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With this acquisition, Hitachi will accelerate its offerings between shop floor operations and enterprise systems particularly in North America.
NEW YORK and TOKYO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, "Hitachi") today announced that on August 31, 2022 it acquired Flexware Innovation, Inc. ("Flexware Innovation ") which has been a leading manufacturing Systems Integrator (SI) since 1996. Flexware Innovation was a strategic acquisition for Hitachi due to its focus on the TOTAL SEAMLESS SOLUTION*1 that links "shop floor" and "top floor" with data and digital technology.
With this acquisition of Flexware Innovation, Hitachi will strengthen and enhance its business in the domain of MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), Software Development, Business Intelligence (BI), and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) implementation capabilities in North America, and accelerate the digitalization with JR Automation*2 which engages in the robotic SI & automation. Further, through cooperation with Hitachi Vantara which has expertise in building and deploying Enterprise and Cloud applications*5, Hitachi will be able to provide TOTAL SEAMLESS SOLUTION from robotic SI & automation, MES, SCADA, BI, and ERP and help manufacturing leaders increase corporate value.
Background & Business Strategy
Hitachi's basic approach for the industry field is to globally develop TOTAL SEAMLESS SOLUTION that solves issues existing in the boundaries between shop floor, top floor and supply chain to create new business value, by taking advantage of having offerings ranging from products, OT (Operational Technology) and IT (Information Technology) systems integration capabilities.
Above all, it is expected that North America will continue to experience high growth and North America will continue to adopt advanced digital technologies, so Hitachi has positioned North America as a key market. In 2017, Hitachi acquired Sullair*3, which engages in the air compressor business, and it acquired JR Automation in 2019. Further, Hitachi formed Hitachi Industrial Holdings Americas*4 in 2020 to strengthen integrated business operations of industry field in the region. Under the Hitachi Industrial Holdings Americas leadership are Sullair, JR Automation, and Flexware Innovation, the newly acquired company. The global pandemic and resulting supply-chain challenges have caused a continued need for quality and productivity improvements across all industry sectors. Hitachi is uniquely positioned to provide TOTAL SEAMLESS SOLUTION by taking advantage of their global platforms such as Lumada*5 coupled with the strength of JR Automation and Flexware Innovation in the IT/OT space.
The Strategy Behind the Flexware Innovation Acquisition
Many technical firms focused on the manufacturing and industrial sectors are solely focused on a particular industry or are limited to the controls or machinery layer. Flexware Innovation is unique because they focused on the Manufacturing Execution Systems space beginning in 1996 and have proven that they can add value to their enterprise clients in many vertical industries such as Life Sciences, Food & Beverage, Utilities, Metal and Steel, and Automotive and Discrete manufacturing. Their capabilities range from controls engineering and safety assessments all the way up to ERP implementation. Having developed or implemented many complex enterprise MES solutions, Hitachi plans to leverage Flexware Innovation's expertise to compliment the capabilities of JR Automation, and Hitachi Vantara. Hitachi realizes that the North American market is a prime area for growth and is passionate about adding business value to its clients. This synergy with Flexware Innovation's history made this partnership an obvious choice. It is important to note that Hitachi plans to support and grow Flexware Innovation's current customer base which includes notable global brands.
"I am very happy to have Flexware Innovation as a new family member of the Hitachi Group. Moving forward, we will strive to solve customers' challenges and maximize their corporate value in North America through the combination of Hitachi's products, OT, IT, and Lumada which utilizes advanced digital technologies, the SI technologies and development capabilities of Flexware Innovation, the robotic SI & automation of JR Automation, and other resources," said Kazunobu Morita, Vice President and Executive Officer, CEO of the Industrial Digital Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd.
"Our people are passionate about solving problems for our customers. This new partnership with Hitachi will allow us to do that on a larger stage, with strong vision and backing from a respected global technology company. We have developed a unique culture at Flexware Innovation that merges perfectly with Hitachi's Founding Spirit. I am genuinely excited for our future together." - Scott Whitlock, Founder and President & CEO of Flexware Innovation.
Whitlock will remain as President & CEO of Flexware Innovation in partnership with the leaders of Hitachi Industrial Holdings Americas.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi drives Social Innovation Business, creating a sustainable society with data and technology. We will solve customers' and society's challenges with Lumada solutions leveraging IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products, under the business structure of Digital Systems & Services, Green Energy & Mobility, Connective Industries and Automotive Systems. Driven by green, digital, and innovation, we aim for growth through collaboration with our customers. The company's consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2021 (ended March 31, 2022) totaled 10,264.6 billion yen ($84,136 million USD), with 853 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 370,000 employees worldwide. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at https://www.hitachi.com.
Media Contact:
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Hitachi America, Ltd
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*1 TOTAL SEAMLESS SOLUTION is a registered trademark of Hitachi, Ltd. in Japan and US.
*2 Hitachi, Ltd. news release titled "Hitachi Agrees to Acquire JR Automation, a Robotic System Integrator in the U.S." announced on April 24, 2019. https://www.hitachi.com/New/cnews/month/2019/04/190424.pdf
*3 Hitachi, Ltd. news release titled "Notice of Determination of Transfer Execution Date Associated with Acquisition of U.S.-based Air Compressor Manufacturer, announced on July 6, 2017.
https://www.hitachi.com/New/cnews/month/2017/07/170706a.html
*4 Hitachi, Ltd. news release titled "Hitachi Announces Establishment of Hitachi Industrial Holdings Americas, Inc. to Strengthen the Industry Business in North America" announced on April 1, 2020
https://www.hitachi.com/New/cnews/month/2020/04/200401a.html
*5 Lumada: A collective term for solutions, services and technologies using Hitachi's advanced digital technologies to generate value from customer data and accelerate digital innovation
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SHOCKING footage of the moment Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray remains hidden from the public as mystery surrounds the tape's location.
The beloved Australian conservationist died on September 4, 2006, after being pierced in the chest by the creature's venomous barb while filming a new TV show.
His camera crew caught the entire horror incident - including Steve's final words - on tape while filming the documentary Ocean's Deadliest at the Batt Reef near Port Douglas.
All copies were handed over to authorities for their investigation and once it was complete they were all destroyed - except one.
Steve always insisted his team caught everything on camera when filming for TV - no matter how grim the situation.
The harrowing footage has never been made public and the whereabouts of the final existing tape remains a mystery 16 years on from the 44-year-old's tragic death.
Steve's crew frantically tried to revive the Crocodile Hunter star before paramedics performed CPR at the shore, but the dad-of-two sadly died before getting to the hospital.
His best mate and John Stainton told CNN's Larry King back in 2006: "When that (the tape) is finally released, it will never see the light of day. Ever. Ever.
"I actually saw it, but I don't want to see it again."
Steve was pierced through his heart by a stingray after swimming above the eight-foot creature.
Most read in The US Sun
It is thought the usually harmless fish mistook the animal expert for a shark.
Steve told his crew the barb had "punctured me lung", unaware it had gone through his heart.
Cameraman Justin Lyons, who filmed the tragic incident, said: "As we're motoring back, I'm screaming at one of the other crew in the boat to put their hand over the wound, and we're saying to him things like, 'Think of your kids, Steve, hang on, hang on, hang on'.
"He just sort of calmly looked up at me and said, 'I'm dying'. And that was the last thing he said."
Stainton vowed to ensure the video was never made public during a heartbreaking interview in 2006.
He said: "I would never want that tape shown."
All copies of the footage, except one tape, were destroyed after the investigation into Steve's death.
It has previously been reported his widow Terri was handed the last copy.
But she has said there is still a copy sitting in a police vault.
She told You magazine in 2018: "After Steve died, 100 million viewers watched video of his death that was released on YouTube.
"That film was a complete fabrication exploiting people’s sadness.
"I have never watched the real footage. Why would I?
"I know how my husband died and I was relieved that the children weren’t on the boat as they usually would be; it would have been horrendous if they had witnessed it."
Terri continues to run Australia Zoo - founded by Steve's parents Bob and Lyn in 1970 - with her and Steve's two kids, Bindi and Robert.
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Cheap houses for sale in Burnley: Here are 12 currently on the market for less than £100,000
There are plenty of cheap houses for sale in Burnley if you’re looking to get a foot onto the housing ladder, with a number of properties for sale for less than £100,000.
By Jon Peake
Tuesday, 6th September 2022, 12:09 pm
Updated Tuesday, 6th September 2022, 12:16 pm
Here are just some of the cheap houses for sale in Burnley.
For full details on all these houses, with some to be sold by auction, visit www.zoopla.co.uk
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Police: ‘Fat Leonard’ from Navy bribery scandal escapes house arrest in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The military contractor who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the “Fat Leonard” corruption scandal and was under house arrest in San Diego is now on the run after cutting off his GPS monitoring ankle bracelet over the weekend, federal authorities said.
Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Omar Castillo said Leonard Glenn Francis removed the tracker Sunday, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
After police officers found Francis’ home empty, the San Diego Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service began a high-profile search, the newspaper reported.
Castillo said neighbors witnessed U-Haul moving trucks coming to and from Francis’ home in the days before his escape.
Francis was arrested in San Diego in 2013 and pleaded guilty in 2015 to offering $500,000 in bribes to Navy officers. In exchange, the officers passed him classified information and even went so far as redirecting military vessels to ports that were lucrative for his Singapore-based ship servicing company.
Prosecutors say Francis and his company overcharged the U.S. military by more than $35 million for its services.
Francis has been on house arrest since at least 2018 and under the supervision of a federal agency that monitors defendants who are out of custody until sentencing. He was set to be sentenced at the end of month.
Francis’ defense attorney, Devin Burstein, declined to comment to the Union-Tribune on Monday.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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Revealed: Moment fighter jet escorts 'ghost plane' that flew for two hours before crashing into Baltic Sea, killing German family - as body parts are discovered by search team
- The private jet flew unmanned across northern Germany and out over the sea
- Tracking showed it spiralled down, before crashing 20 miles off Latvia's coast
- All four passengers on-board likely passed out due to a drop in pressure
- Now, new footage has emerged of the aircraft being intercepted by fighter jet
- It shows the two aircraft flying side-by-side, soaring over Germany
Footage of the moment a fighter jet escorted a 'ghost plane' that flew for two hours before crashing into the Baltic Sea on Sunday has purportedly emerged today, as body parts were discovered by a search team.
The jet flew unmanned across northern Germany and out over the sea, before it came down around 20 miles off the coast of Latvia after running out of fuel.
Aviation experts have said all four passengers on-board the private aircraft likely passed out due to a drop in pressure.
NATO jets scrambled to intercept the plane which stopped responding to controllers' calls after problems were reported in the cabin, but were unable to see or contact anyone in the cockpit, German tabloid Bild reported.
On Tuesday, the Latvian navy said body parts have been discovered in the area of the Baltic Sea where the plane crashed. 'We have found several body parts that may belong to the missing,' spokesperson Liva Veita told Norway's TV2.
Footage of the moment a fighter jet escorted a 'ghost plane' that flew for two hours before crashing into the Baltic Sea on Sunday has emerged today (pictured), as body parts were discovered by a search team scouring the site of the crash
The jet flew unmanned across northern Germany and out over the sea, before it came down around 20 miles off the coast of Latvia after running out of fuel
The plane turned twice, at Paris and Cologne, before heading straight out over the Baltic, passing near the Swedish island of Gotland. It spiralled downwards before crashing
Latvia's announcement came as video from the ground below emerged showing the moment a fighter jet intercepted the private aircraft as it barrelled over Germany and towards the Baltic Sea.
The sleek Austrian-registered Cessna 551 aircraft, seen in the footage with a blue underbelly, can be seen flying along-side a fighter jet with red markings.
The fighter plane reportedly tried to make contact with the Cessna, which at the time was flying directly ahead without anyone at the controls. The fighter can be seen flying to the left of the private aircraft, which is leaving a vapour trail behind it.
According to Bild, at the time the video was taken, it was still unclear what was going on-board. A fighter jet pilot reported seeing some movement in the cabin, but no one in the cockpit, and the pilot never recieved an answer to their calls.
Air traffic controllers lost contact with the private plane, carrying four people, shortly after it took off from the Spanish city of Jerez on Sunday afternoon.
Authorities in Latvia said Monday that a search and rescue operation has so far found no sign of survivors from the small plane, that crashed off the country's coast.
Peteris Subbota, chief of the Latvian military's Marine Search and Rescue Coordination Centre, told Latvian Radio on Monday that one piece of the plane had been found on the sea. On Tuesday, the Latvian navy reported finding body parts. They have located parts of the plane.
Karl-Peter Griesemann, 72, pictured with his wife Juliane, has been named as the pilot of the plane which crashed near Latvia yesterday
Daughter Lisa, 26, who is a trained pilot and a keen horse rider, and her boyfriend Paul (pictured together) were also on board the Austria-registered Cessna 551
A German businessman who ran one of Cologne's oldest carnival societies was on Monday named as the pilot of the plant.
Karl-Peter Griesemann, 72, the head of private air ambulance company Quick Air, was flying from Jerez in Spain to Cologne when he diverted in to the Baltic Sea and spiralled into the water near Latvia, according to Bild.
His wife, Juliane, daughter Lisa, 26, who is a trained pilot, and her boyfriend Paul were also on board the Cessna 551.
The family was in southern Spain where they own a lavish holiday home and they were returning to their main house in Cologne.
Mr Griesmann was also head of the Griesmann Group, based in Cologne and specialising in construction projects and large industrial plants, and was president of the annual Cologne carnival, one of the largest in Germany.
'I can confirm that it was the private jet of our owner, Karl-Peter Griesemann,' said a spokesperson for Quick Air.
The Austrian-registered Cessna 551 aircraft was flying from Jerez in southern Spain. File image
The family was in southern Spain where they own a lavish holiday home and they were returning to their main house in Cologne
Aircraft from several countries and a passenger ferry headed to the crash site on Sunday evening to aid in the rescue operation.
A wreck, a concentrated waste patch and an oil-like slick had been spotted near the crash site, Latvian search and rescue head Peteris Subbota told Latvian television, adding that no passengers had been found.
The jet 'was flying between Spain and Cologne but when it changed course, air traffic controllers were not able to make contact', the Latvian civil aviation agency said in a statement.
After taking off from Jerez in southern Spain just before 3pm, the aircraft turned twice, at Paris and Cologne, before heading straight out over the Baltic, passing near the Swedish island of Gotland.
Mr Griesmann was president of the annual Cologne carnival, one of the largest in Germany
Just after 7.30pm, it was listed on the flight tracker as rapidly losing speed and altitude.
'We've learned that the plane has crashed (in the ocean) north-west of the town of Ventspils in Latvia,' a spokesperson for Sweden's rescue service said.
'It has disappeared from the radar.'
Authorities said that the plane 'ran out of fuel', resulting in it crashing into the Baltic Sea.
The Swedish Maritime Administration sent rescue boats, planes and a helicopter to the crash site, with the country's coast guards confirming that the wreckage has been found.
Mr Antonsson said that he chance of finding survivors from the crash is 'minimal'.
Latvian and Swedish rescue and coast guard vessels were patrolling the crash site and a nearby passenger ferry was alerted to help in the efforts.
A Lithuanian air force helicopter was also dispatched for search and rescue at neighbouring Latvia's request, a Lithuanian air force spokesperson said.
They added that the fighter aircraft were from the NATO Baltic Air Police mission in Amari airfield in Estonia.
The mission in the airbase currently consists of four Eurofighter jets of the German Air Force, according to NATO. The spokesperson did not say how many jets there were or comment further.
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Liverpool were publicly scrambling for a last-minute midfield deal on transfer deadline day, with one of the most hotly linked names being that of Moises Caicedo.
It now appears as though Brighton may have made an agreement with ourselves, ahead of a possible transfer for the Ecuadorian.
As reported by The Express: ‘Brighton have ‘promised’ Liverpool that any offer by the Reds for midfielder Moises Caicedo will be prioritised, according to reports. The Seagulls turned down several approaches for the Ecuadorian starlet during the summer transfer window, telling clubs that they would need to wait until after the World Cup to pursue a deal.
‘Liverpool, who were desperate to sign a midfielder before Thursday’s deadline, apparently made a second proposal to Brighton in the final hours of the window.
‘However, the South Coast outfit told all interested parties they would need to park their bids until after the winter World Cup. Liverpool have apparently been told that their interest will be prioritised.
‘That is according to Ecuadorian publication Tera Deportes, who claim that Jurgen Klopp’s need for a midfielder saw them go in with a bid for Caicedo as the clock ticked towards the 11pm deadline last Thursday’.
It seems possible that we may now be able to get a deal together for the 20-year-old, possibly even occurring as soon as this winter – if we are indeed still looking for a midfielder by then.
We can only hope that our injury issues would have subsided by then and that our need for further reinforcements would have dwindled but this report suggests we maybe happy to move if needed.
The former Beerschot loanee is still relatively unproven in the Premier League, so this space in time may also allow us more opportunity to see whether he will be the right fit for us.
It’s going to be a strange few months around the Qatar World Cup and Jurgen Klopp will hope that we are in a better run of form, come the close of the competition.
If this is a deal we need to complete though, it appears as though we are the team that will be prioritised.
#Ep58 of The Empire of the Kop Podcast: Rating Liverpool’s UCL group, making a new signing… & more!
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Insurance claims independent of human errors: Industry players
The death of former Tata group chairman Cyrus Mistry in a road accident has ignited a debate over the eligibility of insurance claims in accident cases but industry players say the very purpose of buying insurance is to hedge against risk, whether due to human error or otherwise.Human error or violation of rules is unlikely to vitiate an insurance policy and accidental death claims will continue to be honoured albeit in exceptional cases the compensation amount may be lowered.
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The death of former Tata group chairman Cyrus Mistry in a road accident has ignited a debate over the eligibility of insurance claims in accident cases but industry players say the very purpose of buying insurance is to hedge against risk, whether due to human error or otherwise.
Human error or violation of rules is unlikely to vitiate an insurance policy and accidental death claims will continue to be honoured albeit in exceptional cases the compensation amount may be lowered. Insurance documents per se do not list out acts, such as not wearing a seat belt, that could impact payment of compensation in case of death of occupants other than the driver, they said.
However, most policies mention ''any accidental loss or damage suffered whilst the insured or any person driving the vehicle with the knowledge and consent of the insured is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs'', the compensation amount may be limited and would vary from car make and the kind of policy taken.
It is to be noted that the former Tata Sons Chairman and a friend of his died in a tragic road accident on Sunday afternoon while driving back to Mumbai from Ahmedabad along with two other persons, who have sustained injuries.
As per the preliminary investigations by the state police, the deceased were not wearing seat belts and termed over-speeding and an ''error of judgement'' by the driver to have led to the accident.
''Majority of the accidents happen because of human negligence. We are here because such human errors happen, if such human errors didn't happen, then very less number of accidents will happen. One buys a policy which actually covers his/her negligence.
''But our emphasis is always on safety. We keep on educating the customers about their safety and sensitise them through sustained campaigns because an insurance cover can only compensate for the financial loss but not for the loss of human life,'' Sanjay Datta, Chief - Underwriting & Claims, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company, said.
Insurance companies cover the claims arising out of human error or negligence, for example, one may even sustain an injury while cooking at home or there may be a fire incident or something like that, he added.
''If the insured has a comprehensive motor insurance policy, the damages to the vehicle will be payable as per policy terms and conditions. In addition, the risk of occupants in the car is also covered under the said policy. Moreover, I would strongly urge anyone travelling in a vehicle to wear a seat belt at all times,'' Bajaj Allianz General Insurance MD Tapan Singhel said.
Rash driving is an offence under Section 279 of the Motor Vehicles Act, while it is advisable that motorists follow safe driving practices at all times, said a Chief Technical Officer of another private sector insurer, requesting not to be named.
''In case of an unfortunate accident arising out of rash or negligent driving, the insurance company is legally bound to honour the claim for damages to the vehicle, in line with the terms and conditions specified in the motor insurance policy,'' the official cited above said.
For a rear passenger wearing a seat belt or not, makes no case for denial of the claim, said an official from another general insurance firm. It is a mandatory road safety rule in India for the back seat passengers to wear their seat belts.
Third-party insurance is compulsory for all vehicles, while own damage is optional presently.
Usually, vehicle owners buy a comprehensive insurance policy (own damage and third party together) every year as the term of such policies are usually one year.
The owner and insurance company issuing the policy are the first party and the second party, respectively, as per the insurance contract. The third party is the term used for a person other than the vehicle owner.
Datta and one of the persons cited above said that as insurers they can't monitor if a driver is overspeeding, if wearing the seat belt or not, or if the person lacked sleep and things like that.
According to Prudent Insurance Brokers joint managing director Pavanjit Singh Dhingra, ''Whether a person is wearing a seat belt or not is not a subject matter of insurance contract''.
So, a passenger killed or injured in a car crash would be entitled to the third party claim, he added.
Upon analysing the top causes listed by several insurers on their websites for the rejection of a claim include drunken driving, driving without a license, non-disclosure of information/hiding the truth, fraudulent claims, delay in intimation, policy lapse, car modification without informing the insurer, among others.
However, negligence such as driving a car in a flooded area despite the manufacturer's manual stating the car will break down if driven in such condition, an insurer has a full right to reject the claim. Even violation of conditions, such as driving a personal car for commercial purposes, can also lead to the rejection of the claim.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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Reading Festival: Burned teen describes 'horrific' ordeal
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A teenager who suffered second degree burns at a music festival has described the event as "horrific".
Leone Cook, 18, from Kent, was sat near a campfire at Reading Festival on Sunday 28 August when a liquid that was thrown onto the fire exploded onto her.
Thames Valley Police confirmed some fires were started on the last day of the festival and 50 revellers were ejected.
Organiser Festival Republic is investigating Leone's case.
Leone's mother, Tracey Cook, 51, said: "Whatever it was it went all over her, from her ankle up to her thigh, and on her face as well."
Leone told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that she was informed "it was too hard" for an ambulance to reach her at the campsite.
"I thought the medical service was really poor, but the police were really good," she said.
"They asked for an ambulance but Reading [Festival] refused to send one.
"I got told I had to walk to the nearest medical tent."
Leone could not be carried because of the burns, but her boyfriend and police officers assisted her on the 40-minute walk.
She was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital, and is now being treated at a burns unit in East Grinstead, undergoing hours of surgery to remove burnt skin.
Leone said: "I'm going to have to go on a gap year because I can't walk. It's going to take at least two months to be able to go out again.
"I'm not allowed to be exposed to the sun for at least two months and the burns will take a year to heal.
"I'll also have to use factor 50 whenever I'm out in the sun for the rest of my life."
Leone, who also went to the festival in 2021, added: "There was no one throwing things last year, I didn't see anyone setting tents on fire, but this year it was horrible.
"People were throwing things over the hedge like poles and bottles of urine, and I could hear people shouting 'let's make a Molotov cocktail.'"
Her mum said: "Because of the explosion that hit Leone, someone else's tent caught fire and melted. The safeguarding was just not there.
"Reading Festival need to be held accountable for not being prepared and having the facilities to deal with what happened.
"What went on that day needs to be addressed."
A Festival Republic spokesperson said: "We are in in touch with the family involved in this reported incident and are working with all authorities and medical services whilst we investigate this."
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American Frances Tiafoe, 24, has reached the quarterfinals for the first time. Of the eight men left at the U.S Open, six are ranked outside of the top 10.
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American Frances Tiafoe, 24, has reached the quarterfinals for the first time. Of the eight men left at the U.S Open, six are ranked outside of the top 10.
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EDMONTON, AB, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Intelliwave Technologies, a global leader in providing digital solutions for construction materials management and tracking, is proud to announce a significant expansion of the integration available between SiteSense and Procore Technologies, a leading global provider of construction management software. This integration continues to strengthen the strategic partnership between SiteSense and Procore by providing additional value to mutual customers utilizing leading construction technology tools in one ecosystem.
Intelliwave Technologies was formed in 2007 to increase "Time on Tools" for craft labor productivity and improve overall site safety in construction. The result was the creation of a revolutionary web and mobile-based software solution in one encompassing brand, SiteSense.
SiteSense's integration with Procore's Directory, Financials, Quality and Safety and Field Productivity modules allows construction teams to effectively close the loop for vendor payment for commitments along with defect management, while tracking material, tools, assets, and equipment consumption from one project to another, with support from the existing directory from Procore during these transactions.
This enhanced integration builds on SiteSense's previous integration releases with Procore to provide teams additional touchpoints to further connect the office to the field, driving project performance more effectively. SiteSense and Procore customers can now:
- Utilize Directory records during field transactions: Directory entries in Procore now sync to SiteSense as workers, crews, and jobs to assist with auto populating contact information, company names and e-mails but can also provide support scanning site badges for materials, tools, assets, and equipment handover transactions.
- Manage Delivery Defects with Observations: Defect tickets created during receiving of materials, tools, assets, and equipment transactions in SiteSense sync to Procore as Non-Conformance Observations to ensure the defect is reviewed and resolved with the vendor. Types of defects that can be logged in SiteSense include Unacceptable, Overage, Shortage and Damage (UOS&Ds).
- Support the 3-way match for Commitments: SiteSense Receiving Reports sync to Procore as Commitment Invoices to remove communication issues when closing the loop for jobsite deliveries of materials, tools, assets, and equipment to ensure trust with vendors and continued deliveries.
- Financial Consumption of Resources: SiteSense Issue Tickets for consumption of materials, tools, assets, equipment, and consumables sync to Procore as one of three options, Change Event, Time and Materials Ticket or Direct Cost to ensure cost is either re-captured through or properly allocated to a project budget that is consuming the goods.
- Advanced Project Mapping: Added support for 1-1, 1-many or many-1 Procore to SiteSense Projects to support custom Warehousing and Inventory Management use cases.
- Developer Managed Service Account Configuration: Upgraded set-up of the integration from legacy Service Accounts to the new Developer Managed Service Accounts (DMSA) that drastically reduces the time required to set-up the integration between SiteSense and Procore.
The two-way integration between Intelliwave SiteSense and Procore provides considerable value to our shared clients," stated Dale Beard, CEO of Intelliwave. "We look forward to providing new and prospective clients our enhanced best-in-class integration for inventory control, supply chain and materials management for all types and sizes of construction projects."
The SiteSense integration with Procore provides a connected network of leading construction technology tools that can help*:
- Reduce administration costs by up to 10%
- Craft labor productivity improvement by up to 16%
- Reduce material bulk purchases by up to 40%
"SiteSense by Intelliwave can help reduce data entry errors, transit time, and receipt capture for payment to vendors," said Micah Senen, partner manager at Procore. "The new enhancement to the integration reaffirms how vital SiteSense is for AEC companies looking to bridge the gap between their office and field teams and achieve maximum project performance. By syncing directory entries, defect tickets, and commitment invoices from Procore to SiteSense, we continue to achieve our mutual goal of connecting everything and everyone in construction."
View the full news release on the Intelliwave website and the SiteSense <> Procore Integration Page for more information. Visit the Procore Marketplace to view the Intelliwave listing for SiteSense.
Contact Intelliwave Technologies today to learn more about SiteSense products.
*Reference CII Best Practices Guide: Improving Project Performance
Intelliwave Technologies provides the world's most comprehensive materials management digital solution for construction projects. SiteSense Cloud and Mobile Software enables construction crews to make more informed decisions with accurate real-time information on material status and availability.
To learn more visit www.intelliwavetechnologies.com or on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
SiteSense® is a registered trademark of Intelliwave Technologies Inc.
Procore is a leading global provider of construction management software. Over 1 million projects and more than $1 trillion USD in construction volume have run on Procore's platform. Our platform connects every project stakeholder to solutions we've built specifically for the construction industry—for the owner, the general contractor, and the specialty contractor. Procore's App Marketplace has a multitude of partner solutions that integrate seamlessly with our platform, giving construction professionals the freedom to connect with what works best for them. Headquartered in Carpinteria, California, Procore has offices around the globe. Learn more at Procore.com.
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Husband tells inquest of ‘shock’ at wife’s death after eating Pret wrap
The husband of a woman who died after eating a Pret a Manger wrap has told an inquest of the harrowing moment she collapsed in the street, unable to breathe.
Celia Marsh, 42, a dental nurse from Melksham, Wiltshire, died on December 27 2017 after eating a super-veg rainbow flatbread from the sandwich chain’s store in Bath, Somerset.
The wrap had contained yogurt which was supposed to be vegan but was later found to have traces of dairy protein in it.
The mother-of-five suffered from a severe dairy allergy and Avon Coroner’s Court was told she “religiously avoided” all dairy products following a near-fatal allergic reaction months earlier.
Mrs Marsh had been on a post-Christmas shopping trip with her husband and three of her daughters when she went into Pret to buy something to eat.
In his statement, which was read to the hearing by the coroner’s officer, Andy Marsh said his wife had begun to feel “a bit funny” after eating the wrap, while they were in clothing store Gap, and they decided to leave the shop.
He said: “We started walking down the narrow side street by the Gap store and Celia had her asthma inhaler out.
“She used it a couple of times and I asked her if she was OK.
“She said she was struggling to breathe but it may be because of the cold air.
“We then moved to a small side street on the left and I pulled her to one side.”
He said Mrs Marsh had initially thought she was “being silly” because the sandwich had been labelled “vegan”.
“She had her Epipen in her hand and I said to her that if she thought there was any chance she was having a reaction that she should just do it and use the pen as it doesn’t matter,” he said.
“She then said to me ‘You need to phone an ambulance’,” he added.
Mr Marsh said he phoned 999 by which time his wife had collapsed and was being tended to by an off-duty GP who had offered to help.
“They took Celia away in an ambulance but I had my children with me so could not go in the ambulance with her to the hospital,” Mr Marsh said.
“I was really in shock so it took a short time before I was able to drive up to the hospital in my car.
“When we arrived at the hospital we were taken into a side room and we were told that Celia had been pronounced dead at 4pm.”
A civil servant who came to Mrs Marsh’s aid said a crowd had formed in the busy street around her as she lay on the ground.
He described the scene as “disturbing” and said he saw Mr Marsh attempting to comfort his young daughter.
A number of people were said to have taken off their coats to place over Mrs Marsh to keep her warm.
However one of the paramedics who attended said in his statement that some shoppers continued to step over Mrs Marsh as she was being treated.
Mr Marsh and his daughters could be seen weeping during the hearing as the statements were read out.
The inquest is taking place at Ashton Court Mansion House in Bristol and is expected to last between two and three weeks. It will determine how Mrs Marsh died.
Mrs Marsh’s family are being represented at the hearing by Jeremy Hyam QC, while interested parties include Bath and North East Somerset Council, Australian-based coconut yogurt company CoYo, and its UK distributor, Planet Coconut.
Both firms were involved in the supply of the yogurt ingredient in the sandwich to Pret.
Pret was charged with food safety failures in the wake of Mrs Marsh’s death, but the prosecution was later dropped due to lack of evidence.
