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Sunderland Illuminations 2022: Festival of Light to be back at Roker Park for city's autumn season
If your autumn and winter diary is already filling up, make sure you leave time to visit Sunderland’s Festival of Light as it prepares for a return to Roker Park.
A sparkling mix of light displays will be back in October, ready to enchant families and herald in the cooler weather and darker nights in style.
Expected to feature attractions both new and old, the ever-popular festival will be back in Roker Park after a hugely successful run last year.
The 2021 festival marked the event’s first return to Roker Park since 2018; it was cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and in 2019 it was staged in Mowbray Park for the first time.
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Sunderland City Council has confirmed on its website that this year’s Festival of Light will begin on Thursday, October 13.
It will run every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until November 12, as well as every day over the half-term holiday (between Monday, October 24 and Sunday, October 30).
The Festival of Light is expected to run alongside the much-loved Sunderland Illuminations display along the seafront at Roker and Seaburn.
There is also usually family-friendly entertainment and fun to enjoy at Cliffe Park as you admire the sparkling seaside decorations.
Tickets for the Festival of Light will become available online in due course, with families advised to visit www.mysunderland.co.uk/fol for further updates.
More than 70,000 people bought tickets to visit the Festival of Light in 2021, with the tickets completely selling out in just weeks.
Roker Park welcomed more than 80,000 visitors across 22 evenings.
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Coming off a heartbreaking loss in the 2021 NFC Championship game, the 49ers have retooled and reloaded. After a flurry of offseason moves and a change at the quarterback position, the 49ers head into this season equipped with one of the best rosters in football, with their sights set on another deep playoff run.
I’m going to provide a quick overview of each position group, and my overall outlook for the team heading into the 2022 season. I’ll start with the most important position in the sport, where the 49ers have a new quarterback starting Week 1 for the first time since 2017.
Quarterback
The Trey Lance era has officially begun, as the 49ers have made it as clear as can be they are handing the reins over to the 22-year-old quarterback that they moved mountains to acquire last season.
Throughout training camp, Lance has shown off his big arm and mobility, but the thing that impressed me the most was his ability to work through his progressions and identify the coverage being presented by the defense.
Lance’s physical traits are off the charts, but his greatest skill is the mental acumen he possesses. The more comfortable he gets, the more those physical gifts will have an opportunity to shine in an organic way.
While there is a lot to be excited about in regards to Lance, it is important to remember that he is only 22, and will likely need some time before he really starts to hit his stride at the NFL level. Have patience during the early growing pains, because the long term dividends are going to be well worth the wait.
In a move that stunned absolutely everyone, former starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo agreed to return to San Francisco on a restructured deal under the stipulation that he would be serving as Lance’s back up.
The 49ers gave themselves a premium insurance policy at the position, having arguably the best backup quarterback in the league ready to step in should Lance miss any time during the season. While the outside noise will stir up controversy, head coach Kyle Shanahan has made it clear this is Lance’s team and that he will be the starting quarterback going into week 1.
Rounding out the quarterback room is rookie Brock Purdy, who was selected with the final pick of the 2022 draft. Purdy impressed during the preseason and the 49ers were enamored enough with his progress that they kept him on the roster at the expense of depth elsewhere.
Running backs
After setting the franchise record for rushing yards by a rookie, second year back Eli Mitchell appears to have a firm grip on the top spot in the 49ers backfield. Despite the impressive start to Mitchell’s career, I still expect a running back by committee approach, with a handful of players sharing the load over the course of the season.
Jeff Wilson Jr. is the veteran of the running back group, and I expect he will be someone head coach Kyle Shanahan leans on heavily in high leverage situations due to his track record as someone who can be trusted in big moments. And of course Kyle Juszczyk remains the best fullback in football, and will continue to provide tremendous versatility as one of the most unique offensive weapons in the game.
Wide receivers (and tight ends)
It all starts at the top, with the newly-extended Deebo Samuel, who is coming off a historic 2021 season that saw him get a first team All-Pro selection. The passing attack will lean heavily on Samuel and his ability to create after the catch, but this is a deep group that has some serious star power across the board.
George Kittle remains firmly in the discussion as the best tight end in the sport, and he figures to play a prominent role in the pass game while doubling as an invaluable asset in the run game with his ability as a blocker. Like Samuel, Kittle is in his own tier when it comes to creating after the catch, and expect him to serve as safety blanket of sorts as Lance gets his feet under him in this offense.
Beyond the aforementioned All-Pro selections, the 49ers have some serious firepower, starting with third year wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who is coming off of one of the more impressive training camps in recent memory. Aiyuk is winning off the line, at the catch point, and everywhere in between, and his rapport with Lance is clear after the two spent an abundance of time working out together in the offseason.
Then you have speedster Danny Gray, who scored a 76-yard touchdown in his first ever NFL game to open up the preseason. Gray and his 4.3 speed will stretch the offense vertically as well as horizontally, and he adds an elite speed element that hasn’t been there in recent years for this offense.
Finally you have veterans like Jauan Jennings and Ray-Ray McCloud. Jennings is one of the better blocking wide receivers in the sport, and provides a reliable target out of the big slot role Shanahan is so fond of. McCloud has already shown his ability to stress out defenses in a 49ers uniform, cashing in on a touchdown on a deep post that had the defender in coverage fall to the ground after biting on McCloud’s double move.
This is the most talented group of skill position players Shanahan has had in years, and it is going to be a treat watching them wreak havoc on opposing defenses.
Offensive line
Trent Williams is coming off the most impressive season I have ever seen from an offensive lineman. If you ask me, Williams is the best player in the entire NFL right now. He is also the only real certainty on this 49ers offensive line, given they are currently slated to have three new starters, and incumbent starter Mike McGlinchey is making a return from a serious injury that cut his 2021 season short.
Rookie right guard Spencer Burford has shined so far, and 2020 2nd round pick Aaron Banks looks much improved at the other guard spot, but realistically we have no idea how that will pan out going forward. Same goes for the projected starter at center Jake Brendel, who has NFL experience, just a limited sample size to work off.
While there is a degree of uncertainty, I would be cautiously optimistic about this group as a whole. The further into training camp we got, the more they were able to gel and it was reflected in their performance as well.
Defensive line
The backbone of the team. The engine that makes this whole thing go. Not only is it loaded at the top with star players like Nick Bosa and Arik Armstead, top to bottom this is the most talented group that the 49ers have had on the defensive line under Shanahan.
Samson Ebukam finished the 2021 season by contributing to sack in seven of the last eight games to close out the year, and he looks poised to take a big leap in his second year in the system as the starting edge opposite Bosa.
Javon Kinlaw is healthy, and ready to show why he was a top 15 pick back in 2020. Kinlaw has a level of physical ability that is breathtaking, and once he is able to fully develop and refine his game, you are looking at a perennial Pro Bowl ceiling for a player who has proven they are hungry to silence the doubt surrounding them.
Kevin Givens will help absorb the loss of DJ Jones on the inside. Charles Omenihu and Kemoko Turay are exceptional athletes who have an opportunity to take their games to the next level with the best defensive line coach in the game. Jordan Willis and Kerry Hyder Jr. provide excellent depth as versatile pieces that can win from multiple spots and make contributions in a rotational role.
On top of all of this, the 49ers snagged a special athlete when they selected defensive end Drake Jackson in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft. While I think it will take Jackson some time before he starts leapfrogging the talented players ahead of him on the depth chart, his physical abilities were on display from day one, and he has the opportunity to develop into a very special player for this defense, while making an immediate contribution in his rookie year as well.
Linebackers
The 49ers have the most talented linebacker trio in the sport, and I’m not sure that anyone else comes close. Fred Warner is the gold standard at the position, doing things on the field that I have never seen a linebacker tasked with doing. Wether it’s fitting run gaps at the line of scrimmage, or taking No. 3 vertically up the seam, Warner does it all, and makes it look easy in the process.
Dre Greenlaw and Azeez Al-Shaair are extremely valuable in their own rights as well, with both having the ability to operate in space and run sideline to sideline with the best of them. Oren Burks and Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles have proven to be reliable depth at the position, with both being someone you can count on in a pinch. This group, like a lot of the team, is flat out stacked from top to bottom.
The big splash signing for the 49ers this past offseason was their move to bring in free agent cornerback Charvarius Ward. While Ward has already proven to be an extremely important part of the defense, when we talk about the secondary it all starts with the other Ward. I am, of course, referring to starting safety Jimmie Ward, who is the longest tenured 49ers player on the roster.
Ward is the best coverage safety in the league, and the conductor of the orchestra that is the back end of the 49ers defense. Ward has long been overlooked on a national level, but those close to the team know how important he is to the success of this 49ers squad.
Back to Charvarius, who has shown that he has a ceiling that places him among the best players at his entire position. Ward is coming off a season where he allowed the fewest average yards of separation, and the second lowest completion percentage among defensive backs that were targeted a minimum of 50 times last season.
Ward gives the 49ers a true number one cornerback, that has the capability to travel with opposing teams best receiving options as well. While Ward is a budding star in his own right, the other starting cornerback is no slouch either. Emmanuel Moseley has progressively gotten better year after year, and is one of the more talented second cornerbacks in the entire league.
As of now, the big question marks come at the strong safety position and the nickel cornerback spot. Second year player Talanoa Hufanga appears to be in line to take over the starting safety spot opposite Ward, and has looked good so far through training camp and one preseason game.
The starting nickel spot remains a bit of a mystery, but rookie cornerback Samuel Womack is the clear favorite to win that job following a two interception performance in his NFL debut. Even with the uncertainty at a couple of spots, this group got a massive upgrade with the acquisition of Ward, and the unit as whole can afford to be a bit more aggressive due to the pressure the defensive front will put on opposing quarterbacks.
Specialists
Hey, they are people too! Robbie Gould remains one of the most reliable kickers in the business, as he showed when he drilled a game winning field goal on the frozen tundra in the divisional round last season.
Mitch Wishnowsky and his knuckle punts will be on display for the fourth season, and the maestro of these special teams snaps is none other than the people’s champ, long snapper Taybor Pepper. At the end of the day, you want these guys to be a group you can count on, and these three have proven they are dependable.
Record prediction
This team is absolutely loaded top to bottom. It’s the best roster they have had in a decade, and the ceiling is that of a championship level squad. Unfortunately, championships aren’t won on paper, and there is always a lot more to it than simply constructing the most talented roster.
I think that as long as they are able to stay healthy, this team should win 10 games in its sleep. In fact, DraftKings Sportsbook officially predicts that they’ll have 10 wins this season (I’d take the over on that!). The Niners are a talented bunch, and match up well with any other team in the league. Even with a young quarterback that is likely to experience some growing pains, the defense and skill position players are so talented that they will be able to overcome that and still be a double digit win team.
Having said that, they still do face a fairly daunting schedule. My record prediction as I type this is 11-6, which by all measures is a very successful season for any NFL franchise.
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Saudi Arabia is about to land another major sporting event after signing a memorandum of understanding with MotoGP, the motorcycle racing commercial rights holder Dorna Sports said yesterday. The kingdom appears to be unfazed by allegations that it is "sportswashing" its human rights violations.
According to Dorna, a Saudi Arabian MotoGP race will be held on a newly constructed, multi-purpose circuit, but it did not say where this will be within the kingdom. "The addition of Saudi Arabia to the MotoGP calendar on an annual basis will see the sport expanding further into the Middle East," said the company.
"The region is a key market for motorsport and the demand in the kingdom for events of this kind is growing," added Dorna chief executive Carmelo Ezpeleta. "Research shows that 80 per cent of Saudi fans want to see more in their country."
MotoGP is the latest major sporting event to arrive in Saudi Arabia. The kingdom has spent over $1.2 billion to expand its portfolio in sports and entertainment. Formula One made its debut last December as part of a 15-year deal. It also hosts the annual Dakar Rally, all-electric Formula E and Extreme E. Riyadh has also made a potentially lucrative investment through the takeover by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) of the English Premier League's Newcastle United Football Club. More recently, the PIF has financed LIV Golf, seen as a competitor to the long-established PGA (Professional Golfers' Association of America) Tour.
Saudi Arabia's dramatic expansion however has not been without controversy, especially since the appointment of Mohammed Bin Salman as Crown Prince in 2017. The 37-year-old prince was accused of authorising the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 and has led a major crackdown on dissidents and human rights activists.
Critics say that major sporting links allow Saudi Arabia to add a layer to its soft power strategy in an attempt to polish its public image on the international stage. Sportswashing is a term popularised by Amnesty International to describe the use of sports by oppressive governments to legitimise their regimes and divert attention away from their human rights abuses.
READ: Saudi snitching app turns citizens into social media police
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Labour Party to deploy doctors, nurses as polling units agents
...says election can only be rigged at PUs
Labour Party (LP) said doctors, nurses and other medical professionals will serve as its agents in Polling Units (PUs) across the country during the 2023 general election to prevent manipulation of results against the party.
The party said with the Electoral Act, 2022 providing for the electronic transmission of election results, elections can only be rigged at the PUs, hence the plan to nip impending danger in the bud.
Julius Abure, LP national chairman who stated this at the unveiling of the Docs&Medics4PeterObi movement in Abuja on Monday, said, Nigerians are ready to take back their country and the party will ensure that they block every loophole for rigging.
Abure demanded for a list of all the medical personnel across the country so that they can serve as the party’s agents at the polling units.
He said: “The support we are getting is unprecedented. Let me commend the medical doctors, nurses and other health personnel for supporting Peter Obi.
“The level of work and the amount of passion you have put into this project is unprecedented. Medical Doctors, Nurses and other health personnel will act as our agents in their polling units, ” Abure said.
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“We are ahead of the people who are planning to rig the election at the polling units level. The current electoral act has made our votes secured and stop rigging at the polling unit through the electronic transmission of election results.
“Send the list of Doctors and nurses at the polling units since they can’t be compromised at the polling. They will serve as our agents. If the medical people are there, our votes will count.
“Come 2023, I am convinced that we will win the election.
“The political narrative of Nigeria will change. That is why I am no longer sleeping. The Labour Party and Peter Obi will bring good governance. When the time comes for campaigns, when we roll out our plans, other parties will park their things and go. Ensure we deliver Peter Obi in 2023,” Abure said.
Uche Uzoukwu, a medical doctor and leader of the group said the association is present in all the polling units, adding that they are out to influence 100,000 Nigeria health practitioners to mobilise more than 30 million citizens to take back their country and vote for the party’s presidential candidate in 2023.
He said: “We will stay and take back our country. The nurses, Pharmacist Laboratory including the security personnel working in the hospital have formed state groups, local government groups and are now moving to the ward level.
“We have inaugurated our ward leaders, now moving down to the polling units. We want to grow up to 500,000 medical workers and encourage them to get in touch with 50 people which will give us 25 million votes for Peter Obi
“We are now into town hall meetings and medical outreaches. We call the people for medical outreaches and after treating them, we tell the people the labour party logo and encourage them to collect their PVCs and vote.”
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP, a class action law firm dedicated to representing shareholders nationwide, is investigating a potential breach of fiduciary duty claim involving the board of directors of Evelo Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVLO).
If you are a shareholder of Evelo Biosciences, Inc. and are interested in obtaining additional information regarding this investigation, free of charge, please visit us at:
You may also contact Robert H. Lefkowitz, Esq. either via email at rl@pjlfirm.com or by telephone at 212-725-1000. One of our attorneys will personally speak with you about the case at no cost or obligation.
Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP is a law firm exclusively committed to representing shareholders nationwide who are victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty and other types of corporate misconduct. For more information about the firm and its attorneys, please visit http://pjlfirm.com. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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The free online event will connect cancer patients and caregivers with the latest promising research findings shared by top immunotherapy experts, patient success stories, and clinical trial updates, on September 22, 2022, at 2 p.m. ET
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a nonprofit organization spearheading transformative research to harness the immune system's power to control and potentially cure all cancers, will offer its second annual CRI Virtual Immunotherapy Patient Summit in Spanish on September 22, 2022, 2-5 p.m. ET. This free virtual event, moderated by TV Host and Entrepreneur Ana Patricia Gámez, and presented completely in Spanish, will connect Hispanic cancer patients and caregivers with groundbreaking research updates from leading immunotherapy experts driving scientific breakthroughs and advancements that impact patient care.
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), cancer is the leading cause of death among Hispanic people, with current cancer research and statistics indicating a higher incidence of liver cancer, stomach cancer, and cervical cancers in the Hispanic population. With harrowing statistics like, 1 in 3 Hispanic men and women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and 1 in 5 men and 1 in 7 women will die from the disease1, CRI continues its commitment to empower the U.S. Hispanic cancer community and help create a world immune to cancer.
Cancer immunotherapy is a form of cancer treatment that uses the body's own immune system to control and eliminate cancer. CRI is bringing the promise of immunotherapy to the underserved Spanish-speaking U.S. Hispanic community with in-language research, information, and direct access to clinical trials, to ultimately improve treatment outcomes for this patient group. CRI offers free clinical trial consultations where a professional will walk patients and their families through their immunotherapy clinical trial options. In addition, CRI will be developing content and news bites in Spanish from leading members of the CRI scientist community, sharing Hispanic-relevant information and patient stories.
"Understanding a cancer diagnosis and treatment options are a vital part of a patient success story, said Dr. Kurt Schalper, associate professor of pathology and medicine (medical oncology), Yale School of Medicine, director of the Translational Immuno-Oncology Laboratory, Yale Cancer Center, and CRI Virtual Immunotherapy Patient Summit keynote speaker. "There is an undeniable need to make information available in-language for Spanish-speaking cancer patients and caregivers. Knowledge and access to data are key components for patients to advocate for themselves and make informed choices. I am honored to be a part of CRI's second annual Cancer Immunotherapy Summit to help benefit the U.S. Hispanic cancer community."
An early diagnosis can make the difference between life and death, and overall Hispanic men and women are generally less likely to be diagnosed at an early stage, when treatment is usually less intensive and more successful. Over the past two years, the Cancer Research Institute has launched several initiatives to engage Spanish-speaking Hispanic patient and caregiver communities including the development of an immunotherapy patient information hub in Spanish we well as the first all-Spanish language CRI Virtual Immunotherapy Patient Summit, which included an informative session devoted to overcoming racial and ethnic inequalities in access to health information and care.
"Here at the Cancer Research Institute, we continue to work to address barriers that hinder scientific progress and access to Spanish-language health information and care by creating a platform for scientists and patients to share their firsthand experiences at the forefront of cancer immunotherapy research and connect with clinical trials," said Jill O'Donnell-Tormey, Ph.D., CEO and director of scientific affairs at CRI. "We hope to reach and positively impact the U.S. Hispanic cancer community via our in-language CRI Virtual Immunotherapy Patient Summit, and with the integral participation of our media sponsor TelevisaUnivision and host Ana Patricia Gámez.
"I am so very honored to be asked back to moderate the second annual CRI Virtual Immunotherapy Patient Summit in Spanish," said Ana Patricia Gámez, TV host and entrepreneur. "It is a privilege to support Hispanic cancer patients and caregivers in their healthcare journey once again, connecting the community with potentially lifesaving information and access to clinical trials. I do this in loving memory of my father, and I know he would be proud to be a part of such an important program."
"As a journalist, it is my duty to serve my community, and I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to moderate a panel and be a part of the CRI mission to better serve U.S. Hispanic cancer patients and caregivers," said Teresa Rodríguez, host of Univisionarios (Univision News).
"There is a need to engage and help our community overcome barriers to better care and treatments."
From the comfort and safety of home, attendees of the free CRI Virtual Immunotherapy Patient Summit in Spanish can expect to:
- Learn the basics of cancer immunotherapy and how it may help them or their loved one.
- Hear from and interact with leading physician-scientists with expertise in cancer immunotherapy.
- Gain valuable insight into how clinical trials work and to understand whether they are a good option for patients to explore with their healthcare team.
- Learn more about the latest research on cancers most affecting the U.S. Hispanic community.
- Discover issues specific to U.S. Hispanic communities regarding overall health care and how doctors, organizations, advocates, and individuals are addressing these challenges.
- Hear real patients who have undergone immunotherapy treatment tell their story.
Support for the Spanish-language 2022 CRI Virtual Immunotherapy Patient Summit is generously provided by the following sponsors:
Official Media Sponsor: TelevisaUnivision
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The Cancer Research Institute has pledged to help close the information and research gap and better serve the Spanish-speaking U.S. Hispanic community. Visit cancerresearch.org/es to see the robust and helpful offering of information now available in Spanish. Visit cancerresearch.org/es/conferencia to register for the free Spanish-language 2022 CRI Virtual Immunotherapy Patient Summit.
About the Cancer Research Institute
The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), established in 1953, is a top‐rated U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to saving more lives by fueling the discovery and development of powerful immunotherapies for all cancers. Guided by a world‐renowned Scientific Advisory Council that includes four Nobel laureates and 27 members of the National Academy of Sciences, CRI has invested $500 million in support of research conducted by immunologists and tumor immunologists at the world's leading medical centers and universities and has contributed to many of the key scientific advances that demonstrate the potential for immunotherapy to change the face of cancer treatment. To learn more, go to cancerresearch.org/es.
1 American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanic/Latino People 2021-2023. Atlanta: American Cancer Society, Inc. 2021.
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How the Inflation Reduction Act will lower your Medicare drug costs
DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: What kind of changes can Medicare beneficiaries expect to see in the Inflation Reduction Act that was recently signed into law? I’m enrolled in original Medicare and have a Part D prescription drug plan but spent more than $6,000 out-of-pocket last year on medications alone.
— Overpaying Paul
DEAR PAUL: The climate, tax and health care bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden last month includes significant improvements to the Medicare program that will kick in over the next few years.
These changes will lower prescription drug prices for millions of seniors by allowing the government to negotiate drug prices for the first time and capping seniors’ out-of-pocket drug costs at $2,000 annually. Some other popular changes will include free vaccinations, lower insulin costs and expanded subsidies for lower income seniors.
Here is a breakdown of the changes to expect in Medicare and when they will roll out.
2023
Starting this January, all vaccines covered under Medicare Part D, including the shingles vaccine, will be free to beneficiaries. And the skyrocketing cost of insulin will be capped at $35 per month. This will be a significant saving for the more than 3 million Medicare enrollees who currently use insulin to control their diabetes.
Also starting next year, drug makers will be penalized in the form of “rebates” that they would be forced to pay to the government if they impose price increases that exceed general inflation.
2024
Cost sharing for catastrophic coverage in Part D will be eliminated. Under the current Part D benefit, once your out-of-pocket costs reach $7,050 in 2022, you enter “catastrophic” coverage but are still responsible for 5% of your prescription drug costs, with no limit.
But in 2024, people with Part D coverage will no longer be responsible for any out-of-pocket drug costs once they enter catastrophic coverage. This is significant for seniors who use expensive medications for conditions like cancer or multiple sclerosis.
Also starting in 2024 through 2029, Part D premiums will not be allowed to grow faster than 6% per year.
And for lower income Medicare beneficiaries, eligibility for the Part D Low Income Subsidy (also known as Extra Help) will be expanded to 150% of the federal poverty level, from today’s limit of 135%. This change will mean about 500,000 more seniors will qualify for financial assistance to help pay some or all of their prescription drug premiums and deductibles.
2025
One of the biggest cost reduction measures for Medicare beneficiaries will begin in 2025 when out-of-pocket spending on Part D prescription drugs will be capped at $2,000 per year. This will be a major savings for the more than 1.5 million beneficiaries who currently spend more than $2,000 out-of-pocket each year.
2026
When Medicare’s Part D program was enacted in 2003, negotiating lower drug prices was forbidden. But because of the Inflation Reduction Act, starting in 2026 Medicare will be empowered to begin negotiating prices with drug companies for 10 of the most expensive drugs covered under Part D. In 2027 and 2028, 15 drugs would be eligible for negotiations and in 2029 and subsequent years, 20 drugs would be chosen.
And, in addition to all the Medicare improvements, the Inflation Reduction Act also extends the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) premium subsidies for three years that have helped millions of Americans gain coverage before they’re eligible for Medicare.
Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or go to SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC "Today" show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.
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Air Transat selects Nuvei to enhance payment process
- Nuvei (NASDAQ:NVEI) has partnered with Air Transat, offers Air Transat customers a frictionless and intuitive payment experience.
- It also provides a revenue accelerating approval rate optimization and fraud management capability to the airline.
- Through this partnership, Air Transat has secured card acquiring capabilities with enhanced payment processing in 39 markets globally.
- Nuvei Chair and CEO Philip Fayer said: “We are seeing, time and time again that payments, when done right, are a formidable revenue accelerator for our customers, whether that’s through payment orchestration, customized solutions or offering the payment method consumers want.”
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Mumbai: Actor Rashmika Mandanna said Tuesday her choices as an artiste have always been governed by her gut feeling. The 26-year-old actor, predominantly works in Telugu and Kannada films. Now however, Rashmika Mandana is making her debut in Bollywood with Goodbye, which features Amitabh Bachchan in the lead.
Rashmika has been in the film industry for five years. The Pushpa star said she is currently at a phase where she is ‘testing waters’ with her choices.
“I have always picked scripts based on my gut feeling. I believe what is meant for me will happen to me. I feel like that’s the universe’s way of saying it, so it’s purely a gut feeling. When I heard the script (of Goodbye)… I’m at a point in my career, where I’m going out and testing waters,” Rashmika said during the trailer launch of Goodbye here.
“I don’t know what’s right and what’s wrong. I don’t know what people expect of me… I am an actor and I want to do good films,” Rashmika added.
For the actor, it is important to have a fun and memorable experience when she is working on a movie. “I want to have fun while I do it. Till the day, I am able to work like this and make such memories I am willing to do films. I might as well make everyone smile and give good memories to everyone watching the film,” Rashmika pointed out.
“This film (Goodbye) is so special because of the things, which are already seen in the trailer and so it’s going to be extremely special,” the actor added.
Rashmika said she is currently living her dream of working with two acting legends – Bachchan in Goodbye and Allu Arjun in part two of Pushpa.
“I am living my dream. With Allu Arjun sir, I start Pushpa 2 in a couple of days. But right now having this trailer out in front of the audience with Bachchan sir, what can I say?,” Rashmika smiled sheepishly.
Goodbye is a family drama which highlights themes of self-discovery, family dynamics and celebration of a journey called life. It also stars Neena Gupta, Pavail Gulati, Elli Avram, Sunil Grover, Sahil Mehta and Abhishek Khan.
The movie marks the first collaboration between Bachchan and Rashmika, who recalled her first meeting with the megastar on her birthday two years ago.
“I was standing and waiting for him, and sir just walked in, crossed me and went. So I was like, ‘ok, not now. This is not the time’ because I was standing there, flashing a big smile… I thought (maybe) he was thinking about the scene,” Rashmika said.
“Then I went to him and told him, ‘Hi sir, I am Rashmika and I will be playing your daughter’. I was so nervous, it is such a huge responsibility working with such big actors. It is just good to get each other’s energy on the first day,” she added.
Rashmika said she initially thought Bachchan didn’t like her. “He was so strict; sitting there and then we started having banter like a father and a daughter. Our relationship got closer and closer throughout the making of the film. He is a beautiful person, so I’m just happy that I got to see his side while working with him,” Rashmika stated.
She formed an equally warm bond with her other co-star, Neena Gupta. “I was just so comfortable working with her, and it was easy. The first day I came on set, I wondered how everyone knew everyone on set, and I was like, ‘Wait, am I late to the party?’ But now I’m chilling with them, they’re my people also,” Rashmika added.
She will also soon be seen in another Hindi film – Mission Majnu, opposite Sidharth Malhotra.
For actors Grover and Gupta, who play pivotal roles in Goodbye, working with Bachchan has been like a dream come true moment.
