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Jessica Simpson sizzles in TWO Aussie fashion labels as she snaps a bikini selfie to show off her incredible 45kg weight loss - here's how to get the look
- Singer and actress Jessica Simpson has showed off two Australian brands
- She wore a stunning apricot-tinted bikini top paired with One Teaspoon shorts
- The 42-year-old mother opened up about losing 45 kilos earlier this year
- After yo-yo dieting through her 30s and gaining weight during her pregnancies
The Dukes of Hazzard star Jessica Simpson has been spotted in two Australian labels posing up against a stained glass window after losing 45 kilos.
The 42-year-old songstress showed off her svelte body in Zimmermann's $240 Pattie Tie Bikini, pairing the look with One Teaspoon shorts and Jacquie Aiche gold jewellery made in Los Angeles.
'When you see a door this foxy ya take a selfie,' she captioned the photo, along with a winking emoji.
Zimmermann is well known for its penchant for bohemian styles and colourful designs while One Teaspoon favours the rock era with frayed edges and purposeful bleach stains.
Wowza: Jessica Simpson sizzled as she showed off her svelte body in her latest Instagram post
The 42-year-old songstress showed off her svelte body in Zimmermann's $240 Pattie Tie Bikini (left), pairing the look with One Teaspoon shorts (also right) and Jacquie Aiche gold jewellery made in Los Angeles
One Teaspoon's CEO Liz Roberts was as shocked as everyone else when her 'Bandits' denim received rockstar status a decade ago and allowed the brand to showcase the best of Aussie fashion on a world stage.
'We had already had enormous success here in Australia across our fashion categories, but the take up of the denim started in the US,' Liz told FEMAIL from her home base in Manly previously.
'The US girl really resonated with the roots of the brand which were firmly sprung from a fun-loving beach culture, a brand born in Sydney's Northern Beaches.
'But it was more than that, in the sense that the clothing we created emanated from our lives.
'It reflected that transition from the beach to the bar, to parties, to festivals but to business meetings as well. And we needed apparel that would work and transition across those environments.'
One Teaspoon's CEO Liz Roberts was as shocked as everyone else when her 'Bandits' denim received rockstar status a decade ago and allowed the brand to showcase the best of Aussie fashion on a world stage
It would go on to become the go-to denim for celebrities like Beyonce, Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber, Elle McPherson and Sophie Monk, which Liz feels 'incredibly fortunate about' all these years later.
She beamed with joy as she held out the phone to capture the moment.
On Thursday the mother-of-three, who was vacationing in Mexico with her husband Eric Johnson, wowed her fans in a brown two-piece after admitting earlier this year that she once thought her bikini days were behind her.
'Without three kids needing me to hurry, I had the time to accessorise the bikini,' she wrote to her 6.1million followers, adding: 'It is the little things that make me happy.'
Impressive: Simpson continued to show off 100lbs weight loss in a two-piece on vacation in Mexico... after previously thinking she would 'never' wear a bikini again
Earlier this year Jessica wrote in a candid post that she 'never' thought she would be able to show off her figure after yo-yo dieting over the years.
'I have gained and lost 100lbs 3x, so I never thought this moment could or would happen, but I'm finally spring breakin' wearing a BIKINI!,' she wrote.
The singer added: 'Hard work, determination, self love. I enjoyed a good proud cry today.'
Jessica, who celebrated turning 42 this July, recently shared a love letter to herself to mark her birthday.
She wrote: 'Oh lil Mrs 42 look at you leanin' into the moonbeams to recharge and radiate a purposeful glowing heart.
'I am very proud of my faith, resilience and strength over the last 4 decades.
Incredible: Simpson, 42, wowed in a cut-out swimsuit as she said 'adios' to her 'romantic' getaway with her 'forever love' and husband Eric Johnson on Thursday
'Everything in my life that has or hasn't happened yet makes turning 42 very exciting because I know what it takes personally to remain inside of DETERMINED PATIENCE.
'I know myself and I do love her very much.
'I know my purpose and I must say that ladies and gents I am equipped to waltz within every dream I own confidently. I am humbled and honored to finally be my own best friend. Ok 42 time to Rock 'n' Roll.'
Weight loss journey: Jessica has been open about her weight with fans (Pictured left in 2006, and right in 2012 when she was pregnant with her first child)
The Employee of the Month actress also shared a look at her birthday party, posting photos with friends and family, including her husband Eric and parents Tina and Joe Simpson.
They included a shot of Simpson blowing out a sparkler candle on a birthday cake.
She posted about a gift from her nine-year-old son, Ace, who gave her a robot costume made from cardboard boxes and a note that said: 'Best mom ever in the world. I love you so much.'
Journey: Simpson became a Weight Watchers spokeswoman after the birth of her daughter Maxwell in May 2012 (Pictured above in 2013)
Simpson, who has daughters Maxwell, 10, and Birdie Mae, three, with Johnson as well as Ace, also showed off her bikini body in posts about a Fourth of July break to Lake Austin, Texas.
She said: 'We asked the kids where they wanted to go for their summer trip and out of everywhere, they chose Texas to be with their cousins.
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Furthermore, over 60 percent of those sales went to one type of car alone — the Tesla Model 3. At $59,900 Australian to start — almost $41,00 in U.S. dollars — that’s an expensive car for most people.
Nevertheless, Courville assured the deplorables Down Under that Bank Australia still cares about them, noting the bank would offer loans for used gas cars “until there is a viable and thriving market for electric vehicles.”
“While we will cease car loans for new fossil fuel cars from 2025, we are deeply aware that we need to support people not yet able to afford an electric vehicle while the market grows,” he said.
Just not a new gas or diesel vehicle in their price range. Sorry, Aussie poors. Make more money. Learn to code, mate.
Now, this arguably has as much to do with Bank Australia’s recently announced target date of achieving net-zero emissions by 2035 as it does with any real concern over the environment. That, and several other problematic things with the move, bear noting.
First, remember “Cash for Clunkers,” the Obama-era program where the government paid you a hefty sum to turn in your fuel-thirsty older vehicle as an incentive to buy newer, more efficient models? Bank Australia has essentially instituted a program that could also reasonably be called “Cash for Clunkers” — only the effect is quite the opposite of what the Obama administration was attempting.
Bank Australia will still be giving out loans for petrol-powered autos, after all; they say they’ll be providing them “until there is a viable and thriving market for electric vehicles.” That’s not going to happen in the three years between now and when this takes effect. So, while it won’t give you money for a new gas or diesel vehicle — one that likely has the most up-to-date emissions equipment and better fuel efficiency than older models — it will lend you cash to buy an older car.
The powertrain on that, obviously, won’t just have the latest bells and whistles to help it sip fuel and emit less carbon. Furthermore, thanks to the fact the powertrain isn’t in factory-fresh condition, it likely pollutes with more carbon and consumes more fuel than it did when it was new.
Yet, Bank Australia will only lend to you if you get a new electric vehicle — which I’d predict most Australians aren’t going to do — or if you get a “clunker.” That set of perverse incentives, in other words, will help keep inefficient cars on the road much longer than they’d usually stay there, particularly if other banks follow Bank Australia’s lead. Nice work.
Second, remember this: The question isn’t if this comes to the United States, only when.
It’s not just the woke Wall Street suzerains that give out ESG scores that are attempting to set into motion a series of financial dominoes which will fundamentally transform our lives in a way that makes us poorer and reduces our quality of life.
Banks will do it, too. They’ve already succumbed to the woke agenda, with institutions like Citibank and Bank of America homing in on gun shops that sell items like so-called “high-capacity magazines.”
It’s a short step from gun-shop owners to car owners. Financial institutions have started bowing down to the deities of wokeness — partly because of their ESG scores, partly because they know where their bread is buttered.
President Joe Biden’s administration and ESG scorers want more action on electric cars? All right: Even if banks don’t forbid loans on gas-powered vehicles, they can make the terms so onerous it discourages purchases.
Arrayed against the average American — those who populate the lower, middle and upper-middle classes — is an interwoven leviathan of leftist governments, unaccountable bureaucrats, a hideously biased mainstream media, supranational organizations like the European Union and corporations like Bank Australia.
They want to sacrifice your ability to provide for yourself and your family on the altar of their agenda.
Your standard of living may be perfectly “sustainable” — especially when compared to the private-jet set that wants the unwashed masses to eat synthetic beef to solve the “climate crisis” — but they don’t care. As far as the global green new deal evangelists are concerned, your life is only important when you’re doing the things they want you to do as part of their attempt to fundamentally transform human society.
If you don’t obey, you won’t get cash for a new car. Get a clunker or figure out how to get enough money for an EV, loser.
The overlords have spoken: Save your pennies, proles.
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke from the Federal Reserve's annual retreat Jackson Hole on Friday, 26 August 2022. In doing that, he succeeded in sending the S&P 500 (Index: SPX) on its tenth confirmed Lévy flight event of 2022, sending the index down 3.37% to close the week at 4,057.66.
Since it's the tenth Lévy flight event of the year, investors are getting a lot of exposure to these high volalilty episodes. For readers who are new to the concept, here's what it means:
All of which are tied together in the dividend futures-based model we invented to forecast the future for the S&P 500. The alternative futures chart tracks the actual trajectory of the index against the levels it projects it would be for when investors focus their attention upon specific future quarters.
Going into the last trading week, the chart shows investors had been focused on the future quarter of 2023-Q1 in setting current-day stock prices. Fed Chair Powell's Jackson Hole speech on Friday, 26 August 2022 however refocused their attention on 2022-Q3 by increasing the uncertainty they have for how much the Fed will change interest rates at its upcoming September meetings.
Our summary of the market-moving headlines of the trading week that was documents how that shift in the forward looking focus developed during the trading week.
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After Fed Chair Jerome Powell got done speaking on Friday, 26 August 2022, the CME Group's FedWatch Tool's projections of the Fed's future interest rate hikes registered big changes in investor expectations, confirming the Lévy flight event resulting from investors resetting their time horizon. Instead of a half-point rate hike in September (2022-Q3), the probability of a three-quarter point hike rose over 50% as investors' expectations changed for this quarter. Looking further forward in time, that hike would be followed by a half-point rate hike in November (2022-Q4), after which, investors think the Fed will hold off on more rate hikes until February 2023 when they anticipate a quarter-point rate hike. That will put the Fed's target for the Federal Funds Rate in the 3.75-4.00% range, which is where investors are now expecting the Fed's series of rate hikes will top out.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow tool's forecast for real GDP growth in 2022-Q3 held steady at 1.6%, so we can rule out changes in the outlook for the U.S. economy as a significant contributing factor to what happened with stock prices during the week. What happened was caused by investors drawing in their focus from 2023-Q1 to 2022-Q3 in reaction to Powell's Jackson Hole remarks.
Editor's Note: The summary bullets for this article were chosen by Seeking Alpha editors.
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Diana Pierce MONTPELIER — Diana Mae Theresa Pierce, was born October 9, 1934. She was the daughter of Renfield and Irene Abare. She passed away, surrounded by her family, on August 24, 2022. Diana graduated from Spaulding High School in 1952. She married Richard Pierce on May 21, 1955. They made their home in Montpelier and enjoyed traveling, camp at Shadow Lake and spending time with her family and friends. They opened a Mobil station on State Street in 1961 and retired from running two service stations in Montpelier in 1996. They spent 67 wonderful years together. Some of the things she enjoyed were playing cribbage, puzzles, bowling, walking, and playing tennis. She was very compassionate and was always there to lend a helping hand or moral support to anyone who needed it. To her, her greatest accomplishment was her family. She leaves behind her husband, Richard Pierce, children, Douglas Pierce and his wife Cheryl, Charlene Dindo and her husband, Robert, Debra Pierce and her husband Ricky and nine grandchildren, Travis, Chad, Nicole, Griffin, McKinley, Wilson, Leavitt, Ryan, Jessica and 12 great grandchildren, Lillian, Lexi, Jackson, Aiden, Sophia, Bentley, Landon, Laine, Charlotte, Ethan, Massimo and Luka and two brothers, Howard and Ronald Abare and many nieces and nephews. Services will be held on August 31, 2022, at 2p.m. at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Montpelier, VT on Barre St. Reception will be held at the Barre Elks Club after the service. Arrangements are in the care of Guare & Sons Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at www.guareandsons.com
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CME Group’s Bitcoin Euro and Ether Euro futures are now live
- CME says there’s growing demand for non-USD denominated crypto derivatives products.
- The company also plans to launch options on Ethereum futures on 12 September.
Derivatives marketplace CME Group has announced its Euro-denominated Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) futures contracts are now live.
On Monday, August 29, 2022, the company officially unveiled two euro-denominated crypto futures contracts, noting that the products “will be listed on and subject to the rules of CME.”
Now live: euro-denominated Bitcoin and Ether futures. Efficiently manage bitcoin and ether exposure in the underlying currency of your choice. https://t.co/Mxfk4ajee9 pic.twitter.com/A5BZ53RAYL
— CME Group (@CMEGroup) August 29, 2022
Bitcoin Euro and Ether Euro futures contracts
As announced earlier this month, Bitcoin Euro will be sized at 5 BTC and the Ether Euro contract at 50 ether. The contracts are cash settled, and will be based on the CME CF Bitcoin-Euro Reference Rate as well as the CME CF Ether-Euro Reference Rate, the company noted in the announcement.
“Our new Bitcoin Euro and Ether Euro futures will provide institutional clients, both within and outside the US, with more precise and regulated tools to trade and hedge exposure to the two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap” said Tim McCourt, the Global Head of Equity and FX Products at CME Group.
He noted that the two contracts’ offering comes after a strong showing, both in terms of overall growth and liquidity, for the derivatives giant’s US dollar-denominated bitcoin and ether contracts.
CME Group is unveiling these futures products as the crypto market navigates a crypto winter that has decimated crypto prices. However, demand for properly regulated non-USD crypto derivatives remains high.
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Stocks were notably lower Monday, continuing the sell-off that started Friday after Jerome Powell indicated the Federal Reserve would hike rates even in the face of a possible recession.
Growth-style stocks underperformed.
It was broadly a risk off day with Bitcoin falling as well, briefly falling below the $20,000 mark.
Inflation data released next week will likely determine whether the Fed raises rates by 50 basis points (bps) or 75 bps at their next policy meeting.
Ten-year U.S. Treasury yields were up, closing in on 3.1 percent along with other government 10-year benchmark rates.
Oil continues to rise after OPEC+ announced possible supply cuts to stabilize the market; however, natural gas was sizably lower after seeing prices rise to $10+ as Europe grapples with an energy supply crisis.
The dollar was stronger Monday, another sign that investors are scrambling for safe-haven assets.
On the international front, Asian and European shares were also lower as investors interpret Powell’s comments.
The dollar has seen recent strength as concerns in Europe over a recession have mounted and investors have rushed to dump risk assets like equities, European stocks and cryptocurrencies.
The dollar is generally seen as a safe-haven asset, backed by the Federal Reserve and a relatively strong economy.
However, a stronger dollar has made oil and gas products more expensive globally as most contracts are priced in the dollar, exacerbating pricing pressure for international economies.
The euro, which has traditionally been a strong currency versus the U.S. dollar, made news recently after falling below parity (i.e., is now weaker than) with the greenback.
Edward Jones analysts said they expect a stronger dollar to persist in the near term as Fed policy raises growth concerns and increases the likelihood of recession sometime in 2023.
The Federal Reserve is still hyper-focused on inflation data and inflationary expectations as its guide for monetary policy.
The Fed is trying to counter a narrative that it will be soft on inflation and allow it to run hotter than target to avoid economic pain.
The Fed has already raised rates aggressively this year, and further hikes are expected to raise borrowing costs for businesses and consumers.
Rate-sensitive sectors like real estate have already seen a slowdown in recent months, but economic activity has been surprisingly resilient and strong job gains have added to consumer demand and spending capacity.
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Provident Bank Lends $32M on Pennsylvania Warehouse Development
By Andrew Coen August 29, 2022 4:58 pm
reprintsA joint venture between Greek Development and Principal Real Estate Investors has sealed $32.1 million of construction financing for its long-awaited industrial project in a suburb of Philadelphia, the partnership announced Monday.
Provident Bank supplied the loan for the planned 210,564-square-foot warehouse development at 900 Wheeler Way in Langhorne, Pa., on land the JV acquired in 2006. The transaction was handled by Greek’s in-house debt team alongside Principal’s project finance group.
Greek Development and Principal expanded one of the two buildings on the Bucks County site by 60,000 square feet in 2008. The partnership plans to demolish the second structure in favor of a new facility. The newer warehouse, slated for completion in the middle of 2023, will feature 40-foot clear heights, 31 loading dock doors, a 150-foot truck court, 80 trailer parking stalls and parking for 242 cars.
“The plans for 900 Wheeler Way have been years in the making, and the demolition and subsequent construction on the site will be an exciting milestone,” David Greek, managing partner of Greek Development, said in a statement. “We’re eager to deliver this project in a historically supply-constrained area and to create a warehousing destination for blue-chip e-commerce, logistics and distribution companies that will bring jobs and tax revenue to the local community.”
Based in East Brunswick, N.J., Greek Development has been active on the logistics front of late, landing a $227 million debt package last month from Wells Fargo for two New Jersey industrial projects it is developing in partnership with Advance Realty Investors.
Principal Real Estate Investors, which is affiliated with Principal Global Investors, had a portfolio of $106.2 billion in commercial real estate assets as of March 31.
“The reconstruction of 900 Wheeler Way will provide state-of-the-art warehouse product to help meet the demand of an underserved Class A market,” Rob Klinkner, managing director of Principal Real Estate Investors, said in a statement.
Officials at Provident Bank did not immediately return a request for comment.
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Poll Worker Goes to Wipe Down Voting Machine, Discovers Haunting Four Word Message on the Screen
On the last day of voting in Colorado’s June primary, a poll worker sent to wipe down a voting machine found a concerning error message on its screen: “USB device change detected.”
The machine, used to mark ballots electronically, was taken out of use, and an investigation launched. The message raised concerns that a voter had tried to tamper with it by inserting an off-the-shelf thumb drive.
The incident heightened concerns among election officials and security experts that some voters would try to meddle with — or even attempt to sabotage — election equipment. Even unsuccessful breaches, like the apparent one in the county south of Colorado Springs, could become major problems in the November general election, when turnout will be greater and the stakes higher.
Activists, who promote the idea that the 2020 election had some integrity issues, contend that electronic voting machines are being manipulated. They have specifically targeted equipment made by Dominion Voting Systems, which has filed several defamation lawsuits and said that post-election reviews in state after state have shown its tallies to be accurate.
“This is yet another example of how lies about Dominion have damaged our company and diminished the credibility of U.S. elections,” company spokeswoman Stephanie Walstrom said in a statement to The Associated Press.
The incident in Pueblo County highlights a troubling reality, that any voter could try to tamper with voting machines.
“You get people motivated and activated, and who knows what they are going to come up with to fight machines they don’t trust,” election technology expert Kevin Skoglund said.
While it’s difficult to stop such attempts, experts say the nation’s election infrastructure is well-positioned to detect them quickly, as the Colorado county was able to do. Not only does election security involve layers of defenses, but a majority of the country now uses hand-marked paper ballots. That means an accurate tally can be reached in case something does go wrong and the results are questioned.
Perhaps more concerning is what could happen during the time election officials are investigating a suspected attack and working to validate the results. That’s when people can exploit the uncertainty and sow doubt about the election outcome.
“We’ve got so many layers of security and protections that have built over years,” Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said. “The bigger threats are outside infiltration, as opposed to the machines themselves, and that’s what we’re trying to prepare for — because that’s the greatest system of unknowns.”
There have been security breaches at some local election offices, including one in Mesa County, Colorado. Authorities in a handful of states are investigating whether officials provided access to their voting systems to unauthorized personnel.
Those concerns are adding to worries about the physical security of the machines, which should never be left unsecured. At polling places, the workers are trained to keep a close eye on equipment and flag anything suspicious.
Election officials also use locks and tamper-evident seals, so it becomes apparent if someone has tried to access voting equipment. Trigger alerts make machines inoperable if someone tries to tamper with them, which is what happened in Colorado on June 28.
Late in the afternoon, poll workers at the Pueblo County vote center heard noises coming from a voting booth. When a poll worker went to investigate and clean the machine, they saw the error message and notified a supervisor. Law enforcement and state election officials were immediately told of the incident.
What triggered the error message is part of the security protocols that protect voting machines.
Election officials can take measures to ensure that unauthorized devices don’t infect voting equipment. They can configure their systems to recognize only proprietary devices, such as USB drives from the voting system manufacturer, or employ a system that allows connections only with devices containing a preauthorized digital signature.
If someone attempts to insert any unauthorized USB device, an error message appears, and the machine won’t work unless someone with administrator-level access overrides it.
In the Pueblo County case, the tamper-evident seal on the voting machine appeared to be disturbed. The case remains under investigation, and prosecutors are reviewing evidence.
