet, coffee, and snacking."
"Due to the better-than-expected first quarter results and sustained momentum for our trusted brands, we are raising our net sales, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash flow expectations for this fiscal year. In the months ahead, we will sustain investment in our growth platforms including the Milk-Bone®, Dunkin'®, and Smucker's® Uncrustables® brands. We remain confident in our ability to drive long-term growth and shareholder value creation through the current dynamic operating environment."
FIRST QUARTER CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
Net Sales
Net sales increased 1 percent, including a 9 percent unfavorable impact related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall. Excluding noncomparable net sales in the prior year of $58.5 million for the divested businesses, as well as $4.4 million of unfavorable foreign currency exchange, net sales increased $77.9 million, or 4 percent.
The increase in comparable net sales was primarily driven by a 14 percentage point increase from net price realization, primarily reflecting list price increases for the U.S. Retail Coffee, U.S. Retail Pet Foods, and International and Away from Home businesses, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of customer returns and fees related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall. The favorable net price realization was partially offset by a 9 percentage point decrease from volume/mix, primarily due to manufacturing downtime related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall and declines for mainstream roast and ground coffee.
Operating Income
Gross profit decreased $86.9 million, or 14 percent, including an unfavorable impact related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall. The decrease also reflects the lower contribution from volume/mix, primarily due to manufacturing downtime related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall, unsaleable inventory related to the recall, and the noncomparable impact of the divested natural beverage and grains and private label dry pet food businesses. Higher costs, primarily driven by increased commodity and ingredient, manufacturing and packaging costs, were offset by higher net price realization, inclusive of the unfavorable impact to net price realization from customer returns and fees related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall. Operating income decreased $79.7 million, or 31 percent, reflecting the decrease in gross profit and a $19.8 million increase in selling, distribution, and administrative ("SD&A") expenses, partially offset by an anticipated insurance recovery related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall.
Adjusted gross profit decreased $58.8 million, or 9 percent, including an unfavorable impact related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall. The difference between adjusted gross profit and generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") results reflects the exclusion of the change in net cumulative unallocated derivative gains and losses and special project costs. Adjusted operating income decreased $53.4 million, or 17 percent, further reflecting the exclusion of amortization, gain on divestiture, and other special project costs.
Interest Expense, Other Income (Expense), and Income Taxes
Net interest expense decreased $4.0 million, primarily due to the prepayment of Senior Notes in the first quarter of the prior fiscal year, partially offset by increased debt outstanding as compared to prior year.
Net other income increased $11.6 million, due to a net loss on the prepayment of Senior Notes and a settlement loss related to a defined benefit pension plan in the first quarter of the prior fiscal year.
The effective income tax rate was 22.2 percent compared to 25.0 percent in the prior year, reflecting the favorable deferred tax benefit of a state income tax rate reduction enacted in the quarter. The adjusted effective income tax rate was 23.0 percent, compared to 23.6 percent in the prior year.
Cash Flow and Debt
Cash used for operating activities was $39.0 million, compared to a cash provided of $137.8 million in the prior year, primarily reflecting a $70.0 million contribution to our U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plans this quarter, lower net income adjusted for noncash items in the current year, and an increase in cash required to fund working capital. Free cash flow was $(127.3) million, compared to $69.8 million in the prior year, reflecting the decrease in cash provided by operating activities and a $20.3 million increase in capital expenditures. Net debt borrowings in the quarter totaled $207.0 million.
FULL-YEAR OUTLOOK
The Company updated its full-year fiscal 2023 guidance as summarized below:
Ongoing cost inflation, volatility in supply chains and the overall macroeconomic environment continue to impact financial results and cause uncertainty and risk for the fiscal year 2023 outlook. Any manufacturing or supply chain disruption, as well as changes in consumer purchasing behavior, including the potential impact to volume due to recent price increases, retailer inventory levels, and broader macroeconomic conditions, could materially impact actual results. In particular, the Jif® peanut butter product recall will continue to impact our financial results for the fiscal year. The Company continues to focus on managing the elements it can control, including taking the necessary steps to minimize the impact of cost inflation, the product recall, and any potential business disruption. This guidance reflects performance expectations based on the Company's current understanding of the overall environment, inclusive of the estimated unfavorable impact of the product recall.
