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With scoring up less than one per cent over last season, NBA is not seeing cause for alarm
Joe Dumars went to a game a couple of weeks ago that came down to the very last shot, and he thought it was one of the best games of the season to this point. Final score: Denver 102, Boston 100.
It was a reminder that defense still can get played in the NBA.
Amid a flurry of big individual performances — Luka Doncic scoring 73, Joel Embiid scoring 70, Devin Booker and Karl-Anthony Towns each scoring 62 — in the last two weeks alone, Dumars said Wednesday that NBA officials aren't alarmed by such numbers because the league's scoring average is up only slightly compared to last season.
“It's where the game is today,” said Dumars, the NBA's executive vice president and head of basketball operations. “It's the pace of the game. It's the amount of 3s guys are shooting now. You're going to have some offensive eruptions like that.”
There hadn't been an instance since April 1978 of two players scoring at least 60 points in the same day. That is, until it happened twice last week: Embiid and Towns had their huge games on Jan. 22, Doncic and Booker put on their scoring shows on Jan. 26.
Having those events happen twice in the span of a few days is a statistical oddity, for certain. But the numbers show it's not really much more than that.
Scoring leaguewide this season is up just 0.78% over last season entering Wednesday, from 114.7 points per game to 115.6 points per game. The jump was far bigger last season, when scoring rose 3.7% over the rate of 110.6 points per game that the league saw in 2021-22.
There have been more high-scoring games, but the averages suggest things also tend to balance out. Entering Wednesday, there had been 78 instances of teams scoring at least 135 points in a game this season — already the second most for a full season in league history and on pace to smash the record of 112, set last season. The previous mark was 74 games of 135 or more, done in 2019-20.
“We're going to see offensive eruptions with this kind of pace and the amount of 3s people shoot,” Dumars said. “But there's no push here at the league office from me or anyone else that we want to see a certain score. I left that Boston-Denver game saying, ‘wow, great game.’ That's what fans want. Fans want to leave a game or watch a game and at the end say, ‘that was incredible.’ The score is secondary to that. Fans just want to see great games.”
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Declan McManus on 'incredible' TNS journey, 24-goal Falkirk loan spell and semi-final tie
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The 29-year-old striker, who now plays a starring role for Falkirk’s SPFL Trust Trophy semi-final opponents The New Saints, made a long-lasting impact during his loan spell in Navy Blue after he made the season-long move from Ross County.
But his time at the club ended in disappointment with the Bairns consigned to another season of third tier football despite his goals aiding a title tilt.
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“I wasn’t fit before the draw was made so I was praying that the guys would get through and that I would fit by the time one of the cup ties came around,” he said. “When Falkirk came out as our tie I was delighted. It is a place I really loved playing football and I managed to do really well during that season.
“It is an extra special one for me. The way it ended, with the league being decided with just a point between us and Raith Rovers, I was gutted and angry for the club. The simple truth is that we were the ones with the momentum – we would have gone on to win the league in those final eight games, we all knew that. It was one of the toughest things that has happened to me in my career.
“Falkirk gave me a chance to enjoy playing football again as a striker. I came from Ross County having been chucked out wide and that isn’t me. Ray (McKinnon) and Lee (Miller) and Cracks (David McCracken) were great with me.
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Since making the move to the 15-time Cymru Premier title holders TNS back in 2021, McManus has gone on to become the star man for Craig Harrison’s team, having netted 72 times in just 88 matches.
And he reckons that the quadruple-chasing Welsh champions are underrated by many outsiders, including Scottish football fans. So far in this year’s Trust Trophy competition, TNS have trounced Arbroath in the quarter-finals while also progressing against East Fife and Hibs’ B team.
He said: “I love it here – the football and the general way of life. My family are settled and I have had some brilliant moments on the park. I’ve helped the team win five trophies and we’ve had some big European moments.
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“People at the time probably though it was backward step for me but I have scored a hat-trick in European competition against a Viktoria Plzeň team that had a wage bill of £20 million, that doesn’t look like a backward step to me. That was a moment that I will never forget for the rest of my life.
“If we were in Falkirk’s league or even the Championship, we would hold our own easily. We would be more than capable of doing that. I think even financially the club would be able to compete. We are well-run. There is a lack of respect for domestic Welsh football but we don’t pay attention to that as a club.”
Looking ahead to Saturday night’s semi-final at the Falkirk Stadium, which kicks-off at 7.40pm live on BBC Alba and S4C, McManus says that his team-mates will not be focusing on Falkirk’s incredible season so far.
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“We will focus on ourselves,” McManus said. “We travel up on Friday night and we will go out and play our game. If we turn up we will give Falkirk a tough one. I think there will be goals because both teams like to attack.
"We are on a brilliant run in the league much like Falkirk and both teams score a lot of goals while not conceding many at the other end. Everyone is really looking forward to it.”
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Boeing delays 2024 profit guidance and posts Q4 loss amid 737 Max issues
Martin Baccardax
Originally Published: January 31, 2024 1:24 p.m.
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Investment Thesis: I take a bullish view on AT&T given strong LTV growth and impressive free cash flow performance.
In a previous article back in November 2023, I made the argument that AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has the capacity to see further upside from here, based on growth in customer lifetime value, a strong customer base, and a reduction in long-term debt.
Since then, the stock has ascended to a price of $17.48 at the time of writing:
The purpose of this article is to assess whether AT&T has the ability to see continued growth from here taking recent performance into consideration.
Performance
When looking at Q4 2023 earnings results for AT&T as released recently on January 24, we can see that while adjusted EPS saw a slight decline from that of the prior year quarter, that of revenues and cash from operations continued to see growth.
I had previously made the argument that growth in customer lifetime value had been encouraging. When looking at LTV (calculated as ARPU/churn rate), we can see that growth has continued from that of the prior year quarter:
For this quarter, churn remained constant compared to Q4 2022 at 0.84%, while ARPU increased from $55.43 to $56.23 over the same period.
From a balance sheet standpoint, we can see that the long-term debt to total assets ratio of AT&T remains near the same level as that of last year - but long-term debt has seen a slight decline over this period.
Source: Long-term debt and total assets figures (in millions of dollars) sourced from historical AT&T quarterly reports. Long-term debt to total assets ratio calculated by author.
My Perspective and Looking Forward
As regards my take on the above results and the implications for the growth trajectory of the stock going forward, the fact that customer lifetime value has continued to see an increase over the past two quarters as compared to that of the prior year is encouraging.
I had previously cited competition from T-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS) as being a potential impediment to AT&T's growth, given the risk that AT&T could see increasing churn rates as a result of the former's continued expansion of its customer base. However, it is notable that T-Mobile's postpaid phone churn of 0.96% for Q4 2023 is actually higher than that of 0.84% for AT&T across the same quarter.
Additionally, when we look at enterprise value to revenues - we see that T-Mobile US has a substantially higher ratio to AT&T and Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ). In this regard, AT&T seems to be trading at attractive value on this metric relative to T-Mobile US - and from this standpoint, the stock could see substantial growth going forward if we continue to see revenue growth from here.
From a free cash flow standpoint, the company has seen significant growth - with full-year free cash flow up to $16.8 billion, which is an increase of $2.6 billion as compared to the prior year. Free cash flow has primarily been driven by growth in 5G and Fiber. In addition, we can see that while there was a dip within the last two-year period, the FCF to Assets ratio is now back up towards prior levels.
Given both a shift in customers to higher-priced plans as well as having achieved a cost-cutting goal of $6 billion ahead of schedule with plans to cut another $2 billion in costs - I take the view that this puts AT&T in a good position to service its net debt and maintain its dividend - the company has already managed to reduce its net debt to EBITDA ratio from 3.19x to 2.97x.
Risks
In terms of the potential risks to AT&T at this time, prior downside in the stock over lead cable issues remains a concern, with the US Environmental Protection Agency having stepped up scrutiny of both AT&T and competitor Verizon over reports that the company's older, lead-covered cables had led to contamination of waterways and soil across certain parts of the United States.
Should scrutiny of this issue resurface significantly - then we could see a drop in investor confidence which may undo the gains that we have recently been seeing in AT&T stock.
Conclusion
To conclude, AT&T has seen encouraging revenue growth and has shown its ability to compete effectively against T-Mobile US. While concerns over lead cable contamination remains a concern, I take the view that AT&T is ultimately in a good position to sustain growth going forward. I continue to take a bullish view of AT&T.
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Everyone is aging. Right now, as you read this, you are aging. Regardless of external factors like socioeconomic status or personal factors like gender or sexual orientation, everyone is getting older all the time.
Pew Research Center found that depending on what stage of life someone is in, the perception of what is considered old changes. Respondents 18 to 29 consider 60 to be old; 60-year-olds, however, think it happens in the mid-70s.
For content creator Jordan Howlett, 26, "looking old" for his age means looking like he's in his mid-30s — which is what he talks about in his viral TikTok video that has over 22 million views.
“We live in a time nowadays where millennials look way younger for their age, while Gen Z looks way older,” Howlett claims in the video. “It is mainly because of the stress.”
Howlett does not specify what “stress” could be causing increased physical aging for this age demographic or even what stress is impacting him specifically.
Raghu Kiran Appasani, a San Francisco-based psychiatrist, told Yahoo News that there could be a connection between Gen Z and the generation's chronic stress, fueled by overexposure to breaking news and tragic events. A 2021 study from Google found that not only does Gen Z have lots of exposure to news, but they have exposure to different sources and opinions too.
“There's a lot more information overload at their fingertips,” Appasani explained. “What I would say is that they probably have a much higher degree of exposure to chronic stress than any prior generation has had.”
Stress can cause inflammation which can turn into accelerated aging. Although Appasani did not outright confirm that Gen Z is aging faster than other generations, he did say "it's not great."
“If you have a high level of stress, you're at higher risk for cardiac issues, for health issues,” he said.
But to Appasani, accelerated aging might not be the main issue for Gen Z. Instead, he argues that there’s a more internal issue at hand that should be addressed first.
The video that spawned a thousand think pieces.
Howlett told Yahoo News that he thought the somewhat self-deprecating commentary on aging would just be funny.
“I had no idea it was going to reach the magnitude that it did,” he said. “I had no idea it was going to then start a grander conversation about millennials and Gen Z aging.”
Howlett's video opened up a conversationaboutwhether all of Gen Z is "aging like milk" and aging faster than previous generations. The Gen Z age range is considered to be between 11 and 27 years old.
There was already a spark of discourse surrounding whether Gen Z's concerns with aging were valid when tweens and teenagers were filmed shopping for retinol — an anti-aging product — at Sephora. Howlett's video coincided with the internet's debate about how young is too young for anti-aging skin care — and if it's actually one of the perceived problem's causes.
“Just from my own determination, I genuinely feel like I look in my mid-30s,” Howlett told Yahoo News. “I have more wrinkles on my face than maybe the average 26-year-old. Also, I would say my beard does add a bit more age to my aesthetic.”
In terms of his day-to-day look, Howlett explained that, in addition to his beard and glasses, he dresses comfortably and prefers wearing thermal sweaters and sweatpants — clothing items he says he can understand someone associating with an older person.
Writer Ryan Broderick made a similar argument in his Garbage Day newsletter. He argues that Gen Z leans into what he's dubbed "Boca Raton-core."
“Millennials dress young and Gen Z dresses old,” Broderick writes. “[Gen Z] gravitates towards styles that are both comfortable — they are the Zoom school generation — and also flashy. They either didn’t live through or don’t remember the recession, so they don’t have the same hangups millennials do about showing off wealth.”
Outfits and facial hair aside, is there real proof that Gen Z is aging at an accelerated rate that no other generation has ever dealt with?
According to Appasani, whether Gen Z’s aging is real or imagined is beside the point. The conversation is focusing on the wrong problem.
Physical aging shouldn’t be the main concern.
What Appasani and his colleagues are actually concerned about with this generation is their mental development.
“Psychologically, the developmental stages are actually being a little bit more extended,” Appasani explained, referring to Gen Z patients. “So normally, what we would see as a normal stage as a young adult or teen is kind of extending a little bit more into their 20s.”
Appasani argues that older members of Gen Z being so preoccupied with how old they appear to other people is in fact a juvenile concern. It’s just now being experienced in their late 20s.
“It doesn't allow for them to actually dive into that developmental aspect of life, of really diving into identity and independence,” he added. “That comes back to what I was seeing initially about that stage of identity versus role, which typically happens when you're a teenager, has been extended out now into their 20s.”