This year, Colorado lawmakers broadened the definition of tampering with election equipment and strengthened the penalty for it. Formerly a misdemeanor offense with a penalty of up to 364 days in jail, it is now a felony punishable by up to three years in prison.
“Any actor who tries to subvert the will of the people should be held responsible under the law,” Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said.
Federal officials have been working with those on the state and local levels to improve their security defenses since voting systems were designated as “critical infrastructure” after the 2016 election — along with banks, dams and nuclear power plants.
State and local election officials who weren’t already doing so have added locks, video camera surveillance of equipment storage locations and door access cards to limit those who can enter secure areas. Other security steps include limiting access to voting equipment to only those who need it and ensuring that sensitive systems are not connected to the internet.
“I have high confidence that jurisdictions are putting the necessary tools in place to be able to prevent and detect any kind of nefarious activities,” said Kim Wyman, who leads election security efforts at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
In Pueblo County, election officials are preparing for every possibility during the November general election.
The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.
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The Suspect made its debut on ITV on Monday night and viewers have made the same complaint about the new drama…
ITV's new drama, The Suspect, made its highly anticipated debut on Monday night and while many viewers were glued to the screen, some have complained that the series is unrealistic.
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The five-part thriller stars Aidan Turner as Doctor Joe O'Loughlin, whose seemingly perfect life starts to unravel after the body of a young woman is found in a shallow grave in a West London cemetery.
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The opening moments of the episode saw Joe called on to rescue a teenager from a hospital's window ledge. The young boy had contemplated jumping but was talked down by the doctor, who used his expertise to help the situation.
Viewers took to Twitter to comment on the scene, with one person writing: "As if they'd ask a psychologist to mount the ledge. Have they no trained police negotiators with a megaphone," while another added: "So in approx 30 minutes he's saved a man on a ledge, and become a profiler. It's ridiculous. #TheSuspect It's his 21 times patient that's the murderer. Solved it. Need not bother watching any further."
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Other viewers questioned why the doctor had been called on to carry out profiling on the murder case, with one person tweeting: "Struggling with the fact they just casually invited a random psychologist in to do profiling on a murder case, rather than actually calling in y'know, a professional profiler," while another agreed, adding: "Right so a psychologist who has never done profiling is called onto a case on the strength of him meeting the detective on the case in a pub and is then shown the victim's body and left alone with it."
Aidan stars as Doctor Joe in the drama
However, a number of viewers also took to Twitter to praise the first episode as well as Aidan's gripping performance.
One person wrote: "Brilliant first episode! I love watching Aidan Turner but this character looks like such a particularly interesting one for sure. Killer or hero?" while another added: "Really enjoyed the first episode of The Suspect - found it really intriguing and gripping. It's also so fantastic to see the brilliant #AidanTurner back on our TV screens!"
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Jogi official trailer is out now. Netflix has released some new footage for the upcoming Diljit Dosanjh-led social issue drama, ahead of its premiere on September 16. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar (Sultan), the film centres around a “resilient friendship and courage” during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi. Zafar co-wrote the script with Sukhmani Sadana, who previously penned Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. The trailer was first screened on Monday, at an event in Mumbai, before hitting YouTube and online platforms.
The two-minute-long trailer for Jogi takes us on a roller coaster ride — from healthy family relationships to glimpses of romance, and then the dreaded riots. Dosanjh plays the titular Jogi, a Punjabi college student residing in Delhi, who has his whole life ahead of him. A phone call cuts the pleasant tone of the Jogi trailer, as an unnamed politician (Kumud Mishra) orders the list of names from the voting list. This of course refers to all Sikh residents in Delhi.
For the uninitiated, the 1984 anti-Sikh protests in Delhi were set off due to former India Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination by her Sikh bodyguards. This upset the locals, leading to a nationwide massacre, with around 2,800 dead Sikhs in Delhi alone. The Dosanjh-led Jogi dramatises the said events from the perspective of an innocent Punjabi family, as they overcome hardships and discrimination through no fault of their own. The trailer shows a group of men running amok with flaming torches, setting fire to all Sikh households and property. There is also a brief glimpse of Jogi getting beat up on a public bus — “You have wronged us by being a Sikh!” one of the attackers yells.
As the whole of Delhi begins to burn, Jogi takes it upon himself to protect his family and escort them back to Punjab, the safest place under the circumstances. But Jogi remains adamant and decides to continue living amongst the riots, even cutting off his hair to blend in with those hunting his kind. “I didn't have a choice, Mom,” he says to a heartbroken mother. Teaming up with two friends, — played by Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub and Hiten Tejwani — Jogi prepares for the biggest human heist, travelling all the way from Delhi to Mohali, Punjab, in cramped-up trucks.
“Jogi is a tale about friendship, hope, courage, and brotherhood and delves into the intricacy and vulnerabilities of human relationships. Shooting with the cast and crew of Jogi has been an absolute high point for me, and we are thrilled to be finally presenting our passion project on screen,” said Zafar, director and producer, Jogi. The Netflix film also stars Amyra Dastur as the romantic interest and Paresh Pahuja (Tandav).
Jogi releases on September 16, exclusively on Netflix.
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Indian graziers were reportedly stopped by Chinese troops from moving ahead near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Demchok region of eastern Ladakh over a week ago, news agency PTI reported. The incident is understood to have taken place on August 21.
Indian graziers were on the Indian side of the LAC but the Chinese troops still objected to their presence in the area and claimed that part to be on their side, PTI quoted people familiar with the matter. The matter didn't escalate further otherwise. In a worst case scenario, it could have led to another confrontation or scuffle between the Indian and Chinese troops.
To keep things in control, the Indian military commanders held talks with their Chinese counterparts on the incident to resolve the issue, news agency ANI reported. Notably, the incident took place near the area, which has remained the friction point between two nuclear-powered nations since 2020.
"Such incidents happen in those areas because of differing perceptions about the LAC by both sides," said one of the people cited by PTI, adding the incident figured in subsequent talks between area commanders of the two armies.
India-China talks
India has been consistently maintaining its stand that peace and tranquillity along the LAC is key for the overall development of Sino-India bilateral ties. The Indian and Chinese militaries have held 16 rounds of talks to resolve the eastern Ladakh border standoff that erupted on May 5, 2020, following a violent clash in the Pangong lake areas.
Heavy deployment
During the Galwan valley face-off between India-China in 2020, twenty Indian soldiers including the commanding officer of an infantry battalion were killed.It was the deadliest clash between two nations in four decades, which was followed by massive deployment of soldiers as well as heavy weaponry in the largely peaceful area. Though talks have been happening on a regular basis, there hasn't been any significant development in terms of reducing the tension. Last year saw some disengagement of soldiers from Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso and Gogra-Hot Springs area, but reportedly the two sides still have more than 60,000 troops and latest weapons deployed in the Ladakh region.
India's firm stand
In a clear message to China, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said a few days ago that the state of the border would also determine the state of the India-China relationship. "For ties to return to a positive trajectory and remain sustainable, they must be based on the three mutuals: mutual sensitivity, mutual respect and mutual interest. Their current status is, of course, well known to all of you. I can only reiterate that the state of the border will determine the state of the relationship," he said.
Indian graziers were on the Indian side of the LAC but the Chinese troops still objected to their presence in the area and claimed that part to be on their side, PTI quoted people familiar with the matter. The matter didn't escalate further otherwise. In a worst case scenario, it could have led to another confrontation or scuffle between the Indian and Chinese troops.
To keep things in control, the Indian military commanders held talks with their Chinese counterparts on the incident to resolve the issue, news agency ANI reported. Notably, the incident took place near the area, which has remained the friction point between two nuclear-powered nations since 2020.
"Such incidents happen in those areas because of differing perceptions about the LAC by both sides," said one of the people cited by PTI, adding the incident figured in subsequent talks between area commanders of the two armies.
India-China talks
India has been consistently maintaining its stand that peace and tranquillity along the LAC is key for the overall development of Sino-India bilateral ties. The Indian and Chinese militaries have held 16 rounds of talks to resolve the eastern Ladakh border standoff that erupted on May 5, 2020, following a violent clash in the Pangong lake areas.
Heavy deployment
During the Galwan valley face-off between India-China in 2020, twenty Indian soldiers including the commanding officer of an infantry battalion were killed.It was the deadliest clash between two nations in four decades, which was followed by massive deployment of soldiers as well as heavy weaponry in the largely peaceful area. Though talks have been happening on a regular basis, there hasn't been any significant development in terms of reducing the tension. Last year saw some disengagement of soldiers from Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso and Gogra-Hot Springs area, but reportedly the two sides still have more than 60,000 troops and latest weapons deployed in the Ladakh region.
India's firm stand
In a clear message to China, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said a few days ago that the state of the border would also determine the state of the India-China relationship. "For ties to return to a positive trajectory and remain sustainable, they must be based on the three mutuals: mutual sensitivity, mutual respect and mutual interest. Their current status is, of course, well known to all of you. I can only reiterate that the state of the border will determine the state of the relationship," he said.
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PARIS and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Orange and Equinix announced today a collaboration to expand the Orange Telco Cloud footprint, using Equinix's Bare Metal as a Service capability—Equinix Metal®—to speed the deployment of Orange's New Generation International Network. The new model enables Orange to provide business and wholesale customers with powerful on-demand Telco Cloud Points of Presence (PoPs), delivering essential services such as SD-WAN, CDN, 5G roaming and voice services, with an expected latency below ~10 milliseconds. Three locations will be deployed by the end of this year: Amsterdam, Madrid and Seattle.
The advancement of network-based services, largely driven by evolving customer requirements around speed of deployment and flexibility, is compelling network providers to deploy a new class of connectivity and infrastructure platform. Indeed, the Equinix 2022 Global Tech Trends Survey found 72% of companies surveyed around the world are planning to expand in the next 12 months, despite economic concerns and supply chain challenges—and they're relying on digital strategies to achieve that.
By integrating with Equinix's automated dedicated Bare Metal as a Service located in proximity to its existing networks at Equinix, Orange can quickly meet customer demand for growth, deploying in weeks from inception (instead of months).
Courtney Munroe, Vice President for Telecommunications Research at IDC, commented: "This partnership between Orange and Equinix is a smart move enabling Orange to enhance its existing platform and its ability to facilitate reliable, agile digital capabilities for its customers—all while being able to more quickly meet customer demand by using Equinix Metal. IDC research shows that enterprises look to Telcos and digital infrastructure providers as key partners for hybrid IT infrastructure and cloud networking requirements. Furthermore, the enhanced Telco Cloud Platform will improve Orange's operational efficiency, and flexibility, and most importantly will allow it to offer enhanced low latency performance and on-demand requirements for enterprises around the world."
Leveraging Equinix Metal, Orange accelerates its next-generation services without the up-front CAPEX or complexities of global supply chains, while retaining full choice and control over IT infrastructure and digital transformation projects.
"We are delighted to partner with Equinix to deploy Orange Telco Cloud PoPs technology on top of Equinix Metal," explained Jean-Luc Vuillemin, Executive Vice President, International Networks at Orange. "By embracing an 'as a service' infrastructure model and focusing investment in our SDN and VNF capabilities, Orange can provide a fully flexible and elastic solution to customers, speed up the deployment of our planned 100 Telco Cloud PoPs, and quickly adapt capacity to meet demand. This confirms Orange's position as a trusted infrastructure partner, optimizing application performance with secured and consistent connectivity, regardless of end user location, and supporting cloud management and transformation."
Through its Telco Cloud Platform, Orange uniquely provides customers with end-to-end optimized levels of performance, security and flexibility. Powered by industry-leading innovation in virtualized network functions and software-defined networks (SDN), Orange already has 40 SDN PoPs around the world and is targeted to reach 100+ "Telco Cloud PoPs" by 2024 as part of its eNGINe (New Generation International Network) transformation program. Each Telco Cloud PoP can host virtualized network service functions such as voice, 5G, CDN, SD-WAN or Security Services, as well as connect customers to key content and cloud service providers. With its Telco Cloud PoP architecture, Orange's customers can access and manage applications in the cloud with reliable, fast connectivity, and choose from an expanded portfolio with on-demand and adapted services.
"We have a rich 20-year history of collaboration with Orange and are pleased to see them accelerate innovation for their customers by becoming the first provider to combine their extensive global network footprint at Equinix with the new possibilities provided by our investments in automated digital infrastructure capabilities. We're excited to see them expand this offering into additional markets in 2023," said Zachary Smith, Global Head of Edge Infrastructure Services at Equinix.
Since its founding in 1998, Equinix has helped the world's networks connect and deploy services for their customers. Today, digital leaders like Orange are looking to move even faster. This has fueled Equinix's strategy to help unlock value from their existing network presence in its data centers, with an as a Service model that delivers choice and control of dedicated infrastructure, powered by clean and renewable energy. This approach to cleaner energy consumption was also determinant for Orange to choose to partner with Equinix, in line with its 2040 carbon neutral objective, on top of its strategy to avoid energy consumption where there is no customer demand.
About Orange
Orange is one of the world's leading telecommunications operators with sales of 42.5 billion euros in 2021 and 137,000 employees worldwide at 30 June 2022, including 76,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 282 million customers worldwide at 30 June 2022, including 236 million mobile customers and 24 million fixed broadband customers. The Group is present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies under the brand Orange Business Services. In December 2019, the Group presented its "Engage 2025" strategic plan, which, guided by social and environmental accountability, aims to reinvent its operator model. While accelerating in growth areas and placing data and AI at the heart of its innovation model, the Group will be an attractive and responsible employer, adapted to emerging professions.
Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN). For more information on the internet and on your mobile: www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com and the Orange News app or to follow us on Twitter: @orangegrouppr.
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About Equinix
Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world's digital infrastructure company™, enabling digital leaders to harness a trusted platform to bring together and interconnect the foundational infrastructure that powers their success. Equinix enables today's businesses to access all the right places, partners, and possibilities they need to accelerate advantage. With Equinix, they can scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences, and multiply their value.
Equinix Metal® provides developer-friendly physical compute, storage and networking infrastructure services to help digital leaders move faster and more easily access Equinix's unique ecosystem of thousands of enterprises, clouds, services and networks.
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One of the mysteries in the continuing Eric Holland drama is the status of his resort-style home off Chulio Road.
Listed a month ago and still for sale, the Hollands’ five-bedroom, five-bath home carries an asking price of $825,000. Offered by EXP Realty with Realtor Sherrell Smith, the two-year-old home features 4,260 square feet under roof on 1.49 acres.
Amenities include “a grand custom stone ceiling foyer which opens to the living room. Open-concept eat-in kitchen, oversized waterfall island, floor to ceiling windows... built-in bookshelves, ample cabinetry, walk-in pantry and wet bar.” Also: screened porch, outdoor fireplace and a three-car garage.
Assuming the buyer puts down 20%, or $165,000, the monthly mortgage payment would be $3,764 not counting another $58 a month homeowners association fee. Annual property taxes are estimated at $6,650.
The home next door also is on the market for $839,000 (it has a pool).
What to watch: If Holland is hired as Rome superintendent this week, we’ll be curious to see if the “for sale” sign stays up. We’re hearing other accommodations are part of the contract talks — but not part of the benefits package.
More dining & dessert options?
On the heels of Jim ‘N Nick’s perhaps leading the next new food wave here, another name is on radar.
Culver’s — home to those Wisconsin-dairy infused butter burgers, cheese curds, pretzel bites with cheese and “fresh frozen custards” on their own, in shakes, etc. — apparently has kicked some tires around town.
We’re told interested franchisees can’t find the right spot, in part because of real estate prices. There are some requirements for locations including:
♦ Good visibility from all angles. Corner lots at signalized intersections are preferred. Also some “turning” requirements.
♦ Availability to build up to 4,500 square feet.
♦ One designated parking stall for every two restaurant seats (typically 55-60 stalls).
♦ The majority of the chain’s owner-operators own their real estate. And most of the restaurants are freestanding.
Indeed, today’s real estate prices could be an impairment but given the level of interest, anything is negotiable.
Names in the news
Meet the new boss: That would be Mike Hobbs, the new president of Georgia Highlands College. A meet-and-greet is set for Thursday, Sept. 22, from 3 to 5 p.m. on the library patio of the Rome campus.
The Southern Economic Development Council announced the election of new directors and officers at the annual conference in San Antonio recently. Among the new designees: Missy Kendrick, the president and chief executive officer of the Rome-Floyd County Development Authority. Her term begins Jan. 1.
PAM Studios reports the crew is working on several new projects, including ‘In My Sights,’ described as “a thriller film.” What to note: “The film will require local talent in the Rome area.” They’ll find a lot to chose from.
Popcorn & Politics
The Battle for Broad Street: Democratic congressional hopeful Marcus Flowers has had an office at 240 Broad St. since the start of the campaign, a strategic move since the transplanted incumbent now calls Rome home (ask the police) and his top opponent in the primary was a two-term city commissioner here. Now comes the Floyd County Republican Party, which staged a soft opening of its headquarters on Saturday at 420 Broad St. Also watch for news of a Democratic Party HQ, likely coming to West Rome.
Week of the Democrats continues: From the state party meeting in Columbus on Saturday to Stacey Abrams’ visit in Cave Spring Sunday and U.S. Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock due at the Kelsey/Aycock/Burrell Center (1 p.m. Wednesday), it has been a busy week for the top of the ballot. More Democrats are due Thursday for a meet-and-greet at 6:30 p.m. at the library.
And a reminder that GOP Fest — the annual Rome rally — is Sept. 10 at the fairgrounds. More on that next Tuesday.
Peaks & Valleys: The highs and lows of Northwest Georgia
Peak to Dr. Dawn Williams: Instead of retiring on Wednesday, she deserves a medal for operating the Rome City Schools system for a turbulent three months. Serving as interim superintendent, she endured the Eric Holland departure just days before Rome High’s return to class; an apparent rudderless school board; two students with weapons on campus; plus two dozen others charged following separate brawls. That’s in an addition to a smear campaign attacking “leadership” (hint: Look up). We’d like to know who would have done a better job?
Valley to the lingering staffing issues: The Facebook message on Friday night was about a fast-food spot surprisingly closed. A quick check showed it had to do so a few times in recent weeks. Dollar General fans in town are upset about shifting hours at several stores. And even one of the newest restaurants in town has dealt with surprising staff shortages. Recruitment is key but so is retention. No business can make it with unreliable schedules. | https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/hometown_headlines/news/around-town-up-for-sale----eric-hollands-825-000-home-in-rome/article_e28aff96-24ca-11ed-9f6d-4787aefee403.html | 2022-08-30T08:16:32Z | https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/hometown_headlines/news/around-town-up-for-sale----eric-hollands-825-000-home-in-rome/article_e28aff96-24ca-11ed-9f6d-4787aefee403.html | true | 1 |
Man accused of attacking 3 with machete after trying to buy guns
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (News 12) - A New York man accused of attacking three people with a machete at Dick’s Sporting Goods now faces attempted murder charges.
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office revealed surveillance video of people running out of the store Aug. 12 in Patchogue, New York, after hearing that a man inside was being attacked with a machete. The attack was also caught on camera, though partially blocked by store shelves.
Prosecutors say 22-year-old Treyvius Tunstall can be seen beating the store manager on the head with a machete, fracturing the victim’s skull and severing tendons in his arms and wrist.
“The defendant then stopped…walked away from the manager, then returned and resumed his attack while the victim was still on the floor,” said District Attorney Ray Tierney.
The manager, who is still suffering from his injuries, had nothing to say in court Monday. Prosecutors say his injuries are so severe he may not be able to regain full use of his fingers.
Prosecutors say after Tunstall attacked the manager, he swung the machete at a customer inside the store, then ran out of the store with the machete and attacked a third person in the parking lot.
“Given the nature of this attack and their injuries, they’re doing remarkably well. We hope that continues, and we will continue to support them,” Tierney said.
Detectives say the incident started when Tunstall walked into a Dick’s location in Bay Shore earlier in the day and asked to buy a rifle. Employees told him that store doesn’t carry guns, so instead, he purchased a machete, knife and backpack.
Tunstall then went to the Dick’s location in Patchogue, which does sell guns. The employee there asked for identification, but the suspect quickly took it back when he heard there would be a background check. He walked away from the counter, and that’s when police say he started the attacks, which were random and unprovoked.
Customers at Dick’s were relieved to hear the charges against Tunstall were upgraded to attempted murder.
“You attack someone with a machete, that’s deserving,” said Chris Robinson, of Holtsville.
Tunstall is being held on $1 million cash bail. If convicted of attempted murder, he could be sentenced up to 25 years in prison.
He is scheduled to return to court in September.
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HELSINKI, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trevian acted as the buyer's advisor for the purchase, by private markets investment manager Partners Group, of the SaKa Hallikiinteistöt real estate portfolio in Finland. The portfolio contains 140,000 m2 of real estate in Finland's most central logistics and industrial areas. Trevian will manage the portfolio post acquisition, and the parties aim to grow the portfolio further. Logistics are an attractive and sought-after sector in the real estate investment industry.