The company said it would fully co-operate with the inquest.
Mrs Marsh’s death came in the wake of that of 15-year-old Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died in 2016 after eating a Pret baguette containing sesame seeds, bought at Heathrow Airport.
Ms Ednan-Laperouse had a sesame allergy.
The tragedy sparked an overhaul of food labelling laws which now requires retailers to display full ingredient and allergen labelling on every food item made on the premises and pre-packed for direct sale, including sandwiches, cakes and salads.
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CARMIEL, Israel, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American: PLX) (TASE: PLX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, production and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins produced by its proprietary ProCellEx® plant cell-based protein expression system, today announced that the Company will present at the H.C. Wainwright 24th Annual Global Investment Conference, a hybrid conference. The conference is being held on September 12-14, 2022 at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City. Virtual participation will also be available.
Dror Bashan, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, will provide a corporate overview at the conference. A webcast of the presentation will be available commencing on Monday, September 12, 2022 at 7:00 AM, Eastern time, and will be archived.
Webcast Details:
The conference will be webcast live from the Company's website and will be available via the following links:
Company Link: https://protalixbiotherapeutics.gcs-web.com/events0
Webcast Link: https://journey.ct.events/view/326342b0-083d-4eca-81f7-f93cc78d3394
The Company's management will participate in one-on-one meetings with investors who are registered to attend the conference. If you are an institutional investor and would like to attend the Company's presentation, registration for the conference is available at https://hcwevents.com. Once your registration is confirmed, you will be prompted to log onto the conference website to request a one-on-one meeting with the Company.
About Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.
Protalix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins expressed through its proprietary plant cell-based expression system, ProCellEx. Protalix was the first company to gain U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a protein produced through plant cell-based in suspension expression system. Protalix's unique expression system represents a new method for developing recombinant proteins in an industrial-scale manner.
Protalix's first product manufactured by ProCellEx, taliglucerase alfa, was approved by the FDA in May 2012 and, subsequently, by the regulatory authorities of other countries. Protalix has licensed to Pfizer Inc. the worldwide development and commercialization rights for taliglucerase alfa, excluding Brazil, where Protalix retains full rights.
Protalix's development pipeline consists of proprietary versions of recombinant therapeutic proteins that target established pharmaceutical markets, including the following product candidates: pegunigalsidase alfa, a modified stabilized version of the recombinant human α–Galactosidase–A protein for the treatment of Fabry disease; alidornase alfa or PRX–110, for the treatment of various human respiratory diseases or conditions; PRX–115, a plant cell-expressed recombinant PEGylated uricase for the treatment of severe gout; PRX–119, a plant cell-expressed long action DNase I for the treatment of NETs-related diseases; and others. Protalix has partnered with Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A., both in the United States and outside the United States, for the development and commercialization of pegunigalsidase alfa.
Investor Contact
Chuck Padala, Managing Director
LifeSci Advisors
646-627-8390
chuck@lifesciadvisors.com
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Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people aged over 16 and under State Pension age with a disability, long-term illness or mental health condition who need help completing daily tasks inside their home or getting around.
The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are now nearly three million people in the UK, including some 313, 620 living in Scotland, receiving financial support of between £24.45 and £156.90 each week through PIP - the benefit is paid every four weeks so this amounts to between £97.80 and £627.60 every payment period.
How much PIP you will be paid depends on how difficult it is for you to carry out certain everyday tasks including preparing and eating food, washing and getting dressed, basic toilet needs and moving around. A PIP award can be indefinite, but is usually for a fixed period of time. The length of which depends on an assessment of how likely it is that your daily living and mobility needs may change over time.
The DWP recently confirmed that it will automatically extend existing PIP awards awaiting review from the current three months by up to 12 months from September 6, 2022. It also said it will do this 35 days before the award is due to end and notify claimants by text message.
A DWP spokesperson told the Daily Record: “The longer extension provides greater certainty for claimants and in particular, helps with continuing to access other support, for example a Blue Badge.
“At present, awards awaiting review have a three month extension, repeated as needed, 28 days before their end date and people can request a letter confirming this and stating their continuing entitlement.”
The DWP will also be sending out letters from October 31 to confirm the length of the extended award.
If you have claimed for PIP and received an award letter, it will tell you what components you are entitled to - either daily or mobility, or a combination of both - and how much you will receive.
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If you receive either or both enhanced rates of PIP and your health condition is unlikely to improve, you may be given an ongoing award of PIP in what is referred to as a ‘light touch’ review - this means your award will be reviewed every 10 years.
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Is the amount of PIP I receive reviewed?
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Titan Receives Permit for Open Pit Mine
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Titan Mining Corporation (TSX: TI) (“Titan” or the “Company“) announces that its Empire State Mines (“ESM”) has received the permit from New York State Department of Environment and Conservation (“NYSDEC”), allowing it to begin mining activities on the Sphaleros open pit mine project.
General Manager, Joel Rheault commented “We are pleased that NYSDEC has recognized the thoroughness of our plan as well as our commitment to sustainable and responsible development. Completion of this infrastructure project will allow ESM to increase throughput to the existing mill beginning in the first half of 2023.”
The Sphaleros open pit incorporates the Hoist House, Pump House and Turnpike pits which comprises a Measured Mineral Resources of 105,000 tons at a grade of 3.34% zinc, Indicated Mineral Resources of 595,000 tons at a grade of 3.09% zinc and Inferred Mineral Resources of 217,000 tons at a grade of 3.37%.
With this permit in hand, ESM is moving immediately to complete construction of a 1.8 mile haul road from the Sphaleros project to the existing mill facility and start waste stripping and site preparation around the open pits.
Titan also announces that it has entered into a fixed zinc pricing arrangement for 50% of the Company’s budgeted zinc production for the remainder of 2022 at a price of US$1.61 per pound of zinc.
Don Taylor, President and CEO commented, “The successful conclusion of these permits are a major step in delivering our goal of increasing mine throughput and payable pounds of zinc as we maximize the extraction of the resource. Setting a price floor on 50% of our production for the balance of 2022 will ensure that we can cover our financial needs related to payment of dividends, capital costs associated with infrastructure construction and continued to reduction of our debt.”
Scientific and Technical Information
The scientific and technical information in this news release is derived from the Technical Report titled, “Empire State Mines 2021 NI 43-101 Technical Report (Amended)” with an effective date of February 24, 2021, prepared by David Warren, Gary Methven, Deepak Malhotra, David Vatterrodt, Ben Peacock, and Matthew Hastings who are Qualified Persons as defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Titan Mining Corporation
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SANUR, Bali, Indonesia, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the Covid 19 pandemic, in 2021 SOS Indonesia has distributed a total of 1.000.000 meals. In the first 6 months of 2022 alone, we have distributed a total of more than 535.000 meals. In 2022 SOS want to create more impact and distribute more meals to those in need.
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SOS Indonesia will hold another fundraising event Million Meals Paddle on 24th September 2022. It will be a 10 km ocean paddle up and down the beautiful Sanur coastline! Fun beach festival atmosphere with music, food and drink, silent auction, lucky dip, and many activities at the start/finish line. From the start/finish location at Rip Curl School of Surf, at Prama Sanur Beach Hotel, Paddlers will first head south to go around the white lighthouse, then turn to follow the coastline up and back down again to complete the 10km route. Registration for paddlers will start at 6.00 am in the morning and we will officially close the event at 6.00 pm. The event is open to the general public and everyone is free to join the event to raise funds to feed vulnerable communities at the same time tackle food waste issues.
SOS held the first Million Meals Paddle in 2020 and it was one of the most successful fundraisers in Bali history raising over 1 Billion IDR "We want to create more impact and feed more vulnerable communities in 2022. Food Lost and Food Waste has been a focus of the government of Indonesia in the workshops and forum groups as part of the G20 Presidency events. Through the G20, Indonesia intends to be an example in tackling climate change and environmental management in a sustainable manner with concrete actions, so we as an NGO want to support that" said Minni Vangsgaard General Manager of SOS Indonesia.
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Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline '100 percent' feels Jamie Spears 'saved' her with conservatorship
In a controversial interview, Kevin Federline confessed that he "wasn't involved in" Britney Spears' conservatorship.
While Britney Spears is finally able to breathe a sigh of relief with the termination of her conservatorship in November 2021, at the hands of estranged father Jamie Spears, the conversation surrounding it continues to linger on! The Grammy-winning musician's ex-husband Kevin Federline made a controversial appearance on 60 Minutes: Australia and showed his support to Britney's family, especially ex-father-in-law Jamie.
During his interview, Kevin Federline stated that "regardless of what happens," it's "very important" for his and Britney Spears' kids - Sean Preston, 16, and Jayden, 15 - to "have relationships" with all of the Spears family, including Jamie Spears, Brit's mother Lynne Spears and brother Bryan Spears, since it's their "immediate family." As for whether he was involved in any capacity when it came to Britney's conservatorship, which was initiated in 2008, Kevin confessed, "I wasn't involved in any of it, so I really don't know how the conservatorship came about. I don't know whose decision it was."
Coming to the Spears family's defence, Federline added, "All I know is that you have a family that is worried about their daughter and trying to do whatever they can to help her. That's all that I knew." As for why he didn't get involved in Spears' conservatorship battle, Kevin shared his boys were his primary focus to worry about and that "it wouldn't be fair" to Britney or their sons: "I had no part in any of that."
When asked if he feels Jamie Spears might have saved his daughter, Kevin Federline - who saw Britney Spears at her troubled worst - firmly agrees that his ex-father-in-law was doing his best at a very tough time: "A 100 percent. I feel like he saved her back then."
What do you have to say about Kevin Federline's tell-all interview on Britney Spears, which also features shocking revelations made by Jayden Federline regarding his strained relationship with his mother? Share your honest, personal thoughts with Pinkvilla in the comments section below.
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Carlo Calenda and Matteo Renzi have ruled out the desire to make political alliances with the Democratic Party after the vote. The secretary of the Democratic Party: “The Third pole looks to the right”
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Salvini: “Putin is very wrong, we need to punish him but the sanctions have not worked”
«Putin is dead wrong: he has started a horrendous war, he has invaded a country, he has brought death and destruction to the European continent. We must punish him, stop him, bring him to his knees. But the sanctions have been in effect for seven months and we are on our knees and not Putin, and the war goes on ». Matteo Salvini told radio Capital.
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Bonino, Calenda? You have chosen another “girlfriend”
“He has chosen another alliance. I was humanly sorry and politically incredulous. We had been working on a federation with Calenda for months. On 22 August he signed a pact, after a week he left. We also tried to chase him, but if a boyfriend wants to go with another girlfriend, what are you going to do? ». Emma Bonino, leader of + Europe, says this in an interview with Corriere della Sera.
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Di Maio, the state must pay 80% of the bill
In an interview with Qn, the Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio proposed “that the state pays 80% of the bills of middle-class families in poverty and those of all businesses, until the end of the year”. For the part of the companies, according to the exponent of Civic Commitment, “13.5 billion are needed” which can be obtained “from the greater resources that the State collects, for example, from VAT and excise duties deriving from inflation”. The intervention also provides for the zeroing of VAT “on all food, birth and pharmaceutical goods”. No deficit.
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Animals are known to possess better sniffing and hearing skills. Because of their profound hearing dexterity, animals can hear a sound coming from a far distance which the human ear sometimes fails to detect.
A recent viral video that has got the Internet laughing their eyes out, shows an adorable cat, getting frightened out of its wits after it feels something moving nearby.
Top showsha video
Uploaded on the micro-blogging site, Twitter, by an account named CCTV Idiots, the video has won the hearts of netizens, garnering likes and hilarious reactions.
💩 😂😂pic.twitter.com/Z3TLOtZGLg
— CCTV_IDIOTS (@cctv_idiots) September 5, 2022
The 17-second visual opens with a cat seated on a chair. Beside the feline, a man, probably its owner, is also seen sitting on a chair with his laptop displayed in front of him, engrossed in work. Suddenly, the cat hears something and begins to look here and there for the origin of the sound.
As the video progresses, it is indicated that a Roomba vacuum kept under a chair at some distance is causing noise and movement. The Roomba vacuum is a special type of vacuum cleaner that starts operating on its own after a particular cleaning time is allotted in the device.
The Roomba vacuum cleaner begins to rotate on its own while the man remains oblivious. During its movement, the cleaning device touches the legs of the chair, causing it to move as well. As soon as the man spots the chair moving automatically, he pushes back his chair and jumps off his seat.
The feline, seeing its owner’s frightened reaction, leaps from its chair and leaps on the floor, running away in terror. The hilarious video ends after the man notices the cleaner and breathes a sigh of relief.
Twitter users have showered the comment section with laughing emojis and funny GIFs, seeing the rib-tickling reaction of the man and his pet cat. One user felt sorry for the feline and said, “poor kitty.” A second one said, “I just know his soul left his body for a brief moment.”
Poor kitty. 😳😂😂
— DonnaG (🦁🦁❤️💙💛) (@DonnaAslan) September 5, 2022
I just know his soul left his body for a brief moment. 😂
— jenn (@magnific3ntfury) September 5, 2022
Another similar viral video that left social media users in hysterics showed a curious cat getting its face stuck in a vacuum cleaner after attempting to play with it.
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WELDON, Saskatchewan (AP) — Canadian police hunted for the remaining suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in an Indigenous community and nearby town in the province of Saskatchewan after finding the body of his brother amid a massive manhunt for the pair.
Damien Sanderson, 31, was found dead Monday near the stabbing sites and authorities believe his brother and fellow suspect, Myles Sanderson, 30, is injured, on the run and likely in the provincial capital of Regina, said police chief Evan Bray. The series of stabbings also wounded 18 people.
RCMP Commanding Officer Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said authorities are not sure of the cause of death yet but the injuries were not self-inflicted.
Damien Sanderson’s “body was located outdoors in a heavily grassed area in proximity to a house that was being examined. We can confirm he has visible injuries,” said Blackmore. Asked if Myles Sanderson was responsible for his brother’s death, Blackmore said police are investigating that possibility, but “we can’t say that definitively at this point in time.″
Leaders of the James Smith Cree Nation, where most of the stabbing attacks took place, blamed the killings on the drug and alcohol abuse plaguing the community, which they said was a legacy of the colonization of Indigenous people.
James Smith Cree Nation resident Darryl Burns and his brother, Ivor Wayne Burns, said their sister, Gloria Lydia Burns, was a first responder who was killed while trying responding to a call. Burns said his 62-year-old sister was on a crisis response team.
“She went on a call to a house and she got caught up in the violence,” he said. “She was there to help. She was a hero.”
He blamed drugs and pointed to colonization for the rampant drug and alcohol use on reserves.
“We had a murder suicide here three years ago. My granddaughter and her boyfriend. Last year we had a double homicide. Now this year we have 10 more that have passed away and all because of drugs and alcohol,” Darryl Burns said.
Ivor Wayne Burns also blamed drugs for his sister’s death and said the suspect brothers should not be hated.
“We have to forgive them boys,” he said. “When you are doing hard drugs, when you are doing coke, and when you are doing heroin and crystal meth and those things, you are incapable of feeling. You stab somebody and you think it’s funny. You stab them again and you laugh.”
Blackmore said police were still determining the motive, but the chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations echoes suggestions the stabbings could be drug-related.
“This is the destruction we face when harmful illegal drugs invade our communities, and we demand all authorities to take direction from the chiefs and councils and their membership to create safer and healthier communities for our people,” said Chief Bobby Cameron.
Blackmore said the criminal record of Myles Sanderson dates back years and includes violence. . Last May, Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers issued a wanted list that included him writing that he was “unlawfully at large.”
While authorities believe Myles Sanderson is in Regina, about 335 kilometers (210 miles) south of where the stabbings happened, they have issued alerts in Canada’s three vast prairie provinces — which also include Manitoba and Alberta — and contacted U.S. border officials. The manhunt entered its third day Tuesday.
Before Damien’s body was found, arrest warrants were issued for the suspects and both men faced at least one count each of murder and attempted murder.
The stabbing attack was among the deadliest mass killings in Canada, where such crimes are less common than in the United States. The deadliest gun rampage in Canadian history happened in 2020, when a man disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires across the province of Nova Scotia, killing 22 people. In 2019, a man used a van to kill 10 pedestrians in Toronto.
Deadly mass stabbings are rarer than mass shootings, but have happened around the world. In 2014, 29 people were slashed and stabbed to death at a train station in China’s southwestern city of Kunming. In 2016, a mass stabbing at a facility for the mentally disabled in Sagamihara, Japan, left 19 people dead. A year later, three men killed eight people in a vehicle and stabbing attack at London Bridge.
Police in Saskatchewan got their first call about a stabbing at 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, and within minutes heard about several more. In all, dead or wounded people were found at 13 different locations on the sparsely populated reserve and in the town, Blackmore said. James Smith Cree Nation is about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Weldon.
Among the 10 killed was Lana Head, who is the former partner of Michael Brett Burns and the mother of their two daughters.
“It’s sick how jail time, drugs and alcohol can destroy many lives,” Burns told the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. “I’m hurt for all this loss.”
Weldon residents have identified one of the dead as Wes Petterson, a retired widower who made he coffee every morning at the senior center. He loved gardening, picking berries, canning, and making jam and cakes, recalled William Works, 47, and his mother, Sharon Works, 64.
“He would give you the shirt off his back if he could,” William Works said, describing his neighbor as a “gentle old fellow” and “community first.”
Sharon Works was baffled: “I don’t understand why they would target someone like him anyway, because he was just a poor, helpless little man, 100 pounds soaking wet. And he could hardly breathe because he had asthma and emphysema and everybody cared about him because that’s the way he was. He cared about everybody else. And they cared about him.”
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We'll turn Harry Gwala into our slaughterhouse – Maduka
Beating Bucs inflate Maritzburg with confidence
Beating Orlando Pirates at Harry Gwala Stadium on Sunday has made Maritzburg United tactician John Maduka believe they can turn this Pietermaritzburg stadium into a slaughterhouse.
Maritzburg currently top the DStv Premiership home table with eight points from four games. Against Pirates, Maduka’s charges had to rely on a spot-kick, converted by Amadou Soukouna just 10 minutes before the end of regulation time, to claim a 1-0 win.
“We want to make sure whoever comes here [at Harry Gwala Stadium] we slaughter them. We want to make sure that Harry Gwala Stadium is a real home for us. The boys feel good. Beating Pirates is a morale booster. Remember, some of our players come from lower divisions and beating Pirates has given them that confidence to say we can win against anybody else,” said Maduka.
As much as they want to continue doing well at home, Maduka also knows the significance of collecting as many points on the road. Maritzburg are yet to win away from three attempts, with two defeats and a stalemate.
“This [the win over Pirates] is the second win for us this season and it’s important that both our wins are home wins. We also have to improve on the road because this league is tricky... you must not say you only want to win at home and relax when you play away games,” said the Maritzburg coach.
Maduka also weighed in on the competitiveness of less-fancied outfits this season, where teams like TS Galaxy and SuperSport United have already claimed the scalp of the forever dominant Mamelodi Sundowns, while other big guns like Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs have also been indifferent.
Maduka likes what he’s seeing in the division. “It’s good for our football to see that any team can be beaten. The unpredictability is interesting. Of course, it’s too early to say a lot because those teams [the so-called big three: Sundowns, Pirates and Chiefs] have depth.
"Let’s see how it’ll go after 10 games. I like it when it’s like this, whereby anyone can lose and anybody can win,” Maduka said.
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Wounded Sundowns could prove too much for Chippa
Klate unperturbed despite poor run of form
Chippa United coach Daine “Matatazela” Klate is keeping a cool head despite the side’s recent poor run.
Chippa’s journey this season gets tougher as they welcome a wounded Mamelodi Sundowns side at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in a league match tomorrow (7.30pm). The Chilli Boys come from a 3-2 defeat away to Golden Arrows at the weekend. Chippa last won when they stunned Orlando Pirates in Orlando mid-August, their only win in a DStv Premiership season that’s proving to be tough for rookie coach Klate.
As much as he acknowledges that results determine the future of coaches in football, and that Chippa owner Siviwe Mpengesi is trigger-happy, Klate has maintained he’s not panicking. The former Orlando Pirates star, who’s coaching in the top-flight for the first time this season, also made it known he won’t tweak his XI that did duty against Abafana Bes’thende when they host the Brazilians tomorrow.
“It’s early days but there’s not enough time in this environment. You have to understand that it’s very, very result-oriented. When the results don’t come your way, there’ll be concerns, but I am very comfortable. I am very calm,” Klate said.
“Obviously, we don’t wanna do wholesale changes. We’re trying to find a XI, so a couple of changes wouldn’t be good for that match [against Sundowns]. I am disappointed about losing to Arrows but we have to pick ourselves up and get ready for the battle against Sundowns.”
Going into this tie, the Brazilians are still licking their wounds after being outwitted by Tshwane rivals SuperSport United 2-1 at Lucas Moripe Stadium last Friday. If history is anything to go by, Chippa are in for a thumping as Sundowns often come back stronger from defeats.
Last season the reigning league champions lost 1-0 away to Maritzburg United and went on to beat Swallows 4-2 in their next game. This season, after being stunned by TS Galaxy, who beat them 1-0 early last month, they responded in style by drubbing Kaizer Chiefs 4-0 in the following match three days later.
Adding to Chippa’s woes is the fact that they have never beaten Sundowns in a league match. Sundowns coaches Manqoba Mngqithi and Rulani Mokwena may have to rethink their strategy after the ploy to start Themba Zwane on the bench backfired badly against SuperSport.
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Meet Your Best Friend At The Firm returns on Sept. 10th for the second year in a row to support more than 150 animal adoptions.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mike Morse Law Firm is once again hosting the Meet Your Best Friend At The Firm pet adoption event this Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the firm's Southfield location (24901 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI 48075).
Together with Michigan Humane, Mike Morse Law Firm will welcome more than 150 adoptable pets from various rescue centers around Michigan. Along with Michigan Humane, nine animal welfare partners will be at the event, including Detroit Animal Care and Control. Last year's event facilitated more than 120 pet adoptions, with cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies all going to loving homes.
"Our Meet Your Best Friend adoption events have helped create thousands of new families over the years and we're incredibly excited to continue to promote pet adoption with our friends at the Mike Morse Law Firm," Matt Pepper, Michigan Humane President and CEO said. "Mike and his team are committed to helping spread the word about the positive benefits of pet ownership and promoting the bond between people and pets."
Mike Morse is a proud owner of a rescue dog himself, Jessi, who he met and fell in love with in 2013. "I know first-hand how much joy a pet can bring to a family," Morse said. "I also understand that sometimes our furry friends need a little extra help finding their forever home. That's why we're so proud to host Michigan Humane's Meet Your Best Friend event here at our firm."
The event is open to the public. For more information please visit 855MikeWins.com/MeetYourBestFriend.
About Mike Morse Law Firm
Since 1995, the Mike Morse Law Firm has been protecting the rights of Michigan auto accident and injury victims. They are Michigan's largest personal injury firm, specializing in auto, truck, pedestrian and motorcycle accidents as well as Social Security disability claims. They are experts in Michigan's No-Fault Act. Since opening their doors in 1995, the firm has won over one billion dollars for its clients. Mike Morse Law Firm handles cases throughout the state of Michigan, with a main office in Southfield. To learn more, call (855) 645-3946 or visit www.855mikewins.com.
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank on Tuesday boosted its benchmark interest rate for a fifth consecutive month to a seven-year high of 2.35%.
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision was the cash rate’s fourth consecutive hike of half a percentage point.
When the bank lifted the rate by a quarter percentage point at its monthly board meeting in May, it was the first rate hike in more than 11 years. It’s now at its highest point since Feb. 2015, when the bank cut the rate from 2.5% to 2.25%.
Reserve Bank Gov. Philip Lowe said there were more rate hikes ahead at monthly board meetings as directors attempt to reduce inflation to a target band of 2% to 3%. Australian inflation is running at 6.1% and the Treasury Department expects it to peak at 7.75% in the December quarter.
“The further increase in interest rates today will help bring inflation back to target and create a more sustainable balance of demand and supply in the Australian economy,” Lowe said in a statement.
“The board expects to increase interest rates further over the months ahead, but it is not on a pre-set path. The size and timing of future interest rate increases will be guided by the incoming data and the board’s assessment of the outlook for inflation and the labor market,” Lowe added.
Some economists fear the bank will tip the economy into recession by boosting rates too quickly.
Lowe said his board was attempting to curb inflation “while keeping the economy on an even keel.”
“The path to achieving this balance is a narrow one and clouded in uncertainty, not least because of global developments,” Lowe said.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers described the rate hike as “very difficult news for a lot of Australians with a mortgage.”
He said a mortgage-holders with a typical home loan debt of 500,000 Australian dollars ($340,000) would have to find an extra AU$145 ($99) a month to service their debt in addition to the extra AU$475 ($323) they have had to find to since rates started rising in May.
“It is our job to do what we responsibly can to help Australians deal with these pressures in the near term and to build a much more resilient economy into the future that is able to withstand some of those global and domestic shocks,” Chalmers told Parliament.
The government will introduce bills to Parliament by next week that would reduce the costs of medicines and child care.
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A Bentley Continental R formerly owned by singer Sir Elton John is heading under the hammer at auction.
A Bentley Continental R formerly owned by singer Sir Elton John is heading under the hammer at auction.
The 1992 Bentley uses a 6.75-litre V8 engine and has ‘unblemished looks’ according to Car and Classic, which is auctioning off the luxury model. The auction starts today (September 6) and will run until Tuesday, September 13.
Sir Elton bought the Bentley in August 1992 via his management company William A Bong Limited. After keeping it for four years, it was sold to its current owner, who has held on to it until now. It features a high-quality interior with leather applied to nearly all areas, while its factory-fitted alloy wheels are shod in new Michelin tyres. It comes with paperwork showing Sir Elton John’s management company name and a factory service book ‘brimming’ with stamps, according to Car and Classic.
Recent receipts cover all manner of repairs, such as window seals, the ignition switch and a door lock. In 2002, the gearbox was replaced under warranty, too. Though photographed with the registration ’55 VV’, the Bentley will return to its original plate K93 UPE when sold.
The Continental R also incorporates a fully upgraded audio system, with 14 MB Quart speakers hidden around the cabin. Behind a panel in the boot sit a trio of amplifiers that power the speakers, ensuring the best possible audio quality.
Chris Pollitt, Car & Classic Head of Editorial, said: “This Continental R encapsulates the two essential elements in Sir Elton’s life.
“The music legend is well known for his love of interesting cars and it is befitting of such a vehicle and original owner that music would not come through any ordinary audio system.”
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Blind cancer patient 'died after fall from assisted care flat', hearing told
A blind cancer patient died after falling from the balcony of his flat in an assisted care complex, a pre-inquest review has heard.
The body of Mark Williams was discovered outside Potters Court, run by Apex Care, in Southampton on November 9 2021.
The hearing in Winchester was told that the 60-year-old had been discharged from University Hospital Southampton (UHS) after being treated for lymphoma shortly before his death.
His daughters, Lucy and Jessie, have made a complaint to Hampshire Constabulary over how their father’s death was handled, and the hearing was told this is still being dealt with.
Speaking to Mr Williams’ daughters, who attended the hearing, coroner Rosamund Rhodes-Kemp said: “I wanted to offer my condolences to the family. I am very sorry for your loss and the nature of your loss.”
Describing the circumstances of Mr Williams’ death, she said: “Mark Williams was 60-years-old, he was living at an assisted care facility called Potters Court, and he was there because of two issues.
“He had a background of mental health problems, including schizophrenia, and he was completely blind in the left eye and severely visually impaired in the right eye.
“He was struggling to live at home, even with a package of care, which is why he moved to Potters Court.
“He moved in June and in the autumn he was diagnosed as suffering from lymphoma.
“Unfortunately his physical condition deteriorated quite markedly.
“Then, tragically, he fell, we think, from his balcony, although the circumstances aren’t definitely known, and he was found on the ground underneath the balcony, deceased.
“The last time his daughters saw him was the day before. His was an unexpected and unnatural death in the community.”
Ms Rhodes-Kemp added that there were no witnesses to the fall.
The hearing was told that one of the issues to be looked at by the full inquest will be whether a full care package had been put in place for Mr Williams when he was discharged from UHS.
The coroner said that toxicology tests during the post-mortem examination showed that Mr Williams had the highest level of cannabis in his blood that she had seen in her career as a coroner.
Chris Canning, representing the family, said Mr Williams used THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) pills to “kill his pain”.
Ms Rhodes-Kemp said medication for his mental health issues would be an issue for the inquest, and added: “There are references to Mr Williams becoming very psychotic when not taking his medication correctly, and that goes back a long way.”
The hearing was adjourned for a full inquest to be held at a later date.
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Maude Apatow has hit back at being branded a “nepotism baby” and admitted she is “in a lucky position”.
The ‘Euphoria’ actress and daughter of Hollywood power players Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann admitted the abuse initially got her down until she realised she would just have to keep working to prove herself in the industry.
Maude, 24, told the new issue of Porter magazine: “At first, I was sad… I try not to let it get to me because I obviously understand that I’m in such a lucky position.
“A lot of people (in a similar position) have proven themselves over the years, so I’ve got to keep going and make good work. It’s so early in my career.
“I try not to think about that so much, but it definitely drives me. I feel like I really need to prove myself, so I work extra hard.”
She had been called a “nepotism baby” by online trolls, and says in the new interview she used her worries over being shy to improve her acting.
Maude added: “I’d channel all my anxiety into theatre. Everything had to be just perfect. That’s not always a good thing; I probably burnt a lot of bridges.”
She also told Porter about struggling with anxiety since she was a teenager: “I never want to let fear get in the way.”
Maude, who is the older sister of ‘Love’ actress Iris Apatow, 19, added she does turn to her filmmaker dad for guidance on her writing, after he directed her in her first film, his 2007 comedy ‘Knocked Up’, which also starred her mother.
She said: “My dad always told me acting is tough because you never know what’s going to come next. He always encouraged me to write.
“Dad always reads what I write, but I have to be at a certain point. I’ll wait until I’m almost done and then get notes from him. I get annoyed because he’ll come up with a better idea, but he’s super-helpful.”
Maude is making the third and final season of Sam Levinson’s ‘Euphoria’ for HBO, and is working on a “dark comedy” which she will write and feature in for Netflix.
She added about her writing: “I’m always hard on myself. Sometimes I get in my head and think, ‘Why would anyone want to hear what I have to say?’ Then I tell myself, ‘It doesn't matter, it’s just entertainment’.
“I try to clear my head of any of those thoughts. You can’t constantly judge yourself: it’s such a creativity killer.”
She added she is trying to “take it easier on myself” after she contracted a “really bad infection” in 2020 that saw her hospitalised.
Maude, who is rumoured to be dating actor Patrick Gibson, 27, said: “I wish I could say I meditate. I don’t, but I’m trying not to run myself into the ground so much. I’m trying to judge myself less.”