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THOMASTON – Mr. Howard J. Penny Jr., 72, passed away on Sunday evening, Jan. 28, 2024, at the Yale New Haven Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Nancy Borzino.
Howard was born June 13, 1951, in Waterbury, son of the late Howard J. Sr. and Ann (Rotante) Penny. Howard was raised in Stamford; he worked in computers for Walden Books and PepsiCo before his retirement.
He will be remembered for his love of the outdoors, camping, cards, board games, watching old black and white movies and certainly telling jokes to anyone he met. Howard was also an avid reader.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Ara Penny of Rutland, Vt., and Avalon Penny of Biddeford, Maine; one stepdaughter, Meghan Borzino and her husband Theodore Reinheimer, of Oakville; two grandchildren, Mia and Emma Reinheimer; his mother-in-law Cecile Borzino, and brother-in-law Thomas Borzino, of Prospect; and nieces Jennifer Almy and Kimberly Borzino of Uxbridge, Mass.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas Church in Thomaston. Burial is private.
To send notes of sympathy and comfort to Howard’s family, please visit his tribute page at lyonsfuneralhome.com.
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The CEOs of five major social media companies just wrapped up their testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The heads of Meta, X, TikTok, Discord, and Snap were grilled about what they're doing to protect kids on their platforms.
The major concerns are teen suicides, unrealistic beauty standards, bullying and guarding against child predators, and sextortion. The hearing started at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, and it didn't take long for things to get quite emotional.
In a poignant moment, parents stood up and held images of their children who lost their lives to suicide due to social media, as the hearing began with recorded testimonies from children who had been hurt because of these platforms. Mark Zuckerberg turned around and offered an apology.
“I’m sorry for everything you have all been through,” Zuckerberg told them. "It's terrible. No one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered. And this is why we invest so much and are going to continue doing industry-leading efforts to make sure that no one has to go through the things your families have had to suffer."
However, Stefan Turkheimer, vice president of public policy at the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, who was sitting with the parents during the hearing, contends that the apology fell short of being enough.
“I think the parents are incredibly frustrated with the behavior of the platforms, and Facebook specifically, and Mark Zuckerberg even more specifically. I don't think his apology or whatever statement he made made much of a difference to them. I think that they want to see real change in the platforms and real accountability from Facebook and Meta, and they're not getting it, and I don't think the actual statement he made to them really had much effect,” Turkheimer told Scripps News.
Meta is under legal scrutiny from several states, accused of purposefully creating addictive features on Instagram and Facebook for children and failing to protect them from online predators.
During her opening statements, Sen. Amy Klobuchar was visibly frustrated as she compared tech companies’ response to harmful content to grounding Boeing planes after the in-flight emergency earlier this month.
"When a Boeing plane lost a door in midflight several weeks ago, nobody questioned the decision to ground a fleet of over 700 planes. So why are not we taking the same type of decisive action on the danger of these platforms when we know these kids are dying? We have bills that have passed through this incredibly diverse committee when it comes to our political views that have passed through this committee, and they should go to the floor,” she said. “We should do something finally about liability, and then we should turn to some of the other issues that a number of us have worked on when it comes to the charges for app stores and when it comes to the monopoly behavior and the preferencing, but I will stick with this today: Facts, one-third of fentanyl cases investigated over five months had direct ties to social media; that's from the DEA. Facts, between 2012 and 2022, cyber tip-line reports of online child sexual exploitation increased from 415,000 to more than 32 million. And as I noted, at least 20 victims committed suicide in sextortion cases."
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel apologized to families whose children died after purchasing drugs on Snapchat. “I’m so sorry that we have not been able to prevent these tragedies,” he said. Then he proceeded to outline some of the company's efforts to protect its users.
During the hearing, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew emphasized the platform's commitment to enforcing its policy preventing children under 13 from using the app. Meanwhile, CEO Linda Yaccarino stated that X (formerly known as Twitter) does not cater to children but that the company backs the STOP CSAM Act bill that makes tech companies responsible for child sexual exploitation cases by removing their liability shield.
Despite a rare instance of congressional agreement against the platforms during Wednesday's hearing, Congress has yet to enact legislation to regulate social media companies and their content, which has allowed these companies to operate for years without more strict federal oversight.
Additional reporting by The Associated Press.
SEE MORE: Mother who lost teen to viral challenge calls for more protections
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com
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| 2024-01-31T23:11:22Z
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Puppy Bowl 2024: Meet the adorable dogs competing in the 20th anniversary event
LOS ANGELES - Forget about Taylor Swift.
Sunday, Feb. 11 marks the 20th anniversary of America's real favorite pastime: Puppy Bowl.
Puppy Bowl XX will feature 131 puppies from 73 shelters across the country who are all looking forward to showing off their moves.
"Puppies are taking over the show's production by operating the cameras and lighting, directing from the control room, stage managing on the studio floor," Warner Bros. Discovery said in a statement.
Ahead of the game, here's your chance to meet the players from Team Ruff and Team Fluff who will be playing for the "Lombarky" Trophy:
Team Ruff:
Team Fluff:
Hosted by Beth Stern, the Great American Rescue Bowl airs on Great American Family Channel on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 11, from noon-2 p.m. ET.
Puppy Bowl XX will also feature special needs puppies
Six puppies with special needs will be introduced including Riddle who suffers from a neurological condition called cerebellar hypoplasia and Mr. Bean who is a two-legged Papillon.
All of the Puppy Bowl dogs are also available for adoption.
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Lowland League: Pat Scullion hails substitutes' impact in crucial win over Gretna 2008
A double from Luke Rankin either side of a Gregor Fotheringham strike sealed the 3-2 home win for the Shire on Scottish Lowland Football League duty. It also means Gretna are now 14 points worse off that Scullion’s side.
On the match, the boss said: “We showed good character to come back. It was pretty pedestrian during the first half from both teams. We gave away a daft penalty and that was the difference. That gave them a lift. Luke Rankin takes the equaliser well.
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“That gave us a big lift. Luke does well for the winner and the main thing was that we saw it out. We’ve lost out so many times from a good position this season. The boys defended ever so well in the final moments.
“The boys who were on the bench saw us through the game – that really pleased me. The energy they bring is key and the attitude is spot on. The squad has been trimmed a wee bit now and the competition for places is excellent.
“The starting guys know that if they aren’t performing then they will come out of the team.”
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Colin Cowherd Trashed ‘Lonely Men’ for Getting Mad at Taylor Swift Coverage, and Fans Loved It
Andy Nesbitt
Originally Published: January 31, 2024 3:17 p.m.
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Trinity Biotech plc (NASDAQ:TRIB) M&A and Q3 2023 Results Conference Call January 31, 2024 8:30 AM ET
Company Participants
Eric Ribner - Managing Director, LifeSci Advisors
John Gillard - Chief Executive Officer
Des Fitzgerald - Chief Financial Officer
Operator
Greetings, and welcome to the Trinity Biotech corporate update call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Eric Ribner. Thank you, Mr. Ribner, you may begin.
Eric Ribner
Thanks very much. And thank you for all for joining us today to review Trinity Biotech's entry into the wearable biosensor market and associated intended partnership with Bayer and its amended credit agreement and strengthened investment relationship with Perceptive Advisors. We will also touch on the Company's Q3 2023 results. Joining us on today's call are John Gillard, Chief Executive Officer; and Des Fitzgerald, Chief Financial Officer.
Before we begin, please note that statements made during this conference call may be deemed forward-looking within the meaning of federal securities laws. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events to differ from those expressed or implied in such statements. These risks include but are not limited to those set forth in the risk factor statement in the company's annual report on Form 20-F with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Trinity Biotech undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after today or the occurrence of unanticipated events. Please also note that description of the transactions on today's call do not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the transaction documents, which will be included in Form 6-K to be filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. With that said, I will now turn the call over to CEO, John Gillard. After which, we will let you know that you can ask us questions by using the e-mail associated on the press releases.
John, the floor is yours.
John Gillard
Thank you, Eric. Hello, everyone. I'm very excited to speak to you today in my first investor conference as CEO about the recent Waveform transaction, which we believe marks the beginning of Trinity's transition into a global leader in wearable biosensor technology. Behind the scenes, we've been spending a significant amount of time evaluating options to drive the company's future, and I'm eager to tell you about our vision and plan moving forward. We have engaged a group of industry leading consultants with whom we have collaborated to assess market, conduct extensive technical due diligence and map out development and commercialization scenario. We have combined this work with Trinity’s 30 year in healthcare industry experience and the insights that our new management team bring from other industries and companies to develop our reinvented vision for Trinity, a vision built around the modern technology and healthcare landscape. This vision is ultimately focused on developing a range of wearable biosensors to deliver analytically driven health and wellness insights based upon what is happening in, on and around the body. Compared to sporadic and/or frequent lab testing that combines disjoint of small and often analyze the datasets, biosensors have the capability to regularly and frequently capture large enriched and digital data sets. We believe this will be critical in training and fueling the next generation of diagnostics and wellness insights, which in our view, will be powered by artificial intelligence.
Of the three pillars required to build artificial intelligence powered diagnostic and wellness insight models, two of them being software and computing power, are relatively broadly available through cloud computing service. It's the third, access to large accurate data models that we believe is likely the largest constraint to developments and where we believe biosensors can play a critical role. On this call, we will explain why we found the opportunity so compelling and why we think that Trinity can succeed in this large, developing and important market. Those who have followed Trinity story know that we have been providing accessible high quality HIV diagnostic drug to world since 1996. We currently manufacture over 30 million diabetes HbA1c tests annually. Leveraging these strengths, we are now reinventing and repositioning our company towards the future in wearable biosensor technology and artificial intelligence driven insights. We've acquired a wearable biosensor technology platform from Waveform that offers a proprietary needle-free, reusable and affordable continuous glucose monitor or CGM. We believe that Trinity biosensor technology will initially allow us to launch a state of the art CGM that delivers a lower annual cost of care compared to the current main market participants. This should allow us to bring this important care solution to the vast number of potential users who currently don't have access to this technology due to the cost of care of existing solutions.
These people can be, one, users in low and middle income countries where public or private payer resources are insufficient to provide broad access to CGM. As I will talk through later, many of the countries where diabetes is growing at its fastest rate are lower middle income countries, meaning this is an ever increasingly important problem to solve. And two, diabetics in high income countries where public or private payer budgets are exhausted by paying for the current CGM solution across only a portion of the diabetic population. Frequently, this shortfall is attributed to financial constraints and many countries only cover insulin dependent diabetic rather than offering a solution to non-insulin dependent or prediabetic to produce CGM to manage and prevent the progression of their condition. As we all know, prevention is better than cure. The acquisition of the Trinity biosensor technology was made of what we believe are attractive terms and I will walk you through those specifics shortly. Our development and commercialization of this new technology will be supported by existing capabilities in high volume, high quality medical device manufacturing and global regulatory and distribution expertise. We expect to kick start our scaled commercial launch of this new technology through commercial partnerships, the first of which with Bayer in China and India we are delighted to also announce today and which we will speak more about later on this call. Trinity has a long history of working as a key partner with some of the largest healthcare industry participants globally. And we look forward to building a strong and mutually beneficial relationship with Bayer.
As I mentioned, in the Trinity biosensor technology, we have acquired an innovative wearable biosensor technology, which we believe has applications beyond CGM in being a key data capture component in the move towards artificial intelligence driven diagnostics and wellness insights. At an industry level, going forward, we expect the developments in artificial intelligence, including machine learning, provide immense opportunity to deliver personalized simple and actionable health and wellness insights to users. This is where we believe diagnostics is going. However, a foundational requirement to capture such insights will be the convenient capture of accurate, multifaceted data points about what is happening in, on and around people's bodies. As such, we believe that the delivery of an accurate multipurpose wearable biosensor technology can unlike existing solutions that arguably only offer a pinhole view of what is happening instead effectively be a window into people's health and will be absolutely key to unlocking the value from the broader technology revolution. And we intend to build that data capture technology in tandem with developing a sophisticated and multipurpose analytical platform that can deliver insights to digital devices, including smartphone, smart watches, et cetera.