The SaKa portfolio transaction, which includes a total of 20 properties, is one of the largest in Trevian's history. Partners Group, acting on behalf of its clients, is the primary owner, while Trevian is also invested in the portfolio and will continue as the real estate asset manager of the portfolio. The sellers in the transaction were Mandatum and Kaleva Mutual Insurance Company.
The logistics and industrial sector has become one of the most appealing in real estate, supported by the rise of online shopping, increased logistics needs, and office space purpose redesign. Occupancy is becoming tighter, and it can be difficult for occupiers to find good premises; for example, the market vacancy rate is around 4% and has been decreasing for a long time, which underlines the strength of the sector.
"We are proud that we were able to facilitate the completion of the transaction. In the future, our goal is to increase the portfolio even further, and buy more assets of similar characteristics. Amidst the challenges of the general market situation, we establish a new and important relationship with Partners Group through this transaction, further strengthening our position as Finland's leading commercial real estate asset manager", says Investment Director Risto Vuorenrinne from Trevian.
Partners Group, alongside Trevian, will execute the value creation plan and seek to scale the portfolio into a leading platform in Finland. Key value creation initiatives will include re-leasing assets at market rents, executing extensions to fulfil tenant expansion needs, as well as targeted capex initiatives to upgrade facilities with a strong focus on ESG-enhancement.
"We have been actively targeting the logistics sector across Europe and investing in select opportunities in strategic growth locations. The way we work, live, and consume is fundamentally changing and is increasing the demand for logistics occupiers in Finland, an export market relying on logistics to support its key economic industries," says Johan Johansson, Private Real Estate Europe, at Partners Group.
For additional information please contact:
Risto Vuorenrinne
Investment Director
Trevian Asset Management
+358 50 313 9350
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Cold Rolled Strip Market Analysis Report & Forecast to 2028 – Competitors, Revenue, Market Trends, Share, Size, Growth and Opportunities
The Global and United States Cold Rolled Strip Market Report was published by QYResearch recently.
Global Cold Rolled Strip Scope and Market Size
Cold Rolled Strip market is segmented by region (country), players, by Type and by Application. Players, stakeholders, and other participants in the global Cold Rolled Strip market will be able to gain the upper hand as they use the report as a powerful resource. The segmental analysis focuses on revenue and forecast by region (country), by Type and by Application for the period 2017-2028.
For United States market, this report focuses on the Cold Rolled Strip market size by players, by Type and by Application, for the period 2017-2028. The key players include the global and local players, which play important roles in United States.
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Segment by Type
Cold Rolled Low Carbon Strip
Cold Rolled Alloy Strip
Cold Rolled Structural Strip
Others
Segment by Application
Automotive Industry
Construction
Home Appliance
Packaging Industry
Others
The report on the Cold Rolled Strip market covers the following region analysis:
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Latin America
Middle East & Africa
The report mentions the prominent market player consisting of:
Voestalpine
Steel Technologies LLC
Outokumpu
Worthington Industries
Marcegaglia
JFE Steel
Yieh Corp
TAKASAGO TEKKO
Daido Steel
Acerinox
Waelzholz
BlueScope
Zauba
Osaka Heat-treatment
Baowu Steel Group
Ansteel Group
Benxi Steel Group
Hesteel Group
Key Objectives of This Report
To study and analyze the global Cold Rolled Strip consumption (value & volume) by key regions/countries, type and application, history data from 2017 to 2022, and forecast to 2028.
To understand the structure of Cold Rolled Strip market by identifying its various subsegments.
Focuses on the key global Cold Rolled Strip manufacturers, to define, describe and analyze the sales volume, value, market share, market competition landscape, SWOT analysis and development plans in next few years.
To analyze the Cold Rolled Strip with respect to individual growth trends, prospects, and their contribution to the total market.
To share detailed information about the key factors influencing the growth of the market (growth potential, opportunities, drivers, industry-specific challenges, and risks).
To project the consumption of Cold Rolled Strip submarkets, with respect to key regions (along with their respective key countries).
To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.
To strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their growth strategies.
Key Topics Covered
1 Study Coverage
2 Market by Type
3 Market by Application
4 Global Cold Rolled Strip Competitor Landscape by Company
5 Global Cold Rolled Strip Market Size by Region
5.1 Global Cold Rolled Strip Market Size by Region: 2017 VS 2022 VS 2028
5.2 Global Cold Rolled Strip Market Size in Volume by Region (2017-2028)
5.2.1 Global Cold Rolled Strip Sales in Volume by Region: 2017-2022
5.2.2 Global Cold Rolled Strip Sales in Volume Forecast by Region (2023-2028)
5.3 Global Cold Rolled Strip Market Size in Value by Region (2017-2028)
5.3.1 Global Cold Rolled Strip Sales in Value by Region: 2017-2022
5.3.2 Global Cold Rolled Strip Sales in Value by Region: 2023-2028
6 Segment in Region Level & Country Level
6.1 North America
6.1.1 North America Cold Rolled Strip Market Size YoY Growth 2017-2028
6.1.2 North America Cold Rolled Strip Market Facts & Figures by Country (2017, 2022 & 2028)
6.1.3 United States
6.1.4 Canada
6.2 Asia-Pacific
6.2.1 Asia-Pacific Cold Rolled Strip Market Size YoY Growth 2017-2028
6.2.2 Asia-Pacific Cold Rolled Strip Market Facts & Figures by Region (2017, 2022 & 2028)
6.2.3 China
6.2.4 Japan
6.2.5 South Korea
6.2.6 India
6.2.7 Australia
6.2.8 China Taiwan
6.2.9 Indonesia
6.2.10 Thailand
6.2.11 Malaysia
6.3 Europe
6.3.1 Europe Cold Rolled Strip Market Size YoY Growth 2017-2028
6.3.2 Europe Cold Rolled Strip Market Facts & Figures by Country (2017, 2022 & 2028)
6.3.3 Germany
6.3.4 France
6.3.5 U.K.
6.3.6 Italy
6.3.7 Russia
6.4 Latin America
6.4.1 Latin America Cold Rolled Strip Market Size YoY Growth 2017-2028
6.4.2 Latin America Cold Rolled Strip Market Facts & Figures by Country (2017, 2022 & 2028)
6.4.3 Mexico
6.4.4 Brazil
6.4.5 Argentina
6.4.6 Colombia
6.5 Middle East and Africa
6.5.1 Middle East and Africa Cold Rolled Strip Market Size YoY Growth 2017-2028
6.5.2 Middle East and Africa Cold Rolled Strip Market Facts & Figures by Country (2017, 2022 & 2028)
6.5.3 Turkey
6.5.4 Saudi Arabia
6.5.5 UAE
7 Company Profiles
7.1 Voestalpine
7.1.1 Voestalpine Corporation Information
7.1.2 Voestalpine Description and Business Overview
7.1.3 Voestalpine Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.1.4 Voestalpine Cold Rolled Strip Products Offered
7.1.5 Voestalpine Recent Development
7.2 Steel Technologies LLC
7.2.1 Steel Technologies LLC Corporation Information
7.2.2 Steel Technologies LLC Description and Business Overview
7.2.3 Steel Technologies LLC Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.2.4 Steel Technologies LLC Cold Rolled Strip Products Offered
7.2.5 Steel Technologies LLC Recent Development
7.3 Outokumpu
7.3.1 Outokumpu Corporation Information
7.3.2 Outokumpu Description and Business Overview
7.3.3 Outokumpu Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.3.4 Outokumpu Cold Rolled Strip Products Offered
7.3.5 Outokumpu Recent Development
7.4 Worthington Industries
7.4.1 Worthington Industries Corporation Information
7.4.2 Worthington Industries Description and Business Overview
7.4.3 Worthington Industries Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.4.4 Worthington Industries Cold Rolled Strip Products Offered
7.4.5 Worthington Industries Recent Development
7.5 Marcegaglia
7.5.1 Marcegaglia Corporation Information
7.5.2 Marcegaglia Description and Business Overview
7.5.3 Marcegaglia Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.5.4 Marcegaglia Cold Rolled Strip Products Offered
7.5.5 Marcegaglia Recent Development
7.6 JFE Steel
7.6.1 JFE Steel Corporation Information
7.6.2 JFE Steel Description and Business Overview
7.6.3 JFE Steel Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.6.4 JFE Steel Cold Rolled Strip Products Offered
7.6.5 JFE Steel Recent Development
7.7 Yieh Corp
7.7.1 Yieh Corp Corporation Information
7.7.2 Yieh Corp Description and Business Overview
7.7.3 Yieh Corp Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.7.4 Yieh Corp Cold Rolled Strip Products Offered
7.7.5 Yieh Corp Recent Development
7.8 TAKASAGO TEKKO
7.8.1 TAKASAGO TEKKO Corporation Information
7.8.2 TAKASAGO TEKKO Description and Business Overview
7.8.3 TAKASAGO TEKKO Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.8.4 TAKASAGO TEKKO Cold Rolled Strip Products Offered
7.8.5 TAKASAGO TEKKO Recent Development
7.9 Daido Steel
7.9.1 Daido Steel Corporation Information
7.9.2 Daido Steel Description and Business Overview
7.9.3 Daido Steel Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.9.4 Daido Steel Cold Rolled Strip Products Offered
7.9.5 Daido Steel Recent Development
7.10 Acerinox
7.10.1 Acerinox Corporation Information
7.10.2 Acerinox Description and Business Overview
7.10.3 Acerinox Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.10.4 Acerinox Cold Rolled Strip Products Offered
7.10.5 Acerinox Recent Development
7.11 Waelzholz
7.11.1 Waelzholz Corporation Information
7.11.2 Waelzholz Description and Business Overview
7.11.3 Waelzholz Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.11.4 Waelzholz Cold Rolled Strip Products Offered
7.11.5 Waelzholz Recent Development
7.12 BlueScope
7.12.1 BlueScope Corporation Information
7.12.2 BlueScope Description and Business Overview
7.12.3 BlueScope Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.12.4 BlueScope Products Offered
7.12.5 BlueScope Recent Development
7.13 Zauba
7.13.1 Zauba Corporation Information
7.13.2 Zauba Description and Business Overview
7.13.3 Zauba Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.13.4 Zauba Products Offered
7.13.5 Zauba Recent Development
7.14 Osaka Heat-treatment
7.14.1 Osaka Heat-treatment Corporation Information
7.14.2 Osaka Heat-treatment Description and Business Overview
7.14.3 Osaka Heat-treatment Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.14.4 Osaka Heat-treatment Products Offered
7.14.5 Osaka Heat-treatment Recent Development
7.15 Baowu Steel Group
7.15.1 Baowu Steel Group Corporation Information
7.15.2 Baowu Steel Group Description and Business Overview
7.15.3 Baowu Steel Group Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.15.4 Baowu Steel Group Products Offered
7.15.5 Baowu Steel Group Recent Development
7.16 Ansteel Group
7.16.1 Ansteel Group Corporation Information
7.16.2 Ansteel Group Description and Business Overview
7.16.3 Ansteel Group Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.16.4 Ansteel Group Products Offered
7.16.5 Ansteel Group Recent Development
7.17 Benxi Steel Group
7.17.1 Benxi Steel Group Corporation Information
7.17.2 Benxi Steel Group Description and Business Overview
7.17.3 Benxi Steel Group Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.17.4 Benxi Steel Group Products Offered
7.17.5 Benxi Steel Group Recent Development
7.18 Hesteel Group
7.18.1 Hesteel Group Corporation Information
7.18.2 Hesteel Group Description and Business Overview
7.18.3 Hesteel Group Cold Rolled Strip Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2017-2022)
7.18.4 Hesteel Group Products Offered
7.18.5 Hesteel Group Recent Development
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Support Worker Wellbeing Report Exposes Huge Psychosocial Impacts During Pandemic
A report into the wellbeing of home support workers during the Covid-19 pandemic calls for urgent measures to address workers’ concerns.
On Wednesday, researchers from AUT led by Associate Professor Katherine Ravenswood and union representatives from E tū and PSA, who collaborated on the report, will meet with Minister of Health, Andrew Little, to seek commitments to take crucial action on its recommendations.
The Wellbeing of Community Support Workers During the Covid-19 Pandemic is unique in that the research was conducted not only by the AUT researchers but also by home support workers themselves, who were trained to interview their peers.
The research, funded by the Health Research Council, reveals the huge psychosocial and physical impacts on workers, due to their isolation, marginalisation, insecure working conditions, financial stress, and poor communication from employers.
“Most people think all we do is make cups of tea and do housework. But I am showering my clients, changing dressings – things that require me to be very up close and personal,” one support worker says.
“Yet we had no masks, no gloves, or aprons. In those early days I spent a lot of time crying in my car.”
Many workers said they felt a sense of insecurity about their work hours, if they could continue to work, and whether they would retain their incomes.
"I was in one of the vulnerable groups, and we didn’t know whether to continue work or to stay home or whether I will be financially supported or not."
E tū Director Kirsty McCully says decades of systemic undervaluation of this mostly-women workforce has had a profound effect on their individual and collective wellbeing.
“The reflections in the report are honest and cut to the heart. There is no mistaking the stresses these low-paid women workers felt, or the brave actions they took to protect vulnerable clients.”
PSA Assistant Secretary Melissa Woolley says the research shows, where they could, workers consistently went the extra mile to make sure clients were protected and gaps in care were filled.
“There are lessons not only about the Covid-19 pandemic, but about how this group of workers has ended up so forgotten and unrecognised despite the enormous importance of their work, and about what can be done to change this.”
The report’s recommendations include upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles, introducing wellbeing-centred employment practices to reduce issues like isolation and financial insecurity, recognising workers’ contribution and expertise, and developing a well-resourced sector to sustainably deliver care and support services.
The report will be delivered to Parliament on Tuesday 30 August and presented to the Minister of Health on Wednesday 31 August.
WHEN: Tuesday 30
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Storms, heavy rain impacting morning drive
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Thunderstorms with heavy rain are crossing the Tri-State and impacting your morning drive early Tuesday.
Watch for high water on highways and roads as you head out to work or school.
Some of the estimated rainfall rates are greater than an inch in just 15 minutes. The rain is traveling west.
Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning is expected.
This system will move out by lunchtime.
Skies will dry out with seasonable conditions and high temperatures in the mid-80s.
Wednesday and Thursday will be noticeably less humid with mostly sunny skies with highs in the low 80s.
The weekend looks mainly dry with the chance for rain Saturday and Sunday.
However, any storms should be isolated and not severe.
Labor Day looks dry and warm with a high of 89 degrees.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Environmental, social and governance investing—ESG investing for short—is the latest movement by activists to compel businesses and persuade investors to pursue larger social goals, including environmental initiatives, by increasing financial disclosure regulations, but a new essay series by the Fraser Institute highlights the misunderstandings and simplifications of this call for a new form of capitalism.
“The thrust of ESG investing—to force companies to pursue goals other than just maximizing returns to shareholders—shows a fundamental misunderstanding of how market economies work. Specifically, it misunderstands how firms pursuing profits already have to consider their communities, employees, suppliers, customers, and anyone connected with the business,” explained Steven Globerman, resident scholar at the Fraser Institute and contributing editor of ESG: Myths and Realities.
The first essay, The New Capitalism, identifies the various arguments made in favour of ESG investing, including mandatory ESG disclosures by public companies. According to ESG advocates, forcing companies to report their environmental, social and governance activities allows investors to direct their money towards companies with high ESG ratings and away from companies with lower ESG ratings.
Future essays in the series will explore core questions and misunderstandings related to the ESG movement including how it undermines the fiduciary responsibilities of corporate directors; whether investors actually earn higher returns from ESG investing; and how market economies already achieve many of the things to which ESG advocates aspire, among other topics.
A second essay also released today, Friedman and His ESG Critics, revisits Nobel laureate Milton Friedman’s iconic 1970 article in the New York Times, which argued that the sole responsibility of business is to increase profits, and that it is misguided to expect managers of businesses to try to achieve broad public policy objectives.
For Friedman, when firms focus on achieving higher profits, other stakeholders, like consumers, employees and suppliers also benefit. Forcing managers of firms to focus on larger societal goals instead of profits—such as what is proposed in ESG investing—results in fewer benefits for consumers and other stakeholders who would have otherwise benefited from the higher profits.
“It is far too simplistic to say, as ESG advocates do, that corporations can be compelled to pursue social and environmental goals without imposing costs on those companies and society more broadly,” Globerman said.
“And as with all previous attempts to reform market economies, it’s important to understand the proposed reforms, and what the trade-offs (i.e. costs) will be.”
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Have you ever noticed that the time it takes to tear something down is typically a minor fraction of the time it took to set the thing up?
Wedding or party decorations might be a good example. Months of planning and purchasing, followed by several days of hands-on decorating, can seemingly vaporize in no time when all is over. It may take longer to haul the trash out than it does to physically tear the stuff down. It’s crazy.
Constructing a new building is an even better example. Untold hours of planning and the subsequent weeks or months of erecting a house or other structure can all disappear in an hour or less at the hands of a skilled excavator operator. To the owner or builder, it can be a little unsettling to witness.
Such as it is with Jamboree. There is planning taking place already by fall the year before, with much of the structure cemented down by February. The detail preparations alone are hundreds of hours-worth, and that’s certainly not considering every conceivable area.
The physical setup, from grounds prep through parking the last camper and tractor, is alone a few weeks’ worth, with the brunt of it occurring over the final 10 days or so. But all told, the thing builds for months and finally peaks in a flurried frenzy. And then it’s over.
By midafternoon Sunday, when the last parade idles past our announcer in the gazebo, many have already taken to loading stuff in hopes of beating the rush. While not a statistic most are likely to recognize, it’s noisier during those hours at the close of the final day than any of the setup days.
Everyone is moving at once.
After carefully positioning campers for days, it seems they all get hooked on and are gone in the snap of a finger. Not quite, of course, but by dusk the lion’s share of them have vacated. The waning afternoon is marked visibly by a steady parade of rear bumpers and taillights.
Tractors and equipment that emerged a few at a time over recent weeks get loaded and hauled away en masse. If there was one rare or unusual specimen you were hoping to get a close look at throughout the event and somehow never got it done, you can forget about it once late afternoon hits. If it hasn’t already exited, it’s sure as the world already loaded and waiting to go.
Yes, there are remnants that remain Sunday night as darkness overtakes our quieting grounds. Campers buying the Jamboree package have until 9 p.m. Monday to vacate, and a few exercise that option. Random equipment sits here and there awaiting a ride the next morning, in most cases because there simply wasn’t enough space on the first load out.
By Tuesday, only bits and pieces of the original event remain, and that’s when the final cleanup begins.
Behind the scenes, there are office matters not publicly noticed that line up for attention, including a parade of bills that roll in over the coming days and weeks. Wristband daily audits get compiled into a final report.
All in all, what takes many weeks to physically transform into this major event is mostly undone in a matter of a day or two, much within a few hours. It’s both fascinating and spooky how rapidly the shift occurs. And then we ease our way back to business as usual, already noting ideas and plans that may be implemented next year.
It’s a wild ride. And in 2023, we look forward to it all unfolding once again. | https://www.madisondailyleader.com/news/article_9b6ef856-27b8-11ed-84e6-43f033fbfc80.html | 2022-08-30T09:18:00Z | https://www.madisondailyleader.com/news/article_9b6ef856-27b8-11ed-84e6-43f033fbfc80.html | false | 1 |
China to set up firewall between bankers, analysts in IPO deals
China's securities association has drafted rules to set up a firewall between investment bankers and analysts in deals to ensure unbiased pricing of initial public offerings (IPOs), the official Shanghai Securities News reported on Tuesday.
Bankers in an IPO deal are barred from discussing profit forecasts and valuations with analysts, who should make conclusions independently, the newspaper said, citing rules drafted by the Securities Association of China.
Brokerages should also regularly check on their internal firewall systems, according to the rules, which were distributed to brokerages for their opinions, the newspaper said.
Such rules will prevent distortion of IPO pricing, protect investor interest in a market crucial to funding innovation and growth in the world's second-biggest economy.
China has adopted a US-style, registration-based IPO system in some parts of its stock market to make pricing of shares more market-oriented, with plans to soon expand the reform to the entire market.
A company's valuation report is increasingly important under such an IPO system, but analysts have inadequate levels of independence in writing such reports, some of which are grossly inaccurate in their projections, the newspaper said, citing China's securities association.
To avoid conflict of interest, investment bankers will be barred by the rules from discussing earnings estimates and valuations with analysts in an IPO deal, though they can communicate on the basics of the issue in the presence of compliance officers, the paper said.
The rules also ban issuers, investment bankers and salespeople from exerting pressure on analysts to skew their research conclusions, the newspaper said. | https://www.tbsnews.net/worldbiz/china/china-set-firewall-between-bankers-analysts-ipo-deals-486426 | 2022-08-30T09:19:46Z | https://www.tbsnews.net/worldbiz/china/china-set-firewall-between-bankers-analysts-ipo-deals-486426 | true | 6 |
Rutgers is five days away from opening the 2022 season against Boston College.