Read the full interview at net-a-porter.com. To read Porter on iPhone, iPad and Android, visit or download the Net-a-Porter app.
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ATLANTA, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CTT) ("CatchMark" or the "Company") announced today that independent proxy advisory firms Glass, Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis") and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS") have recommended that the Company's stockholders vote "FOR" the previously announced merger of the Company with PotlatchDeltic Corporation (NASDAQ: PCH) ("PotlatchDeltic") at the Company's upcoming Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Special Meeting") scheduled for September 13, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time.
As previously announced, the Company, PotlatchDeltic and certain of their respective subsidiaries have entered into a definitive merger agreement (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which CatchMark will merge with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of PotlatchDeltic. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, among other things, each outstanding share of CatchMark Class A common stock (other than certain shares to be cancelled in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement) will be automatically converted into the right to receive 0.230 shares of PotlatchDeltic common stock.
All stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 10, 2022 are entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.
The Company's stockholders are reminded that their vote is extremely important, no matter how many shares they own. To follow the recommendations of Glass Lewis, ISS and our Board of Directors, stockholders should vote "FOR" the proposed merger.
If you have any questions about the Special Meeting or need assistance voting your shares, please contact CatchMark's proxy solicitor, D.F. King & Co., Inc., by email at CTT@dfking.com or by phone at (800) 848-3410.
CatchMark owns prime timberlands located in the nation's leading mill markets, seeking to capture the highest value per acre and to generate sustainable yields through disciplined management and superior stewardship of its exceptional resources. Headquartered in Atlanta and focused exclusively on timberland ownership and management, CatchMark began operations in 2007 and owns interests in approximately 350,000 acres* of timberlands located in the U.S. South. For more information visit www.catchmark.com.
* As of June 30, 2022
This communication is being made in respect of the proposed merger transaction involving PotlatchDeltic and CatchMark. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. In connection with the proposed transaction, PotlatchDeltic filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that was declared effective on August 10, 2022 that constitutes a prospectus of PotlatchDeltic and a proxy statement of CatchMark. CatchMark filed the proxy statement/prospectus with the SEC on August 10, 2022 and mailed it to its stockholders commencing August 12, 2022. The proxy statement/prospectus related to the proposed merger contains important information about PotlatchDeltic, CatchMark, the proposed transaction and related matters. Investors are urged to carefully read the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC (or incorporated by reference into the proxy statement/prospectus) in connection with the proposed merger. Investors may obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors are able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC by the parties on PotlatchDeltic's website at www.potlatchdeltic.com (which website is not incorporated herein by reference), for documents filed with the SEC by PotlatchDeltic, or on CatchMark's website at www.catchmark.com (which website is not incorporated herein by reference), for documents filed with the SEC by CatchMark.
PotlatchDeltic and CatchMark and their respective directors and officers and certain other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders of CatchMark in connection with the merger transaction. Certain information about the directors and executive officers of PotlatchDeltic is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed with the SEC on February 17, 2022, its proxy statement for its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 29, 2022, and the proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC on August 10, 2022. Certain information about the directors and executive officers of CatchMark is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed with the SEC on March 3, 2022, its proxy statement for its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 15, 2022, and the proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC on August 10, 2022. You can obtain free copies of these documents from PotlatchDeltic and CatchMark as described above.
This communication includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements that contain our current expectations about future results. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and expectations made by the Company, which reflect our management's experience, estimates and perception of historical trends, current conditions and anticipated future developments. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those implied or anticipated in the forward-looking statements. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should also keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements found in the Company's respective filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as amended, and subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this communication are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Company disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release. The Company claims the safe harbor protection for forward looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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The vaccine maker, CanSino Biologics, said in a
statement Sunday that China’s medicines regulator had approved the inhaled dose for emergency use as a booster vaccine.
The product, known as Convidecia Air, delivers a vaccine dose through a puff of air from a nebulizer that is then inhaled by mouth. CanSino’s injected Convidecia Covid-19 vaccine is already in use in China and has been approved in a handful of other countries.
According to a
database maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO), CanSino’s new product is one of two specifically “inhaled” vaccines that had reached clinical phase development, as a number of companies worldwide research innovative ways to deliver Covid-19 protection via the nose and mouth.
The clearance of the inhaled shot comes as multiple Chinese cities enforce large-scale Covid lockdowns and mass testing drives in response to small-scale outbreaks.
The country continues to adhere to a stringent zero-Covid policy, even as the rest of the world learns to live with the virus.
More than 70 Chinese cities have been placed under full or partial Covid lockdown since late August, impacting
more than 300 million people, according to a CNN tally.
A low vaccination rate among the elderly is one medical reason used by Chinese authorities to justify the ongoing disease control measures.
Meanwhile, new variants of the coronavirus have impacted the protection offered by first-generation vaccines around the world, including China’s homegrown vaccines that provide less robust antibody protection compared with mRNA vaccines developed in the West.
Booster and vaccination campaigns — and the development of next-generation products — are ongoing within China.
It remains unclear what place the new inhaled vaccine will fill in this landscape. CanSino cautioned in a
company filing that some regulatory steps remain before the vaccine can go to market, and said its product would face “fierce competition” domestically, where nine vaccines have so far received authorization.
In a
news release, CanSino said Convidecia Air “can induce strong humoral, cellular and mucosal immunity.”
The manufacturer didn’t provide data to support those claims, but referred to studies in The Lancet medical journal.
In a small study published in August, CanSino researchers reported that in people who’d had two injected doses of the CoronaVac vaccine, a booster of the inhaled vaccine increased antibody levels compared with a third injected dose of CoronaVac.
CoronaVac, a shot developed by Beijing-based Sinovac used widely in China and globally, uses a different kind of technology from Convidecia, so the inhaled dose provided a heterologous, or mix-and-match, boost.
The study didn’t test whether the inhaled dose kept people from getting infected or preventing them from passing Covid on to others.
Globally, drug manufacturers are racing to make next-generation vaccines that can improve protection against Covid, including those that use innovative methods of delivering doses.
Clinical trials are underway to test more than a dozen spray vaccines to see if they can create so-called mucosal immunity. This boosts certain antibodies in the nose and mouth, specifically, with the goal of preventing an infection from taking hold in the first place.
There’s hope that these non-shot vaccines, which are given as drops, sprays or tablets to the mouth and nose, may also prevent the infection from spreading from person to person — something injected vaccines don’t do very well following the emergence of new variants of the virus.
CanSino’s Convidecia vaccine is similar to the Johnson & Johnson and Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines. It uses a harmless virus called an adenovirus to ferry instructions for making Covid’s spike proteins into cells so the body can create antibodies against them.
None of CanSino’s products have been authorized for use in the United States, but the World Health Organization earlier this year listed the injected version of Convidecia for emergency use.
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WASHINGTON – Arizona life expectancy fell by 2.5 years in 2020, posting one of the steepest drops in a nation that saw the sharpest declines in lifespans since World War II, according to a new report.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report in August said life expectancy in Arizona fell from 78.8 years in 2019 to 76.3 in 2020. U.S. life expectancy in the same period fell by 1.8 years, from 78.8 years to 77, putting Arizona lifespans below the national average for the first time since 2006.
“It just is extraordinary to see that kind of drop in life expectancy,” said Will Humble, executive director of the Arizona Public Health Association.
A CDC official said COVID-19 played a large role in the national drop of 1.8 years, but that heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and overdoses also played a part.
All 50 states and the District of Columbia saw some decrease in life expectancy in 2020, ranging from New York’s drop of 3 years to Hawaii, which saw a decrease of 0.2 years.
Arizona’s drop was fifth-highest in the nation, according to the report, trailing only New York, the District, Louisiana and New Jersey. Even though it fell below the national average in 2020, Arizona’s life expectancy was still good enough to rank 32nd among states, tied with Wyoming and Nevada.
Overall, the U.S. decrease of 1.8 years was the “biggest drop in life expectancy since World War II,” said Bob Anderson, chief of mortality statistics at the CDC.
Anderson stressed that while COVID-19 played a large role, it was not the sole cause of the drop. But he also said that COVID-19 may have prevented many Americans from getting treatment for illnesses like cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and opioid overdoses, among others.
In Arizona, COVID-19 has been one of the leading causes of death, along with heart disease and cancer, according to CDC data. The Arizona Public Health Association said coronavirus was the leading cause of death in the state between March 2020 and March 2022.
While he recognized the gravity in the numbers, Humble said he was not surprised by the CDC’s findings. He said that while other factors like opioid overdoses, diabetes and traffic deaths were all up in 2020, they were not the driving force for the decline in life expectancy.
“That is not the reason for this,” Humble said. “It’s flat out COVID-19.”
Dr. Joe K. Gerald, an associate professor of public health at the University of Arizona, blamed the steep drop on two things: What he called the state’s lax COVID-19 rules combined with health disparities in the state.
“I think it’s the combination of our poor policy response and some unique vulnerabilities that exist in Arizona,” Gerald said. “So poverty, inequality, high proportions of disadvantaged groups.”
Gerald pointed specifically to Native American and Latino populations, two groups that he said have been heavily affected by the pandemic, in Arizona and across the country.
“They were heavily exposed because they were often frontline workers and so they bore the brunt of the infections and oftentimes lacked access to medical care,” Gerald said.
According to the CDC, three states along the U.S.-Mexico border – Arizona, New Mexico and Texas – had the largest decrease in life expectancy by region. New Mexico had the seventh-highest and Texas the ninth-highest drops among states.
Anderson said it was unclear what exactly was behind the regional trend and suggested that it would require further study specifically into the conditions in those states to find a clear answer.
National life expectancy estimates from 2021 are not expected to be released until early next year, but Anderson warned that there will likely be another large decrease, although it may not be as big as the 2019-2020 drop.
Humble said he also expects 2021 numbers to be grim for Arizona. The state experienced multiple waves of COVID-19 caused by the delta and omicron variants in 2021 and saw some of the highest case counts and death rates in the country.
Even though the 2021 drop could be smaller, Anderson said it should not be taken lightly.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMGA) ("Omega"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the first systematic approach to use mRNA therapeutics as a new class of programmable epigenetic medicines by leveraging its OMEGA Epigenomic Programming™ platform, today announced that management will participate in a fireside chat at the H.C. Wainwright 24th Annual Global Investment Conference on Monday, September 12, 2022, at 10 a.m. ET.
A live webcast of the fireside chat will be available on the Investors & Media section of the Company's website at www.omegatherapeutics.com. An archived replay of the fireside chat will be available on the same website for approximately 90 days.
Omega Therapeutics, founded by Flagship Pioneering, is a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the first systematic approach to use mRNA therapeutics as a new class of programmable epigenetic medicines. The company's OMEGA Epigenomic Programming™ platform harnesses the power of epigenetics, the mechanism that controls gene expression and every aspect of an organism's life from cell genesis, growth, and differentiation to cell death. Using a suite of technologies, paired with Omega's process of systematic, rational, and integrative drug design, the OMEGA platform enables control of fundamental epigenetic processes to correct the root cause of disease by returning aberrant gene expression to a normal range without altering native nucleic acid sequences. Omega's modular and programmable mRNA medicines, Omega Epigenomic Controllers™, are designed to target specific epigenomic loci within insulated genomic domains, EpiZips, from amongst thousands of unique, mapped, and validated genome-wide DNA-sequences, with high specificity to durably tune single or multiple genes to treat and cure diseases through Precision Genomic Control™. Omega is currently advancing a broad pipeline of development candidates spanning a range of disease areas, including oncology, regenerative medicine, multigenic diseases including immunology, and select monogenic diseases, including alopecia.
For more information, visit omegatherapeutics.com, or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding our participation in upcoming events and presentations and expectations regarding our business strategy and product candidate pipeline, including efficacy, trial design, regulatory submissions, approvals and timing thereof, and initiation of preclinical studies and advancement of multiple preclinical development programs. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: the novel technology on which our product candidates are based makes it difficult to predict the time and cost of preclinical and clinical development and subsequently obtaining regulatory approval, if at all; the substantial development and regulatory risks associated with epigenomic controller machines due to the novel and unprecedented nature of this new category of medicines; our limited operating history; the incurrence of significant losses and the fact that we expect to continue to incur significant additional losses for the foreseeable future; our need for substantial additional financing; our investments in research and development efforts that further enhance the OMEGA platform, and their impact on our results; uncertainty regarding preclinical development, especially for a new class of medicines such as epigenomic controllers; the fact that our product candidates may be associated with serious adverse events, undesirable side effects or have other properties that could halt their regulatory development, prevent their regulatory approval, limit their commercial potential, or result in significant negative consequences; the impact of increased demand for the manufacture of mRNA and LNP based vaccines to treat COVID-19 on our development plans; difficulties manufacturing the novel technology on which our OEC candidates are based; our ability to adapt to rapid and significant technological change; our reliance on third parties for the manufacture of materials; our ability to successfully acquire and establish our own manufacturing facilities and infrastructure; our reliance on a limited number of suppliers for lipid excipients used in our product candidates; our ability to advance our product candidates to clinical development; and our ability to obtain, maintain, enforce and adequately protect our intellectual property rights. These and other important factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 and our other filings with the SEC could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management's estimates as of the date of this press release. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change.
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LifeSci Communications
646.751.4361
jbraco@lifescicomms.com
Investor contact:
Kevin Murphy
Argot Partners
212.600.1902
ArgotOmega@argotpartners.com
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The companies are launching Gogoro Network in the Tel Aviv Metro area, and anticipate deploying to 35 battery swapping locations by the end of 2022, and more than 150 stations within 4 years.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogoro Inc. (Nasdaq: GGR), a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, today announced the launch of its industry leading battery swapping system and Smartscooters in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. In partnership with market leaders Metro Motor and Paz Group, the companies expect to launch in other cities in Israel in the future.
"I welcome the arrival of Gogoro electric scooters to Israel, as they serve several significant agendas," said Meital Lehavi, Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality, managing the Transportation, Road Safety and LGBT Community departments. "First, two-wheeled vehicles are traffic jam busters in an age of road congestion. Second, this is a breakthrough that heralds the transition into smart and green transportation through cooperation that will allow battery swapping at gas stations, turning them into venues for alternative energy supply."
Metro Motor is a top two-wheel vehicle distributor in Israel and Paz Group is a leading energy, gas and retail group in Israel. The companies are launching with 10 battery swapping locations and anticipate deploying to 35 battery swapping stations by the end of 2022 and more than 150 stations within 4 years.
"Gogoro is excited to be launching its battery swapping in Tel Aviv. We are focused on driving the mass market shift to smart electric mobility and battery swapping is one clear path to solving a city's mobility and energy demands in a safe, sustainable, and scalable way. As one of the world's most innovative cities, the people of Tel Aviv can now embrace a new era in smart mobility innovation using Gogoro's Smartscooters and battery swapping," said Horace Luke, founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Gogoro. "Metro Motor and Paz Group are two industry leaders in Israel, and together, we are introducing a new urban mobility experience that is smart, sustainable and available to everyone. Customers in Tel Aviv can now purchase the high-performance Gogoro S2 ABS or the versatile Gogoro 2 Plus at Metro retail stores in the city."
"We are proud and excited to begin marketing Gogoro products in Israel," said Gadi Aviram, the chairman of the board of Metro Motor. "The introduction of this innovative brand into the Israeli market is a milestone in the Israeli transportation industry and it aligns with Metro Motor's vision of constantly updating the high standards by which we operate."
"The Paz Group, positioned to lead the electric energy revolution in Israel, is proud to launch Gogoro's Swap & Go services for Gogoro's Smartscooters. They are a potential game-changer in their market, allowing electric scooter riders to continue their journey without unnecessary charging breaks," said Nir Stern, CEO of Paz.
Gogoro Smartscooters
Gogoro Smartscooters™ are recognized for their design, performance, and smart technology that enables amazing rider control, safety, and ease of use. Key features of the Gogoro Smartscooter experience include:
- Responsive Power - Hyper-efficient, water-cooled Gogoro motor that delivers incredible power and range.
- iQ System® - Smart vehicle technology that makes every day riding simple and effortless.
- Gogoro App - The Gogoro App provides a variety of smart features and the ability to receive new features over the air (OTA).
- Bio-authentication - Choose from fingerprint, Face-ID, or even Siri voice command to utilize greater security and easy access to your Smartscooter.
- One-click reverse - Get out of any tight spot with a simple click of the reverse button for hassle-free parking.
Gogoro S2 ABS
The Gogoro S2 ABS is a special performance edition of Gogoro's 2 Series. The S2 ABS has a 7,200-watt electric motor with 213 Nm torque that delivers a top speed of nearly 60mph and it accelerates from 0-30 mph in under four seconds. The Smartscooter has many performance enhancements including ABS braking and a 245mm enlarged front disc brake with four piston radial mounted race calipers for improved braking performance.
Gogoro 2 Plus
The Gogoro 2 Plus is designed to be versatile, dependable and safe. The Gogoro 2 Plus is equipped with regenerative braking that returns power to its batteries. It also utilizes Gogoro's Synchronized Braking System (SBS), unique braking that delivers simultaneous braking force to the front and rear wheels, automatically balancing stopping force to reduce skidding when hard braking or during emergency stopping situations. The Gogoro 2 Plus has a 6,400 watt electric motor for a top speed of more than 55 mph and it accelerates from 0 to 30 mph in less than 4.3 seconds. The Gogoro 2 Plus also has 25 liters of storage, ample space to store a helmet and backpack.
Gogoro Network
At the heart of Gogoro's ecosystem is the Gogoro Network, an open and interoperable battery swapping platform that was recognized in 2021 by Guidehouse Insights as the leading battery swapping company for lightweight urban vehicles in the world. Gogoro Network is a new generation of swappable battery refueling that is smart, scalable, and continually optimizing itself to be dynamic and versatile for people, communities, and businesses. With more than a half million riders and nearly 11,000 battery swapping GoStations at over 2,240 locations, Gogoro Network is hosting more than 340,000 daily battery swaps with more than 325 million total battery swaps to date.
ABOUT GOGORO
Founded in 2011 to rethink urban energy and inspire the world to move through cities in smarter and more sustainable ways, Gogoro leverages the power of innovation to change the way urban energy is distributed and consumed. Gogoro's battery swapping and vehicle platforms offer a smart, proven and sustainable long-term ecosystem for delivering a new approach to urban mobility. Gogoro has quickly become an innovation leader in vehicle design and electric propulsion, smart battery design, battery swapping, and advanced cloud services that utilize artificial intelligence to manage battery availability and safety. The challenge is massive, but the opportunity to disrupt the status quo, establish new standards, and achieve new levels of sustainable transportation growth in densely populated cities is even greater. For more information, visit www.gogoro.com/news and follow Gogoro on Twitter: @wearegogoro.
ABOUT METRO MOTOR
Metro Motors Ltd. is Israel's largest power-sports distributor for motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs, and other leisure vehicles. Founded in 1981, Metro Motors are the authorized suppliers of the world's premier motorcycle brands: San Yang, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Beta, and Fantic. The company also retails off-road vehicles, commercial vehicles, and utility vehicles from the likes of Access, Segway, Marshell, and 'Afikim', an Israeli manufacturer of Mobility Scooters. Recently, Metro Motors founded the 'Metro ELECTRIC Division' importing urban electric two-wheel scooters, mopeds and motorcycles from the international brands, Gogoro and Zero. The Metro ELECTRIC Division also franchises American manufacturers KARMA Automotive, and the Chinese Limp Motors. An additional Metro Motors Division of recreational watercraft retail jet skis and personal pump-jet boats from the brands Moomba, Supra, Kawasaki, and Yamaha. Metro Motors is built on the premise of providing the highest possible level of customer service for its Israeli clients. The company operates 10 showrooms, 5 service stations, and 4 logistic centers throughout Israel. Furthermore, Metro Motors provides maintenance services for all of their vehicles from an additional 40 authorized service stations all over the country. Metro Motors head offices are located in Atir Yeda 18, Kfar Saba, Israel. For more details visit: https://www.metro.co.il/
ABOUT PAZ GROUP
The Paz Group is Israel's leading energy corporation, operating real estate and industrial retail branches. Paz is traded publicly on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and is valued at NIS 5.5 billion. Paz has 270 refueling complexes nationwide, over 300 minimarkets, and a unique app with over one million users. Paz will take the lead in electric vehicle charging, with the placement of fast charging stations in our stations and additional electric charging services.
Forward Looking Statements
This communication contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward looking statements generally relate to future events or Gogoro's future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward looking statements because they contain words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "going to," "could," "intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern Gogoro's expectations, strategy, priorities, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this communication include, but are not limited to, the potential of the partnership between Gogoro, Metro Motor and Paz Group including the ability of such partnership to achieve its goals, projections of market opportunity, market share and potential growth in Israel, the capability of Gogoro's technology, Gogoro's business plans including related to its expectations related to its plans to launch in Israel including its timeline for such launch, and statements by Gogoro's founder, chairman and chief executive officer. Gogoro's expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including risks related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, risks related to macroeconomic factors including inflation and consumer confidence, risks related to political tensions, Gogoro's ability to effectively manage its growth, Gogoro's ability to launch and ramp up the production of its products and control its manufacturing costs and manage its supply chain issues, Gogoro's risks related to ability to expand its sales and marketing abilities, Gogoro's ability to expand effectively into new markets, foreign exchange fluctuations, Gogoro's ability to develop and maintain relationships with its partners, risks related to operating in the PRC, regulatory risks and Gogoro's risks related to strategic collaborations, risks related to the China market and other international markets, alliances or joint ventures including Gogoro's ability to enter into and execute its plans related to strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures in order for such strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures to be successful and generate revenue, Gogoro's ability to raise additional capital, the risks related to the need for Gogoro to invest more capital in strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures, and the risk of Gogoro having to update the accounting treatment for its joint ventures. The forward looking statements contained in this communication are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in Gogoro's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including in Gogoro's Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed on May 2, 2022 and in its subsequent filings with the SEC, copies of which are available on our website and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The forward looking statements in this communication are based on information available to Gogoro as of the date hereof, and Gogoro disclaims any obligation to update any forward looking statements, except as required by law.
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Camps recalled that this measure is included in the Biosphere Reserve law, which must be approved before the end of the year by the Parliament.
“It is necessary to limit the number of vehicles, because at the moment there is no control whatsoever, and the ferries arrive every day loaded with cars, which is causing the island to become overcrowded. The solution is not to create more car parks, which consume land, but to regulate the pressure of vehicles as in Formentera, where this system works very well,” he said.
The ecologist also called for the transfer of responsibility for water resources.
“The citizens need political stature and to be able to tackle issues seriously, and to avoid the game of political jealousy that the transfer of a competence provokes. It is incomprehensible that Mallorca wants it when it never uses it. We are asking for common sense and for a change of vision”, he said.
Furthermore, Miquel Camps does not believe that Minorca should invest in tourism promotion during the high season.
“It makes no sense to spend public money to promote sun and sand. We have other urgent needs that require the resources of the administrations.”
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Shares of Everbridge (EVBG - Free Report) have gained 20.6% over the past four weeks to close the last trading session at $39.23, but there could still be a solid upside left in the stock if short-term price targets of Wall Street analysts are any indication. Going by the price targets, the mean estimate of $50.11 indicates a potential upside of 27.7%.
The average comprises nine short-term price targets ranging from a low of $32 to a high of $95, with a standard deviation of $20.67. While the lowest estimate indicates a decline of 18.4% from the current price level, the most optimistic estimate points to a 142.2% upside. More than the range, one should note the standard deviation here, as it helps understand the variability of the estimates. The smaller the standard deviation, the greater the agreement among analysts.
While the consensus price target is highly sought after by investors, the ability and unbiasedness of analysts in setting price targets have long been questionable. And investors making investment decisions solely based on this tool would arguably do themselves a disservice.
However, an impressive consensus price target is not the only factor that indicates a potential upside in EVBG. This view is strengthened by the agreement among analysts that the company will report better earnings than what they estimated earlier. Though a positive trend in earnings estimate revisions doesn't give any idea as to how much the stock could surge, it has proven effective in predicting an upside.
Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Here's What You Should Know About Analysts' Price Targets
According to researchers at several universities across the globe, a price target is one of many pieces of information about a stock that misleads investors far more often than it guides. In fact, empirical research shows that price targets set by several analysts, irrespective of the extent of agreement, rarely indicate where the price of a stock could actually be heading.
While Wall Street analysts have deep knowledge of a company's fundamentals and the sensitivity of its business to economic and industry issues, many of them tend to set overly optimistic price targets. Are you wondering why?
They usually do that to drum up interest in shares of companies that their firms either have existing business relationships with or are looking to be associated with. In other words, business incentives of firms covering a stock often result in inflated price targets set by analysts.
However, a tight clustering of price targets, which is represented by a low standard deviation, indicates that analysts have a high degree of agreement about the direction and magnitude of a stock's price movement. While that doesn't necessarily mean the stock will hit the average price target, it could be a good starting point for further research aimed at identifying the potential fundamental driving forces.
That said, while investors should not entirely ignore price targets, making an investment decision solely based on them could lead to disappointing ROI. So, price targets should always be treated with a high degree of skepticism.
Here's Why There Could be Plenty of Upside Left in EVBG
There has been increasing optimism among analysts lately about the company's earnings prospects, as indicated by strong agreement among them in revising EPS estimates higher. And that could be a legitimate reason to expect an upside in the stock. After all, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.
Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has increased 36.8%, as six estimates have moved higher compared to no negative revision.
Moreover, EVBG currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), which means it is in the top 20% of more than the 4,000 stocks that we rank based on four factors related to earnings estimates. Given an impressive externally-audited track record, this is a more conclusive indication of the stock's potential upside in the near term. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>
Therefore, while the consensus price target may not be a reliable indicator of how much EVBG could gain, the direction of price movement it implies does appear to be a good guide.
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WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for nine people missing after a floatplane crashed in the waters of Puget Sound northwest of Seattle.
A nearby resident said they heard what sounded like a thunderclap at the time of the crash Sunday.
Just after noon on Monday, the Coast Guard said it was halting the search for survivors after “saturating an area” of more than 2,100 square nautical miles (nearly 2,800 square miles or 7,250 square kilometers).
“All next of kin have been notified of this decision,” the Coast Guard said on Twitter. “Our hearts go out to the families, loved ones and friends of those who remain missing and the deceased.”
The body of a 10th person, an unidentified female, was recovered by a good Samaritan on Sunday after the crash was reported at 3:11 p.m., Scott Giard, director of the U.S. Coast Guard’s search and rescue for the Pacific Northwest, said at a new conference.
The identities of the victims were expected to be released Tuesday.
The Northwest Seaplanes flight left Friday Harbor, a popular tourist destination in the San Juan Islands, and was headed to Renton Municipal Airport, the company’s base, said Coast Guard spokesperson William Colclough.
The plane went down in Mutiny Bay off Whidbey Island, roughly 30 miles (50 kilometers) northwest of downtown Seattle and about halfway between Friday Harbor and Renton, a suburb south of Seattle.
Whidbey Island resident Jeff Brewny and his wife were walking their dog Sunday when they heard a loud boom.
“First thought was thunder. It was that loud,” he said. “There was no flash like you get with lightning. So, you know, I thought it was a boat exploded. It was that devastating. My dog went crazy.”
The Coast Guard learned through the seaplane company’s owner that two Friday Harbor seaplanes took off Sunday afternoon and the owner was aboard one of the flights, Giard said. The owner told authorities he saw the other plane divert slightly off course and he tried to make radio contact but was unable to.
“Shortly after that, he noticed on his flight tracker that the flight had stopped tracking and notified authorities,” Giard said.
Officials received reports that “the aircraft dropped suddenly at a fair amount of speed and hit the water,” Giard said. “We don’t have any video or pictures of the incident as of this moment.”
There was no distress call or distress beacon from the crashing plane, he said. The aircraft has an electronic locating transmitter onboard, but they have not received any transmission.
“That is very typical in times where there is either a hard landing or a crash of an aircraft,” he said.
The cause of the crash is unknown, authorities said.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Monday they’re sending a team of seven to investigate the crash of the DHC-3 Turbine Otter.
Coast Guard searchers found “minimal debris,” Giard said. By Monday afternoon, they had only found three to four long and narrow pieces of aluminum, very few personal items, a seat and some small pieces of foam.
Without a clear picture of the actual crash, and not knowing whether it exploded on impact or immediately sank to the sea floor, 150 to 200 feet (45-60 meters) below, it’s difficult to know what happened to the plane, he said.
Northwest Seaplanes is a family owned business founded by Clyde Carlson, according to the company’s website.
The company’s business office next to the seaplane dock at the Renton Municipal Airport remained closed behind fencing Monday. The only visible activity was two people hugging near the front door.
A woman who answered the phone early Monday said they’re waiting to learn more and are devastated by the crash.
“It’s a small crew. Everyone’s close,” said the woman, who would only give her first name, Michelle. She declined to say more.
The company posted a message on Facebook late Monday saying they were heartbroken.
“We don’t know any details yet regarding the cause of the accident,” the post said. “We are working with the FAA, NTSB and Coastguard. We have been in communication with the families. We are praying for the families involved, including our pilot and his family.”
Floatplanes, which have pontoons allowing them to land on water, are a common sight around Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. There are multiple, daily flights between the Seattle area and the San Juan Islands.
In July 2020, a De Havilland Beaver operated by Brooke’s Seaplanes was on a scenic flight in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with five passengers and a pilot when it collided with a Cessna 206. Eight people were killed.
In 2019, a midair crash in Alaska between two sightseeing planes killed six people. The Ketchikan-based floatplanes were carrying passengers from the same cruise ship, the Royal Princess, and were returning from tours of Misty Fjords National Monument.
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Bellisle reported from Renton, Washington.
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PARIS, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global turnover from Fine Art auction sales increased by 8.8% in H1 2022, despite another wave of Covid-19 in China. Artprice counted a record number of auction transactions around the world and observes a growing enthusiasm for works by artists from the second half of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century, whose prices are highly volatile.
Four indicators of the health of global Fine Art auction activity in H1 2022
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thierry Ehrmann, President, and Founder of Artmarket.com: "A comprehensive study of the results of public auctions reveals growing competition between New York, London, and Hong Kong. This competition is rapidly inflating the prices of works by young artists to levels usually reserved for great masters. On the occasion of the Frieze London and Paris+ fairs (the latter run by Art Basel), Artprice will be publishing an exclusive report dedicated to 'Ultra Contemporary' Art: a term that designates a dynamic that is developing around artists under 40 years old, like Matthew Wong, Avery Singer, and Refik Anadol.
The analysis of the Art Market presented in this H1 2022 Report is based on the Fine Art public auction results recorded by Artprice and only concerns paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, prints, videos, installations, tapestries as well as NFTs, and excludes antiquities, anonymous cultural property, and furniture. All prices indicated in this Report refer to public auction results, including buyers' fees, and the $ sign refers to the US dollar.