The Trinity biosensor CGM has a number of attractive points of differentiation versus the current market leading devices. Notably, it features proprietary needle free insertion of the wearable biosensor, which reduces pain and tissue trauma at the injection site and also offers more user comfort. All other major market wearable CGM devices require a needle, which creates trauma at the injection site by puncture the skin and this needle is then withdrawn and needs to be disposed of together with effective care. In contrast, the Waveform device allows for reusability of the applicator as there is no need for disposal. In addition, all of the components of the CGM solutions offered by the current main market participants must be discarded in their entirety after use, i.e., 10 days to two weeks. This includes the battery, electronics and plastic housing. In contrast, the main components of our new technology including the battery, electronics and applicator, are reusable for up to two years, resulting in a lower cost of goods in terms of an annualized cost of solution and substantially less waste from an environmental perspective. The reusable nature of our electronics allows for the cost effective incorporation of additional sensor technology, details of which we will keep confidential for now given commercial sensitivities, but we will update the market on these in due course.
These features make the product ideal for low to middle income countries where cost sensitivity can be a gating factor to scale CGM adoption and should significantly reduce the cost of care to both patients and payers alike in higher income countries, allowing for a broader adoption of CGM as a standard of care for diabetics. The generally accepted measure of CGM accuracy is mean absolute relative difference or MARD. The Waveform device achieved CE Mark approval in 2019 and published clinical studies have demonstrated a MARD of less than 10%, which is broadly in line with the published MARD of the main market participant. While the Waveform device was commercially launched in a limited number of European countries, we are not going to continue sales of the current device, as we believe it would benefit from upgrades in the feature sets, considering today's user expectations, including in terms of calibration, frequency, look and feel, plus manufacturing process improvements to facilitate manufacture at high volumes. After our extensive technical due diligence and development road mapping in partnership with an internationally recognized technical consulting house, we have identified a discrete number of product and process improvements. In particular, we, as an experienced and high volume manufacturer of quality medical devices, have identified manufacturing improvements that can improve real world performance and user experience. These enhancements should fundamentally upgrade the product feature set and performance and deliver a more consumer friendly and compact product. Our immediate plan, which we have already started, is to execute on these enhancements and confirm their impact in a clinical trial, which we aim to begin in 2025.
In order to drive this program, we have hired a number of senior Waveform leaders and are engaging internationally recognized external experts to augment our internal resources. We will update the market on our progress in due course. It's important to note that we are not starting from scratch. Although, we are not continuing sales of the current version of the Waveform product, we are going to build on that significant prior investment foundation on earlier device development. We understand that over $100 million has been spent to date on the Waveform technology. We expect to complete file improvements through commercial relaunch with a relatively modest incremental outlay compared to the size of the financial opportunity that exists for this technology. This investment allows us to reinvent trends by better utilizing our existing platform of capabilities in the medical devices space to bring cutting edge technology through to its final stages of development and commercialization in high value and expanding markets. We believe that an opportunity like this to acquire well progressed but not yet market optimized technology on attractive terms provides an exciting and compelling opportunity for our investors to benefit from significant capital value growth. The market for CGM is clear improvement with the two largest players in the market, Dexcom and Abbott, both currently generating revenues of greater than $1 billion a quarter based on recently disclosed information.
As I mentioned, we believe that the reusable nature of the sensor applicator, battery and electronics has a significant impact in terms of the cost of goods of an annual solution using our technology. This can translate into a lower cost of care solution and a significantly lower environmental impact. Trinity's reusable applicator is extremely environmentally friendly when compared to the disposable technology of market leading devices. Our competitors discard approximately 50 to 70 applicators for every one applicator discarded by Trinity's acquired CGM system depending on the use life of the competitor product. In addition, by discarding batteries, transmitters and circuitry with each sensor, our competitors' solutions generate significant pollution and costs. Our reusability is a strong differentiator as it reduces pollution and waste while also allowing a lower cost solution to new users. Additionally, as we look to expand our biosensor capability across other areas, the reusable device should allow for the cost effective incorporation of additional sensing capability into the device to make it multifunction and increase its measuring capabilities. We are very excited about this prospect. The global diabetes market continues to grow. According to data produced by the International Diabetes Foundation disease prevalence is expected to grow from 537 million adults in 2021 to approximately 640 million in 2030, with approximately 80% of those based in low to middle income countries where our independent market research indicates the range of CGM adoption is lower than established markets like North America. All of these markets need an affordable and high quality CGM device and the growing prevalence of diabetes in established high income countries, combined with the trend of consumer spend on wireless technologies such as smartwatches, leads us to believe there is a substantial and growing market for CGM into the future.
For example, our market research studies have shown that CGM use is in its infancy in Brazil, a country where we currently have a market leading position in providing diabetes HbA1c tests. Brazil has a significant and growing diabetic population with approximately 16 million diabetic patients. We believe that providing an affordable CGM to markets like Brazil can increase accessibility and more broadly our market research suggests that an affordable device will increase usage globally. As such, smart rather than merely competing with the main market participants head-to-head in the same regions and at the same price points. We believe that our CGM device can drive geographic growth through increasing penetration of CGM devices in these markets by tackling the cost of care barrier through broad adoption of CGM. Our established brand as a global provider of quality diabetes tests should be a powerful tool to drive commercialization of our CGM and build the market. Our partnership with Bayer is designed to further unlock these opportunities in China and India, and I will speak further on that shortly. Through market analysis and feedback with key opinion leaders, we've confirmed that we are pursuing an attractive and growing market, where in addition to the established global level of type one diabetes, the global prevalence of obesity and type two diabetes is growing. We also appreciate that in the established markets payers have significant influence in CGM industry and often used cost to select regulatory approved devices for reimbursement.
Our research suggests that CGMs are currently used primarily by type one diabetics, the type two diabetics who are insulin dependent and/or who have a history of hypoglycemia. However, as utilization further advances to more of the type two diabetic population and governments continue to broaden the reimbursement, patient base, we expect to see more price sensitivity from patients who are paying co-pays as well as from government programs that purchased these device. Additionally, there is an increased uptake of CGMs being used in everyday life outside of the current reimbursement bundle with increased non-insulin based independent type two diabetics people with pre-diabetes and even non-typical users who have no history of diabetes beginning to understand the health and wellness benefits of continuous our sporadic CGM. In this regard, the current CGM offering are generally too expensive for wide adoption by these user. By developing a low cost reusable CGM through our acquisition of the Waveform assets, we believe we can increase the affordability and accessibility for these use. With the cost of care of the main existing market participants, it is difficult to see how widespread adoption of CGM can be achieved in the short to medium term, if ever, especially in low to middle income countries and non-insulin dependent cohorts. We believe that this technology is too important to just passively rely on time to drive adoption. We want to be a catalyst for enabling access to this critical technology in the same way we have for HIV testing technology.
The inherent lower cost of care of our solution should collapse the time line for broader adoption across two vectors, one, geographically and two, penetration to other user cohorts. By driving adoption across both broad sectors, we believe we can drive significant market expansion for this technology. These tailwinds make us extremely enthusiastic about the opportunity for Trinityand it's shareholders. Critical in our search for new product opportunities while the recognition that many of Trinity's existing have well developed capabilities as a 30 year old global diagnostic company could provide a higher return to our investors if they were directed to new technology areas with true potential to scale to an extent appropriate for a modern public company. As I already mentioned, Trinity has built significant expertise in the diabetes area over the last decade or more growing our diabetes HbA1c testing business to over 30 million tests per year. As such, we know diabetes. We have numerous products approved by healthcare regulators across the globe, including the FDA, World Health Organization and CE Mark approval in the EU to name but a few. As such, we know regulation. Finally, we know how to consistently deliver critical medical devices to aid the management of epidemic globally. Trinity was established in the midst of the AIDS crisis to develop and deliver an affordable quality medical device that has played a critical role in the management of HIV across many countries for well over 20 years, something our company is rightly very proud of.
Today, diabetes and obesity are some of the most pressing healthcare challenges facing populations globally. And we believe that with the acquisition of the Waveform technology, Trinity is again well positioned to make a very meaningful contribution to the management of an epidemic this time on a global scale. While recognizing and appreciating the importance of those who have contributed to Trinity's capabilities to date, we have also recognized the need to bring in fresh talent in key senior positions. Over the past three years, we have hired senior individuals with track records of achievement in some of the largest life science and technology companies globally. These people were hired so we were well positioned to execute on a high growth potential opportunity such as this. We believe that the combination of the new Trinity team with key hires from Waveform and internationally recognized external experts has created a formidable and motivated team who can drive this vision to success. We have today also announced that we have entered into a nonbinding letter of intent with Bayer to establish joint partnerships with Bayer in China and India, which we are very, very excited about. The China joint partnership intends to leverage Bayer’s significant and well established presence in the Chinese healthcare market, particularly diabetes and is intended to lead to the launch of a low cost, high quality CGM device designed to increase affordability and accessibility of diabetes care.
Diabetes is a major health concern in China with a significant and rapidly growing diabetes prevalence regionally. In addition to the proposal to enter the Chinese market, the letter of intent includes a framework for the intention to launch a CGM device in India. India faces a significant public health challenge with over 100 million people living with diabetes and a rise in both type one and type two diabetes. To date, CGM use in India is not widespread but it's been trending higher recently with increasing awareness about self care. Bayer Pharma India has a strong presence in the diabetes market with brands like Kerendia and Glucobay. With a low cost offering, this partnership intends to increase access to CGM technology across India, providing an innovative and affordable path to high quality healthcare. We believe that the combination of very strong local commercial presence and Trinity's ability to manufacture a low cost and innovative CGM device on the back of the Waveform asset acquisition can drive our collaboration to a market leading status in China, aiding both patients and physicians with the management of diabetes in a data driven and scaled way. In addition, Bayer's established presence in the diabetes market in India provide an ideal partnership for us to drive adoption of CGM in this strategically important and expanding market. I believe that this development demonstrates the value that can be created for Trinity shareholder through the Company's revised strategy.
Now let me walk you through the attractive terms for this transaction. We believe that it was important from a capital structure and risk perspective that we used a balanced mix of equity and debt to fund the acquisition. As such, we have made an upfront cash payment of $5.5 million plus issued 9 million Trinity Biotech American Depository Shares or ADSs in exchange for all of the assets related to Waveform’s biosensor business. This includes all intellectual property, including a number of patents in this field and manufacturing and development equipment. Waveform as part of a portfolio company of our current principal lender, Perceptive Advisors and the 9 million ADSs been issued by the company as partial consideration for the acquisition of the Waveform assets will be issued to Perceptive. As set out in the press release, additional contingent consideration may also apply. We are also very pleased to have strengthened our investment relationship with a large scale and specialist healthcare investors, such as Perceptive Advisors, with Perceptive now becoming our largest investor with an almost 20% equity holding and significant debt investments. We have also updated our credit agreement for Perceptive to provide greater liquidity and lower cost of borrowing to our company.
Under the amended credit agreement, we have immediate access to an additional $22 million of funding and are deploying $12.5 million of this to acquire the Waveform assets. The remaining $9.5 million is available for general corporate purposes, including the further development of the CGM and biosensor technology. We can also draw down another $6.5 million of borrowings for general corporate purposes and further development of the CGM and biosensor technology at any point between April 2024 to December 2024, thereby providing further liquidity to fund the CGM and biosensor technology. The amended credit agreement also immediately reduces the annual rate of interest on the loan by 2.5% to 8.5%, plus the greater of the term secured overnight financing rate or SOFR or 4% per annum, and allows for a further 2.5% reduction in the annual interest rate to 6.25% plus the same terms once the amended term loan falls below $35 million. In addition, the amended loan has the early repayment penalty, thus reducing the cost of early repayment. The amended term loan continues to mature in January 2026. In addition, in connection with the amended term loan Perceptive will receive new warrants to purchase an additional 2.5 million ADSs and the company’s agreed to price these additional warrants and reprice the warrants to purchase 2.5 million ADSs previously issued to Perceptive under the original term loan to an exercise price of $0.44. The amended term loan significantly reduces the company's revenue covenants, which will enable the management team to focus on profitability rather than an over focus on pure revenue growth. We are excited to have strengthened investment to have a strengthened investment relationship especially with healthcare investor of the caliber and scan as Perceptive.
Before I hand you over to Dave to discuss Q3 2023 results, I will take a few moments to update everyone on the new management team strategy and priorities for the company outside of our move into wearable biosensors. We are also very focused on meeting our growth opportunities in our rapid HIV testing business and much improving its cash generation profile. We are working to scale and optimize our rapid HIV testing manufacturing capacity in light of the successful launch of our TrinScreen HIV product in Kenya with the team at our Irish manufacturing site aiming to at least triple the manufacturing output for 2024, so we meet the expected 2024 TrinScreen orders. However, I am very conscious that we do this in as cost and cash efficient manner as possible. We do expect this to be initially margin percentage dilutive as we scale, given the price point of TrinScreen HIV. However, in conjunction with scaling production, we are actively pursuing a location move of some aspects of our rapid HIV product, which should very significantly improve the margin, EBITDA and cash generation profile of our rapid HIV business. We are aiming to have these in place by the end of 2024.