Greg Schiano and the Scarlet Knights have not named a starting quarterback to this point — and that should not be a surprise.
Rutgers went into training camp with a three-man quarterback battle between Noah Vedral, Gavin Wimsatt, and Evan Simon. As the final days of practice commence, Schiano feels comfortable not naming a starter to this point.
“We haven’t settled yet on who will start,” Schiano said during his game week press conference on Monday. “I think they all had good training camps. We’re going to do whatever it takes to win. I don’t know how many you’ll see. Whatever it takes.”
Vedral has been the starting quarterback over the last two years after transferring from Nebraska. Simon has played sparingly over his three years with Rutgers, including six appearances in 2021.
Wimsatt will enter this season as the player to watch and leader of the future. The four-star recruit entered Rutgers as the highest-rated quarterback prospect in program history. It is unknown if the coaching staff is ready to give Wimsatt the keys just yet, especially with a shaky offensive line.
Over the course of the offseason and training camp, Schiano has not ruled out the possibility of using multiple quarterbacks.
“Whatever it takes to give us the best chance to win,” Schiano said. “And I say I — Sean, myself and the offensive staff, if we feel that’s the best way to win a game, then we’ll play multiple guys. If not we’ll just play one. We’re such a young team and we’re figuring out who we are — we have three practices this week that are really important.”
As the season creeps closer and closer, this seems like a likely scenario for the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers used both Vedral and Wimsatt during the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl last season.
Game week has finally arrived and Rutgers will have practices to complete this week. One thing we know is that Schiano and the rest of the coaching staff will be watching closely as they prepare to begin the season — and potentially name a starting quarterback.
“You get 25 practices leading up to the first game,” Schiano said. “So this is about an eighth of our practices we still have left to prepare for this game. They’re going to be very important.” | https://www.onthebanks.com/2022/8/29/23327580/greg-schiano-updates-quarterback-situation-ahead-of-season-opener-at-boston-college | 2022-08-30T09:21:29Z | https://www.onthebanks.com/2022/8/29/23327580/greg-schiano-updates-quarterback-situation-ahead-of-season-opener-at-boston-college | false | 1 |
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Safeway employee who previously served in the U.S. Army for two decades attacked a gunman in the produce section of the Bend, Oregon, supermarket, police said Monday, possibly preventing more casualties from a shooting that left the employee and one other person dead.
Police hailed the employee, 66-year-old Donald Ray Surrett Jr., of Bend, as a hero and said his actions may have saved shoppers at the store in the high-desert city ringed by mountains in the central part of the state. Customer Glenn Edward Bennett, 84, of Bend, was also killed Sunday evening, police spokeswoman Sheila Miller said.
"Mr. Surrett engaged with the shooter, attempted to disarm him and may very well have prevented further deaths. Mr. Surrett acted heroically turning this terrible event," Miller said at a news conference as she struggled against tears.
Police said Monday the shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound; his body was found by police near an AR-15-style weapon and a shotgun. Police identified the gunman as Ethan Blair Miller, 20, of Bend.
The gunman lived in an apartment complex behind The Forum Shopping Center. Witnesses said he began shooting Sunday evening as soon as he left the complex and continued firing as he entered the shopping complex's parking lot and then went into the Safeway.
Bennett was killed at the store's entrance, police said, and the shooter then moved through the aisles "spraying shots" from the assault rifle until Surrett confronted him. The entire incident — from the first 911 calls to officers discovering the suspect dead in the store — unfolded in four minutes, Miller said.
Police entered the supermarket from the front and rear as shots were still being fired.
Debora Jean Surrett, the ex-wife of the Safeway employee killed in the attack, told The Associated Press in a phone interview that Surrett served in the Army for 20 years as a combat engineer.
He wasn't deployed to active combat zones, but during the 20 years they were married from 1975 to 1995, they were stationed in Germany three times and lived on military bases across the U.S.
"They're trained to be the first ones to go into war and the last ones to come home," she told the AP.
Bend Mayor Pro Tem Anthony Broadman said Americans "need to guard against the cynicism of thinking of these attacks on order and peace as regular, unavoidable things. I won't accept that."
"We know that in the face of the kind of chaos that we saw last night, we had brave first responders, brave citizens, people willing to stand up for their neighbors," he added.
Authorities later found three Molotov cocktails and a sawed-off shotgun in the shooter's car. The Oregon State Police bomb squad was called in to sweep the store, the car and the suspect's apartment for explosives, authorities said, forcing the evacuation of eight surrounding apartments on Monday morning.
Miller said reports that there was a second shooter were not true.
Authorities are seeking a search warrant to comb through online materials on an unspecified number of digital devices they found at the shooter's apartment but declined to comment on reports that the suspect posted his plans online in advance. Bend police are working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to determine where the suspect got his weapons and if he did so legally, Miller said.
"We are aware that the shooter may have posted information online regarding his plan. We're investigating this," she said. "We have no evidence of previous threats or prior knowledge of the shooter. We received information about the shooter's writings after the incident had taken place. And the shooter has no criminal history in the area."
The shooter graduated from Mountain View High School in Bend in 2020, according to online records, and a former classmate remembered him as an extremely combative person who had few friends.
He was a huge fan of mixed martial arts and "tried to fight everyone at Mountain View and kept getting his (expletive) kicked and he just never learned," said Isaac Thomas, who was suspended for a week as a freshman for fighting with the gunman. The gunman held onto a grudge from that fight and once threatened to shoot him, Thomas told AP.
"At one point he said he was going to shoot me and I was like, 'Get over yourself' because I didn't think he had a gun, but I guess I was wrong," Thomas said.
Thomas recalled running into the shooter in 2020 in the parking lot of the Safeway, where the gunman was gathering up carts as part of his job. He recognized him and threatened him again although several years had gone by, Thomas said.
"It was kind of crazy when I heard about it," he said of the shooting. "But it makes sense that he chose Safeway because he worked there and he knew the layout."
Oregon's elected leaders reacted to the shooting Monday with pledges to fight for more gun control.
Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, said in a statement that the shooting was one of several in Oregon over weekend and that "Oregonians deserve to be safe from gun violence."
Oregon residents will vote in November on one of the strictest gun-control measures in the nation. If passed, Measure 114 would ban large capacity magazines over 10 rounds — except for current owners, law enforcement and the military — and require a permit to purchase any gun.
To qualify for a permit, an applicant would need to complete an approved firearm safety course, pay a fee, provide personal information, submit to fingerprinting and photographing and pass a criminal background check. The state police would create a firearms database.
Bend is a city of about 97,000 approximately 160 miles (257 kilometers) southeast of Portland, Oregon. | https://www.thedailycitizen.com/police-heroic-safeway-employee-confronted-gunman-in-store/article_9935ea9b-d577-5071-a810-1963b4b89e57.html | 2022-08-30T09:22:09Z | https://www.thedailycitizen.com/police-heroic-safeway-employee-confronted-gunman-in-store/article_9935ea9b-d577-5071-a810-1963b4b89e57.html | false | 44 |
We can be pretty brutal to the hair on our head, huh. From straightening, blow-drying, colouring and styling, those strands get a real workout — and it can start to show if you're not careful.
From frizz to split ends, being carefree with your hair is a one-way ticket to damage. The best way to combat this is with the right products.
Hair can't repair itself (devastating news) but you can prevent further damage and encourage the hair growing out of your scalp to come through healthy and strong.
The right conditioner is a major part of this, but it's not a one-size-fits-all situation. We asked Sydney-based hairdresser Amanda Tua to walk us through the best conditioner for every hair type.
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New England is experiencing more frequent droughts, which threaten farmers, deplete water supplies, and increase the risk of wildfires. This summer's been a tough one.
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New England is experiencing more frequent droughts, which threaten farmers, deplete water supplies, and increase the risk of wildfires. This summer's been a tough one.
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China-based Zeekr announced Saturday that it will be the first global brand to take advantage of the Qilin battery and third-generation cell-to-pack technology from CATL, the largest EV battery supplier in the world.
It said that the battery tech will first be used in its Zeekr 009, which it calls “the world’s first electric luxury MPV,” with deliveries due in the first quarter of 2023. The battery tech will give the model, perhaps better described as a tall-riding crossover wagon with plenty of passenger space, a driving range in excess of 1000 km (621 miles) on a charge.
CATL first revealed the new version of cell-to-pack tech in April, claiming that it could deliver 13% more power by volume than the 4680-format cells Tesla is shifting to—as well as impressive energy density of 255 wh/kg with current-tech lithium-ion cells and 160 wh/kg with LFP cells.
Put simply, cell-to-pack tech skips a step. While usually EV cells are packed into modules, which are then laid into packs, the technology makes some technology leaps to ensure more monitoring and cooling and to make the modules unnecessary.
With lithium-ion cells, CATL said that the technology will enable EVs to simply pack more cells into a smaller volume, delivering more than a 1,000-km (621-mile) range “in a breeze,” and it hints that it’s looking ahead to other future cell chemistries with the layout, such as sodium-ion.
CATL previously announced a partnership and license agreement with Hyundai Mobis, potentially opening up the door for the tech to be used in future Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis models, but none of those brands have yet confirmed its use in production models.
The cell-to-pack tech isn’t the only innovation CATL has rolled out this year. Its new standalone Evogo battery-swapping technology enables one-minute swaps, according to the battery company. So far it’s planning to launch that technology in 10 Chinese cities. Geely might not be as likely to use that tech as it’s currently testing its own battery swapping as part of its CaoCao ride-hailing service and, perhaps, its budget Geometry EV brand.
Zeekr was formed in March 2021 as a “premium electric car company,” and it’s part of Geely, which is a massive industrial company in and of itself, with various automotive brands including Volvo, Polestar, and Lotus Cars, among others. While all those brands have their own engineering resources and manufacturing footprints, Geely’s aim for Zeekr is a bit different, in what it’s calling an “asset light operation strategy”—one that looks to suppliers for core tech, and perhaps to contract manufacturing partners for future assembly.
It has however, with its Zeekr 001 launched late last year, opted for its own “intelligent factory,” in Ningbo, China, that uses extensive robotics, automated ultrasonic inspection, and “intelligent self-adaptation.”
Another brand that comes to mind in the asset-light strategy is Fisker, which is looking to Magna for some of the technology and engineering in its Ocean EV, along with assembly, and to Foxconn for its future Pear urban EV.
In keeping with that way of doing business, Zeekr has previously announced collaborations with Waymo on a ride-hailing vehicle, and with Mobileye on a consumer-oriented Level 4 autonomous EV due in 2024. Its Zeekr 001 is based on Geely’s SEA architecture that will also underpin the Polestar 3 among others.
Geely has said that its plans for Zeekr are focused on the China market initially, but it will consider export opportunities.
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Jaguars' Arden Key's Preseason Draws Praise From PFF
Arden Key has been one of the most disruptive players on Jacksonville's defense this offseason, and his performance has stood out to more than just those in Jacksonville.
If there has been one consistent force with the Jacksonville Jaguars' defense this preseason, it has been their pass rush. And so far, one member of the unit has caught more than a few eyes.
The most disruptive member of the pass-rush so far has been free-agent addition Arden Key, who is tied for the NFL lead in preseason sacks this year with three. Thanks to his preseason production, Key has earned praise from Pro Football Focus.
"The Jaguars have spent a lot of high draft picks in recent years on edge rushers, but Key — picked up for very little cost — has really been emerging as an impact player," PFF wrote, listing Key as a player with his stock rising in the preseason.
"This preseason has just continued the upward trend of his NFL career. Key notched three pressures against the Steelers this week on 15 pass-rushing snaps. He now has six pressures, including three sacks, so far this preseason, earning the best PFF preseason grade of his career."
Key has been a consistent contributor for the Jaguars, making plays as both an interior and edge rusher over the last three weeks. He stands out thanks to his varied pass-rush skill set and versatility that allows the Jaguars to play him all over the defensive line.
The Jaguars signed Key to a one-year deal in March and he has done nothing but standout since. He has had a productive training camp and consistently earned praise from the coaching staff, while also standing out as a veteran leader on what is a young defense and front-seven.
"He’s unbelievable. He’s got a great personality. He’s excitable. Comes in the building every day in a good mood all the time," Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said this week. "It’s just hard to explain, but great teammate, works hard, good leader, does everything you ask him to do, and it’s fun to have guys like that on your roster, keep things light and energetic.”
Key, who was coached by Jaguars defensive line coach Brentson Buckner in 2019, had a career resurgence with the 49ers last season. In 17 regular-season games in 2021, Key set career-highs in sacks (6.5), tackles for loss (5), quarterback hits (17), and pressures (36).
Originally a third-round selection (No. 87) by the Raiders in the 2018 NFL Draft, Key has appeared in 54 games in his career, starting 10. During that time he has recorded 9.5 sacks, 43 quarterback hits, 13 tackles for loss, and 104 pressures. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2719627159206/jaguars-arden-key-s-preseason-draws-praise-from-pff | 2022-08-30T09:39:46Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2719627159206/jaguars-arden-key-s-preseason-draws-praise-from-pff | true | 2 |
Leeds Rhinos coach Rohan Smith has backed his squad to deal with the pressure surrounding their must-win game with Castleford Tigers. Defeat in Perpignan on Monday evening to Catalans means Leeds face their West Yorkshire rivals on Saturday knowing the winner qualifies for the Super League play-offs.
The loser's season will be over, but having been up against it for nearly two months in their bid to make the top six, with only a run of six consecutive wins hauling them into contention, Smith knows his side can deal with the hype of a do-or-die game when it matters most.
“It is another level up because you know it is your last chance to get the result but, to a point, we’ve been playing with that pressure for weeks," he said. "We have won six in a row before the Catalans game so we have been playing on the edge for months so there is no need for us to crank it up too much. Our aim will be to try to have a more polished performance come Saturday.”
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Leeds' six-game winning run game to an end at the hands of Catalans on Monday. Had they won that, they would have secured a play-off place and even been in contention to finish in the top four, such is the congested nature of the Super League table.
But Smith insisted that had they been offered this position, with one game to decide their fate in the play-offs, while they were languishing at the bottom end of Super League, they would have happily taken it.
“I keep being asked about the league table but it is safe to say, now it is not even worth looking at the table as everyone knows what is at stake, it’s us and Castleford, winner takes all," he said. "It is great for the competition and we are excited to have that opportunity to do it. A few weeks, back if someone told us we were playing for a play off spot in Round 27 at home, we would have jumped all over that.”
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Fanni Willis – the district attorney for Fulton County – has maintained she will continue to use the lyrics of rappers such as Young Thug and Gunna as evidence during prosecution.
Speaking to the press yesterday (August 29), Willis acknowledged that although she has faced criticism for her approach, it will remain unchanged going forward. “If you decide to admit your crimes over a beat, I’m gonna use it,” she said. A reporter then asked Willis about accusations that she was targeting Atlanta’s hip-hop community, to which she responded: “I’m not targeting anyone.”
“However, you do not get to commit crimes in my county and then decide to brag on it – which you do… for a form of intimidation, and to further the gain – and not be held responsible.”
Willis then cited lyrics from the alleged gang members that had been indicted, who had shared their songs on social media, which included the lines “Send me the drop / Kick in the house / If we steal a car / I’mma take off the tag”.
“I’m using those lyrics [where] they’re admitting to doing that, and I’m going to continue to do that,” she said. “People can continue to be angry about it, [but] I have some legal advice: Don’t confess to crimes on rap lyrics if you do not want them used – or, at least, get out of my county.”
View footage from Willis’ press conference below, with questioning regarding rap lyrics beginning around the 8:10 mark:
The use of rap lyrics in legal prosecution has been a contentious issue of late, with the state of California’s senate approving a bill last week which limits the use of lyrics as court evidence.
Young Thug was arrested on gang-related charges in May, along with 27 other people for their connections to the musical collective known as YSL – including Gunna – on suspicion that it is a “criminal street gang”. Both rappers have denied they are guilty. Young Thug has been denied bail three times, with Gunna also having his bail denied in the weeks following the arrests.
Lyrics of both artists have been cited in their hearings since their arrests – a move which Gunna’s legal team has deemed “intensely problematic”.
“These lyrics are an artist’s creative expression, and not a literal recounting of facts and circumstances,” they said in a statement shortly after Gunna’s arrest. “Under the state’s theory, any artist with a song referencing violence could find herself the victim of a RICO [Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations] indictment.”
Several rappers have shown support for Young Thug, Gunna and YSL as a whole since the arrests – among them Drake (in his ‘Sticky’ video) and Killer Mike in the video for his Young Thug-featuring single ‘RUN’. | https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/district-attorney-prosecuting-young-thug-and-gunna-defends-using-lyrics-for-evidence-3300566 | 2022-08-30T09:39:54Z | https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/district-attorney-prosecuting-young-thug-and-gunna-defends-using-lyrics-for-evidence-3300566 | true | 4 |
Olaplex (NASDAQ:OLPX – Get Rating) is one of 25 public companies in the “Toilet preparations” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Olaplex to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Olaplex and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Olaplex and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Olaplex and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Olaplex currently has a consensus target price of $26.58, suggesting a potential upside of 94.70%. As a group, “Toilet preparations” companies have a potential upside of 19.52%. Given Olaplex’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Olaplex is more favorable than its rivals.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
91.1% of Olaplex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of shares of all “Toilet preparations” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Olaplex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of shares of all “Toilet preparations” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Olaplex beats its rivals on 8 of the 12 factors compared.
Olaplex Company Profile
Olaplex Holdings, Inc. manufactures and sells hair care products. The company offers hair care shampoos and conditioners for use in treatment, maintenance, and protection of hair. It provides hair care products to professional hair salons, retailers, and everyday consumers. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Santa Barbara, California.
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Marlborough Sounds and mayoral candidates tackle the big questions in Picton
Ideas for a vibrant town and healthy environment are among requests from voters in Picton last week.
About 30 people gathered at the Picton RSA and Club for Grey Power’s third Meet the Candidates event on Thursday, a pretty good turnout considering muddy landslides on either side of Picton had cut off large chunks of the Marlborough Sounds ward.
When asked about empty shopfronts in Picton, Ecoworld Aquarium owner John Reuhman said it was a longstanding issue and he thought covering the windows with artworks and murals would brighten up their appearance.
Reuhman had introduced himself as being involved in many groups including Picton Dawn Chorus and Kaipupu Wildlife Sanctuary, and campaigned for seniors’ representation, environmental action, road quality, and enabling businesses.
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“Vote for me and you’ll get one voice, and I will be heard,” he told the crowd.
“Love me or loathe me ... I’m very loyal to the values I stand for.”
Current Sounds ward councillor Barbara Faulls said it was not a problem unique to Picton. She thought tourism companies suffering through the winter might like a short-term lease of empty shops to meet prospective customers.
The Linkwater-based holiday park owner said her experience as a councillor through last year’s storm enabled her to help people during this month’s storm.
Deputy Mayor Nadine Taylor said there was a need for wider, long-term revitalisation of the region’s town centres. Music and markets made town centres pleasant spaces to be, and shops would naturally fill in around that, she said.
Taylor, running for mayor, said she wanted to see climate change policies put into action through a new committee, more investment in environmental protection of the Sounds, and redevelopment of central Picton in tandem with the new ferry terminal project.
All of the candidates agreed there was a climate change crisis.
Money Free Party candidate Richard Osmaston said he thought the financial system prevented society from effectively responding to climate change. He was running for mayor in five other districts as well as Marlborough, and campaigned to abolish the financial system, and replace it with a society “where everything is voluntary and free”.
Faulls said climate change was a huge issue for the Sounds and connected to council’s work on air quality, water quality and catchment restoration. She noted that domestic fires were a large contributor to air pollution.
Okaramio farmer Ben Minehan said if the recent flooding was anything to go by, climate change was a very serious problem for the region.
“These events are likely to become more common, I hate to think what next year will look like for us.”
Minehan, who was encouraged to run by Faulls, had worked as a weed control contractor, an animal control officer, and spent three years with Fish and Game NZ.
Minehean said he was deeply concerned about the beekeepers, farmers and foresters that relied on the storm-damaged roads.
“I’m concerned council may pull the pin on that road and I certainly don’t want that to happen.”
When asked about the council’s Age Friendly Strategy, Queen Charlotte Drive resident David McInnes said he was hopeful the RMA replacement would allow for better long-term planning of senior housing and aged-care facilities, so they could be designed into neighbourhoods near shops and services.
McInnes was a city and regional planner and economist with a particular interest in tourism, and wanted to see aesthetic upgrades for central Picton. He had attended every public council meeting for the last four or five months.
Havelock resident Frith Chamberlain said when she worked as an ambulance volunteer she found many calls were from seniors that were well but lonely.
Chamberlain, a Voices for Freedom member, said she was also a former respite carer, small business owner, and environmental campaigner. She opposed Three Waters and said she was “not afraid to challenge the status quo”.
She had personally felt the financial and emotional pain of the flood damage, being forced to close her property management business, and wanted to bring new energy and ideas to the council table, she said.