Net sales are expected to increase 4.0 to 5.0 percent compared to the prior year. Excluding noncomparable net sales in the prior year for the divested private label dry pet food and natural beverage and grains businesses, net sales are expected to increase approximately 6.5 percent at the mid-point of the guidance range. This reflects higher net pricing to recover cost inflation across multiple categories, partially offset by the anticipated volume/mix impact of price elasticity of demand, and an estimated 2 percent unfavorable impact related to manufacturing downtime and customer returns and fees from the Jif® peanut butter product recall.
Adjusted earnings per share is expected to range from $8.20 to $8.60, including an estimated $0.80 unfavorable impact related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall. This range reflects the benefits of higher net pricing actions and shares repurchased in the prior fiscal year being more than offset by cost inflation, the anticipated volume/mix impact of price elasticity of demand, the unfavorable impact of the Jif® peanut butter product recall, and increased SD&A expenses. This guidance assumes an adjusted gross profit margin range of 33.5 to 34.0 percent, an adjusted effective income tax rate of 24.2 percent, and 106.5 million common shares outstanding. Free cash flow is expected to be approximately $550 million, inclusive of the estimated unfavorable impact related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall, with capital expenditures of $550 million.
FIRST QUARTER SEGMENT RESULTS
(Dollar amounts in the segment tables below are reported in millions.)
U.S. Retail Pet Foods
Net sales increased $81.0 million, or 13 percent. Excluding $25.1 million of noncomparable net sales in the prior year related to the divested private label dry pet food business, net sales increased $106.1 million, or 17 percent. Higher net price realization increased net sales by 20 percentage points, primarily reflecting list price increases across the portfolio, partially offset by a decreased contribution from volume/mix of 3 percentage points.
Segment profit increased $40.4 million, primarily reflecting a favorable net impact of higher net price realization and increased commodity and ingredient, packaging, and manufacturing costs and lower marketing spend, partially offset by a decreased contribution from volume/mix.
U.S. Retail Coffee
Net sales increased $54.7 million, or 10 percent. Net price realization increased net sales by 24 percentage points, primarily reflecting list price increases across the portfolio. A reduced contribution from volume/mix decreased net sales by 14 percentage points, primarily driven by mainstream roast and ground coffee.
Segment profit decreased $5.4 million, primarily reflecting a decreased contribution from volume/mix and increased marketing investment, partially offset by the favorable net impact of higher net price realization and increased commodity costs.
U.S. Retail Consumer Foods
Net sales decreased $124.5 million, or 29 percent, including a 32 percent unfavorable impact related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall. Excluding $31.4 million of noncomparable net sales in the prior year related to the divested natural beverage and grains businesses, net sales decreased $93.1 million, or 23 percent. Volume/mix decreased net sales by 20 percentage points, primarily driven by manufacturing downtime for Jif® peanut butter, partially offset by an increase for Smucker's® Uncrustables® frozen sandwiches. Lower net price realization also contributed 3 percentage points to the net sales decline, primarily driven by the unfavorable impact of customer returns and fees related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall, partially offset by list price increases across the remainder of the portfolio.
Segment profit decreased $63.9 million, primarily reflecting the unfavorable impact of the Jif® peanut butter product recall and the noncomparable segment profit in the prior year related to the divested natural beverage and grains businesses. Excluding the unfavorable impact of the Jif® peanut butter product recall and divested businesses, segment profit increased primarily due to the net favorable impact of higher net price realization and higher commodity and ingredient, manufacturing, and packaging costs and favorable volume/mix.