We continue to focus on significantly improving the cost structure of our existing diabetes HbA1c testing business, which we expect will improve the profitability, cash generation and ultimately, the value of that business. The three initiatives we set out in October 2023 press release are progressing well and we remain on track to deliver approximately $4 million of annualized recurring cost savings from these initiatives. And we believe that these initiatives will also allow us to deliver an increasingly cost competitive diabetes HbA1c solution, putting us in a stronger position to grow market share over time. We also continue to critically examine other aspects of the manufacturing structure of our overall hemoglobin business with a view to further significantly reducing the cost of operations. We are also seeking ways to identify the most value accretive use for our other smaller businesses and have engaged external consultants to support our examination of the optimal path to value accretion for these business. This review remains ongoing and there are some potentially exciting paths available.
We will update shareholders in due course as we solidify plans for these businesses. Overlaying each of our business segments is a key focus on profitability through optimizing our revenue and cost cycles. This new management team is focused on disciplined and relentless execution of these priorities.
I will now hand you over to Des who will walk you through preliminary results for Q4 2023 and Q3 2023 financial results.
Des Fitzgerald
Thanks, John. Before you get into the details of the third quarter results, I'd like to take the opportunity to express how excited I am to be joining the executive management team of Trinity Biotech at this juncture. Today's announcement of our acquisition of the Waveform assets, our nonbinding letter of intent with Bayer on our amended credit agreement and strengthened relationship with Perceptive really marked what we believe is the beginning of an exciting transformation of Trinity Biotech as we aim to become a global leader in wearable biosensor technology. Firstly, I will briefly speak to our preliminary Q4 2023 results. We expect revenue for the fourth quarter 2023 to be between $13 million to $14 million with gross margin percentage to be broadly in line with the reported gross margin percentage for Q3 2023. Our Q4 margin is expected to be negatively affected by a raw material supply issue, which reduced the amount for Q3 inventory of our Uni-Gold HIV test. This issue has been resolved but had a negative impact on our absorption of costs in the quarter, thereby, negatively impacting gross margin. Our reported revenues are expected to be broadly in line with Q3 2023 for the majority of our product lines with expected reductions in our hemoglobins division and HIV division. In our hemoglobins business, we are expected to be lower than Q3 2023 as year end, shipments of product at suboptimal pricing were deferred as we renegotiate contract terms with a key customer. In our HIV business, shipments of our Uni-Gold HIV test are expected to be lower than Q3 2023 due to typical irregular quarter and quarter ordering patterns.
Now I will move on to our Q3 2023 results, starting with revenue. Revenues for the quarter were $14.7 million compared to $15.7 million for the same quarter in 2022, representing a decrease of $1 million. This decrease was primarily driven by a reduction in revenue in our autoimmune business with the largest contributor being the previously announced loss of the transplant testing business in our Reference Laboratory in Buffalo. Our VTM business at Clinical Chemistry businesses experienced small declines of $0.2 million each in the quarter compared to Q3 2022, which was offset by an increase in our diabetes HbA1c business of $0.3 million and increases in our point-of-care business of $0.2 million, driven by higher sales of Uni-Gold. Gross profit margin percentage for Q3 2023 was 29.2%. However, this was inclusive of an excess inventory obsolescence charge of approximately $0.9 million in the quarter. This obsolescence charge was driven by write-offs in our COVID VTM business as demand in the latter half of 2023 was weaker than expected, together with smaller write-offs relating to our Tri-stat instrument as we sunset that product. Excluding these write-offs, our gross margin would have been 35.5%, 350 basis points higher than gross margin in Q3 2022, measured on the same basis of excluding excess inventory obsolescence charges.
Moving on to R&D expenditure of $1.2 million for the quarter, which is marginally higher than the same quarter in 2022 as we capitalized fewer costs into product development and tangible assets. Our SG&A expenses of $7.7 million in the quarter increased by $2.5 million when compared to Q3 2022. This increase is due to a number of factors, including higher share based accounting charges of $0.6 million, lower foreign exchange gains of $0.4 million, restructuring costs of $0.2 million associated with our previously announced headcount reduction and higher than expected consulting fees. Our professional advisory and consulting fees, which were $1 million in the quarter, were $0.5 million higher than Q3 2022 and we also expect elevated fees in Q4 2023. These higher fees are driven by higher legal and financial advisory costs as part of our acquisition of the Waveform assets, which as an asset deal was complex and time consuming. And external consulting fees were incurred as we continue the examination of the optimal path to value accretion for some of our smaller business lines as detailed by John earlier in the call. We expect these fees to reduce through 2024 to a quarterly level of half or Q3 2023 expense unless we engage in additional transactions. I will make the point that we recognize that professional fees associated with the Waveform transaction are relatively large when compared to the deal size as a structured basis and asset deal rather than a share deal. This drove a higher degree of complexity, however, it also brought increased benefits of significantly reducing the risk of the transaction. This all led to an operating loss for the quarter of $4.5 million compared to an operating loss of $8.1 million in Q3 2022. The lower loss was primarily due to an impairment charge recognized in Q3 2022 of $2.3 million and higher excess inventory obsolescence charge of $3.8 million in Q3 2022.
Financial income for the quarter was $0.4 million compared to $0.3 million for Q3 2022 related to fair value adjustments to warrants granted. Financial expenses in Q3 2023 of $2.4 million were slightly higher than Q3 2022 due to higher interest rates in the period. The loss aftertax for continuing operations for the quarter was $6.7 million compared to a loss of $10 million in Q3 ‘22. The key drivers of the movement being the previously mentioned impairment charge and higher inventory obsolescence charges in Q3 2020. Loss before depreciation, amortization, tax, interest and share option charges was $3.5 million for the quarter. Basic loss per ADS was $0.18 compared to $0.24 in Q3 2022. Finally, I will discuss our cash flow for the quarter. Our cash balance decreased from $14.2 million in Q2 2023 to $6.3 million in Q3 2023. Cash used by operating activities was $4.7 million, which is inclusive of the net working capital investment of $2.3 million. I will now hand you back to John.
John Gillard
Thank you, Des. To revisit for a few moments the broader opportunity from our acquisition of our new biosensor technology. Our longer term aspiration is to pursue platform expansion into adjacent wearable biosensor technology to measure other important biomarkers and health metrics, and provide essential data and artificial intelligence enabled health and wellness insights. We do intend to expand this technology beyond CGM. We believe that some of the differentiated features of the acquired biosensor technology lend themselves very well to more comprehensive data capture and analytic solutions. We will reveal more about these plans as we advance them. But we are very excited about coupling this platform biosensor technology with broader technology, including machine learning to develop products and services that give valuable insights based upon what is happening in, on and around people's bodies. To wrap up, we are extremely enthusiastic about our plans for this wearable biosensor technology and the broad opportunities that lie ahead for Trinity. We are delighted to be partnering with Bayer in this important endeavor. And finally, through our strengthened investment relationship with Perceptive Advisors, we have secured the financing to immediately execute on our vision. I'd like to take this time to thank you for your attention and engagement, and I'll now hand you back to Eric.
Eric Ribner
Thanks, John. And thanks, everyone, for listening to our call. If you do have any questions, please e-mail them at investorrelations@trinitybiotech.com, or you can call us at (646) 751-4363. I will now turn it back to the operator.
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Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons is out for Wednesday's matchup with the Phoenix Suns, the team announced.
The 27-year-old sustained played his first game in nearly three months on Monday, coming back from a nearly three-month long absence. He recorded 10 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds vs. the Utah Jazz in the comeback.
But the return came at a cost, as he suffered a left knee contusion after taking a hit during the game, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania. After the knee began to swell, Simmons reportedly underwent tests that showed no further issue.
It's unclear how long Simmons will be sidelined, but it seems unlikely that the injury will keep him out for as long as the last one did. He was previously hampered by a pinched nerve in his back that he began to recover from on Nov. 6.
This story will be updated.
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TORRINGTON – Joyce A. (Rivet) Rousseau, 84, entered the gates of Heaven on Monday, Jan, 29, 2024, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of the late Lionel J. Rousseau, who passed away in 2002.
Joyce was born in Waterbury on April 19, 1939, a daughter of the late Paul and Lillian (Aubrie) Rivet. She worked as a bookkeeper for many years at the Waterbury Anesthesiologists Association until her retirement.
Joyce was considered a gourmet cook to her family and many friends; she enjoyed knitting and quilting, and was an animal lover, especially her dogs, Dudley, Sammy, and Charlie. She and her late husband Lionel loved living in Florida and spent may years enjoying the sun and warmth.
She leaves her three sons, Michael L. Rousseau and his wife Terri, of Thomaston, Edward A. Rousseau and his wife Lori, of Harwinton, and Richard J. Rousseau of Oakville; her four loving grandchildren, Corey Rousseau and his partner Brooke Normandin, Dylan Rousseau and his wife Kerry Ann, Dr. Mitchel Rousseau and his wife Alexandria, and Amanda Rousseau; and a great-granddaughter, Maisy Rae Rousseau.
She was predeceased by her siblings, Alan, Ronald, Arthur Rivet, Pauline Cammarata and Diana Durke.
A funeral service with the cremains present will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home, 430 Chase Parkway, Waterbury. Burial will follow at Mount Olivet Mausoleum, Watertown. Calling hours will be Saturday morning from 9 a.m. till the time of the service at the funeral home.
For more info, full obituary or to send e-condolences, visit chaseparkwaymemorial.com.
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Two Chicago-area men inducted into White Castle Hall of Fame
CHICAGO - Wednesday was a special day for Nick Brow, of Schaumburg, and Don Clelland, of Lombard.
Both men are among 11 new members of the prestigious "Cravers Hall of Fame" at White Castle's Columbus headquarters.
Since 2001, the century-old slider chain has been inducting its most rabid fans who submit the best White Castle stories.
"There was a really bad blizzard out. I was at my friend's house. It was two in the morning and instead of going home, I was like, ‘who wants to go to White Castle?’" said Brow.
It took Brow nearly an hour to get to the White Castle, which was just a little more than a mile away.
"The roads were unplowed. My windshield wipers were laboring," he said.
Then, his car window froze shut, forcing Brow to order outside.
"It was freezing and I was wet from the snow," Brow said. "A mile trip turned into an hour and a half to get the sliders. But it was worth it. Totally worth it, and it got me in the Hall of Fame."
Clelland and his girlfriend Monica enjoyed Valentine's Day at White Castle so much, he proposed to her there.
His friends hid in the bathroom with a vintage brown tux for the magic moment.
"Did a quick change, came back out, started playing the music and proposed to her at the White Castle," Clelland said.
She said yes and now they're raising their boys on sliders.
"I found the right woman that could appreciate both White Castle and the ridiculous humor of being proposed to at the White Castle," Clelland said.
Also being inducted – the old White Castle in Whiting, Ind., which was replaced after 88 years in 2023.
As part of their induction, both Nick and Don get giant Crave cases of little burgers, White Castle merchandise and a story that will be hard to swallow.
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Theme park fans, get ready for a whole new universe to explore.
Universal has announced the 2025 opening of a fourth park, called Universal Epic Universe. It’s the latest addition to the company’s existing parks in Orlando, Florida — Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure and Volcano Bay.
Universal Epic Universe will be divided into five lands, many of which are based on movies and video games. According to the company’s press release, the theme park will feature “more than 50 awe-inspiring attraction, entertainment, dining and shopping experiences that come together to create an unforgettable adventure that is nothing short of epic.”
The five immersive worlds are: Celestial Park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, Super Nintendo World, How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk and Dark Universe.
Here’s the general layout of how it will look:
No doubt fans will be thrilled to see a new area dedicated to the “Harry Potter” franchise, which has been a wildly popular component in two of Universal’s other parks. (Potter fans can visit Diagon Alley at Universal Studios and Hogwarts Castle at Islands of Adventure.)
Now they’ll be able to visit the Ministry of Magic and the streets of 1920s-era Paris from the “Fantastic Beasts” films.
In the area based on the “How to Train Your Dragon” franchise, which is called Isle of Berk, fans can soar with dragons and go on Viking adventures.
Guests can go through another portal and enter Super Nintendo‘s iconic green pipe. On its other side, they will become immediately immersed in a video game world populated by famous characters like Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong and Princess Peach.