The candidates were also mostly in agreement that they would support a new housing strategy aiming for warm, affordable housing for all.
Former Labour Party candidate and current mayoral candidate Matt Flight said he thought the cost of buying land for housing was an issue for council to tackle, and he wanted to see more multi-storey developments in central Blenheim.
Flight said he was interested to see what would happen to the surplus hospital land sold earlier this year, and concerned about where the hundreds of workers for the ferry terminal upgrade would live.
He described himself as a “number 8 wire” type of problem solver, and said he thought the big upcoming problems were road access, ferry terminal construction, and attracting skilled workers to the region.
Viticulture consultant Mike Insley, who was actually standing in the Wairau Awatere ward, said it was vital to the economy that Marlborough build more housing to accommodate forecast growth.
Sounds ward candidates absent on Thursday were Raylene Innes, Dai Mitchell, John Wedde, and Kim Saunders-Singer, and mayoral candidate Chris Lippiatt also did not attend.
The elections are held by a postal vote, beginning on September 16 and closing at noon on October 8. | https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-body-elections/129722108/marlborough-sounds-and-mayoral-candidates-tackle-the-big-questions-in-picton | 2022-08-30T09:55:03Z | https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-body-elections/129722108/marlborough-sounds-and-mayoral-candidates-tackle-the-big-questions-in-picton | true | 1 |
Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane has received praise from a section of supporters after he was spotted in the team's group photo without holding alcohol.
The Bundesliga champions were celebrating their traditional Oktoberfest photoshoot where players raise a pint of beer, but the 30-year-old Senegal international, who is a devoted Muslim, chose not to.
Mane, who joined Bayern from Liverpool at the start of the season, has left supporters discussing his act on social media with a number backing him for sticking true to his religious beliefs.
"Mane is a man with true morals and dignity," wrote Sunusi Tanko Burra on Facebook while Patrick Ihungu said: 'No matter the situation, Sadio Mane never forgets his religion."
Jose Makauch wrote: "Well done for your act", while Uwem Uko opined: "Without beer it's not complete, but we understand."
@FrankKhalidUK wrote on Twitter: "Sadio Mane putting his religion before any sponsors, got to love & respect him even more."
@King__Eben wrote: "Sadio Mane stands to be the odd one in Bayern’s Oktoberfest group picture as he sticks to his religious values. Principle Sadio," while @mygtvsports said: "Once a Muslim always a Muslim, principled Sadio Mane," accompanied with an emoji of appreciation.
Sadio Mane is a noble man. Man respects his beliefs and culture to the core. 🙏🙏🙏 Massive respect pic.twitter.com/6TfgO6BLJv
— Ezenwanyi Camp Nou 💙❤️ (@Jiji_Byte) August 29, 2022
@Agent44M described the Lion of Teranga as a true believer of his religion.
"Sadio Mane chose not to hold a beer in Bayern Munich's traditional photoshoot," he said adding: "He stayed true to his beliefs. Then there is you "the influencer" who markets anything so long there is money involved."
Sadio Mane is a noble man. Man respects his beliefs and culture to the core. Massive respect," added @Jiji_Byte.
Alongside Mane, was Morocco international Noussair Mazraoui, who also did not have alcohol.
@adeyanjuCruise said: Not only Sadio Mane but Noussair Mazraoui too was a part of the photo but he didn't raise the Giant Paulaner Mug as alcohol is against their Religious beliefs. Respect."
However, @ThisIsMS2 felt Bayern had disrespected Mane by surrounding him with alcohol and urged the player to get a new team.
"Shocking… the disrespect towards their Afcon champion Sadio Mane. Surrounding a Muslim player with all that alcohol? He should move to a club that values him more," he wrote.
Since moving to Bayern, Mane has featured in all three Bundesliga matches and has scored three goals, which ranks him the joint leading scorer overall in the 2022-2023 campaign. | https://www.goal.com/en-tza/news/mane-fans-praise-bayern-munich-star-after-posing-without/blta4444cc421802871 | 2022-08-30T09:56:09Z | https://www.goal.com/en-tza/news/mane-fans-praise-bayern-munich-star-after-posing-without/blta4444cc421802871 | false | 7 |
NEW DELHI -- India's Supreme Court is awaiting a response from the state government of Gujarat over why it released 11 men serving life sentences for rape and murder amid one of the country's worst bouts of communal violence back in 2002.
While the men have already walked free -- and been greeted with garlands by supporters -- activists hope there is still a chance of reversing a decision that sent shock waves through the country, particularly its Muslim community. Hundreds of people held protests in several parts of India over the weekend. Bilkis Bano, a Muslim woman who survived the attack by the men, is pleading with judicial authorities to restore her "right to live without fear and in peace." | https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/India-Modi-haunted-by-past-after-Bilkis-Bano-gang-rapists-freed | 2022-08-30T09:56:54Z | https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/India-Modi-haunted-by-past-after-Bilkis-Bano-gang-rapists-freed | true | null |
We strongly encourage you to vote for Eileen Robinson for the Chico Unified School District Board. Her experience and expertise has served our community for over four decades, first as a member of the PTA, then as a full time employee. She represented District Classified employees as a representative both locally and statewide. With years now on the District Board she has sat on both sides of the negotiation table.
Her children and grandchildren have attended school in the District. She is intimately familiar with the history, budgets and personnel development and enhancement opportunities of CUSD and has a real 21st Century vision and sensitivity to the needs and contributions of educators, service personnel, students and families of our unique diverse community.
Chico is fortunate to have had her on the BOD and luckier still to have her again place her name on your ballot. Please do our community the favor of voting for Eileen Robinson for Chico Unified School District Board.
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MANY of us are finding the cost of every day essentials a struggle to keep on top of due to the cost of living crisis.
Every penny saved can help, so it'd be handy to know which supermarket is really the cheapest.
Thankfully, one savvy mum has taken it upon herself to test out five different supermarkets in the UK to see which is cheaper.
Posting the video to her TikTok account, This Mum Cooks, she bought five of the same items from every supermarket.
The mum tried Asda's new Just Essentials range, Aldi, Sainsburys, Tesco and Marks and Spencer's.
In the video, she said: "I have bought the same, or the most similar products that I could get form the five different supermarkets budget ranges," to see which one was the cheapest.
The mum bought a loaf of bread, a packet of biscuits, baked beans, jam and a bag of peppers form each store.
First the mum tried Asda's range, the only item she couldn't get from the budget range was bread as it had sold out, the total price came to £3.
The next supermarket was Aldi, where the mum managed to pick up everything form their essentials range for £2.46.
Sainsburys was the next supermarket tested - the savvy mum was able to get their essential baked beans and jam but the rest of the products weren't available.
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In total, Sainsburys came to £2.88.
The mum then headed to Tesco, a shop she already goes to regularly and spent £2.69 on the five products.
Lastly, she headed to M&S, where she found most of the items in their essential range minus jam.
She decided to pick up the cheapest one in the store that was on clearance for £1.15, and spent a grand total of £4.30.
The mum notes some shops were sold out of their essential range and some items weighed different amounts - but the clear winner was Aldi when it came to price.
The five items cost just £2.36 form Aldi, next up was Tesco at £2.69, Sainsburys at £2.88, Asda at £3 and finally, M&S at £4.30.
The mum also has a series of her taste testing each item to find out which one tastes the best.
Viewers of the video were grateful for the video but many pointed out that price per weight was important to look out for.
One wrote: "So In reality Asda works out the cheapest because you get more."
Another commented: "I have noticed that about Aldi people think it’s cheaper but it’s actually for less weight wise."
Food cost breakdown form each supermarket
Asda
Bread - £0.70p
Baked Beans - £0.25p
Jam - £0.31p
Peppers - £1.35
Chocolate chip cookies - £0.39p
Aldi
Bread - £0.34p
Baked Beans - £0.22p
Jam - £0.31p
Peppers - £1.16p
Chocolate chip cookies - £0.41p
Sainsburys
Bread - £0.70p
Baked Beans - £0.21p
Jam - £0.30p
Peppers - £0.97p
Chocolate chip cookies - £0.70p
Tesco
Bread - £0.36p
Baked Beans £0.22p
Jam - £0.40p
Peppers - £1.20
Chocolate chip cookies - 30.51p
M&S
Bread - £0.70p
Baked Beans - £0.40p
Jam - £1.15
Peppers - £1.45
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COTABATO, Philippines (AP) — Suspected Muslim rebels killed a police chief and his driver in a southern Philippine town and wounded at least three other officers as they were traveling Tuesday to arrest a suspect, officials said.
About 10 men opened fire on a police vehicle carrying Ampatuan town police chief Lt. Reynaldo Samson, who died instantly along with his driver in the midmorning attack on a rural road in the town in Maguindanao province, regional police commander Brig. Gen. John Gano Guyguyon said.
Three other officers riding in the vehicle were wounded when they exchanged fire with the attackers, who withdrew when police reinforcements arrived, Guyguyon said. He said the police were on their way to arrest a robbery suspect.
Government forces were trying to track down the attackers, who villagers said seized the firearms of the slain policemen before fleeing.
The suspects were believed to be members of a Muslim rebel group, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, active in Ampatuan town in predominantly Muslim Maguindanao, where they have been waging a separatist insurrection for years. In 2008, the insurgents broke off from the largest Muslim group in the south, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, after it dropped a secessionist goal and embraced limited Muslim autonomy in peace talks with the government brokered by Malaysia.
The main rebel group signed a peace agreement with the government in 2014 and its leaders are now helping administer a five-province Muslim autonomous region, but the hard-line defectors have continued fighting the government. Some have aligned themselves with the Islamic State group.
A cease-fire agreement and the 2014 peace pact considerably eased decades of fighting, mostly in the southern Mindanao region, the homeland of minority Muslims in the largely Roman Catholic nation, but smaller insurgent groups have continued to pose a threat.
Ampatuan was the site of a 2009 massacre of 58 people, including 32 media workers, traveling in a convoy in an attack plotted by a powerful political clan. Clan leaders were later convicted of masterminding the killings because a rival family had decided to challenge their long political control in Maguindanao.
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1st Ukraine grain ship for Horn of Africa reaches Djibouti
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The first ship carrying grain from Ukraine for people in East Africa affected by drought and conflict has docked at the Horn of Africa port of Djibouti.
Food security experts call it a drop in the bucket for the vast needs in the worst-hit Horn countries of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, the nation where this first shipment is going. But the flow of grain from Ukraine for hungry parts of the world is expected to continue, with another ship departing Tuesday for Yemen.
The United Nations’ World Food Program has said the first shipment of grain will be shipped overland to northern Ethiopia, where millions of people have been affected by the country’s Tigray conflict, which has now flared up again.
WFP has said the 23,000 metric tons of grain are enough to feed 1.5 million people on full rations for a month. But the U.N. has said 2.4 million in Tigray alone are severely food insecure, and millions more in the Horn of Africa region are going hungry because of drought. | https://news.yahoo.com/1st-ukraine-grain-ship-horn-095411716.html | 2022-08-30T10:08:21Z | https://news.yahoo.com/1st-ukraine-grain-ship-horn-095411716.html | true | 11 |
Another day, another Starlink launch.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday (Aug. 31) at 1:40 a.m. EDT (0540 GMT), carrying 46 of the company's Starlink internet satellites to orbit. You can watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of SpaceX, or directly via the company (opens in new tab). Coverage will begin about five minutes before liftoff.
The spaceflight action will include a rocket landing: About nine minutes after liftoff, the two-stage Falcon 9's first stage will attempt a touchdown on the SpaceX robotic droneship Of Course I Still Love You, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
Related: SpaceX's Starlink megaconstellation launches in photos
It will be the seventh launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage, SpaceX wrote in a mission description (opens in new tab).
The rocket's upper stage will continue flying to low Earth orbit, eventually deploying the 46 Starlink satellites a little over an hour after launch, if all goes according to plan.
SpaceX has already launched more than 3,000 satellites for Starlink, a giant internet constellation that beams broadband service to customers around the world. Many of those spacecraft have gone up this year; so far in 2022, SpaceX has launched 24 dedicated Starlink missions.
Starlink makes up a majority of SpaceX launch traffic these days; the company has conducted a total of 38 orbital missions this year to date.
The megaconstellation will continue to grow, in both numbers and ambition. SpaceX has permission to launch 12,000 Starlink satellites, and it has applied for approval from an international regulator to loft another 30,000 on top of that.
And last week, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk announced plans to beam connectivity directly to smartphones using Starlink. That project, a joint effort between SpaceX and T-Mobile called Coverage Above and Beyond, will employ Starlink Version 2 satellites, a heftier and more capable spacecraft that's expected to start launching next year.
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SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian man was convicted on Tuesday of murdering his wife 40 years ago after a renewed police investigation that was triggered by a popular podcast.
Christopher Dawson, 74, faces a possible life sentence. He opted for a trial by judge instead of a jury in the New South Wales state Supreme Court due to his notoriety from “The Teacher’s Pet” podcast, which 60 million people have listened to since 2018. The podcast set out a circumstantial case that Dawson had murdered his wife, Lynette.
Justice Ian Harrison found that Dawson killed his wife in 1982. At the time, Dawson was a high school teacher who was in a sexual relationship with a teenage former student and babysitter for his two daughters, identified in court as J.C.
The judge found the husband killed his wife because he feared losing his lover.
Harrison rejected the possibility that the wife abandoned her husband and children to vanish without a trace. He also dismissed claims the wife had been seen alive after January 1982 or that she had contacted her husband.
“The whole of the circumstantial evidence satisfies me that Lynette Dawson is dead, that she died on or about Jan. 8, 1982 and that she did not voluntarily abandon her home,” the judge said.
The wife had a strong attachment to her husband and daughters, was no “shrinking violet,” and had limited funds to support herself. This led the judge to reject the idea that she had left with only the clothes on her back.
“The proposition is ludicrous,” the judge said.
In his reasons for the guilty verdict, Harrison found that Dawson had lied about phone calls he claimed to have received from his wife after her disappearance.
J.C. and Dawson married in 1984 and separated in 1990.
Outside court, Lynette's brother, Greg Simms, appealed to his brother-in-law to reveal the location of her body.
“The journey is not complete. She is still missing. We still need to bring her home. We would ask Chris Dawson to find it in himself to finally do the decent thing and allow us to bring Lyn home to a peaceful rest,” Simms said. | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Podcast-leads-to-Australian-s-conviction-in-17406748.php | 2022-08-30T10:09:17Z | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Podcast-leads-to-Australian-s-conviction-in-17406748.php | true | 29 |
Imagine a job that takes you three hours to get ready for, before you then have to hike across the city on a tube or bus with the chance of getting called a f****t.
You then work all night for pay that barely reaches the national minimum wage in a job with no sick pay, no pension and no respect. Afterwards, you’re scared for your life getting home via public transport, too.
That has been the reality for me and thousands of drag entertainers for many years.
As someone who’s been working with drag artists for 16 years, and now employs close to 100, I know all too well how lacklustre and poor their rights are. That’s why I fight for them everyday.
When I first moved to London in 2007, I got a job as a cleaner in a gay bar, having been kicked out of my job as a high-profile estate agent after coming out. I worked hard and, within a year, I ended up managing drag nights at the venue – when their popularity was nothing like it is today.
At this time, drag was loved in the LGBTQ+ community but ridiculed by heterosexual audiences. We were called ‘t**nnys’, paedophiles and many other vile names.
One night, a performer didn’t turn up and the manager said it was up to me to find someone or there’d be consequences. So I found an old dress in the back and went out to perform myself, but I couldn’t just use my real name.
I had seconds to think of one, and looking at my old Nokia phone to check the time, my last caller was named Linda. My eyes cast over the sleeve of my dress, it was gold and thus Linda Gold was born.
Honestly, I thought I was going to die climbing up to the stage. I had no idea what I was going to say or do, so I just decided to ad-lib.
Almost immediately, people started to cheer and laugh. My nerves settled and I felt an overwhelming desire to dance and burst into an acapella version of Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody. At that moment my show was born.
I’ve never really looked back. In fact, I still wear the same dress and do the same show 16 years later, but times change and that’s why I brought new queens into my drag family.
After years on the drag circuit performing for between £40 and £100 a show (plus free booze) – and seeing the rise of RuPaul’s Drag Race – I launched Linda Gold’s FunnyBoyz, a new concept in drag cabaret bringing hilarious shows, comedy bingo and entertaining games from world-renowned drag queens, in 2020.
Unfortunately, due to an immediate lockdown, our official launch wasn’t until April 2021 at our flagship venue at Blundell Street, Liverpool.
Alongside creating safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community and providing comedy and entertainment, one of our main goals was to ensure every queen had an opportunity to perform and earn a living through drag.
This became more important to me than performing, having experienced the lows of roughing it over the years. I did not want my drag family – including my drag queen boyfriend Dys Alexia – to ever live through the humiliation of drag in the early years: the low pay, being taken advantage of and the lack of self-respect.
There was a time when many members of the LGBTQ+ community – especially our trans brothers and sisters – were paying bars to let us perform, without so much as a thank you. I cannot begin to describe how unestablished drag performers were used and abused in those days.
I recall one bar in Soho charging me to go on their open mic night because it was giving me ‘free publicity’.
It was pointed out by drag legend Lawrence Chaney on Drag Race that queens can often work for as little as £15 per gig and one of the only ways to make decent money is by virtue of getting a lucky position on RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Of course, we still love hosting the Drag Race girls but we launched our own event for queens and alternative performers to find work without having to rely on the show.
Such as Imani Versace, drag daughter of Crystal Versace, DRUK season three winner, who had never done drag outside of her bedroom. After joining our team selling bingo tickets, she now travels the world performing. Many of the Ru Girls also started their career in our in-house talent contest, EuroDrag.
There are simply too many to mention, but one of our proudest is Vanity Milan, who was the host of our Enfield event and has since gone on to be an international superstar.
Our concept, which is centred around treating drag as a professional, credible and reputable business, makes it affordable for venues to pay performers a fair wage and give them a commission incentive to earn more.
Our motto is ‘all drag is relevant’. That includes drag kings and queens, non-binary and trans – plus everyone in between. It is a sad reality that this latter section of entertainers can often be excluded when they also have so much to offer.
So many drag queens work cash-in-hand. With that, there’s obviously a lack of sick pay, holiday pay and general rights in the workplace.
I’m trying to change that by introducing contracts for performers, enabling them to claim things they currently cannot, such as travel costs, childcare, tax credits, sick pay, health care and start pension funds for later in life.
It’s a really important change and one I believe must be implemented across the industry to ensure stability for everyone involved.
Outside of this, drag queens can be abused on nights out and subjected to unwanted harassment, but don’t really have anywhere to turn. It is common practice for people to simply presume it is perfectly acceptable to just grab the queens, hug and kiss them, even grope buttocks, breast plates and, in some cases, our genitalia.
If we fight back, with no contract and no rights, we run the risk of being fired so we simply put up with it – but it shouldn’t be like this. I will never forget a drunk lady grabbing my testicles with the force of a wrecking ball. I was unable to work for days and the memory still haunts me.
For that reason, I have put in no-tolerance policies that give drag queens the right to end a performance or night out if they feel uncomfortable, with no fear of retribution that they won’t get paid.
Again, this is part of our idea to not only protect performers, but also to make sure every person attending one of our nights is safe at all times. It also means the best performers want to stay in the industry as they are being looked after.
Through sheer hard work and determination, in just one year, we launched our own venue and created 27 satellite events across the UK. We’re in the process of purchasing two more venues too.
Our success is down to sheer hard work of the team, but must also be attributed to our commitment to continued fight for equality.
FunnyBoyz is primarily an entertainment show and a new concept in drag cabaret, but more importantly, it is also a political statement.
Drag queens, trans people and all members of the LGBTQ+ community will not hide away in backstreet gay bars, like we did in the past.
We will always put the fight for equality before profit.
If I retire and all drag artists are treated with respect, kindness and paid equally – as they deserve – I can be happy.
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Birthday wishes go out to Warren Buffett, Michael Chiklis, and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on August 30th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on August 30, 2022
Businessman Warren Buffett turns 92
Fun fact: Has been dubbed the “Oracle of Omaha” for his business savvy
Comedian Lewis Black turns 74
Fun fact: Once appeared as a celebrity contestant on ‘Jeopardy!’