H1 2022 KEY FIGURES
- Global Fine Art auction proceeds reached $7.49 billion.
- The art market's 5th most prosperous H1 period ever recorded.
- An increase of 8.8% versus H1 2021.
- A record 326,000 lots sold in H1 2022 versus 313,400 in H1 2021
- Christie's hammered the 2nd best art auction result of all time at $195 million.
- The unsold rate rose to 31% versus 27% in H1 2021.
- With a turnover of $3.27 billion, New York was clearly the world's leading marketplace.
- In second and third place, London hammered $1.43 billion and Hong Kong took $610 million.
- Not far behind, the Parisian art market generated $518 million and has attracted a growing number of international institutions.
- Christie's and Sotheby's account for 38% of global fine art turnover.
- The Macklowe Collection became the most expensive collection ever sold in the world, generating $922 million.
- 180 NFTs sold at auction generating $8.5 million.
ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE OF THE ART MARKET
As the health crisis wanes worldwide, Fine Art auctions settled down to an unsold rate of 31%, almost one in three works offered for sale. This level corresponds to a stable average over the last twenty years, fluctuating between 36% in 2009 and 27% in 2021. Indeed, this key market indicator has reacted quite differently compared with how it reacted in the last major crisis that affected the global art market, the 2009 financial crisis. Back then, collectors decided to take less financial risk, whereas the health crisis of 2021 prompted buyers to switch to a new entirely dematerialized sales channel.
In the first half of 2022, the market found a new balance thanks to the coexistence of two different and complementary sales channels (one physical, the other digital), which allowed auction transactions to continue at a healthy pace reaching a historic number of 326,000 Fine Art lots in six months. In H1 2022 this volume further increased to an unprecedented intensity, despite the postponement of many auctions in China (whose turnover volume is down 53%) due to an additional wave of Covid-19.
The United States (up 42% vs. H1 2021) and the UK (up 26%) have driven growth. The two powerful Anglo-Saxon markets alone accounted for exactly two-thirds of global Fine Art auction turnover. China, for its part, only accounted for 12% of global fine art auction turnover, a result that it owes in large part to Hong Kong which accounted for 70% of the value of the entire Chinese art market (including Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan).
France continued to grow (+14%) consolidating its 4th place ahead of Germany (-5%) after a sensational performance in 2021. In addition to the presence of Christie's and Sotheby's, several Parisian auction operators posted exceptionally strong performances: Artcurial (+42%) and Aguttes (+154%), among others. Meanwhile, The French capital is attracting a growing number of major international players like David Zwirner, while the Gagosian and Continua galleries have opened new spaces in France. Paris is delighted to see the upcoming arrival of Hauser & Wirth as well as the opening of a Phillips auction room. Bonhams has acquired the French house Cornette de Saint-Cyr (operating in Paris and Brussels). Lastly, the Art Basel company will henceforth be the official organizer of the international autumn art fair organized at the Grand Palais in Paris, entitled Paris+, which will replace the FIAC.
Japan and Switzerland also had an excellent start to 2022 with increases of 74% and 145% in their respective auction turnover totals. Without directly competing with Hong Kong (which still weighs seven times more), Tokyo is positioning itself on the Asian continent as a hub for major contemporary artists, including Andy Warhol, Yoshitomo Nara, Yayoi Kusama, but also young talents like Mr Doodle and Ayako Rokkaku (born in 1982), whose auction sales have already exceeded $18.6 million this year. For its part, Switzerland is continuing to carve out a place for itself in the Post-Impressionist and Modern Art market, with sales of important works by Ferdinand Hodler, Alberto Giacometti, and Marc Chagall.
Ferdinand Hodler, Der Brienzersee von Breitlauenen aus (1906); sold for CHF 2,875,000 (~$3 million) on 17 June 2022 by Galerie Kornfeld in Bern
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TRENDS: NFTs AND ULTRA CONTEMPORARY ART
Propelled to center stage in March 2021 with a first public auction result at $69.4 million, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have created something of a revolution in the art market, with a new type of work, new collectors, and a new currency.
Of the 277 NFTs auctioned in H1 2022, 65% sold for an average price of $47,000. This situation is very different from H2 2021 in which 225 NFTs were offered for sale, of which 86% sold at an average price of $520,000. Beeple's Human One (2021) fetched nearly $29 million last November at Christie's, whereas the best NFT result in H1 2022 was just $1.38 million for Living Architecture: Casa Batlló (2022) by Refik Anadol.
The 104 CryptoPunks that Sotheby's announced in February 2022 were finally withdrawn on the eve of their scheduled sale. The withdrawal of such a lot, estimated between $20 and $30 million, underscores the extent to which NFT market players remain somewhat skeptical about the service provided by traditional intermediaries. Not only are they expensive (transaction costs amount to an average of 20% compared with around 2% to 3% via NFT platforms) but they also are governed by a much less flexible schedule. The major auction houses are nevertheless continuing their efforts to participate in this emerging market, although they only very rarely sell major NFT collections (BAYC, WoW, etc.). For the time being, such projects no longer seem to need the marketing efforts or the legitimacy of regulated auction houses.
At the same time, the volatility of cryptocurrencies, has exacerbated the mistrust of traditional collectors vis-à-vis this disruptive market. Fortunately, this lull will provide a good number of artists, dealers, collectors, and institutions – starting with museums – an opportunity to take an interest in digital works and to consider acquiring NFTs without the pressure of record sales and over-mediatization.
The NFT phenomenon stems from the same enthusiasm that Artprice is observing for the work of young artists, some of whom are eliciting record multi-million dollar results even before their work has been exhibited in a major museum or before they have even enjoyed a solo show in a gallery. The recent auction records for works by artists under 40 (whose very recent works are already trading on the secondary market) will be analyzed by the next Artprice Ultra Contemporary Art Report to be published in October 2022. This will notably be an opportunity to highlight the growing success and influence of young female painters.
Top 10 personal records for living artists under 40 at auction in H1 2022
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1. Avery Singer (1987): $5,253,000
2. Christina Quarles (1985): $4,527,000
3. Jennifer Packer (1984): $2,349,000
4. María Berrio (1982): $1,562,500
5. Robbie Barrat (1999): $841,317
6. Robert Nava (1985): $639,401
7. Issy Wood (1993): $588,042
8. Lauren Quin (1992): $588,042
9. Louis Fratino (1993): $365,400
10. Jordy Kerwick (1982): $277,200
FIVE EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS IN H1 2022
Andy Warhol's Shot Sage Blue Marilyn elicited the second highest ever art auction bid. For the first time since Leonardo Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi in November 2017 (four and a half years ago), the ultra-high-end market is back with a result that once again questions the notion of an absolute masterpiece and its value. The charity sale that produced this result was guaranteed by Christie's and ended with a result of $195 million (including fees). The 'painting' was acquired by Larry Gagosian himself, the powerful gallery owner who had already sold the canvas to Thomas Ammann in the early 1980s.
The French auction house Artcurial had the honor of presenting an exceptional still-life by Jean-Baptiste Chardin, Le panier de fraises des bois, painted in 1761 and exhibited the same year at the Grand Salon in Paris. While this was the first appearance of this painting at auction, art expert Eric Turquin insists on the immense historical importance of the work, importance to which the labels on the back of the painting attest, having been included in many prestigious exhibitions around the world. A gentle and magic painting, the Jean-Baptiste Chardin masterpiece was estimated between $13 and $16 million and finally sold for $26.8 million.
The biggest sensation of the year was undoubtedly created by the canvas The Sugar Shack (1976) by Ernie Barnes (1938 - 2009). Last year, the African-American painter set a new auction record at $550,000. But on 12 May this year, Christie's proposed his painting The Sugar Shack (1976) in New York with an estimate of $150,000 - $200,000. The work finally sold for $15,275,000, more than 100 times the low estimate. In the days and weeks that followed, six more important Ernie Barnes paintings were offered at Christie's and Bonhams, and they all sold well beyond their estimates.
Last year, the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama became the first female artist to enter the world's Top 10 performing artists as calculated by Artprice (all periods of creation combined). She was also the third best performing living artist of the year behind Gerhard Richter and Banksy. This year, Yayoi Kusama has repeated that performance with 208 lots sold worldwide for more than $115 million. She also set a new auction record when her Untitled (Nets) (1959) reached $10.5 million at Phillips on 18 May 2022.
Matthew Wong would have been 38 if he hadn't taken his own life in 2019. Since his death, his paintings have enjoyed stunning success in auction rooms. On 19 May 2022, his Night Watcher (2018) was acquired for $5.9 million at Christie's New York. In H1 2022, Matthew Wong ranked 52nd in the global ranking of artists by auction turnover (all periods of creation combined), a success that has a certain Basquiat flavor to it, even if Wong's place in art history has not yet been recognized.
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With A Community of Over 390 Million Engaged Followers Across All Platforms, The D'Amelio Family Partners with Serial Entrepreneur and Operator Richard Rosenblatt and Internet Entrepreneur and Business Executive Michael Rubin to Create Their Own Company
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The D'Amelio family, composed of social media phenoms Dixie and Charli and their parents Marc and Heidi, announced their new business venture today – the launch of their namesake company, D'Amelio Brands. Leveraging the D'Amelio family's proven success in brand partnerships and Marc's 30+ years of business experience, D'Amelio Brands was formulated using the family's unparalleled marketing and business knowledge combined with their unique understanding and connection to fans around the globe. The company's goal is to create authentic and accessible products across a variety of industries, from fashion and beauty to CPG and lifestyle, and bring it under one roof, allowing each member of the family to fully immerse themselves in all areas of product development.
"After years of working with other brands on deals and partnerships, we have an innate knowledge of what consumers are looking for as well as the ability to identify voids in the marketplace," says Marc D'Amelio, Co-Founder of D'Amelio Brands. "We are so excited to announce this new venture and launch our own brand, giving us the ability to create products that are true to us and speak directly to our community."
D'Amelio Brands also announced today a $6M seed round from an accomplished group of diverse investors and business advisors, including their Co-Founder, serial entrepreneur and operator Richard Rosenblatt, as well as internet entrepreneur and business executive Michael Rubin, developer and e-commerce entrepreneur Elena Silenok, Apple's Senior Vice President of Services Eddy Cue, Chief Executive Officer of Lions Gate Entertainment Jon Feltheimer, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning media entrepreneur and visionary producer Ben Silverman, award-winning entrepreneur and beverage industry veteran Lance Collins, and United Talent Agency (UTA).
"As I spent more and more time with the family, it became clear to me they could build an authentic and successful product business driven by their massive social reach and fashion sensibilities," said Richard Rosenblatt, Co-Founder of D'Amelio Brands. "Not only do they know what voids exist in the market, but they know what consumers are looking for and exactly how to effectively market those products to their audience."
"The D'Amelio's have become some of the most authentic and influential social media personalities globally, and this was the perfect time to elevate their platform and create a new, cutting-edge business model that will reach consumers worldwide who are excited to engage with their brand," adds Michael Rubin, D'Amelio Brands Investor.
D'Amelio Brands launched with the mission to not only create unique, high-quality products that cater to their loyal community, but to build a socially conscious company with a strong ethos that represents the family's core set of values. Being at the center of the cultural zeitgeist, the family understands the importance of working with partners that are socially aware and diverse. Through D'Amelio Brands, they will identify these companies and put an emphasis on empowering small, inclusive, and sustainable businesses. D'Amelio Brands is on track to launch two brands by year's end, with solidified plans for expansion in 2023.
Charli shot to fame as the most followed person on TikTok. Brands immediately took note partnering with the social media superstar to help move products to a captive audience. Her sister Dixie's rise followed with partnerships in music, beauty, and fashion. The family soon launched their own successful docuseries on Hulu which also featured an arc on the formation of their own fashion line, Social Tourist. The show, which has already been picked up for a second season premiering this September, made the family, including parents Marc and Heidi, a household name. Brands continued to seek out the family for their undeniable influence. It is this direct connection with their fanbase that led the family to start D'Amelio Brands.
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ABOUT THE D'AMELIO FAMILY
The D'Amelio family, referred to as the "first family of TikTok" by The Guardian, have quickly become digital phenomena. The family of social media megastars have a combined social following of over 390 million and a successful TV show on Hulu, The D'Amelio Show. Season two of the hit series is premiering September 28, 2022. The dynamic sister duo, 21-year-old Dixie and 18-year-old Charli, are the most watched faces of their generation. Charli, the leading female TikTok creator, has catapulted to stardom by captivating the screens of teens and adults worldwide with her bubbly personality combined with her impeccable dance skills and social media sensibility. She recently launched her first ever fragrance venture, Born Dreamer, available in ULTA. Dixie is a music artist who released her first album, A Letter To Me, this year after which she hit the road on tour opening for Big Time Rush. Together, the two are proud voices of their generation. Dixie and Charli are advocates against cyberbullying and have partnered with organizations such as UNICEF to raise awareness on the negative effects cyberbullying can have on young people.
The sister duo continues to make their mark in the fashion industry collaborating with brands like Valentino, Prada, Burberry, PUMA, and Morphe to name a few. In 2021 they launched their own clothing brand, Social Tourist. They have also worked with brands such as Dunkin Donuts, Halo, Lightricks, and Fiton. Their parents, Marc and Heidi, continue to encourage the family to use their platforms for good and to create positive change in the world. Marc leads by example, continuously shining light on causes that are important to the family, while balancing his professional career as an apparel entrepreneur and advisor in the sports industry. Full-time mom, Heidi, who previously pursued a career as a model as well as a personal trainer, continues to pursue her own passions in wellness, fitness, and philanthropy.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin deliberately — and quite effectively — declined to announce a starting quarterback for months, even as all signs pointed to Mitch Trubisky.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ longtime head coach wanted to wait until — as he said over and over and over during the offseason and throughout training camp — the time was “appropriate.”
In the end, Tomlin let his players effectively make the announcement for him, then quietly reinforced it not with his booming voice but with a piece of paper.
Trubisky will be the starter on Sunday when Pittsburgh begins the post-Ben Roethlisberger era in Cincinnati. Tomlin placed Trubisky’s name atop the depth chart on Monday afternoon, just hours after Trubisky’s teammates selected him as one of Pittsburgh’s five co-captains for the 2022 season.
“I just think he’s a guy who people rally around,” said defensive tackle Cam Heyward of Trubisky, who arrived in free agency in March. “He’s all about team. He’s very bought in. He understands and Coach T says it, he’s carrying our hopes and dreams on every single play.”
Trubisky has said all the right things and done all the right things seemingly from the moment he signed a two-year deal for the chance to replace Roethlisberger. He reached out individually to the returning players on offense and welcomed the skill position players to his home in South Florida during the spring in hopes of building chemistry.
Trubisky began the spring atop the depth chart and despite a push from Mason Rudolph and rookie first-round pick Kenny Pickett — both of whom performed well throughout the offseason program and training camp — Trubisky never provided much reason for Tomlin to switch things up.
If anything, Tomlin reinforced the status quo.
Rudolph is listed as the primary backup with Pickett starting his first season in the NFL on the third string, a move that gives Pickett time to get acclimated to life as a pro and gives Trubisky breathing room. Even if he struggles in his return to a starting role after spending 2021 as a backup in Buffalo, it is unlikely the second overall pick in the 2017 draft would be replaced by Rudolph during a game unless he’s injured.
Trubisky toed the line early Monday afternoon before he was formally anointed, saying simply “you’re not going to hear it from me,” when asked if being a co-captain meant he had won the job.
The answer was typical Trubisky, who has made it a point to deflect attention as best he can and say as little as possible. The way he figures it, his actions will speak far louder than any words ever could.
“You just want to be that guy day in and day out that guys can look to like, ‘Hey, if I do it the way this guy does it, we’re going to be heading in the right direction,'” said Trubisky, who went 29-21 in four seasons with Chicago.
Heyward, reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year T.J. Watt, special teams ace Miles Killebrew and second-year running back Najee Harris were also elected captains.
The 24-year-old Harris set a franchise rookie record by running for 1,200 yards in 2021. He quickly earned the respect of his teammates with his work ethic and discipline.
“You know, he’s a guy that leads by example, doesn’t say a lot,” Heyward said of Harris. “But I just think he was destined to be captain. He was a guy that when you looked at our roster, you know, he’s the bell cow. And so we’ve had bell cows that haven’t been captains, but it’s what he does off the field. He’s locked in.”
Trubisky found it telling that Harris flew to Pittsburgh on the day Trubisky officially signed. Harris gave Trubisky a rough sketch of the offense and the team’s goals for 2022 and beyond.
“He was there for me from day one,” Trubisky said. “And to me, those are the little things that people don’t see that leaders do on a day-to-day basis, having those relationships that go deeper and beyond (the surface) with your teammates. And that’s why he is who he is.”
NOTES: The Steelers signed S Andrew Adams, CB Josh Jackson and LB Delontae Scott to the practice squad on Monday. … Pro Bowl WR Diontae Johnson warmed up with his teammates on Monday, but did not participate in most portions of practice. Johnson injured his left shoulder in the preseason finale against Detroit on Aug. 28, though Tomlin said at the time that there’s a chance Johnson could have returned to the game if it was the regular season.
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Why Rafael Nadal Turned Down a Rare Invitation From Queen Elizabeth II
Rafael Nadal is one of the most successful and famous tennis players in the world, and Queen Elizabeth II is one of the most famous people in the world. But when the athlete had the chance to spend some time with the royal family matriarch he had to decline.
Read on to find out why Nadal turned down an invitation from the monarch.
The invitation Nadal received from Queen Elizabeth
Every year Wimbledon, which is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, takes place at the All England Club from late June through early July. Some of the royals who have been in attendance the last few years include Kate Middleton, who is the All England Club’s Royal Patron, as well as Prince William and Meghan Markle.
It’s rare that Queen Elizabeth attends the event though as she’s only been there four times. In 2010, she made an appearance at the tournament which was her first time since 1977 so the players who got to meet and speak with her figured it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Express noted that Nadal previously revealed that he was invited to meet with the queen during her visit to the venue that year as well. However, he had to turn that invite down.
Why the tennis star declined the invitation
Nadal had to play the same day Queen Elizabeth was there and decided to stick to his pre-match routines instead of meeting her.
“It was disappointing for me but the Wimbledon club knows I have my routines before the match,” Nadal said. “I knew it was going to be a very difficult match. I had to practice around then, so it was impossible for me. I have my routines. Before the match, it is very difficult … I had to practice at that time, so it was impossible for me to meet her at that moment.”
The monarch ended up leaving after watching Andy Murray of Britain’s victory, so she did not see Nadal’s match. “Seriously, I thought the queen was going to be at my match and I would love to have the chance to meet her after the match. But it wasn’t possible … For me it was disappointing,” he explained. “I was excited to meet her but it was a very important match for me too.”
Nadal went on to win Wimbledon that year.
Nadal has a close relationship with other monarchs
Although he didn’t get to meet Queen Elizabeth II, Nadal has met her cousin, the Duke of Kent, when he presented the athlete with the trophy after winning in 2008 and 2010. Nadal also knows a few princes and other monarchs very well.
The tennis champ met Prince Albert II of Monaco on several occasions and visited the Prince’s Palace. Moreover, he’s known King Felipe VI of Spain for several years and has a close relationship with Felipe VI’s father, the former king of Spain Juan Carlos I.
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TOKYO (AP) — An American diplomat in Tokyo on Tuesday criticized China's “increasingly hostile maritime actions” as a threat to the safety of waterways in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific, as the United States seeks to strengthen security cooperation with allies Japan and the Philippines.
U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Raymond Greene said disregard for international law and heavy-handed actions by Beijing are aimed at increasing its control over the region. “Specifically, the increasingly hostile maritime actions by the People’s Republic of China threaten the safety of our waterways,” he said at a news conference ahead of a meeting of officials from the three countries.
”No one nation should be able to dominate Indo-Pacific waters through coercion and outright intimidation," he said. "Might does not make right and we do not shy away from calling out Beijing’s provocative actions.”
He said China's actions included a militarization of the East and South China Seas, harassment of foreign fishing and other vessels, and depletion of maritime resources and the environment.
China ranks second highest in military spending after the United States and is rapidly modernizing its forces. It says its military is purely for defense and to protect its sovereign rights.
Japan sees China as a regional security threat and worries about growing tensions surrounding Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory. Tokyo also is concerned about increasing cooperation between China and Russia and their joint military activities around Japan, including joint firing drills off northern Japan over the weekend.
Japanese Vice Defense Minister Kimi Onoda, also at the news conference, said Japan and the Philippines as maritime nations share security challenges, including attempts by other nations to singlehandedly change the status quo in the South and East China Seas.
Robespierre L. Bolivar, chargé d’affaires at the Philippine Embassy, said promotion of cooperation among the three countries is important to help protect the Philippines’ maritime interests.
About 20 maritime security officials and experts from the three countries are to discuss maritime security cooperation at the two-day session.
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Meet Your Best Friend At The Firm returns on Sept. 10th for the second year in a row to support more than 150 animal adoptions.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mike Morse Law Firm is once again hosting the Meet Your Best Friend At The Firm pet adoption event this Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the firm's Southfield location (24901 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI 48075).
Together with Michigan Humane, Mike Morse Law Firm will welcome more than 150 adoptable pets from various rescue centers around Michigan. Along with Michigan Humane, nine animal welfare partners will be at the event, including Detroit Animal Care and Control. Last year's event facilitated more than 120 pet adoptions, with cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies all going to loving homes.
"Our Meet Your Best Friend adoption events have helped create thousands of new families over the years and we're incredibly excited to continue to promote pet adoption with our friends at the Mike Morse Law Firm," Matt Pepper, Michigan Humane President and CEO said. "Mike and his team are committed to helping spread the word about the positive benefits of pet ownership and promoting the bond between people and pets."
Mike Morse is a proud owner of a rescue dog himself, Jessi, who he met and fell in love with in 2013. "I know first-hand how much joy a pet can bring to a family," Morse said. "I also understand that sometimes our furry friends need a little extra help finding their forever home. That's why we're so proud to host Michigan Humane's Meet Your Best Friend event here at our firm."
The event is open to the public. For more information please visit 855MikeWins.com/MeetYourBestFriend.
About Mike Morse Law Firm
Since 1995, the Mike Morse Law Firm has been protecting the rights of Michigan auto accident and injury victims. They are Michigan's largest personal injury firm, specializing in auto, truck, pedestrian and motorcycle accidents as well as Social Security disability claims. They are experts in Michigan's No-Fault Act. Since opening their doors in 1995, the firm has won over one billion dollars for its clients. Mike Morse Law Firm handles cases throughout the state of Michigan, with a main office in Southfield. To learn more, call (855) 645-3946 or visit www.855mikewins.com.
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Zhang Jun, a basketball teacher, runs with his students during a PE class at the Minning Central Primary School in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region. (Photo/China Daily)
The number of full-time teachers in China has grown by 26 percent in the past ten years to reach 18.44 million last year, the Ministry of Education said on Tuesday.
More than 70 percent of primary schoolteachers hold a bachelor's degree or higher, up from 32.6 percent in 2012, said Ren Youqun, director of the ministry's Department of Teacher Education.
The number of supervisors for postgraduate students grew from 229,000 to 424,000, while supervisors for PhD candidates increased from 69,000 to 132,000, he said at a news conference introducing the development of teachers since the 18th Communist Party of China National Congress in 2012.
Ren said that salaries have increased steadily, and all counties have understood that the average salary of primary and middle school teachers should be no less than those of government officials.
The central government has allocated more than 25 billion yuan ($3.6 billion) in extra subsidies to 1.3 million teachers in rural areas and another 26 billion yuan was invested by the central government in building dormitories for 830,000 rural teachers.
A special program has helped recruit 1.03 million teachers to rural schools in central and western regions, and another program has rehired 221,000 retired teachers to teach in rural and underdeveloped regions.
In the past ten years, some 4,300 teachers have won national model teachers and exemplary teachers' awards, and the social status and respect for teachers have both increased steadily, Ren added.
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COPPELL, Texas, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcline Investment Management ("Arcline"), a growth-oriented private equity firm, today announced the acquisition of Kings III of America ("Kings III"), a leading third-party provider of elevator and pool emergency monitoring solutions in North America, from Rockbridge Growth Equity and Thayer Street Partners.
Arcline commented, "Kings III demonstrates all of the traits that we look for in our portfolio companies in providing contractually recurring, non-discretionary safety solutions to a large installed base of critical infrastructure. Kings III has an excellent reputation among customers and employees, and is led by a strong, experienced management team that has enabled it to become a true market leader. The growth-oriented culture at Kings III will fit well within the Arcline portfolio, and we are excited to partner with the management team for the company's next chapter of growth."
Dennis Mason, CEO of Kings III, added, "Arcline's passion for growth, innovation and culture is a perfect match with our management team, employees, and customers. Our success would not have been possible without the dedication and excellence of the entire team at Kings III, and this acquisition is a testament to their hard work. We look forward to working with Arcline to continue our incredible trajectory and we are excited to leverage Arcline's deep experience in the elevator industry to accelerate our growth."
Piper Sandler served as financial advisor to Arcline.
Arcline Investment Management is a growth-oriented private equity firm with $4.4 billion in cumulative capital commitments. Arcline seeks to invest in technology-driven, meaningful to the world industrial businesses that enable a better future. For more information visit www.arcline.com.
Kings III of America, LLC is headquartered in Coppell, Texas, and is a provider of all-inclusive emergency monitoring solutions for elevators and pools across North America. Kings III designs, engineers, and manufactures its monitoring equipment, as well as runs a state-of-the-art 24/7 emergency dispatch center staffed with certified emergency responders. With over three decades of service, Kings III is a critical enabler of the elevator infrastructure in the U.S. and Canada.
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Suriya completes 25 years in film industry, brother Karthi shares their childhood pic: 'He worked day and night'
Tamil actor Suriya has completed 25 years in the film industry. His brother Karthi on Tuesday, shared their childhood photo to mark the day.
Actor Karthi on Tuesday took to Twitter to share a heartfelt post to congratulate his brother Suriya on completing 25 years in the industry. Karthi also shared an childhood photo of them. In his post, he wrote that Suriya only focused on outperforming his own achievements. Suriya made his acting debut with the 1997 Tamil film Nerukku Ner. He was last seen in Tamil action-drama Etharkkum Thunindhavan. Also Read: Suriya is the most versatile leading man in Indian cinema today; Soorarai Pottru, Jai Bhim, and Vikram are proof
In his tweet, Karthi wrote: “He worked day & night to make his every minus into his greatest plus. He focused only at outperforming his own achievements. As a person, he made his already generous heart even larger and shaped the lives of thousands of deserving kids. That’s my brother! (sic).”
In the comments section, fans praised the bond the brothers share. Most fans described the picture as “cute”. One fan wrote: “That selfless heart that lifts up ,encourages and stands for deserves more (sic).”
Suriya was recently seen playing an important cameo in Kamal Haasan’s latest release, Vikram. He played a character called Rolex. He is also making his entry in Bollywood as a producer as his company 2D Entertainment will be producing the Hindi remake of Soorarai Pottru, with Akshay Kumar in the lead opposite Bhumi Pednekar. It was recently revealed that the actor also has a cameo in the Hindi version, which remains untitled.
It was for his performance in Soorarai Pottru, Suriya won the National award which was announced recently. The film was based on the life of Captain GR Gopinath – founder of the budget airline Air Deccan, Suriya also awaits the release of his upcoming Tamil films – Vaadivasal and a project with filmmaker Bala.
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No students have switched to online or blended learning after the Sooke School District said there was a spike in students being signed out during school hours for private programming.
Scott Stinson, superintendent with SD62, sent out an email to parents on May 11 which said students who frequently miss class time because their parents sign them out of school for private academies “may not be able to continue in their neighbourhood middle school educational program and will need to explore other educational offerings such as the District Blended Learning Program, homeschooling or distributed learning opportunities.”
But less than a week before the start of a new school year, no students had made the switch to online or blended learning, according to a school district spokesperson.
“The correspondence created an opportunity to have important conversations with families that have students missing regular class time in favour of private programming. The response has been positive. Concerned families have met with school administration and were able to discuss, clarify and look at all of the relevant information needed to make informed decisions about their student’s education,” they said in an email.
Blended learning is offered through SD62’s Westshore Centre for Learning, is open to full-time students in Grades 6 to 8 and involves online classes four times a week and in-person classes once a week.
The school district said in a previous statement to Black Press Media that the number of students being signed out for private programs spiked during the pandemic and impacted middle school students (aged 11 to 14) the most.
One of the biggest reasons is parents taking their kids to high-performance athletic training opportunities for sports like hockey, swimming and gymnastics, according to SD62.
“Finding a better solution to meet their child’s educational needs is the primary concern when regular and repeated class time is missed in favour of private programming. These conversations happen with families at both the school and district level, and we work together to find a solution that offers the student the best learning environment to succeed in,” a SD62 spokesperson wrote in an email.
READ MORE: Parents sending kids to private lessons during school hours risk future enrolment, SD62 says
ALSO READ: New Langford middle school opening pushed back to November
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The man charged with kidnapping a Tennessee woman jogging near the University of Memphis last week spent 20 years behind bars for a previous kidnapping.
U.S. Marshals arrested 38-year-old Cleotha Abston on Saturday after police detected his DNA on a pair of sandals found near to where Eliza Fletcher was last seen, according to an arrest affidavit. Police also linked the vehicle they believe was used in the kidnapping to a person at a residence where Abston was staying.
While Fletcher has not been found, Memphis police said in the affidavit they believe she was seriously injured in the abduction, which was caught on surveillance video. Authorities have said Fletcher, 34, was jogging around 4 a.m. on Friday when a man approached her and forced her into an SUV after a brief struggle. Fletcher was reported missing when she did not return home that morning.
Late Monday, police tweeted that a body had been found in a Memphis neighborhood but that the identity of that person and the cause of death was unconfirmed. The tweet made no reference to the Fletcher case, saying only that the investigation was ongoing. A large police presence was reported in the area where authorities reported finding the body just after 5 p.m., local news reports said.
Abston previously kidnapped a prominent Memphis attorney in 2000, the Commercial Appeal reported. When he was just 16 years old, Abston forced Kemper Durand into the trunk of his own car at gunpoint. After several hours, Abston took Durand out and forced him to drive to a Mapco gas station to withdraw money from an ATM. At the station, an armed Memphis Housing Authority guard walked in and Durand yelled for help. Abston ran away but was found and arrested. He pleaded guilty in 2001 to especially aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery, according to court records. He received a 24-year sentence.
Durand, in a victim impact statement, wrote, “I was extremely lucky that I was able to escape from the custody of Cleotha Abston. … It is quite likely that I would have been killed had I not escaped,” the Commercial Appeal reported. Durand noted that it took over a year for Abston to sign the guilty plea, calling the refusal “jailhouse braggadocio.”