Celestial Park is described by Universal as a lush, green otherworldly destination and a “world between worlds full of sensory delights.” In contrast, monsters reside in the “shadowy” Dark Universe inspired by the experiments of Dr. Victoria Frankenstein.
Wondering where all the guests will stay during their visit to this new park? Universal is also building three new hotels linked to Epic Universe. Two of the hotels will each boast 750 rooms, and one is located inside Universal Epic Universe and features its own dedicated entrance, so guests can walk directly into the theme park.
Watch the video below to get an enchanting glimpse at what will certainly be an epic universe park-goers will soon be able to explore.
It appears to be nothing short of magical!
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| 2024-01-31T23:11:28Z
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American midfielder Reyna looks to be headed to the Premier League in bid to revive career
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — United States midfielder Gio Reyna is heading to the Premier League in a bid to revive his career, but his time at Borussia Dortmund isn't over.
Reyna joined Nottingham Forest on loan Wednesday for the rest of the season. Dortmund is letting Reyna leave temporarily — the deal does not contain an option for Forest to buy him — and said he's also signed a one-year contract extension with the German team through the 2025-26 season.
“He is a player who has enormous skills and in whom we still see a lot of potential,“ Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl said in a statement, adding that Reyna had requested the Forest move. "We have complied with this and now wish Gio maximum sporting success for the second half of the season in England.”
The 21-year-old Reyna has started just one Bundesliga match this season, playing the first half at Eintracht Frankfurt on Oct. 29. He also has made 10 appearances as a substitute.
The last time Reyna played an entire Bundesliga game was in March 2022. He hasn’t started two Bundesliga games in a row since August 2021. Dortmund's signing of Jadon Sancho on loan from Manchester United added to the competition for places in the attacking midfield and winger positions where Reyna had been playing.
Kehl told Sky this month that Reyna was coming out of “a difficult time” with injury setbacks and that, given the amount of competition for places, he’d understand if Reyna was “a bit dissatisfied” with that.
Reyna was limited to two substitute appearances at the 2022 World Cup, around which a feud developed between Reyna’s family — he is a son of former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna and American midfielder Danielle Egan — and U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter. The spat led to Berhalter being replaced by interim coaches for much of last year.
Berhalter is back as the coach and Reyna played four matches with the U.S. in October and November.
Forest is in fifth-to-last place in the Premier League, two points and two places above the relegation zone.
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Athletics: Falkirk Victoria Harriers ace East District Cross-Country League meet
A total of 767 athletes took part with ages ranging from under-11 to veteran. Around 51 Falkirk Victoria Harriers’ athletes took part, all putting in tremendous effort and pushing themselves every step of the way to gain points for the club. Several Vics’ teams finished in the top three in their age categories.
The under-15 team boys finished in first place thanks to the efforts of Ray Taylor (1st), Hamish Hunter (4th) and Cahal McAtarsney (8th). The under-13 boys finished in third place with Ben Upfold (7th), Thomas Mitchell (15th) and Blair Anderson (21st) making up the team. The male teams over all age categories on the day finished in second place with Edinburgh AC in first.
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Hide AdFor the females, the under-15 girls team finished in third place courtesy of Skye Robertson (5th), Aine McAtarsney (16th) and Neve Taylor (17th) and the under-15/17 women; Isabella Ogg (8th), Emily Christie (13th) and Lucie Gibson (16th) also placed third with Edinburgh AC in first.
On the day, the female teams came in third place over all age categories. Over the course of the season, the under-11 and under-13 girls finished in third place, the under-15/17 women finished in second place and the under-20/senior women finished in third place - a fantastic result for all involved.
With the league events now over until later on this year, the next cross-country event will be the Lindsays National Championships at Callendar Park on the Saturday, February 24, a hugely popular event on the XC circuit.
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TORRINGTON – Louis G. Corey, 85, of Torrington, passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, at his residence. He was the husband of Linda (Buyak) Corey for 61 years.
Louis was born April 29, 1938, in Torrington, the son of the late Edward and Jennie (Theeb) Corey. One of 11 children, he was predeceased by his sisters and brothers, Bernice (Corey) Coon, Margaret Corey, Edward Corey, Jeannette (Corey) Tubbs, Robert Corey, Roger Corey and Stella Corey.
He was also predeceased by his daughter, Karen Corey; and grandchildren twins, Earl Edward and Abraham Corey Winegar.
In addition to his wife Linda, he is survived by three daughters, Sharon Corey (Jerry) Stallings of Virginia, Jeanne Corey (Kim) Marchand of Winsted, and Shannon (Brian) Thomas of Litchfield; his brother, Michael (Elizabeth) Corey of Torrington; and sister, Frieda Corey of Torrington; his grandchildren, Eva-Marie McGrath, Jennie Lynn Corey, Melinda Stallings, Paul Lopes, Jerre Stallings, Ryan Corey, Nathan Mogob and Madison Thomas; great-grandchildren Kayleigh Shumaker, Ethan McGrath and Holden Scott Stallings; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Louis (Lou) was known for his pride in his Lebanese heritage and especially for his superb Lebanese cooking. He served his country with the U.S. Army National Guard and began his active military career during the Flood of 1955.
He began working at Torrington Manufacturing as a machinist, working his way to manager and became a consultant for the spring machine industry with SPX Cooling Technologies, traveling throughout the United States, Canada and abroad to Germany and Taiwan.
He was president of the local U.A.W. 512, and extremely politically active, involved with the Democratic Town Committee, and was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention. He worked with the Labor Youth Coalition making life-long family friends.
He served on the board of directors of the Tormanco Credit Union and was a member of the Torrington Elks Lodge No. 372.
Louis’ humor, strong political opinions, and magnetic presence with all of his family and friends will be greatly missed.
The Divine Liturgy of Resurrection will be on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, 10 a.m. at St. Maron Church, 613 Main St., Torrington. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023 and/or Veterans Service Office, c/o 140 Main St., Torrington, CT 06790.
Condolences may be sent to the Corey family by visiting cookfuneralhomect.com.
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Nick Dunlap didn’t need much time to make his decision after hoisting the trophy in Southern California earlier this month.
The 20-year-old sophomore from Alabama, who made history with his win at The American Express two weeks ago, officially turned pro. He will now make his professional debut this week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which marks the second designated event on Tour so far this season.
"Hectic, but also really cool," Dunlap said on Wednesday of what the last few weeks have been like. "I've had numerous moments where you just kind of have to take it all in, it's overwhelming. But also I've dreamed about doing this my whole life and playing golf on the PGA Tour. To finally be here and to be able to do that as a 20-year-old is pretty cool."
Dunlap won The American Express in La Quinta, California, two weeks ago after posting a 60 in the third round. That made him the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson did so in 1991, and the youngest amateur to do so since 1910.
Dunlap, who won the U.S. Amateur, was already set to play in the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open this season. Now that he's turned pro, he will have full Tour status and exemption through the 2026 season. His win jumped him up 4,061 spots to No. 68 in the Official World Golf Rankings, which was the highest one-week jump in the rankings' history.
"I would say I knew that I was probably going to turn pro just with the opportunity that had been presented, but also I wanted to go back and talk to my teammates and talk to my parents and my coach and get their opinion and their two cents worth before I did anything," Dunlap said.
Once he did that, Dunlap made the trip to the Monterey Peninsula for this week’s tournament. Just like that, he was right in the mix. Fellow Alabama star Justin Thomas actually caught up with Dunlap and others at dinner on Monday night.
"Nick was there and he looked tired. He was like, 'Man, I'm so tired.'" Thomas said on Tuesday. "I was like, 'Dude, I don't really care. You should be sleeping right now and getting ready to go to class tomorrow morning and I'm pretty sure all of your teammates would happily switch with you, so be careful who you say that to.'
"I was needling him, giving him a hard time … I just think it's important that whatever he's always done, to continue to do that because I think it's easy to get a little bit taken over by the opportunity."
Dunlap will go off with Xander Schauffele on Thursday afternoon at Pebble Beach. He’ll then play at Spyglass Hill on Friday, where he’ll attempt to make a second straight cut before trying to compete into the weekend yet again. That’s no easy task, especially with the stronger field in play this week.
But regardless of how it goes, Dunlap knows how special it is to get to make his pro debut at Pebble Beach of all places.
"I remember playing this place on the PGA Tour PlayStation game, so to be out here and to see it for the first time is pretty cool," he said.
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Zuckerberg apologizes to Chicago parents as Senate grills tech leaders over kids' online safety
WASHINGTON - Tech leaders were taking tough questions from the Senate on Wednesday.
A bi-partisan group of lawmakers is pushing for legislation to protect kids and teens online, and they came face to face with parents who’ve lost loved ones and say the app makers must do something to make the online environment safer for children.
The crowd was filled with parents, including two Chicago parents of bullied victims. The head of "Meta," Mark Zuckerberg, was put on the spot by a Missouri senator to apologize to the families in attendance.
Zuckerberg then got up and turned around to the crowd of parents holding up pictures of their kids who died of causes they say were related to social media. He told the crowd, in part, "I'm sorry for everything you have all been through."
He was one of five tech executives called to testify during the hearing set to address issues like the prevalence of child sexual abuse material on social platforms.
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled the leaders of Meta, TikTok, "X," and other companies about the negative impact social media is having on the well-being of young people.
"The Republicans will answer the call. All of us, everyone one of us is ready to work with you and Democrat colleagues on this committee to prove to the American people that while Washington is certainly broken, there is a ray of hope, and it is here. It lies with your children. After years of working on this issue with you and others, I’ve come to the conclusion that the following social media companies, as they are currently designed and operate, are dangerous products," Sen. Lindsey Graham said.
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Alvarez's brace leads Man City past Burnley in Haaland's return
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland made his highly anticipated return for Manchester City after nearly two months out injured, coming on as a substitute in a 3-1 win over Burnley on Wednesday after fellow striker Julian Alvarez scored twice on his 24th birthday.
Haaland was given a big ovation at Etihad Stadium after coming on in the 71st minute for Kevin De Bruyne, whose first start since his own injury layoff included a clever assist for Alvarez’s — and City’s — second goal.
Rodri added the third for City while Haaland was unable to add to his 14 goals this campaign — tied for the most in the league — in his short time on the field, which included a wild miskick that sent the ball backward instead of toward goal.
Alvarez’s double will give City manager Pep Guardiola plenty to think about heading into the final few months of the season, now that Haaland is healthy again after his foot injury.
Does Guardiola pair the Norway and Argentina internationals in attack? Or does Alvarez make way, having led the line well in Haaland’s absence since Dec. 6?
Whatever he does, Guardiola has enviable options now that Haaland and De Bruyne are back.
Alvarez headed in a cross from Matheus Nunes in the 16th minute for the opening goal against a Burnley team managed by Vincent Kompany, a former City captain who has a statue outside the Etihad as a tribute to his 11 years of service at the club.
Alvarez made it 2-0 by slotting home after a quick free kick in behind the defense from De Bruyne from a central position. Guardiola celebrated wildly with his staff, suggesting it was a planned move.
Rodri’s goal was in the 46th minute, the Spain midfielder finishing first time from the edge of the area after Phil Foden’s inside pass.
Burnley grabbed a consolation goal through Ameen Al-Dakhil in the third minute of stoppage time.
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Ermenegildo Zegna N.V. (NYSE:ZGN) 2023 Full Year Preliminary Revenues Call January 31, 2023 8:00 AM ET
Company Participants
Francesca Di Pasquantonio - IR
Gildo Zegna - Chairman & CEO
Gianluca Tagliabue - CFO & COO
Rodrigo Bazan - CEO, Thom Browne
Conference Call Participants
Anthony Charchafji - BNP Paribas
Chris Huang - UBS
Louise Singlehurst - Goldman Sachs
Operator
Good morning or good afternoon, all. Welcome to the Ermenegildo Zegna Group 2023 Fiscal Year Preliminary Revenues Call. My name is Adam, and I'll be operator for today. [Operator Instructions]
I will now hand the call over to Francesca Di Pasquantonio to begin. Francesca, please go ahead, when you are ready.
Francesca Di Pasquantonio
Yes. Good afternoon or good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us as we discuss Zenga Group's preliminary and annual revenues for the fourth quarter of 2023 and for the full year. Please note that today's presentation material with press releases is available under the Investor page of the Zegna Group website. Joining us today are members of Zegna Group's leadership team, including Gildo Zenga, Chairman and CEO; Gianluca Tagliabue, CEO and CFO; Rodrigo Bazan, CEO of Thom Browne; and Lelio Gavazza CEO of Tom Ford Fashion.