“I had never dreamt of working with him (Bachchan), it is like the opportunity fell in my lap. And I was like, ‘Is this actually true?’ When I started in the industry, at that time OTT and TV was not there. I have played smaller roles and at that time, I could have never imagined that I would ever get an opportunity to be working with Sir (Bachchan),” Gupta said.
Grover said he would often imitate Bachchan on the sets. “Everyone has the desire to work with Sir and I am one of them. I thought I would just go and see Sir everyday on the sets and do little work. Today 90 per cent of actors have become actors because of Bachchan sir,” the actor-comedian said.
Produced by ‘Balaji Motion Pictures’ in association with ‘Good Co.’, Goodbye is scheduled to be released in theatres October 7.
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KOHLER, Wis. (AP) — Herbert Kohler Jr., who led the plumbing fixture manufacturer his grandfather founded for more than four decades and who turned the tiny Wisconsin village that bears his name into a hospitality destination, is being remembered as a businessman whose impact stretched far beyond his home state.
Kohler died Saturday at age 83.
“His zest for life, adventure and impact inspires all of us,” his family said in a statement. “We traveled together, celebrated together, and worked together. He was all in, all the time, leaving an indelible mark on how we live our lives today and carry on his legacy.”
During his time as CEO, Kohler grew the company from a $133 million operation in 1972 to one that approached $6 billion in annual revenue in 2015 when he turned over the top job to his son, David Kohler.
Kohler transformed The American Club, built in 1918 for immigrant workers at Kohler, into a five-star, five-diamond resort and built the championship golf courses, Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits.
In 2019, when Whistling Straits was chosen to be the site of the Ryder Cup, Kohler said it was a “once in a lifetime” event for the state and estimated an economic impact of $135 million.
The Ryder Cup was delayed a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but in 2021 it welcomed golf fans from around the world.
Kohler was 26 when he began working for the family company after graduating from Yale in 1965. He became chairman and CEO of Kohler Company in 1972.
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Citigroup Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Cosan S.A. (NYSE:CSAN – Get Rating) by 8,546.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 434,398 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 429,374 shares during the quarter. Citigroup Inc. owned approximately 0.11% of Cosan worth $8,601,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CSAN. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in Cosan by 29.9% in the fourth quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 3,606 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 831 shares during the last quarter. SPX Equities Gestao de Recursos Ltda lifted its stake in Cosan by 38.1% in the first quarter. SPX Equities Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 7,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $153,000 after buying an additional 2,127 shares during the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new stake in Cosan in the first quarter valued at approximately $211,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in Cosan in the first quarter valued at approximately $498,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Cosan by 78.6% in the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 38,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $771,000 after buying an additional 17,139 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 4.02% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have weighed in on CSAN. TheStreet upgraded Cosan from a “d+” rating to a “c-” rating in a research note on Monday, August 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Cosan from $15.60 to $18.30 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 24th.
Cosan Price Performance
Cosan Profile
Cosan SA, through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the fuel distribution business in Brazil, Europe, Latin America, North America, Asia, and internationally. The company's Raízen segment distributes and markets fuels through a franchised network of service stations under the Shell brand; engages in the petroleum refining; operation of convenience stores; manufacture and sale of automotive and industrial lubricants; and production and sale of liquefied petroleum gas.
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Benz Successfully Completes C$12 Million Brokered Private Placement
HIGHLIGHTS
- C$11.9 million raised to accelerate critical mineral and gold exploration on emerging greenstone belt
- Offer conducted at an average price of ~C$0.73 representing a 65% premium to Benz's last traded share price as of Thursday, 1 September (C$0.44)
- Exploration to commence immediately initially targeting critical metal mineralization
- New Mineral Resource for Eastmain Gold Project to be delivered in Q4 2022 following successful 2021 drill campaign
Toronto, September 6, 2022 - Benz Mining Corp. (TSXV: BZ) (ASX: BNZ) (the Company or Benz) is pleased to advise that it has received firm commitments to raise approximately C$11.9 million (before costs) via a strongly supported offer of fully paid ordinary Chess Depositary Interest (CDIs) to institutional, professional and sophisticated investors (the Offer) via a:
- placement of 11,875,130 CDIs at an average price of approximately C$0.84[1] per CDI (the Flow-Through CDIs), which will qualify as "flow-through shares" as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the Act) (Flow Through Share Placement), representing an approximately 90% premium to the last closing price of Benz shares on the TSXV on Thursday, 1 September 2022 of C$0.44; and
- hard dollar placement of 4,558,870 CDIs at an issue price of ~C$0.42 per CDI (A$0.48 per CDI) (Hard Placement), representing a 4.0% discount to the last closing price of Benz shares on TSX-V on Thursday, 1 September 2022.
The total 16,434,000 CDIs issued under the Offer were issued at an average price of ~C$0.73 representing a 65% premium to Benz's last traded share price as of Thursday, 1 September (C$0.44).
The Company was able to issue the Offer CDIs at an average premium as those CDIs issued under the Flow Through Share Placement portion of the Offer provide certain tax incentives to eligible investors under the Act for expenditures of the Company that qualify as flow-through mining expenditures under the Act.
Commenting on the Offer, Benz Chairman, Evan Cranston, said:
"The strong support shown for this capital raising on such compelling terms is very pleasing. The next 6 months have the potential to be transformational for Benz as we release our new mineral resource for the Eastmain Project in Q4 2022 and embark on one of the largest drilling campaigns we have undertaken since acquiring the Project.
"We believe the Upper Eastmain Greenstone Belt has the potential to host significant gold, lithium and base metal deposits and this funding goes a long way to proving this. C$7m of this funding will be spent on critical mineral exploration targeting the battery metal thematic, with the remaining C$3m to be spent on gold only exploration, expanding on the extensive gold mineralisation defined in 2021.
"I would like to thank our existing shareholders who supported the raising as well as welcome a number of new shareholders to our register.
"Finally, I would like to thank the Quebec Government and Federal Government of Canada. The charitable flow through structure is one of the main reasons I love investing and working with explorers with projects in Canada. Not only are there fantastic opportunities such as the Eastmain Greenstone Project, but the financial incentives to explore there makes it very beneficial for investors. The incentives allow us to limit dilution for shareholders as well as ensures that all of the flow through investment is spent in the ground rather than on corporate overheads. It will make for very active news flow for Benz given that all of the proceeds from this capital raising will be put to work by 31 December 2023."
Use of Proceeds
The gross proceeds received by the Company pursuant to the Offer will be used to fund exploration on the Company's Upper Eastmain Projects in Quebec by 31 December 2023 and renounce such expenditures to the investors effective 31 December 2022. Specifically, funds will be applied towards:
- a new Mineral Resource Estimate for the Eastmain Project expected to be delivered in Q4 2022;
- conducting 20,000m of core drilling in the upper Eastmain Greenstone Belt, including 18,000m of winter drilling with a land rig (combination of extensional and regional exploration) and 2,000m of helicopter supported lithium exploration at Ruby Hill West
- re-assaying historical samples at the Eastmain Gold Project using PhotonAssay;
- payment of C$200,000 to the project vendors pursuant to the Eastmain project option agreement; and
- general working capital purposes.
Exploration activities will be split 30% towards growing further gold inventory of the Eastmain Project and 70% exploring for minerals deemed Critical Minerals by the Canadian Government, including lithium, copper, nickel and cobalt.
The Offer was facilitated by Canadian flow-through share dealer, Peartree Securities Inc., Euroz Hartleys Limited and Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Ltd.
Offer Details
The Flow-Through CDIs will be initially issued under the Flow Through Share Placement to Peartree Securities Inc. (PearTree) as agent for certain qualifying investors in Canada, to raise approximately CAD$10 million through the issue of ~7.93 million shares at an issue price of ~CAD$0.883 and ~3.95 million shares at an issue price of ~CAD$0.760, pursuant to a subscription agreement between the Company and PearTree. The Flow-Through CDIs to be placed in Canada under the Flow Through Share Placement will qualify as "flow-through shares", as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the Act). Pursuant to a block trade agreement between PearTree and Euroz Hartleys, Euroz Hartleys will facilitate the secondary sale of the Flow-Through CDIs acquired by PearTree under the Flow Through Share Placement to sophisticated and professional investors in Australia and certain other countries (End-Buyers) by way of a block trade (Block Trade). The CDIs will cease to be flow-through shares on completion of the Flow Through Share Placement and End-Buyers taking CDIs in the Block Trade will not take the CDIs as flow-through shares.
As mentioned, the Company was able to issue the Flow-Through CDIs at a premium as the shares underlying such CDIs were issued as Canadian charity flow-through shares, which provides tax incentives to those investors for expenditures that qualify as flow-through mining expenditures under the Act. The Canadian Government recently increased the tax incentive threshold to promote exploration for Minerals deemed Critical to the Canadian Economy.
The term "flow-through share" is a defined term in the Act and is not a special type of share under corporate law. In this case, flow-through share refers to an ordinary share that will be issued by the Company to the investor under a written agreement with the investor whereby the Company agrees to incur flow-through mining expenditure, and to renounce tax losses associated with that expenditure to the investor. If the Company and the investor comply with the rules of the Act, the investor will be entitled to deduct the amount renounced in computing the investor's income for Canadian income tax purposes and, as a result, the flow-through shares are issued at a higher price.
CDIs under the Offer are expected to be issued on 21 September 2022.
The allotment of the 11,875,130 CDIs under the Flow Through Placement and the 4,558,870 CDIs under the Hard Placement will fall within the Company's 15% placement capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
A cleansing prospectus under section 713 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) will be issued in connection with the Canadian Placement and Hard Placement to facilitate secondary trading of the CDIs subject of the Offer.
No fees are payable by the Company to PearTree.
About Benz Mining Corp.
Benz Mining Corp. (TSXV: BZ) (ASX: BNZ) brings together an experienced team of geoscientists and finance professionals with a focused strategy to unlock the immense mineral potential of the Upper Eastmain Greenstone Belt in Northern Quebec, which is prospective for gold, lithium, nickel, copper and other high-value minerals critical to the challenges of global decarbonisation. Benz is earning a 100% interest in the former producing high grade Eastmain gold mine, Ruby Hill West and Ruby Hill East Projects in Quebec and owns 100% of the Windy Mountain Project.
At the Eastmain Gold Project, Benz has identified a combination of over 380 modelled in-hole and off-hole DHEM conductors over a strike length of 6km which is open in all directions (final interpretation of some of the conductors still pending).
In 2021, Benz confirmed the presence of visible spodumene in a pegmatite at the Ruby Hill West Project, indicating lithium mineralisation which Benz intends to further explore in 2022.
This announcement has been approved for release by the Board of Directors of Benz Mining Corp.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Benz Mining Corp.
Xavier Braud, CEO
For more information please contact:
Xavier Braud
CEO
Benz Mining Corp.
Telephone +61 8 6143 6702
Email: info@benzmining.com
Forward-Looking Information: Certain statements contained in this news release may constitute "forward-looking information" as such term is used in applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information is based on plans, expectations and estimates of management at the date the information is provided and is subject to certain factors and assumptions, including, that the Company's financial condition and development plans do not change as a result of unforeseen events and that the Company obtains regulatory approval. Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause plans, estimates and actual results to vary materially from those projected in such forward-looking information. Factors that could cause the forward-looking information in this news release to change or to be inaccurate include, but are not limited to, the risk that any of the assumptions referred to prove not to be valid or reliable, that occurrences such as those referred to above are realized and result in delays, or cessation in planned work, that the Company's financial condition and development plans change, and delays in regulatory approval, as well as the other risks and uncertainties applicable to the Company as set forth in the Company's continuous disclosure filings filed under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, other than as required by applicable law.
NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS RELEASE.
Competent Person's Statement: The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on and fairly represents information and supporting information compiled by Mr Xavier Braud, who is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG membership ID:6963). Mr Braud is a consultant to the Company and has sufficient experience in the style of mineralization and type of deposits under consideration and qualifies as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the "Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves". Mr Braud holds securities in Benz Mining Corp. and consents to the inclusion of all technical statements based on his information in the form and context in which they appear.
[1] The numbers in this announcement have been presented using an exchange rate of A$1.00 = CAD$0.88.
To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/136052
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D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its holdings in shares of Franklin U.S. Low Volatility ETF (NYSEARCA:FLLV – Get Rating) by 13.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,135 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,575 shares during the quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. owned about 0.48% of Franklin U.S. Low Volatility ETF worth $646,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Franklin U.S. Low Volatility ETF by 166.1% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 113,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,824,000 after purchasing an additional 70,735 shares during the period. Win Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Franklin U.S. Low Volatility ETF in the fourth quarter worth $3,573,000. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Franklin U.S. Low Volatility ETF in the fourth quarter worth $1,611,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Franklin U.S. Low Volatility ETF in the first quarter worth $498,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Franklin U.S. Low Volatility ETF by 12.0% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 36,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,786,000 after purchasing an additional 3,904 shares during the period.
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Franklin U.S. Low Volatility ETF stock opened at $45.25 on Tuesday. Franklin U.S. Low Volatility ETF has a fifty-two week low of $42.18 and a fifty-two week high of $51.57. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $46.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.67.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — People are urged to stay off the roads if possible after heavy rain caused flash flooding in parts of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.
I-95 was completely underwater in the area of Exit 18 (Thurbers Avenue) in Providence, leaving drivers stranded for hours Monday afternoon. Traffic was flowing again in both directions by about 6 p.m.
The flooding also affected a number of major roadways in and around Providence, including Route 10, which has since reopened.
“All major arteries are open,” RIDOT tweeted Monday evening. “RIDOT crews will work throughout the night to address any issues that may arise. Drive safely if you must go out.”
WATCH: Driver recounts being stuck on I-95 (story continues below)
Both Gov. Dan McKee and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza said to avoid all nonessential travel. R.I. State Police warned drivers – if they must go out – not to enter flooded areas or large puddles.
A Flood Warning has been issued for Northern Rhode Island and the West bay until 11 a.m. The rest of the area remains under a Flood Watch.
Meteorologist Michelle Muscatello says the rain is expected to continue through the morning, falling heavy at times, so additional street flooding is possible.
A building on Peace Street in Providence collapsed amid the heavy rain. Police said there were no injuries since the building was unoccupied at the time, but surrounding roadways are blocked off.
About 30 Brown University students were forced from their dorms after floodwaters rushed into the first floor of their residence hall.
A portion of Atwells Avenue in Providence is shut down. Crews are working to fix sections that crumbled as floodwaters rushed over them Monday afternoon.
VIDEO: Atwells Avenue flooding (story continues below)
A resident of Pleasant Valley Parkway in Providence said when the viaduct overflowed, the current was so strong that it pulled a vehicle into the rising floodwaters.
A number of roadways in neighboring Cranston also flooded, including Atwood Avenue.
VIDEO: Atwood Avenue flooding (story continues below)
Roger Williams Park Zoo said it will be closed Tuesday due to the flooding. The R.I. Division of Motor Vehicles said its Providence branch will also be closed through at least Wednesday.
More 12 News tweets from throughout the storm:
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The island has lost five more people to COVID-19, including a 3-week-old baby boy.
The Joint Information Center reported in a press release that the infant was pronounced dead on arrival at GMH on Sept. 4. He was ineligible for vaccination and it was unknown whether he had underlying health conditions, JIC reported.
Guam’s COVID-19 fatality count has been adjusted from 389 up to 394, JIC noted in the release.
The 390th COVID-19-related fatality occurred at Guam Regional Medical City on Aug. 15. The patient was an 82-year-old man, who was fully vaccinated who had received one booster. He was reported to have had underlying health conditions, and he tested positive Aug. 13 for the virus that causes COVID-19.
The 391st COVID-19-related fatality occurred Aug. 16 at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, JIC reported. The patient was a 94-year-old man who had no record of vaccination. It was unknown whether he had underlying health conditions, and he tested positive Aug. 16 for the virus that causes COVID-19.
The 392nd COVID-19-related fatality occurred Aug. 17 at Guam Memorial Hospital, JIC reported. The patient was a 57-year-old woman, who was partially vaccinated and reported to have underlying health conditions. She tested positive July 21 for the virus that causes COVID-19.
The 393rd COVID-19-related fatality occurred at Sept. 3 at GMH. The patient was reported to be a 70-year-old man, who was fully vaccinated but had not received a booster. He was reported to have underlying health conditions. He tested positive Aug. 20 for the virus that causes COVID-19.
Seventeen people currently hospitalized on Guam have tested positive for the virus.
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XIAMEN, China, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qudian Inc. ("Qudian" or "the Company" or "We") (NYSE: QD), a consumer-oriented technology company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Operational Highlights:
- Number of outstanding borrowers[1] from loan book business as of June 30, 2022 decreased by 6.7% to 2.4 million from 2.6 million as of March 31, 2022, as a result of the Company's deployment of a conservative and prudent strategy
- Total outstanding loan balance from loan book business[2]decreased by 54.4% to RMB0.7 billion as of June 30, 2022 from RMB1.5 billion as of March 31, 2022
- Amount of transactions from loan book business for this quarter decreased by 31.0% to RMB1.5 billion from the first quarter of 2022
- Weighted average loan tenure for our loan book business was 2.0 months for this quarter, compared to 2.3 months for the first quarter of 2022
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights:
- Total revenues were RMB105.4 million (US$15.7 million), compared to RMB412.1 million for the same period of last year
- Net loss attributable to Qudian's shareholders was RMB61.3 million (US$9.2 million), compared to an income of RMB269.9 million for the same period of last year, or net loss of RMB0.25 (US$0.04) per diluted ADS
- Non-GAAP net loss attributable to Qudian's shareholders[3] was RMB52.8 million (US$7.9 million), compared to non-GAAP net income attributable to Qudian's shareholders of RMB282.5 million for the same period of last year, or Non-GAAP net loss of RMB0.21 (US$0.03) per diluted ADS
Recent Developments
Loan Book Business
After careful evaluation, the Company has decided to cease new credit offerings as of September 6, 2022. As of August 31, the Company's total outstanding loan balance from the loan book business was below RMB500 million, with an average loan tenure of approximately three months. The existing outstanding loans continue to generate revenue and will be collected in an orderly manner. As a result of this business adjustment, the Company expects its revenues to significantly decline in the coming quarters compared with the previous quarters.
QD Food Business
After assessing current market conditions, the Company has decided to streamline its QD Food business. With the streamlining in QD Food operations, the Company expects to incur employee severance costs, termination fees for business partners and inventory write offs, which may adversely affect its financial condition and results of operations.
The Company will continue to explore new business opportunities and protect long term value for its shareholders.
Second Quarter Financial Results
Total revenues were RMB105.4 million (US$15.7 million), representing a decrease of 74.4% from RMB412.1 million for the second quarter of 2021.
Financing income totaled RMB66.2 million (US$9.9 million), representing a decrease of 78.8% from RMB311.8 million for the second quarter of 2021, as a result of the decrease in the average on-balance sheet loan balance.
Loan facilitation income and other related income decreased by 47.6% to RMB6.6 million (US$1.0 million) from RMB12.6 million for the second quarter of 2021, as a result of the reduction in transaction volume of off-balance sheet loans during this quarter.
Transaction services fee and other related income decreased to RMB6.5 million (US$1.0 million) from RMB38.5 million for the second quarter of 2021, mainly as a result of the winding down of the transaction service business.
Sales income and others decreased to RMB8.8 million (US$1.3 million), which was mainly attributable to sales income generated by QD Food, from RMB23.7 million for the second quarter of 2021, which was mainly attributable to sales generated by the Wanlimu e-commerce platform. We have wound down the Wanlimu e-commerce platform.
Total operating costs and expenses increased to RMB135.9 million (US$20.3 million) from RMB89.3 million for the second quarter of 2021.
Cost of revenues decreased by 36.7% to RMB41.1 million (US$6.1 million) from RMB64.9 million for the second quarter of 2022, primarily due to the decrease in cost of goods sold as a result of the wind-down of the Wanlimu e-commerce platform, partially offset by the cost of goods sold relating to QD Food.
Sales and marketing expenses increased by 82.6% to RMB53.2 million (US$7.9 million) from RMB29.1 million for the second quarter of 2021, primarily due to the increase in marketing expenses related to QD Food.
General and administrative expenses decreased by 68.1% to RMB34.8 million (US$5.2 million) from RMB109.1 million for the second quarter of 2021, primarily due to the downsizing of the WLM Kids business.
Research and development expenses decreased by 52.1% to RMB18.8 million (US$2.8 million) from RMB39.2 million for the second quarter of 2021, as a result of the decrease in staff head count, which led to a corresponding decrease in staff salaries.
Provision for receivables and other assets was a reversal of RMB28.7 million (US$4.3 million) for the second quarter of 2022, mainly due to the decrease in past-due on-balance sheet outstanding principal receivables compared to the second quarter of 2021
Impairment loss from long-lived assets was RMB45.5 million (US$6.8 million) for this quarter, as a result of the downsizing of the WLM Kids business.
As of June 30, 2022, the total balance of outstanding principal and financing service fee receivables for on-balance sheet transactions for which any installment payment was more than 30 calendar days past due was RMB124.0 million (US$18.5 million), and the balance of allowance for principal and financing service fee receivables at the end of the period was RMB147.2 million (US$22.0 million), indicating M1+ Delinquency Coverage Ratio of 1.2x.
The following charts display the "vintage charge-off rate." Total potential receivables at risk vintage charge-off rate refers to, with respect to on- and off-balance sheet transactions facilitated under the loan book business during a specified time period, the total potential outstanding principal balance of the transactions that are delinquent for more than 180 days up to twelve months after origination, divided by the total initial principal of the transactions facilitated in such vintage. Delinquencies may increase or decrease after such 12-month period.
Current receivables at risk vintage charge-off rate refers to, with respect to on- and off-balance sheet transactions facilitated under the loan book business during a specified time period, the actual outstanding principal balance of the transactions that are delinquent for more than 180 days up to twelve months after origination, divided by the total initial principal of the transactions facilitated in such vintage. Delinquencies may increase or decrease after such 12-month period.
Total potential receivables at risk M1+ delinquency rate by vintage refers to, with respect to on- and off-balance sheet transactions facilitated under the loan book business during a specified time period, the total potential outstanding principal balance of the transactions that are delinquent for more than 30 days up to twelve months after origination, divided by the total initial principal of the transactions facilitated in such vintage. Delinquencies may increase or decrease after such 12-month period.
Current receivables at risk M1+ delinquency rate by vintage refers to, with respect to on- and off-balance sheet transactions facilitated under the loan book business during a specified time period, the actual outstanding principal balance of the transactions that are delinquent for more than 30 days up to twelve months after origination, divided by the total initial principal of the transactions facilitated in such vintage. Delinquencies may increase or decrease after such 12-month period.
Loss from operations was RMB29.4 million (US$4.4 million), compared to income from operations of RMB327.2 million for the second quarter of 2021.
Net loss attributable to Qudian's shareholders was RMB61.3 million (US$9.2 million), or net loss of RMB0.25 (US$0.04) per diluted ADS.
Non-GAAP net loss attributable to Qudian's shareholders was RMB52.8 million (US$7.9 million), or Non-GAAP net loss of RMB0.21 (US$0.03) per diluted ADS.
Cash Flow
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of RMB3,099.0 million (US$462.7 million) and restricted cash of RMB257.8 million (US$38.5 million). Restricted cash mainly represents security deposits held in designated bank accounts for the guarantee of on-and-off balance sheet transactions. Such restricted cash is not available to fund the general liquidity needs of the Company.
For the second quarter of 2022, net cash used in operating activities was RMB365.7 million (US$54.6 million), mainly due to the decrease in other current and non-current assets. Net cash provided by investing activities was RMB1,454.7 million (US$217.8 million), mainly due to the net proceeds from the redemption of short-term investments. Net cash used in financing activities was RMB227.3 million (US$33.9 million), mainly due to the repurchase of ordinary shares and convertible senior notes.
Update on Share Repurchase and Convertible Bond Repurchase
As of the date of this release, the Company has repurchased all of the convertible senior notes of US$345 million. The Company has cumulatively completed total share repurchases of approximately US$584.8 million.
About Qudian Inc.
Qudian Inc. ("Qudian") is a consumer-oriented technology company in China. The Company historically focused on providing credit solutions to consumers. Qudian is exploring innovative consumer products and services to satisfy Chinese consumers' fundamental and daily needs by leveraging its technology capabilities. In March 2022, it launched a ready-to-cook meal business catering to working-class consumers in China.
For more information, please visit http://ir.qudian.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We use adjusted net income/loss, a Non-GAAP financial measure, in evaluating our operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. We believe that adjusted net income/loss helps identify underlying trends in our business by excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses, which are non-cash charges, and convertible bonds buyback income, which is non-cash and non-recurring. We believe that adjusted net income/loss provides useful information about our operating results, enhances the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects and allows for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making.
Adjusted net income/loss is not defined under U.S. GAAP and is not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This Non-GAAP financial measure has limitations as analytical tools, and when assessing our operating performance, cash flows or our liquidity, investors should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for net loss /income, cash flows provided by operating activities or other consolidated statements of operation and cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
We mitigate these limitations by reconciling the Non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance.
For more information on this Non-GAAP financial measure, please see the table captioned "Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" set forth at the end of this press release.
Exchange Rate Information
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars ("US$") at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to US$ were made at the rate of RMB6.6981 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on June 30, 2022 in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or US$ amounts referred could be converted into US$ or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.
Statement Regarding Preliminary Unaudited Financial Information
The unaudited financial information set out in this earnings release is preliminary and subject to potential adjustments. Adjustments to the consolidated financial statements may be identified when audit work has been performed for the Company's year-end audit, which could result in significant differences from this preliminary unaudited financial information.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the expectation of its collection efficiency and delinquency, contain forward-looking statements. Qudian may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the SEC, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Qudian's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Qudian's goal and strategies; Qudian's expansion plans; Qudian's future business development, financial condition and results of operations; Qudian's expectations regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, its products; Qudian's expectations regarding keeping and strengthening its relationships with customers, business partners and other parties it collaborates with; general economic and business conditions; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Qudian's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Qudian does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Qudian Inc.
Tel: +86-592-596-8208
E-mail: ir@qudian.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Jenny Cai
Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677
E-mail: qudian@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: qudian@tpg-ir.com
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Charnwood, Sept. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Charnwood, England -
Matt G Tarrant is helping businesses build unassailable social proof within their industry and increase their conversion rate using AI-generated video reviews.
The London-based digital marketer, and business growth specialist, is offering the services of his experienced professional video production teams to 100 beta testers who will receive an AI video review in exchange for 3 referrals and a testimonial. Matt Tarrant explains the concept of the AI video review and presents a sample of what the finished product will look like in a YouTube video at https://youtu.be/O1obnWogpxg. The finished video can be syndicated to the client’s website and all associated social media profiles including YouTube. To sweeten the pot, Matt will also show his clients how to get more reviews on their Google My Business listings.
Video reviews are a very efficient and engaging format for a business to convey its message to its customers. Video testimonials are considered especially trustworthy as hearing the value proposition that a business offers from real people and seeing them vouch for its services breaks down the barriers that might have kept a person from working with it. The video review format also makes it possible for businesses to take advantage of diverse advertising platforms such as the video streaming platform YouTube which is effectively the world’s second-largest search engine today.
Matt Tarrant explains the importance of having video reviews to promote a business’s products in this day and age by saying, “In Podium’s 2017 State of Online Reviews survey, the company found that 93% of customers will make sure to look up a business's reputation online before choosing to work with it. Moreover, over two-thirds of all internet users say that video content, either sponsored or unrelated, prompted them to look into a business’s services. So, with just how ubiquitous video content is today, you don’t want to miss out on this opportunity to market your business. Having video testimonials on your website and YouTube channel will not only do wonders for your business's reputation but it will also drive traffic. This is especially more important if you are just starting and you don’t yet have the sheer volume of positive reviews that your competitors might be benefitting from.”