International and Away From Home
Net sales increased $3.8 million, or 2 percent, including a 10 percent unfavorable impact related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall. Excluding $2.0 million of noncomparable net sales in the prior year related to the divested natural beverage and grains businesses and $4.4 million of unfavorable foreign currency exchange, net sales increased $10.2 million, or 4 percent. Excluding the impact of the divested businesses and foreign currency exchange, net sales increased 15 percent for the Away from Home operating segment, partially offset by a 6 percent decrease for the International operating segment, including the impact related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall. Net price realization contributed a 4 percentage point increase to net sales for the combined businesses, primarily driven by increases for coffee products and baking mixes and ingredients, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of customer returns and fees related to the Jif® peanut butter product recall. Volume/mix was neutral compared to the prior year.
Segment profit decreased $16.3 million, primarily reflecting the impact of the Jif® peanut butter product recall and higher commodity costs, partially offset by higher net pricing.
Financial Results Discussion and Webcast
At approximately 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time today, the Company will post to its website at investors.jmsmucker.com a pre-recorded management discussion of its fiscal 2023 first quarter financial results, a transcript of the discussion, and supplemental materials. At 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time today, the Company will webcast a live question and answer session with Mark Smucker, Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Tucker Marshall, Chief Financial Officer. The live webcast and replay can be accessed at investors.jmsmucker.com.
The J.M. Smucker Co. Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, such as projected net sales, operating results, earnings, and cash flows that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. The risks, uncertainties, important factors, and assumptions listed and discussed in this press release, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed, include: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business, industry, suppliers, customers, consumers, employees, and communities; disruptions or inefficiencies in the Company's operations or supply chain, including any impact caused by product recalls (including the Jif® peanut butter product recall), political instability, terrorism, armed hostilities (including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine), extreme weather conditions, natural disasters, pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic), or other calamities; risks related to the availability of, and cost inflation in, supply chain inputs, including labor, raw materials, commodities, packaging, and transportation; the impact of food security concerns involving either the Company's products or its competitors' products, including product recalls; risks associated with derivative and purchasing strategies the Company employs to manage commodity pricing and interest rate risks; the availability of reliable transportation on acceptable terms, including any impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; the ability to achieve cost savings related to restructuring and cost management programs in the amounts and within the time frames currently anticipated; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow to continue operating under the Company's capital deployment model, including capital expenditures, debt repayment, dividend payments, and share repurchases; the ability to implement and realize the full benefit of price changes, and the impact of the timing of the price changes to profits and cash flow in a particular period; the success and cost of marketing and sales programs and strategies intended to promote growth in the Company's businesses, including product innovation; general competitive activity in the market, including competitors' pricing practices and promotional spending levels; the Company's ability to attract and retain key talent; the concentration of certain of the Company's businesses with key customers and suppliers, including single-source suppliers of certain key raw materials and finished goods, and the Company's ability to manage and maintain key relationships; impairments in the carrying value of goodwill, other intangible assets, or other long-lived assets or changes in the useful lives of other intangible assets or other long-lived assets; the impact of new or changes to existing governmental laws and regulations and their application; the outcome of tax examinations, changes in tax laws, and other tax matters; a disruption, failure, or security breach of the Company or their suppliers' information technology systems, including ransomware attacks; foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations; and risks related to other factors described under "Risk Factors" in other reports and statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, to reflect new events or circumstances.
About The J.M. Smucker Co.
Each generation of consumers leaves their mark on culture by establishing new expectations for food and the companies that make it. At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to be at the heart of this dynamic with a diverse portfolio that appeals to each generation of people and pets and is found in more than 80 percent of U.S. homes and countless restaurants. This includes a mix of iconic brands consumers have always loved such as Folgers®, Jif® and Milk-Bone® and new favorites like Café Bustelo®, Smucker's® Uncrustables® and Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. By continuing to immerse ourselves in consumer preferences and acting responsibly, we will continue growing our business and the positive impact we have on society. For more information, please visit jmsmucker.com.