Durand also detailed Abston’s lengthy history in the juvenile court system. In the years before the kidnapping, Abston had been charged with theft, aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a weapon, and rape, according to Durand’s statement.
Durand died in 2013, seven years before Abston would be released in November 2020 at age 36. In the two years since his release, there were no further documented charges against Abston in Shelby County prior to his Saturday arrest, the Commercial Appeal reported.
Online court records do not show if Abston has a lawyer who can comment on his behalf. An arraignment has been set for Tuesday.
Fletcher is the granddaughter of the late Joseph Orgill III, a Memphis hardware businessman and philanthropist. The family has released a video statement asking for help in finding Fletcher and offered a $50,000 reward for information in the case.
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This story has been corrected to show that Abston spent 20 years in prison for kidnapping Durand, not 22.
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Education sector is 11% more likely to face account compromise attacks as the other industries surveyed.
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Netwrix, a cybersecurity vendor that makes data security easy, today announced additional findings for the education sector from its global 2022 Cloud Data Security Report.
The survey revealed that 47% of educational institutions suffered a cyberattack on their cloud infrastructure within the last 12 months. For 27% of them, incidents in the cloud were associated with unplanned expenses to fix security gaps.
"Educational institutions are keen to broaden their cloud adoption: The sector expects to have 56% of the workload to be in the cloud by the end of 2023, compared to this year's 44%," comments Dirk Schrader, VP of Security Research at Netwrix. "But without proper visibility into who has access to sensitive data and when and how that data is being used, IT teams will not be able to proactively mitigate data overexposure and spot suspicious behavior in the cloud."
83% of educational organizations confirmed they store sensitive data in the cloud. With educators and students constantly sharing that information, they are more concerned about insider threats than other industries. 48% of respondents in this sector consider cybersecurity risks associated with their own employees to be the biggest ones.
"The educational sector has a good reason to be concerned about insider threats since 42% of them experienced account compromise attacks in 2022 compared to the average of 31% from the other industries surveyed. Accordingly, their IT teams should pay closer attention to identity and access management by implementing a zero standing privilege approach and enforcing strong password policies," adds Schrader.
Netwrix makes data security easy, thereby simplifying how professionals can control sensitive, regulated and business-critical data, regardless of where it resides. More than 11,500 organizations worldwide rely on Netwrix solutions to secure sensitive data, realize the full business value of enterprise content, pass compliance audits with less effort and expense, and increase the productivity of IT teams and knowledge workers.
Founded in 2006, Netwrix has earned more than 150 industry awards and been named to both the Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 lists of the fastest growing companies in the U.S.
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LONDON, UK — Prime Minister Boris Johnson left his Downing Street office for the last time on Tuesday before heading to Scotland to formally offer his resignation so Liz Truss can succeed him.
The British leader, who announced his intention to step down two months ago, is expected to meet with the monarch in the late morning at her Balmoral estate to begin the transfer of power to Liz Truss.
Truss, who was named leader of the ruling Conservative party on Monday, will be appointed prime minister during her own audience with the queen a short time later.
Speaking outside No. 10 Downing Street, Johnson said his policies had given Britain the economic strength to help people weather the energy crisis, and he called on the Conservatives to unite behind Truss during the “tough time” facing the country. Then he signed off with his typically colorful language.
“I am like one of those booster rockets that has fulfilled its function,’’ Johnson said. “I will now be gently re-entering the atmosphere and splashing down invisibly in some remote and obscure corner of the Pacific.’’
Johnson, 58, became prime minister three years ago after his predecessor, Theresa May, failed to deliver Britain’s departure from the European Union. Johnson later won an 80-seat majority in Parliament with the promise to “get Brexit done.”
But he was forced out of office by a series of scandals that culminated in the resignation of dozens of Cabinet secretaries and lower-level officials in early July. He alluded to that downfall in his leaving remarks, saying he was handing over the baton to Truss in “what has unexpectedly become a relay race.”
While many observers expect Johnson to attempt a political comeback, he offered Truss his backing and compared himself to Cincinnatus, the Roman dictator who relinquished power and returned to his farm to live in peace.
“Like Cincinnatus, I am returning to my plow,” he said. “And I will be offering this government nothing but the most fervent support.”
Johnson will formally step down shortly before noon when he meets Elizabeth at Balmoral, her summer retreat in Aberdeenshire.
This is the first time in the queen’s 70-year reign that the handover of power is taking place at Balmoral, rather than at Buckingham Palace in London. The ceremony was moved to Scotland to provide certainty about the schedule because the 96-year-old queen has experienced problems getting around that have forced palace officials to make decisions about her travel on a day-to-day basis.
Truss, 47, takes office a day after the Conservative Party’s 172,000 members elected her to lead their party.
On Tuesday afternoon, she is expected to make her first speech as leader of a nation of 67 million people who are anxious about soaring energy bills and a looming winter of recession and labor unrest. Those problems have festered for the past two months, because Johnson had no authority to make major policy decisions after announcing his plan to step down.
Speaking to Conservative party members on Monday, Truss promised to “deliver” on the economy, the energy crisis and the overstretched health care system, though she offered few specifics on her policies. On Sunday, Truss promised to unveil her plans for tackling the cost-of-living crisis within a week.
Bronwen Maddox, director of the international affairs think tank Chatham House, said Truss will have to say “an awful lot more” to reach the wider electorate.
“Everything, every road, comes back to cost of living at this point,” Maddox said. “And if she delivers, to use her word on that, then you might see the mood getting much more positive.”
Many people in Britain are still learning about the person who will soon be their leader.
Unlike Johnson, who made himself a media celebrity long before he became prime minister, Truss rose quietly through the Conservative ranks before she was named foreign secretary, one of the top Cabinet posts, just a year ago.
Truss is under pressure to spell out how she plans to help people and businesses struggling to pay energy bills that are due to rise next month to 3,500 pounds ($4,000) for the average household — triple the cost of a year ago.
During the leadership campaign, she promised help for people struggling to pay their bills, but declined to say what form the support would take.
The price spike, driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the aftershocks of COVID-19 and Brexit, has propelled U.K. inflation above 10% for the first time in four decades. The Bank of England forecasts it will hit 13.3% in October, and that the U.K. will tip into recession by the end of the year.
Train drivers, port staff, garbage collectors, postal workers and lawyers have all staged strikes to demand that pay increases keep pace with inflation, and millions more, from teachers to nurses, could walk out in the next few months.
Truss, a low-tax, small-government conservative, says her priority is cutting taxes and slashing regulations to fuel economic growth. Critics say that will further fuel inflation while failing to address the cost-of-living crisis. The uncertainty has rattled money markets, driving the pound as low as $1.15, its weakest performance against the dollar since the 1980s.
The first task for Truss will be to appoint a Cabinet to tackle the government’s mountain of challenges.
Kwasi Kwarteng, who was business secretary in Johnson’s government, is favorite to be named to the key job of Treasury chief. Like Truss, Kwarteng is a free-marketeer in the mold of 1980s Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. But the scale of the economic crisis may mean he and Truss have to quash their small-state instincts and spend billions to help people pay their bills.
Writing in the Financial Times on Monday, Kwarteng said a Truss government would “take immediate action … to get families and businesses through this winter and the next.” He, too, did not supply any details.
In theory, Truss has time to make her mark: She doesn't have to call a national election until 2024. But opinion polls already give the main opposition Labour Party a steady lead, and the worse the economy gets, the more pressure will grow.
Truss and her new Cabinet also face multiple foreign policy crises, including the war in Ukraine and frosty post-Brexit relations with the European Union.
As foreign secretary Truss was a firm supporter of Ukraine’s resistance to Russian invasion, and as prime minister she will continue the U.K.’s civilian and military support for Kyiv. She has said her first phone call with a world leader will be to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
She has also pledged to boost U.K. defense spending from just over 2% to 3% of gross domestic product — another expensive promise.
She’s likely to have much cooler conversations with EU leaders, who have been annoyed by Truss’s uncompromising stance as foreign secretary in talks over trade rules for Northern Ireland, an unresolved Brexit issue that has soured relations between London and Brussels. With the U.K. threatening to breach the legally binding divorce treaty, and the EU launching legal action in return, the dispute could escalate into a trade war between the U.K. and the 27-nation bloc.
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney expressed hope that, once in power, Truss will adopt a more moderate approach.
“A lot of the key decision makers are trying to reach out and give a signal to Liz Truss that if she decides to change course to a more positive one in terms of trying to find a sensible compromise with the EU, that we can find a way forward on this issue,” he said.
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Susie Blann contributed to this story.
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PDSA advice: Canine training myths busted
Bringing a new pup home is an exciting time but it can also be daunting getting to grips with pet ownership.
Training, in particular, can feel overwhelming for a new owner, and it is sometimes easy to pick up the wrong habits. Getting the basics nailed early on will put you on the right track to success and help to build a special bond with your four-legged friend.
PDSA Vet Nurse Nina Downing said: “Many of us will be aware of techniques focused on punishment, which essentially scare pets in an attempt to change their behaviour. However, these leave our canine companions frightened and confused, and can lead to further undesirable tendencies. It’s important to remember that reward-based training methods will always generate the best results, building trust while having fun along the way!”
Myth: “I need to teach my dog who is boss or they won't respect me”
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“Scaring your dog into submission will only lead to a lack of trust, slower learning, and could even encourage further negative behaviour as your dog will feel frightened. Respect is earned by setting clear and consistent boundaries early on. Instead of shouting, try using a firm ‘no’ to get your dog’s attention and stop what they’re doing. When your pup does something that you want them to do, always reward them with a healthy treat and lots of praise straight away, ideally while they’re still doing the behaviour or immediately after.”
Myth: “Punishment teaches dogs how to behave”
“Punishing your pup may stop their unwanted behaviour in the moment, but it doesn’t address why they’re doing it in the first place, so there’s every chance that they’ll do it again. It’s similar to us being shouted at with no explanation as to what we’ve done wrong. Reward-based training proven to work best, as pets learn to associate the behaviour with getting something they want.”
Myth: “Using a rattle will stop my dog from barking”
“Rattle cans are often loud and scary enough to stop dogs from barking but aren’t the best solution. They can make pets anxious about noise, causing barking! If a dog's barking is getting out of hand, consider consulting a behaviourist to help.
Myth: If my dog is scared of something, they just need to learn it won't hurt them”
“Forcing dogs to interact with something they’re scared of is likely to only worsen their stress and could even cause them to lash out, so it’s important not to put them in a situation where they feel uncomfortable. If your dog has a phobia, speak to your vet. They will be able to prescribe medication to help if needed, and refer you to a certified behaviourist who can design a plan to help them overcome their anxiety in a positive way.”
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States’ plans to make school safer reflect political divides
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — In the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, governors around the country vowed to take steps to ensure their students would be kept safe.
Months later, as students return to classrooms, money has begun to flow for school security upgrades, training and other new efforts to make classrooms safer.
But the responses have often reflected political divisions: Many Republicans have emphasized school security spending, while Democrats have called for tighter gun control.
At every step, the actions have stirred debate over whether states are doing the right things to address the scourge of school shootings.
In a special legislative session in Arkansas last month, lawmakers set aside $50 million for a school safety fund proposed by Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The rules for distributing the money haven’t been finalized, but Hutchinson has said he wants it to help implement recommendations from a school safety commission he reinstated following the May shooting in Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were killed.
The shooting “served as a reminder that the threat of violence in our schools has not abated,” Hutchinson said. “It continues to be real, and we have to act with a renewed sense of urgency to protect our children.”
Texas was among several other states that set aside money for school security. Gov. Greg Abbott and other top Republican leaders announced $105.5 million for school safety initiatives. Nearly half of that was slated for bullet-resistant shields for school police and $17.1 million was for districts to purchase panic-alert technology.
Other Republican governors who made money available for security upgrades include Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who announced $100 million for school security three days after the Uvalde shooting, and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, whose state is giving $2.6 million to increase training capacity and classes for school resource officers.
“While these are the latest measures we’re taking to ensure our children’s safety, I can assure you they will not be the last. I will work with anyone, even in the midst of a heated election cycle, to protect our students,” Kemp, who is running for reelection, said in June.
Some of the Republican governors who have moved aggressively to bolster school security have ruled out any kind of gun control measures.
Hutchinson had said there should be a conversation about raising the age to purchase an AR-15-style rifle — the type of weapon used in Uvalde — but didn’t pursue such a measure during the session. Abbott also has pushed back on calls for more gun control by families of the Uvalde shooting victims. Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt vowed to fight any firearms restrictions when he signed an executive order on training for law enforcement and risk assessment at schools.
In California, which already had some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a dozen more this legislative session and even took out ads in Texas newspapers criticizing the state’s stances on guns.
“We’re sick and tired of being on the defense in this movement,” Newsom said in July.
In New Jersey, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation last month requiring the state’s nearly 600 school districts to set up assessment teams aimed at stemming violence in schools. One of the bill’s sponsors recounted hearing of an Uvalde victim who pretended to have been killed in the attack to escape the shooter.
“Does anybody want to teach this — how to play dead?” Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt, a Democrat, said during a hearing in June.
Despite the partisan divisions on gun violence, a group of governors says it will attempt to find common ground. A task force created by the National Governor Association following the Uvalde shooting will develop recommendations to stop mass shootings, with an emphasis on school safety. Hutchinson, a former chairman of the association, has said the task force will focus in part on how states might use money coming to them through the bipartisan gun control bill President Joe Biden signed in June.
Teachers, political opponents and others have raised questions about the scope and effectiveness of state leaders’ plans.
In Arkansas, Democratic lawmakers questioned whether districts taking the new grant program’s money would be required to have an armed presence on campus, one of the initial recommendations from the state’s school safety commission.
“It’s one thing to say ‘school safety,’ but that runs the gamut of so much,” said Democratic Sen. Linda Chesterfield, a retired educator and the only legislator to vote against the grant program. “What specifically do you have in mind, and what price is it going to cost? I guess I’m just tired of having to fly by the seat of my pants and not know a thing about what’s going to go into that (commission’s) report.”
In Ohio, teachers unions say one-time funding that’s for equipment like door locks and radio systems — but not ongoing needs like personnel — is helpful but not enough.
Schools need money for staffing, too, including for safety and mental health personnel, said Scott DiMauro, president of the Ohio Education Association.
“Ideally, you’re gonna use funding to ensure that every school that wants to hire well-trained school resource officers, as part of their school safety plan, can do that,” DiMauro said. “And from that perspective, you know, the $100 million isn’t going to solve the problem in the long run.”
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Associated Press writers Samantha Hendrickson in Columbus, Ohio; Jeff Amy in Atlanta; Paul Weber in Austin, Texas; Don Thompson in Sacramento, California; Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City; and Mike Catalini in Trenton, New Jersey, contributed to this report.
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Amitabh Bachchan’s much-awaited movie GoodBye trailer has finally been released on Tuesday morning.
Considering the trailer, the movie has all the right elements of laughter, emotions, grief and family bond that will definitely leave you shedding a tear or two.
Based on the theme of “family tuning”, the nearly three-minute trailer begins with Rashmika Mandanna’s character stepping out from her parents’ (played by Big B and Neena Gupta) house to live an independent life.
Later, the daughter gets to know about her mum’s death via a doorbell. After reaching home, the viewers will see the constant tussle between father’s tradition and daughter’s logic over Neena character’s cremation.
The movie’s trailer also showcases the emotional and bittersweet reunion of the siblings and loved ones in the times of tragedy.
Ektaa Kapoor, the head of Balaji Motion Pictures and producer of this movie, posted the trailer on Instagram.
“Family bonding toh suna hoga, but family tuning pehli baar dekhoge! “With a string of drama, laughter, dher sara emotion aur bohot sara pyaar, presenting the #GoodbyeTrailer out now!” she wrote in a caption.
The movie also features Sunil Grover, Pallavi Gulati, Sahil Mehta and Elli Avram in pivotal roles, while it’s directed by Vikas Behl, who is known for his hit movies Queen and Super 30.
Speaking of background music, it resonates with the movie’s plot and also here to tug at your heartstrings. With this movie, Rashmika has also marked her Bollywood debut and she looks promising.
Meanwhile, GoodBye is slated to premiere in cinemas worldwide on October 7.
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The Congress’ much publicised Bharat Jodo Yatra – a mass contact programme that involves a padayatra or walkathon of Congress leaders and workers from Kanyakumari to Kashmir – is all set to be launched on Wednesday, September 7. Rahul Gandhi, along with over 100 ‘Bharat Padyatris’, will walk the 3,570-km yatra from Kanyakumari to Srinagar over the course of 150 days. The programme will be launched officially on September 7 and the journey itself will begin the next day. At a press conference on Monday, party General Secretary in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh pitted the Bharat Jodo Yatra against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat radio programme. He said that the Bharat Jodo Yatra’s objective was to ensure that the concerns and demands expressed by the people reach Delhi. Here’s all you need to know about the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
What is going to happen during Bharat Jodo Yatra?
The Yatra will be launched on September 7 in the presence of Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders. Before the launch event, Rahul Gandhi will take part in a prayer meeting at former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's memorial in Sriperumbudur. He will then attend an event in Kanyakumari where Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel will be present, and Rahul Gandhi will be handed over a Khadi national flag. After the event at the Mahatma Gandhi Mandapam where Stalin will be present, Rahul Gandhi, along with other Congress leaders, will walk to the venue of the public rally where the yatra will be launched.
Though the 3,570-km yatra from Kanyakumari to Srinagar will be formally launched at the rally, it will actually begin at 7 am on September 8. The yatra will move in two batches, one from 7 am to 10.30 am and the other from 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm. While the morning session will include a lesser number of participants, the evening session will see mass mobilisation. On average, the padayatris will walk around 22-23 km daily, Jairam Ramesh said. While the main yatra will pass through 12 states, simultaneously, there will be separate small Bharat Jodo Yatras in states like Assam, Tripura, Bihar, Odisha, Sikkim, West Bengal and Nagaland.
The yatra is open to the public, and anyone can register on the Bharat Jodo Yatra website to take part in it. “It will be a celebration of India’s unity, a festival of hope that will come alive with musical programs and contests that anyone can participate in,” the website says.
Why is Congress taking up this yatra?
Congress has billed the yatra as an unprecedented mass contact programme ever undertaken in independent India. The tagline of the yatra is 'Mile Kadam, Jude Watan' (as steps are taken together, the nation shall unite). Congress released the anthem of the yatra on Monday at a press meet at the AICC headquarters. Jairam Ramesh said its lyrics – 'Ek tera kadam, ek mera kadam, mil jaye, jud jaye apna watan' (one step of yours, one step of mine, as they add up, our nation shall unite) – signify the objective of the yatra. This also comes ahead of the crucial Assembly election in Gujarat scheduled to be held in December this year.
Ramesh took a dig at PM Modi’s monthly radio broadcast Mann Ki Baat and said, "Bharat Jodo Yatra, in no way in any form, is a Mann Ki Baat. It is about concern for people. Its objective is to ensure that the concerns and demands expressed by the people reach Delhi.” He added, "It (the yatra) is not about long speeches, preaching, dramatics, teleprompter, we are going to listen." Senior leaders and party spokespersons addressed press meets at 28 locations on Monday to stress the need for the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Ramesh said there is a need for "Bharat Jodo" because the country is being divided.
"The first reason for the division is economic disparities, the second is social polarisation and the third is political centralisation as states' rights are being snatched away. So it is important to unite the country now. If not now, then when," he said.
Who will be the face of the yatra?
Rahul Gandhi and many other Congress leaders will embark on the yatra. The list of the ‘Bharat Padyatris’, who will walk the entire route over 150 days, includes Rahul Gandhi, Kanhaiya Kumar, Pawan Khera and other party members from various states. However, when asked who will be leading the yatra, and whether there will be a change in the leadership of the yatra once a new Congress president is elected on October 19, Ramesh said that Rahul Gandhi is not leading the programme but walking along with others to highlight the issues of the people.
The official website says that while senior leaders of the Congress party will actively participate in the yatra, those who are unable to join will help spread its message by organising events and participating in online campaigns. Ramesh said the yatra will also be live streamed on its official website.
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Here we go again.
Giancarlo Stanton is hurt and the New York Yankees are playing the waiting game. Per The Athletic’s Lindsey Adler:
Giancarlo Stanton fouled a ball off the top of his foot/ankle, which is why he was removed from (Monday’s) game, Aaron Boone says. X-rays were negative.
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According to Newsday, Stanton twice fouled a ball of his left foot. He was replaced by pinch-hitter Aaron Hicks in the eighth inning of Monday’s 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins. Hicks struck out swinging.
Asked if he thinks Stanton will be able to play on Tuesday, manager Aaron Boone said, “I don’t know. We’ll see.” Boone said the injury is not related to the Achilles problem that put Stanton on the injured list in late July for 28 games.
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Stanton returned to the lineup on Aug. 25. He went 0-for-3 Monday, watching his season average drop to .214.
With or without Stanton, the Yankees are scheduled to return to action Tuesday as they continue their four-game series with the Twins.
Mike Rosenstein may be reached at mrosenstein@njadvancemedia.com.
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Lindisfarne Festival crowds feel the love and go crazy for the ‘best one yet’
As the signature flags, giant marquee stages and award-winning toilets at Lindisfarne Festival are stowed away for another year, organisers and festival-goers alike are hailing the 2022 event as a cast iron triumph.
Around 7,000 people congregated on the Northumberland Coast for the much-loved four-day camping festival which more than living up to its ‘ultimate-end-of-summer-party’ strapline.
National treasures Madness and award-winning drum and bass collective Rudimental took care of headlining duties in legendary fashion to the delight of the ecstatic audiences who had assembled in the main Shorefields tent to sing and dance the night away.
As well as the headliners, crowds were treated to a jam-packed bill of live performances by more than 200 acts, across the site’s 10 distinct stages including storming sets from the likes of Slamboree, Lindisfarne, Smoove and Turrell, OMG It’s the Church, K-Klass, Slipmatt and Lindisfarne Festival icons, Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5.
Festival founder, Conleth Maenpaa, said: “We’ve had an incredible few days. Seeing everyone have amazing times singing, smiling and dancing together never fails to blow me away.
“Every year the aim is to try and top what we did the year before, and I really think we’ve done it again. Both Madness and Rudimental were absolutely phenomenal on the main stage and created some sterling Lindisfarne Festival memories for everyone who was there.
“We’re so grateful to all the acts who outdid themselves across the whole site and all the Lindisfarne Festival team who put in another marathon shift to make sure everything went smoothly.
“We’ve already had some beautiful feedback from people who came and soaked up the Lindisfarne Festival magic, which makes all the hard work more than worthwhile.”
Festival-goers could also soak up stand-up comedy, street performances, creative workshops, yoga and holistic therapies.
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Trash piling up after Pitt students return to Oakland, prompting neighbor complaints
PITTSBURGH — With Pitt students back in Oakland for the fall semester, trash is piling up in front of some off-campus houses where they live.
Neighbors are pleading with them to clean up the boxes, beer cans and mattresses on yards and sidewalks.
“I walk a lot. I’m retired. I get about 8,000 steps a day, so I’ve been dodging a lot of trash on the sidewalks,” said longtime Oakland resident and former Pitt employee, Michael Yaklich.
He knows what to expect when students return to the area.
“You’re going to live with a lot of noise. You’re going to live with some trash,” said Yaklich. “I’ve adjusted to it. I’ve lived on this block for 23 years.”
According to the Oakland Planning and Development Corporation, residents have filed more than 200 complaints about trash and recycling issues in the last six weeks.
The group says that often new students simply don’t know the trash and recycling rules, which are difficult to enforce because trash collection has usually happened by the time city inspectors respond.
Yaklich believes the landlords need to be more accountable.
“I was a student once. They’re going to do that, but the landlords that are making the money off of them need to be the ones policing that, in my opinion,” said Yaklich.
In response, the university says students are expected to live up to the Pitt Promise, which includes being “good neighbors.”
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DUSSELDORF, Germany, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LenioBio GmbH, today announced a strengthening of its Scientific Advisory Board with the appointment of Prof. Daniel Bracewell, Professor of Bioprocess Analysis at University College London's Department of Biological Engineering.
"Daniel's in-depth scientific knowledge in synthetic biology, including cell-free protein production on the one hand and the translation to biomanufacturing on the other hand, will support our transition towards large-scale manufacturing of therapeutics under cGMP conditions." said Remberto Martis, Chief Executive Officer of LenioBio.
Prof. Bracewell, has made major contributions to the fundamental understanding of biopharmaceutical purification operations throughout his career, including collaborations with Thailand, India and the U.S. He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and supervises multiple academic projects, many of which are in collaboration with industry. Additionally, Prof. Bracewell is the academic lead for the UCL-Pall Biotech Centre of Excellence and a founding member of the Future Targeted Healthcare Manufacturing Hub, which aims to transform the manufacturing practice of future targeted biotherapeutics.
"I'm very excited to join the Scientific Advisory Board of LenioBio, and I believe we are on the cusp of an era where "cell-free" approaches are widely applied to the synthesis of biological therapies. The opportunity to support the company towards its goal of establishing a robust industrial process is a privilege. Once completed, LenioBio will be in the unique position to make distributed manufacturing a reality." said Prof. Bracewell.
Details of LenioBio's full Scientific Advisory Board can be found online at https://www.leniobio.com/team
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Education sector is 11% more likely to face account compromise attacks as the other industries surveyed.
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Netwrix, a cybersecurity vendor that makes data security easy, today announced additional findings for the education sector from its global 2022 Cloud Data Security Report.
The survey revealed that 47% of educational institutions suffered a cyberattack on their cloud infrastructure within the last 12 months. For 27% of them, incidents in the cloud were associated with unplanned expenses to fix security gaps.
"Educational institutions are keen to broaden their cloud adoption: The sector expects to have 56% of the workload to be in the cloud by the end of 2023, compared to this year's 44%," comments Dirk Schrader, VP of Security Research at Netwrix. "But without proper visibility into who has access to sensitive data and when and how that data is being used, IT teams will not be able to proactively mitigate data overexposure and spot suspicious behavior in the cloud."
83% of educational organizations confirmed they store sensitive data in the cloud. With educators and students constantly sharing that information, they are more concerned about insider threats than other industries. 48% of respondents in this sector consider cybersecurity risks associated with their own employees to be the biggest ones.
"The educational sector has a good reason to be concerned about insider threats since 42% of them experienced account compromise attacks in 2022 compared to the average of 31% from the other industries surveyed. Accordingly, their IT teams should pay closer attention to identity and access management by implementing a zero standing privilege approach and enforcing strong password policies," adds Schrader.
Netwrix makes data security easy, thereby simplifying how professionals can control sensitive, regulated and business-critical data, regardless of where it resides. More than 11,500 organizations worldwide rely on Netwrix solutions to secure sensitive data, realize the full business value of enterprise content, pass compliance audits with less effort and expense, and increase the productivity of IT teams and knowledge workers.
Founded in 2006, Netwrix has earned more than 150 industry awards and been named to both the Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 lists of the fastest growing companies in the U.S.
For more information, visit www.netwrix.com.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:EIGR), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative therapies for hepatitis delta virus (HDV) and other serious diseases, today provided an update on the status of its planned request for emergency use authorization (EUA) of peginterferon lambda for the treatment of patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 based on its most recent communications with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Following a cooperative and extensive pre-EUA information exchange with FDA regarding the Phase 3 TOGETHER study of peginterferon lambda for COVID-19, the agency has indicated that it is not yet able to determine whether the criteria for the submission of an application and issuance of an EUA are likely to be met. FDA has indicated that it will consider any new information and data from the TOGETHER study to support an EUA as well as the company's plans for the further development of peginterferon lambda for COVID-19. Eiger remains in active dialogue with FDA and will provide additional information to the agency that the company believes could be supportive of an EUA.
"We appreciate the active dialogue with FDA and remain committed to continued engagement with the agency to obtain the necessary alignment to submit our EUA application for peginterferon lambda," said David Cory, President and CEO, Eiger. "Given its unique mechanism of action and the ongoing need for effective COVID-19 therapeutics, making peginterferon lambda available for patients remains a priority for Eiger."
The company has recently generated new data and analyses from the TOGETHER study that it plans to discuss with FDA, including further statistical modeling and efficacy analyses of the study's primary and secondary endpoints in patients treated within three days of symptom onset. The endpoint of hospitalization due to COVID-19 and all-cause mortality for patients treated within three days of symptom onset is consistent with the endpoint used to authorize other therapeutics for emergency use and is summarized below:
The original efficacy analysis of the data generated from the TOGETHER study was based on dosing peginterferon lambda within seven days of symptom onset.
In addition, Eiger plans to provide new additional analyses of long-term follow-up data, including rates of rebound and incidence of long COVID, as well as an indirect comparative analysis of mortality and hospitalizations in vaccinated patients when treated with peginterferon lambda compared to other therapeutics authorized for emergency use.
The company is working with the TOGETHER investigators on the publication of a manuscript in a peer reviewed journal.
About Peginterferon Lambda
Peginterferon lambda is an investigational late-stage, first-in-class, type III interferon (IFN) that stimulates immune responses that are critical for the development of host protection during viral infections and has been well-tolerated in clinical studies.
Peginterferon lambda is to be administered as a single subcutaneous injection so that it can be prescribed and administered at the first sign of infection or at first awareness of an exposure, potentially helping patients avoid severe illness that can lead to hospitalization and death.
IFN lambdas are critical for maintaining a balanced antiviral response in the respiratory tract. They are induced at lower viral burden before type I IFNs to limit the initial infection by inducing viral resistance to cells and helping them deal with the virus load. IFN lambda lacks the strong pro-inflammatory effects of type I IFNs and are tissue-protective and anti-inflammatory. Administration of IFN lambda has been shown to suppress viral replication while stopping 'cytokine storm' from developing.
Eiger is developing peginterferon lambda for the treatment of HDV infection. Peginterferon lambda has been administered to over 4,000 subjects in 28 clinical trials of HBV, HCV, HDV and COVID-19. Peginterferon lambda is an investigational agent and not yet approved for any indication. Eiger has received Orphan Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency, and Fast Track and Breakthrough Therapy Designation by FDA for peginterferon lambda in HDV.
Eiger licensed worldwide rights to peginterferon lambda from Bristol-Myers Squibb.
About TOGETHER Study
TOGETHER is a multi-center, investigator-sponsored, randomized, placebo-controlled adaptive platform Phase 3 study evaluating therapeutics in newly diagnosed, high-risk, non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19. TOGETHER is the largest placebo-controlled study in COVID-19 and has evaluated 11 different therapeutic agents for non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients. This evaluation of peginterferon lambda versus placebo was the second largest study to date of a COVID-19 therapeutic. Eligibility criteria required that all patients had laboratory-confirmed mild-to-moderate COVID-19, and were randomized within seven days of symptom onset. High-risk criteria were defined by patients having at least one of the following, including but not limited to: > age 50, diabetes, hypertension, CV disease, lung disease, kidney disease, obesity, etc. The study enrolled patients regardless of vaccination status or variant strain of SARS-CoV-2. The primary endpoint was a clinical outcome comparing hospitalizations or emergency room visits greater than six hours after a single subcutaneous injection of peginterferon lambda versus placebo. The Data Safety Monitoring Board provided independent oversight for the trial and had previously discontinued other therapeutics due to observed futility. The TOGETHER study recruited from 12 sites in Brazil and 5 sites in Canada.