Before we begin, I need to point out that we may make certain forward-looking statements during today's call. Our actual results may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. All such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in our SEC filings. I refer you to the safe harbor statement, which is included in page of today's presentation. And of course, this call will become a buyback language.
And I will now hand over to Gildo Zenga.
Gildo Zegna
Thank you, Francesca. Hello to everybody. Let me start by giving you all a warm welcome, and thank you for joining us today. Just a few weeks ago, we held our second Capital Markets Day at the New York Stock Exchange, where on that day, we shared our updated medium-term financial ambitions and a very detailed look at our strategy for the group and our brands, which obviously remains the backbone of our execution.
As we did highlight then, we are moving just beyond being the undisputed number one player in luxury menswear to tap into the immense opportunity in other soft luxury category. It's a multi-brand luxury group, our total addressable market is now 3x bigger than before. Our brands perfectly complement each other, fostering an amanous blend across geographies, categories and gender. They have significant untapped potential and opportunities for growth in various markets, categories, customer segment and channels.
As we said during our Capital Market Day, we are very happy with the momentum of our brand and we're very happy to share that we have called yet another strong quarter with organic growth of about 20% for both the quarter and the year and consolidated revenue just short of EUR2 billion. As we continue to execute the group's strategy we saw growth across all geographies and the continued strength in the U.S., in particular, despite a challenging environment, coupled with the rebound of operator China region has been quite encouraging. We are very pleased with the performance of our three brands in 2023.
We are a stronger player today, and thanks to our management team, we have been further sharpening our execution. The resonance of our brands and with customers around the world, supported by our sophisticated campaign and CRM capabilities is driving market share gains. We are particularly proud of the progress that Zenga has made since the branding.
Our exposure to women's wears actually through Thom Browne and now also Tom Ford is also contributing to this case. The growth in DTC revenue, in particular, reflects the success of our strategy to continue to increase this year ability for our brands and solidify the leadership position in the luxury market. As you have already heard, we say many times, increasing productivity, particularly Zenga been an area of focus. We saw the fruit of that in 2023 with a growth of over 50% compared to 2021, well ahead of the plans we had presented in May 2022.
I will never be tried of repeating Zenga Men priority, supported by our successful merchandising and by the deployment of new technologies, including Zenga X to further enhance the simplification of our campaign. None of that is possible without the support and endorsement of the entire organization and our great sales force, with whom I had the pleasure of spending time with during an exciting global retail convention, which took place at our headquarter in Milan two weeks ago, which I will share more about shortly.
Also, at our Capital Market Day, we shared our updated medium-term goals, namely to deliver over 10% compounded annual revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA compounded average growth rate of 20% and solid cash generation, all compared with 2023 as the base year. Our performance in '23 strengthened the foundation on which we are building to achieve these goals. This was possible, thanks to our strong management team as well as the tireless effort of our employees across the board.
We are aware of the challenges facing our operating environment around the world and on the changes affecting our clients, but we are stronger, more resilient player today set up with greater diversity in terms of brands and geographies and generating meaningful market share growth opportunity. We are starting the new year with strength and look forward of the continued success of Zenga, Thom Browne and Tom Ford Fashion under the umbrella of our made in Italy vertical integrated supply chain and the stewardship of our great team.
We will remain flexible and digital with an eye on cost control and cash protection. But at the same time, we'll continue to invest in the desirability of our brands powered by our marketing as well as strengthening our network of drive operated stores for our sustainable long-term growth.
Please turn to Page number four for some key financial highlights. From the fourth quarter and all of 2023. Revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023 came in at EUR570 million, an impressive 40.1% increase from the fourth quarter of 2022. Organic growth for the period was at 19.6%, accelerating from 11.3% in the previous quarter.
Total revenue for 2023 were EUR1.9 billion, EUR27.6 million increase from 2022, 19.3% of [indiscernible] was organic. In terms of outlook, our revenue confirmed the group is on track to the medium-term financial goals we shared at our Capital Market Day in December, including over 10% compounded annual revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA compounded average rate of around 20%.
As a reminder, this growth should be driven by sustained by a number of factors. First, market share gains from Zenga and store productivity gains of over 10% per year on top of the 50% increase we did record in 2023. Second, by Thom Browne doubling revenue over the medium term compared to 2021, starting days driven by retail growth. And finally, by Tom Ford Fashion growing by over 10% compound in the medium term with the ambition of making it one of the 10 largest luxury fashion brand in long term.
Gianluca will dive into the numbers shortly, but allow me to share still a few highlights on Slide number 5. The last quarter of last year and the beginning of this year have been busy for Zenga in particular. We recently renewed our eyewear partnership with Marcolin, which started in 2015, but we will now extend to 2030. We also kicked off a long-term license agreement with Give Back Beauty for the brand Fragrance & Cosmetic. And as you may recall, during the Capital Markets Day in New York, Edoardo, Head of Marketing, identified licensing as one of the building blocks for the future growth in the brand expected to spend by 4x in the medium term.
Second, as of the beginning of the year, Zenga took over operations of our brand in South Korea, converting 16 stores into direct-to-consumer point of sales. The internal assertion of the South Korean business is in line with our strategy to increase direct control of our brand and this is what we did for Thom Browne last year. We also had our Zenga Global Retail Convention in Milan two weeks ago. This brought together about 500 people from all over the world to our headquarter, including our store managers and many star advisers. It was the first time we had an event like this on a global scale.
And what a joy to see these colleagues gather together for the first time after many years of course distance. It was exciting to see them fully dive into the totalizing experience from a visit to snow-capped peak at Oasi, the home of our values to Zenga workshop focuses on product, clientele, styling, technology and storytelling. I was particularly touched to witness the emotional power of our brand, of our product and of our industrial roots and made in Italy platform. We also spend a lot of time setting the priorities and KPI for the next few years. Our focus is on UPT, units per transaction, where we see significant upside and room for expansion.
Our technology tools, starting from Zenga X and our styling credentials and capabilities, thanks to our superior products, supply chain and service present a fantastic opportunity for growth in new pre-transaction in addition to our ongoing productivity improvement. Of course, this is all in service of our fashion and our product, which Alessandro Sartori show cases spectator factor show of Zenga 2024 Milan Men's Fashion Week show. We fully transformed the large industrial space into a [indiscernible], highlighting this incredible fabric and raw material by creating elements our customer can use to reflect their own sense of styling the most luxurious material.
And speaking of Fashion Show, both to Thom Browne and Tom Ford Fashion will be holding their show next month. With Thom Browne showing his native collection of Saks Fifth in New York and Peter Hawkings showing a new Tom Ford Fashion collection in Milan on February 22.
And with that, let me turn to Gianluca to talk about our performance in the last quarter and the year. Thank you.
Gianluca Tagliabue
Thank you, Gildo, and I'll take it from Page 6 of the presentation, if you're following it, and I will be discussing revenues for the fourth quarter and the full year in more detail. As Gildo anticipated in the full year '23, total group revenues came in slightly short of EUR1.9 billion, 27.6% increase from 2022 on a reported actual currency basis and an increase of 29.7% on a constant currency basis and an organic growth of 19.3%.
I recall what organic growth means it is that revenue growth versus prior year in constant terms and neutralizing the effect of that as growth coming from M&A and changes in license agreements were legit renewed licensees, which basically means it is neutralizing the growth coming from Tom Ford Fashion deal and the South Korea acquisition by Thom Browne that occurred mid-'23.
Fourth quarter revenues came in at EUR570 million, plus 14% year-over-year with an increase of 42.9% in constant currency and 19.6% in organic terms. Zenga segment revenues for the fourth quarter came in at EUR385 million, plus 15.2% reported growth, plus 18.2% organic increase compared to the same quarter of last year.
Thom Browne segment revenues came in at EUR99 million, plus 30% of reported growth plus 24% in organic terms compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. The new Tom Ford Fashion segment was officially consolidated of April 29 of last year. In the fourth quarter alone, the revenues were for Tom Ford Fashion came in at EUR97 million.
As I go through the analysis of the 2023 revenues by segment products, geography and channel, I will mainly focus on organic growth as is more appropriately represent the business trends, given the significant impact of changes perimeter from the TFF consolidation and the acquisition of Thom Browne Korea business from July 1st, which moved from wholesale to DTC. But you can find all the data in actual and constant currency in the published documents.
So moving to Page 8 jumping into the segment. Both Zenga and Thom Browne continue to show solid double-digit revenue growth for the quarter and for the full year. In '23, Zenga segment revenues reached over EUR1.3 billion with a 19.5% organic growth versus full year '22. This was thanks to the execution of our Direct-to-Consumer strategy for the brand as well as the ongoing improvements to our technological stack, including our CRM systems that are the basis for our clientele using approach.
As Gildo noted, we continue to improve productivity for the brand. As a reminder, we disclosed in the Capital Market Day that sales per square meter has increased by over 50% since 2021. We pride ourselves on remaining close to the customers, knowing their need sometimes even before they recognize them and providing them with the right products at the right time. We are using technology in addition to the experience and incredible retail team to make that more true every day and the results that we show today reflect that.
One thing to note here is that we are strengthening our luxury retail business model, we have implemented a new drop-based merchandising strategy. We are moving away from a standard seasonal deliveries model and replacing it with a more spread-out cadence of delivery approximately on a monthly basis to make sure that the stores are always properly augmented. As a result of this decision, some spring/summer ‘24 deliveries were intentionally shifted from Q4 '23 to the first quarter of this year. This affected some Zenga wholesale numbers for the last quarter of 2023, as I will explain later.
As for Thom Browne, segment, we saw ‘23 revenues reaching EUR380 million, up 14.9% over the prior year with 17.8% organic growth on a full year basis. The growth of Thom Browne reflects the consistent demand from consumers as well as the ongoing DTC expansions that the team is carrying out. The internalization of Thom Browne South Korea store network, which kicked in on the price is reflected in the shift of some revenues from wholesale to DTC.
As for Tom Ford Fashion segment, the brand revenues since its acquisition on April 29 through the end of the year came in at EUR236 million. We are in the process of setting up the full Tom Ford Fashion organization, taking full advantage of the synergies within the group. The integration of Tom Ford Fashion made-to-measure offering that the group has already contributed to enhanced services for the consumers, and we are building on this momentum by focusing on more made-to-measure events, especially starting from Asia.
Moving to Page 9 and 10. I will now comment the geography. Commenting together Pages 10 and 11. Throughout 2023, our performance has confirmed the benefit of a diversified geographical mix, which makes us more resilient through the dynamic global environment. Let's start from Asia. In the fourth quarter, revenues for Asia were EUR241 million, plus 39% over the fourth quarter of 2022 and 32% organic growth. This led to total revenues for the year in the APAC region to EUR788 million for an increase of 22% over 2022 and 23.7% organic growth. In the fourth quarter, organic sales growth was faster, thanks to the rebound in Greater China region, coupled with the strength also in Japan and in the rest of Asia.
Our rebound in Greater China region led to revenues of EUR176 million in the fourth quarter with an increase of 35% year-over-year on a reported basis and about 36% organic growth with Zenga BTC revenues up almost 40% versus Q4 of last year, thanks to the Zenga One Brand strategy execution and, of course, up also by a low base of comparison last year, which was affected by COVID-19 closures and restrictions. Looking at Europe, Middle East and Africa for all of 2023, revenues from EMEA region were up 26.6% over 2022 and about 19% in organic terms reaching EUR659 million with EUR69 million coming from the United Arab Emirates that were up 35% on a yearly basis and about 31% organically.
In the fourth quarter, revenues from total EMEA came in at EUR184 million, growing 30.9% on our reported actual currency basis compared to the same period of last year and over 14% in organic terms. Organic growth was supported by the strong performance of the Zenga branded products in the DTC channel, slightly offset by more muted wholesale business, reflecting also the new merchandising strategy mentioned before. Activity in Europe remains dynamic throughout the year, reflecting strong activity for both domestic and for foreign consumers.
In the fourth quarter, the Emirates continue to keep their strong momentum and outperforms the region with revenues of EUR24 million, up 22% over the fourth quarter of last year and over 20% organic. Next, North America. In full year, revenues in North America reached over EUR400 million, namely EUR417 million with a 41.6% increase over 2022, supported, of course, also by the Tom Ford Fashion addition, which is strong in that region and plus 11.4% organic. Of this, EUR470 million in North America, EUR385 million comes from the United States.