Matt is encouraging entrepreneurs and business owners to sign up to be the first beta testers for its new AI-driven video system, that remarkets the 5-start reviews that a business already has, to get leads, increase social proof, and make sales easier. The AI video review production service is currently being offered at a $397 value. However, Matt also runs periodic promotions where companies can avail of the service for free if they refer it to 3 other businesses in their network and leave a testimonial for the services they received. Interested parties can register on Matt’s website to be notified when this promotional offer is available again for the next 100 beta testers.
Matt G Tarrant has assembled a skilled world-class video production team that has extensively studied the top factors that dictate customers’ buying decisions. Armed with this insight, the team can create videos that rely on these concepts to create reputation commercials that are proven to boost their clients’ visibility and conversion rates. Matt Tarrant’s video production team can help businesses in over 100 niches get the right exposure for their online presence. It uses a brand-new AI-driven technology that allows it to create a video that speaks the client’s words without needing the time and hassle of sitting through a video interview. The team will also work with the client to provide free updates to the final product to make sure it is tweaked just right, according to the client’s specifications.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1obnWogpxg
On his website, Matt breaks down the video production process. The customer is required to give Matt and his team a few details that will help them create the best review video for the business. This includes filling out an application form, picking out a 5-star review to highlight, and then waiting for a few minutes while Matt’s team verifies the request using a technical review. The production team with then reach out to the client within 24 hours to start consulting on the video. Matt says that the video production team has a turnover rate of just a few days.
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Matt G Tarrant Marketing + Coaching
Matt Tarrant
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Specifically, there are 800 pages that will illustrate many aspects of the FromSoftware title.
Special editions are highly coveted by many players who want to have the best of the best of the product they love so much. Now FromSoftware will delight many users with these two official art books of Elden Ring that already have a release date and price.
The official Elden Ring art books will be out on November 30.Both official art books will be released in Japan next November 30. Each book will have 400 pages of elements from the Elden Ring universe. Its price will be around 4,400 yen, which is equivalent to 31,52 euros. Famitsu has been in charge of publishing this news, but does not specify if it will only be released in the Japanese market or it will also do it internationally. Both books can now be pre-ordered on Amazon Japan.
They are divided into two books: the Volumen I it includes “art used in the game’s introduction, concept art for fields and dungeons, and art related to characters and armor that appear in the game.” On the other hand, the Volume II It will contain “the art of menacing enemies hovering over the player, as well as various weapons. The end of the book contains numerous illustrations of in-game items,” Japanese magazine Famitsu’s website reads.
Last June they presented an edition that included more than 1,000 pages of game secrets. We recently learned that both Sony and Tencent had bought 30% in From Software shares, and it is not for less because Elden Ring is being a complete success. It has many options to become the best-selling game of the year.
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BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Athenex (NASDAQ: ATNX), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of cancer and related conditions, today announced that management will present at the H.C. Wainwright 24th Annual Global Investment Conference, taking place September 12-14, 2022, in New York, NY and virtually. Company management will also be available for one-on-one investor meetings during the event. Please find additional details about the presentation below.
Virtual Presentation Date: Monday, September 12, 2022, 7:00am EDT
Presenter: Dr. Johnson Lau, Chief Executive Officer
Webcast: Link here
A replay of the presentation will be available in the "Events and Presentations" section of the Athenex website for the following 90 days. Please contact your representative at H.C. Wainwright to schedule a virtual one-on-one meeting with Athenex during the conference. For information about the H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference, please refer to the event’s website.
About Athenex, Inc.
Founded in 2003, Athenex, Inc. is a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to becoming a leader in the discovery, development, and commercialization of next generation cell therapy drugs for the treatment of cancer. In pursuit of this mission, Athenex leverages years of experience in research and development, clinical trials, regulatory standards, and manufacturing. The Company’s current clinical pipeline is derived mainly from the following core technologies: (1) Cell therapy, based on NKT cells and (2) Orascovery, based on a P-glycoprotein inhibitor. Athenex’s employees worldwide are dedicated to improving the lives of cancer patients by creating more active, accessible, and tolerable treatments. For more information, please visit www.athenex.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are typically identified by terms such as “anticipate,” “continue,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “strategy” “will,” and similar expressions. While Athenex believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on any such forward-looking statements, which are based on information available to us on the date of this release. These forward-looking statements are based upon current estimates and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties (including, without limitation, those set forth in Athenex’s filings with the SEC), many of which are beyond Athenex’s control and subject to change. Actual results might differ materially from those explicit or implicit in the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties include: changes as a result of market conditions or for other reasons; the risk that the offering will not be consummated; the exercise of the warrants to be issued in the offering; the impact of general economic, health, industrial or political conditions in the United States or internationally; and other risks and uncertainties identified in Athenex’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 and other subsequent disclosure documents filed with the SEC. All information provided in this release is as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation and do not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
Athenex Contacts
Investor Relations
Daniel Lang, M.D.
Athenex, Inc.
Email: danlang@athenex.com
Tim McCarthy
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
Email: tim@lifesciadvisors.com
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US approves shots targeting Omicron
US officials Wednesday authorized updated Covid-19 vaccinations by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech that specifically target the latest strains of the Omicron variant, hoping to contain a new wave of feared contagions this winter.
The two new booster shots are approved for people age 12 and above for the Pfizer shot and 18 and older for Moderna, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a statement.
This new generation of so-called "bivalent" vaccines protects against both the original strain of Covid and the BA.4 and BA.5 lineages -- the subvariants of Omicron which account for about 90 percent of all new cases in the United States.
"Although the current Covid-19 surge is waning overall, it's predicated that we'll enter yet another surge as we spend more time indoors later this fall and winter," FDA Commissioner Robert Califf told reporters.
"These update boosters present us with an opportunity to get ahead" of the curve, he said.
While the intense focus on coronavirus has largely faded from daily life for Americans, the United States still records some 80,000 new cases -- and 400 deaths -- from Covid every day.
Earlier this summer the US health department announced it had purchased 105 million doses from Pfizer and 66 million from Moderna for use over the fall and winter.
The vaccines must still receive a recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the nation's health protection agency, before injections can begin.
An independent panel of experts is scheduled to be convened by the CDC on Thursday to discuss the updates.
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The two companies indicated their updated vaccines could be available for distribution in the United States as early as next week.
"Receiving a booster that specifically targets the Omicron BA.4/.5 variant... is an important public health measure that people can take to help protect themselves," Moderna chief executive Stephane Bancel said in a statement.
Many Americans will need convincing to take the new shots, as how only about half of those eligible have received a first booster dose.
The vaccines currently in circulation target the initial strain of the virus that first appeared in Wuhan, China. They have gradually proven to be less effective against the variants that have appeared over time, due to rapid evolution of the virus.
The FDA still recommends people get the original vaccine in order to receive "a foundation of that basic immune response," Califf said.
In contrast to the Alpha and Delta variants, which eventually waned, Omicron and its subvariants have come to dominate infections worldwide in 2022.
Pfizer and Moderna have also filed for approval of their updated vaccines with the European Medicines Agency.
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Liz Truss becomes Britain's new prime minister
Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labour unrest and fix a health care system burdened by long waiting lists and staff shortages.
At the top of her inbox is the energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which threatens to push energy bills to unaffordable levels, shuttering businesses and leaving the nation's poorest people shivering in icy homes this winter.
Truss, who refused to spell out her energy strategy during the two-month campaign to succeed Boris Johnson, now plans to cap energy bills at a cost to taxpayers of as much as 100 billion pounds (US$116 billion), British news media reported Tuesday. She is expected to unveil her plan on Thursday.
"You must know about the cost of living crisis in England, which is really quite bad at the moment," said Rebecca Macdougal, 55, who works in law enforcement, outside the Houses of Parliament.
"She's making promises for that, as she says she's going to deliver, deliver, deliver. But we will see in, hopefully, the next few weeks there'll be some announcements which will help the normal working person."
Truss, 47, took office Tuesday afternoon at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, when Queen Elizabeth II formally asked her to form a new government in a carefully choreographed ceremony dictated by centuries of tradition. Johnson, who announced his intention to step down two months ago, formally resigned during his own audience with the queen a short time earlier.
It was the first time in the queen's 70-year reign that the handover of power took place at Balmoral, rather than 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 became prime minister a day after the ruling Conservative Party chose her as its leader in an election where the party's 172,000 dues-paying members were the only voters. As party leader, Truss automatically became prime minister without the need for a general election because the Conservatives still have a majority in the House of Commons.
But as a national leader selected by less than 0.5% of British adults, Truss is under pressure to show quick results.
Ed Davey, leader of the opposition Liberal Democrats, on Tuesday called for an early election in October -- something that Truss and the Conservative Party are highly unlikely to do since the Tories are slumping in the polls.
"I've listened to Liz Truss during the Tory leadership (campaign) and I was looking for a plan to help people with their skyrocketing energy bills, with the NHS crisis and so on, and I heard no plan at all," he told the BBC. "Given people are really worried, given people are losing sleep over their energy bills, businesses aren't investing because of the crisis, I think that's really wrong."
Johnson took note of the strains facing Britain as he left the prime minister's official residence at No. 10 Downing Street for the last time, saying his policies had left the government with the economic strength to help people weather the energy crisis.
Always colorful, he thinly disguised his bitterness at being forced out.
"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."
Many observers expect Johnson to attempt a political comeback, though he was cyrptic about his plans. Instead, the man who studied classics at the University of Oxford backed Truss 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.
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. That paved the way for Truss, a one-time accountant who was first elected to the House of Commons in 2010.
Many people in Britain are still learning about their new 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.
She is expected to make her first speech as prime minister Tuesday afternoon outside No. 10 Downing Street.
Truss is under pressure to spell out how she plans to help consumers pay household energy bills that are set to rise to an average of 3,500 pounds ($4,000) a year -- triple the cost of a year ago -- on Oct. 1 unless she intervenes.
Rising food and energy prices, driven by the invasion of Ukraine and the aftershocks of COVID-19 and Brexit, have 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 slip into a prolonged 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 who admires Margaret Thatcher, says her priority is cutting taxes and slashing regulations to fuel economic growth. Critics say that will fuel further inflation while failing to address the cost-of-living crisis. The uncertainty has rattled money markets, driving the pound below $1.14 on Monday, its weakest since the 1980s.
In theory, Truss has time to make her mark: She doesn't have to call a national election until late 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.
In addition to Britain's domestic woes, Truss and her new Cabinet will also face multiple foreign policy crises, including the war in Ukraine and frosty post-Brexit relations with the EU.
Truss, as foreign secretary, was a firm supporter of Ukraine's resistance to Russia. She has said her first phone call with a world leader will be to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Truss has also pledged to increase U.K. defense spending to 3% of gross domestic product from just over 2% -- another expensive promise.
But she's likely to have much cooler conversations with EU leaders, who were annoyed by her 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 response, the dispute could escalate into a trade war.
"I think she's got a big, challenging job ahead of her," Robert Conway, 71, an electronics manufacturer, said in London. "Hopefully she'll bring that, a new team, a new start, but it's going to be a challenging job."
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Susie Blann, Sylvia Hui and Kwiyeon Ha contributed to this story.
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The hunt for Myles Sanderson, the remaining suspect in a series of stabbing attacks in Saskatchewan, entered its third day on Tuesday after the body of Damien Sanderson was found in a grassy field not far from where 10 others lost their lives over the weekend.
Past drug, alcohol use had caused stabbing suspect to lose mind: parole document
A fugitive wanted in a deadly stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan has a nearly two-decade long criminal record and a propensity for violence when intoxicated, a parole board document says.
Mother of two, first responder, child among those killed in Sask. stabbing
A mother of two, a 77-year-old widower, a first responder and a 14-year-old boy were the initial victims identified in a stabbing spree in Saskatchewan that killed 10 people and wounded at least 18 others.
What we know about the two suspects in the mass stabbing in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan police say one suspect has been found dead while another remains at large after multiple stabbings on Sunday that left 10 people dead and 18 others injured. CTVNews.ca takes a look at what is known about the suspects so far.
3rd dangerous persons alert issued in Sask., unconnected to mass stabbings
A Dangerous Persons Alert has been issued in Saskatchewan Tuesday morning by Maidstone RCMP after reports of shots fired at a residence in the RM of Brittania, a news release said.
Number of Canadians living with dementia to reach nearly 1 million by 2030: Alzheimer Society
A new report from the Alzheimer Society of Canada predicts nearly one million people in the country will be living with dementia by the end of the decade.
Memphis police identify body of abducted jogger
Police in Tennessee said Tuesday that a body found during an exhaustive search lasting more than three days is a woman who was abducted and forced into an SUV during an early morning jog near the University of Memphis.
NEW | PM Trudeau holding affordability-focused cabinet retreat in Vancouver
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is convening a multi-day meeting with members of the federal cabinet to plot out their plans for the fall, with a focus on affordability woes, according to his office. The retreat, happening in Vancouver, is scheduled to begin Tuesday evening.
Bed Bath & Beyond CFO's death ruled a suicide
The death of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc's chief financial officer, who fell from New York's Tribeca skyscraper known as the 'Jenga' tower on Friday afternoon, has been ruled a suicide, the New York City Medical Examiner's Office said on Monday.
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Derry has recently been rated the ugliest place to live in UK in a new study.
The research, by Atlas Ceramics, has analysed the number of boutique hotels, listed buildings and monuments, interior designers and architects in each UK destination to reveal where each location ranked on the beauty scale.
Explaining why Derry ranked as the ugliest city, the research said: "This Northern Irish city lands itself with the unfortunate title of the least aesthetic city. It takes last place in our index with a score of 1.79/10 thanks to it having the lowest proportion of interior designers on the list, who play an important role in creating and curating a city’s aesthetic. It’s also in the bottom three for its proportion of both architects, listed buildings and monuments."
So, with all of this in mind, we've had a look and found 17 reasons why you should take the study's advice and stay well away from Derry...
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1. It's hideous to look at
2. ...So ugly
3. Especially when the weather is nice
4. It's even worse at night
5. And don't even talk about the low-key Halloween celebrations...
6. The city centre is an eyesore
7. And there's absolutely zero craic about this place
8. There are no decent shopping places
9. And there's nothing interesting to visit
10. Can't even get a decent pint anywhere
11. Barely any history to it
13. They don't even have a decent sports team
14. All of them are terrible
15. In fact, tourists would be hard pressed to find anything to do
16. Seriously, there's nothing interesting about the place
17. Just do yourself a favour and don't come to Derry... ever.
What do you think? Is Derry ugly? Does it deserve to be on the list? Let us know in the comments below and help defend our great city's name.
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American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI – Get Rating) issued an update on its third quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of -$0.31–$0.24 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.14. The company issued revenue guidance of $145.10 million-$148.10 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $151.24 million.
American Public Education Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ APEI traded down $0.97 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $8.85. The company had a trading volume of 1,769 shares, compared to its average volume of 95,622. American Public Education has a 12 month low of $9.70 and a 12 month high of $27.18. The company has a current ratio of 2.43, a quick ratio of 2.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $14.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $17.06.
American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 9th. The company reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $1.78. American Public Education had a positive return on equity of 2.66% and a negative net margin of 17.17%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.03 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that American Public Education will post -0.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in APEI. Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Public Education in the first quarter valued at $108,000. MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its position in American Public Education by 46.6% in the first quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 9,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,000 after acquiring an additional 2,995 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in American Public Education by 10.1% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 10,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,000 after acquiring an additional 988 shares during the last quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of American Public Education during the 1st quarter valued at about $239,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of American Public Education in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $249,000. 96.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
About American Public Education
American Public Education, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education. The company operates through three segments: American Public University System, Rasmussen University, and Hondros College of Nursing. It offers 130 degree programs and 111 certificate programs in various fields of study, including business administration, health science, technology, criminal justice, education, and liberal arts, as well as national security, military studies, intelligence, and homeland security.
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Denison Mines Corp. (AMEX: DNN) is -2.92% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $0.91 and a high of $2.14 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The DNN stock was last observed hovering at around $1.30 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 0.03%.
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Currently trading at $1.33, the stock is 10.19% and 17.53% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 9.5 million and changing 2.31% at the moment leaves the stock -0.02% off its SMA200. DNN registered -5.00% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -7.64%.
The stock witnessed a 15.65% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 7.26%, and is 9.92% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 10.88% over the week and 7.40% over the month.
Denison Mines Corp. (DNN) has around 66 employees, a market worth around $1.07B and $18.10M in sales. Current P/E ratio is 25.58. Distance from 52-week low is 46.15% and -37.85% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (5.90%).
Denison Mines Corp. is expected to release its quarterly report on 11/03/2022.The EPS is expected to grow by 192.30% this year.
Denison Mines Corp. (DNN) Top Institutional Holders
The shares outstanding are 817.93M, and float is at 810.21M with Short Float at 5.68%.
Denison Mines Corp. (DNN): Who are the competitors?
The company’s main competitors (and peers) include Ur-Energy Inc. (URG) that is trading -7.64% down over the past 12 months and Cameco Corporation (CCJ) that is 39.09% higher over the same period. Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) is 45.77% up on the 1-year trading charts.
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This is the space to watch. The standing ovation station. The clap-o-meter. This is where we measure and break down the length and vigor of the standing ovations at this year’s film festivals thus far, and we’ve got a major update to this year’s rankings.
While Baz Lurhmann’s Elvis previously held this year’s lead with a 12-minute clap attack at Cannes, the biopic has been unseated over the long weekend by Colin Farrell’s The Banshees Of Inisherin, which received a 13-minute “rapturous” standing ovation at the Venice International Film Festival.
Per Variety’s detailed breakdown of the standing ovation, Farrell “broke tradition” by running through the audience, taking photos and signing autographs, spurring more applause. Apparently, the “love for The Banshees Of Inisherin was so intense, with the crowd leaping to its feet with such passion” that the standing ovation started to spill over into the premiere of Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling, forcing the ushers to hustle people out of the theater.
A tale of the vigors of male friendship, Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees Of Inisherin stars Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two lifelong pals living on the fictional island of Inisherin in 1923. When one of them suddenly ends the friendship, the small town is left reeling from the repercussions.
“I’m glad to see male friendship as something valuable at the moment when the readjustment of everyone’s relationships with everybody is under reconsideration,” Gleeson said in Venice. “The valuing of male friendship against a bromance to me is very deep and pertinent right now.”
With its ovation, The Banshees Of Inisherin holds a strong lead over other Venice offerings. Todd Field’s TÁR received a 6-minute ovation (and wildly positive reviews), followed by Luca Guadingino’s Bones And All earning a whopping 8.5 minutes. Toward the bottom lies Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling, whose applause lasted for four minutes, mired by the tension between the director and star Florence Pugh. Notably, Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale received a 6-minute standing ovation, with a teary-eyed Brendan Fraser leading headlines.
The Banshees Of Inisherin arrives in theaters on October 21.
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In early August, a Nebraska prosecutor charged a mother and daughter with violating the state’s ban on abortion after 20 weeks. That ban was passed in 2010, but didn’t go into effect until the Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this year overturning Roe V. Wade.
Part of the state’s evidence consists of Facebook messages between the two, indicating that the mother obtained “abortion pills” for her pregnant daughter.
Police obtained those messages in the usual way: They presented a search warrant to Facebook and the company turned over the data.
If the two women had used Facebook’s optional “end-to-end encryption,” the police would still have been able to get that data — but they wouldn’t have been able to read it.
Facebook has since announced its intention to make end-to-end encryption the default, rather than an option, in its Messenger service.
That’s a good thing.
Whatever your opinion of abortion in general, or of Nebraska’s laws and the women’s alleged actions in particular, the case illustrates how easy it’s become for government to eavesdrop on our communications in real time, or seize and read our private files after the fact.
Between constantly advancing technical means, the tendency of judges to defer to law enforcement, and government’s willingness to just plain break the law when the law doesn’t suit their purposes (see Edward Snowden’s disclosure of the NSA’s illegal spying programs for examples), it’s become far too easy.
Some politicians on both sides of the major party aisle disagree. They don’t think it’s easy enough. They’re constantly working on laws they hope will make strong encryption less available (or, with “back door” schemes, just less strong).
This is the kind of battle that’s easier to fight now than later.
Strong encryption has been widely available for more than 30 years now.
But in order for the government to lose its war on our privacy, we need to see far more widespread adoption at both the individual and corporate levels ... and we need that adoption to outpace unscrupulous politicians’ ability to keep up with it.
In a mostly unencrypted world, encrypted communications (of most kinds — there are exceptions) tend to stand out. In such an environment, it’s not unlikely that at some point, encryption will itself be deemed “suspicious” and its use treated as grounds for investigations and searches.
But if we’re all using encryption, all (or even most) of the time, prosecutors will need other pretexts, maybe even real evidence, to get permission to pry into our private affairs.
Which is exactly as it should be.
By using encryption on principle at least some of the time, and by asking your messaging providers to enable it by default, you’ll be protecting your privacy. And everyone else’s.
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Thomas Partey being unable to start just under half the Arsenal matches he has been present at the club for is frankly a dreadful record. Frustratingly it is out of his and the club’s control, to some degree.
I say to some degree, considering Mikel Arteta has rushed the Ghanaian back in his earlier time with the team, the north London derby in 2020/21, that potentially could have contributed to the injuries repetition. Yet, all that said, the reality that Partey will face injuries is unlikely to change for Arsenal.
A midfielder should have arguably been signed this summer and the rush and failure to land Douglas Luiz on Deadline Day was perhaps an indication that the club believed this too. However, Luiz is not a player to provide the quality cover in the deep midfield position, certainly not of a level to compete with Partey.
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If Arsenal aims to reach a level beyond just Champions League qualification, they need to look to the two teams who have achieved this in recent seasons. Manchester City and Liverpool both invested heavily in one world-class defensive midfielder who anchored their sides on their way to Premier League and, in the case of Liverpool, Champions League titles.
Jurgen Klopp went for Fabinho from Monaco, whereas Pep Guardiola signed Rodri from Atletico Madrid. Two physically imposing players but with excellent technical and passing abilities.
Both are not afraid to chip in with goals either. Check out the highlight reel of both players to see some long-range stunners.
With Partey facing so many problems with consistent minutes on the field, Arsenal need to find their own player. In 2022, an obvious candidate was not there.
Whilst Yves Bissouma moved to Tottenham, and Kalvin Phillips went to Man City, both find themselves on the bench. Personally, neither are of the level of Fabinho or Rodri for me.
Potentially the player emerges over the course of this season, but with Mohamed Elneny’s deal up in 2023, arguably, two midfield additions could be required. football.londonunderstands that Arsenal could re-engage their interest in Palmeiras’ Danilo in January, and the Brazilian would be a suitable replacement for the Egyptian.
But the summer, hopefully with Champions League status secured too, can provide an option that Arsenal can secure to help propel them to an even higher level than the expectation for this season. It must be the objective of the Gunners to return to the very top of English football, and currently, the glaring necessity to secure a world-class midfielder should be the priority for Edu and Mikel Arteta at the first opportunity.
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The Block fans call Sharon Johal a 'precious pain in the a***' after she whines she 'HATES' starring on the show following foul-mouthed rant
The Block's Sharon Johal and Ankur Dogra attracted the ire of viewers watching the show on Tuesday night.
The pair complained about appearing on the show and got into an argument with foreman Keith.
'I'm leaving, I can't be f**ked. He's just a pr*ck,' Sharon ranted.
The Block's Sharon Johal and Ankur Dogra attracted the ire of viewers watching the show on Tuesday night. The pair complained about appearing on the show and got into an argument with foreman Keith. The couple are pictured
'Just remember, you've got an amazing life outside of this, and these people will not break you down,' she continued, talking to herself.
'This is just a TV show that's designed to break you for good television,' Sharon ranted.
'They do not care about you, it's just entertainment. Even though we're not treated like human beings, we have to treat everyone else like human beings.'
'This is just a TV show that's designed to break you for good television,' Sharon ranted
'They do not care about you, it's just entertainment. Even though we're not treated like human beings, we have to treat everyone else like human beings,' she went on
Elsewhere in the episode, Sharon ranted: 'I hate it here! How s**t is it?'
'I actually cannot wait to get out of this place,' her equally irate husband Ankur agreed.
Viewers watching at home were not impressed with the controversial couple's antics.
Viewers watching at home were not impressed with the controversial couple's antics
Seriously questioning whether Sharon and Ankur haven ever watched an entire season of The Block' wrote one person on Twitter.
'Sharon and Ankur behave like the most privileged children I've seen on TV. It's embarrassing to watch' another complained.
'Given all their lying, Ankur and Sharon apparently don't seem to understand there are cameras filming everything AND it's then shown on TV' someone else wrote.
'Sharon and Ankur behave like the most privileged children I've seen on TV. It's embarrassing to watch' one person complained
'You don't have a work ethic Sharon' yet another person wrote on Twitter.
'Is it just me or is Sharon a precious, massive, whining pain in the a*s? Cheating with the wine recipe and lying about it and their room last night was nowhere near a winner. Get over your tanty and clean up!' someone else said.
Sharon and Ankur sparked controversy after they refused to admit they'd used Google to win $50,000 worth of prizes during a wine-making challenge.
The actress had earlier slammed The Block producer's for her 'villain edit' after she was flooded with racist abuse over the cheating scandal
The couple were questioned by hosts Scott Cam and Shelley Craft after they managed to recreate a near-identical wine blend.
Shelley asked if they 'knew how to make it', but Ankur stuck to his story about the pair having exceptional noses when it comes to wine.
Sharon, who is of Indian descent, proceeded to receive vile racist messages online during the public backlash.
Elsewhere in the episode, Sharon ranted: 'I hate it here! How s**t is it?' 'I actually cannot wait to get out of this place,' her equally irate husband Ankur agreed
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This Michigan City Is One Of The Rudest In America
By Taylor Linzinmeir
September 6, 2022
If you have ever traveled to a different state, you have most likely dealt with your fair share of rude and obnoxious individuals. In order to prepare you for your next domestic trip, Preply, a language-tutoring website, conducted a study to pinpoint the rudest cities in the United States. Here's how they did it:
"We surveyed over 1,500 residents of the 30 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. and asked them about the rudeness level of their city, including the prominence of certain typically rude behaviors, to help travelers determine what to expect when visiting. Respondents also answered questions about cultural differences abroad."
One Michigan city landed on the list: Detroit!
Detroit ranked No. 6 of 14. On a scale of one to ten —where ten is the rudest— the city has an average rudeness score of 5.70. The study also found that Philadelphia is the rudest city in the nation with an average rudeness score of 6.43, while Austin, Texas, was declared the most polite city in the nation with an average rudeness score of 3.91. Here is complete list of the 14 rudest cities in the nation, according to the research:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Memphis, Tennessee
- New York City, New York
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Detroit, Michigan
- San Francisco, California
- Washington D.C.
- Los Angeles, California
- Houston, Texas
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Seattle, Washington
- Louisville, Kentucky
For more information, check out Preply's full study of the rudest cities in America.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbital Infrastructure Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OIG) ("OIG") today announced that its subsidiary, Orbital Power Inc. ("OPI"), has been awarded a multi-year electric distribution project for an Investor-Owned Utility customer in Texas.
The scope of work includes a reconductor and pole replacement program on approximately a 20 mile overhead and underground electric distribution circuit and related maintenance on feeder and service lines in conjunction with the system upgrade. The project will take approximately two years to complete.