For more information, please visit www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04727424) and www.togethertrial.com.
About Eiger
Eiger is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative therapies for hepatitis delta virus (HDV) and other serious diseases. The Eiger HDV platform includes two first-in-class therapies in Phase 3 that target critical host processes involved in viral replication. All five Eiger rare disease programs have been granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation: lonafarnib and peginterferon lambda for HDV, Zokinvy for progeria, and avexitide for both congenital hyperinsulinism and post-bariatric hypoglycemia.
For additional information about Eiger and its clinical programs, please visit www.eigerbio.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding our planned request for emergency use authorization of peginterferon lambda for the treatment of COVID-19, further development of peginterferon lambda, future interactions with FDA, our future financial condition, timing for and outcomes of clinical results, prospective products, preclinical and clinical pipelines, regulatory objectives, business strategy and plans and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are our current statements regarding our intentions, beliefs, projections, outlook, analyses or current expectations concerning, among other things, the timing of our ongoing and planned clinical development; the sufficiency of our cash, cash equivalents and investments to fund our operations; the likelihood of obtaining an emergency use authorization from FDA for peginterferon lambda for COVID-19; our capability to provide sufficient quantities of any of our product candidates, including peginterferon lambda, to meet anticipated full-scale commercial demands; our ability to finance the continued advancement of our development pipeline; and the potential for success of any of our products or product candidates. Various important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that Eiger makes, including additional applicable risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" sections in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 and Eiger's subsequent filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on information currently available to Eiger and speak only as of the date on which they are made. Eiger does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.
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PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.18 per common share for the third quarter of 2022. The dividend is payable on October 14, 2022, to shareholders of record on September 30, 2022. The common stock dividend for the 12 months ending September 30, 2022, of $4.66 per common share represents an increase of 24 cents, or 5 percent, over the 12 months ended September 30, 2021.
The dividend allows the company to share its continued high-quality, strong and increasing net cash provided by operating activities with its common shareholders while retaining a significant portion for reinvestment into its highly leased pipeline of new Class A development and redevelopment projects. For the 10-year period ending December 31, 2022, the company expects an aggregate $2.0 billion of cash flows from operating activities after dividends will have been generated for reinvestment. Additionally, its funds from operations (FFO) payout ratio (quarterly common stock dividends divided by quarterly funds from operations) remains favorably low at 56 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2022. Growth in the company's net cash flows provided by operating activities continues to generate opportunities to increase the company's quarterly cash dividend per common share while maintaining a low FFO payout ratio.
About Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE), an S&P 500® urban office real estate investment trust, is the first, longest-tenured and pioneering owner, operator and developer uniquely focused on collaborative life science, agtech and technology campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations. Founded in 1994, Alexandria pioneered this niche and has since established a significant market presence in key locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland and Research Triangle. For more information, please visit www.are.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Actual results might differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT: Sara Kabakoff, Vice President – Communications, (626) 788-5578, skabakoff@are.com
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Akerna Corp. (NASDAQ:KERN) went down by -3.37% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $3.88. The company’s stock price has collected -5.26% of loss in the last five trading sessions.
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The average price from analysts is $0.15. KERN currently public float of 33.36M and currently shorts hold a 1.80% ratio of that float. Today, the average trading volume of KERN was 10.43M shares.
KERN’s Market Performance
KERN stocks went down by -5.26% for the week, with a monthly drop of -21.89% and a quarterly performance of -71.68%, while its annual performance rate touched -96.51%. The volatility ratio for the week stands at 18.47% while the volatility levels for the past 30 days are set at 11.09% for Akerna Corp. The simple moving average for the period of the last 20 days is -15.15% for KERN stocks with a simple moving average of -87.64% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KERN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KERN stocks, with Lake Street repeating the rating for KERN by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for KERN in the upcoming period, according to Lake Street is $8 based on the research report published on July 23rd of the previous year 2021.
Alliance Global Partners, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KERN reach a price target of $18. The rating they have provided for KERN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 19th, 2019.
KERN Trading at -28.21% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KERN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -96.89% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 11.09%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 18.47%, as shares sank -18.84% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -67.57% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KERN fell by -5.26%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -95.98% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.1407. In addition, Akerna Corp. saw -93.11% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KERN starting from Kane Matthew Ryan, who purchase 99,600 shares at the price of $2.00 back on Dec 15. After this action, Kane Matthew Ryan now owns 343,227 shares of Akerna Corp., valued at $198,901 using the latest closing price.
Kane Matthew Ryan, the Director of Akerna Corp., purchase 100,400 shares at $2.00 during a trade that took place back on Dec 14, which means that Kane Matthew Ryan is holding 243,627 shares at $200,298 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KERN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -113.70 for the present operating margin
- +57.56 for the gross margin
The net margin for Akerna Corp. stands at -112.70. The total capital return value is set at -30.98, while invested capital returns managed to touch -30.70. Equity return is now at value -167.10, with -98.10 for asset returns.
The receivables turnover for the company is 13.84 and the total asset turnover is 0.26. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 10.04.
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Engage Kiss
Episode 10
by Steve Jones,
How would you rate episode 10 of
Engage Kiss ?
Community score: 4.1
I shouldn't be this unfazed by the sight of a skyscraper-sized hand fending off an orbital laser blast, yet Engage Kiss finds a way to dull what should have been its sharp edges. Although we're well into the endgame now, the show keeps trapping its characters into dry, long-winded bouts of exposition that interrupt the cohesiveness of both its dramatic and action-leaning aspects. Without any space to explore its (admittedly few) unique particularities, the series has now devolved into a concatenation of unsurprising plot twists and uninspired recapitulations of images and ideas from better anime. When Engage Kiss embraced its trashiness, at least I was having fun, but now it's worse than trashy. It's middling.
The exposition really grinds my gears, because it flattens all of these characters into samey mouthpieces for the sake of expanding on plot and lore that is nowhere near interesting enough to justify sucking up so much time. And despite all the words dedicated to Asmodeus, we still have yet to learn anything about them as a character. Ten whole episodes, and the best Engage Kiss has as its ultimate antagonist is a big bad demon who wants to take over the world. I expect that from a grade school creative writing assignment, not from a high-profile anime production. I'll grant that we're probably headed towards Shu's sister Kanna being the “true” villain, but that also presents the same problem: she's gotten zero characterization so far, so why should I care?
While it would have been nice to allow these expositional woes the space to be spread more naturally over more episodes, I don't think another cour would have solved all of Engage Kiss' problems on its own either. The attempts at being light-hearted and cute in the early episodes were pretty insufferable, after all. What I'd need from it instead is more runtime dedicated to its best aspect, which is, in my opinion, the salacious sexual drama between Shu and his several ex- and current girlfriends. I thought the narrative and characters really picked up in that string of episodes in the middle of the season, and I wish the writing would have committed to that angle.
Even if we narrow it down to the triangle between Shu, Kisara, and Ayano, there's still plenty of pain and spiciness that Engage Kiss has yet to engage with in full. We get the smallest whiff of it this week, with that glare Ayano shoots at Kisara after Shu runs off out of Sharon's room. Of course she's angry at Kisara for “stealing” Shu from her and stealing his memories, but Ayano should really be angry at Shu for giving so wholly into his self-destructive pursuit of revenge. Let her wrestle with that! While Kisara has some agency in this, it's limited, and I'd also like to see her struggle a lot more with that conflicted helplessness—that her bond to Shu is inexorably bound to his own selfishness. Shu is the most cynical and calculating of them all, and if the series were willing to actually engage with that, he'd be a far better protagonist. As is, the writing only wants to wallow in the misery of his fading memories, and that reached its hackneyed breaking point a while ago.
Sharon's the only character who's committed to having fun anymore, and for that I salute her. A better, smarter anime would have dedicated an entire episode to just her swilling booze and scarfing down fast food in her hotel room – at the very least, that would have had personality. But no, she spends the rest of the episode dishing out boring details about Asmodeus and summoning circles. We had a perfect opportunity with her and Kisara running off together, but all they talk about is Asmodeus again. Sharon deserves a show that respects her unrepentant awfulness.
The episode does pick up once we get to the action, thankfully. And by that I mean it's preferable to dry expository dialogue, even if the final setpiece is far from spectacular. If you're cribbing imagery from the likes of Berserk and Evangelion, then you really have a duty to meet their level of cosmic horror. Engage Kiss, however, has a problem with deflating what should be its coolest moments. Why do I care about who they bought the satellite cannon from? Stop wasting dialogue on that. There's no sense of awe towards these larger-than-life enemies and weapons, and that's what hurts this scene. At least Sharon gets some cool kick choreography, and Shu icing a creepy clone of his mom is a good way of hammering how much of himself he's thrown away. But overall, it's so listless.
Engage Kiss is in an unfortunate place right now. Lacking both a strong character-driven foundation and a strong creative vision for its final clash between good and evil, it doesn't have the fuel to propel itself to an exciting climax. It spends this whole episode spinning its wheels on a nothing antagonist, while it drifts even further away from the melodrama I want out of it. I suppose it remains an acceptably skeletal version of a demon-infested action-romance with enough aesthetic flair to stand out slightly from its peers. But its edges have given way to a bland and overwrought narrative with none of its earlier salacious charm.
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Many of the vegetables we grow in our gardens produce seeds, which, if harvested and stored correctly, have the potential to grace us with free plants. And late summer is the perfect time to start collecting them.
A few notes: Make sure the plants from which you’re collecting seeds are heirloom, or open-pollinated, varieties. These are plants in their original forms whose seeds will produce plants with the same qualities as their parent.
Hybridized varieties, on the other hand, are created by breeding two or more different types to capture the best qualities of each. Attempting to grow seeds collected from hybrids will yield a harvest of disappointment, as the resulting plants will not have the expected attributes but rather carry the traits of only one of the parents — and there’s no way to know what that will be. For this reason, it’s best not to grow seeds from supermarket produce.
Many plants become cross-pollinated in the garden when pollinators, other insects, animals and wind transfer pollen from one plant to another. To ensure the seeds you collect will grow into plants that match their parent, different varieties of the same crop should be kept anywhere from 100 feet to a mile apart, depending on climate, weather and other variables. This is often impractical, if not impossible, in the home garden.
To avoid cross-pollination surprises, plant only one variety of the category of plants from which you plan to harvest seeds. If you want to save tomato seeds, for example, grow only one type of tomato in your garden.
If that feels too limiting, go ahead and experiment, knowing that even if cross-pollinated, both parents are heirloom varieties you selected and planted. They’ll probably be fine even if they’re not what you expect.
Store all seeds in a cool, dry place in a covered glass jar or paper envelope away from ripening fruit, which would affect seed germination. The temporary addition of a silica gel packet to the jar will remove any remaining moisture, but take it out after a couple of days to avoid over-drying.
Here’s how to collect and save seeds from the most common homegrown crops.
LETTUCE
At the end of the growing season, lettuce will bolt, or send up a flower stalk that will develop seed heads reminiscent of dandelion puffs. When the puffs are dry, remove the entire stem, place it into a paper bag, fold over the top and shake. The seeds will disengage from the flower and fall to the bottom of the bag.
PARSLEY
Parsley is a biennial plant with a two-year life cycle that produces only edible foliage in its first year and leaves and flowers in its second. Allow those flowers to remain on second-year plants until they become brown and brittle. Cut them off the plant and store them in a paper bag to dry completely for a couple of weeks. When you remove them from the bag, rub the flowers between your fingers to separate the seeds, then blow away the lightweight dry plant matter and discard.
BASIL
Basil seeds are tiny, so separating them from the small flower petals and chaff can be tedious. When plants bolt at the end of the season, allow flowers to remain until they fade completely. Clip them off and place them in a mesh sieve or colander, then use your fingers to rub them against the bottom of the sieve.
BEETS AND CARROTS
These biennial plants produce seeds only in their second year, after a period of vernalization, or cold storage. In areas with cold winters, simply leave plants in the ground over winter.
In warm climates, you’ll have to create “winter” indoors: At the end of the first season, cut the foliage down to 2 inches, carefully dig up roots, and store them in a refrigerator or cool cellar over winter. Replant them outdoors the following spring.
When the leaves of second-year beet plants turn brown, remove the seed stalk from the top of the plant and place it in a paper bag. Store in a cool, dry place for at least two weeks, then give the bag a good shake to separate the seeds. Pour them onto a plate, then blow on them to separate the chaff.
Allow second-year carrot flowers to dry on the plant, clip them off, and dry them further in a paper bag for a week or two. Shake the bag well and pour seeds out onto a plate, blow on them to separate the chaff.
PEPPERS
Select the nicest-looking pepper from your healthiest plant and allow it to remain on the plant until it is overripe and wrinkled. Slice it in half and remove the seeds, discarding any that are discolored or otherwise undesirable. Spread seeds in a single layer on paper towels and allow them to dry in a warm spot away from direct sunlight. Toss the seeds occasionally to ensure even drying, which should take about a week.
EGGPLANTS
Allow an eggplant to over-ripen on the plant until it becomes hard and wrinkled, and loses its shine and color. Slice it open, remove its seeds and place them in a bowl of water. Agitate the water with your hands to separate seeds from any flesh that is adhered to them. Strain, then pat seeds dry with a towel and spread on a towel or screen to dry, tossing every day for up to a month until completely dry.
GREEN BEANS
Because green beans produce an ongoing harvest throughout the season, enjoy the first flush or two, then leave developing pods on one plant until they are completely dried and brown. You’ll know they’re ready when they play like maracas. Cut the pods off the plant, place them in a cool, dark spot to dry further, then remove the seeds. Discard any that appear discolored or damaged, and spread the rest on a towel for a few days to harden.
TOMATO
There are two ways to save tomato seeds — the right way and the easy way. Full disclosure: I like it easy, and I’ve succeeded with the shortcut. Your results may vary.
Start by cutting a tomato in half, then squeeze out its seeds and pulp over a bowl.
Fermentation improves germination rates and kills some seed-borne pathogens that could sicken plants. To ferment seeds:
1. Place a cover slightly askew over the bowl and allow the seeds to sit in their juices undisturbed for three days.
2. Pour the bowl’s contents, which may be covered with a white film, into a larger container and add water equal to at least 3 times the seeds’ volume.
3. Agitate the water with your hand and pour off the liquid. You’ll notice that most of the seeds will have sunk to the bottom of the container; they are the viable seeds.
Any that float are duds, so pour them out with the juice, pulp and water. Repeat the rinsing process two more times.
To make sure pathogens are killed, soak seeds for 30 minutes in a 90% water, 10% bleach solution, then rinse very well. Spread seeds on a towel and allow to dry for about a week, tossing occasionally.
Or, you can simply allow the whole mess of seeds and pulp to dry on a plate in the open air for about a week, then scrape or pick off the seeds.
ZUCCHINI
Allow your chosen fruit to become overgrown, wrinkled and dry on the plant. Remove it, slice it open and scoop out its seeds. If desired, follow the tomato fermentation process above. You’ll need to add a bit of water to the first step because there won’t be any juice or pulp in the container.
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Interventional Oncology Solutions Market to Witness Enhance Growth in Upcoming Years | Angio Dynamics, C.R. Bard, Pfizer
Interventional oncology is a field of medical science, which includes treatment & diagnosis of cancer & other problems related to cancer.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, September 6, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- CMI introduce new research on Global Interventional Oncology Solutions covering micro level of analysis by competitors and key business segments (2022-2028). The Global Interventional Oncology Solutions explores comprehensive study on various segments like opportunities, size, development, innovation, sales and overall growth of major players. The research is carried out on primary and secondary statistics sources and it consists both qualitative and quantitative detailing.
The "Interventional Oncology Solutions Market" Report 2022 study involved research on the development landscape and detailed information on market growth strategies. The market report covers research data and market resources records for managers, analysts, industry experts, and other key people to have a ready-to-access and self-analyzed study to help understand market patterns, growth drivers, opportunities, and upcoming future risks and competitors. The classification also involves the competitive field, extensive key sellers, and manufacturers in the expanding Interventional Oncology Solutions market.
𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: @ https://www.coherentmarketinsights.com/insight/request-sample/1884
Some of the key trends in Interventional Oncology Solutions technology include the following:
1. The use of more sophisticated and sensitive leak detection equipment. This equipment is able to detect even very small leaks, which is important for ensuring product quality and safety.
2. The use of computerized leak detection systems. These systems can automatically detect and record leaked information, which helps to improve efficiency and accuracy.
3. The development of new leak detection methods. These methods are constantly being developed in order to improve accuracy and efficiency.
4. The use of more advanced analytical techniques. These techniques help to better understand the causes of leaks and to find ways to prevent them.
Some of the Major Key players profiled in the study are: Boston Scientific Corporation, Angio Dynamics, C.R. Bard, Best Medical International, Pfizer, MedWaves, Health Tronics, Sitex, BTG, Merit Medical Systems, Perseon, Cook Medical, Accuracy, Vascular Solutions, TERUMO, ALPINION MEDICAL SYSTEMS, Varian medical, Smith & Nephew, Profound Medical, BOVIE MEDICAL, and Baylis Medical.
Key Drivers
There are several key drivers of the Interventional Oncology Solutions market. First, the ever-increasing demand for better quality products has resulted in manufacturers requiring more reliable and accurate Interventional Oncology Solutions methods.
Secondly, the development of new and more sensitive leak detection techniques has led to an increase in the market for services.
Interventional Oncology Solutions Market Taxonomy:-
By Therapy-
• Radiation Therapy
o External Radiation Therapy
o Internal Radiation Therapy
• Ablation
o Radiofrequency Ablation
o Cryo Ablation Therapy
o Microwave Ablation Therapy
• Particle Embolization
o Radio Embolization
o Microspheres
o Drug Eluting Beads
o Polyvinyl Alcohol Particles
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐃𝐅 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: (𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐎𝐂, 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 & 𝐅𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭) @ https://www.coherentmarketinsights.com/insight/request-pdf/1884
The country section of the Interventional Oncology Solutions market report provides individual market-impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points such as consumption volumes, production sites, and volumes, import-export analysis, price trend analysis, cost of raw materials, and downstream and upstream value chain analysis are some of the significant pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries.
➸ North America (United States, Canada)
➸ Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Others)
➸ Europe (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, Others)
➸ Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Others)
➸ The Middle East and Africa.
The study is a source of reliable data on: Market segments and sub-segments, Market trends and dynamics Supply and demand Market size Current trends/opportunities/challenges Competitive landscape Technological innovations Value chain and investor analysis.
Interpretative Tools in the Market: The report integrates the entirely examined and evaluated information of the prominent players and their position in the market by methods for various descriptive tools. The methodical tools including SWOT analysis, Porter's five forces analysis, and investment return examination were used while breaking down the development of the key players performing in the market.
Key Growths in the Market: This section of the report incorporates the essential enhancements of the marker that contains assertions, coordinated efforts, R&D, new item dispatch, joint ventures, and associations of leading participants working in the market.
Key Points in the Market: The key features of this Interventional Oncology Solutions market report includes production, production rate, revenue, price, cost, market share, capacity, capacity utilization rate, import/export, supply/demand, and gross margin. Key market dynamics plus market segments and sub-segments are covered.
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OnSolve white paper provides customizable message templates to aid in emergency and routine communications
ALPHARETTA, Ga., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OnSolve, a leading critical event management provider that helps organizations mitigate physical threats and remain agile when a crisis strikes, today announced a new white paper, Your Alert Arsenal for Customizing and Distributing Alerts During Critical Events.
Critical events of all kinds are increasing in both frequency and severity. This year is expected to see an above average hurricane season. Nearly four million acres of land have burned due to wildfires during the first half of 2022, the second highest number in the past 23 years.
Non-weather events have also been on the rise. There have already been more than 300 active assailant events that qualify as mass shootings.
The OnSolve Platform for Critical Event Management helps organizations identify and respond to all types of critical events, so organizations can protect their people, places and property. But a successful response also requires proactive planning. Part of that planning involves carefully crafted alerts. Once a critical event is occurring, it can be difficult to write a clear, concise message, making preparation a key to successful outcomes.
This new white paper from OnSolve provides a comprehensive list of message templates organizations can use to respond to a broad range of routine and emergency situations. With automatic, customizable message templates, organizations can prepare in advance, making it easier to deliver detailed, informative alerts for all situations.
In this white paper, organizations will have access to:
- Best practices guidelines for how to create and send alerts
- Guidance on how to use the templates
- Easy-to-use message templates for over 50 different scenarios, including
OnSolve is committed to helping organizations mitigate risk and respond to critical events more effectively. With messages created in advance, organizations can eliminate confusion during stressful emergency situations and ensure recipients only receive the information relevant to them.
This guide makes it easy to customize targeted, effective messages for all types of events, across multiple modalities. Now organizations can build an arsenal of alerts to deliver the right information to the right people at the right time.
For more information, read the white paper.
About OnSolve
OnSolve is a leading critical event management provider that proactively mitigates physical threats, allowing organizations to remain agile when a crisis strikes. Using the most trusted expertise and reliable AI-powered risk intelligence, critical communications and incident management technology, the OnSolve Platform enables enterprises, SMB organizations and all levels of government to detect, anticipate and mitigate physical threats that impact their people, places and property.
With billions of alerts sent annually and proven support for both the public and private sectors, OnSolve is used by thousands of entities to save lives, protect communities, safeguard critical infrastructure and enable agility for the organizations that power our economy. For more information, please visit www.onsolve.com.
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Liz Truss: who might make new prime minister’s cabinet, from James Cleverly, Nadine Dorries to Kwasi Kwarteng?
It is expected that Liz Truss will form her cabinet in the coming days
Liz Truss has been announced as the new Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative party, and she will be getting started almost immediately.
One of the first objectives will be to form her government, and the rumour mill has already thrown up plenty of names as to what the Liz Truss government might look like.
Here’s who may end up within the Cabinet under the new PM, with some politicians set to keep their positions and others set for their first role in Cabinet.
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When could the reshuffle take place?
The Cabinet reshuffle will only be confirmed once Liz Truss’ formal appointment as Prime Minister has been confirmed by Queen Elizabeth II.
Liz Truss’ cabinet is expected to be the first in history where a white man has not held the post of chancellor, foreign secretary or home secretary.
Who could be in the Cabinet?
Lots of speculation has been taking place, but what seems likely is politicians such as Therese Coffey, former health secretary Sajid Javid, and Kwasi Kwateng.
Coffey, who was recently the pensions minister, has been touted to be given the role of health secretary.
Former Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, has been lined up for the role of business secretary and Sajid Javid is rumoured to be offered the position of Northern Ireland secretary.
Other rumoured appointments include Iain Duncan Smith as leader of the commons, Allister Jack as minister for Scotland, Simon Clarke for levelling up secretary, and Brandon Lewis as minister for Justice.
Former Business Secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng is almost guaranteed to be unveiled as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer; James Cleverly could become the new Foreign Secretary and hard Brexiter, Attorney General, Suella Braverman, will succeed Priti Patel as Home Secretary.
Nadine Dorries will not be in the new cabinet after she announced her decision to resign from government on Monday.
What are Liz Truss’ policies?
Liz Truss will set out on her premiership with a series of new policies.
She has pledged to reverse the National Insurance hike which was implemented earlier this year and has also said she will hold an emergency budget later this month.
Within this budget, she is expected to announce £30 billion in tax cuts.
Other policies include the ruling out of energy rationing this winter, a decision which has been said could lead to blackouts to save energy.
The controversial Rwanda immigration plan is also set to be expanded by Ms Truss, she tweeted a new three point plan.
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Mbappe dismisses talk of rift with Pogba over blackmail affair
"He called me and gave me his version of events. It is his word against his brother's word. I am going to trust my teammate," Mbappe said of his fellow 2018 World Cup winner.
Kylian Mbappe on Monday played down suggestions that his relationship with Paul Pogba could be impacted after his name came up in a blackmail affair engulfing his France teammate.
Pogba says he is the victim of a multi-million euro blackmail plot to discredit him by claiming he asked a witch doctor to cast a spell on Mbappe.
The claims about the witch doctor were revealed publicly by Pogba's elder brother Mathias.
Paul Pogba, who left Manchester United in the close season to return to his former club Juventus, denies the accusation.
"No, because today as things stand I prefer to believe what my teammate says," Paris Saint-Germain star Mbappe said when asked if there might be a problem with Pogba.
Mbappe was speaking at a press conference ahead of Tuesday's Champions League game between PSG and Pogba's Juventus in Paris.
"He called me and gave me his version of events. It is his word against his brother's word. I am going to trust my teammate," Mbappe said of his fellow 2018 World Cup winner.
"I think it's in the interests of the national team as well with a big tournament coming up.
"At the moment he already has certain problems and now is not the time to add to those problems.
"We'll see what happens but I am quite detached from all that."
A criminal investigation was launched in France last week into the affair.
Based on the findings of a preliminary investigation last month it will examine allegations -- for now against persons unknown -- including blackmail by an armed gang, kidnapping and membership of a criminal conspiracy.
Pogba is sidelined for Juve's clash with PSG on Tuesday and faces a battle to be fit for France's defence of the World Cup trophy in Qatar starting in November.
He is currently recovering from a knee injury.
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Survey Shows Almost Half of Employers Planning Higher Salary Increase Budgets for 2023
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Salary.com®'s Annual U.S. National Salary Budget Survey, the long predominant 3 percent raise, which started its decline last year, has been replaced by a median raise of 4 percent across all employee categories. Forty-eight percent of U.S. employers are planning higher year-over-year salary increase budgets for 2023, continuing an upswing that began in 2022. Even more promising for American workers: a quarter of employers plan to give increases in the range of 5–7 percent in 2023. Salary.com conducted the survey of 1000+ organizations in June of 2022.
The survey revealed that 2022 actual salary increases were higher than what was planned in 2021: 22 percent of organizations gave increases in the range of 4-5 percent vs. the 12 percent that had planned to do so last year.
"2023 promises to be another banner year for employees seeking salary increases," said Chris Fusco, Senior Vice President of Compensation at Salary.com. "For perspective, in 2020, as the pandemic was taking hold, just under 10 percent of employers planned a higher salary budget increase than the prior year. In 2023 almost half of employers are planning higher salary budgets."
Cost of living increases: When organizations provided COLA increases, they tended to be more generous in 2022 than in 2021, as average COLA increases rose above 2 percent for the first time in many years. This is not surprising, given record-high inflation rates in 2022 and much talk of an impending recession. However, smaller organizations (under 500 full-time employees) were more likely to provide COLA increases than larger organizations. Average COLA increases for smaller organizations hovered in the range of 2.5–2.7 percent, higher than the typical 2 percent provided by larger organizations.
Geography: The Pacific Northwest continues to pay slightly higher salaries than other regions of the country, with median total increases in the 5 percent range vs. the U.S. median of 4 percent.
Industries: Healthcare median total increases in 2022 were in the 3 percent range, significantly less than the US median of 4 percent with less variability than the overall U.S. population. While notable given the challenges the industry has had in attracting and retaining quality workers, salary increases in the healthcare industry are impacted by reimbursement limits imposed by private and federal health insurers.
Other categories in the survey, such as variable pay and salary structure increases, fell in line with data from prior years. In terms of pay practices, the vast majority of organizations surveyed utilize a common date employee pay increase cycle (87 percent), with the months of January and April serving as the most popular months.
Over 1000 human resource professionals across 20 diverse industries (including healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, retail and wholesale, hospitality and leisure, and education) participated in this year's survey, which closed June 17, 2022. Now in its 12th year, Salary.com's U.S. and Canada National Salary Budget Survey is designed to collect critical data on how organizations are budgeting for salary increases over the next year and provides insight into current variable pay practices.
Salary.com® is the leading provider of compensation market data, software, and analytics, bringing more of the trusted data and intuitive software organizations need to get pay right. The industry's fastest-growing compensation management company, Salary.com serves over 30,000 survey participant organizations, over 8,000 business-to-business software subscribers, and over 45 million employees globally. HR professionals rely on Salary.com's 360° view of their compensation practices so they can efficiently and accurately achieve internal pay equity and adapt to market changes. Salary.com's state-of-the-art CompAnalyst® accelerates compensation workflows, delivers real-time data, and powers accurate, equitable, and competitive compensation through one intuitive platform. For more information, please visit www.salary.com.
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As part of government efforts aimed at harnessing youth sporting talents in the country, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Coastal Development Authority (CODA), Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has observed that “the provision of the requisite infrastructure is critical if Ghana is to regain its pride of place in sports on the continent and in the world”.
The CODA CEO observed this during the sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of Astroturf at Mallam Cluster of Schools in Kasoa. The project forms part of the vision of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to provide each constituency with a modern multi-purpose sports facility.
The project will be funded through a public-private partnership between CODA and Oxygen Capital Group, a UAE company. The partnership involves the planned construction of 12 modern astroturfs within the Coastal Development Zone
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Mr. Ahmed Shaib said several Astroturf projects had been constructed in all six regions within the coastal zone under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) and assured the people that the 1st Phase of the project would be completed within 4months time.
“Just last week, CODA commissioned an Astroturf for Tarkwa Nsuem constituency. In March, CODA commissioned an Astroturf at Abelenkpe in the Ayawaso West Municipality. Abofu community in the Okaikoi North Municipality has been a beneficiary of an astroturf. CODA has also constructed and completed an astroturf in Mamprobi in the Ablekuma South Constituency, among others,” he stated.
Apart from astroturf pitches, he mentioned that his outfit had also completed infrastructural projects like durbar grounds, boreholes, health facilities, libraries, classroom blocks, school dormitories, drainage systems, roads, lorry parks, and market centres across the Developmental Zones of the country.
The sod cutting ceremony took place over the weekend and was attended by some government officials and traditional leaders. Present were the Municipal Chief Executive of Weija Gbawe Municipal Assembly, Patrick Kwesi Brako Kumor; the Queen mother of New Gbawe Traditional Area, Naa Yaniadey II, and a host of former national football stars.
According to him, IPEP is one of the government policies under the Akufo-Addo administration that allocates $1 million to each constituency for special infrastructure projects and social interventions.
“Projects are determined through stakeholder engagement and bottom-up needs assessment process. CODA leads the implementation of IPEP in 109 constituencies in the six regions that make up the Coastal Development Zone. This Astroturf will be one of the biggest in Greater Accra and its economic benefits would be manifold,” he noted.
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The CODA CEO further indicated the project when constructed and completed is in fulfillment of the Akufo-Addo government’s promise to create an avenue to help unearth and develop the hidden talents of young people.