In North America, fourth quarter revenues came in at EUR132 million, 60% over last year and plus 3.2% organic growth. The U.S. made up a significant portion of these revenues in the fourth quarter, namely EUR125 million, with an above 63% increase over the year and 4.4% organic growth. The organic performance in North America needs to be read, taking into account various factors. The organic growth rate was in the high teens for Zenga brand in the DTC channel. This remarkable performance of Zenga retail was partially offset by lower wholesale in Q4 2023 as a result of the impact of the shift in wholesale delivery cables, which I have previously described and the conversion of wholesale into retail of the Saks Fifth store in New York.
We continue to be encouraged by the growth in the U.S. despite the volatile consumer environment there, and we believe that our unique luxury offering resonates with consumer base as seen in the strength we exhibited last year. Incidentally, we saw spending on Zenga, almost doubling around U.S. consumers around the world compared to pre-pandemic levels. Finally, revenues from Latin America grew 29.6% in the quarter and almost 21% in organic terms over the same period to reach EUR13 million. This brought to LATAM revenues to EUR38 million in the full year with an increase of EUR25 million over the year and 16% organic.
Quickly going through Page 11. Here, all the comments have already been raised so far, I just remarked a few aspects. The well-balanced incidents at this point between different regions, for instance, GCR, representing 31% of group revenues in 2023 and also in Q4, and the fact that we have seen double-digit organic growth across all regions, both for the full year and for the last quarter, with the exception of North America for the reason already described, remarking the fact that Zenga retail in U.S. in Q4 as trailed in the high teens range of growth.
Now going to Page product 13. Product line. Zenga branded products contributed 58% of group revenues with a total of EUR1.1 billion for the full year. This was a plus 20% increase in actual currency and a remarkable 22% organic growth for the year. Revenue for Zenga-branded products for the fourth quarter came in at EUR326 million, an 18.8% increase over the quarter in organic terms about 21%, therefore, a pretty steady performance across the quarters along the year. Revenue were loosed by both luxury leisure wear and footwear, which, as you know, are two strategic product areas for the brand.
Luxury leisure wear continues to gradually increase its contribution to the mix and now makes up about 50% of the revenues for the Zenga brand as we continue to focus on meeting our customers' desire for this product at the very highest level of quality. Shoes also continued to outperform, growing high double digits last year and now making up 13% of the Zenga product mix versus 8% last year.
I would just like to recall that at our Capital Markets Day, we emphasized the significant opportunity that we still see in this category. As you can understand from this data, the growth of Zenga brand is not only linked to the triple stage success, but in absolute terms, it is mostly driven by the increase in sales from apparel, namely leisure luxury visual.
And in this result, I call out with Zenga wear also our made-to-measure offering, which has been very dynamic, both in format as well as in cash flow categories such as, for instance, midwear. In made-to-measure, we are investing to elevate customization through technologies such as Zenga X positioning us even better to cater at our customers and their work needs.
Thom Browne product upline made up 20% of revenues in 2023 as an insider to the group revenues, contributing EUR378 million, plus 14.7% and 17.5% in organic terms. While the brand as a whole continues to grow womenswear in Thom Browne in particular, continues to outperform, making up 30% of the brand revenues, in line with our strategy to increase our offering there.
Tom Ford Fashion revenues are remember, consolidated of April contributed to EUR136 million with the same growth that I mentioned before when presenting the segment. Our textile products contributed 8% of revenues, EUR151 million, a 10% increase over 2022 and 9.5% in organic terms. In the fourth quarter, the textile revenues came in at 42%, up 13% versus last year and 12% in organic terms. Textile business has continued to perform strongly in particular, thanks to strong deliveries from our [indiscernible].
Finally, third-party brands were down 74% due to the end of the Tom Ford supply agreement and the integration of Tom Ford Fashion into the group as we have previously noted, sales to the Tom Ford Fashion have been shifted to that segment and are reflected in the intercompany eliminations.
Finally, we'll take a look at the top of revenues by channel. Page 16, starting from the DTC channel. Our DTC channel saw dynamic organic growth increases across Zenga Thom Browne. DTC revenues came in at EUR1.25 billion for the year with a robust 37% increase over 2022 in actual currency, 24.5% organic growth. DTC make up at this point, 66% of revenues in 2023, up 4% points from the 62% of last year.
Zenga was again the leading contributor by revenue to our DTC channel with EUR945 million in DTC revenues for the year, up 22% and a remarkable plus 25% in organic growth. This reflects strong double-digit growth across all markets, thanks to significant productivity gains and 214 net openings from 239 directly operated stores at end '22 to 253 at end '23.
Still with regard to Zenga DTC compared to 14% organic growth in the third quarter of '23. The fourth quarter organic growth of 26% represents an interesting acceleration with most geographies experiencing double-digit same-store sales growth including a nearly 40% uptick in the Greater China region, albeit against a low comparison base last year. Thom Browne DTC saw fourth quarter revenues of EUR57 million, up 33% over the same period in 2022 with 13% organic growth. This brought DTC revenues for Thom Browne at EUR183 million for the full year, up a total of 25.9% over 2022 with an organic growth of almost 20%.
Thom Browne DTC revenues reflect the internalization of 17 stores in South Korea from July 1. This addition, I recall is excluded from the organic growth metric and reflects also six net openings throughout the year, which breaks the DTC network of Thom Browne to a number of 86 doors at the end of '23. Finally, Tom Ford fashion, DTC revenue came in at EUR136 million since the consolidation at the end of April with EUR59 million in the last quarter of the year.
Moving to Page 16. Turning over to wholesale. As a reminder, revenues in this channel can be subject to some volatility, which depends on the delivery schedules and both on the pace of wholesale to retail conversions after our strategy to increase brand control. This is in addition, of course, to how we look at this channel strategically for the three brands.
Overall, we saw solid growth both for the quarter with revenues of EUR169 million across all brands, up 27.6% in the quarter and about 9% in organic terms. And for the full year, with revenues of EUR635 million, up 11% in actual currency and about 10% organic. This is despite the impact of shifted deliveries mentioned before and the conversion of all sale doors to DTC at both Zenga and Thom Browne.
Zenga sales came in at EUR42 million in the last quarter, down 5 points over the same period of last year and down 6% in organic terms due to the planned shift in deliveries and the conversion into DTC of the important Saks Fifth Avenue location. For the whole year, Zenga wholesale revenues were up 8% in actual currency to reach EUR164 million and up 7% in organic growth.
Thom Browne contributed EUR41 million in wholesale revenues for the last quarter, plus 25.8% increase over the year and about 40% organic from a low base of comparison in the fourth quarter of last year, which reflects a different cadence in the deliveries of 2023 compared to 2022.
For the year, Thom Browne wholesale revenues landed at EUR195 million, plus 5.8% increase in actual currency, plus 15.7% in organic terms. The lower growth in reported number vis-a-vis organic ones reflects the effect of the internalization of Thom Browne business in Korea from being a wholesale franchisee to being a DTC business.
Tom Ford Fashion wholesale revenues came in at 38% in the last quarter, reaching a total of EUR99 million in wholesale revenues since the consolidation as of April 29. Third-party brands and textile came in at EUR48 million for the quarter, down 14% in reported numbers, but up 4% organic when we take into consideration the utilization of the Tom Ford deal effect.
Moving to Page 17, quickly, an update on our mono brand store network. As of December, Zenga brand adds a total of 253 directly operated stores with 14 net openings during the year. And as of the end of the year, the brand is also 151 wholesale locations, which was reduced by 5% through 2023.
Notable changes to the Zenga network include already mentioned subset revenue store shifted to retail from wholesale openings in some key resort locations like recently St. Moritz and Courchevel, some other significant additions like East Samson, Kuwait City, Copenhagen, Jinan, Wuhan and several relocation or refurbishments.
Notably, I would like to mention three outlet stores closures in line with our brand elevation strategy, which includes the streamline Gadolin of that channel, and this trend will continue also in 2024. Thom Browne saw a significant change with the move of 17 doors from wholesale to the retail in Korea. And for on top of this, there has been also other six directly operated stores net openings, especially across Asia Pacific region. There have been no notable changes to the Tom Ford Fashion store network, which stands at 121 mono brand stores with 51 directly operated and 17 wholesale mono brand locations.
Finishing before your questions with Page 19. As for our outlook, the momentum we have seen across all quarters and the strong exit rate in 2023 underscore our trajectory to meet the medium tour goals we outlined in New York at the Capital Markets Day at the beginning of December. Over the medium term and with 2023 as the base year, we expect to deliver over 10% compounded annual revenue growth and an adjusted EBIT to grow by approximately 20% compounded. We refer to the Capital Market Day presentation for a full analysis of the drivers of this expected top line and bottom-line growth.
But as a summary, we would expect revenue growth to be driven by the DTC channel, which is expected to land at 75% of viral revenues in the medium term, partially driven by store openings with the DOS network to reach about 500 stores in the midterm and partially through further productivity gains by over 10% on a compound basis. Then a further gradual rebalancing in the mix of geographies, which as I explained before, already quite balanced, but we are expecting to have further increase for into in North America. As for adjusted EBIT growth, we expect the growth to be driven by gross margin expansion OpEx leverage despite higher marketing and despite the royalties pertaining to the TFS, Tom Ford Fashion license agreement.
The last third, this agreement is expected to have about a 1 percentage point negative impact on the group adjusted EBIT margin percentage. Over the same time frame, we are also expecting solid cash generation, even while taking into consideration higher investments in marketing and CapEx to enhance brand desirability and drive growth. As a reminder, at our Capital Market Day, we gated a ratio of CapEx in average of 5%, but with 2024 and 2025 to be slightly in excess of this rate.
And now I turn to Francesca to end the session before the Q&A.
Francesca Di Pasquantonio
Thank you very much, Gianluca and Gildo. Operator, I think we are ready for the Q&A, you can give instructions for the session and we can move up to that. Thank you.
Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
[Operator Instructions] The first question comes from Chris Huang from UBS. Chris, your line is open. Please go ahead.
Francesca Di Pasquantonio
Hi, Chris.
Operator
We will move on to the next question. The next question comes from Anthony Charchafji from BNP Paribas. Anthony, your line is open. Please go ahead.
Anthony Charchafji
Yeah. Thank you.
Francesca Di Pasquantonio
Hi, Anthony.
Anthony Charchafji
Hi. Francesca. Good morning. It’s Anthony. I have three questions, please. So the first one is on the organic growth, plus 20% in Q4. Could you share some details specifically for December? Wondering if you have seen an acceleration throughout the quarter. My second question would be on Greater China, the region was up 40% for the Zenga branded products in DTC. Now that you have full price policy with no discount, I think in the base in Q4 '22 in China, you still have some promotions.
So could you share with us I would say, the new profile of your Chinese clientele in the mainland if you see maybe a consumer was here and if it has any impact on volume. Last question would be on Thom Browne in the wholesale. It's just a clarification. In the press release, you mentioned the strong wholesale deliveries due to a low base in Q4 '22, which was up 60%. So it's just trying to understand if the Q4 '23 performance of plus 40% is a shift from Q3 to Q4 '23, or if it's early deliveries from Q1 '24. Thanks a lot.
Francesca Di Pasquantonio
Thank you, Anthony. I’ll let Gildo and Gianluca.
Gianluca Tagliabue
I’ll take the first one Anthony. I’m Gianluca. So organic, I think, of course, we don't report on a monthly basis, quarterly is enough. But to give you a sense, we were happy with our December finish. So to give you a flavor, December was better than October. October was slightly softer and November, December were good performance. So we finished on a positive note, the year in December. We were happy with our December ending.
Gildo Zegna
Yeah, Gildo. Hi, Anthony. China, in particular, on focusing in December or quarter four. I think we were pleased with the performance compared to quarter three. And I must say that we gained good traction, thanks to the iconic to the States. Because what happened in the States previously is now happening in China. We did anticipate that China was coming in a little bit slower on hitting record numbers in the State. And we saw the flow improving, in particular in quarter 4. And I think that we think that it could happen again in the current year.
And so I think this iconic product was at the helm of putting new customer in and having loyal customer purchasing. And I would say, the other thing that we saw in outreach, we had a nice increase of outreach similar to what happened the year before in United States. And I think that as the Chinese store is getting more customer into this acceleration of new outreach our new customer and to increase the UPT and to increase the productivity of the store, I think that we remain very positive. We had a slight increase in traffic as well that helped so I think that's what we realized in particular in the December in China. In terms of Thom Browne, I'll leave it to Rodrigo Bazan to explain the wholesale question.