Actor Michael Chiklis turns 59
Fun fact: Portrayed Red Auerbach in ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’
Actress Cameron Diaz turns 50
Fun fact: The voice of Fiona in the ‘Shrek’ films
TV host Lisa Ling turns 49
Fun fact: Her sister Laura is a TV producer
Singer Bebe Rexha turns 33
Fun fact: Nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy in 2019
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Elizabeth Ashley is 83. Actor-turned-politician Ben Jones (“The Dukes of Hazzard”) is 81. Actor John Kani (“Black Panther”) is 80. Cartoonist R. Crumb is 79. Actor Timothy Bottoms (film’s “The Last Picture Show,” TV’s “The Paper Chase”) is 69. Jazz saxophonist Gerald Albright is 65. Actor Michael Michele (“ER,” ″Homicide: Life on the Street”) is 56. Country singer Sherrie Austin is 51. Guitarist Lars Frederiksen of Rancid is 51. Singer-guitarist Aaron Barrett of Reel Big Fish is 48. Actor Raul Castillo (“Looking”) is 45. Actor Michael Gladis (“Reckless,” ″Mad Men”) is 45. Drummer Matt Taul (Tantric, Days of the New) is 44. Singer Rachael Price of Lake Street Dive is 37. Guitarist Ryan Ross (Panic! At The Disco) is 36. Actor Johanna Braddy (“Quantico”) is 35.
Other popular or historical birthdays on August 30th
Mary Shelley, author
Ted Williams, MLB star
Bill Daily, actor
Andy Roddick, tennis star (40)
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Celebrity fun facts
Tom Cruise | Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson | Emilia Clarke
Robert Downey Jr. | Chris Hemsworth | Seth MacFarlane
Gal Gadot | Jason Momoa | Natalie Portman | Kat Dennings
Jenna Fischer | Miley Cyrus | Emma Stone | Reese Witherspoon
Emma Watson | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Tiffani Amber Thiessen
Scarlett Johansson | Jennifer Aniston | David Hasselhoff
Sophie Turner | Jennifer Lawrence & Mila Kunis | Alan Alda
Lindsay Lohan | George Clooney | Amanda Seyfried | Kate Mara
Betty White | Dave Matthews | Danica McKellar | Taylor Swift
Britney Spears | Bill Nye | Alyson Hannigan | Alec Baldwin
Rachel McAdams | Demi Moore | Julia Roberts | Mark Hamill
Danielle Fishel and the ‘Boy Meets World’ cast
Movie and TV fun facts & more
In memoriam: Celebrities who died in 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
The Royal Family: Who is next in line for the British Throne?
88 celebrities who were born in Canada
15 celebrities who appeared on ‘Saved By the Bell’
‘The Office’ fun facts | 30 guest stars on ‘The Office’
10 famous directors who shot episodes of ‘The Office’
25 fun facts about ‘Friends’ | 25 celebs who appeared on ‘Friends’
25 actors you didn’t know were on ‘Game of Thrones’
25 actors you didn’t know appeared in ‘Boy Meets World’
More movie fun facts: ‘Love Actually’ | ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ | ‘Dirty Dancing’ | ‘Scream’ | ‘Romeo + Juliet’ | ‘The Big Lebowski’ | ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ | ‘The Phantom Menace’
Relive your childhood with these 120 Hanna-Barbera cartoons
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Swiss global temperature control solutions market leader goes live with Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise
MUNICH, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infor®, the industry cloud company, today announced that Switzerland-based Regloplas AG has migrated to the cloud. The temperature control solutions market leader has gone live with Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise as well as Infor CPQ in the multi-tenant cloud. Regloplas deployed a future-proof ERP (enterprise resource planning) infrastructure to enable scalable, digitized manufacturing processes. Implementation and customer support during the project were provided by Infor's leading partners in the DACH region for Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise, AS infotrack AG and AZTEKA Consulting GmbH.
Learn more about Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise: https://www.infor.com/products/cloudsuite-industrial-enterprise
Based in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Regloplas is a leading supplier of intelligent temperature control solutions with an extensive portfolio of temperature control and cooling equipment of all kinds, primarily deployed for manufacturing operations. With a market presence in 50 countries, Regloplas has earned its excellent reputation on the market not least due to its strong focus on research and development, making the organization a global technological leader in its field.
In the past few years in particular, Regloplas has achieved strong business growth. This led to a host of completely new requirements for production and the value chain, which then had to be adapted to the new market environment — not least because an expansion of the St. Gallen headquarters was pending. As a result, a new ERP infrastructure was needed that could meet the new challenges and provide Regloplas with easy-to-scale, digital manufacturing. And for this, Infor is exactly the right partner for Regloplas.
Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise is specifically tailored to the needs of manufacturers and offers a complete solution package for ERP in the multi-tenant cloud. Infor CPQ configure price quote has become a critical business solution for Regioplas, with the capability to enable Regloplas to offer its customers highly customizable products. Since the go-live, more than 8 million configuration variants are now available for customers to select.
"We want to expand our pioneering role in Industry 4.0 even further and digitize our manufacturing in a highly scalable way," says Christian Eckert, CEO of Regloplas AG. "And in Infor, we have found the perfect partner, who, with their CloudSuite, can provide us with the ideal technological underpinning for this."
"Regloplas is an undefeated market leader in its field," says Frederic Russo, Infor's senior vice president of international sales & head of business operations. "Research and development play an important role for the company and, therefore, we are even more pleased to provide our solutions to a manufacturer that focuses so strongly on the sustainable digitization of its business."
About Regloplas AG
Regoplas is the leading provider of intelligent solutions for temperature control, with an extensive portfolio of temperature control units, temperature control solutions and cooling units. Its products and systems enable precise and efficient processes for equipment and processes in injection molding, die casting, extrusion, composites, food production, semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, test and inspection equipment, and other novel production processes. Its solutions enable technological progress in the automotive, aerospace, plastics, rubber, electronics, pharmaceutical, chemical, medical, food and packaging markets. Visit https://www.regloplas.com/en/
About Infor
Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. We develop complete solutions for our focus industries. Infor's mission-critical enterprise applications and services are designed to deliver sustainable operational advantages with security and faster time to value. Over 60,000 organizations in more than 175 countries rely on Infor's 17,000 employees to help achieve their business goals. As a Koch company, our financial strength, ownership structure, and long-term view empower us to foster enduring, mutually beneficial relationships with our customers. Visit www.infor.com.
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Goa Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai on Tuesday extended greetings to the people of the state on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturth.
“Lord Ganesha is a deeply venerated God, loved and worshipped by everyone with equal zeal. Lokmanya Tilak had observed that Lord Ganesh is ‘the God of everyman’. Hence, the Ganesh festival is a very popular festival. Tilak made the festival a National Symbol of Unity,” Pillai said.
“During this festival, one can see ‘Sarvajanik’ Ganesh idols, worshipped at every nook and corner of many states including Goa. The ‘Sarvajanik Ganesh Utsav’ serves as a meeting place for all communities irrespective of caste and community.
“This festival is the time of family reunion, when all the members of the family wherever they may be located, return to their ancestral home to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with grandeur, solemnity and devotion,” the Governor said.
He added that it is an occasion for preparation of delicious varieties of sweets loved by Lord Ganesh and many things that are produce of the earth are used to decorate the idol in a colourful and bright manner.
“It is indeed a great joy for anyone to be part of this unique celebration that strengthens amity, social harmony and mutual understanding. This festival epitomises the unity and spiritual harmony of Goa.”
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The Nation's Weather for Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
As air from Canada sweeps in, temperatures and humidity
levels will be slashed from the northern Plains to much of
the Midwest today. However, along the leading edge of the
cool air, thunderstorms, some severe, will develop from
upstate New York and northern New England to the central
part of the Appalachians and the Tennessee Valley. South and
east of this front, the air will remain hot and humid. A few
storms may reach the coastal Northeast at night. Storms in
the Interstate 10 and 20 corridors of the Southeast and
South Central states are likely to be locally drenching.
Much of the West will be dry and sunny with building heat
over the interior. In the tropical Atlantic, multiple areas
are being watched for development over the next few days.
SPECIAL WEATHER
No new information for this time period.
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS
No new information for this time period.
DAILY EXTREMES
National High Monday 115 at Death Valley, CA
National Low Monday 29 at Daniel, WY
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HOOPESTON — For this year’s 78th Annual National Sweetcorn Festival in Hoopeston, 26 tons of free, hot buttered sweet corn will be ready to be served Labor Day weekend.
Hoopeston Jaycees President Brad Hardcastle said his favorite part of the festival is serving sweet corn Saturday, Sunday and Monday of the event.
“I really enjoy cooking and serving the corn. It’s very hot and very messy. You can’t wear nice clothes,” Hardcastle said.
“Everybody really appreciates getting free food,” he added. “It’s a good time. We mess around. It’s a lot of work.”
Free sweetcorn is 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday and Monday.
The Hoopeston Sweetcorn Festival starts at 5 p.m. Thursday with a carnival and runs through Labor Day on Monday.
Gate fee Thursday through Monday is $3. Ages 7 and under are free.
New this year are two demolition derbies at 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
“We’ve expanded that,” Hardcastle said.
Other events include bingo, beer tent and vendors, music, flea market, Bill Orr Memorial 5K run, car show and a downtown parade at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
Hardcastle said it takes a lot of people to put on the annual event.
“We have a good group of volunteers,” he said.
They start planning around March, sometimes earlier if they have a bigger event, like a concert, planned.
“We get a basic outline. We elect the festival chairman in November,” he said.
This year’s chairwoman is Lauren Linares, who is a former Miss Hoopeston from 2019. She graduated this past spring from the University of Illinois and came back home.
She was interested in serving as festival chairwoman.
Hardcastle said this is the second Miss Hoopeston to chair the festival.
For more information about the festival’s schedule of activities, visit the website http://www.hoopestonjaycees.org/festival.
The parade has about 110-130 entries. It ebbs and flows, with more entries during election years, Hardcastle said.
The National Sweetcorn Pageant has 15 contestants this year.
It’s lower than the usual 25-30 they’ve had in recent years.
Hardcastle said they have a new partnership with the Miss Volunteer America organization and taking their first runners up.
It’s the first year off the ground and some states aren’t established in the Miss Volunteer program yet, he said.
“We knew this was going to be down a little,” Hardcastle said about this year’s pageant number. They hope to see it rebound again, and back to 30-40 contestants like they’ve had in the past.
Hardcastle said the pageant remains a similar format with Miss America. The goal with the pageant is to provide training for the contestants to be able to do well in their state pageants, he added.
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Taiwan’s president told the self-ruled island’s military units Tuesday to keep their cool in the face of daily warplane flights and warship maneuvers by rival China, saying that Taiwan will not allow Beijing to provoke a conflict.
China has kept up military pressure on Taiwan in the weeks following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei in early August.
Beijing initially retaliated with large military drills in the waters and skies near Taiwan. It fired missiles over the island, some of which landed in Japan’s economic zone, considered a serious escalation, while also sending warships and planes toward the island in large numbers.
President Tsai Ing-wen said Taiwan must remain restrained despite the daily pressure from China. “The more provocative enemy soldiers are, the more stable we need to be. We will not allow those on the opposing banks to manufacture a conflict with an inappropriate excuse,” she said during a visit to the navy’s station on Penghu, an archipelago of several dozen islands off Taiwan’s western coast.
She also inspected a radar squadron, an air defense company, and a navy fleet. At the Magong air base, she was greeted by pilots standing in front of a Taiwanese-made Indigenous Defense Force fighter jet. “You are the pride of the Taiwanese people,” Tsai said. “When each Taiwanese person sees you in the national military uniform, everyone’s hearts are filled with respect and gratitude.”
China accuses the U.S. and Taiwanese “separatist forces” for creating instability by rejecting Beijing’s claim to sovereignty over the island.
“The Taiwan independence forces’ attempt to solicit foreign support, including that of the U.S., for independence is the source of current tensions across the Taiwan Strait,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a daily briefing in Beijing on Tuesday.
“In the name of maintaining stability in the West Pacific, the U.S. tries to blatantly contain China with the Taiwan issue,” Zhao said.
While China’s biggest maneuvers, which had disrupted fishing, shipping and air traffic, are over, Beijing has kept up the pressure in recent weeks with daily flights by warplanes and warship navigations, often over the median line of the Taiwan Strait, a waterway that separates the island from China.
Taiwan has responded by tracking the ships and the planes, issued warnings and used its missile systems to monitor the other side’s movements. China has also sent drones flying over the Kinmen islands, which are closest to China, in the latest escalation.
A video that went viral last week showed two soldiers staring up at the drone from an outpost in an outlying island in Kinmen before attempting to strike it down with a rock. This weekend, another video published online allegedly showed a Chinese drone flying around a different outlying island.
A spokesperson for Kinmen’s army unit said in a statement Monday that Taiwan would take a four-step measure to deal with drones in the future, which involves warning it off, reporting the incursion, expelling the drone, and finally shooting it down if it doesn’t leave. | https://indianexpress.com/article/world/taiwan-leader-tells-troops-to-keep-cool-amid-chinese-threats-8120778/ | 2022-08-30T10:13:32Z | https://indianexpress.com/article/world/taiwan-leader-tells-troops-to-keep-cool-amid-chinese-threats-8120778/ | false | 12 |
Spain chides French reluctance to finish Pyrenees gas pipeline
France has demurred, favouring new LNG terminals instead. Spanish Energy and Environment Minister Teresa Ribera was asked on local radio about reviving construction of a gas pipeline through the Pyrenees that was partially built before being shelved in 2019.
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A Spanish government minister on Tuesday criticized France's reluctance to support reviving a project to build a third gas connection through the Pyrenees mountains to reduce Europe's reliance on Russian gas.
Russia's decision to halt gas supplies via a major pipeline for three days from Wednesday has heaped even more pressure on Europe to refuel ahead of winter and guard against any further fallout from the conflict in Ukraine. Spain and Portugal have large gas import capacity and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz suggested as the crisis worsened that a pipeline from Portugal through Spain and France to central Europe could help the situation. France has demurred, favoring new LNG terminals instead.
Spanish Energy and Environment Minister Teresa Ribera were asked on local radio about reviving the construction of a gas pipeline through the Pyrenees that was partially built before being shelved in 2019. "We need to prepare for next winter and in this context being able to complete an interconnection that didn't make economic sense (in 2019)... but that could be key now to bring this supply that central and northern Europe lacks, the question is, sorry, but is this in France's interest or in the interest of central and northern Europe?" Ribera said.
Ribera and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez have said repeatedly that the European Union would have to pay for any new energy interconnections. France said earlier this month that new LNG terminals, which can be made to float, in northern and eastern Europe, particularly Germany, would be a quicker and cheaper option than a new pipeline.
Ribera said the transit route into France could be finished in time for winter 2023, while another potential pipeline route, undersea from the eastern Spanish port of Barcelona to Livorno in Italy, would take much longer.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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NEW YORK (AP) — Daria Snigur raised her arms in celebration, then lowered them to wrap her hands around the blue-and-yellow ribbon on her chest.
This win — her first on the WTA Tour — was for Ukraine.
Snigur pulled off the first big upset of the U.S. Open, knocking off No. 7 seed Simona Halep 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 on Monday.
Days after taking part in an exhibition to raise money for her country that is fighting a war against invading Russia, Snigur fought through tears as she tried to explain what the victory meant to her family and her home.
“No comment, I think, because it’s impossible for me now,” Snigur said.
The 20-year-old was making her first appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam after emerging through the qualifying rounds last week.
On Wednesday, she joined tennis superstars such as Rafael Nadal, Coco Gauff, John McEnroe, Iga Swiatek and 2021 U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez in the “Tennis Plays for Peace Exhibition,” an event organized by the U.S. Tennis Association that raised $1.2 million.
It took place in Louis Armstrong Stadium, which may have calmed Snigur’s nerves when she was sent back out there Monday.
“I think it helped me because I was here in ‘Tennis Plays for Peace’ and I think it helped me a little bit,” Snigur said during an on-court interview.
Snigur won the Wimbledon girls singles title in 2019, but failed in her first eight attempts to qualify for the main draw of a Grand Slam before finally breaking through. She was 0-2 on tour and was facing a top-20 opponent for the first time.
And in Halep, it was one of the hottest players in women’s tennis. The two-time Grand Slam champion had won 19 of her previous 22 matches and recently returned to the top 10.
But Snigur responded nicely after Halep won the second set, racing to a 5-1 lead in the third. Halep fought off a couple match points while taking the next three games before Snigur finally closed it out when Halep sailed a backhand long.
Snigur then dropped her racket and covered her face as she fought back tears.
Elina Svitolina’s run to the 2019 semifinals is the best performance by a Ukrainian in the U.S. Open. One of five of them in this year’s draw, Snigur will face Canadian Rebecca Marino on Wednesday.
First, she was going to savor a stunner.
“I want to say thanks to all the fans who watched our match today,” she said.
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National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data says that a total of 1,64,033 people have committed suicides in 2021 across the country.
Daily wage earners followed by self-employed persons, unemployed persons and people involved in farming sector were the top categories of people who have committed suicide in 2021, a COVID-19 pandemic year.
According to a latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 1,64,033 people have committed suicides in 2021 across the country.
Out of total 1,18,979 male suicides, maximum suicides were committed by daily wage earners (37,751) followed by self-employed persons (18,803) and unemployed persons (11,724), the report said. A total of 45,026 females committed suicides during this period in the country.
A total of 10,881 persons involved in farming sector consisting of 5,318 farmers and cultivators and 5,563 agricultural labourers have committed suicides during 2021, accounting for 6.6 percent of total suicide victims in the country. Out of 5,318 farmer and cultivator suicides, a total of 5,107 were males and 211 were females.
Majority of victims engaged in farming sector were reported in Maharashtra (37.3 percent), Karnataka (19.9 percent), Andhra Pradesh (9.8 percent), Madhya Pradesh (6.2 percent) and Tamil Nadu (5.5 percent). Out of 5,563 suicides committed by agricultural labourers during 2021, 5,121 were males and 442 were females.
Certain States and Union Territories namely, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry reported zero suicides of farmers and cultivators as well as agriculture labourers.
Government servants accounted for 1.2 percent (1,898) as compared to 7.0 percent (11,431) from Private Sector Enterprises out of 1,033 of total victims. Employees from Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) formed 1.5 percent (2,541), whereas students and unemployed victims accounted for 8 percent (13,089 victims) and 8.4 percent (13,714 victims) of total suicides respectively.
Self-employed category accounted for 12.3 percent of total suicide victims (20,231 out of 1,033). A total of 64.2 percent (1,05,242) of suicide victims in 2021 were having annual income of less than Rs 1 lakh. 31.6 percent (51,812) of suicide victims belong to annual income group of Rs 1 lakh to less than Rs 5 lakh.
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BATON ROUGE - A food delivery driver was ticketed for simple battery and simple assault after being suspected in an attempted kidnapping days ago.
LSU said Monday night the man, identified as Lazariel Archilla, was not arrested for an attempted kidnapping that was reported to LSUPD August 25 outside of Acadian Hall.
Earlier Monday, the school shared photos of the attacker, adding that it's believed the man works for the DoorDash delivery service. He has tattoos on his arms and was seen driving a gray/silver sedan.
A spokesperson for DoorDash released the following statement Monday afternoon.
"What has been reported is terrifying and deeply disturbing, and we are reaching out to the victim to offer our support. We have banned the alleged perpetrator from our platform and are assisting law enforcement with their investigation. No one should ever have to go through something like this and we hope justice is served."
LSU's website described the dorm, located along Highland Road, as being at the "heart of campus."
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It's the second attempted kidnapping reported at the campus since Wednesday morning, when a student was abducted near Cypress Hall. That person has since been found safe.
A week ago, another student was shot during a mugging outside Laville Hall, which is next door to where Thursday's attack happened.
"While its been an unusual time of year to start with these three things happening this week police are actively investigating it they have some leads on some of the cases and we hope to have it resolved soon," LSU Spokesman Ernie Ballard told WBRZ Friday.
The university released the following statement to students Friday afternoon.
Dear LSU Community,
We understand that it is unsettling to hear of incidents of crime happening on or near our campus. Unfortunately, information about such incidents reported through traditional and social media channels is not always the full story, as active investigations limit the depth of detail available to the public. LSU Police have more details on these and that information is helping to resolve these in a timely and appropriate fashion. If there is ever the serious concern for the continued safety of our students, we will communicate that immediately and consistently.
When you see a “timely warning,” please know that this is a required notice for you to exercise caution based on that initial information provided to the police. These are slightly different than the “emergency notifications,” which are text messages of an immediate threat to campus.
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All aboard the FluxJet! Canadian startup reveals plans to build a hyperloop-style vacuum train that can shuttle customers at 621mph – and claims it will be 44% cheaper than a plane ticket
- Canadian startup has unveiled a 'FluxJet' that it says will transform the way passengers and cargo are moved
- The fully electric vehicle is hybrid between an aircraft and a train and will travel at up to 620mph (1,000 km/h)
- For comparison, that's a bit quicker than the average private jet or three times faster than a high-speed train
- Design is based on a new field of physics called 'veillance flux' and features a 'contactless power transmission'
A hyperloop-style vacuum train billed as a 'plane without wings' that can shuttle passengers around at 621mph (1,000 km/h) has been unveiled by a Canadian startup.
The fully-electric 'FluxJet' is a hybrid between an aircraft and a train, and would be able to carry up to 54 passengers and 10 tonnes of cargo.
Its design is based on a new field of physics called 'veillance flux' and features a 'contactless power transmission'.