"This project award is the result of the Orbital Power team's solid and safe execution of smaller projects for this customer over the past eighteen months," said Jim O'Neil, OIG's Vice Chairman & CEO. "This award demonstrates OIG's ability to win and deliver large scale multi-million dollar projects, as we continue to gain momentum in our electric power infrastructure segment. A key component of our strategic plan is to build our customer relationships by providing best in class service, expand our market share, and, thereby, increase our shareholder value."
Orbital Infrastructure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OIG) is a diversified infrastructure services platform, providing engineering, design, construction, and maintenance services to customers in three operating segments; electric power, telecommunications, and renewables.
Beginning in April 2021, Orbital Infrastructure Group transformed its infrastructure strategy with the acquisitions of GTS and Front Line Power Construction, the company's telecommunications and electric power segment platforms, as well as three synergistic "tuck in" acquisitions (IMMCO, Inc, Full Moon Telecom, and Coax Fiber) and the divestiture of its legacy Orbital Gas Systems business. The Company is now positioned to profitably grow its infrastructure services platform for years to come, organically and through synergistic acquisitions to capitalize on strong multi-year end market drivers in the industries we serve.
Orbital Infrastructure Group is dedicated to maximizing shareholder value, by striving to exceed our customers' expectations, building a diverse workforce, and making a positive difference in the lives of our employees and the communities in which we operate, and contributing to reducing the carbon footprint through the services we provide.
For more information please visit: www.orbitalinfrastructuregroup.com
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, as amended, including those relating to the expected use of proceeds. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking expressions, including, but not limited to, "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. These statements relate to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include the risk factors set forth in the Company's filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, its periodic reports on Form 10-Q, and its Current Reports on Form 8-K filed in 2020 and 2021, as well as the risks identified in the shelf registration statement and the prospectus supplement relating to the offering. Prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Orbital undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – While RVing their way through beautiful Nova Scotia, Jeff and Patti Kinzbach find a hidden gem of a campground near Cape Breton Island.
The Hyclass Ocean Campground is on route to Cape Breton Highlands National Park and the spectacular 186-mile-long Cabot Trail drive. It’s ideal for trailers, fifth wheels, pop-ups, tents and motorhomes. It’s also very affordable.
Campers experience outstanding sunsets, sunrises, star gazing and some of the warmest waters north of the Carolinas to swim in. Hear the story of empty nesters Dave and Valerie, who took a chance buying this campground and what they’ve experienced:
In Northeast Ohio, Jeff is well-known for his 50 years of radio work, first as a host of the Buzzard Morning News at WMMS-FM/100.7, and later at WONE FM/97.5 in Akron.
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The prospect of a maiden pay day has inspired newly-minted Victorian professional Andre Lautee to a two-stroke lead at the end of day one at the $50,000 Murray Open at Murray Downs Golf and Country Club.
The first of the NSW Open Regional Open Series – and the start of the roadway to the 2023 Play Today NSW Open – current stars and legends of Australian golf were upstaged by a 23-year-old making his tournament debut as a professional.
Lautee mastered the firm conditions of the Murray Downs layout to perfect on Tuesday, firing nine birdies in a round of eight-under 64 to lead WA PGA champion Jay Mackenzie (66) by two with Corowa Golf Club Director of Golf James Gordon a shot further back, tied for third at five-under with Deyen Lawson, Tom Power Horan and Josh Armstrong.
Lautee turned professional after finishing tied 29th at Final Stage of ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australian Qualifying School at Moonah Links in July.
Last week he missed advancing to Second Stage of DP World Tour Q School by just two strokes but left that disappointment behind and took his good form with him to Murray Downs.
The 2019 Victorian Amateur champion and 2020 Australian Amateur Strokeplay champion begin his pro debut with three straight birdies from the 10th tee, his only bogey for the day coming at the 169-metre par-3 15th.
He responded with birdies at 16 and 17 to turn in four-under, picking up further shots at one, four, seven and nine to make a stunning start to his professional career.
“It was awesome. It’s great just to be playing as a pro let alone have such a good score,” said Lautee.
“It’s awesome to be out here.”
Tied for 17th in the same event 12 months ago, Lautee has been a regular visitor to the Murray River throughout his amateur days, calling on that experience to get the best out of the course in Round 1.
“I’ve come back here probably four or five times now, I love it up here,” added the Kingston Heath member.
“It’s tricky. It’s quite firm. The fairways are firm, greens are nice. Some of the pins out there today were a bit tricky but the course was great.
“Just trying to keep it on the fairways around here, that’s the key. If you do that you’ll have a few opportunities to make birdies.”
Fresh from securing their spots at Second Stage of DP World Tour Q School James Marchesani and John Lyras are in a tie for seventh with David Bransdon and defending champion Matt Millar at four-under, two-time European Legends Tour winner Richard Green in the group with David Micheluzzi, Andrew Martin and Edward Donoghue at three-under.
The second and final round begins at 7.15am AEST on Wednesday with the group of Lautee, Mackenzie and Gordon to tee off at 12.10pm.
Click here for Round 1 scores.
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New Funding for Women and Non-Binary Business Owners
Nathan Chick
Canadian female and non-binary entrepreneurs are now eligible for a loan program that is making it easier for women entrepreneurs to start, grow, and maintain their businesses. This initiative is called the Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC) National Loan Program. The WEOC administers the program, an association of organizations that offers mentorship, advising, business training, and financing to women and non-binary entrepreneurs, supporting individuals by establishing a more robust, connected entrepreneurial network.
“The Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund supports women entrepreneurs by providing access to much-needed capital, as well as the wraparound business supports that we know ensure long-term success,” said Alison Kirkland, CEO of the Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada. “Small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the Canadian economy, and now is an excellent time to provide resources that facilitate the growth of women-owned businesses.”
The WEOC is prepared to provide up to $30 million in support through the organization’s support partners across the country. The Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC) is a crucial driver of Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, an initiative designed to increase diversity among Canadian business owners.
“Women are smart, creative and driven, and they already know how to achieve success. What they need are opportunities, open doors and a hand up,” said The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development. “Those are exactly what our government is providing through the Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund. By removing systemic barriers in accessing financing, we are again moving the dial in empowering women entrepreneurs to reach their full potential, create local jobs and drive economic growth.”
Approximately 15% of Canadian SMEs are owned by women, which means gender equality and women’s involvement in the economy could boost GDP by as much as $150 billion. In addition to the WEOC National Loan Program, the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) is dedicating over $6 billion to increase the access of women-owned businesses to programs and networks.
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The College Also Announces First Ever Esports Team
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunwoody College of Technology, a private, non-profit institution and pioneer in technical education, today announces its new mascot, the Dunwoody Hawks, and the college's entrance into the highly-popular world of competitive esports.
Dunwoody is excited to introduce students, alumni, faculty, and community members to the Hawks, a new mascot for their first-ever esports team, campus life, and student activities. The creation of the hawk mascot embodies the pride, dedication, and creativity of Dunwoody's community.
"Hawks have always been a part of the Dunwoody landscape and by using the hawk as our new mascot we honor that history," said Rich Wagner, Ph.D., President of Dunwoody College of Technology. "Hawks are intelligent and creative creatures and we believe that those strengths and skills are reflective of our students and staff."
Hawks have been living on Dunwoody's campus for more than a century and the mascot design was inspired by a photo of a hawk that lives on Dunwoody's campus.
Dunwoody is officially joining the highly-popular world of competitive online gaming, with an official esports team, which embraces the college's mission of learning by doing. Dunwoody's esports team will compete against other college and university teams in up to three online gaming leagues, which may include Call of Duty, Rocket League, and Apex Legends.
"The creation of an esports team is a great fit for Dunwoody. This team will allow our students to bridge STEM academic foundations with sports," said Scott Stallman, Provost of Dunwoody College of Technology. "Esports are a great opportunity for students who are looking to explore new opportunities that allow them to think strategically, while learning new skills and building connections across campus and the entire esports community."
Extreme Networks Inc. reports that esports programs help to improve campus experiences and to boost overall student recruitment and retention. Dunwoody students interested in joining the esports team can learn more online and team tryout information will be released in early October.
For more information on Dunwoody visit https://dunwoody.edu/ or follow the College on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.
Founded in 1914, Dunwoody College of Technology is the only private, not-for-profit technical college in the Upper Midwest. Having provided hands-on, applied technical education to more than 250,000 individuals, Dunwoody is the college for experimenters and makers, a place where the curious and the confident learn by doing. Located in Minneapolis, Dunwoody offers a unique campus experience in dedicated labs, studios, and shops that treats students like future professionals from day one. With certificates, associate's, and bachelor's degrees in more than 46 majors - including engineering, robotics, design and other STEM-related fields - Dunwoody challenges students to come determined and graduate destined. More information on Dunwoody can be found at www.dunwoody.edu or by following Dunwoody on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.
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TORONTO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - EQ Bank, powered by Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™, announced it is increasing its interest rate by 0.35% to 2.00%1, effective September 6, 2022.
"Being able to offer meaningful value on an everyday bank account can be a real benefit to the average customer," said Mahima Poddar, Group Head of Personal Banking. "When we look at the rates offered on accounts in the market, EQ Bank stands out as providing Canadians one of the best values, both now and long term. With a high everyday interest rate, customers can earn on their balances when money comes in and before it goes out, whether it's for bills, their mortgage or other daily spending needs. We also stay away from promo rates; always offering our best rates to everyone, not just new or preferred customers. It's all part of what we're doing to create a banking experience that allows our customers to get ahead while they meet their everyday banking needs."
In addition to the 2.00% non-promotional rate, EQ Bank's easy sign-up process, no daily banking fees, unlimited transactions, seamless free transfers between Canadian banks, fast international money transfers, and great rates on GICs that can be purchased at the touch of a button are just some of the reasons more people are choosing EQ Bank as their primary bank. There are also more enhancements planned to keep pushing the boundaries of what smart, value-first everyday banking can be. In the coming months, EQ Bank will launch its first payment card, creating more convenient access to funds and providing rewards for point-of-sale purchases.
The new 2.00% interest rate is available as of September 6, 2022, to all current and new customers, and applies to EQ Bank Savings Plus Accounts, TFSA Savings Accounts and RSP Savings Accounts. With over $7 billion in deposits and more than 250,000 customers, EQ Bank was named the top Bank in Canada on the Forbes World's Best Banks 2021 and 2022 list.
All EQ Bank deposit products are eligible for CDIC deposit insurance†
EQB Inc. trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: EQB, EQB.PR.C and EQB.R) and serves more than 360,000 Canadians through its wholly owned subsidiary Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™. Equitable Bank has a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives. Founded over 50 years ago, Equitable Bank provides diversified personal and commercial banking and through its EQ Bank platform (eqbank.ca) has been named the top Schedule I Bank in Canada on the Forbes World's Best Banks 2022 and 2021 lists. Please visit equitablebank.ca for details.
1 Interest is calculated daily on the total closing balance and paid monthly. Rates are per annum and subject to change without notice.
† Equitable Bank is a member of CDIC. EQ Bank is a trade name of Equitable Bank.
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Disobedient Dogs: Here are the 10 breeds of dog that will often ignore commands - including the stubborn Dachshund sausage dog 🐶
Are you looking for an obedient pet that’s easy to train? Well these are the 10 dog breeds probably best avoided.
A huge number of us decided to welcome new puppies into our homes in the last couple of years – Kennel Club figures show dog ownership soared when the pandemic hit and post-lockdown demand for four-legged friends remains high.
There are a whopping 221 different breeds of pedigree dog to choose from, alongside numerous crossbreeds, so there’s plenty of thinking to do before you select your family’s latest addition.
One of the traits that varies massively between breeds is stubborness – some dogs are happy to do what they are told, while others will only listen to their owner when it suits them.
So, here are the 10 most stubborn breeds of dog.
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LONDON — Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labor unrest and fix a health care system burdened by long waiting lists and staff shortages.
At the top of her inbox is the energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which threatens to push energy bills to unaffordable levels, shuttering businesses and leaving the nation’s poorest people shivering in icy homes this winter.
Truss, who refused to spell out her energy strategy during the two-month campaign to succeed Boris Johnson, now plans to cap energy bills at a cost to taxpayers of as much as 100 billion pounds ($116 billion), British news media reported Tuesday. She is expected to unveil her plan on Thursday.
“You must know about the cost of living crisis in England, which is really quite bad at the moment,” said Rebecca Macdougal, 55, who works in law enforcement, outside the Houses of Parliament.
“She’s making promises for that, as she says she’s going to deliver, deliver, deliver. But we will see in, hopefully, the next few weeks there’ll be some announcements which will help the normal working person.”
Truss, 47, took office Tuesday afternoon at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, when Queen Elizabeth II formally asked her to form a new government in a carefully choreographed ceremony dictated by centuries of tradition. Johnson, who announced his intention to step down two months ago, formally resigned during his own audience with the queen a short time earlier.
It was the first time in the queen’s 70-year reign that the handover of power took place at Balmoral, rather than 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 became prime minister a day after the ruling Conservative Party chose her as its leader in an election where the party’s 172,000 dues-paying members were the only voters. As party leader, Truss automatically became prime minister without the need for a general election because the Conservatives still have a majority in the House of Commons.
But as a national leader selected by less than 0.5% of British adults, Truss is under pressure to show quick results.
Ed Davey, leader of the opposition Liberal Democrats, on Tuesday called for an early election in October — something that Truss and the Conservative Party are highly unlikely to do since the Tories are slumping in the polls.
“I’ve listened to Liz Truss during the Tory leadership (campaign) and I was looking for a plan to help people with their skyrocketing energy bills, with the NHS crisis and so on, and I heard no plan at all,” he told the BBC. “Given people are really worried, given people are losing sleep over their energy bills, businesses aren’t investing because of the crisis, I think that’s really wrong.”
Johnson took note of the strains facing Britain as he left the prime minister’s official residence at No. 10 Downing Street for the last time, saying his policies had left the government with the economic strength to help people weather the energy crisis.
Always colorful, he thinly disguised his bitterness at being forced out.
“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.’’
Many observers expect Johnson to attempt a political comeback, though he was cyrptic about his plans. Instead, the man who studied classics at the University of Oxford backed Truss 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.
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. That paved the way for Truss, a one-time accountant who was first elected to the House of Commons in 2010.
Many people in Britain are still learning about their new 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.
She is expected to make her first speech as prime minister Tuesday afternoon outside No. 10 Downing Street.
Truss is under pressure to spell out how she plans to help consumers pay household energy bills that are set to rise to an average of 3,500 pounds ($4,000) a year — triple the cost of a year ago — on Oct. 1 unless she intervenes.
Rising food and energy prices, driven by the invasion of Ukraine and the aftershocks of COVID-19 and Brexit, have 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 slip into a prolonged 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 who admires Margaret Thatcher, says her priority is cutting taxes and slashing regulations to fuel economic growth. Critics say that will fuel further inflation while failing to address the cost-of-living crisis. The uncertainty has rattled money markets, driving the pound below $1.14 on Monday, its weakest since the 1980s.
Daywatch
In theory, Truss has time to make her mark: She doesn’t have to call a national election until late 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.
In addition to Britain’s domestic woes, Truss and her new Cabinet will also face multiple foreign policy crises, including the war in Ukraine and frosty post-Brexit relations with the EU.
Truss, as foreign secretary, was a firm supporter of Ukraine’s resistance to Russia. She has said her first phone call with a world leader will be to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Truss has also pledged to increase U.K. defense spending to 3% of gross domestic product from just over 2% — another expensive promise.
But she’s likely to have much cooler conversations with EU leaders, who were annoyed by her 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 response, the dispute could escalate into a trade war.
“I think she’s got a big, challenging job ahead of her,’’ Robert Conway, 71, an electronics manufacturer, said in London. “Hopefully she’ll bring that, a new team, a new start, but it’s going to be a challenging job.”
Susie Blann, Sylvia Hui and Kwiyeon Ha contributed to this story.
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Liontrust Investment Partners LLP lifted its holdings in PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC – Get Rating) by 1.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,193,800 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,100 shares during the period. PTC accounts for approximately 1.7% of Liontrust Investment Partners LLP’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP owned 1.02% of PTC worth $128,596,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. NuWave Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in PTC in the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. Crewe Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in PTC in the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. Cyrus J. Lawrence LLC purchased a new stake in PTC in the 1st quarter worth about $43,000. Covestor Ltd purchased a new stake in PTC in the 4th quarter worth about $58,000. Finally, CWM LLC raised its position in PTC by 50.4% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 594 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.84% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at PTC
In other PTC news, Director Blake D. Moret sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.62, for a total value of $11,662,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 10,070,234 shares in the company, valued at $1,174,390,689.08. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In other news, CEO James E. Heppelmann sold 5,000 shares of PTC stock in a transaction on Monday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.52, for a total transaction of $612,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 799,512 shares in the company, valued at $97,956,210.24. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Blake D. Moret sold 100,000 shares of PTC stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.62, for a total transaction of $11,662,000.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 10,070,234 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,174,390,689.08. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 264,100 shares of company stock worth $31,739,770 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 10.15% of the company’s stock.
PTC Stock Up 0.9 %
PTC (NASDAQ:PTC – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 27th. The technology company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $462.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $473.65 million. PTC had a net margin of 26.19% and a return on equity of 18.13%. PTC’s revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.54 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that PTC Inc. will post 3.26 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of PTC in a research report on Tuesday, July 26th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of PTC from $116.00 to $124.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 28th. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of PTC from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 28th. StockNews.com lowered shares of PTC from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 29th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reduced their target price on shares of PTC from $156.00 to $146.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $139.56.
PTC Profile
PTC Inc operates as software and services company in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Software Products and Professional Services. It offers ThingWorx platform, which offers a set of capabilities that enable enterprises to digitally transform every aspect of their business with innovative solutions that are simple to create, easy to implement, scalable to meet future needs, and designed to enable customers to accelerate time to value; and Vuforia, which enables the visualization of digital information in a physical context and the creation of AR.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Thompson Thrift, a full-service nationally recognized real estate company, announced today the sale of Watermark at Grand Central Park, a 288-unit Class A multifamily community in the Houston suburb of Conroe. San Diego-based CEG Multifamily purchased the community for an undisclosed amount.
"The successful sale of Watermark at Grand Central Park speaks to our team's ability to identify high- growth markets and deliver well-built, Class A multifamily properties," said Josh Purvis, managing partner for Thompson Thrift Residential. "We are pleased with the outcome of the transaction and take great pride in our proven ability to create meaningful value for our residents and investors."
Located a few miles from The Woodlands in the Grand Central Park master-planned community, Watermark at Grand Central Park offers three-story, garden-style buildings with a variety of one-, two-, and three-bedroom floorplans. Built in 2021, the 90% occupied community features luxury amenities including quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, wood-inspired vinyl flooring, full-size washers and dryers, and patios or balconies. Residents enjoy resort-style amenities including a swimming pool with an expansive sundeck, poolside cabanas and an outdoor kitchen, spa, 24-hour fitness center, screened-in porch with a fireplace, clubhouse, TV lounge, Starbucks coffee bar, bark park, recreation room and a walking trail.
The property's location within the master-planned Grand Central Park community provides residents with access to six lakes and miles of trails within 1,000-plus acres of natural, wooded environment. It's location along I-45, Highway 105 and Loop 336 connects residents to major employers such as Conroe Medical Plaza, Huntsman LLC and St. Luke's Hospital, as well as a variety of restaurants, shopping and entertainment options.
The city of Conroe is 45 minutes north of Houston and is one of the fastest growing cities in the country. Since 2000 Conroe's population has more than doubled and effective rents in the Conroe/North Montgomery submarket have increased by 15.5% over the past year, demonstrating strong demand for rental housing in the area.
Thompson Thrift has made a name for itself by being one of the few developers to build Class A residential communities in markets across the country with a range of conventional, luxury leased villa and townhome-style communities. Throughout its history, the company has invested more than $3.8 billion and has become known as a trusted partner committed to developing high-quality, attractive communities.
Jennifer Ray with Walker & Dunlop brokered the sale for Thompson Thrift.
About Thompson Thrift Real Estate Company
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Ganesh Idols across the country witness a similar tradition – they are first placed in a pandal in a grand event that sees several devotees. The idols then go through the famous Visarjan or the immersion ceremony. This particular story is about the case of a 74-year-old a Ganesh idol in Telangana that has never seen a ‘Visarjan’. The reason – the Ganesh idol is made of wood.
Going in to the details, there is a Ganesh temple in a village Palaj which borders Maharashtra and is located in a distance of four kms from Nighwa village in Kubeer mandal of Nirmal district in Telangana.
Every year the villagers install the Ganesh idol made of wood in the pandal near the temple during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. They perform pujas to the idol for 11 days with utmost religious fervor. On 11th day, instead of actually going through the Visarjan process, locals sprinkle water on the idol from the nearby stream and keep safe custody of the rare Ganesh idol made of wood.
According to locals, there is a reasonable history behind this ritual where immersion of the Ganesh idol will not take place. In 1948, contagious diseases spread in the village that claimed the lives of as many as 30 people. It was during this epidemic period, that the Ganesh Chaturthi festival was celebrated. The villagers decided to install one common idol in the village. Thus, they went to Nirmal and approached Nakashi artiste Polakonda Gundaji. He carved Ganesh idol on wood and handed over it to the villagers. The villagers brought the idol and installed it at the pandal near the temple.
From then on, there were no traces of the spread of any contagious diseases in the village. This soon became a favourite spot for devotees who visited the pandal from other parts of Telangana and even parts of Maharashtra who gather there in large numbers all to see the Ganesh idol that has never seen a single visarjan.
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Waterloo Regional Police say a gun was pointed from one car at another in the Laurenwood area of Waterloo over the weekend.
Police say the cars were southbound on Westmount Road North near Laurelwood Drive at around 8:15 p.m. on Saturday when the incident occurred.
Read more: February Fridays at 5 p.m. most common timing for collisions in Waterloo Region in 2020
They described the suspect vehicle as being dark in colour and said the suspect was a stranger but provided few other details.
There were no injuries reported to police as a result of the incident.
Read more: $500,000 in equipment stolen from Waterloo Region construction sites in August, police say
Police say they are continuing to investigate the incident and are asking anyone with information to call 519-570-9777 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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After Liz Truss was announced as the winner of her Conservative Party's leadership vote on Monday — and officially appointed by Queen Elizabeth the following day — constituents, politicians and world leaders took to Twitter to share their reactions and messages to Britain's newest prime minister.
Some of them tried to get her attention by including the handle @LizTruss. But rather than tagging the U.K. leader, who actually uses the handle @trussliz, they reached a woman named Liz Trussell. And, to the delight of many spectators, she's having fun with it.
When one user erroneously tagged her in a tweet announcing Truss' win, Trussell replied, "Gonna be busy." On another announcing the vote tally, she commented, "Yay! Go me!!!"
Even Sweden's prime minister wasn't safe from the confusion. On Monday, her account mistakenly tagged Trussell in a congratulatory tweet (which has since been deleted and reposted with the right tag) emphasizing cooperation between the two countries.
"Looking forward to a visit soon!" Trussell responded. "Get the Meatballs ready."
NPR has reached out to Trussell for comment.
People keep tagging a random person instead of the incoming British prime minister and she's rolling with it lol pic.twitter.com/3VpKzV5Qel
— Thor Benson (@thor_benson) September 5, 2022
She responded to one congratulatory tweet with "Thanks Hun" and a kissy-face emoji, and another — which praised her for showing that the "best man for a job is a woman" — with "preach sister" and the raised hands emoji.
Trussell also took criticism in stride. When one user hopped on a critical thread to add that they "bet she likes cake," she responded affirmatively (the icing on top was a pink cake emoji).
Last month, when a critic tagged Trussell in a tweet slamming Truss for "refusing" to be interviewed by the BBC, her response included an emoji of a shrugging woman.
"No one asked me," she wrote.
Trussell, who appears to have returned to Twitter this spring after several years offline, has gotten mixed up with the new prime minister — who most recently served as foreign secretary — several times in recent months. Well before that, she was mistakenly tagged in a member of parliament's tweet back in 2019.
Many of the users who accidentally waded into the Truss vs. Trussell minefield in recent weeks have ended up deleting their tweets (after all, Twitter is only just now testing out an "edit" feature) and apologizing to Trussell for the confusion.
One such example is Caroline Lucas, MP and former Green Party leader, who wrote this week that she meant to direct a previous tweet about Tory leadership at Truss, not Trussell, "tho frankly she'd probably make a better job of it."
"I'm in!" Trussell commented. "Vegas for everybody!!!"
Indeed, Trussell seems to be winning over plenty of admirers, whether it's from her platform, her attentive replies, her fitting Twitter handle or simply the fact that she's not Truss.
In recent days, her fans have been rooting for her to take on the prime ministership herself — or at the very least, get some sort of reward (perhaps some Nandos sandwiches, as one suggested) for putting up with the Twitter bombardment.
One user gave Trussell a "standing ovation" and expressed her hopes that she might get "some meatballs + an invite from the Queen for tea ... for her troubles."
"@RoyalFamily I'm available tomorrow," Trussell replied.
Fans have tweeted about starting a petition to make Trussell the new PM and wishing for her to be whisked away to Downing Street and onto the cover of Vogue. At one point, she suggested her own campaign slogan: #InTrussellWeTrust.
Some have even said that the mistake should apply to real life. One jokingly suggested that if Trussell got to Balmoral before Truss did and showed her ID, the queen would have to name her prime minister instead.
"I'm on my way," Trussell responded.
Another said, "there must be a way the new Prime Minister can be appointed via Twitter and the Queen accidentally appoints [Trussell] instead." Trussell seemed on board: "Me and Queen Liz would deffo be besties."
Yes!!!!!! Me & Queen Liz would deffo be besties 👸🏻 https://t.co/AF0C0owA1t
— Liz Trussell (@Liztruss) September 5, 2022
Trussell is the latest in a long line of ordinary people to be mistaken for high-profile — and sometimes controversial — public figures because of their names and, specifically, social media usernames.
Over the years, people with similar names have spoken out about being confused for former secretary of state and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and the late civil rights activist Rep. John Lewis. Media Matters fellow Matthew Gertz has repeatedly reminded people on Twitter that he is not Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz.
And it's not the first time a case of mistaken Twitter identity has affected a British prime minister.
In 2017, then-President Donald Trump meant to tag then-PM Theresa May in a tweet but instead tagged @theresamay, a British woman in her 40s with six Twitter followers and a protected account. She later said she'd been asleep when it happened, and only found out when she was subsequently bombarded with messages and interview requests.
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J&K: IED recovered in Srinagar diffused through controlled explosion
Updated on: 11 minutes ago
J&K: IED recovered in Srinagar diffused through controlled explosion
Updated on: 11 minutes ago
Srinagar: Security forces diffused the massive 30 to 35 kg IED recovered earlier in Srinagar city of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Jammu and Police said that it averted a major tragedy by recovering 35-35 kg IED in orchards of Khonmoh area of Central Kashmir's Srinagar district.
Kashmir Police Zone tweeted, "On a specific input regarding presence of militants in Khanmoh area of Srinagar, a joint operation was launched by Police and 50RR. During the search of the orchards, an IED weighing 30-35Kgs was recovered. A bomb disposal squad was called on the spot. IED is being destroyed in situ."
Also read: J&K: Sticky bombs recovered from JeM operative in Sopore
Later, a police official said that the bomb disposal squad of the army defused the IED through a controlled explosion. He said that further investigation has been started by registering a case in this matter.