He noted that the spread of astroturfs within communities across the country would not only rekindle interest in sports activities and help unearth more talents but would also help promote fitness and create economic wealth in terms of revenue mobilisation.
The CODA CEO also stressed that promoting fitness should be an essential part of Ghana’s healthcare delivery system, and therefore assured the MCE to complete the facility within a 4months ultimatum.
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The Municipal Chief Executive of Weija Gbawe Municipal Assembly, Patrick Kwesi Brako Kumor, lauded the initiative and said he was hopeful the artificial turf football field after, would serve the teeming youth in the area.
He added that the pitch would serve footballers in the community by providing them with the best of facilities to nurture their talents. “I am very happy about this initiative and I believe it will provide footballers with the opportunity to nurture their talents,” he said.
The MCE expressed gratitude to CODA for supporting the project which would help unearth and nurture the football talents of residents within the Awutu Senya East Constituency and beyond.
According to him, CODA is bridging several developmental gaps through the construction of school blocks, drainages, health facilities, and roads, among others.
Mr Brako Kumor pledged the Assembly’s commitment and support to ensuring that the facility is up to good use and putting in place an effective maintenance plan when constructed.
He, however, urged residents in the area to properly maintain the facility when completed to help preserve it for future generations.
“This is a good initiative for the people of this constituency which I believe will help unearth and nurture football talents in the community,” the MCE added.
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Men’s Soccer Loses 2-0 at St. Bonaventure
OLEAN, NY – Matthew Wrobel scored twice in the second half, lifting host St. Bonaventure (2-2-0) to a 2-0 win over Binghamton (0-4-0) in a non-conference men’s soccer game on Monday night at the Tom and Marra Sports Complex.
In a match that was played in a driving rainstorm, the Bearcats suffered their third straight shutout defeat. The Bonnies held a slim 12-11 shot advantage for the game, but it was Wrobel that proved to be the difference.
In the 67th minute, Wrobel headed in a corner kick by Thomas Yegbor. It was his first goal of the season.
Wrobel iced the match with an unassisted goal in the 89th minute. He broke in behind the Bearcat defense and while his initial shot was saved by the Graduate student goalkeeper PJ Parkerhe got his own rebound and fired it into the net.
Despite the results, head coach Paul Marco was pleased with the way the team played despite the outcome.
“We played well enough tonight to come out with a different result than what we got,” he said. “Our soccer was Cleaner than the other night (against Colgate) and we shared the ball better. We are improving but Tonight we didn’t take advantage of the scoring chances that we had – and they did.”
For the second time in three matches, the Bearcats had a goal that was disallowed due to an offsides call. Against the Bonnies, it came in the 38th minute with the match still scoreless.
Possession time between the two squads was even at 50 percent.
Binghamton Returns home to face Niagara on Friday at 7 pm
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The smartphone ‘cat translator’ app that apparently allows you to know how your feline friend is saying
The app is said to bring you closer to your cat as it maps sounds to emotions.
A new app has been launched that is supposed to help you understand what your cat is saying.
The self proclaimed ‘cat translator’ app Meow Talk Cat Translator says it uses A.I. to assess what your furry friend’s meows and hisses actually mean.
Meow Talk is developed by former Amazon Alexa engineer Javier Sanchez and logopedics lecturer Susanne Schotz, and first hit the app stores in 2020, but has seen a surge in popularity over the last few weeks after becoming viral in Japan.
The developers claim that advanced technology translates meows, purrs and even hisses into humanspeak in order to develop stronger, more meaningful bonds with their cats. And that with the app’s collection of cat health services, cats may enjoy longer, healthier, and happier lives.
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Meow Talk uses 13 preset cat vocalisations as a mapping to what your cat might mean when it makes a certain sound, and shows the term on your smartphone screen, with the ambition to bring pets and their human owners closer together.
The COVID-19 lockdown saw a huge increase in households around the United Kingdom getting a pet, and cats are among the most popular ones. So the need to understand what cats are saying might never have been this high for Britons.
It should however be pointed out that nothing about this app is scientifically proven, and that it simply bases your cat’s language on what the sound might mean.
This means that any human doing cat sounds would have their speech translated as well.
So even if the app might state that your cat loves you it might in fact be the opposite. But then again when it comes to cats, does it really matter?
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LONDON (AP) — Irish regulators are slapping Instagram with a big fine after an investigation found the social media platform mishandled teenagers’ personal information in violation of strict European Union data privacy rules.
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said by email Monday that it made a final decision last week to fine the company 405 million euros ($402 million), though the full details won’t be released until next week.
The penalty is the second-biggest issued under the EU’s stringent privacy rules, after Luxembourg’s regulators fined Amazon 746 million euros last year.
Instagram parent Meta, which also owns Facebook, said that while it had “engaged fully” with regulators throughout the investigation, “we disagree with how this fine was calculated and intend to appeal it.”
The Irish watchdog’s investigation centered on how Instagram displayed the personal details of users ages 13 to 17, including email addresses and phone numbers. The minimum age for Instagram users is 13.
The investigation began after a data scientist found that users, including those under 18, were switching to business accounts and had their contact information displayed on their profiles. Users were apparently doing it to see statistics on how many likes their posts were getting after Instagram started removing the feature from personal accounts in some countries to help with mental health.
Instagram said the inquiry focused on “old settings” that were updated more than a year ago, and it has since released new privacy features for teens, including automatically setting their accounts to private when they join.
“We’re continuing to carefully review the rest of the decision,” the company said.
Under the EU’s data privacy rules, the Irish watchdog is the lead regulator for many U.S. tech companies with European headquarters in Dublin.
The watchdog has a raft of other inquiries into Meta-owned companies. Last year, it fined WhatsApp 225 million euros for breaching rules on transparency about sharing people’s data with other Meta companies.
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North Carolina makes a road trip into the Sun Belt Conference for the second straight week, this time going to Atlanta to play Georgia State. The Tar Heels (2-0) are coming off a wild 63-61 win at Appalachian State. Georgia State (0-1) will try to bounce back from a 35-14 loss at South Carolina.
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McDONOUGH — A five hour standoff in McDonough on Sept. 2 resulted in the arrested of a man wanted for murder. Jamil Gray, 30, was arrested at the Home2 Suites hotel on Mill Road after following the standoff that involved the Henry County Police Department, Fire Rescue and Emergency Management Agency.
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Black Lives Matter executive accused of 'syphoning' $10M from BLM donors, suit says
An executive at Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (GNF), is accused of "syphoning" more than $10 million from donors, the grassroots arm of the BLM organization said a court filing this week. The suit is against executive Shalomyah Bowers, the foundation itself, Bowers' consulting firm and unnamed individuals.
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States’ plans to make school safer reflect political divides
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — In the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, governors around the country vowed to take steps to ensure their students would be kept safe.
Months later, as students return to classrooms, money has begun to flow for school security upgrades, training and other new efforts to make classrooms safer.
But the responses have often reflected political divisions: Many Republicans have emphasized school security spending, while Democrats have called for tighter gun control.
At every step, the actions have stirred debate over whether states are doing the right things to address the scourge of school shootings.
In a special legislative session in Arkansas last month, lawmakers set aside $50 million for a school safety fund proposed by Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The rules for distributing the money haven’t been finalized, but Hutchinson has said he wants it to help implement recommendations from a school safety commission he reinstated following the May shooting in Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were killed.
The shooting “served as a reminder that the threat of violence in our schools has not abated,” Hutchinson said. “It continues to be real, and we have to act with a renewed sense of urgency to protect our children.”
Texas was among several other states that set aside money for school security. Gov. Greg Abbott and other top Republican leaders announced $105.5 million for school safety initiatives. Nearly half of that was slated for bullet-resistant shields for school police and $17.1 million was for districts to purchase panic-alert technology.
Other Republican governors who made money available for security upgrades include Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who announced $100 million for school security three days after the Uvalde shooting, and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, whose state is giving $2.6 million to increase training capacity and classes for school resource officers.
“While these are the latest measures we’re taking to ensure our children’s safety, I can assure you they will not be the last. I will work with anyone, even in the midst of a heated election cycle, to protect our students,” Kemp, who is running for reelection, said in June.
Some of the Republican governors who have moved aggressively to bolster school security have ruled out any kind of gun control measures.
Hutchinson had said there should be a conversation about raising the age to purchase an AR-15-style rifle — the type of weapon used in Uvalde — but didn’t pursue such a measure during the session. Abbott also has pushed back on calls for more gun control by families of the Uvalde shooting victims. Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt vowed to fight any firearms restrictions when he signed an executive order on training for law enforcement and risk assessment at schools.
In California, which already had some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a dozen more this legislative session and even took out ads in Texas newspapers criticizing the state’s stances on guns.
“We’re sick and tired of being on the defense in this movement,” Newsom said in July.
In New Jersey, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation last month requiring the state’s nearly 600 school districts to set up assessment teams aimed at stemming violence in schools. One of the bill’s sponsors recounted hearing of an Uvalde victim who pretended to have been killed in the attack to escape the shooter.
“Does anybody want to teach this — how to play dead?” Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt, a Democrat, said during a hearing in June.
Despite the partisan divisions on gun violence, a group of governors says it will attempt to find common ground. A task force created by the National Governor Association following the Uvalde shooting will develop recommendations to stop mass shootings, with an emphasis on school safety. Hutchinson, a former chairman of the association, has said the task force will focus in part on how states might use money coming to them through the bipartisan gun control bill President Joe Biden signed in June.
Teachers, political opponents and others have raised questions about the scope and effectiveness of state leaders’ plans.
In Arkansas, Democratic lawmakers questioned whether districts taking the new grant program’s money would be required to have an armed presence on campus, one of the initial recommendations from the state’s school safety commission.
“It’s one thing to say ‘school safety,’ but that runs the gamut of so much,” said Democratic Sen. Linda Chesterfield, a retired educator and the only legislator to vote against the grant program. “What specifically do you have in mind, and what price is it going to cost? I guess I’m just tired of having to fly by the seat of my pants and not know a thing about what’s going to go into that (commission’s) report.”
In Ohio, teachers unions say one-time funding that’s for equipment like door locks and radio systems — but not ongoing needs like personnel — is helpful but not enough.
Schools need money for staffing, too, including for safety and mental health personnel, said Scott DiMauro, president of the Ohio Education Association.
“Ideally, you’re gonna use funding to ensure that every school that wants to hire well-trained school resource officers, as part of their school safety plan, can do that,” DiMauro said. “And from that perspective, you know, the $100 million isn’t going to solve the problem in the long run.”
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Associated Press writers Samantha Hendrickson in Columbus, Ohio; Jeff Amy in Atlanta; Paul Weber in Austin, Texas; Don Thompson in Sacramento, California; Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City; and Mike Catalini in Trenton, New Jersey, contributed to this report.
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Dinamo Zagreb v Chelsea: Team news
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could make his Chelsea debut after having a custom facemask fitted to protect his broken jaw.
Juventus loanee Denis Zakaria could also be in line for his Blues bow after missing out at the weekend.
Thiago Silva has been rested, while N'Golo Kante remains sidelined with a hamstring injury.
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Canadian Man, Sam Nang Bou Charged in Drug Trafficking Scheme that Allegedly Shipped Millions of Dollars of Meth and Cocaine in Big Rigs
(STL.News) An investigation into an international drug trafficking organization has resulted in the arrest of a Canadian man who allegedly orchestrated the shipment of narcotics from the Los Angeles area to Canada and who is directly linked in court papers to the seizure of more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine and 333 kilograms of cocaine, the Justice Department announced.
Sam Nang Bou, 40, of Edmonton, Canada, was arrested Thursday night by the FBI. Bou made his initial court appearance Friday afternoon and was ordered held without bond.
A criminal complaint filed Friday in federal court alleges that, over the past year, Bou travelled to Southern California to personally handle the delivery of large shipments of drugs to long-haul semi-truck drivers.
The criminal complaint specifically charges Bou with the distribution of cocaine in relation to a shipment of 105 kilograms of cocaine that was delivered to a semi-truck in Hesperia on June 28 and later seized by law enforcement in Arizona. That cocaine trafficking offense carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum sentence of life in federal prison.
The affidavit in support of the complaint outlines a series of deliveries and subsequent seizures, most of which begin with Bou leaving one of two “stash houses” in Alhambra. Bou drove to various locations in Southern California, where he delivered boxes and duffel bags filled with narcotics that were loaded into the passenger compartments of semi-trucks, according to the affidavit.
The complaint alleges that Bou made a total of eight deliveries of narcotics to semi-truck drivers, including a shipment of 500 pounds of methamphetamine that was seized on August 23. Additionally, in conjunction with Bou’s arrest, law enforcement conducted several searches and recovered 48 kilograms of suspected cocaine inside two sophisticated hidden compartments in a minivan that Bou had recently locked up in a storage facility in Pasadena.
As a result of the seizures over the past year – a total of 1,008 pounds of methamphetamine and 333 kilograms of cocaine – the affidavit estimates that “Bou has distributed drugs with a value of at least $9.8 million in Los Angeles, and likely several times that amount if exported and resold in Canada.”
A criminal complaint contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Bou is scheduled to be arraigned on September 22.
The FBI and the Los Angeles HIDTA Task Force are conducting the investigation into Bou and his alleged associates. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Los Angeles Violent Transnational Organized Crime Task Force, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the California Highway Patrol, the Barstow Police Department, the Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team, and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office have provided substantial assistance in this matter.
The case against Bou is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks
Assistant United States Attorney Brittney M. Harris of the International Narcotics, Money Laundering, and Racketeering Section is prosecuting this case.
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BEIJING, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 25, Chindata Group Holdings Limited ("Chindata Group" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CD), a leading carrier-neutral hyperscale data center solution provider in Asia-Pacific emerging markets, announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and half year 2022 ended June 30, 2022. Chindata Group firmly grasped the development opportunities of the digital economy and China's "East Data West Computation" policy, and continued to maintain a strong growth in the second quarter. Total IT capacity of the data center increased to 776MW; revenue in the second quarter of 2022 increased by 51.2% year over year ("YoY") to RMB 1,038.1 million; net income in the second quarter increased by 206.3% YoY to RMB199.6 million, with a margin of 19.2%. Adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter of 2022 increased by 60.8% YoY to RMB544.3 million, with a margin of 52.4%. The Company has been delivering upbeat revenue and adjusted EBITDA results for eight straight quarters.
For the first half of 2022, Chindata Group achieved total revenue of 1,958.7 million, representing a year-on-year growth of 47.3 %. Adjusted EBITDA increased by 60.7% to RMB1,038.8 million; net income increased by 138.5% to RMB294.1 million.
Under the favorable guidance of the digital economy and the national top-level strategy of "East Data West Computation", Chindata Group's business continued to maintain solid growth . As of the end of the second quarter, total capacity increased by 72MW during the second quarter to reach 776MW. Two new under-construction hyperscale projects in northern China with a total capacity of 73MW were added to the asset portfolio, representing an increase of 34.3% compared with 578MW in the same period in 2021.
Chindata Group focuses on the hyperscale data center model and has achieved remarkable results in customer diversification. Total contracted and Indication of Interest ("IOI") capacity reached 650MW in the second quarter, representing a 31.2% YoY increase. Commitment ratio remained healthy for the Company's asset portfolio and contracted & IOI ratio for total capacity was 84% by the end of the second quarter of 2022.
Chindata Group is deeply engaged in the rapidly developing Asia-Pacific market with huge potential, and its hyperscale data center projects have performed well in China and Southeast Asia.
Among the eight national computing power hub nodes of "East Data West Computation " launched by Chinese government in February 2022, Chindata Group has deployed ahead of schedule in four hubs of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Gansu. As of the second quarter, Chindata Group has 30 data centers in total, of which two new under-construction hyperscale projects in northern China were added in this quarter.
As of the second quarter, utilized capacity of 57MW was added, and quarter-end utilized capacity reached 401MW, representing a 59.6% YoY growth. The newly-added capacity mainly came from Chindata Group's northern China and Malaysia campus to support the rapid business development of leading technology clients in China and abroad. In the second quarter, Chindata's in-service capacity increased by 13MW to 511MW, representing a 41.8% YoY growth.
Chindata Group is also constantly devoting itself to pursuing growth with quality through constant innovation, research and development. On July 29th, 2022, Chindata and its technical partner, Vertiv Technology, jointly released a waterless cooling technology. Coined "X-Cooling", the solution enables data centers to achieve zero Water Use Efficiency ("WUE") cooling, which is setting a new benchmark for the industry. By the end of the second quarter of 2022, the Company has a total of 361 approved and pending patents, far ahead of the industry.
On June 24 this year, Chindata Group officially closed a 500 million USD syndicated loan financing. The facility, joined by 15 lenders, has a 3-year tenor with a 2-year extension option. On July 25th, 2022, Fitch rating reaffirmed the Company's Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and foreign-currency senior unsecured rating at 'BBB-', with a stable outlook.
Mr. Wu Huapeng, CEO of Chindata Group, quoted: "Our business in China and Southeast Asia continued its solid momentum in the second quarter of 2022. Total capacity of the Company reached 776MW, which is a 72MW increase during the quarter and we have been delivering upbeat revenue results for eight straight quarters. We believe our early and ongoing layout in Asia Pacific emerging market and key regions under the "East-Data-West-Computation" in China, along with our hyperscale model that serves digital leaders and enterprise clients, constitutes the solid fundamentals for such momentum.
The Company is also constantly devoting itself to pursuing growth with quality through constant innovation and research and development. As a demonstration of that, our approved and pending patents by end of the second quarter was 361, representing an increase of 51 compared with that in the first quarter of 2022.
Furthermore, the Company has successfully closed the $500 million syndicated loan in late June, and the reaffirmation of our investment grade credit rating by notable rating agency recently has enabled the Company to maintain its diversified financing options. Looking forward to the future, Chindata Group has gained strong momentum in terms of sustained high-speed growth."
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Exclusive: IRON KINGDOM Premiere "In The Grip Of Nightmares" Single
September 6, 2022, 58 minutes ago
Canada’s NWOTHM outfit Iron Kingdom is releasing their fifth studio album The Blood Of Creation this fall and in advance have the melodic new single “In The Grip Of Nightmares” ready for your consumption. The album is not a concept album, but they exhibit a passion for fantasy themes and pays homage to tales woven by acclaimed authors. The single is about the sword Stormbringer from the Michael Moorcock books Elric of Melnibonè Series. Bound together by fate, Elric consumes the souls of those he slays with Stormbringer and this dramatic relationship is conveyed through progressive traditional heavy metal in the vein of Helloween and Fates Warning. Fast and driving, it is also melodic with plenty of solos and focus on the leads.
The band explains the track further:
“We started writing this song during the On The Hunt sessions back in 2019, however, the song had a different energy than the rest of the album so we decided it would be best to come back to it at a later date. In late 2020, during the Covid-19 lockdown, we took a second look at what was to become ‘In The Grip Of Nightmares’. We rewrote the tune to be what it is today. It tells the tale of the legendary sentient sword ‘Stormbringer’ and its relationship to Elric. The sword ‘consumes’ the souls of those who it strikes down and feeds the energy into Elric, who needs it to survive. The two are bound together by fate. A fate that twists Chaos and Law, and leaves Elric in the grip of nightmares.”
Iron Kingdom set out to create music in a style of metal that seemed to have been forgotten when they were kids. Since no one else seemed to be doing it, they decided to play metal the way it used to be played in the ‘70s and ‘80s while transporting listeners into unique, fantastic worlds. Since their conception, they have toured around the world, keeping old-school vibes alive.
This upcoming album sees a lot more music content coming from lead guitarist Megan Merrick and having drummer Max Friesen (ex-Ophelia Falling) has added another layer of ideas giving this latest offering a new perspective than the previous ones, while maintaining the shredding heavy metal thunder fans have come to love. The album was self-produced by Iron Kingdom with mixing done by Andy Boldt and mastering by Greg Reely (Overkill, Fear Factory, 3 Inches of Blood).
This refreshingly classic and refined taste of traditional heavy metal is recommended for fans of Riot, Iron Maiden, and Helloween.
BraveWords is premiering the new single – step into the nightmare!
In additional news, Iron Kingdom have announced their album launch show for November 4 in Vancouver, BC, hosted by the Invisible Orange at the Wise Hall. Find more information at orangetickets.ca.
Pre-order the album here, or here.
Tracklisting:
"Tides Of Desolation"
"Sheathe The Sword"
"Queen Of The Crystal Throne"
"Hunter And Prey"
"Witching Hour"
"In The Grip Of Nightmares"
"Primordial"
"The Blood Of Creation"
Teaser:
In additional news, Iron Kingdom have announced their album launch show for November 4 in Vancouver, BC, at the Wise Hall. For more info, head here.
(Photo - Caitlin Delaplace)
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UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev already has a next opponent in mind for Nate Diaz ahead of his own showdown with the Stockton native this weekend.
In Las Vegas this Saturday, fan favorite Diaz will fight out his UFC contract. After a long period of uncertainty, which included the veteran calling for his release on numerous occasions, the final rival on his current deal was decided — and he goes by the name “Borz.”
In five UFC outings, Chimaev has remained unbeaten, stopping Gerald Meerschaert and Li Jingliang with ease, and entering the 170-pound top five with a hard-fought decision win over Gilbert Burns this past April.
Having maintained his perfect record inside the Octagon and defeated one of the best in the division, Chimaev is expecting to make light work of Diaz in the UFC 279 headliner, even describing it as the 37-year-old’s funeral.
With that in mind, the Chechen-born Swede has already looked ahead at what could be next for Diaz once his name is added to his perfect résumé inside the T-Mobile Arena.
Chimaev Wants McGregor/Diaz 3
Early into fight week, Chimaev was interviewed by ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto, during which the Allstar Training Center product was asked about the most notable moment of Diaz’s lengthy career.
In 2016, Diaz replaced the injured Rafael dos Anjos to face then-featherweight champion Conor McGregor. At UFC 196, on just 11 days’ notice, Diaz submitted the Irishman with a second-round rear-naked choke.
Discussing which side of the feud he backed, Chimaev admitted that he was a fan of both men at the time. And having praised the first fight and the pair’s rematch, which was won by McGregor, “Borz” suggested that Diaz’s next step post-UFC 279 should be the trilogy.
“I was 50/50. I liked them both at the time,” Chimaev said. “Both guys were fun. I watched like, press conference, everything. It was a cool fight. I watched the second fight as well, that was nice as well.
“I wanna see one more fight with these guys. After my fight, maybe Diaz and Conor are gonna fight,” Chimaev suggested.
By all accounts, it appears that Diaz’s time in the Octagon could be up following the conclusion of Saturday night’s main event. The Stockton native has been insistent on his desire to explore other opportunities, even teasing a potential appearance in the ring opposite YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.
But should the right offer be made, perhaps Diaz will agree to one last dance with the “Notorious” former champ-champ, who is expected to return to action next year.
Would you like to see Nate Diaz complete his trilogy with Conor McGregor?
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
Elizabeth K. Anthony, Arizona State University
(THE CONVERSATION) When police found a kindergarten boy who had walked off from school after attacking his teacher and classmates, it didn’t take them long to start guessing about the cause of his behavior.
“He’s bad because no one’s correcting it,” one of the officers who brought the boy back to school is seen saying on police body-camera footage of the incident, which took place in Silver Spring, Maryland, in 2020.
The officers asked the boy if he got spankings at home – and later told his mother she should beat him.
But when I first saw the video, I knew this case was much deeper than just one of a boy being bad or playing hooky from school. As an expert in behavioral health, child trauma and school safety, I can see from the video that the boy is likely experiencing emotional and psychological distress before the officer speaks with him. His behavior, posture and voice – hanging his head low, shoulders hunched and murmuring – indicate something is wrong.
The police seem indifferent, and when school officials get involved later on, they also don’t take steps to address what is, to me, clearly a child’s mental health emergency. To me, this is a case that typifies the uneven and heavy-handed ways that police respond to school kids in crises. These responses disproportionately lead to arrests of Black and Hispanic children.
To a trained person, a more thoughtful response to the 5-year-old’s distress would have included speaking to him in a respectful and helpful way. For example, the Pediatric Emotional Distress Reference System uses the method called “engage, calm and distract” to respond to a child in crisis. Yelling at and berating a child, particularly during a crisis, is likely to escalate the behavior and may cause long-term psychological damage.
Instead, the officers referred to the boy as a little “beast,” a “violent little thing” and a “fool” who needed to be put in a “crate.”
Conflicting messages
I can also see from the video that the boy’s mother is likely distressed trying to help her son and not lose her job in the process of constantly having to come to the school for his misbehavior. To someone who is properly trained, a response that prompts the suggestion to contact a local family agency to receive crisis services and a behavioral health referral is warranted.
On the video, she states that she overheard one of the officers ask, “What’s going on at home?” when she was contacted by phone to calm her son down. Not long after she showed up at the school, she removed her son’s shirt to reveal his bare back in order to prove to the officers that she wasn’t physically abusing the boy.
“We believe it’s the exact opposite,” a male officer says on the video.
“Yeah, we want you to beat him,” a female officer chimed in, the video shows.
Both of the officers were Black, as were the mother and her son.
But the mother explained that on a previous occasion, she had said that she would beat her son when they got home – and school officials who overheard had warned her that they are mandated by law to report even the possibility of child abuse to state officials.
The police, meanwhile, assured the mother she can hit her child. The video shows a male officer saying, “As law enforcement officers … you can, most definitely – as a matter of fact we applaud the fact that you will please beat your kid.”
Then one of the officers placed one cuff on the boy’s tiny wrist with his hands behind his back to demonstrate what will happen if he doesn’t learn to control his behavior.
“You know what these are for?” the male officer asked the boy. “These are for people who don’t want to listen and don’t know how to act.”
Costly consequences
In the end, it wasn’t the mother’s actions, but those of the police officers, that were questioned. The mother filed a lawsuit on behalf of her son. The case was settled in August 2022 for US$275,000. Of that amount, $220,000 was ordered to be paid on behalf of the two officers who were seen in the video berating the boy, and $55,000 on behalf of the school system. The money will be put in a trust that the boy can access as an adult.
Without the video, it’s hard to see how the case would have resulted in a settlement of any sort. It would have boiled down to a troubled 5-year-old boy’s recollection versus the memory of several adult authority figures.
But there was a video. And it captures how fraught the encounter between the boy and the police officers was from the very start.
“Why are you out of school?” the male officer asks the boy after finding him near a car several blocks away. “Are you an adult?”
He proceeds to say, “Get back over there now!” and grabs the child by the arm. The officer asks whether the child has been hurt and says he needs to return to school. At this point, the boy begins to cry and say, “No, no, no,” to which the officer responds, “Get in or we are gonna have problems … you are bad … this is why people need to beat their kids.”
Challenging behaviors
If police and educators don’t figure out better ways to respond to children in crisis, I predict they will face similar legal actions like the lawsuit they faced in the Maryland case.
More and more police departments are being required to ensure that their officers wear body cameras. And it is inevitable that officers will have encounters with children and families in crisis.
Adults often have trouble responding in helpful ways to children with challenging behaviors.
But there are several evidence-based approaches to dealing with a child in crisis that are likely to be more effective than the heavy-handed approach taken with this boy. Examples of evidence-based approaches include assuring the child that he is safe, reassuring the child that he does not need to feel guilty or bad about any feelings or thoughts, and seeking the help of a trained professional.
In situations where a child’s behavior is aggressive or harmful, pediatric psychiatric experts recommend de-escalation techniques such as respecting personal space, avoiding provocation, setting clear limits and offering choices of possible actions.
Many school staff are trained in these methods, including through a program I developed with a colleague.
Similar training programs exist for police officers, especially those who work in schools. But most states do not require even police permanently stationed in schools to receive specialized training on how to handle youth in crisis.
In addition, there’s not much guidance on what educators should do – or whom they should call – when police respond poorly to a young person in crisis. On the one hand, an educator could have intervened, questioning the officers’ use of force and even calling for a police supervisor to consult with. But it’s also reasonable that a teacher or principal would defer to an officer of the law.
Leaving the school was definitely unsafe for the 5-year-old boy. But it was not appropriate for police to berate the boy, threaten him with handcuffs and suggest his mother beating him would take care of the problem. It was also very concerning that educators stood by and let it happen. To me, this situation raises serious questions about how professionals are responding to children in crisis – and about whether police officers are doing more harm than good in schools.
A judge presiding over the lawsuit against the officers said their behavior toward the boy “was assaultive in nature,” The Washington Post reported on September 2, 2022.
The article stated that the two officers involved had been “administratively charged with several counts, including neglect of duty and failure to be courteous.”
“They agreed to the proposed punishments,” the newspaper stated, “and the matter was closed.” The female officer was suspended for four weeks and the male officer was suspended for two weeks, according to newspaper.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/police-response-to-5-year-old-boy-who-left-school-was-problematic-from-the-start-188878.
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Dani Dyer says she had a "boring" fashion sense before going on 'Love Island.'
The 26-year-old star shot to fame when she appeared on and eventually won the hit ITV2 reality dating show alongside then-boyfriend Jack Fincham back in 2018 but admitted before she entered the Mallorca villa she "didn't know anything" about style.
She said: "When I was on Love Island, I didn’t really know anything about styling and designing clothes, and when you come out of a show like that, everyone focuses on what you’re wearing and how you put your clothes together. Then it ended up becoming something I really enjoyed.
The podcast host - who is now dating Premier League footballer Jarrod Bowen but has 20-month-old Santiago from a previous relationship with Sammy Kimmence - is now set to launch an online collection with high street retailer Matalan and explained that while designing has been a "long process", it becomes "worth it" when she sees the finished product.
She told OK! Magazine: "Now I’m with this new production team. It’s a long process, but once you start putting one collection together, the next one becomes easier because you know by then what you like and don’t like. I just feel I know what I’m doing now so I enjoy taking risks. I think I was a bit boring before, but now I’m always ready to try something new.
"Sometimes you can go back and forth for ages when designing something, umming and ahhing, but once the decision is made and you see the pieces all together, it’s so worth it. Nothing incredible comes together without hard work, so when it does – wow! It makes you feel amazing."
Girls on Film by Dani Dyer is exclusively available online only at Matalan.co.uk from 7 September.
Prices start at £18 and all items are available in sizes 6 - 22.
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Blair William & Co. IL grew its holdings in Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALGN – Get Rating) by 21.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 195,340 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 34,312 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL owned 0.25% of Align Technology worth $85,168,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ALGN. BlackRock Inc. boosted its position in Align Technology by 11.0% during the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 6,373,398 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,778,802,000 after purchasing an additional 630,238 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Align Technology by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,130,957 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,057,602,000 after buying an additional 95,811 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in shares of Align Technology by 38.8% in the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,425,299 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,593,858,000 after buying an additional 678,453 shares during the last quarter. Polen Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Align Technology by 5.3% in the first quarter. Polen Capital Management LLC now owns 1,871,737 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $816,077,000 after buying an additional 94,539 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Align Technology by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 1,536,851 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,009,989,000 after buying an additional 4,219 shares during the last quarter. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
ALGN has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on Align Technology from $450.00 to $410.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 28th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Align Technology from $438.00 to $402.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Align Technology from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $380.00 to $250.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 28th. Stephens reduced their target price on Align Technology from $500.00 to $375.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 28th. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their price objective on Align Technology from $310.00 to $285.00 in a report on Thursday, July 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $361.67.