The vision bears similarities to Virgin's Hyperloop network of 600 mph pods that is set to roll out in 2030, based on a system proposed by Elon Musk.
TransPod, which is the firm behind the project, says the FluxJet will travel along its dedicated tube system across Canada known as the TransPod line.
The line will have stations in key locations and major cities, with pods expected to depart every two minutes.
Futuristic: A hyperloop-style vacuum train that can shuttle passengers around at 621mph (1,000 km/h) and is billed as a plane without wings has been unveiled by a Canadian startup
The 'FluxJet', which would be able to carry up to 54 passengers and 10 tonnes of cargo, is a fully electric vehicle that is a hybrid between an aircraft and a train
TransPod, which is the firm behind the project, says the FluxJet will travel along its dedicated tube system across Canada known as the TransPod line. Pictured is the vision of what the FluxJet would look like inside
Its design is based on a new field of physics called 'veillance flux' and features a 'contactless power transmission'
TransPod, which recently received $550 million (£468 million) in financing, has already started preliminary construction on a tube that'll transport people from Calgary to Edmonton in 45 minutes.
It'll take almost a third of the traffic off the highway joining Calgary to Edmonton, says TransPod.
Not only that, but riding the FluxJet will reportedly cost about 44 per cent less than a plane ticket and reduce CO2 emissions by about 636,000 tonnes per year.
'This milestone is a major leap forward,' says Ryan Janzen, co-founder and CTO at TransPod.
'The FluxJet is at a nexus of scientific research, industrial development, and massive infrastructure to address passengers' needs and reduce our dependence on fossil-fuel-heavy jets and highways.'
At TransPod's unveiling event in Toronto, a scaled-down prototype was featured in a live demonstration showing its flight capabilities.
The almost 1-tonne vacuum train engaged in take-off, travel, and landing procedures within its guideway.
No further details have been released about how much the FluxJet costs to build or when they might be ready to ride.
TransPod, which recently received $550 million (£468 million) in financing, has already started preliminary construction on a tube that'll transport people from Calgary to Edmonton in 45 minutes
It'll take almost a third of the traffic off the highway joining Calgary to Edmonton, according to the Canadian startup
Not only that, but riding the FluxJet will reportedly cost about 44 per cent less than a plane ticket and reduce CO2 emissions by about 636,000 tonnes per year
At TransPod's unveiling event in Toronto, a scaled-down prototype was featured in a live demonstration showing its flight capabilities
The almost 1-tonne vacuum train engaged in take-off, travel, and landing procedures within its guideway
No further details have been released about how much the FluxJet costs to build or when they might be ready to ride
The vehicle is also equipped with aerodynamic and propulsion systems designed specifically to reduce friction.
Essentially, this design allows the magnetically levitated pods to travel at a faster speed than trains, cars and jets.
'All the hard work over the past few years has led to this milestone moment where talk is becoming a reality,' TransPod's co-founder and CEO Sebastien Gendron said.
'The technology is proven, and we have the confidence of investors, governments and partners to continue pushing forward to redefine transportation effectively.'
Janzen added: 'The FluxJet is a first for Canadian innovation and is the next great infrastructure project to be brought worldwide.
'The TransPod Line is being developed in collaboration with our partners in Europe, USA, and beyond, including universities, research centres, the aerospace industry, architecture, railway, and construction partners.'
The vehicle is also equipped with aerodynamic and propulsion systems designed specifically to reduce friction
Essentially, this design allows the magnetically levitated pods to travel at a faster speed than trains, cars and jets
'All the hard work over the past few years has led to this milestone moment where talk is becoming a reality,' TransPod's co-founder and CEO Sebastien Gendron said
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Guwahati/Karimganj: In one of the biggest drug hauls in recent times, over 4,700 kg of ganja has been seized in Karimganj district of Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.
The contraband was being transported in a truck when the Assam Police seized it on Monday during a routine check-up at a place under the Churaibari police station limits, an officer said.
“In largest seizure in a while by @assampolice, @karimganjpolice seized 4,728 kg ganja hidden under sheets of natural rubber in a truck coming from a neighbouring state on Monday,” Sarma wrote on Twitter.
The chief minister lauded the state police personnel for their efforts.
A senior police official told PTI that the truck was coming from Tripura.
“When the driver saw a police checkpoint, he stopped the vehicle and fled the spot taking advantage of darkness. The police searched the truck thoroughly and recovered the ganja under the rubber sheets,” he said.
The police seized the vehicle and launched an operation to apprehend the culprit, the official added.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq — An influential Shiite cleric announced Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting hundreds of his angry followers to storm the government palace and sparking clashes with security forces. At least 15 protesters were killed.
Protesters loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr pulled down the cement barriers outside the government palace with ropes and breached the palace gates. Many rushed into the lavish salons and marbled halls of the palace, a key meeting place for Iraqi heads of state and foreign dignitaries.
Iraq’s military announced a nationwide curfew, and the caretaker premier suspended Cabinet sessions in response to the violence. Medical officials said dozens of protesters were wounded by gunfire and tear gas and physical altercations with riot police.
As night fell, Saraya Salam, a militia aligned with al-Sadr clashed with the Popular Mobilization Forces security group. A small force from the special forces division and Iraqi Army's 9th Division also joined to contain the militants as the clashes continued for hours inside the Green Zone, the seat of Iraq's government.
At least one soldier from the special forces division, which is responsible for security in the Green Zone, was killed. Many others, including a civilian woman, were wounded, two security officials said. Several mortar rounds were heard.
The crackle of machine gun fire echoed throughout central Baghdad.
The PMF is an umbrella group composed of state-sanctioned paramilitary groups, the most powerful of which are aligned with al-Sadr's rivals in the Iran-backed political camp.
Security officials said mortars and rocket-propelled grenades were used in the clashes, a culmination of intractable political impasse between the rival camps.
Iraq’s government has been deadlocked since al-Sadr’s party won the largest share of seats in October parliamentary elections but not enough to secure a majority government. His refusal to negotiate with his Iran-backed Shiite rivals and subsequent exit from the talks has catapulted the country into political uncertainty and volatility amid intensifying intra-Shiite wrangling.
Iraq's majority Muslim population is split into two sects, Shiites and Sunnis. Under Saddam Hussein, the Shiites were oppressed until the U.S.-led invasion reversed the political order. Now the Shiites are fighting among themselves, with the dispute centering around power and state resources but also influence over the Shiite street.
To further his political interests, al-Sadr has wrapped his rhetoric with a nationalist and reform agenda that resonates powerfully among his broad grassroots base of supporters who hail from Iraq’s poorest sectors of society and have historically been shut out from the political system.
Many were first followers of his father, a revered figure in Shiite Islam. They are calling for the dissolution of parliament and early elections without the participation of Iran-backed Shiite groups, which they see as responsible for the status quo.
During Monday's clashes, Saraya Salam, a militia aligned with al-Sadr gathered in the capital’s Tahrir Square to “protect” protesters, one of its commanders said.
A senior medical official confirmed at least 15 protesters were killed by gunfire.
Iraq’s caretaker premier said he would open an investigation into the shootings and said the use of live ammunition against protesters was forbidden.
Protests also broke out in the Shiite-majority southern provinces, with al-Sadr’s supporters burning tires and blocking roads in the oil-rich province of Basra and hundreds demonstrating outside the governorate building in Missan.
Iran considers intra-Shiite disharmony as a threat to its influence in Iraq and has repeatedly attempted to broker dialogue with al-Sadr.
In July, Al-Sadr's supporters broke into the parliament to deter his rivals in the Coordination Framework, an alliance of mostly Iran-aligned Shiite parties, from forming a government. Hundreds have been staging a sit-in outside the building for over four weeks. His bloc has also resigned from parliament. The Framework is led by al-Sadr's chief nemesis, former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
This is not the first time al-Sadr, who has called for early elections and the dissolution of parliament, has announced his retirement from politics — and many dismissed Monday's move as another bluff to gain greater leverage against his rivals amid a worsening stalemate. The cleric has used the tactic on previous occasions when political developments did not go his way.
But many are concerned that it's a risky gambit and are worried how it will affect Iraq’s fragile political climate. By stepping out of the political process, al-Sadr is giving his followers, most disenfranchised from the political system, the green light to act as they see fit.
Al-Sadr also commands a militia and maintains a great degree of influence within Iraq's state institutions through the appointments of key civil servant positions. His Iran-backed rivals also have militia groups.
Iraq’s military swiftly called on the cleric's supporters to withdraw immediately from the heavily fortified government zone and to practice self-restraint “to prevent clashes or the spilling of Iraqi blood,” according to a statement.
“The security forces affirm their responsibility to protect government institutions, international missions, public and private properties,” the statement said.
Iraq's caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi also demanded that al-Sadr call on his followers to withdraw from government institutions.
The U.N. mission in Iraq said Monday’s protests were an “extremely dangerous escalation” and called on demonstrators to vacate all government buildings to allow the caretaker government to continue running the state.
It urged all to remain peaceful and “refrain from acts that could lead to an unstoppable chain of events.”
“The very survival of the state is at stake,” the statement said.
Al-Sadr announced his withdrawal from politics in a tweet, and ordered the closure of his party offices. Religious and cultural institutions will remain open, it said.
The true motivations behind al-Sadr’s announcement appeared to be a reaction to the retirement of Shiite spiritual leader Ayatollah Kadhim al-Haeri, who counts many of al-Sadr’s supporters as followers.
In a surprise announcement Sunday, al-Haeri said he would be stepping down as a religious authority for health reasons and called on his followers to throw their allegiance behind Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rather than the Shiite spiritual center in Iraq's holy city of Najaf.
The move was a blow to al-Sadr, who despite harboring ambitions to be a religious authority lacks the scholarly credentials to be an ayatollah. Al-Haeri, who resides in the Iranian holy city of Qom, once provided him with the legitimacy he lacked by designating al-Sadr as his representative in Iraq. He cut ties shortly after with the cleric, but continued to enjoy the support of his followers.
By calling on his followers to side with Khamenei, al-Haeri brought on a crisis of legitimacy for al-Sadr.
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Chinese police have arrested more than 200 suspects linked to one of the country's biggest-ever banking scandals, which triggered rare mass protests. Four banks in central China's Henan province suspended cash withdrawals in April as regulators cracked down on mismanagement (france24.com)
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By Elizabeth Lee
WHAT better way to make everlasting childhood memories than organising a delicious barbecue that’s followed by a madcap water fight?
It was water pistols at the ready when the youngsters in Graiguecullen Parish Childcare Centre celebrated the end of their summer camp with an al fresco lunch followed by a brilliant water fight. The summer camp is attended by the boys and girls aged five to 12, who would usually attend the after-school service during school term.
“The summer camp is for those children whose parents would be working. It’s a lot more relaxed than during the school term. We do this every summer and the kids love it. They love the barbecue, but the water fight is the best! The kids go for us staff, they’d drown us quicker than one another. The weather was fabulous so no-one minded getting wet! It was great craic!” said Yvonne Coffey from the childcare centre.
***There’s a full gallery of photos of the water fight in today’s paper | https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2022/08/30/summer-fun-at-graigue-childcare-centre/ | 2022-08-30T10:39:43Z | https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2022/08/30/summer-fun-at-graigue-childcare-centre/ | false | 1 |
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As someone who enjoys reading and discussing Japanese literature, I have been pleasantly surprised by the growing number of translated Japanese books that have come out in the U.S. in recent years.
Novels by Yōko Ogawa and Mieko Kawakami have been shortlisted for international prizes, and there are more than a dozen translated books from Japan coming out this fall alone — including titles by emerging writers. Much of this trend is owed to the hard work of translators who manage to capture Japanese nuances without exoticizing them, while still providing necessary context for American readers who may or may not have been to Japan.
Out of this massive genre that is as diverse as it is plentiful, there are five book coming out this fall that feel like antidotes to our accumulated stress of the last few years. These books share a common theme of protagonists who have been battered, either physically or emotionally, yet manage to crawl out of the darkness by the end. The stories vary from earnest to cynical, urban to country.
Regardless of your previous exposure to Japanese literature, these books may become your gateway to a country that is now, slowly, just beginning to ease its pandemic-related restrictions to foreign tourists.
Dead-End Memories: Stories by Banana Yoshimoto (translated by Asa Yoneda)
Banana Yoshimoto has been one of the most beloved writers to come out of Japan since her 1988 debut, Kitchen. Her books often feature heartwarming characters and mouthwatering descriptions of food. Dead-End Memories is a collection of five stories first published in 2003, which the author considers to be her "most precious work." As expected, this book will make readers especially hungry for Japanese food like omurice, hot pot, cake rolls, and even a bag of convenience store foods that you share with someone at a park.
In "House of Ghosts," a young couple spends the night in an apartment where the deceased landlords still linger in the kitchen, seemingly unaware of their condition. "Mama!" flips Yoshimoto's usual script and imagines the consequences of a meal meant to harm. The titular story shows how one friendship — however brief — can hold the key to overcoming one's deep-rooted traumas.
These stories don't necessarily have predictable, happy endings, but they left me feeling warm and cozy with a renewed appreciation of my own mundane routines and go-to comfort foods.
Diary of a Void: A novel by Emi Yagi (translated by David Boyd and Lucy North)
In this award-winning debut novel, a woman in her 30s is fed up with her male coworkers who casually pile on misogynistic comments and treat her like a janitor or secretary even though she has other duties as a full-time employee. One day, her supervisor makes a passive-aggressive remark that catalyzes Shibata to come up with a brilliant lie that will solve all her problems: she's pregnant. Her "morning sickness" means she can't help around the kitchen, and she has to go home at 5 p.m. everyday to get plenty of rest. The men immediately oblige — and start treating her with deference.
The novel is cleverly structured as diary entries in a government-issued booklet that allows mothers in Japan to document the pregnancy week by week. I was initially motivated to keep reading just to see how Shibata pulls off a fake pregnancy, but I quickly became enthralled by the narrator's dead-pan humor and her sharp observations of Japanese society's treatment of women.
American readers may notice similarities with the novel's depiction of mommy groups and baby-tracking apps that compare the size of the fetus to various vegetables — but perhaps the most magical aspect of the story will be the normalcy of a year-long maternity leave.
Weasels in the Attic by Hiroko Oyamada (translated by David Boyd)
The acclaimed author of The Factory and The Hole returns with this new installment that might be her strongest, most memorable work yet. Just like the last two titles, Weasels in the Attic is a thin book totaling less than 100 pages, which I happily consumed in a single sitting. Length, however, does not equal weight. Every scene is deeply unsettling, reminiscent of Kōbō Abe's surrealist fiction.
The protagonist is a married man living in the city, and he and his wife are struggling to get pregnant. Meanwhile, his friends — who he had assumed would be bachelors forever — are suddenly getting married, moving to the countryside, and starting families like it's easy. The narrator and his wife are invited into the home of one of these friends, which is infested with weasels that cause skin rashes and psychological torment. The book simmers with eerie tension and bursts with unforgettable monologues.
Idol, Burning by Rin Usami (translated by Asa Yoneda)
Rin Usami was only 21 years old when she won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for this novel, which tackles J-pop stan culture and the doomed, one-sided relationship between a teenage fan and her oshi, or idol.
Akari is a junior in high school whose love and obsession with Masaki Ueno of pop group Maza Maza makes her a superfan — someone who will go out of her way to purchase all his merch, attend his live shows, write long blog posts analyzing his every move, and not expect anything in return. "My devotion to my oshi was its own reward," she writes.
What's impressive about this novel is the author's ability to empathize with Akari's all-consuming love for Masaki while showing just how damaging this relationship is to Akari and everyone around her. The book left me heartbroken yet hopeful, and excited for more Usami novels to come.
She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai and Naruki Nagakawa (translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori)
Many of my friends are winding down at the end of the day with a new adventure video game called Stray, where the player controls an adorable stray cat as it traverses a mysterious world. She and Her Cat would be right up their alleys. The book is a novelization of an early animated film by acclaimed director Makoto Shinkai, best known for Your Name. (His latest, Suzume's Locking Up, will be released in the U.S. in 2023.)
She and Her Cat is broken up into four stories, each one focusing on a cat and a woman that takes care of them. The perspective alternates between the cats' and the women's in an unapologetically cheesy yet satisfying way, much like Shinkai's anime dialogue. Even readers who don't consider themselves Shinkai fans or cat people can still appreciate the novel's creative attention to detail, like the sound of rain experienced by a kitten, and the recurring motif of how we can regain the will to live, no matter how tough life gets.
Yurina Yoshikawa is a writer based in Nashville. She leads the virtual book club for the Japan-America Society of Tennessee where they discuss various works of translated Japanese fiction. Her writing has appeared in The Japan Times, Lit Hub, and elsewhere.
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The HEINZ Vintage Drip collection comes at a time when demand for thrifting sustainable, one-of-a-kind clothing options is at an all-time high among eco-conscious Gen Z and Millennial consumers. thredUP's 2022 Resale Report found that 62% of Gen Z and Millennials say they look for an item secondhand before purchasing it new. The global secondhand apparel market is also expected to grow by 127% by 2026 – three times faster than the global apparel market overall.
"At thredUP, we believe every piece of clothing deserves a second life -- even summer barbeque casualties," says Erin Wallace, VP of Integrated Marketing, thredUP. "We're thrilled to partner with an iconic brand like HEINZ to create the first-ever line of ketchup-stained secondhand clothes, celebrating reuse. This collection offers a unique way for fashion risk-takers and food lovers alike to participate in the circular economy, while doing good for people and the planet. We hope it makes a splash… err… drip!"
HEINZ Vintage Drip is available exclusively at thredUP.com/HEINZ with 100% of proceeds going to Rise Against Hunger in support of global hunger relief. Intentionally designed to be inclusive across size and gender, sizes range from XXS - XXL. Fans who can't get their hands on a piece from the first drop launching on August 30th, 2022, will have another chance on September 13, 2022, when more exclusive items will be released. North Americans can stay on top of the latest drops, seek style inspiration from notable thrifters and streetwear influencers, and share their drip on social using #HEINZVintageDrip, following and tagging @HEINZ or @HEINZ_ca, and @thredUP.
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thredUP is transforming resale with technology and a mission to inspire a new generation of consumers to think secondhand first. By making it easy to buy and sell secondhand, thredUP has become one of the world's largest online resale platforms for women's and kids' apparel, shoes and accessories. Sellers love thredUP because we make it easy to clean out their closets and unlock value for themselves or for the charity of their choice while doing good for the planet. Buyers love shopping value, premium and luxury brands all in one place, at up to 90% off estimated retail price. Our proprietary operating platform is the foundation for our managed marketplace and consists of distributed processing infrastructure, proprietary software and systems and data science expertise. With thredUP's Resale-as-a-Service, some of the world's leading brands and retailers are leveraging our platform to deliver customizable, scalable resale experiences to their customers. thredUP has processed over 125 million unique secondhand items from 35,000 brands across 100 categories. By extending the life cycle of clothing, thredUP is changing the way consumers shop and ushering in a more sustainable future for the fashion industry.
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This is up from US$11.6 billion in 2022 and Juniper is predicting that this growth will be driven by the increasing prevalence of digital services requiring digital onboarding journeys.
Additionally, a growing requirement for more advanced and robust identity verification systems in the face of rising fraud.
Research co-author Damla Sat said: “There are multiple pathways to identity verification success. There are many different segments and verification types, with no single vendor covering all the solutions.
“As such, there is still a lot of room for innovation; vendors must focus on building out innovation partnerships and acquisitions that allow them to intelligently orchestrate the most effective verification types for each use case to drive growth forward.”
The research found that each of these vendors is taking advantage of the requirements for digital onboarding, plus providing anti-fraud capabilities.
Microsoft says it has taken a leading role in verification, particularly with its Azure AD solution in a remote working context.
Thales has implanted a different approach, creating a broad portfolio of solutions in identity verification, that it then coordinates for each vendor case.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, meanwhile, is leveraging its broad data coverage using machine learning to verify identity, bolstered by frequent acquisitions. | https://www.capacitymedia.com/article/2ak4lg43lbv37hvod4kxs/news/digital-identity-verification-spend-to-exceed-20bn-by-2027 | 2022-08-30T10:55:43Z | https://www.capacitymedia.com/article/2ak4lg43lbv37hvod4kxs/news/digital-identity-verification-spend-to-exceed-20bn-by-2027 | false | 2 |
26 alleged gang members accused of targeting celebrities and others
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ATLANTA (WGCL) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis announced Monday the arrest and indictment of 26 people she alleges were part of a criminal gang that carried out several home invasions at the homes of Atlanta celebrities.
The indictment alleges members of the Drug Rich Gang — a hybrid gang based in DeKalb County consisting of members of the Blood, Crips and Gangster Disciples — were responsible for at least 16 different violent incidents at celebrity and non-celebrity homes across Union City, Atlanta and Sandy Springs.
Among the celebrities targetted were “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Marlo Hampton, Atlanta United Goalkeeper Brad Guzan, Falcon’s Wide Receiver Calvin Ridley and pop music icon Mariah Carey.