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New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has been dealing with injuries ever since his blockbuster rookie season in 2018. He missed the final 14 games of the 2020 season after suffering an ACL tear and had a lackluster 2021 campaign. However, he is now two years removed from surgery and is still low in many 2022 Fantasy football rankings, making him one of the potential 2022 Fantasy football sleepers. Barkley has top-five upside if he stays healthy, but should you include him in your 2022 Fantasy football picks? Fantasy football injuries are often one of the primary reasons that a player turns into one of the 2022 Fantasy football busts. As you begin your 2022 Fantasy football draft prep, be sure to check out the 2022 Fantasy football cheat sheets from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Last year, SportsLine's model accurately predicted that Titans wide receiver Julio Jones was being dramatically overvalued. He was being drafted around in the fifth round on average, but SportsLine predicted he wasn't even close to being one of the top 20 wide receivers. Jones wound up turning in an incredibly disappointing stat line, catching 31 passes for 434 yards and one touchdown.
The same model has a proven track record providing Fantasy football tips, also identifying A.J. Brown as a sleeper in 2020 and JuJu Smith-Schuster as Fantasy football bust last season. It also nailed Jonathan Taylor's big season and was all over Jaylen Waddle to outperform his Fantasy football ADP. Additionally, it's called past Fantasy football sleepers like Derrick Henry in 2019, Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara in 2018, and Davante Adams in 2017. Anybody who banked on players like those made a run at their league title.
The model is powered by the same people who generated projections for all three major Fantasy sites, and it beat human experts last season when there was a big difference in ranking. The projections update multiple times daily, so you're always getting the best Fantasy football advice.
Now, SportsLine has simulated the entire NFL season 10,000 times and released its latest Fantasy football rankings 2022, along with plenty of sleepers, breakouts and busts. Head to SportsLine now to see them.
Top 2022 Fantasy football busts
One of the 2022 Fantasy football busts the model is predicting: Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool. He finished last season with 59 receptions for 860 yards, which were similar to his 2020 breakout numbers. However, he saw regression in the touchdown department, dropping from nine scores in 2020 to just two last season.
Claypool also suffered a shoulder injury in late July, which is another reason to avoid him in Fantasy football drafts. Teammate Diontae Johnson is the clear No. 1 target on the team, and the Steelers added a pair of rookie wide receivers in the draft. Claypool is being selected ahead of Donovan Peoples-Jones, Kenny Golladay and K.J. Osborn in most Fantasy leagues, but the model has all three of those wideouts ranked ahead of him.
Another bust that SportsLine's Fantasy football rankings 2022 have identified: Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore. Carolina's wideout has been extremely consistent in recent years, recording over 1,100 receiving yards the past three seasons.
Despite those impressive numbers, Moore has never averaged more than 14.9 points per game in PPR formats or 9.3 points per game in non-PPR. A lack of touchdown production is the main reason for Moore's pedestrian Fantasy numbers. Moore has never had more than four touchdown receptions in a single season, one of the main reasons the model expects he'll be among the top 2022 Fantasy football busts this season. See which other Fantasy football busts 2022 to avoid here.
How to find proven 2022 Fantasy football rankings
SportsLine is also extremely low on a running back coming off the board in the third or fourth round on average of 2022 Fantasy football drafts. The model ranks him outside its top 24 running backs for 2022 and expects him to see major regression after a breakout season in 2021. You can only see who it is, and the 2022 Fantasy football rankings for every player, at SportsLine.
So which 2022 Fantasy Football breakouts should you be targeting? And which RB will fail to live up to expectations in 2022? Visit SportsLine now to get 2022 Fantasy Football cheat sheets for every single position, all from the model that told you to avoid Julio Jones in 2021, and find out.
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Zihai For Implementing Chinese Water Purification Model In Pakistan
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published September 06, 2022 | 07:55 PM
Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce (PCJCCI) President Mr Wang Zihai said on Tuesday that Pakistan should look to adopt the Chinese model of water purification in order to reduce the spread of water borne diseases, which were causing a loss to Pakistan's economy of up to $1.3 billion every year and were the biggest source of gastrointestinal infections
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Sep, 2022 ) :Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce (PCJCCI) President Mr Wang Zihai said on Tuesday that Pakistan should look to adopt the Chinese model of water purification in order to reduce the spread of water borne diseases, which were causing a loss to Pakistan's economy of up to $1.3 billion every year and were the biggest source of gastrointestinal infections.
He was chairing a meeting that was also attended by the executive members of PCJCCI along with some Chinese officials held here at PCJCCI premises.
Mr Wang Zihai said that the purpose of this meeting was to discuss Chinese water management system and purification technology so that Pakistan could get help from their experience. It was said in the meeting that the replication of this system could overcome water diseases in Pakistan particularly in poor cities of Sindh that were not getting access to clean water.
Ehsan Chaudhry Senior Vice President PCJCCI said that China's global fresh water sources were merely six percent whereas; they had to provide clean drinking water to 20 percent of the world's population. However with years of research and exploration, China had devised a water purification system that not only enabled it to meet its water needs but also provided people with medically approved healthy water, he added.
Sarfaraz Butt, Vice President PCJCCI said that the water crisis was a global issue and now China wanted to benefit the world, since Pakistan faced such a crisis particularly in Sindh and Northern Punjab it was important to introduce such plants in Pakistan.
Salahuddin Hanif, Secretary General PCJCCI appreciated the opportunities and agreed that the country was in dire need of such a system.
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With India’s growing requirement for large scale scanning of containers, vehicles, critical infrastructure, stadiums and defence facilities, defence public sector undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is readying to manufacture high-energy X-ray screening facilities in India.
Towards this objective, BEL has announced the inking a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Smiths Detection India for manufacturing technologically advanced scanners -- mobile as well as stationary.
BEL officials say they cannot divulge specific scanner requirements and numbers, but the MoU estimates that BEL could begin producing scanners within three years.
UK-headquartered Smiths Detection has been operating in India for over 20 years. In October 2021, Smiths Detection opened its new Global Technology Development Centre in Bangalore. This will be a global hub for developing and delivering new digital technologies for customers across the aviation, defence, urban security, and ports and borders industries.
Over the last 6-8 years, Smiths Detection has operated four stationary scanning systems. It has also operated eight mobile scanners in six port locations – Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (three scanners), Paradip, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, Kamaraj Port Trust and New Mangalore Port Trust.
Now, however, with increased movement of people and goods around critical infrastructure, land borders and urban sensitive points, there is a growing requirement for screening technologies in India. To facilitate ease of doing business and to enhance safety, the Indian government is prioritising port and land border security.
Moreover, the requirement for advanced X-ray scanning technology is being driven by defence facilities, which need to screen large volumes of vehicles entering sensitive areas.
And with New Delhi promoting vehicular cross-border trade at sensitive border locations such as Poonch in Jammu, Uri in Kashmir and Nathu La in Sikkim, there is a requirement for large, mobile scanners to increase the throughput of these facilities.
In addition, there is a requirement for being able to scan containers on a moving train, as has been implemented at JNPT.
“Though defence is its mainstay, BEL has been continuously exploring opportunities in allied non-defence areas like homeland security and network and cyber security. Through this tie-up with Smiths Detection, BEL will look at catering to the emerging market for high-energy scanning systems, yet another step in the direction of “Atmanirbharta” (self-reliant India),” said Bhanu Prakash Srivastava of BEL.
This MoU marks Smiths Detection’s first manufacturing operation in India. BEL will handle front end requirements in the market and support the localisation of projects. Smiths Detection will provide its screening technology. The MoU is for five years and can be extended further by mutual consent.
Last September, the government had announced that a Mobile X-Ray Container Scanning System (MXCS) had been installed at Paradeep Port, at a cost of Rs 30 crore. It said the scanner could scan up to 25 containers per hour, enabling industry to move out their containers quickly and securely.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I was staying at a friend's house and was frustrated by clean and dirty clothes stored in one pile. I thought there could be a better system for organizing laundry and accessories," said an inventor, from Santa Ana, Calif., "so I invented the UNIQUE ALL IN ONE LAUNDRY BASKET. My design enables you to easily sort and transport dirty clothes and other laundry supplies."
The invention provides a space-saving storage unit for dirty laundry. In doing so, it offers an alternative to traditional hampers and laundry baskets. As a result, it allows users to easily separate laundry items. It also ensures that detergent and other necessary supplies are accessible. The invention features a versatile design that is easy to use and transport so it is ideal for households, apartments, college students, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Los Angeles sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-LAX-969, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Biocon sells 5.4% stake in its research arm Syngene International
According to bulk deal data available with the BSE, Biocon, the promoter of Syngene International, sold a total of 21,789,164 shares, amounting to a 5.4 per cent stake, in the company.
Drugmaker Biocon on Tuesday divested a 5.4 per cent stake in its research arm Syngene International for a little over ₹1,220 crore through an open market transaction.
According to bulk deal data available with the BSE, Biocon, the promoter of Syngene International, sold a total of 21,789,164 shares, amounting to a 5.4 per cent stake, in the company.
The shares were sold at an average price of ₹560.04 apiece, a discount of more than three per cent to Monday's closing price of ₹578.75 on the BSE.
At this price, the transaction size has been pegged at ₹1,220.28 crore, the data showed.
The scrip of Syngene International has settled 2.38 per cent lower at ₹565 apiece on the BSE.
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund was among the entities that lapped up the company's shares.
As of June year, of the promoters' holding of 70.29 per cent, Biocon held a 69.99 per cent stake in Syngene, the shareholding pattern with the exchange showed.
In separate block deals, Raja Ganesan Chandramogan, promoter of Hatsun Agro Products, offloaded 27.2 lakh shares of the company for nearly ₹269 crore.
The shares were picked up by Sundaram Mutual Fund and SBI Mutual Fund.
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Make some room for ’shrooms
Author Katherine Mansfield once said, “September is different from all other months
Author Katherine Mansfield once said, “September is different from all other months. It is more magical. I feel the strange chemical change in the earth which produces mushrooms is the cause, too, of the extra life in the air – a resilience, a sparkle.”
And truly, mushrooms are magical. They don’t just taste good but are also rich in vitamin D, potassium, fibre, copper and selenium. So, we bring you some quick recipes to try out for enjoying the goodness of this superfood:
Mushroom Tikka
INGREDIENTS
10-12 button mushrooms, oil for greasing, ½ cup hung curd, 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder, 1 tsp garam masala, ½ tsp kasuri methi, salt to taste, ½ tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp mustard oil
METHOD
Mix the hung curd, ginger-garlic paste, chilli powder, garam masala, kasuri methi, salt, lemon juice and mustard oil in a bowl.
Add mushrooms and set aside to marinate for 30 minutes.
Thread the marinated mushrooms onto skewers and transfer them onto a greased tray.
Put the tray in preheated oven and bake for 10 mins and serve hot.
By Mandeep Singh, of Punjab Da Dhabba
Mushroom Bruschetta
INGREDIENTS
1 tbsp olive oil, 200gm shiitake mushrooms, 100gm portobello mushrooms, 100gm button mushrooms, 1 chopped garlic clove, 1 tsp butter, 1 tbsp cider vinegar, 4 slices sourdough, 1 garlic clove
METHOD
Heat olive oil in a large pan. Add all mushrooms.
Add 1 chopped garlic clove and cook for 4 minutes, until brown.
Add 1 tsp butter, 1 tbsp cider vinegar and season.
Toast 4 slices of sourdough. Rub each piece with garlic and top with a spoonful of mushrooms and serve.
By Amar Ahuja, of Little Italy
Mushroom Samosa
INGREDIENTS
For dough: 1 cup wheat flour, salt, 2 tsp carom seed, 2 tsp oil, water; For stuffing: 1 onion, 1 cup mushroom, ½ cup cabbage, 1 tsp coriander leaves, 4 garlic cloves, chopped ginger; 4 tsp ghee, salt, ½ tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp garam masala, oil for frying
METHOD
Prepare dough using wheat, salt, carom seeds, water and oil.
Chop the mushroom, ginger, garlic and onion.
Heat ghee in a pan and temper the ginger-garlic. Add onions and sauté for 2 mins. Add salt, red chilli powder and garam masala.
Add chopped mushroom and cook for 2 mins. Add cabbage and coriander leaves and mix well.
Take a small ball from the dough, roll it and divide it into two. Take half portion and roll it into a cone.
Stuff the mushroom masala, close it and deep fry.
By Namrata Mehra, food blogger
Mushroom Pasta
INGREDIENTS
225gm pasta, 280gm mushrooms of choice, 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, 2 tbsp butter, 1 minced garlic clove, 2 tsp thyme, 1 tbsp grated lemon zest, ¼ cup shredded parmesan cheese, juice of half a lemon, salt and ground black pepper
METHOD
Slice the mushrooms. Boil in a large pot of water. Add ½ tbsp salt and the pasta. Reserve ½ cup pasta water.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add the mushrooms. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes on each side.
Add butter, garlic, thyme, lemon zest, and ¼ tsp salt. Cook until the garlic is fragrant and the butter is absorbed.
Turn the heat to low and add the drained pasta, ¼ cup parmesan, and ¼ cup reserved pasta water and toss well.
Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the lemon juice and serve hot.
By Kanika Sharma, of The Pizza Joint
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MILWAUKEE, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ademi LLP is investigating ChannelAdvisor (NYSE: ECOM) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its transaction with CommerceHub.
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Ademi LLP alleges ChannelAdvisor's financial outlook and prospects are excellent and yet ChannelAdvisor holders will receive only $23.10 per share. The transaction agreement unreasonably limits competing bids for ChannelAdvisor by imposing a significant penalty if ChannelAdvisor accepts a superior bid. ChannelAdvisor insiders will receive substantial benefits as part of change of control arrangements.
We are investigating the conduct of ChannelAdvisor's board of directors, and whether they are (i) fulfilling their fiduciary duties to all shareholders, and (ii) obtaining a fair and reasonable price for ChannelAdvisor.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) has setup video conferencing and e-hearing systems to facilitate the taxpayers and improve its system.
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Regarding the functioning of the system, KPRA spokesperson Sohail Raza Khattak said that the authority was digitizing its working. He said that for this purpose devices provided by the KPRM have been installed and it will help resolve taxpayers’ issues.
However, he said that currently this system was for the KPRA staff who were using it for video conferencing; however, it can also help the taxpayers.
Mr Khattak said that KPRA regional offices staff were finding it easier to attending meetings from their offices instead of coming all the way to Peshawar. “Currently we are holding training workshops in connection with the KP Sales Tax on Services Act 2022,” he said.
Besides, he said that for the taxpayers they were going to create a video link from the next month, which will enable them to attend meetings with the staff.
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Regarding e-hearing system, Mr Khattak said that this system helped arranging electronic hearings of complaints. “This saves a complainant from physical attendance in connection with his complaint,” he said.
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UK weighs huge support package as Europe battles energy crisis
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- Switzerland's Axpo gets credit line of up to 4 bln Sfr
- Centrica in talks with banks over extra credit - FT
Britain's new prime minister was working on what looks set to be Europe's biggest energy crisis support package so far as countries scramble to protect households and businesses from soaring bills and shore up struggling suppliers.
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In 2019 and 2020 the Kansas City Chiefs had a very fast wide receiver room featuring Tyreek Hill, one of the fastest players in the NFL, who ran a 4.28 40-yard dash, Mecole Hardman, who ran a 4.33, Sammy Watkins, who ran a 4.43. That legion was very short-lived as Watkins left the Chiefs in 2021 and then Hill was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2022.
After their short-lived reign and terrorizing defenses, a new wide receiver room has emerged as a new possible ‘Legion of Zoom’ with Denver Broncos wide receivers K.J. Hamler, Jalen Virgil, and Montrell Washington.
K.J. Hamler
Hamler was drafted in the second-round by the Broncos in the 2020 NFL Draft from Penn State. From college I could tell Hamler would be an issue with his speed being an Ohio State fan I was able to watch him torch defensive backs. Hamler in college was a deep threat issue for many teams and now with a quarterback in Russell Wilson who is known for being able to throw a really good deep ball. I believe Hamler is set for a career season this year.
Hamler had an impressive rookie year and entered his sophomore season in Mile High with high hopes but unfortunately, Hamler was hit with a season-ending injury early in his campaign.
“He’s very fearless. The guy goes in and none of us really knew how it was going to be. He had a week of practice. I think watching him go out there, he was able to play fast.” Said head coach Nathaniel Hackett after the last preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings, “But watching him play fast and being able to take that hit, I think was huge for him. He’s a guy that has not played football in a long time.
Although Hamler couldn’t run the 40-yard dash at his pro day or at the NFL combine, he stated that he ran a 4.27. So assuming that number is correct the Broncos have a very fast guy on their hands
Montrell Washington
Washington was a fifth-round pick by the Broncos in the 2022 NFL draft from Samford, originally Washington was meant to be the kick returner but after camp, with him putting on a show Washington will be more than a kick returner.
Washington has already received high praise from Wilson, “We watched every single receiver. Literally. When I say every single receiver, we watched every single receiver for about a good hour and a half, two hours. We watched every single guy, and then we came across this guy named [WR] Montrell Washington. We looked at each other like, ‘He may be the one.”
Washington did not have many believers in him before the NFL draft, CBS Sports ranked him as the 371st best player and The Athletic’s Dane Brugler ranked him the 70th best wide receiver, but the Broncos knew what they saw in him and took a chance on him.
Washington during camp was finding himself wide open on multiple plays and allowed Wilson to make the easy throw.
Montrell Washington with a wide-open touchdown pass from Russell Wilson in the red zone.
— Zac Stevens (@ZacStevensDNVR) August 4, 2022
A good play design got Montrell wide open and an easy pass from Russ.
Even in college with Samford Washington’s speed was an issue, on the play linked below he turned a simple and short route into a massive touchdown for the Bulldogs.
TOUCHDOWN
— Samford Football (@SamfordFootball) September 22, 2019
Montrell Washington can FLY❗️
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During the final preseason game, Washington showed his speed on a run play which he took for a touchdown, his first professional touchdown.
Spoiler alert: @BDTRELL is fast.
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) August 28, 2022
First TD for the rook!
: My20 pic.twitter.com/9GyfPMAHYY
Washington was not invited to the NFL combine but did have a pro day with teams where he clocked in at 4.38 but Andrew Harris who is Washington’s best friend from high school and college teammate of Washington’s has stated that he has seen Washington clock in a 40 time of 4.25, which is insane to think about.
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The final member of the Broncos’ Legion of Zoom is Jalen Virgil. Virgil went undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft and played his college ball at Appalachian State. He became the newest Bronco to follow a line of undrafted players in making the final 53-man roster.
Virgil, with the Mountaineers, had 98 catches for 1,436 yards with 11 touchdowns.
Virgil’s speed is turning a lot of heads within the Broncos organization, George Paton said, “I think you need speed in this league. [WR Jalen] Virgil obviously provides that. This guy—every game he made plays and he made plays every practice.” Then also Jerry Jeudy had some good things to say about Virgil, “His speed—a lot of speed. [He’s] a huge deep threat guy, making a lot of plays during the preseason games. I’m excited to see him and ready to see him work, too.”
To follow up on what Jeudy and Paton already had to say about Virgil, Coach Hackett also had some good things to say, “He showed throughout the preseason that when the ball was thrown his way, he was going to make an electric catch, and he was going to make a play. In the end, he continually did that. It wasn’t just one game, it was all three games, and he has a lot of speed. It’s always hard to find speed, especially a big strong guy like that.”
Virgil, during a workout with more than 20 teams in attendance, put on the speed boosts by running an unbelievable 4.37. Not bad for a 6-1, 209 pound wide receiver.
When it comes to both rookies Washington and Virgil general manager Paton had to say, “A lot of these kids when they walked in, it was too big. Guys like [him], Montrell [Washington] and [Jalen] Virgil, it’s pretty unique to have these guys just walk in the door and act like they belong.”
Speed, although is not everything in the NFL, is extremely important. I am very interested to see how this faster version of the Chiefs’ Legion of Zoom does during the regular season. Do not forget the names Jalen Virgil, K.J. Hamler, and Montrell Washington as they will cause defensive backs issues, and defensive coaches headaches, with their speed. In my opinion, they will be the names to keep an eye on as I believe they will definitely be impact players on the offense for years to come. This ‘Legion of Zoom’ will last a lot longer than the Chiefs did.
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In the UK there are more than twice the number of registered Labradors than the next most popular breed, while in the US they have been top dog every year since 1991.
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Here are 11 reasons the Labrador Retriever makes such a perfect pet.
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1. They are eager to please
The Labrador's ancestors, the St John’s Dog, were used by fishermen to retrieve nets and fish from the water - carrying out the tiring tasks simply to please their owners. This attribute was passed onto the Labrador, making them perfect hunting dogs - retrieving rather than eating downed birds in a bid to make their human happy. Pet Labs will do pretty much anything to please you and hate letting you down.
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2. They are very intelligent
Stanley Coren, a professor of canine psychology, is the world expert on how clever different breeds are. His landmark book 'The Intelligence of Dogs' ranks the Lab as being the seventh most intelligent of all the breeds.
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3. They are simple to train
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4. They get on well with children
Anybody who has welcomed a Labrador into their family will know the strong bond they form with the younger members of the clan. They naturally alter their behaviour with small or nervous children, but also adore more rough-and-tumble play with more boisterous kids.
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Factbox-Seven recommendations the IAEA makes in its Ukraine report
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on Tuesday issued a report on the situation in Ukraine including at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) where it has established a presence.
The report makes seven recommendations. They are listed below.
SHELLING
"While the ongoing shelling has not yet triggered a nuclear emergency, it continues to represent a constant threat to nuclear safety and security with potential impact on critical safety functions that may lead to radiological consequences with great safety significance.
"Recommendation 1: The IAEA recommends that shelling on site and in its vicinity should be stopped immediately to avoid any further damages to the plant and associated facilities, for the safety of the operating staff and to maintain the physical integrity to support safe and secure operation. This requires agreement by all relevant parties to the establishment of a nuclear safety and security protection zone around the ZNPP."
SAFETY SYSTEMS
"Maintaining all safety systems for the ZNPP in normal operation and the physical protection system operational is a result of the efforts made by the operating personnel. However, these efforts are being taken under very challenging circumstances with military personnel and equipment as well as representatives of Rosatom being present on the site.
"Recommendation 2: The IAEA recommends that the physical protection system should be operated as designed and licensed, and that the continued functioning of safety and security systems and operability of the systems and equipment at ZNPP be ensured. This requires the removal of vehicles from areas that could interfere with the operation of safety and security systems and equipment."
STAFF CONDITIONS
"Ukrainian staff operating the plant under Russian military occupation are under constant high stress and pressure, especially with the limited staff available. This is not sustainable and could lead to increased human error with implications for nuclear safety. A sufficient number of operating staff must be able to carry out their important duties without threats or pressure undermining not only their own safety but also that of the facility itself, and any support required to ensure the health of the staff and their families
must be provided. ...
"Recommendation 3: The IAEA recommends that an appropriate work environment, including family support, for operating staff should be re-established. Furthermore, as the operator has the prime responsibility for nuclear safety and security, it should be able to fulfill its mission with clear lines of responsibilities and authorities."
OFF-SITE POWER
"On several occasions, the ZNPP lost, fully or partially, the off-site power supply as a result of military activities in the area. Off-site power is essential for the continued safe operation of the plant.
"Recommendation 4: The IAEA recommends that the off-site power supply line redundancy as designed should be re-established and available at any time, and that all military activities that may affect the power supply systems end."
SUPPLY CHAINS
"Recommendation 5: The IAEA recommends that all concerned parties should commit and contribute to ensuring effective supply chains for continued nuclear safety and security of the plant under all conditions including safe transportation corridors, taking advantage of the IAEA assistance and support programme as appropriate."
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
"Recommendation 6: The IAEA recommends that (1) the emergency response functions should be drilled and exercised, and the emergency response facilities to support these functions be re-established, and (2) preparedness should be re-established through regular training, clear decision-making chains and readily available communication means and logistical support."
COMMUNICATION
"Since the start of the conflict, a lack of communication means and channels has been witnessed. This critical shortcoming only serves to exacerbate current challenges in maintaining the safe and secure operation of the plant with adequate regulatory oversight and in ensuring an effective response locally, regionally, nationally and internationally to any nuclear safety or security event.
"Recommendation 7: The IAEA recommends that reliable and redundant communication means and channels, including internet and/or satellite connectivity, should be ensured with all external organizations necessary for the safe and secure operation of the facility."
(Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)
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Pictures: Vibration Festival's scintillating Sunday
Hundreds of music fans crowded into a slightly damp Callendar Park for this year’s Vibration Festival and Falkirk Herald chief photographer Michael Gillen was there on both days to capture the magic.
By Michael Gillen
Tuesday, 6th September 2022, 11:59 am
Organisers of Vibration Festival proudly stated they had come up with the perfect line-up in 2022 – something they had been working towards for the last three years.
Sunday’s headliners The Darkness ended a great festival, but they were preceded by great sets from Ash, The Futureheads, Vlure, McFleetwood, Spyres, Davey
Horne, Greg Pearson and a whole host of local bands and Scottish acts on the cusp of breaking big.
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Manning Park -(Wildfire BC) – September 5 UPDATE – The Heather Lake wildfire has resulted in the immediate closure and evacuation order for a number of trails and facilities south of highway 3. These include the Monument 78 and 83 trails, the Pacific Crest trail, the East and West Similkameen trails, the Windy Joe trail and the Frosty Mountain trail from the PCT to the Frosty Mountain junction, as well as Monument 78 and the PCT backcountry campgrounds and the Windy Joe lookout. Please do not enter closed areas, and remain vigilant in areas of alert. This wildfire is also resulting in dense smoke, especially East of Manning Park Resort.
The size is now 1,900.0 hectares (estimated) and remains “out of control”
In the interest of public safety, BC Parks is providing this notice to visitors. Wildfire crews are actively monitoring and may be working in the is area. In the event of changing wildfire conditions, visitors in this park may receive limited notice to evacuate.
Retrieve up-to-date wildfire information from the official sources, such as the BC Wildfire Service, the local Regional District, and Drive BC.
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Several students bitten by bats inside resident halls of Ohio college
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) – Nearly a dozen students at the College of Wooster in Ohio have come into contact with bats inside the resident halls since the start of the semester, according to school officials.
Some students have been bitten by the bats, WOIO reports.
“I guess I didn’t think it would get this serious,” said freshman Mave Switalla, who lives in one of the dorms where bats have been found.
She is shocked the school hasn’t done more about the issue.
“I just am kind of frustrated that like the institution that has a lot of money isn’t doing more for its students that are paying for it,” Switalla said.
Senior student Alyssa Hunt said bats have been an ongoing problem at the college.
“These problems are not normal. They are out of control,” Hunt said.
All of the students who were bitten by bats are being monitored by the Wayne County Health Department for possible rabies infections.
Meanwhile, both Switalla and Hunt hope more will be done about the bats sooner than later.
“They have volunteers making bat boxes, sometimes it’s been students, but it’s not fun,” Hunt said.
The College of Wooster released the following statement in light of the events:
Over the course of the last few weeks we have received reports of bats within some of our older residential spaces and approximately 11 instances of students coming into contact with bats, either brushing up against them or experiencing bites. Bats tested in Wayne County have a less than 1 percent chance of carrying rabies and none of the bats tested from our spaces were found to be carrying rabies. Despite this, we are working with our local hospital and Health Department to ensure students who were in the vicinity of a bat have access to prophylaxis treatment.”
Facilities staff also are proactively monitoring exterior windows and screens of residential spaces regularly and replacing any screens that are damaged and sealing any entry points. And while the College is focused on addressing the immediate issues at hand during this time of high bat prevalence, we have a long-standing nuisance wildlife program that includes Ohio DNR trained professionals on staff, 25 on-campus bat houses meant to attract bats there instead of our buildings, a regular practice of identifying and sealing building envelopes, and this summer we covered chimneys in all campus buildings.
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BENSALEM, Pa., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Ampio" or the "Company") (NYSE: AMPE).