Align Technology Stock Down 0.5 %
Align Technology (NASDAQ:ALGN – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 27th. The medical equipment provider reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.23 by ($0.23). The firm had revenue of $969.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $986.05 million. Align Technology had a return on equity of 17.47% and a net margin of 15.52%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.51 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Align Technology, Inc. will post 7.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
About Align Technology
Align Technology, Inc, a medical device company, designs, manufactures, and markets Invisalign clear aligners and iTero intraoral scanners and services for orthodontists and general practitioner dentists, and restorative and aesthetic dentistry. It operates in two segments, Clear Aligner; and Scanners and Services.
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Grows Opportunities for Peer-Sharing at Midsize and Community Banks
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Risk Management Association (RMA), whose Members represent 90% of North American bank assets, announced today that it has acquired SCB Forums, a leading provider of peer-sharing opportunities for midsize and community banks, and that SCB Forums' founder and CEO, Anat Bird, will continue to lead the business at RMA.
SCB Forums offers 40 highly personalized in-person and online gatherings a year with 8-12 bankers at each event to engage in frank and open discussion on their daily and emerging challenges. Focused on banks with $1 billion to $40 billion in assets under management, SCB Forums enables professionals across banking organizations – from CEOs to Chief Risk Officers to CFOs and treasury management professionals to commercial bankers and wealth managers – to form close peer groups, learn from industry leaders, solve problems together, and grow their knowledge and careers.
"Bringing RMA and SCB Forums together gives more professionals at financial institutions the opportunity to create networks that help them hone their craft, identify opportunities, and tackle challenges," said Nancy Foster, President and CEO of RMA. "As the leading risk management association for North American banks for 108 years, RMA believes peer sharing is ever more critical to advancing the performance of banks given the vast opportunities and risks they face including climate, cybersecurity, economic, and geopolitical threats. Midsize and community banks, which are the lifeblood of their communities but have fewer resources to draw upon, will especially benefit from these offerings."
The combination of RMA and SCB provides unparalleled peer sharing opportunities for financial services professionals with over 150 professional exchanges per year.
"Coming together with RMA offers SCB Forums clients a great opportunity to expand their networks and learning opportunities," Bird said. "Banking is an ever-changing business and one that often does not allow bankers the time they need to learn from peers during their workdays. SCB Forums' sole purpose is to give them that needed community, and RMA is committed to retaining the unique atmosphere we have created. I look forward to working closely with Nancy and her team to grow our offerings to banking professionals."
In addition to the SCB acquisition, RMA plans to announce other efforts in the coming months which demonstrate its commitment to provide midsize and community banks with more content and offerings designed with their unique challenges in mind. RMA also recently launched the Regional Bank Climate Risk Consortium to help midsize banks tackle that risk, among its many offerings for banks of this size.
About Risk Management Association (RMA)
Founded in 1914, the Risk Management Association is a not-for-profit, member-driven professional association whose sole purpose is to advance the use of sound risk management principles in the financial services industry. RMA promotes an enterprise approach to risk management that focuses on credit risk, market risk, and operational risk. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, RMA has 1,600 institutional members that include banks of all sizes as well as nonbank financial institutions. They are represented in the Association by 35,000 individuals located throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia/Pacific.
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SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SKYPLAY Inc. announced the listing of its cryptocurrency, SKP(SKYPlay Token) on ProBit Global —one of the world's leading digital-asset trading platforms.
SKYPlay began its first steps towards becoming an official blockchain platform by listing SKP on MEXC Global last May. Following the listing on MEXC and ProBit Global, the company plans to accelerate the process of expanding its global presence as it continues to list SKP on prominent global and domestic cryptocurrency exchanges.
SKP, the key currency of SKYPlay platform, uses the Polygon(MATIC) network, which offers low transaction fees, fast speed, and scalability as one of the top Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain.
Under the leadership of the Singapore corporation, SKYPLAY Inc. will release a variety of new lifestyle content as well as a range of eP2E games via SKYPlay–the easiest P2E and NFT business platform. In addition to the launching of Coin Grid and the SKYPlay platform, two other games will be released this year including a game from Retrocat, which just announced the signing of an onboarding contract with SKYPlay.
Sang-ok Chang, the CEO of SKYPLAY Inc. said, "SKYPlay has expanded community users from 170 countries with events and entertaining activities. Throughout the listing on ProBit Global, we are glad to demonstrate the reliability and scalability by outlining our consistent roadmap with our brand catchphrase, FUEL—uphold Fun, Utility, and Easy content while maintaining the platform's Liquidity."
SKYPlay
SKYPlay will offer a rich variety of lifestyle content including easy P2E games, sports, education, music, and art-all of which will be provided through an easy NFT business platform optimized for mobile UI/UX.
SKYPlay will offer a bigger and better space than a simple portal, encouraging users and service providers to grow and thrive within an easy-to-use, reliable, and trustworthy ecosystem.
ProBit Global
ProBit Global is a Top 20 crypto exchange worldwide providing unlimited access to trade and buy Bitcoin, Ethereum and 600+ altcoins in 1000+ markets.
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Aqilpur’s brick workers need kilns reignited after floods
The brick kilns that dominate the small village of Aqilpur in Pakistan’s Punjab province now lie abandoned, furnaces extinguished by weeks of torrential rain that have caused the worst floods in the country’s history.
Though the floods that engulfed Aqilpur and its surrounding fields have receded from the highs of a week ago, the kilns are still surrounded by water.
Most of those who lived on-site – part of the country’s millions-strong workforce known as “daily wagers” because of their piecemeal salaries – abandoned their homes for higher, dry ground.
“I come here daily on my bicycle and go from one kiln to another to look for work but find nothing,” said Muhammad Ayub, an itinerant labourer.
Now, a road that runs through the village has become a kind of town square for the kiln workers, who find themselves both homeless and out of work.
Ayub, 40, has a sick mother and an eight-year-old daughter to provide for.
When his home was destroyed in the torrential rains that preceded the flood, he sent them to a relative’s house close to the village.
But once the flood hit, his family was forced to take refuge at a makeshift campsite on higher ground outside the village.
More than 33 million people in Pakistan have been affected by the flooding, brought on by record monsoon rains that have swamped a third of the country, causing at least 1,300 deaths.
The floods have destroyed or badly damaged nearly two million homes or business premises, and for the rebuilding process to begin, kilns like those in Aqilpur will have to fire up again.
Earning less than $3 a shift
There are thousands of small brick factories and kilns scattered across much of Pakistan – a vital supplier of building materials for the nation of 220 million.
For now, mounds of bricks that should be making their way to building sites across the country lie partially submerged in floodwater.
Ayub worked 12 hours a night making bricks, earning less than $3 (Rs600) a shift for his labors.
He would spend the mornings working the fields surrounding the village, and was only able to sleep briefly in the afternoon before his shift began again.
With the kilns shut down and the fields submerged, his daily wage is gone.
“Where should a laborer go? he asked AFP.
“Wherever the workers go to look for work, they come back empty-handed.”
Daily wagers make up one of the poorest segments of Pakistan’s society and many in rural areas are exploited by unscrupulous large-scale farmers and factory owners who keep them in virtual servitude.
The brickworks in particular are notorious for hiring child labour – illegal under Pakistan law.
One of the youngest among the 50 or so kiln workers camped near Aqilpur is Muhammad Ismail, who joined his father at the brickworks almost a year ago when he turned 12.
He helped mould the clay that makes the bricks before they went into the furnace, hoping his labours would help his parents feed his six younger siblings.
After fleeing their home in the flood, Ismail’s father had to borrow money to buy flour and other necessities for his family.
“But now we are in debt,” Ismail said.
“I have been searching for work with my father every day. We need to pay off our debt, but I’m losing hope.”
It is not uncommon in parts of Pakistan for those who incur debt and fail to pay it back to be forced into bonded labour for years, as interest on the original sum keeps mounting.
This debt can often be handed down from one generation to another.
The kiln workers of Aqilpur have petitioned the owner to spark up the furnaces so they can resume work, but Ayub thinks they are asking for the impossible.
“The water collected here isn’t going to dry up for at least three months,” he said.
“And after the water dries, it will take another two or two-and-half months for the repairs.”
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German crowds cheer for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as they arrive for red carpet Invictus Games event
Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived hand-in-hand to mark one-year countdown to Prince Harry’s 2023 Invictus Games
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have arrived at an Invictus Games event in Dusseldorf, Germany, to adoring applause from fans.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made their appearance on a red carpet in Dusseldorf for the one-year countdown to Prince Harry’s Invictus Games 2023 on Tuesday 6 September.
When the couple, who are being classed as private citizens rather than royals by German police, arrived, they were met by hundreds of fans, with some waiting for more than two hours in the city’s main square for a glimpse of the duke and duchess, according to the DailyMail.
For the occasion, the duchess opted for a cream knitted turtleneck tank by Anine Bing, which she paired with matching wide-legged trousers and cream heels. Prince Harry opted for a simple gray suit, which he completed with a white button down shirt.
During the couple’s visit, Prince Harry and Meghan signed the “Golden” guestbook in Dusseldorf’s Town Hall, a book that that the Queen herself signed during a visit in the 1960s.
The couple also took the opportunity to engage with royal fans, with Meghan seen posing for selfies as she made her way up the red carpet.
According to the DailyMail, despite classing the couple as private citizens during their visit, city officials rolled out the red carpet for the pair, while German police noted that they were only invovled in crowd control. The outlet also noted that German police said temporary roadblocks were set up along the couple’s route from the airport to the city centre.
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Mridha International Institute of Peace & Happiness (MIIPH) is partnering with 16 other Saginaw nonprofits to promote community connections to peace and nonviolence
SAGINAW, Mich., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mridha International Institute of Peace & Happiness (MIIPH) is hosting a Saginaw Peace Walk on Wednesday, September 21, International Peace Day. The walk will be preceded by a Partners in Peace Expo with 16 other Saginaw-based non-profit organizations. The event begins at 4:00pm and will be held at the historic Montague Inn Bed & Breakfast, 1581 S. Washington Ave.
Saginaw Mayor Brenda Moore will issue a proclamation recognizing MIIPH's efforts to promote peace in the community through events and the development of its online peace education platform, which will debut in 2023. Food trucks, live music, and local nonprofit activities and information will be featured.
4:00pm - Partners in Peace Expo with participating organizations:
CAN Council
Castle Museum of Saginaw County History
Child & Family Services of Saginaw
Humane Society of Saginaw County
Japanese Tea Garden & Cultural Center
Mexican American Council
Mid-Michigan Children's Museum
Positive Results Downtown Saginaw
READ Association of Saginaw
Rotary Club of Saginaw
Saginaw Children's Zoo
Saginaw YMCA
The Mustard Seed Shelter
The Underground Railroad, Inc.
United Way of Saginaw County
Youth for Understanding
(Event Schedule, cont.)
5:00pm – Welcome address from Dr. Mridha, Saginaw Mayor Brenda Moore, other distinguished guests
5:30pm – Saginaw Peace Walk leaves from The Montague Inn, following Washington Avenue to Fordney Street, passing the Saginaw YMCA, and returning to the Montague via Washington Avenue by 6:15pm.
7:00pm Event ends.
"We want to involve the local community as well as the international community in our purpose of promoting peace in all our interactions," says Dr. Mridha. "I started the Institute because there will always be a need to make more peace in the world."
Founded in 2021, the Mridha International Institute of Peace & Happiness (MIIPH) is a 501(c)(3) company and a subsidiary of the Mridha Foundation. Based in Saginaw, Mich., the Institute is dedicated to promoting peace, happiness, and harmony through education, advocacy, and conscious consideration for others. For more information, visit http://miiph.org.
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Apple is expected to debut its iPhone 14 lineup at the company’s annual September keynote event on Wednesday.
The product event, which has been teased with a “far out” tagline, will take place at Apple’s Cupertino, California, headquarters and will be livestreamed on Apple’s website and social media channels.
This year’s invitation featured a night sky with a constellation of stars forming the Apple logo, leading some to speculate there will be major camera upgrades on iPhones to allow for better nighttime or long-distance photography. But in typical Apple fashion, the tech giant was sparse on details as it builds up excitement and urges customers to tune in on the big day.
The event will kick off at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, and CNN Business will carry live coverage of it. Here is a look at what to expect from CEO Tim Cook and his team.
The star of the show
As it has done every year for about a decade, Apple is widely expected to unveil its latest iPhone at the September keynote.
Apple is expected to go big with the iPhone 14 — literally. It’s rumored that it will debut a 6.7-inch phone that’s not a Pro model, meaning it will have the bigger screen size but without the higher price tag. The rumor mill also suggests that Apple might ditch its cheaper, mini-sized iPhone in the 14 lineup so that they don’t compete with iPhone SE sales.
Forecasts point to the latest Pro model being slightly slimmer, and the much-disliked notch around the front-facing camera system to be absent in the new iPhone models.
Apple watchers are also getting excited about a potential major camera quality upgrade with the iPhone 14 — possibly one that can shoot 8K video. If this happens, it could be among the biggest changes to the iPhone’s camera quality to date.
How Apple will price the iPhone 14 is already shaping up to be a test, as broader economic conditions for both the tech sector and consumers have entered choppy waters. A handful of analysts have already forecast slight price hikes for the latest-and-greatest iPhone model. “My expectation is that Apple will probably have to nudge prices up,” Ben Wood, chief analyst at market research firm CCS Insight, told CNN Business ahead of the event.
Currently, the regular, non-mini iPhone 13 starts at $799, the iPhone 13 Pro starts at $999 and the iPhone 13 Pro Max starts at $1,099. Some analysts are predicting a $100 price hike on at least the higher-end Pro and Pro Max models. But given the strain consumers are facing, he thinks Apple will also do “everything they can to make that as minimal as possible.” This could mean offering attractive trade-in bonuses, payment installment plans, and other offers.
Despite rising inflation and other economic headwinds, Cook said in the company’s most recent earnings call that there has been “no obvious evidence” of macroeconomic impact on iPhone sales yet. This doesn’t mean the tech giant is immune to a worsening economic climate. It reported a nearly 11% decline in profits during the three months ending in June, compared to the same period a year ago. This event also comes amid supply chain hiccups linked to China’s zero-Covid policy.
Finally, there has been some chatter that Apple could remove the iPhone’s Lightning port in new models and opt for a design with charging via wireless MagSafe. There have also been rumors that some US models may launch without a physical SIM slot, as Apple moves towards an eSIM-only design.
Apple Watches, iOS 16 release date, and more
New Apple Watch models are expected to be unveiled on Wednesday, including a higher-end offering. An official release date for iOS 16, the much-hyped latest update that will let users personalize their iPhone lock screens (like Android does) and features a revamped iMessage, is also expected to be announced.
What not to expect
With the new iPhone expected to take center stage, many analysts don’t expect Apple to release new iPads or Mac computers until October. Of course, the rumor mill can always be wrong about these things. Apple is also unlikely to debut its previously rumored and much-anticipated AR headset on Wednesday.
Despite rival Samsung’s love affair with foldable devices, Apple is still not expected to unveil such an iPhone this fall.
CNN Business will carry live coverage of Cook’s big production, so tune in here as the world’s most valuable tech company finally puts all rumors to rest and reveals some of its latest gadgets on the cusp of the busy holiday shopping season.
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Ground-breaking partnership set to deliver a new standard of multi-disciplinary care for back, neck, hip, knee, shoulder pain, and more.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WholeHealth Living, Inc. (formerly known as WholeHealth Networks, Inc.) a Tivity Health® company, has secured an agreement with Vori Health®, an award-winning, nationwide innovative medical practice focused on whole-person musculoskeletal care, to power a revolutionary and comprehensive pain management solution.
More than half of the U.S. population, ages 18 and over, reports having a musculoskeletal condition, with at least 33% of people requiring or seeking medical care. Low back and neck pain account for the highest amount of health care spending, with an estimated $134.5 billion in annual costs, of which 33.7% is paid by Medicare and Medicaid.
To address these growing problems, the collaborative pain management solution will provide the millions of Americans suffering from muscle and joint pain with both convenient access to appropriate, world-class medical care as well as a full-suite of preventive and rehabilitative services.
"The current musculoskeletal patient pathway is often costly and ineffective, and these challenges are compounded by inflation and rising healthcare costs," said Richard Ashworth, president and CEO, Tivity Health. "We expect this industry-leading pain care solution to drive down inappropriate opiate utilization, surgery, imaging, ER steerage, injections, and total costs of care. Our ultimate goal is to help members reach their goals, reduce their pain, and return to a life they love without unnecessary procedures or costs."
According to the World Health Organization, musculoskeletal conditions significantly limit mobility and dexterity, leading to early retirement from work, lower levels of well-being and reduced ability to participate in society.
"When we created Vori Health, we wanted to revolutionize musculoskeletal care by surrounding a patient with a dedicated team who puts the patient first," said Ryan Grant, M.D., founder and CEO, Vori Health. "The right care given at the right time by the right clinical experts is critical to providing patients with access to appropriate, evidence-based care that minimizes the rate of unnecessary surgeries, poor outcomes, and patient dissatisfaction."
The partnership's effective end-to-end solution integrates Vori Health's nationwide virtual-first medical services for musculoskeletal care and pain management with WholeHealth Living's on-the-ground network of chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage therapy practitioners. Each patient receives support from a Vori Health care team, which includes a non-operative physical medicine physician, a health coach navigator, and a physical therapist who work collaboratively to assess, diagnose, and coordinate all aspects of care. In addition to leveraging WholeHealth Living's ecosystem of practitioners, Tivity Health offers eligible SilverSneakers members the opportunity to engage in movement therapy via fitness centers, community classes and online social platforms.
When people with musculoskeletal (MSK) pain seek health care, they often receive treatment not aligned with best practices, including initial management options such as opioids. Inadequate care for MSK pain conditions can have tremendous societal consequences leading to decreased quality of life and increased costs. It is the primary reason for 1 in 8 persons reporting lost workdays due to MSK pain conditions and direct costs equate $796.3 billion dollars annually. WholeHealth Networks and Vori Health's partnership will transform the delivery of musculoskeletal care in a choreographed, calibrated fashion, ensuring that patients benefit from a higher quality, lower cost of care.
At WholeHealth Living®, Inc. we promote nonpharmacologic options earlier in the care continuum because they are less invasive and can be less expensive. Also, they typically pose a lower risk than drugs or surgery and can help reduce opioid use. We recognize that musculoskeletal conditions are a major contributor to medical spend, and we are committed to bridging the gap between members, practitioners, health plans, and the broader medical community to increase the understanding and acceptance of physical medicine and integrative health solutions. We partner with regional and national health plans, managing benefits for Medicaid, Commercial, and Medicare members spanning a variety of specialties that include chiropractic, acupuncture, physical therapy, occupational therapy, therapeutic massage, and naturopathy.
Tivity Health®, Inc. is a leading provider of healthy life-changing solutions, including SilverSneakers® and Prime® Fitness. We help adults improve their health and support them on life's journey by providing access to in-person and virtual physical activity, social, and mental enrichment programs. We continue to enhance the way we direct members along their journey to better health by delivering an insights-driven, personalized, interactive experience. Our suite of services support health plans nationwide as they seek to reduce costs and improve health outcomes. At Tivity Health, we deliver the resources members need to live healthier, happier, more connected lives. Learn more at www.tivityhealth.com
Vori Health® is an all-inclusive medical and health provider practicing a holistic, integrated approach to musculoskeletal care. The organization offers full-service physical medicine and rehabilitation care, physical therapy, prescriptions, imaging & lab ordering, health coaching, nutritional guidance, community support, and premium instructional content. The Vori Health team consists of carefully selected, board-certified physicians and licensed healthcare providers, and provides health services that are accessible at the click of a button from the comfort, convenience, and privacy of a patient's home. Learn more at www.vorihealth.com.
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Update Features New NAIC Designation Categories, Solvency II Reporting Enhancements, Hybrid/Blended Benchmarks Methodology, and More
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN), a leading provider of SaaS-based investment accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions, today announced that it delivered new product features and enhancements in the second quarter of 2022 to support the latest accounting and reporting standards, enrich asset class reporting, and upgrade the user experience.
"We're immensely proud of our Q2 product enhancements that incorporate customer requests, delivering new capabilities that enable operational efficiencies, regulatory compliance, and faster decision-making," said Souvik Das, Chief Technology Officer at Clearwater Analytics. "Our team has been focused on making improvements that speed up transaction processing time, reduce manual efforts with NAIC reporting and other regulatory requirements, and simplify decision making. With just a few clicks, our clients can quickly act on data they trust using Clearwater's best-in-class reporting capabilities and gain an enviable competitive advantage."
To keep insurers updated on the latest regulatory guidance changes regarding investment accounting and reporting, Clearwater delivered several enhancements to NAIC reporting that allow our clients to have more accurate and timely reporting for NAIC regulatory guidance.
- NAIC Designation Category Updates. In this release, NAIC Designations were replaced with NAIC Designation Categories (NAIC Designations with Modifier) to align with the increase of NAIC designations.
- Schedule D and Schedule DB Updates. With updates to Schedule D parts 1 through 5 and the Schedule DB for derivatives, Clearwater enhanced our offering for logic-driven, in-depth reporting that aligns to our clients' specific data fields, delivering greater accuracy.
- Risk-Based Capital (RBC) Reports. With risk-based capital reports, Clearwater has updated the book adjusted carrying value for mortgage loans. This update provides greater accuracy in reports that are in line with RBC reports and NAIC designations.
Given that insurers have a year to prepare for new Solvency II reporting requirements, Clearwater has created new tooling that allows clients to override input values to their desired values for SCR calculations.
To meet specific benchmark needs that require a combination of data sources, hybrid benchmarks were introduced so that our clients can combine two or more indexes on a percentage basis, allowing for more in-depth and accurate reporting and analysis.
Clearwater further enhanced the scope of its pricing offering to include more accurate Listed Derivatives pricing evaluations.
Clearwater updated its Net Asset Value (NAV) calculation rules for limited partnerships to bring Clearwater's NAV calculation rules into conformity with those articulated in the Institutional Limited Partnership Association's Principles, Practices & Policy model.
The new "Cash Flow and Yield Analysis" reports are lot level reports that include key data points to provide users with greater insight into amortization calculations and inputs. The reports include such data as cash flow source and cash flow effective date, amortization adjustment dates, interest recognition guidance, and future looking cash flows projections summarized at the lot level.
- Watch the on-demand webinar NAIC Updates Summer 2022 National Meeting Overview to hear the latest investment accounting guidance updates.
- Register to attend Clearwater Connect 2022, our annual conference where the brightest minds in accounting and finance will convene and get an exclusive first look at Clearwater's world-class technology, learn industry best practices, and network with thought leaders and leading practitioners from around the world.
Clearwater Analytics is a global industry-leading SaaS solution for automated investment data aggregation, reconciliation, accounting, compliance, risk, performance, and reporting. Each day, the Clearwater solution reports on more than $5.9 trillion in assets for clients that include leading insurers, asset managers, corporations, pension plans, governments, and nonprofit organizations – helping them make the most of their investment portfolio data with a world-class product and client-centric servicing. Investment professionals around the globe trust Clearwater to deliver timely, validated investment data and analytics. Additional information about Clearwater can be found at clearwateranalytics.com, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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The value optical retailer helps families see clearly and maximize savings
DALLAS, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Families are budget-conscious, yet many are spending an average of $864 on back-to-school items, according to a recent survey from the National Retail Federation. Because of this costly expense, they are cutting back in other areas, including prescription glasses, to balance their budgets. Shopping for new glasses is easier and more affordable than ever at Eyemart Express, a national value optical retailer. Kids and their families alike can see clearly and look stylish without breaking the bank.
Eyemart Express stores have more than 2,000 frames to pick from, so customers on every budget can find glasses for everyone in the family. Children favorites include Paw Patrol, Jonas Paul, and My Little Pony. Parents can also see clearly with trendy designer frames from Burberry, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Michael Kors, and more, at affordable prices.
"The ability to see clearly is tied to a child's success at school, so that is why we're helping families stretch their budgets and kids have an A-plus year," says Katy Hanson, Eyemart Express CMO. "Our store associates are ready to help everyone maximize savings on new glasses."
Ways to Save on Glasses at Eyemart Express:
- Save More with the Back-to-School Sale: Maximize savings on kids' glasses for the new school year thanks to Eyemart Express' annual sale that provides two pairs with durable, polycarbonate lenses built to hold up on the playground and during activities for $79 (reg. $200). For college students and parents, the everyday pricing is hard to beat: Two pairs of single vision glasses start at $38.
- Get Extra Value with a Free Warranty: Life happens, especially with younger kids, and it can be challenging to keep glasses in top shape when worn every day. Luckily, all frames purchased at Eyemart Express come with a free one-year frame warranty, providing families with additional value.
- Save Time, Too: Your time is valuable, especially when adjusting to a new school schedule. Between carpool, homework, and extracurricular activities, any downtime is precious. That is why the on-site labs and skilled lab techs at Eyemart Express stores offer a big perk: They can have high-quality glasses ready in as little as 30 minutes.
- Optimize Insurance Benefits: While you don't need insurance to shop at Eyemart Express, there are perks, including getting a free second pair. Eyemart Express associates are trained to help you optimize your plan and will even fill out the paperwork for you.
- Use Additional Discounts: If you are a teacher, first responder, health care worker, veteran, or military member, bring a valid ID to your local Eyemart Express store and save an additional 20% on everything from frames to lenses and accessories.
Visit a local Eyemart Express store to maximize savings on prescription glasses and sunglasses. Find your local store at eyemartexpress.com/get-glasses.
Eyemart Express (EyemartExpress.com) is a national optical retailer known for providing high-quality prescription eyewear with a focus on affordability and convenience. Eyemart Express ranks among the top optical retailers in the country with its family of brands: Vision 4 Less, Visionmart Express, and Eyewear Express. The company is based in Farmers Branch, Texas, and has 237 stores in 42 states. Eyemart Express offers a robust frame selection for the whole family with more than 2,000 frames from brands such as Ray-Ban, Coach, Nike, and Disney. On-site lens labs and skilled lab technicians can deliver high-quality glasses in as little as 30 minutes.
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Great West Life Assurance Co. Can cut its stake in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (NYSE:PEG – Get Rating) by 0.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 393,565 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 1,752 shares during the period. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can owned about 0.08% of Public Service Enterprise Group worth $29,082,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of PEG. Bromfield Sneider Wealth Advisors bought a new position in Public Service Enterprise Group during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Tcwp LLC bought a new position in Public Service Enterprise Group during the first quarter worth $28,000. Covestor Ltd bought a new stake in Public Service Enterprise Group during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Capital Analysts LLC bought a new position in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group in the 1st quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $42,000. 71.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Insider Activity
In other news, CEO Ralph Izzo sold 9,883 shares of Public Service Enterprise Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.15, for a total value of $633,994.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 447,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $28,717,132.40. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In other Public Service Enterprise Group news, COO Ralph A. Larossa sold 1,054 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.76, for a total transaction of $69,311.04. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 61,259 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,028,391.84. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ralph Izzo sold 9,883 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.15, for a total transaction of $633,994.45. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 447,656 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $28,717,132.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 22,274 shares of company stock valued at $1,446,725. Company insiders own 0.55% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Public Service Enterprise Group Trading Down 1.3 %
Shares of Public Service Enterprise Group stock opened at $64.01 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.68. Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated has a 12 month low of $58.19 and a 12 month high of $75.61. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $64.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $66.49.
Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 2nd. The utilities provider reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.65 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $2.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.78 billion. Public Service Enterprise Group had a negative net margin of 10.59% and a positive return on equity of 13.25%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.70 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated will post 3.48 EPS for the current year.
Public Service Enterprise Group Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 9th will be paid a $0.54 dividend. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 8th. Public Service Enterprise Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently -110.20%.
About Public Service Enterprise Group
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company primarily in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. It operates through two segments, PSE&G and PSEG Power. The PSE&G segment transmits electricity; distributes electricity and gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers, as well as invests in solar generation projects, and energy efficiency and related programs; and offers appliance services and repairs.
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Global provider of smart mobility tech solutions, Conduent Transportation, has teamed up with Hayden AI, a provider of AI and machine learning technologies, to develop an automated technology solution designed to improve safety for children who ride on school buses.
Combining AI and computer vision, the solution will use mobile cameras mounted on bus exteriors that activate when bus lights flash and the stop arm extends, signaling to other vehicles that they are not allowed to pass as a student is dropped off or picked up.
If a driver violates the required stop by passing around the bus, then the automated solution will be triggered to capture the violation. The camera will automatically record the license plate details and a video clip of the violation, which will then be sent via a secure cloud connection to law enforcement for evaluation.
The solution will be funded through fines and can be implemented without upfront costs to school districts or schools. In addition, data analytics from the solution can provide school districts with real-time insights into the effectiveness of their transportation systems, helping them to make the best possible decisions to ensure the safe pick-up and drop-off of every student.
The solution will be available later this year and will help communities with increased enforcement of traffic laws intended to keep children safe. Passing a school bus with its stop arm extended is illegal in every US state.
According to a recent survey conducted by the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services, there are tens of millions of violations per year across the US where vehicles pass school buses, creating an unsafe situation for the children getting on or off buses. Currently, 12 states have implemented school bus stop-arm enforcement technology and, to date, legislation to allow its use has been introduced in at least 10 other states.
This partnership between Conduent and Hayden AI builds on a 2021 agreement that the companies announced to collaborate on traffic safety solutions, including an automated technology that can improve the effectiveness of traffic lanes dedicated for public transit buses.
This additional stop-arm technology, once deployed, will adapt highly accurate, computer vision technology successfully used in other enforcement solutions, leading to more prosecutable violations, and requiring no effort from school bus drivers to operate.
“Automated school bus stop-arm enforcement technology is a valuable tool for school districts and law enforcement agencies seeking to keep students safe, and we’re proud to join with Hayden AI to enhance Conduent’s portfolio of smart mobility solutions,” said Mark Brewer, president of transportation solutions at Conduent. “We bring more than 25 years of experience as an industry leader in traffic enforcement, and we currently support one out of every four US state and local automated enforcement programs, including those implemented to monitor speed and red-light traffic regulations.”
Chris Carson, CEO and co-founder at Hayden AI, added, “Together, we will launch new technology that empowers us to achieve things we never thought were possible, and to solve problems that were previously too costly or difficult.”
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