Willis echoed a warning from the Sandy Springs Police Department following the mid-August break-in at Mariah Carey’s residence.
“What they did do was target people who show their wealth on social media,” the District Attorney said. “This indictment also covers individuals who were not as famous, but also had their wealth on social media.”
Some of the reported crimes tied to the home invasions also included kidnapping, armed robbery, aggravated assault and more.
“As we know crime and criminals have no boundaries and they found their way into my country — Fulton County. I have a message today: If you thought Fulton was a good county to bring your crime to, to bring your violence to, you are wrong and you are going to suffer the consequences.”
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Wolves weigh up move for ex-Man City man
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Simon Stone, BBC Sport
Wolves are in talks with out-of-contract former Manchester City defender Jason Denayer.
Denayer’s camp have spoken to numerous clubs, including Leicester, since the Belgian’s contract at Lyon expired in the summer.
However, so far, the 27-year-old is still to agree a contract.
Wolves are in the process of selling Willy Boly to Nottingham Forest and manager Bruno Lage is keen to secure an experienced replacement. | https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c2j48lp45zno | 2022-08-30T10:59:29Z | https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c2j48lp45zno | false | null |
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GCSE results mark an incredible year for Coventry students – Coventry City Council
Coventry students are celebrating their GCSE achievements today after a very difficult two years of the many challenges created by the pandemic.
Compared to 2019, the 2022 Coventry GCSE results show improvements across the board:
- Strong pass (grades 9-5) in English and Maths combined – from 38% in 2019 to 47% in 2022
- Standard pass (grades 9-4) in English and Maths combined – from 59% in 2019 to 66% in 2022
- Strong pass (grades 9-5) in English – from 57% in 2019 to 65% in 2022
- Standard pass (grades 9-4) in English – from 73% in 2019 to 78% in 2022
- Strong pass (grades 9-5) in Maths – from 43% in 2019 to 51% 2022
- Standard pass (grades 9-4) in Maths – from 65% in 2019 to 70% in 2022
- Attainment 8 (results across 8 subjects) – from 43.6 in 2019 to 46.7 points in 2022
Cllr Dr Kindy Sandhu, Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, welcomed the results, hailing them as a ‘great achievement’.
She said: “It is an incredible performance from the young people of our city, and testament to the hard work, professionalism and dedication of our talented teachers and support staff.
“We cannot stress enough how much the past two years of studies have been affected for these pupils by the pandemic and all its restrictions. Two years from a school life – and especially from GCSE studies – is such a large amount of time and these students have had to put up with disruptions, new ways of working, home-schooling and so much more. It is a great achievement.
“They have done an outstanding job to achieve these results, as have the teachers, staff and families who have guided them through their studies.
“They should all be very proud, and I am sure that with the determination they have shown, they will go on to greater successes as they continue their education and prepare for their next steps.”
Kirston Nelson, Chief Partnership Officer/Director of Education and Skills, said: “Congratulations to all of our students and our family of schools on an outstanding year of results, I am so proud of what they have managed to achieve under such tough circumstances.
“We are delighted with this year’s results. It takes a great team effort to prepare students for their exams, but in the end, it is down to them, their commitment, determination and resilience. This year, as ever, they have done themselves and the city proud.
“We know there will be some students who will be disappointed and who, despite their hard work, will not have received the grades they wished for. Our advice is not to panic and to talk to their teachers and careers advisors about their next steps. There are still many options open to them and they need to talk to their family and school to discuss those”.
Additional advice and guidance is available from the National Careers Service which provides free and impartial information and advice, with professional careers advisers available to speak via webchat. Their Exam Results Helpline 0800 100 900 is also available to help young people and their parents think about their next steps and explore the best pathway for them – open weekdays 8am-8pm, Sat and bank holidays from 10am-5pm. Calls are free from landlines and most mobile numbers. | https://www.newsanyway.com/2022/08/30/gcse-results-mark-an-incredible-year-for-coventry-students-coventry-city-council/ | 2022-08-30T11:01:16Z | https://www.newsanyway.com/2022/08/30/gcse-results-mark-an-incredible-year-for-coventry-students-coventry-city-council/ | true | 1 |
Data centers are springing up around the world to handle the torrent of information from the expanding web of devices ingrained in people's lives and the economy. Managing that digital information gusher is big business. It also comes with hidden environmental costs.
For years, companies that operate data centers have faced scrutiny for the huge amounts of electricity they use storing and moving digital information like emails and videos. Now, the U.S. public is beginning to take notice of the water many facilities require to keep from overheating. Like cooling systems in large office buildings, water often is evaporated in data center cooling towers, leaving behind salty wastewater known as blowdown that has to be treated by local utilities.
That reliance on water poses a growing risk to data centers, as computing needs skyrocket at the same time that climate change exacerbates drought. About 20% of data centers in the United States already rely on watersheds that are under moderate to high stress from drought and other factors, according to a paper co-authored last year by Arman Shehabi, a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Yet relatively few companies have been willing to talk about the issue publicly because of the still-limited attention it gets. Sustainalytics, which assesses risks related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, recently said it looked at 122 companies that operate data centers and found just 16% had disclosed information about their plans for managing water-related risks.
"The reason there's not a lot of transparency, simply put, [is] I think most companies don't have a good story here," says Kyle Myers, a vice president at CyrusOne, a data center company.
The challenge comes down to a basic tradeoff companies face in trying to keep data centers cool, Myers says. They can either consume less water and use more electricity. Or they can use less energy and consume more water.
"Water is super cheap," Myers says. "And so people make the financial decision that it makes sense to consume water."
In addition to their own cooling needs, data centers rely on power plants that often require a lot of water to operate.
Pushback is already emerging
In the United States, there are about 2,600 data centers, many of which are clustered around Dallas, the San Francisco Bay area and Los Angeles, according to a 2021 report by the U.S. International Trade Commission.
All told, a mid-sized data center consumes around 300,000 gallons of water a day, or about as much as 1,000 U.S. households, says Shehabi of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Their direct, on-site consumption ranks data centers among the top 10 water users in America's industrial and commercial sectors.
Water is "front and center on [the industry's] radar, for sure," says Todd Reeve, CEO of Business for Water Stewardship, which works with companies on water issues.
Recently, some data center companies have faced opposition from communities and water conservationists. In 2015, the city of Chandler, Ariz., passed an ordinance allowing officials to turn down requests for new water uses if they are not aligned with the city's plan for economic development. And in 2019, Google agreed to limit its use of groundwater in South Carolina after a two-year fight with local groups that had raised concerns that aquifers were being depleted.
Companies "are developing tactics and strategies, in some cases changing their ideas and their plans for where they will operate or where they will construct data centers, in large part because of the emerging water issues," Reeve says. However, many companies won't talk about their activities, he says, in part because "this is a new and upcoming issue, [and] our knowledge of water stress is evolving very quickly."
Companies say they're looking for solutions
The impacts of worsening drought are being felt throughout the global economy. Rivers that serve as crucial trade routes in Europe are running low. Factories in China have closed to save water and electricity. And American industries that rely on water from the Colorado River could see their supplies shut off amidst a decades-long drought.
"Which sector is going to get the water? How [is] water going to be prioritized? So, these are the types of considerations, I believe, that will be important to consider more and more in the future," says Kata Molnar, a water expert at Sustainalytics.
Among those in the data center industry willing to speak out are some of the world's biggest tech companies.
Google, Microsoft and Facebook parent Meta have all said they will replenish more water than they consume by 2030. Approaches being considered include working with local water utilities, better recycling of water data centers use and less water-intensive cooling methods.
"Minimizing our water use, being transparent with our water data, and restoring water in high water stress regions are key pillars of our water stewardship program," Meta said in a statement. The company says most of its data centers reduce water consumption by using outdoor air for cooling.
In addition to using new technology, some experts have said companies can reduce their environmental footprint by building data centers in places with plenty of water. For now, however, real estate decisions appear to be primarily dictated by where customers are located.
"When we're siting, we look at the availability of power and we look at water," says Myers of CyrusOne. "But I don't think we're close to a world where we're just going to set up in an area that doesn't have a natural [business] advantage for data centers."
As long as that's the case, the industry will have to innovate its way out of a problem that is only getting worse. In the next decade, Myers says, "water is going to be king."
Reeve of the Business for Water Stewardship insists companies are preparing accordingly, albeit behind the scenes in many cases.
"I do think there's more than just what meets the eye," Reeve says. "There's a lot of innovation in there that just is not fully disclosed or available to the public."
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Cookies sold at Target recalled due to possible wire pieces
(CNN) - A popular snack item sold at Target is being pulled from store shelves for safety-related concerns.
D.F. Stauffer Biscuit Co., Inc. announced a voluntary recall of its 44-ounce Market Pantry White Fudge Animal Cookies. The cookies come in a clear plastic container shaped like a bear and were sold nationally in Target stores.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, the products in question might contain small metal fragments.
The recall only affects products with a specific best by date, lot numbers and time stamps. This information can be found printed on the back side of the jug on the product label, below the nutritional panel.
The best by date in question is 21FEB2023 with jug and case lot numbers of Y052722 and a time stamp between 15:00 to 23:00. The UPC code is 085239817698.
Consumers who bought these cookies are advised to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
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TAMPA, FL , Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Primo Water Corporation (NYSE: PRMW) (TSX: PRMW) (the "Company" or "Primo"), a leading provider of sustainable drinking water solutions in North America and Europe, today announced the planned retirement of Jay Wells, Chief Financial Officer, effective April 1, 2023. Mr. Wells will remain in his position until his retirement date. The Company has initiated a comprehensive search for a successor, which will include both internal and external candidates.
Jerry Fowden, Primo's Chairman of the Board, commented, "On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank Jay for his dedication and contributions over the past decade in helping to transform Primo from a private-label soft drink company to a pure-play water company focused on healthy hydration solutions. We appreciate his leadership and partnership in executing our strategic vision and wish him all the best in retirement."
"On behalf of the entire management team, I thank Jay for his dedication and valuable contributions during his career at Primo," said Tom Harrington, Primo's Chief Executive Officer. "Primo has a strong finance team, and Jay has played a significant role in helping drive financial and operational improvements to help us realize our purpose of inspiring healthier lives with water your way. I am deeply appreciative that Jay will remain with Primo to help facilitate a smooth leadership transition and wish him all the best in his retirement."
Mr. Wells commented, "It has been a privilege to work with Primo's devoted and talented team over the past 10 years. Having completed Primo's transformation to a pure-play water company, now is the right time for me to retire. I am committed to ensuring a smooth transition and look forward to following the continued success of Primo."
Since his arrival in March 2012, Mr. Wells has led the Company through many significant initiatives, enabling Primo's transition to a pure-play water company and strengthening the Company's finance, treasury and tax departments. Mr. Wells joined Primo from Molson Coors where he held various senior finance positions, including Chief Financial Officer of Molson Coors Canada, a subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Company, and Global Vice President, Treasury, Tax, and Strategic Finance of Molson Coors Brewing Company.
Primo Water Corporation is a leading pure-play water solutions provider in North America and Europe and generates approximately $2.1 billion in annual revenue. Primo operates largely under a recurring razor/razorblade revenue model. The razor in Primo's revenue model is its industry leading line-up of sleek and innovative water dispensers, which are sold through retailers and online at various price points. The dispensers help increase household penetration which drives recurring purchases of Primo's razorblade offering. Primo's razorblade offering is comprised of Water Direct, Water Exchange, and Water Refill. Through its Water Direct business, Primo delivers sustainable hydration solutions across its 21-country footprint direct to the customer's door, whether at home or to businesses. Through its Water Exchange and Water Refill businesses, Primo offers pre-filled and reusable containers at approximately 14,000 locations, water dispenser sales at approximately 9,000 locations and water refill units at approximately 24,000 locations, respectively. Primo also offers water filtration units across its 21-country footprint.
Primo's water solutions expand consumer access to purified, spring, and mineral water to promote a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle while simultaneously reducing plastic waste and pollution. Primo is committed to its water stewardship standards and is proud to partner with the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) in North America as well as with Watercoolers Europe (WE), which ensure strict adherence to safety, quality, sanitation and regulatory standards for the benefit of consumer protection.
Primo is headquartered in Tampa, Florida (USA). For more information, visit www.primowatercorp.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 conveying management's expectations as to the future based on plans, estimates and projections at the time Primo makes the statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties and Primo cautions you that several important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any such forward-looking statement. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements related to the transition plan, and related matters. The forward-looking statements are based on assumptions regarding management's current plans and estimates. Management believes these assumptions to be reasonable, but there is no assurance that they will prove to be accurate.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in this press release include, among others: Primo's ability to manage its operations successfully; or Primo's ability to recruit, retain and integrate new management. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures, including but not limited to risk factors contained in Primo's Annual Report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as other filings with the securities commissions. Primo does not undertake to update or revise any of these statements considering new information or future events, except as expressly required by applicable law.
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Retired wrestler Marcus ‘Buff’ Bagwell is in rehab receiving treatment after suffering a relapse in his addiction battle.
The 52-year-old former World Championship Wrestling (WCW) star had been working with Diamond Dallas Page (DDP) on his recovery for ‘eight or nine months’ on a docu-series called Change or Die.
Now, WWE Hall of Famer DDP – who famously worked with both Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts and Scott Hall during their own struggles – has given fans an update on Bagwell’s health and personal battles in a video on his DDP Yoga YouTube channel.
‘Over this period, had some ups and downs. And for the most part, he was doing really well. But a lot of times, with addiction, it has everything to do with the people you hang out most with,’ he explained.
‘Now because of some of the negative influences in Mark’s life – and I’m talking about people who love him and enable him – he’s had a relapse. So we had a meeting with all of my people and Marcus.
‘And we all agreed that it was time for him to go to a rehab facility. It’s going to be hard. I know, because I’ve dealt with this before again and again.’
DDP added that Bagwell is ‘in a really positive mindset’, and he’s using the lessons he’s learned from Page to aid his treatment.
‘Now, we don’t know how long Marcus is going to be at the rehab facility, but he’s in a really positive mindset. I mean, the best I’ve ever heard him,’ he revealed. ‘And he’s really taking what we were teaching him and applying it there. And he’s actually enjoying it right now. And eventually, he’s gonna get out.’
However, he also explained how some personal appearances have had to be scrapped while the former champion focuses on his health and recovery.
DPP said: ‘One of the reasons I’m doing this is because there’s going to be a lot of appearances that needed to be canceled, which we’ll be kicking back up again once he gets out. But in the meantime, he needs to take care of himself.
‘Addiction. We all know someone who’s fighting it, and it’s a tough place. And I’m really hoping that you guys can help support him when he gets up. I appreciate it. Thanks, guys.’
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Last week, we reported that a Plano, Texas, woman who described herself as Mexican-American—despite showing all signs of being a plain-ol’ Plano KKKaren—was arrested and charged with assault, bodily injury and terroristic threats after she was caught on video harassing and physically attacking a group of Indian women who had committed the heinous crime of—existing.
Well, now, the bigoted Betsy, identified as 58-year-old Esmeralda Upton, is out on bond and police officials investigating the incident are saying she could face more charges.
According to Fox 4, authorities didn’t specify what additional charges Upton might be looking at, but Urmeet Juneja, president of the India Association of North Texas, said he and his organization “will leave it to them to decide the future course of action.”
“It was shocking,” Juneja said of the viral incident. “It was really shocking because we have been here a long time. Many, many years.”
“It’s not just against the Indian community, but hate crimes against any race or country,” he added.
Fox 4 also noted that despite the police arriving minutes after one of the victims of Upton’s attack, she wasn’t arrested until 24 hours later. Police said Upton was allowed to go home because the attack didn’t happen in front of them—and, apparently, we’re all supposed to pretend that makes sense when the victims recorded the attack and Upton can be clearly seen harassing and physically attacking them.
I mean, what’s the point of recording video footage that clearly shows a crime being committed against you if the alleged perpetrator still gets to leave the scene?
Anyway, the Plano Police department said it’s working with the FBI and the Department of Justice on the case. Hopefully, that means Upton will be held accountable. Racists need to be more afraid to be racist in public than they currently are.
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LAGOS, Nigeria, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PalmPay, a fintech innovator aiming to make digital payment more accessible and flexible, announced that it has reached 10 million users in Nigeria. This represents a doubling in its user base within just six months and puts its customer numbers in the same league as major institutions only 3 years after the company launched in the market.
The fintech, which operates under a Mobile Money Operator license from the Central Bank of Nigeria, has gained significant traction with its payment's app and nationwide agency banking network. Its proposition of instant financial account creation, fee-free bank transfers and cashback rewards on airtime and bill payments has appealed to Millennial and Gen-Z consumers, who are looking for more affordable banking options and prefer the convenience of a digital-first service.
Nowadays PalmPay is processing millions of transactions a day. And around 20% of the company's customer base report that the PalmPay app was their first financial account, demonstrating that the Mobile Money Operator is contributing to driving progress towards financial inclusion targets in Nigeria, where 36% of the population remains unbanked.
Nigerians without smartphones can visit one of PalmPay's 200,000 mobile money agents across the country, who can transact on their behalf or issue an innovative QR card that can be used to hold a balance. Consumers can also use PalmPay agents to deposit cash to their PalmPay accounts and to withdraw money using their debit cards through PalmPay-branded POS machines.
"We are delighted to be able to celebrate this growth milestone and are proud of PalmPay's track record of making cutting-edge financial services accessible to every Nigerian - including the unbanked.", said Mr Chika Nwosu, Managing Director, PalmPay Nigeria, "The pandemic has accelerated the shift from cash to digital payments and we are looking forward to continuing to work together with regulators and our partners to innovate to meet the financial needs of consumers."
"Our significant growth in Nigeria demonstrates PalmPay's ability to innovate to meet the financial needs of consumers, and we are looking forward to replicating this success as we scale in more markets across Africa." said Sofia Zab, PalmPay Global CMO.
About PalmPay,
PalmPay is a fintech innovator that aims to make digital payment more accessible and flexible for consumers and merchants. We improve users' digital payment experiences by offering instant financial account creation, money transfers, and bill payments.
Since launching in 2019, PalmPay has quickly established itself as one of the continent's leading and fastest-growing payment providers with 10 million users and a mobile money agent network of 200,000.
PalmPay raised a US$100 million Series A round of funding in August 2021, with US$140 million raised in total. The company is now operating in Nigeria and Tanzania, and will be scaling its proposition in other African markets in 2022.
Learn more about PalmPay at https://www.palmpay.com/
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NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Molecular Partners AG (NASDAQ: MOLN) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of a class consisting of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Molecular Partners American Depositary Shares pursuant and/or traceable to certain documents issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering conducted on or about June 16, 2021; and/or (b) Molecular Partners securities between June 16, 2021, and April 26, 2022.
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Molecular Partners AG made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company's product, ensovibep, was less effective at treating COVID-19 than defendants had led investors to believe; that (ii) accordingly, the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") was reasonably likely to require an additional Phase 3 study of ensovibep before granting the drug Emergency Use Authorization ("EUA"); (iii) waning global rates of COVID-19 significantly reduced the Company's chances of securing EUA for ensovibep; (iv) another of the Company's product candidates, MP0310, was less attractive to Molecular Partners' collaborator, Amgen, than defendants had led investors to believe; (v) accordingly, there was a significant likelihood that Amgen would return to global rights of MP0310 to Molecular Partners; (vi) as a result of all the foregoing, the clinical and commercial prospects of ensovibep and MP0310 were overstated; and (vii) as a result, documents issues in connection with the Company's initial public offer and defendants' public statements throughout the class period were materially false and/or misleading and failed to state information required to be stated therein.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Molecular Partners you have until September 12, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Molecular Partners securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the MOLN lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/class-action-molecular-partners-ag-loss-submission-form?id=31222&from=4.
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Petrel Explorer changes hands
Green Energy Group (SeaBird Exploration) has completed the sale of its seismic research vessel Petrel Explorer.
The transaction was completed on 29 August and Green Energy Group has handed over the vessel to the new owner.
The sale, to an undisclosed buyer, will see the vessel leave the offshore industry.
“The sale of the non-strategic Petrel Explorer further strengthens the company’s balance sheet and liquidity, enabling us to deliver on our asset-light strategy while aiming to consolidate the seismic markets we are involved in,” said Ståle Rodahl, executive chairman of Green Energy Group.
Green Energy Group announced in mid-July that it had entered into a binding agreement with an undisclosed party to sell Petrel Explorer.
Petrel Explorer joined the company’s fleet in 2019.
The 80-meter long vessel is powered by four 1900 kW Caterpillar engines and two 2600kW Steerprop Azimuth Thrusters, and can reach a maximum speed of 15 knots. It has 40 cabins, a conference room, two day rooms, and two client offices. | https://www.offshore-energy.biz/petrel-explorer-changes-hands/ | 2022-08-30T11:16:15Z | https://www.offshore-energy.biz/petrel-explorer-changes-hands/ | true | 1 |
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