Class Period: December 29, 2020 – August 3, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 17, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their Ampio investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants: (1) inflated the Company's true ability to successfully file a Biologics License Application for Ampion; (2) inflated the results of the AP-013 study and the timing of unblinding the data from the AP-013 study; and (3) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.
Contacts
Law Offices of Howard G. Smith
Howard G. Smith, Esquire
215-638-4847
888-638-4847
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A woman with mental health difficulties has been barred from going online by a judge in a specialist court after council social services staff raised safety concerns.
Mr Justice Arbuthnot ruled the woman, in her 20s and looked after by carers, should not be allowed to use a mobile or social media.
She also said the woman was “not able to access” the internet.
Lawyers representing council bosses responsible for the woman’s care told Mrs Justice Arbuthnot she contacted a man online who could have harmed her.
The judge made orders at a hearing in the Court of Protection, where judges consider issues relating to people who lack the mental capacity to take decisions for themselves, in London.
She said the orders are in the woman’s best interests.
Mrs Justice Arbuthnot ruled the woman cannot be identified in media reports of the case but said Kent County Council had responsibility for her care.
A lawyer representing the woman did not oppose the orders.
Lawyers indicated that further hearings are planned and a judge would be asked to make further decisions relating to the woman’s care.
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Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:RIGL) went down by -7.14% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $4.24. The company’s stock price has collected -2.72% of loss in the last five trading sessions. The Wall Street Journal reported on 02/18/21 that GameStop, Twilio, Walmart: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today
Is It Worth Investing in Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ :RIGL) Right Now?
Plus, the 36-month beta value for RIGL is at 1.54. Opinions of the stock are interesting as 2 analysts out of 7 who provided ratings for Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. declared the stock was a “buy,” while 0 rated the stock as “overweight,” 5 rated it as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The average price from analysts is $3.92, which is $2.49 above the current price. RIGL currently public float of 170.76M and currently shorts hold a 5.50% ratio of that float. Today, the average trading volume of RIGL was 6.73M shares.
RIGL’s Market Performance
RIGL stocks went down by -2.72% for the week, with a monthly drop of -0.69% and a quarterly performance of -15.88%, while its annual performance rate touched -65.54%. The volatility ratio for the week stands at 9.87% while the volatility levels for the past 30 days are set at 10.32% for Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. The simple moving average for the period of the last 20 days is -5.77% for RIGL stocks with a simple moving average of -34.84% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of RIGL
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see RIGL reach a price target of $1, previously predicting the price at $7. The rating they have provided for RIGL stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on June 08th, 2022.
Cantor Fitzgerald gave a rating of “Neutral” to RIGL, setting the target price at $1 in the report published on June 08th of the current year.
RIGL Trading at 5.77% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought RIGL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -66.27% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 10.32%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.87%, as shares sank -5.92% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +27.68% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RIGL fell by -2.72%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -50.86% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.5130. In addition, Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. saw -46.04% 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 RIGL starting from RODRIGUEZ RAUL R, who purchase 1,000,000 shares at the price of $0.69 back on Jun 09. After this action, RODRIGUEZ RAUL R now owns 1,391,776 shares of Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc., valued at $688,400 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RIGL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -6.01 for the present operating margin
- +98.88 for the gross margin
The net margin for Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. stands at -12.00. Equity return is now at value -406.60, with -53.60 for asset returns.
The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.43.
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Bright Pattern Mobile allows remote and mobile employees, subject matter experts, and contact center agents to directly connect with customers on voice or digital channels.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright Pattern, a leading provider of cloud-based omnichannel contact center software for innovative companies, announces Bright Pattern Mobile. Bright Pattern Mobile puts the power of an omnichannel contact center in the hands of every contact center agent and employee in the organization to allow anyone in the company to improve CX - from contact center agents to subject matter experts. Bright Pattern Mobile also allows organization-wide CX productivity metrics for all employees to now be measured in real time. The solution has recently been deployed by a leading retailer in Australia in all of their nearly 200 stores.
Small Enough for a Mobile Phone, Big Enough for the Largest Enterprise
Bright Pattern Mobile is a mobile app that is the first and only omnichannel mobile solution that allows every employee to be connected to every customer, anywhere on voice and digital channels, including voice, text, chat, and messenger conversations. This is enabled through a slimmed down omnichannel desktop interface on an iPhone or Android smartphone.
Nancy Jamison, Senior Industry Director, Information Communication Technologies at Frost & Sullivan: "Bright Pattern's focus on omnichannel digital transformation and mobile-first approach, has been further enhanced with mobile innovation, enabling omnichannel CX capabilities across the enterprise. This further validates that everyone in an organization is responsible for improving CX, and Bright Pattern Mobile helps them achieve it."
"Bright Pattern Mobile is the first and only contract center solution like this in the marketplace that allows both voice and digital conversations throughout the enterprise. Customers can now connect to the best resource - whether in the contact center or anywhere in the organization - on their channel of choice via mobile devices," noted Michael McCloskey, CEO of Bright Pattern.
Leading industry analyst firms, such as Frost & Sullivan, have noted that CX is a top 3 spending priority of most large and midsize companies. However, most employees outside the contact center are not able to directly interact with customers when needed. Departments, people and subject matter experts in companies are typically not able to be leveraged to help customers, as contact centers are the primary customer touchpoint. Additionally, expert employees are increasingly remote or mobile and are not tied into existing CX processes. Bright Pattern Mobile allows any employee in the entire organization to play a role in improving CX - whether it is knowledge workers such as in-store personnel, mortgage bankers, field specialists, or contact center agents themselves. As a component within Bright Pattern's Contact Center Platform it also allows the CX productivity of every employee to be monitored.
Enterprise-wide CX Made Possible with Bright Pattern Mobile
Although Bright Pattern Mobile use-case examples include:
- A customer calling/texting/chatting/messaging to a company can now be connected to the best subject matter expert anywhere in the company - inside the contact center or beyond.
- Any employee in the company using their iPhone or Android device can talk or communicate via digital channels with customers, and share documents, photos or videos.
- A customer reaching out to a retailer can be connected directly to in-store associates who are experts on a particular product. Customers can also reach out to the contact center and then be routed to the best expert in the stores.
- A customer texting for status of a loan can be connected to their loan officer even if this specialist is outside the contact center and only reachable on a mobile device.
- A patient can easily be connected to anyone in the healthcare enterprise such as a nurse, lab technician, pharmacy staff, or claims information specialists.
- A customer needing to reach a subject matter expert after hours can be directly connected to the needed expert.
Features
Bright Pattern Mobile allows companies to bring all needed employees together to improve CX while providing digital mobile transformation:
- Contact center type metrics of employee or CX productivity can now for the first time be applied to other employees, to better understand and improve company-wide productivity.
- Voice, SMS, chat, and Messengers conversations can be enabled for any employee via a streamlined mobile app.
- Company-wide communication on the app through the Bright Pattern platform, allowing all employees, including those outside the contact center, to communicate with customers and each other.
- Single pane of glass visibility to customer journey history on the mobile app from previous interactions on voice and digital channels.
- Ability to see user presence within the organization - agents can see if a colleague is online, away, or offline and bring in those colleagues to customer interactions.
Bright Pattern provides the simplest and most powerful AI-powered omnichannel contact center software for innovative midsize and enterprise companies. To make customer service brighter, easier, and faster than ever before, Bright Pattern offers the only true omnichannel cloud platform with embedded AI that can be deployed quickly and nimbly by business users—without costly professional services. Bright Pattern allows companies to offer an effortless and personal customer experience across channels like voice, text, chat, email, video, messengers, and bots. Bright Pattern also allows companies to measure and act on every interaction on every channel with embedded AI omnichannel quality management. The company was founded by a team of industry veterans who pioneered the leading contact center solutions and are now delivering an architecture for the future with an advanced cloud-first approach. Bright Pattern's cloud contact center solution is used globally in over 26 countries and 12 languages.
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TORONTO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (the "Company" or "TGOD") (CSE: TGOD) (US-OTC: TGODF), a sustainable global cannabis company is pleased to announce that it has closed the sale of its Polish subsidiary, HemPoland sp. z.o.o. ("HemPoland"). Under the terms of a share purchase agreement, TGOD sold its full interest in HemPoland to RAMM Pharma Corporation for $1.2 million on closing after customary closing adjustments, in addition to a $0.15 million non-refundable deposit provided in July that was used for operating expenses in HemPoland. In conjunction with closing, the loan payable to HemPoland by TGOD, of US$4 million plus accrued interest, was forgiven.
"We are happy to have concluded the sale process and can now focus on continuing to grow our core cannabis business in Canada. The proceeds from the sale will provide additional working capital to support this aim," said Sean Bovingdon, CEO of TGOD.
About The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd.
The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (CSE: TGOD) (US‐OTC: TGODF) is a sustainable cannabis company with a focus on innovation, quality, consistency, integrity and transparency. The Company is committed to cultivating a better tomorrow by producing its products responsibly, with less waste and impact on the environment. In Canada, the Company serves the recreational market with a brand portfolio including The Green Organic Dutchman, Highly Dutch Organics, Ripple by TGOD and Cruuzy, and the medical markets in Canada, South Africa, Australia, and Germany. All cannabis utilized in products for The Green Organic Dutchman and Highly Dutch Organics brands is grown through a certified organic process, which includes living soil, filtered rainwater, sunlight, and natural inputs.
The Company's common shares and certain warrants issued under the indentures dated December 19, 2019, June 12, 2020, October 23, 2020, and December 10, 2020, trade on the CSE under the symbol "TGOD", "TGOD.WS", "TGOD.WR", "TGOD.WA", and "TGOD.WB" respectively. The Company's common shares trade in the U.S. on the OTCQX under the symbol "TGODF". For more information on The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd., please visit www.tgod.ca.
Cautionary Statements
This news release includes statements containing certain "forward‐looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities law ("forward‐looking statements"). Forward looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to statements about future cannabis revenues, acceleration of the revenue growth profile of the Company, availability of working capital, profitability of the Company and maximization of the Company's shareholder value. Forward‐looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "continue", "expect", "project", "intend", "should", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "potential", "proposed" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. These statements are only predictions. Various assumptions were used in drawing the conclusions or making the projections contained in the forward‐looking statements throughout this news release. Forward‐looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties (including market conditions) and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward‐looking statements, including those risk factors described in the Company's most recent Annual Information Form filed with Canadian securities regulators and available on the Company's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information or forward-looking statements in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements included in this news release are made as of the date of this news release. The Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward‐looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable law.
Neither the CSE nor the CSE's Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of CSE) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clincierge CEO Scott Gray has been named to the PharmaVoice 100, an annual list recognizing the most inspiring people in life sciences.
"I'm honored to be included on this year's PharmaVoice 100 and share this achievement with diverse leaders from across all sectors of the industry," Gray said. "At Clincierge, our focus is on the success of clinical trials, but from molecule to market, every step in the process plays an important role in getting lifesaving and life-enhancing treatments to the patients who need them."
Gray co-founded Clincierge in 2015 to alleviate the burden of trial participation for patients and their caregivers. While healthcare staff and clinical researchers focus on the medical and scientific facets of clinical trials, historically, patients and caregivers have been expected to manage the logistics of trial participation on their own. Clincierge's global team of patient care coordinators works directly with patients and caregivers to arrange transportation, accommodations, reimbursements, and more.
Under Gray's leadership, Clincierge has appeared on the coveted Inc. 5000 list, ranking among the fastest-growing privately-owned companies in the United States, and has been recognized among the "Best Places to Work" by the Philadelphia Business Journal. In 2021, Clincierge commissioned an independent study examining the voice of the patient in clinical trials. The results were released at the 2022 BIO International Convention, where Gray was also invited to moderate a panel exploring patient experience.
"It is always an honor to showcase these inspiring individuals, whose leadership over the past 18 months has been more important than ever to make sure their teams, the patients they serve, and their organizations continue to excel at the highest levels possible," said Taren Grom, PharmaVoice's editor in chief emeritus.
PharmaVoice will recognize this year's honorees at the 2022 PharmaVoice 100 Celebration: The Next Era of Leadership, a free, virtual event on Sept. 15.
Clincierge is the leading provider of patient support services for clinical trials. Clincierge's global team of patient care coordinators manages the logistics of trial participation for patients and their caregivers, including travel and reimbursements. Since 2015, Clincierge has coordinated patient logistics in more than 300 clinical trials around the world. For more information, visit www.clincierge.com.
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NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu — whose early, lonely stand against segregationists in the Louisiana legislature launched a political career at the forefront of sweeping changes on race — died Monday, a family friend confirmed. He was 92.
Ryan Berni, a longtime friend of the family, confirmed that Landrieu passed away early Monday.
“He died peacefully this morning surrounded by family,” Berni told The Associated Press.
A progressive white Democrat whose demeanor could be combative at times, Landrieu came from a blue-collar Roman Catholic family, served in the Army and sat alongside the first Black students at the city’s Loyola law school before winning a statehouse seat in 1960.
By then, six years had passed since the U.S. Supreme Court ordered public schools to desegregate nationwide, and Landrieu couldn’t in good conscience go along when Gov. Jimmie Davis steamrolled legislation to keep students in New Orleans separated by race. They passed by lopsided margins with Landrieu, at least once, the lone “no” vote.
The white politicians who had a lock on power on Louisiana said he’d dug his political grave, but he held onto his House seat in 1963 and then won a city council seat in 1965 with strong support from Black voters, whose influence was beginning to be felt at the polls.
To win his first mayoral term, Landrieu assembled a coalition of white liberals and African Americans and campaigned to bring Black people into important positions in government.
Integrating City Hall had its costs: In a 2018 memoir, Mitch Landrieu wrote that death threats were phoned into his family home and his school. Moon Landrieu discussed the blowback over race in a 1977 speech to the National League of Cities convention.
“If you embark on a campaign to end racial discrimination in your hometown, you will need nerves of steel, a will of iron, skin like leather and testicles of brass to withstand the slings and arrows,” he said. “I have myself these past eight years been known in some quarters as ‘Moon the Coon,’ an epithet that has caused me some pain at times, but that is also a badge of honor that bears testimony to what we try to do.”
His mayoral legacy also includes his support for the state’s construction of the Louisiana Superdome, which finally opened in 1975. It’s a beloved fixture of the city landscape now, but cost overruns and a contract scandal caused headaches for its supporters, including Landrieu.
“There has been an unbelievable emphasis on the few things that have been wrong with it and total neglect of the many, many things that are right with it,” he said several years later.
As Black voters gained influence, the coalition that elected Landrieu to the maximum two terms helped make Ernest “Dutch″ Morial the city’s first Black mayor, in 1978.
Landrieu then became President Jimmy Carter’s secretary of housing and urban development, an agency whose programs came under attack when President Ronald Reagan took office on a platform to reduce the federal government’s size and power.
Landrieu criticized Reagan for “gutting” public aid programs, and briefly considered a presidential bid of his own. But he never sought national office. Instead, he became a judge — “I really wanted to get out of my kids’ way,” he said – serving on Louisiana’s 4th Circuit Court of Appeal from 1992 to 2000.
Several of Landrieu’s nine children continue his legacy in law and politics: Mitch, also a two-term New Orleans mayor, is now President Joe Biden’s infrastructure coordinator; Mary, who served three terms as a U.S. senator, is now a policy adviser with a Washington law firm. Madeleine became dean of the law school at Loyola University New Orleans, and Maurice is a federal prosecutor.
Born Maurice E. Landrieu on July 23, 1930, he was called Moon, a family nickname, throughout his life and eventually made that his legal first name. He served three years in the Army before opening a small, walk-up law office with law school classmate Pascal Calogero, later the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Landrieu credited his wife, Verna, with nudging him into politics, and his Black classmates, including Norman Francis, who would become Xavier University’s dean and president, for opening his eyes.
“It wasn’t just a question of racial justice, but from a practical standpoint, I recognized — as a politician, as a legislator and councilman — that we were wasting so much talent, wasting so much energy, by precluding Blacks from participation in all matters,” he recalled in a 2020 interview with the New Orleans weekly newspaper Gambit.
“And I was determined, as I became mayor, to revitalize this city and to bring about racial integration, so that the city could enjoy the full benefit of white and Black participants.”
Gov. John Bel Edwards called Landrieu a man of “bold vision.”
“Moon Landrieu was a courageous and defining voice for Louisiana and his beloved hometown of New Orleans,” Edwards said in a statement. “In addition to his many contributions to our state and nation, he leaves behind the most enduring legacy of all – a family that continues his fight for equality.”
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N.Y. Yankees 5, Minnesota 2
Toronto 7, Baltimore 3, 1st game
Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3
Toronto 8, Baltimore 4, 2nd game
Chicago White Sox 3, Seattle 2
Houston 1, Texas 0
Cleveland 6, Kansas City 5, 10 innings
L.A. Angels 10, Detroit 0
Boston at Tampa Bay, 6:40 p.m.
Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.
Texas at Houston, 8:10 p.m.
Detroit at L.A. Angels, 9:38 p.m.
Atlanta at Oakland, 9:40 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 9:40 p.m.
Atlanta (Strider 9-4) at Oakland (Waldichuk 0-0), 3:37 p.m.
Detroit (Hutchison 2-7) at L.A. Angels (Sandoval 5-9), 4:07 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Kopech 4-9) at Seattle (Castillo 6-5), 4:10 p.m.
Boston (Pivetta 9-10) at Tampa Bay (Springs 7-4), 6:40 p.m.
Minnesota (Varland 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Germán 2-3), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (Manoah 13-7) at Baltimore (Kremer 6-4), 7:05 p.m.
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For more than a decade, the cloud of vaping has encompassed more and more kids in the United States. Now, with a new school year underway, educators and health experts are building on recent progress as they enter the latest round of the vaping fight.
Research into the health impact of electronic cigarettes is still unfolding, but ill effects are beginning to be revealed.
There's evidence that teens who vape now may smoke later – a troubling finding that follows decades of significant progress in reducing cigarette smoking among youths. A scientific statement by the American Heart Association reported that people who use e-cigarettes may face increased risk of asthma. Using e-cigarettes also can lead to respiratory disease, stiffer arteries, higher blood pressure and trouble sleeping. And even exposure to secondhand vapor – being around someone vaping and inhaling the aerosol – may pose dangers.
Those concerns are compounded by the fact that vaping is virtually inescapable in a young person's environment.
In a 2021 national survey, nearly 60% of middle school and high school students reported that they first tried e-cigarettes because a friend used them. And friends were the most common way youth accessed e-cigarettes. Family members were another common source.
Helping kids understand vaping risks
Jackie Michalski, the class assistant principal at Shenendehowa High School East in Clifton Park, New York, said she saw a decline in teen vaping locally during the 2021-22 school year.
"There definitely has been a reduction as more awareness has been brought to it," she said.
She and her colleagues have been fueling that growing awareness among their students. The school has hosted informational sessions for parents and students highlighting the potential health and psychological dangers of using e-cigarettes and other tobacco products.
In one session, local law enforcement advised parents to watch for attitude or mood changes and how to spot signs of substance use around the home. People who vape may also be thirstier and have more nosebleeds. Or parents might smell a scent they're unable to identify even if they never see the easy-to-conceal products, which don't produce smoke like traditional cigarettes.
Meanwhile, for students caught using e-cigarettes at school, the response has begun to shift from punitive to supportive. While in the past a one-day suspension was common, educators more often engage parents and refer the student to a counselor to meet with the student and help educate the parents about the addictive products and effective strategies to help young people quit. The counselors "are part of the team approach we have," Michalski said.
Shenendehowa High also piloted a program in which students caught vaping read news articles and watch videos about the topic and then write a short essay on what they learned and how they could better handle things like peer pressure.
"The ultimate goal is to change the behavior," Michalski said. "We want to teach the student that vaping has major health effects, and it can lead to addiction and potentially the use of other drugs in the future."
Initiatives far and wide
Changing behavior is also the objective for several national anti-vaping initiatives, which are demonstrating an impact in research so far. These include:
smokeSCREEN. Designed by researchers at Yale University, smokeSCREEN is a video game that educates kids about the dangers of e-cigarettes and other tobacco products, with the goal of helping them to avoid use altogether.
This is Quitting. Developed by the public health nonprofit Truth Initiative, This is Quitting sends people ages 13 through 24 automated daily text messages from peers who have tried or succeeded in quitting e-cigarettes.
CATCH My Breath. Developed at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, CATCH My Breath offers both parent education and classroom lessons that include group discussions, goal setting and group activities. A digital portal provides schools with materials, some free and some for a fee, including teaching guides, presentations and posters designed for different age groups.
In addition, the FDA has teamed up with a publishing company to create a range of anti-vaping messaging resources for educators.
At Boston University's Rapidly Advancing Discovery to Arrest the Outbreak of Youth Vaping Center, which is funded by the AHA, one project focuses on developing and testing a virtual reality intervention to help high schoolers avoid or quit vaping. The project's principal investigator, Belinda Borrelli, and her team have worked extensively with high schoolers to learn their views on current quit-vaping programs and how to design engaging and effective new programs. The team is using its data to develop a state-of-the-art virtual reality intervention to be administered in schools.
"It's important that the intervention doesn't feel 'schoolish' and to also engage teens regardless of their motivation to quit," she said.
Anti-vaping efforts by parents, educators, advocates and public health officials appeared to get a boost in June, when the FDA ordered Juul Labs to stop selling and distributing its products, citing a lack of data about potential health risks. That action has been temporarily put on hold administratively and in court.
If Juul products, popular with teens, end up being removed from the market, it's encouraging news, said Michalski. "If we could make e-cigarettes less accessible, I think it would help."
Strong regulation at the federal, state and community level is an important tool to reduce use of all types of nicotine products, said Dr. Naomi Hamburg, a principal investigator and director of BU's youth vaping research center.
"We need to think about overall public health strategies for regulation that are going to reduce combustible cigarette use as the No. 1 goal and limit or stop" all nicotine product use among youth, she said.
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Diego Costa’s eyes have been fixed on a return to Europe since he quit Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro in January.
The former Chelsea and Atletico Madrid goal-getter terminated his contract with the Brazilian club shortly after their season ended. Costa expected to make his return to football before now, but a door has belatedly opened to join Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Costa scored 52 goals in 89 Premier League appearances for Chelsea and won the title twice in three seasons. Now 33, Costa’s remit will be different if Wolves manage to convince the Football Associations exceptions panel to award the striker a work permit.
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Costa spent 15 years playing in Europe after leaving Brazil to join Braga in 2006 and even switched international allegiances to Spain during that time. Despite a short and successful stint in his homeland with Mineiro, Costa always intended to return to Europe.
Explaining the reasons behind Costa’s exit in January, Mineiro sporting director Rodrigo Caetano cited the player’s desire to return to European football as the driving factor. He said: "The reasons given were adaptation, personal issues... When he goes to that side, there's not much to argue about.
"He stayed with us until the end, he was a very important piece, a competitive athlete. He was afraid of this long period that he stayed in Europe, he made it clear that at some point, if he didn't feel comfortable, we could make an agreement of this type.
"We accepted the request and we are building the best agreement for all parties. We appreciate his delivery and this period with us. It is very likely that he will not stay with us this season.”
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E. coli outbreak spreads, Wendy's cooperating with CDC
At least two dozen Ohioans are or have recently become ill from E. coli, and the latest outbreak is spreading to other states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The bacteria, which typically spreads through contaminated food, still hasn't been tied to a definitive source, the CDC said, but many of the affected people have reported eating sandwiches with romaine lettuce at Wendy's restaurants.
E. coli outbreak:Wendy's removes lettuce from sandwiches as a precaution
Of the 24 Ohio cases, 19 were in the following counties: Wood (7), Lorain (3), Cuyahoga (2), Lucas (2), Mahoning (2), Clermont (1), Franklin (1), and Summit (1). The USA Today Network Ohio Bureau has reached out to the Ohio Department of Health on where the five additional cases are located.
At least four have been hospitalized, the health department said previously, and no deaths have been reported so far. The individuals in Ohio include those with ages from 8 to 82 years old. There are at least 11 men and eight women.
Nationally, the E. coli outbreak has reached almost 100 cases. Michigan has more than double the cases of Ohio, with 58 cases. Indiana has about half the number of Ohio's cases. Other states now include Pennsylvania, New York and Kentucky, each with only one or two incidents.
The true number of E. coli cases may be higher given many incidents go unreported and many recover without medical treatment.
E.coli outbreak: Wendy's cooperating with CDC
As a precaution, Wendy's removed the romaine lettuce used in sandwiches from affected regions. The fast food chain based in Dublin uses a different type of romaine lettuce for its salads.
Wendy's is "fully cooperating with public health authorities on their ongoing investigation of the regional E. coli outbreak reported in certain Midwestern states," it had said in a statement. "As a company, we are committed to upholding our high standards of food safety and quality."
Two lawsuits have been filed in Ohio representing seven people against the fast food chain, according to the Food Safety Law Firm, which is representing the affected individuals.
Titus Wu is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau, which serves The Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated news organizations across Ohio.
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Members of Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West have reached an agreement with Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, Calif., the Antelope Valley Press reported Sept. 4.
The agreement — which was approved by union members and the Antelope Valley Healthcare District — covers about 1,800 support workers at the hospital, such as nurse technicians and those in housekeeping, radiology and the business office.
Under the three-year agreement, employees who were earning less than a starting pay of $17 per hour will see raises to that amount, according to the Antelope Valley Press. According to the report, other provisions of the contract include:
- Maintenance of a 2 percent annual increase for the regular step increases.
- Implementation of an attendance policy.
- A free meal stipend for dietary employees for each workday.
Overall, the contract includes across-the-board pay increases amounting to 12 percent over the life of the contract.
Antelope Valley Medical Center has more than 2,500 employees.
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Dream job: Get paid to watch the Great British Bake Off
With the new series of The Great British Bake Off starting on Tuesday September 13, consumer website MoneyMagpie is offering one person the chance to get paid to watch the first episode.
Wannabe bakers and fans of the addictive baking competition are gearing up for another great autumn of tense biscuit-making, bread-kneading and showstopping cakes. So what is better than to be paid to watch this fan favourite?
MoneyMagpie is offering £100 – simply for watching one episode of the show! This will be heaven if you’re already a fan, but if you’ve never seen Bake Off before, you’re in for some tasty treats. It may even encourage you to try your own bakes at home, which is something we encourage at MoneyMagpie, both as a money-saving tactic but also to get into the fun of home baking.
To apply for the job you simply have to answer one question on the first episode via the link here.
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The person who is awarded the "market research" job will then be asked to come up with a budget recipe of one of the cakes. That is it.
Content editor of MoneyMagpie Vicky Parry said: "While times are economically tough it is nice to look forward to something wholesome and innocent. We also want our own readers in financial hardship not to feel excluded, so are looking for fun ways to include them in the show."
Disclaimer: MoneyMagpie are in no way affiliated with Great British Bake Off, this is purely a market research position based on the popular show.
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Billy Horschel hits out at 'hypocritical' LIV Golf members in action at BMW PGA Championship
Horschel: "The Abraham Ancers, the Talor Goochs: You've never played this tournament, you've never supported the DP World Tour. Why are you here? You are here for one reason only and that's to try to get world ranking points - because you don't have it."
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Defending champion Billy Horschel has hit out at the 'hypocritical' LIV Golf members playing at the BMW PGA Championship and believes the players should not have been allowed to compete at Wentworth.
As many as 17 LIV Golf players are expected to feature this week, with members of the breakaway circuit able to compete on the DP World Tour after having their suspensions "temporary stayed" until the outcome of a hearing next February.
Abraham Ancer and Jason Kokrak are among those to have benefitted from an exemption category to play, giving them the opportunity to earn world ranking points not available within LIV Golf, resulting in a negative reaction from many players in action this week.