The J.M. Smucker Co. is the owner of all trademarks referenced herein, except for the following, which are used under license: Dunkin'® is a trademark of DD IP Holder LLC, and Rachael Ray® is a trademark of Ray Marks II LLC.
The Dunkin'® brand is licensed to The J.M. Smucker Co. for packaged coffee products sold in retail channels such as grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, e-commerce and drug stores. This information does not pertain to products for sale in Dunkin'® restaurants.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures, including: net sales excluding divestitures and foreign currency exchange; adjusted gross profit; adjusted operating income; adjusted income; adjusted earnings per share; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and impairment charges related to intangible assets ("EBITDA (as adjusted)"); and free cash flow, as key measures for purposes of evaluating performance internally. The Company believes that investors' understanding of its performance is enhanced by disclosing these performance measures. Furthermore, these non-GAAP financial measures are used by management in preparation of the annual budget and for the monthly analyses of its operating results. The Board of Directors also utilizes certain non-GAAP financial measures as components for measuring performance for incentive compensation purposes.
Non-GAAP financial measures exclude certain items affecting comparability that can significantly affect the year-over-year assessment of operating results, which include amortization expense and impairment charges related to intangible assets; certain divestiture, acquisition, integration, and restructuring costs ("special project costs"); gains and losses on divestitures; the net change in cumulative unallocated gains and losses on commodity and foreign currency exchange derivative activities ("change in net cumulative unallocated derivative gains and losses"); and other one-time items that do not directly reflect ongoing operating results. Income taxes, as adjusted is calculated using an adjusted effective income tax rate that is applied to adjusted income before income taxes and reflects the exclusion of the previously discussed items, as well as any adjustments for one-time tax-related activities, when they occur. While this adjusted effective income tax rate does not generally differ materially from the GAAP effective income tax rate, certain exclusions from non-GAAP results can significantly impact the adjusted effective income tax rate.
These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to replace the presentation of financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Rather, the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures supplements other metrics used by management to internally evaluate its businesses and facilitate the comparison of past and present operations and liquidity. These non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies and may exclude certain nondiscretionary expenses and cash payments. A reconciliation of certain non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measure for the current and prior year periods is included in the "Unaudited Non-GAAP Financial Measures" tables. The Company has also provided a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures for its fiscal 2023 outlook.
The following tables provide a reconciliation of the Company's fiscal 2023 guidance for estimated adjusted earnings per share and free cash flow.
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Teen charged with assisting criminal in homicide case
MUNCIE, Ind. — A Delaware County teenager on Thursday was formally charged with helping a Muncie man after he had allegedly committed murder.
Alexandra Paige Reagan, 18, of Albany, is charged in Delaware Circuit Court 5 with assisting a criminal, a Level 5 felony carrying up to six years in prison, and obstruction of justice, a Level 6 felony with a maximum 30-month sentence.
According to court documents filed by Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman's office, Reagan assisted 28-year-old Devin Xavier Myers after he fatally shot 19-year-old Kyler Ryan Musick, also of Muncie, on July 12.
A witness told Muncie police that Myers told him after he shot Musick, Reagan helped him wrap the victim's body in plastic and "dispose of the body."
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Musick's remains were found near Prairie Creek Reservoir on July 14.
Myers is charged with murder in that slaying. He faces two other murder counts, and other charges including armed robbery and criminal confinement, stemming from a July 13 armed home invasion at the home of Musick's family on South Liberty Street.
While there, Myers allegedly shot and killed Musick's grandfather, Malcolm Perdue, 69, and the teen's 51-year-old great-aunt, Kyndra K. Swift,
Also charged with murder and other counts in those slayings is 27-year-old Daniel Lamar Jones of Muncie. His defense attorney indicated this week Jones would be pursuing an insanity defense .
Myers' trial, in Circuit Court 5, is set to begin on Jan. 2.
Reagan was arrested the week of the slayings, but was later released.
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Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s interior minister met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday in Moscow in a rare visit by a state official from Europe, highlighting Belgrade’s refusal to join Western sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine.
Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin, who is known for his pro-Russia and anti-Western stance, said he told Lavrov during their meeting that “Serbia is the only state in Europe that didn’t introduce sanctions and was not part of the anti-Russian hysteria.”
Serbia, which formally seeks European Union membership, has for years been drifting away from its EU path and toward traditional Slavic ally Russia, as well as China.
Vulin is considered “Moscow’s man” within the Serbian government.
Vulin has been advocating the creation of “the Serbian World” that would unite all Serbs in the Balkans under one flag led by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
Vulin has said that Serbia should abandon its EU membership goal and instead turn to Moscow, and he has often blasted Serbia’s neighbors and their leaders, calling them derogatory names.
Last year, Vulin had created a “working group” with Nikolai Patrushev, the powerful secretary of the Kremlin’s Security Council, to fight “color revolutions” — a series of mass protests that sometimes led to the toppling of regimes in the former Soviet Union, the former Yugoslavia, the Middle East and Asia.
Serbian independent media reported that at their meeting in Moscow late last year, Vulin handed to Patrushev wiretaps from a Belgrade meeting held by members of the Russian opposition. It has been difficult for opposition groups to organize meetings in Russia, so they chose Belgrade as they don’t need visas to enter Serbia.
Shortly afterwards, some of those who attended the meeting in Belgrade were arrested in Russia. Vulin has unconvincingly denied that he handed over the tapes to Patrushev.
Serbian opposition officials have been questioning the purpose of Vulin’s visit to Moscow as a new Serbian government is about to be formed — long-awaited after the April general election. Most believe that his trip to Russia was organized by Moscow as a way to pressure Belgrade to include him in the new Cabinet.
Lavrov had planned to visit Belgrade in June, but Serbia’s NATO-member neighbors have refused to allow his plane to fly over their territory.
Vulin said in a statement from Moscow on Monday that he “deeply regrets the fact that Minister Lavrov was prevented from visiting Belgrade in June by the will of other countries, pointing out that by banning Minister Lavrov’s official visit to Serbia, all principles of international law were violated.” | https://www.wlns.com/news/international/ap-international/serb-official-visits-moscow-calls-sanctions-eu-hysteria/ | 2022-08-23T12:09:05Z | https://www.wlns.com/news/international/ap-international/serb-official-visits-moscow-calls-sanctions-eu-hysteria/ | false | 27 |
SHANGHAI (AP) _ GDS Holdings Limited (GDS) on Tuesday reported a loss of $56 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Shanghai-based company said it had a loss of 32 cents.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 41 cents per share.
The company posted revenue of $344.9 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $341.8 million.
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SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea said Tuesday that Russian warplanes entered its air buffer zone unannounced, and that it responded with unspecified “tactical action,” a term that usually refers to the scrambling of fighter jets to chase away unauthorized foreign aircraft.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the move was aimed at preventing accidental clashes along its air defense identification zone, but didn’t provide more details.
The South Korean military didn't confirm Russian media reports that it scrambled F-16 fighter jets in response to two Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted by a Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet flying over waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
The incident came a day after South Korea and the United States began their biggest combined military training in years in a response to North Korea's nuclear threat. The Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, which continue through Sept. 1, involve aircraft, warships and tanks and potentially tens of thousands of troops.
Air defense identification zones usually expand beyond a country’s territory to allow more time to respond to potentially hostile aircraft. Military planes entering another country’s air defense identification zone are required to notify it in advance.
Russian and Chinese warplanes have often entered South Korea’s air defense identification zones in recent years as they flex their muscles amid an intensifying competition with the United States.
In 2019, South Korea said its fighter jets fired hundreds of warning shots toward a Russian military plane that it said twice violated its national airspace off its eastern coast. Russia denied that its aircraft entered South Korea’s territory. | https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/south-korea-russian-aircraft-entered-air-buffer-zone-88732386 | 2022-08-23T12:13:29Z | https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/south-korea-russian-aircraft-entered-air-buffer-zone-88732386 | false | 12 |
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