"There's a mixed feeling out here," Horschel said. "There's some guys that hate it; don't think the LIV guys should be here. There are some guys that are sort of in the middle, and there are some guys that understand and feel that, 'hey, these guys have helped build the DP World Tour and the European Tour, and been part of Ryder Cups and helped the European Tour be so successful in The Ryder Cup', and they are okay with it.
"My stance on this is that when those guys were trying to figure out whether they were going to go to the LIV Tour or stay with PGA Tour, DP World Tour, they had to factor in that they knew that world ranking points were going to maybe not come right away or not come in at all.
"They had to factor in that they knew they were going to be suspended from the PGA Tour and possibly DP World Tour; that they may not be in majors. By factoring that in, they factored in what the financial reward for them needed to be for them to leave these tours to go join that tour.
"If they didn't or they were told something different from the LIV people, which it's very clear LIV told those guys you will not be suspended from either one of those tours, you will still have access and we have looked at it and we are going to in our lawsuits; it's sort of naïve for those guys to think that that's how it was truly going to happen.
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Horschel added: "Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter have been stalwarts for the European Tour, but I don't think those guys really should be here. I honestly don't think that the American guys who haven't supported the Tour should be here.
"The Abraham Ancers, the Talor Goochs: You've never played this tournament, you've never supported the DP World Tour. Why are you here? You are here for one reason only and that's to try to get world ranking points - because you don't have it.
"It's hypocritical because of what some of these guys have said this week when they said they wanted to play less golf. It's pretty hypocritical to come over here and play outside LIV when your big thing was to spend more time with family and want to play less golf."
Rahm: 'Double standards' with LIV Golf
LIV Golf members playing on the DP World Tour is different to the PGA Tour, who currently have suspended players indefinitely - pending an antitrust lawsuit - and have said they will be unable to renew their memberships for the forthcoming season.
"I do think there is a bit of a double standard between the relationship with LIV and PGA Tour, and LIV and European Tour," Rahm said. "I think the PGA Tour will and can honestly survive without some big players going.
"There are many key players that have been key for European Tour golf and The Ryder Cup that have a lot of collective years on the European Tour; them coming, I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing.
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"What I don't understand is some players that have never shown any interest in European Tour, have never shown any interest in playing this event, being given an opportunity just because they can get world ranking points, and hopefully make majors next year.
"They don't know. They don't care. They don't know the history of this event. They are only here because they are trying to get world ranking points and trying to finish in the top 50, and that's clear as day. So to me, there's a difference."
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KRWG explores the world of science every week with Vince Gutschick, Chair of the Board, Las Cruces Academy lascrucesacademy.org and New Mexico State University Professor Emeritus, Biology. Become a member, renew, or make an additional gift now. Thank you.
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Zuluzinho was seconds away from what could have been a submission victory when the fight’s referee removed him from the mount, asking he and Petr Romankevich to stand up. Seconds later, he was knocked out cold at AMC Fight Nights 114 in Belarus.
Understandably, the Brazilian MMA vet is still upset about it.
“I was shocked,” Zuluzinho said in an interview with MMA Fighting on Monday. “I had the submission locked and thought he was stopping [the fight] to give me the win because something had happened.”
AMC Fight Nights rules allow the referee to stand both fighters up after one minute of action on the ground, even though Zuluzinho was actively working on a kimura. Zuluzinho said he wasn’t aware of such rule going into the match.
With seconds left on the clock in the opening round, Romankevich landed a head kick and a few punches on Zuluzinho before a vicious knee dropped him unconscious on the ground.
“I only found out about [the rule] when my cornerman yelled, ‘You only have one minute on the ground,’ because that same thing happened in a fight earlier that night, and they stopped it when one guy was in advantage,” Zuluzinho said.
My GOD. Petr Romankevich brutally KO's Zuluzinho after a terrible stand up by the referee. Absolutely faceplanted #AMCFN114 pic.twitter.com/2zrwK32wS7
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 3, 2022
The Brazilian said he would still have taken the fight despite the rule, but he would have fought differently.
“I would’ve had a different strategy,” Zuluzinho said. “I would have taken him down and gone for the armbar or kimura right away. Since I only knew it during the fight, I went for the finish at all costs.”
The 44-year-old fighter, son of Brazilian vale tudo legend “Rei Zulu” and opponent of PRIDE legends Fedor Emelianenko and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in back-to-back fights in Japan, said he feels “OK” despite the vicious finish and plans to fight on Sept. 25 in Poland.
Scheduled to meet 330-pound Serigne Ousmane Dia “Bombardier,” Zuluzinho said he doesn’t think it’s dangerous to return so soon “because I’m fine, I’m not injured.”
“Knockouts happen,” he added. “We’re fighters, we have to fight. That’s life.”
According to Zuluzinho, MMA Attack officials reached out after this past weekend’s defeat to check on him and request additional MRI scans “to see if I’m good to fight on the 24th.”
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The countdown to kickoff is on. Neal Jones takes a trip to Hy-Vee for some expert tailgating tips. Sponsored by Hy-Vee
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LAURION CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP bought a fresh place in Alaunos Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:TCRT). Money CNN data shows that the institutional investor bought 4.3 million shares of the stock in a transaction took place on 6/30/2022. In another most recent transaction, which held on 6/30/2022, MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC bought approximately 1.6 million shares of Alaunos Therapeutics Inc. In a separate transaction which took place on 6/30/2022, the institutional investor, JPMORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK) L bought 1.1 million shares of the company’s stock. The total Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
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In the most recent purchasing and selling session, Alaunos Therapeutics Inc. (TCRT)’s share price decreased by -3.65 percent to ratify at $2.90. A sum of 4146318 shares traded at recent session and its average exchanging volume remained at 3.28M shares. The 52-week price high and low points are important variables to concentrate on when assessing the current and prospective worth of a stock. Alaunos Therapeutics Inc. (TCRT) shares are taking a pay cut of -5.23% from the high point of 52 weeks and flying high of 615.52% from the low figure of 52 weeks.
Alaunos Therapeutics Inc. (TCRT) shares reached a high of $3.115 and dropped to a low of $2.83 until finishing in the latest session at $3.06. Traders and investors may also choose to study the ATR or Average True Range when concentrating on technical inventory assessment. Currently at 0.29 is the 14-day ATR for Alaunos Therapeutics Inc. (TCRT). The highest level of 52-weeks price has $3.06 and $0.41 for 52 weeks lowest level. The liquidity ratios which the firm has won as a quick ratio of 2.30, a current ratio of 2.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61.
Having a look at past record, we’re going to look at various forwards or backwards shifting developments regarding TCRT. The firm’s shares rose 8.21 percent in the past five business days and grew 72.62 percent in the past thirty business days. In the previous quarter, the stock rose 452.59 percent at some point. The company’s performance is now positive at 166.06% from the beginning of the calendar year.
SmartRent Inc. (SMRT) shares on Friday’s trading session, jumped 3.91 percent to see the stock exchange hands at $2.92 per unit. Lets a quick look at company’s past reported and future predictions of growth using the EPS Growth. EPS growth is a percentage change in standardized earnings per share over the trailing-twelve-month period to the current year-end. The company posted a value of -$0.70 as earning-per-share over the last full year, while a chance, will post -$0.24 for the coming year. The current EPS Growth rate for the company during the year is 59.40% and predicted to reach at 66.70% for the coming year.
The last trading period has seen SmartRent Inc. (SMRT) move -80.44% and 10.19% from the stock’s 52-week high and 52-week low prices respectively. The daily trading volume for SmartRent Inc. (NYSE:SMRT) over the last session is 2.17 million shares. SMRT has attracted considerable attention from traders and investors, a scenario that has seen its volume jump 22.16% compared to the previous one.
Investors focus on the profitability proportions of the company that how the company performs at profitability side. Return on equity ratio or ROE is a significant indicator for prospective investors as they would like to see just how effectively a business is using their cash to produce net earnings. As a return on equity, SmartRent Inc. (NYSE:SMRT) produces -23.10%. Because it would be easy and highly flexible, ROI measurement is among the most popular investment ratios. Executives could use it to evaluate the levels of performance on acquisitions of capital equipment whereas investors can determine that how the stock investment is better. The ROI entry for SMRT’s scenario is at -16.00%. Another main metric of a profitability ratio is the return on assets ratio or ROA that analyses how effectively a business can handle its assets to generate earnings over a duration of time. SmartRent Inc. (SMRT) generated -17.40% ROA for the trading twelve-month.
Volatility is just a proportion of the anticipated day by day value extend—the range where an informal investor works. Greater instability implies more noteworthy benefit or misfortune. After an ongoing check, SmartRent Inc. (SMRT) stock is found to be 8.82% volatile for the week, while 10.20% volatility is recorded for the month. The outstanding shares have been calculated 195.69M. Based on a recent bid, its distance from 20 days simple moving average is -26.70%, and its distance from 50 days simple moving average is -35.68% while it has a distance of -54.64% from the 200 days simple moving average.
The Williams Percent Range or Williams %R is a well-known specialized pointer made by Larry Williams to help recognize overbought and oversold circumstances. SmartRent Inc. (NYSE:SMRT)’s Williams Percent Range or Williams %R at the time of writing to be seated at 73.53% for 9-Day. It is also calculated for different time spans. Currently for this organization, Williams %R is stood at 76.72% for 14-Day, 91.73% for 20-Day, 91.73% for 50-Day and to be seated 93.15% for 100-Day. Relative Strength Index, or RSI(14), which is a technical analysis gauge, also used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100 for overbought and oversold. In the case of SmartRent Inc., the RSI reading has hit 31.25 for 14-Day.
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UN agency calls for safety zone around Ukraine nuclear plant
The UN atomic watchdog agency urged Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday to establish a “nuclear safety and security protection zone” around the Zaporizhzhia power plant amid mounting fears the fighting could trigger a catastrophe in a country still haunted by the Chernobyl disaster.
In a report following a visit by an inspection team last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency said ''shelling on site and in its vicinity should be stopped immediately to avoid any further damages to the plant and associated facilities, for the safety of the operating staff and to maintain the physical integrity to support safe and secure operation.” “This requires agreement by all relevant parties to the establishment of a nuclear safety and security protection zone'' around the plant, it said.
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi, who led the inspection visit, was due to brief the U.N. Security Council later Tuesday on his findings.
Shelling continued around Europe's largest nuclear plant on Tuesday, a day after it was again knocked off Ukraine's electrical grid and put in the precarious position of relying on its own power to run its safety systems.
Russian-installed officials accused Ukrainian forces of shelling Enerhodar, the city where the plant is situated, while the Ukrainians said Kremlin forces attacked the city of Nikopol, across the Dnieper River from the power station.
The Ukrainian mayor of Enerhodar, Dmytro Orlov, reported a powerful blast in the city around midday. The explosion left the city of 53,000 cut off from its power and water supplies. It wasn't immediately clear what caused the blast.
World leaders have called for the demilitarization of the plant, which has been occupied by Russian forces since the early days of the war but is being run by Ukrainian engineers.
In its report, the IAEA noted that on several occasions, the plant lost, fully or in part, its off-site power supply because of military activity in the area. The plant normally relies on outside power to run critical cooling systems for its reactors and spent fuel. A loss of those cooling systems could lead to a nuclear meltdown.
The U.N. agency said a backup power supply line should be reestablished and asked that ''all military activities that may affect the power supply systems end.” In addition, the IAEA warned that the Ukrainian staff operating the plant under Russian military occupation is “under constant high stress and pressure, especially with the limited staff available” — a situation that could ''lead to increased human error with implications for nuclear safety.” It recommended that “an appropriate work environment, including family support,'' be reestablished.
The IAEA also said the staff is not being given unrestricted access to some parts of the plant and must get permission from the Russian occupying forces to reach the cooling ponds where spent fuel is kept. Grossi expressed concern that that could hamper the staff's response in an emergency.
The report said the team saw Russian military personnel, vehicles and equipment at various locations, including several military trucks on the floor of two turbine halls. It called for “the removal of vehicles from areas that could interfere with the operation of safety and security systems and equipment.” Two inspectors from the IAEA mission remained at the plant, a decision welcomed by Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak.
“There are Russian troops now who don't understand what's happening, don't assess the risks correctly,” Podolyak said. “There is a number of our workers there, who need some kind of protection, people from the international community standing by their side and telling (Russian troops): Don't touch these people, let them work.'” On Monday, the IAEA said Ukrainian authorities reported that the plant's last transmission line linking it to the nation's power grid was disconnected to allow workers to put out a fire caused by shelling.
Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko told Ukrainian television: “Any repairs are impossible at this point — there are ongoing hostilities around the plant.” In the meantime, the plant's only remaining operational reactor will “generate the power the plant needs for its safety and other functions,” the IAEA said. Mycle Schneider, an independent analyst in Canada on nuclear energy, said that means the plant was probably functioning in “island mode,” or producing electricity just for its own operations.
“Island mode is a very shaky, unstable and unreliable way to provide continuous power supply to a nuclear plant,” Schneider said.
Experts say the reactors at Zaporizhzhia are designed to withstand natural disasters and even plane crashes, but the unpredictable fighting has repeatedly threatened to disrupt the cooling systems. Ukraine in 1986 was the site of the world's worst nuclear accident, the explosion at Chernobyl.
Ukrainian intelligence reported that residents of Enerhodar were fleeing the city out of fear. Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Russia should organize safe corridors for women and children living nearby.
''People en masse are reaching out to us for help. They are trying to leave to the dangerous territory, but there are no corridors,” Vereshchuk told Ukrainian TV.
Meanwhile, gunfire and explosions were heard Tuesday afternoon in the Russian-occupied city of Berdyansk in southastern Ukraine, with Russia's state-run media reporting that the car of the Kremlin-installed “city commandant” had been blown up. The RIA Novosti news agency said that the official, Artem Bardin, was in serious condition and that a shootout followed the assassination attempt.
The news agency quoted Russian-backed local officials as saying they had launched a manhunt for the “Ukrainian saboteurs” responsible.
In the southern Kherson region, occupied by the Russians since early on in the war, Ukrainian forces continued their counteroffensive. A pontoon bridge was blown up overnight and a command center was hit, as well as two checkpoints, Ukrainian authorities said.
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North Carolina and Mississippi said they will likely apply state tax to student loan forgiveness for their state residents. A handful of other states are also looking into doing the same. But Ohio isn't one of them. The Ohio Department of Taxation’s Gary Gudmundson said Ohioans who receive federal student...
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Sony Introduces the FR7 Cinema Line PTZ Camera; Features, Specifications and More Info at B&H
Video News: Sony introduces the FR7 Cinema Line PTZ camera with a full-frame sensor and interchangeable lens mount
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Apple–B&H is pleased to announce the new FR7 Cinema Line PTZ camera, part of Sony’s tradition of stepping up popular tech to new heights. The FR7 not only has standard PTZ features such as smooth pan/tilt/zoom functions, up to 100 presets, PoE++, and IP remote control, but it adds a full-frame cinema sensor with 15+ stops of dynamic range, dual media slots, genlock, timecode, and a PTZ camera first (as of this writing): a Sony E lens mount for interchangeable lenses.
Sony FR7 Cinema PTZ Camera
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Key Features
- Supports up to UHD 4K120 Video
- Sony E-Mount Lens Interchangeability
- 4K Full-Frame Sensor
- 12G-SDI, HDMI & Streaming Output
- Variable Electronic ND Filter
- Smooth, Slow Pan & Tilt Movement
- IR, IP & Web App Remote Control
- Flexible PoE+ Installation
- Genlock, Timecode & Tally Lamps
Broadcast/Cinema Applications
The full-frame sensor on the FR7 provides a deep, 15+ stop dynamic range that you would expect from cameras used on broadcast dramas, talk shows, reality programming, concerts, and music videos, while also being compact and versatile for small events like weddings, house of worship, and livestreamed Internet programs. The bonus of these cameras being remotely controllable only adds even more value to your production.
Enhanced Features
The camera can capture up to UHD 4K120 video and it supports common looks such as S-Cinetone, Cine EI, and MLUT for matching other cameras, and professional color spaces such as Log3 and HLG deep color / resolution options for post-production workflow. Variable 1/4 to 1/128 electronic ND filters prevent you from worrying about adding rear lens filters. Features like Fast Hybrid AF, real-time Eye AF, and Tracking AF allow you to track your subjects accurately.
Connectivity & Media
The camera connects to a LAN via Ethernet, and it supports PoE++ so you can save extra cabling. You can control the camera using IP remote controllers such as the RP-IP500, or you can utilize a remote web app from a tablet or computer. It outputs to HDMI, supports SDI raw output, and it allows you to input audio via a 5-pin XLR. Its broadcast features include a tally lamp, timecode in, an OPTION connector, and a Genlock connector for integration into larger productions. The FR7 also has dual media slots that accept CFexpress Type-A/SDXC cards for internal recording, something that is not often found on a PTZ camera.
Options
With an optional upgrade, you’ll be able to add the FR7 to an NDI network and stream high-quality NDI|HX video. The camera also comes in an FR7 Camera Kit that includes a 28-135mm E-mount zoom lens, and it is ceiling mountable using an optional ceiling bracket.
Sony Introduces FR7 Cinema PTZ Camera – First Look
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Sony FR7 Cimema PTZ Camera
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AstraZeneca (AZN) Imfinzi Gets FDA Nod for Biliary Tract Cancer
AstraZeneca AZN announced that the FDA has approved its PD-L1 inhibitor, Imfinzi plus chemotherapy for treating locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer (BTC).
The approval was based on data from the TOPAZ-1 phase III study, which showed that Imfinzi plus chemotherapy led to a 20% reduction in the risk of death versus chemotherapy alone.
Imfinzi plus chemotherapy (gemcitabine plus cisplatin) becomes the first immunotherapy regimen to be approved for this group of rare and aggressive cancers that occur in the bile ducts and gallbladder. Patients with BTC have historically faced a poor prognosis, creating the need for more effective treatment options. The approval of Imfinzi plus chemo offers a new treatment option that meaningfully extends survival.
This year so far, AstraZeneca’s shares have risen 4.2% against a decrease of 4.8% for the industry.
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Imfinzi is presently approved for unresectable, stage III non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and first-line treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). Imfinzi is also being evaluated for multiple cancers, either alone or in combination with other regimens, including phase III studies in earlier settings in NSCLC and SCLC, bladder cancer, several GI cancers, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, and other solid tumors. Regulatory applications seeking approval for Imfinzi in combination with tremelimumab in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, liver cancer) are under priority review with the FDA, with a decision expected this year.
Imfinzi recorded sales of $1.29 billion in the first half of 2022, up 16% at a constant exchange rate. The approval for expanded use in BTC should further boost sales in future quarters.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
AstraZeneca currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Some better-ranked stocks in the same sector are Morphic MORF, Sesen Bio SESN and Agenus AGEN, all carrying a Zacks Rank #1 at present.
In the past 30 days, estimates for Morphic’s 2022 loss per share have narrowed from $2.38 to $1.75. Loss estimates for 2023 have narrowed from $3.87 to $3.77 during the same period. Shares of Morphic have lost 40.2% in the year-to-date period.
Earnings of Morphic beat estimates in three of the last four quarters and missed the mark just once, witnessing a surprise of 48.29%, on average.
Estimates for Sesen Bio for 2023 have narrowed from a loss of 27 cents per share to a loss of 1 cent per share over the past 30 days. Shares of Sesen Bio have declined 19% this year so far.
Earnings of Sesen Bio beat estimates in all the last four quarters, delivering a four-quarter surprise of 89.49%, on average.
Estimates for Agenus’ 2022 bottom line have narrowed from a loss of 89 cents to 70 cents in the past 30 days. Loss estimates for 2023 have narrowed from 64 cents per share to 60 cents per share over the same time frame. Agenus’ stock is down 20.2% in the year-to-date period.
Earnings of Agenus beat estimates in three of the last four quarters while missing in one. The stock delivered a four-quarter average negative surprise of 12.02%.
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AIFF secy gen Shaji Prabhakaran quits Football Delhi president's post
Since I have been appointed as AIFF secretary general, I dont want any possible conflict of interest, Prabhakaran told PTI.There is nothing in the AIFF constitution or the rules that bars him from holding the Football Delhi presidents post also but Prabhakaran said he did not want any sort of controversy or claims of conflict of interest.I dont want any controversy or any conflict of interest claims, said Prabhakaran who was re-elected as Football Delhi chief in March this year.
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All India Football Federation's (AIFF) newly-appointed secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran has resigned from Football Delhi president's post to avoid ''any possible conflict of interest''.
Prabhakaran, a former Regional Development Officer for FIFA in South and Central Asia, was named AIFF secretary general on September 3, a day after former goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey was elected as the president of the national federation.
''I have resigned from the post of Football Delhi president. Since I have been appointed as AIFF secretary general, I don't want any possible conflict of interest,'' Prabhakaran told PTI.
There is nothing in the AIFF constitution or the rules that bars him from holding the Football Delhi president's post also but Prabhakaran said he did not want any sort of controversy or claims of conflict of interest.
''I don't want any controversy or any conflict (of interest) claims,'' said Prabhakaran who was re-elected as Football Delhi chief in March this year. Prabhakaran is yet to take charge as AIFF secretary general and he said he will do it on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, vice president Sharafatullah was on Tuesday made the acting president of Football Delhi after a meeting of the state body.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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Hoover SmartWash Pet Awarded recognition as a "Spot-Chasing Deep Cleaner"
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hoover SmartWash PET Carpet Cleaner has received a Good Housekeeping 2022 Cleaning and Organizing Award in the Super Stain Busters category!
"We designed our SmartWash PET™ to simplify life and to make removing deep dirt, stains, and pet messes from carpets an easy, hassle-free experience," says Chelsea Daeger, SR. Director of Product at TTI Floor Care North America. "The SmartWash PET™ offers easy-to-use, deep-cleaning technology with unique new features to tackle the carpet and upholstery cleaning needs of the 85 million U.S. households with pets."
Designed for pet owners, and all types of busy homes, the Hoover® SmartWash™ PET incorporates powerful, easy-to-use features to deep clean the most challenging messes. The SmartWash PET is one of Hoover's most powerful and simple to use machines in their line-up.
Hoover® offers an assortment of powerful spot & carpet washers, hard floor cleaners, cleaning solutions and pretreat products—including its new OXY formula that permanently removes dirt, stains, and odors and the Hoover® Paws & Claws Cleaning Solution which is designed to effectively clean pet stains, odors, and messes.
More information on the Hoover product assortment can be found on www.hoover.com. The full list of 2022 categories and winners of the Good Housekeeping Cleaning & Organizing Awards can be found online here.
For more than 100 years, Hoover has been one of the most trusted brands in America, and consumers appreciate how Hoover's innovation can help simplify their lives. Hoover® designs powerful, easy-to-use products that clean the entire home from floor to ceiling. The comprehensive line of products includes cordless stick vacuums, uprights, carpet & spot cleaners, hard floor cleaners, and cleaning formulas. Hoover® is a brand of TTI Floor Care North America, whose portfolio of leading brands also includes Oreck®, Dirt Devil® and Hoover® Commercial. www.hoover.com.
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A Hout Bay-bound MyCiti bus. The City of Cape Town said the HBTA does not want the service to operate in the area at all. Photo: Storm Simpson.
The MyCiti bus service will return to Hout Bay on Wednesday even though the local taxi association does not want it to operate in the area. The City said this demand ‘cannot be considered in any way.’
A Hout Bay-bound MyCiti bus. The City of Cape Town said the HBTA does not want the service to operate in the area at all. Photo: Storm Simpson.
The City of Cape Town’s MyCiti and Dial-a-Ride transport services will return to Hout Bay on Wednesday, 7 September, after public violence related to the Hout Bay Taxi Association (HBTA) forced its suspension on Monday.
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Tyres were burnt, buses and private vehicles were stoned and one MyCiti bus was petrol bombed on Monday as approximately 50 protestors took to the streets. One of the grievances raised by HBTA is that the City of Cape Town promised them compensation when the MyCiti bus service was introduced in the area years ago but to date, no money has been paid.
Both parties met on Tuesday to discuss the association’s grievances and pave a way forward. The City discussed a number of matters with HBTA including the renewal of operating licenses and committed to helping the association.
The City’s transport services will return to Hout Bay on Wednesday under the watchful eye of the South African Police Service and provincial Law Enforcement in the area.
City of Cape Town MayCo Member for Urban Mobility, Rob Quintas, said the association does not want the MyCiti service to operate in the area at all and wants it stopped short at Llandudno.
“These are unrealistic demands on the City. It cannot be considered in any way and would be contradicting what I have always said as the Urban Mobility Mayco Member: that Capetonians need to be spoilt for choice when it comes to various modes of public transport,” he said.
Quintas said there is no embargo on Amaphela or minibus taxis in Hout Bay and any legal and permitted taxis are allowed to work in the area.
The compensation demanded by HBTA is related to the rollout of phase 1 of the MyCiti service. The matter is currently enrolled at the Cape Town High Court after the association dragged the City to court. The next court date is expected on 31 July 2023.
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Cyber-attacks are on the rise globally, with seriously negative implications for countries’ strategic, national, economic and social well-being.
A cyber-attack can be defined as an unauthorised attempt – successful or not – to infiltrate a computer or computer system for malicious purposes. Reasons for such attacks vary from financial gain to espionage, gathering strategic and national information and intelligence about an adversary. Such an adversary can be a nation state, a corporate entity or a private individual.
The authoritative international Cybercrime Magazine expects global cybercrime costs to grow by 15% a year over the next five years, reaching $10.5 trillion a year by 2025, reporting:
This represents the greatest transfer of economic wealth in history, risks the incentives for innovation and investment, is exponentially larger than the damage inflicted from natural disasters in a year, and will be more profitable than the global trade of all major illegal drugs combined.
A 2022 report by Surfshark, the Netherlands-based virtual private network (VPN) service company, lists the top 10 countries in the world in terms of cybercrime density. Cybercrime density is defined as the percentage of cyber victims per one million internet users. South Africa is number six on the list, with the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and Greece taking places one to five. The UK, therefore, has the highest cybercrime density. That means it has the most cybercrime. One reason for South Africa’s poor showing may lie in the fact that a 2020 Accenture report found the country’s internet users were inexperienced and less technically alert.
In May, a data leak at Transunion, a credit management company, reportedly compromised the personal information of 54 million South Africans. President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the victims.
In 2021 a successful cyber-attack on Transnet, the transport parastatal, brought container terminals to a standstill, disrupting imports and exports. This had massive strategic and economic implications.
Cybercriminals are increasingly moving from targeting enterprise systems to the end users – the employees who operate computers and have access to the enterprises’ corporate data and network systems.
Poor cybersecurity awareness and training of end users is one reason cyber-attacks succeed in South Africa. In both the Transunion and Transnet attacks, unauthorised access was gained via end users.
Cyber-attacks are expected to grow in sophistication as criminals exploit such technologies as artificial intelligence. I am a cybersecurity expert and academic who has watched the growing problem of cyber-attacks in South Africa and internationally over the last 30 years. In my experience, five key ingredients need to be in place in the cybersecurity ecosystem to fight cybercrime in South Africa:
recognition of cybercrime as a governance issue
skilled practitioners and advisors
savvy citizens
public-private partnership
a dedicated “national director of cybersecurity”.
The five key ingredients
1. Fighting cybercrimes must be a governance issue
This is a core principle in all national and international good corporate governance practices. In private companies that role falls on the boards of directors and executive management. It’s part of the oversight and code of conduct of top management.
For the government it means that the president and cabinet should be responsible for ensuring that the country is resilient against cyber-attacks.
2. Skilled cyber practitioners and advisors are vital
There is a dire need for cybersecurity capacity globally. South Africa is no exception.
This shortage is experienced both in government and in the private sector. South Africa needs a large number of cybersecurity practitioners and advisers to help users to identify and prevent cyber-attacks. These should ideally be available in all government institutions, including every municipality, hospital and school.
The skills shortage is being addressed by universities and private colleges, but this is but a drop in the ocean because the output is limited and takes several years to produce. The fact is that such cybersecurity practitioners do not necessarily all have to have university degrees. In the UK, for example, the government’s National Cybersecurity Centre has a programme called CyberFirst, directed towards schools.
Such a programme could have significant benefits for South Africa, including providing jobs for talented young people who do not have the money or interest to pursue tertiary studies.
3. Citizens must be cybercrime savvy
All computer end users must be empowered to be cybercrime fighters to make the country, companies and other institutions more resilient.
Security is everyone’s job. Everyone from the entry-level to top management should know how to identify and report breaches so they can defend the enterprise.
New, more effective approaches must be found to make end users more aware of cyber risks and integrate them better into the enterprise’s cyber defences. One example of such a new approach can be modelled on the idea of a human firewall, where every end user understands that he or she is part of the cyber defence of the country or company, and acts in that way.
4. Public-private partnership is imperative
The government cannot fight cybercapture on its own. Most of the present cyber expertise lies in the private sector. The private sector is basically running a major part of South Africa’s critical information infrastructures – such as for banks, internet service providers and cellphone service companies.
Public-private partnerships must be established as soon as possible to combat cybercrimes. This idea is already provided for in the original National Cybersecurity Policy Framework of 2013. But the political will from government to make it work seems missing and no such partnerships have really developed.
5. Have a dedicated ‘national cybersecurity director’
Cybersecurity experts and functionaries in the government and the private sector often operate in independent silos. Nobody has the required “helicopter view” and oversight of the status of cybercrime in the country. Not sharing scarce cybersecurity expertise between role players ends up in expensive duplication of expensive software systems and training, which could be more widely available.
South Africa needs a national bureaucrat, or “national cybersecurity director” to play an oversight role. The office must act as a single point of contact for all cyber-related matters in the country. The incumbent must be technically skilled in cyber matters, and have the trust of both government and private sector role players.
He or she must report directly to parliament – something like Chapter 9 institutions, which strengthen the country’s democracy – as provided under the constitution. The US, the UK and Rwanda have all created such a position or agency.
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In trading on Tuesday, shares of the BLV ETF (Symbol: BLV) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $75.84 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30.
In the case of BLV, the RSI reading has hit 29.8 — by comparison, the RSI reading for the S&P 500 is currently 34.5. A bullish investor could look at BLV's 29.8 reading as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side.
Looking at a chart of one year performance (below), BLV's low point in its 52 week range is $75.84 per share, with $106.77 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $76.27. BLV shares are currently trading down about 1.6% on the day.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
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Home and Away Spoilers – Cash spirals further after death threat
Coming up on Home and Away in Australia, Cash’s life is in danger as the bikie gang order a hit on him, prompting the senior constable to re-evaluate his life.
Recent months have seen a bikie gang descend upon Summer Bay, seeking revenge on the Parata family after Ari (Rob Kipa-Williams) stole a substancial sum of money from them in an armed robbery a decade ago.
With Ari having since passed away, the gang, spearheaded by leader Marty (Ben Wood) and supposed friendly handyman Tex (Lucas Linehan), turned their attention to Tane (Ethan Browne).
The gang initially told Tane that he’d have to pay them the money back with interest, but later decided to use the gym – which Tane now owned outright – to launder money for their dodgy dealings.
Tex, meanwhile, had started dating local cop Rose (Kirsty Marillier).
Thankfully, Rose eventually realised that her new boyfriend wasn’t who he said he was, and she teamed up with Tane to bring Tex and the bike gang down. They launched a stakeout, with Tane heading to the bikies’ headquarters wearing a wire while the police listened in from an unmarked van nearby.
Unfortunately, Cash (Nicholas Cartwright), who had recently been broken up with by Jasmine (Sam Frost), wasn’t thinking straight when he joined the stakeout.
He wasn’t wearing a bullet-proof vest when he ran into the bikies’ compound alongside the other cops. When he chased after Marty on foot, the two ended up in a gun battle – Marty shot Cash, and Cash retaliated, shooting Marty dead.
Cash was rushed to hospital where he endured a tough battle for survival, but while he’s physically on the mend, his mental health has spiralled downwards.
The breakup combined with his first fatal shooting has caused him to lose all control. Considering Cash and Felicity’s (Jacqui Purvis) father took his own life when they were younger, Flick is now terrified of the consequences of her brother’s worsening state.
In the latest Australian episode, which aired on Tuesday and will air in the UK in mid-October, Tane asked Rose why he still didn’t have a court date. Despite Tane helping the police, he still has to face his day in court so that the bikies don’t figure out that he betrayed them.
She had no answers, telling him it was out of her control, but she decided to do some digging.
Talking to a contact at the task force in charge of the case, she learnt that they’re still trying to catch the rest of the gang by monitoring their communications, be they in prison or their own houses, hence the delay with the court case.
Her contact gave her access to a computer system where the police were storing all of the gang members’ conversations. She was hoping that another pair of eyes would speed things up.
Xander (Luke Van Os) tried to get her to log into the system and see what was happening, but she insisted that she’d already told him too much, and the pair left the station. However, on the screen, we could see new entries being added in real time, entitled ‘PAYBACK’ and ‘CASH NEWMAN’.
A promo for tomorrow’s episode showes exactly what the gang meant by payback, as it is revealed that they have ordered a hit on Cash.
It seems Cash shooting and killing their leader hasn’t made them too happy, and they’ve decided that he’s going to pay with his life.
In tomorrow’s episode, we see Rose discuss the shocking new development with Xander.
She’s concerned that Cash’s current state means he won’t be able to fight off any potential attackers, telling her brother that Cash “isn’t physically well enough, or emotionally strong enough to defend himself.”
It looks like she wants to keep the news secret from Cash, something which astounds her brother, who’s forced to convince her to do the right thing.
“It was a death threat, Rose. He has the right to know,” Xander tells her. “I can tell you what the risk is, Rose. That Cash ends up getting hurt again, and you could have done something to stop it.”
Finally agreeing, Rose heads to the Parata house to tell Cash the news.
Cash has recently asked Rose and Xander to give him some space, with the pair acting as a painful reminder of his and Jasmine’s breakup, but Rose tells him, “I know you asked for space, but this is too important.”
“The bikies have ordered a hit on you.”
Cash’s reaction isn’t quite what she expects. He calmly thanks her for letting him know, before asking her to leave.
“Would you mind seeing yourself out.”
She’s forced to leave him alone to deal with the news that his life is in serious danger.
While it’s not known what the long-term consequences will be for Cash, or how he’ll avoid the dangerous gang, spoilers for the next week suggest that the threat gives him a new perspective on life, and he’s about to make some potentially costly mistakes.
In this Thursday’s triple bill of episodes, spoilers tell us that “Rose gets more than Cash’s blessing” before “Cash can’t escape his drunken mistake.”
Rose has had a crush on Cash since she arrived in Summer Bay, but pushed her feelings to one side when she realised that he was Jasmine’s boyfriend.
The pair previously spent a night in Rose’s car after Cash got too drunk, but nothing happened between them. With Jasmine now gone, and Cash not thinking clearly, it sounds like the pair will finally give in to temptation…
Then, in episodes airing next week, “Cash decides that nice guys finish last,” suggesting we’re about to see more of an edge to our usually upbeat senior constable.
It’s Eden (Stephanie Panozzo) – Cash’s ex – who will bear the brunt of his new demeanour, as she “gets a bitter taste of the new Cash.”
Is Cash about to alienate all of those closest to him just as he needs them the most?
UK viewers will see these scenes from mid-October.
Here’s the full spoilers for the next week of Home and Away episodes in Australia:
Wednesday 7th September (Episode 7875)
Marilyn digs up dirt on Heather. Leah and Roo stage an intervention. Cash learns what his life is worth.
Thursday 8th September (Episode 7876-7878)
Nikau is sleeping with a stranger. Marilyn has a midnight visitor. Rose refuses the praise she doesn’t deserve.
Rose gets more than Cash’s blessing. Marilyn confesses her most shameful secret.
Cash can’t escape his drunken mistake. Kirby and Theo pull off a publicity stunt. Has Rose lost her only friend?
Monday 12th September (Episode 7879)
Remi and Eden miss destiny’s call. Is Ziggy ready to be a mum? Theo and Kirby are the internet’s hottest duo.
Tuesday 13th September (Episode 7880)
Marilyn gets framed for abuse. Will the star couple break Lyrik apart? Ziggy makes her decision.
Wednesday 14th September (Episode 7881)
Cash decides nice guys finish last. Roo accuses Marilyn of online bullying. Bree puts Remi in his place.
Thursday 15th September (Episode 7882-7884)
Remi gets his mojo back. Eden gets a bitter taste of the new Cash. Marilyn and Heather stop pretending.
Lyrik scores an unlikely band manager. An old flame reignites. Will Heather give Marilyn a second chance?
Ziggy struggles to hide her pregnancy. Will band manager Justin fail before he begins? Tane wants to call it quits.
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Blocery (BLY) traded up 7.2% against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 12:00 PM Eastern on September 6th. During the last seven days, Blocery has traded 6.7% higher against the US dollar. Blocery has a market capitalization of $6.15 million and approximately $705,166.00 worth of Blocery was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Blocery coin can now be bought for $0.0112 or 0.00000057 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges.
Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005056 BTC.
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded 0.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $19,786.19 or 1.00000000 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded up 0.8% against the dollar and now trades at $0.89 or 0.00004480 BTC.
- Mammoth (MMT) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.02 or 0.00005164 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded 0.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005053 BTC.
- yOUcash (YOUC) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $0.51 or 0.00002585 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded 0.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $26.65 or 0.00134693 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded down 1.9% against the dollar and now trades at $7.18 or 0.00036266 BTC.
- Quantum (QUA) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $4.40 or 0.00022239 BTC.
About Blocery
Blocery is a coin. Blocery’s total supply is 1,000,000,000 coins and its circulating supply is 549,361,106 coins. Blocery’s official website is blocery.io. Blocery’s official message board is medium.com/@blocery. Blocery’s official Twitter account is @blocery.
Buying and Selling Blocery
It is usually not presently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Blocery directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Blocery should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as GDAX, Coinbase or Gemini. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Blocery using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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On-loan Arsenal forward Folarin Balogun has revealed that former Gunners captain Alexandre Lacazette urged him to move to Ligue 1 this summer.
Balogun played seven times for Mikel Arteta's side last season before being shipped off on loan to Middlesbrough for the second half of the campaign. The forward scored just three times in 18 EFL Championship matches before returning to the Emirates ahead of the 2022-23 season.
To further his development, the Gunners sent him on a season-long loan deal to Stade Reims in France. Balogun has taken Ligue 1 by storm so far, netting five times and assisting twice in six league matches.
The forward has now revealed that Lacazette, who left Arsenal upon the expiry of his contract this summer, had urged him to move to the French league. The Frenchman himself is in Ligue 1 at the moment after re-joining Olympique Lyonnais on a free transfer.
Balogun spoke about Lacazette during an interview with Amazon Prime Video Sport (as quoted by the Mirror):
"He's a great player. When he was at Arsenal he would always help me progress and improve, teaching me techniques and giving me advice."
The Englishman went on to add:
"I remember speaking to Lacazette and he kept on telling me: 'you need to go to Ligue 1, you will do well here.' Maybe he should become my agent as well because he has a great knowledge of football!"
Despite Balogun's incredible returns in front of goal, Reims have struggled so far this season. They are currently 14th in the Ligue 1 table with just one win and six points from six matches.
Arsenal have displayed a new-found vigor in attack this season
Arsenal have let go of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Lacazette over the last nine months, with their goalscoring a cause for concern last season. However, their attack has fired on all cylinders so far this season.
Gabriel Jesus has already proved to be a shrewd addition and has allowed Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka thrive on either side of him in the Gunners' frontline. Arteta's troops have already scored 14 times in six Premier League matches this term and are currently top of the standings.
At the same stage last season, they had found the back of the net just four times, indicating a marked improvement. The north London giants will look to keep their place at the top of the Premier League table when they host Everton on September 11.
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Body Found During Search for Missing Memphis Jogger Identified as Eliza Fletcher, Police Say
A body discovered during the investigation into the disappearance of jogger Eliza Fletcher has been identified as the 34-year-old mother of two, Memphis police said Tuesday.
Police had been searching for Fletcher after she was abducted while on a run early Friday morning, and previously charged Cleotha Abston, 38 with kidnapping and tampering with evidence in connection with Fletcher's disappearance.
Additional charges of first-degree murder and first-degree murder in perpetration of kidnapping were filed against Abston on Tuesday, police said.
Officers had located a "deceased party" around 5:07 p.m. on Monday, Memphis police said in a statement. The identity of the person and the cause of death was initially unconfirmed.
Authorities have not yet released a cause or manner of death.
Police announced the kidnapping and tampering charges against Abston over the weekend after locating a pair of sandals near the site of the kidnapping that bore his DNA.
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by NBC News, a man inside of a black GMC Terrain passed the kindergarten teacher jogging along the street and then waited for her to run by around 4 a.m.
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A man then exited the SUV, ran aggressively toward Fletcher and forced her into the passenger seat. The man remained in the vehicle with the victim for about four minutes before driving away, according to the affidavit.
"During this abduction, there appeared to be a struggle," the affidavit said. Investigators wrote in the affidavit a man on a bike found the victim's cell phone and a pair of Champion slide sandals lying in the street in the area of the abduction around 6:45 a.m.
Authorities filed the kidnapping and tampering charges against Abston on Sunday after confirming the DNA on the slides matched Abston's DNA.
Investigators also found that Abston's cell phone was allegedly near the site of the abduction, according to cellular records obtained by authorities cited in the affidavit.
Officers arrested Abston on Saturday after they located the GMC Terrain with a matching license plate number and damage to the rear taillight in a parking lot near Abston's residence, according to the affidavit. Abston attempted to flee when officers approached, but ultimately was taken into custody.
Two witnesses told police they saw Abston cleaning the GMC Terrain with floor cleaner and washing his clothes in the sink Friday morning, according to the affidavit. The witnesses said Abston was "behaving oddly" and "acting very strange," the affidavit said.
Memphis police told NBC News in a Monday evening email "the investigation into the abduction is ongoing" and that "once additional info is available, we will advise."
This article was originally published on TODAY.com
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MP seeks Shah's intervention into abolition of 3,049 CISF posts
Expressing concern over abolition of 3,049 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) posts in airports across the country, Rajya Sabha parliamentarian V. Sivadasan has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking his urgent intervention.
New Delhi: Expressing concern over abolition of 3,049 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) posts in airports across the country, Rajya Sabha parliamentarian V. Sivadasan has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking his urgent intervention.
"Privatisation of security infrastructure is a move harmful to the unemployed youth of the country who are in search of regular employment. The Indian private security sector is employing people without giving them even minimum wages," said the letter written by the CPI-M MP on September 6.
The MP said that the measure combined with the contractualisation of armed forces under recruitment programmes like Agniveer will make regular employment a distant dream for the youth of the country, 3,049 abolished posts constitute close to 10 per cent of the aviation security group (ASG) of CISF.
"Our armed forces have already more than 1,27,000 vacancies. Instead of taking urgent steps to fill them up on a permanent basis, the move to abolish posts is antithetical to the interest of young Indians who aspire for regular employment," said the letter.
Saying that the move is harmful for the security of airports, the MP wrote: "In an era where air travel is becoming increasingly popular and new airports are coming up, the decision to reduce the number of paramilitary personnel engaged in managing aviation security is a move that is harmful to the safety of our airports."
"I request your urgent intervention in this matter so that the move to abolish 3,049 CISF posts is cancelled," said the letter.
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New Delhi: BJP chief J P Nadda and Union home minister Amit Shah held a brainstorming session on Tuesday with key party leaders tasked with boosting its prospects in 144 Lok Sabha seats, considered difficult for it, in the 2024 polls.
Over 25 Union ministers, including Bhupender Yadav, Giriraj Singh, Smriti Irani, Parshottam Rupala and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, were among those who attended the meeting with Nadda and Shah.
Sources said reports were presented about the work undertaken by various ministers, who have been assigned three to four such Lok Sabha seats, besides other leaders.
The party has been working to amp up its booth-level presence and reach out to various communities with an eye on the beneficiaries of several central government schemes.
Party leaders said they will continue to work on these lines in addition to the directives made by the leadership.
Most of these 144 constituencies include those the party had lost in the 2019 polls, but a few winning seats are also part of the list due to difficult demographic and regional factors, the sources said.
The BJP had won 303 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The party has divided the 144 seats into clusters and appointed one Union minister as their in-charge.
Another set of ministers was sent to assess the political situation by visiting all assembly segments within these constituencies, including in the states of West Bengal, Telangana, Maharashtra, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
The sources said the ministers have visited most of these constituencies and gathered electorally crucial details.
The ministers have done a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis of the BJP’s position in these constituencies and identified steps to be taken to ensure its victory in the 2024 elections, the sources said.
The party has also drawn a detailed blueprint on these constituencies which include information on religion, caste, geography, inclination of voters and the reasons behind it, they added.
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Incoming UK Prime Minister Liz Truss is finalizing plans for a £40 billion ($46 billion) support package to lower energy bills for businesses.
Truss is considering two options, one of which is a cap on firms’ energy costs similar to a proposal that would protect British households. The other option is a percentage or unit price reduction that all energy suppliers must offer companies, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.
The government would reimburse energy suppliers for their losses, under the plans, and the price of energy charged to businesses would be reviewed quarterly.
Very small businesses could receive even more help, possibly in the form of a lower price cap. Ministers have a “key objective” to give local firms — such as fish and chip shops, and independent pubs — the same protection as households, the documents said.
The incoming government is planning on capping average annual household energy bills at or below the current level of £1,971, Bloomberg reported Monday. The move would prevent household bills from jumping 80% in October, after the regulator Ofgem said the price cap would rise to an average annual rate of £3,548 without further government intervention.
The protections for households and businesses will be announced in the coming weeks, and the aim is to implement both programs next month. While there is currently no price cap for businesses, many companies’ energy contracts tend to be renewed in October, the documents said. Officials are in the process of drafting emergency legislation.
A spokesperson for Truss declined to comment.
Factories and hospitality
Energy prices have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, triggering warnings that thousands of businesses may go bankrupt.
Limiting households’ bills could cost as much as £130 billion over the next 18 months, according to policy documents seen by Bloomberg. The cost of the plan to protect businesses will range from £21 billion to £42 billion over six months, depending on how low the cap is set. Over a year, the estimated costs to the government range from £28 billion to £67 billion.
The plan for business is cheaper than Truss’s proposal to help households because industrial users are typically able to negotiate lower energy prices.
The unit price could be further reduced for some sectors in order to target support for industries that are particularly vulnerable to high prices, including factories, hospitality and leisure. Companies with low energy costs relative to revenues and profits, such as financial services firms, may not require support, according to the documents.
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Isiklar Coin (ISIKC) traded up 1.9% against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 12:00 PM Eastern on September 6th. In the last seven days, Isiklar Coin has traded up 6.9% against the US dollar. One Isiklar Coin coin can now be purchased for approximately $0.31 or 0.00001584 BTC on exchanges. Isiklar Coin has a total market cap of $1.66 million and approximately $127,663.00 worth of Isiklar Coin was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005064 BTC.
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded 0.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $19,756.33 or 1.00000000 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded up 0.8% against the dollar and now trades at $0.88 or 0.00004478 BTC.
- Mammoth (MMT) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.02 or 0.00005175 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005060 BTC.
- yOUcash (YOUC) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $0.51 or 0.00002589 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded 1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $26.61 or 0.00134683 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded down 1.3% against the dollar and now trades at $7.16 or 0.00036238 BTC.
- Quantum (QUA) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $4.40 or 0.00022272 BTC.
Isiklar Coin Coin Profile
Isiklar Coin (CRYPTO:ISIKC) is a coin. Isiklar Coin’s total supply is 100,000,000 coins and its circulating supply is 5,295,305 coins. Isiklar Coin’s official message board is medium.com/@Isikc. Isiklar Coin’s official Twitter account is @IsikC1 and its Facebook page is accessible here. Isiklar Coin’s official website is www.isikc.io.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adore Me, known for being the first lingerie brand to bring inclusive sizing across all its categories, is excited to show the fashion world what's new in lingerie trends at an exclusive event for New York Fashion Week. This New York Fashion Week marks the full re-opening of the celebratory event, and Adore Me is excited to help kick things off with its first-ever live runway show on September 9th at 8:30pm.
Adore Me recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary, and since launch has served nearly 5 million customers, while being recently named the #1 Digital Native Growth Brand in intimate apparel at the NPD x Curve Excellence Awards. The brand seeks to deliver one of the widest assortments in the category at an accessible price point and has recently been making major strides in delivering on its mission of making sustainable shopping more affordable. This week's show will serve as a celebration of Adore Me's promise of supporting every woman to celebrate her best self, and showcasing the products that bring joy to customers across the nation.
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Founded in 2011 as a disruptive online lingerie startup, Adore Me has evolved into a DTC womenswear brand that serves women of all sizes and budgets. The company is transforming the way people shop with a pioneering try-at-home commerce service that features lingerie, swimwear, activewear, loungewear, and compression intimates. With a series of innovation-driven Sister Brands, Adore Me is revolutionizing affordable sustainability through cutting-edge technologies and advanced innovations at affordable price points.
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Toshiba 2022 range guide: Every TV unveiled at IFA
Toshiba has selected IFA 2022 to debut its latest range of TVs. Here’s everything the company announced during the event.
If you’ve been looking to upgrade to a new Toshiba TV, this year could be the perfect time to do so. The brand has announced a number of firsts for this year, including its first Quantum Dot TV and its first smart sets with Fire TV built-in covering a range of price points.
Toshiba has also revealed that the TikTok TV app will be coming to all of its TVs released since 2019, allowing you to sit down and flick through the short videos on a bigger screen at home.
“It’s really exciting to be introducing two brilliant firsts to the Toshiba line up into the UK. Quantum Dot offers incredible picture quality with fantastic, enhanced colour reproduction, and we’re bringing it into the market at a really accessible price point. It shows our commitment to delivering huge quality to our customers without breaking the bank”, said Toshiba TV’s Director of UK Sales & Marketing, David Flintoft.
“Our first UK Fire TV is another big step for us, stay turned because we have big plans here. We’ve already proved we can take our partnership with Amazon to great places with the Alexa Built-In models and we think Fire TV will be the same”.
Keep reading to find out more about each of Toshiba’s five new TVs, including their specs, what sizes they’re available in and how much they cost.
Toshiba QA5D
- 65-inch
- 55-inch
- 50-inch
- 43-inch
The QA5D is Toshiba’s first Quantum Dot TV, claiming to deliver intense colour and a cinematic picture quality.
The TV is powered by the brand’s TRU Picture Engine, with TRU Resolution upscaling, TRU Micro Dimming and TRU Flow MEMC all on board, along with support for Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio.
The above is packed into a slim, frameless design with Sound by Onkyo. Meanwhile, Android TV operating system allows users to take advantage of features like Chromecast and Google Assistant (the remote is equipped with a microphone for voice commands), as well as a wide variety of apps, including Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus, Freeview Play, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Twitch and YouTube.
Prices start at £399
Toshiba UF3D
- 65-inch
- 55-inch
- 50-inch
- 43-inch
Next in line is the UF3D. This TV is the first Toshiba model to launch with Fire TV built-in here in the UK. This makes it a great choice for any household that prefers Amazon’s Alexa as its smart assistant of choice.
The TV comes with the Alexa Voice Remote, allowing you to search for content with your voice, check sports scores, view live camera feeds and more. There’s also support for Apple AirPlay available.
Like the QA5D, this 4K TV leverages Toshiba’s TRU Picture Engine, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Atmos and Sound by Onkyo. The addition of Fire TV also makes it possible to access a range of apps, including BBC iPlayer, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Now, Disney Plus, Amazon Music, Spotify and Live TV through Freeview Play.
Prices start at £369
Toshiba UK4D
- 65-inch
- 55-inch
- 50-inch
- 43-inch
The UK4D is a TV powered by Toshiba’s own operating system, though it also comes with Alexa built-in.
The mid-range model features a sleek frameless design, 4K HDR10 image quality and support for Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. The TV also includes all the benefits of the TRU Picture Engine.
As with every TV in this line-up, the UK4D includes 85 Freeview channels and over 20,000 hours of on-demand content from the likes of BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, UKTV Play, CBS Catchup Channels UK and Horror Bites through Freeview Play.
Prices start at £349
Toshiba UA3D
- 55-inch
- 50-inch
- 43-inch
For those looking for a slightly cheaper Android TV than the flagship QA5D, the UA3D is designed to seamlessly integrate into your Google Home set-up.
This 4K TV takes advantage of a number of features, including support for the TRU Picture Engine, HDR10 and Dolby Vision HDR support and Sound by Onkyo.
Prices start at £349
Toshiba LK3C
- 43-inch
- 32-inch
Finally, we have the smallest TV in the 2022 range – the LK3C.
This Full HD TV is designed to be used as a second screen but still packs a number of flagship-level features. The list includes HDR10 support, TRU Resolution and TRU Micro Dimming technology and Dolby Audio Processing.
Like the UK4D, the LK3C is powered by Toshiba’s own operating system but can still be used hands-free with Alexa functionality built-in via a far-field mic. Apps available on this model include Freeview Play, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube and Twitch.
Prices start at £229
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Finding the lowest LG G2 prices is fairly easy – just scroll down this page and you'll find a live widget that pulls in all the best LG G2 deals as and when they go live, wherever you are in the world. By why should you be interested in low LG G2 prices? Well, there are a few reasons!
First of all, the LG G2 TV is one of the very best OLED TVs out there right now, upping the ante of the LG G1 TV that was one of Creative Bloq's favourite TVs when it went on sale a year ago. The LG G2 TV is also a TV that is meant to be wall-mounted, and has an array of top-end features, including a super-bright screen and high tech image processing.
Released in April 2022, the LG G2 TV starts at 55-inch at $2,199, then goes up to 65-inch for $2,999, 77-inch for $3,999 and 83-inch for $6,499. There's rumours of an even bigger 97-inch model (eek!) but we don't have a price point for that at the moment. As you can see, all of these prices match the top-end quality of the model, but because the G2 is so new, right now if you see the price dip even by $100 from the retails prices quoted, we think that's a decent deal.
Of course, you could try and find the best mid-range LG C2 prices out there, or go for an even better price on with these LG C1 deals, on the older (though still brilliant) model.
The best LG G2 prices available now
Put simply, the LG OLED G2 TV is currently the best OLED TV you can buy right now – and it comes with a suitable price tag. Right now we're seeing plenty of the 55-inch models going for around $1,999 down from $2,099, and £1,499 down from £2,399. And we imagine that these LG G2 prices may very well dip lower come the rumoured Amazon Prime-style event this October, and indeed the big retail event to rule them all – Black Friday 2022.
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With the pandemic reshaping how we work, companies are going beyond organizational initiatives and are developing new ways to track carbon emissions and incentivizing programs that limit their environmental footprint. Visit Adobe.ly/sustainability for more information.
Curbing the Company Carbon Footprint (FCL Sept. 6, 2022)
Founder of GreenBiz.com, Joel Makower shares results of a new sustainability study as well as recommendations for enterprise workers planning for the future.
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