Rodrigo Bazan
Yes. Thank you for the question. In Q4 2022, we saw an impact of early spring 2023 deliveries from production. Remember, 2022 was extremely busy in factories of the Board, and we did see an impact there. So we shipped better in Q1 2023. What we had is a real good performance of production in 2024. Therefore, the product that we had already, we plan to have prepaid and everything we shipped in Q4, 2023. We are forecasting a similar percentage of deliveries of early spring 2025 going forward. So we expect the percentage shift of the early collection of the following year, always to be in that percentage, even though we are looking into a tightening up of holes across the board as we announced in the capital market.
Gianluca Tagliabue
If I may add a mathematical angle, you can follow because these are all public data. If you look at the weight of Q4, for Thom Browne wholesale, in 2021, grew 16%; in 2022, it was 18%; and now it's 21%. This is consistent with the fact that as Rodrigo was mentioning, little by little, Q4 starting to have earlier deliveries on spring, and this has been also part of the of the good delivery from the supply side and the good appreciation of wholesale accounts that were reflected to the product. But if you look, the incidence was very low in the prior years, and now it's becoming more balanced between the different quarters.
Anthony Charchafji
Okay. Thank you. Very helpful.
Francesca Di Pasquantonio
Thank you. Next question, please.
Operator
The next question is from Chris Huang from UBS. Chris, your line is open. Please go ahead.
Chris Huang
Hello. Hi. Chris Huang from UBS. Congratulations on the results. I have three questions. Firstly, on the Chinese consumer. Can you just give us an update on the growth of the Chinese consumer on a two-year stack? I remember it was previously commented out to be flat versus 2021. Do you see any change in that number in Q4? And also related to the Chinese, are you seeing any changes you want to card in Chinese tourism demand?
Secondly, on Tom Ford, at the CMD in December, you provided very helpful thoughts on the brand strategy and priorities with the brand now nine months since its integration. Can you share some initial key learnings so far in the journey? And very quickly, lastly, on price increases, can you comment how much price increase you plan to do in 2024? Thank you very much.
Rodrigo Bazan
I will start with the Tom Ford. Of course, after nine months of operation, we established the organization, the structure, and we start moving with the retail expansion. Basically, we don't see any major change from what we presented in the Capital Market Day in New York. So we're keeping track versus the plan. And we are particularly happy with the retail expansion because in the last few months, we have good feedback from all the major lender across the world.
And of course, finding the space that will allow us to maintain the plan that we presented in December. Of course, in terms of products, we just seen the first quarter or the new collection that would be delivered that would be then reinforced with the fashion show that we will be holding that in February next year to strain the position of the women business with a strong accent on the accessory. So basically, no change versus the plan. We are running on track and we maintain what we say in the Capital Market Day.
Gianluca Tagliabue
Hi, Chris. This is Gianluca. I take the first question about the Chinese cluster growth. We said on December 5 that we were seeing flat trend of Chinese globally, and we confirm that, that has been also in the other 25 days. So we see Q4 flattish in terms of Chinese globally for the brand, Zenga. What is important to remember, I think we have already discussed this. In 2021, there was an important wake in Greater China of the Zenga product line, so the entry product line, which was above EUR60 million.
So the fact that we are flat is like saying that we left behind, we cancelled that line that was over presented in Greater China, and we invited into the brand consumers into the new luxury price point. It's like saying that the luxury business of Zenga has grown more than 15% because Zenga was representing roughly 15% of Zenga business in Greater China. So of course, overall number is flattish. But with this important mix that is not seen in any other regions because Zenga was not as relevant elsewhere.
Gildo Zegna
On the second question, the second question on tourists. We have not seen a special increment, I must say, also in the fourth quarter. I must say that we have seen some incremental Chinese traveling into Japan and Southeast Asia, but not as far as Europe and America is concerned. So that could be an upside for us this year, maybe in the second half, but we remain cautious on Chinese tourist stream for '24.
Gianluca Tagliabue
I'll add one point, Gildo. I remember that our brand in terms of Chinese spending, most of the Chinese finding occur in Greater China. It's more than 90% of Chinese spending occur in Greater China and more than 80% in Mainland China. So we are not a brand where spending abroad is big as for other French luxury conglomerates because consumers tend to buy more on a domestic also for service, also for cost sales also for styling.
Gildo Zegna
I think that from the information we have, Chinese, abroad tend to spend more women on accessories than on men's and luxury wear. So that would be a trend. Actually, we are looking into that matter and we are trying to take more advantage of whenever the Chinese will start trend again.
Francesca Di Pasquantonio
There was a question on pricing in '24.
Gildo Zegna
Pricing, I think that we have a moderate price increase. And as you can recall, so far, the pricing has no price resistance in ‘23. Don’t forget that for the Zenga brand, we did not go on sale. And so we really have done a very good job on selling product regular price in the full margin. And as I said, ‘24 is model price increase across the board and across the world.
Francesca Di Pasquantonio
So that answers. If it’s [indiscernible] I can turn the line to the operator please.
Operator
[Operator Instructions] We have a question from Louise Singlehurst from Goldman Sachs. Louise, please go ahead. Your line is open.
Louise Singlehurst
Hi. good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for taking my question. I wondered on the detail on the Chinese consumer. I just wondered on the U.S., we've seen a little bit of an improvement across the peers in terms of appetite and spending domestically within the U.S. And obviously, you are predominantly domestic. I wondered if there's any change or anything you can tell us about the characteristics of the U.S. consumer into Q4? Thank you.
Gildo Zegna
We remain positive on the American consumer. You’ve seen the numbers, which are quite stunning of the products. And I think that this rebranding and this new policy to go up in terms of quality of the product in terms of personalized service paid out. And so we don’t see any slowdown in this trend. And the other positive thing is that we become more and more a retailing brand in the States. We’ll turn several wholesale doors into concession. I think that the most important one after Nordstrom has been the top door at Saks in New York and more will come in ‘24.
So we concern our destiny. We serve our customers directly. We control our merchandising and assortment and we personalize more and more of our service. So I think that America has been the first country to go beyond 50% outreach in our retail sales. And I think that this is very important. Plus, we opened a few doors that are giving good results. And so we remain positive overall on the American consumer, not only in this thing also abroad because I recall that last summer, we had an increase of business, thanks to American consumer spending in the holidays in Europe. And we hope that this can continue.
Louise Singlehurst
Okay. Thank you.
Operator
We have no further questions from the telephone lines. So I'll hand the call back to Francesca for webcast questions.
Francesca Di Pasquantonio
Thank you very much operator. I think we are running out of time actually. And I thank you, everyone, for participating in our call. And as a reminder, the next financial result is going to be the full year 2023 result, which we will published on February 1, there will be conference call dedicated that one. Thank you very much, everyone and have a good rest of the day.
Operator
This concludes today's call. Thank you very much for your attendance. You may now disconnect your lines.
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Kane Brown’s Heart for Helping Underprivileged Kids Just Won Him a Big Award
From his earliest days as a mainstream country artist, Kane Brown has been a staunch supporter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and other programs that provide opportunity for under-served and at-risk youth.
Now, the country radio industry is taking note of the "I Can Feel It" singer's longstanding commitment to helping kids and prioritizing other philanthropic efforts.
Brown has been named the recipient of the 2024 CRS Artist Humanitarian Award, an annual honor that celebrates artists who make giving back a major part of their careers.
He'll be feted during CRS Honors, an event taking place on Feb. 29 in Nashville as part of this year's Country Radio Seminar.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of America works to provide opportunity and an inclusive community to kids everywhere, especially those who come from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Brown — who endured homelessness, racism and abuse as a child — has said that he wishes he had grown up with the kind of safe haven the organization seeks to provide for kids and teens.
In addition to making financial contributions, like one that funded the renovation of a gym in northeast Ohio in 2022, Brown has also personally provided opportunities for children. He gifted tickets and provided backstage access to 16 kids and 4 adults from a local chapter, including dinner in the experience as he shared his own story with the group. He has also worked to rebuild a chapter in his hometown of Chatanooga, Tenn.
The country star's work with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America hasn't gone unnoticed in the past, either: In 2022, he was named the organization's "Champion of Youth" for that year.
Previous CRS Artist Humanitarian Award winners include Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill and many others. Tracy Lawrence won the honor last year.
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MIAMI — A federal judge has dismissed the Walt Disney Company's lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Disney sued after DeSantis and state lawmakers removed its self-governing status in 2023.
Backed by Republican lawmakers, DeSantis dissolved a special district near Orlando that for more than fifty years had governed Walt Disney World. He acted after Disney's CEO opposed a law limiting how sex orientation and gender identity can be discussed in the schools. The Parental Rights in Education Act was labeled "Don't Say Gay" by opponents.
At DeSantis' request, Florida's GOP-controlled legislature created a new special district, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, controlled by the Republican Governor's appointees. Disney sued in federal court, saying DeSantis was retaliating against the company, punishing it for exercising its First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Disney also canceled plans for a $1 billion campus in Florida.
In a 17-page order, U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor dismissed the case, saying Disney lacks standing to sue the governor. The judge also said while Disney could sue the new DeSantis-appointed board, it hadn't shown evidence that actions by the new board had harmed the company. In addition, Winsor said the law prohibits plaintiffs from bringing a free speech challenge to constitutionally enacted laws.
A DeSantis spokesman hailed the decision saying, "the Corporate Kingdom is over. The days of Disney controlling its own government and being placed above the law are long gone. Disney is still just one of many corporations in the state and they do not have a right to their own special government."
Disney says it will "press forward with its case." In a statement after the ruling, a company spokesperson said, "If left unchallenged, this would set a dangerous precedent and give license to states to weaponize their official powers to punish the expression of political viewpoints they disagree with."
Disney and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board are also embroiled in lawsuits in state court.
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Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde devote today’s episode to Tennessee’s lawsuit against the NCAA after reports that the University of Tennessee is under investigation for NIL violations. The school has received help from both the Tennessee and Virginia attorneys general in a lawsuit against the NCAA in attempts to get a court’s ruling to absolve them. The guys dive into whether or not Tennessee committed any violations, as well as if the NCAA can retroactively enforce any punishments.
The podcast then debates about whether or not the current college athletics structure should involve guardrails and, if found guilty, whether or not the NCAA could invoke the death penalty on the Volunteers.
Later in the show, with March Madness nearing, the podcast takes a look at this weekend’s packed college hoops action.
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Issa Rae says Black stories are 'less of a priority' for TV bosses after two of her shows are axed - despite studios pledging to increase diversity in the wake of Black Lives Matter
- The LA-based mogul said she is 'pessimistic' about the state of the industry
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Issa Rae has slammed TV bosses for not doing enough to tell Black stories despite studio pledges to increase diversity on screens.
The Barbie and Insecure actress, originally from Maryland but now living in LA, spoke out after two shows she worked on were axed.
The 39-year-old, who is an actress, writer and producer, burst onto the scene in 2010 with YouTube series The Mis-Adventures of an Awkward Black Girl' and her star has continued to rise ever since.
However, two of the shows on which she has been a producer have been cancelled by TV bosses in recent weeks; Rap S***, which had a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and A Black Lady Sketch Show.
After both programs were axed, the talent hit out at networks and said she's 'pessimistic' for the future of Black stories being told on big and small screens.
Actress, producer, and writer Issa Rae (pictured) has slammed the film and television industry for its lack of diverse outputs
'You're seeing very clearly now that our stories are less of a priority,' Issa told Net-A-Porter.
Issa, the daughter of a Senegalese and American teacher, has demonstrated her commitment to sharing Black stories from a young age.
During her student years at Stanford University, she founded a theatre company to bring such stories to the stage.
And since founding her production company Hoorae Media, Issa has dedicated resources to making stories that represent the Black community.
However, she told the outlet she is concerned about the number of Black TV shows that are not being renewed for new seasons.
'You're seeing so many Black shows get cancelled, you're seeing so many executives – especially on the DEI [diversity, equity and inclusion] side – get canned,' she said.
Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and the Black Lives Matter movement which followed, TV studios pledged to reconsider their employment practices to increase diversity.
However, a 2023 study from the University of Southern California found that many of these pledges never materialized as studios were still failing to produce films from people of colour.
Her criticism follows HBO's decision to axe Rap S*** (a scene from the show is picture), which she created and executively produced. The show follows two estranged high school friends from outside Miami reunite to form an all-female rap group, hoping to make it in the music industry
The study found that, in 2022, the number of films featuring lead characters from ethnic minority backgrounds had fallen from 2021, at just 31 compared to 37 the previous year.
'I am pessimistic, because there's no one holding anybody accountable,' Issa said on the lack of progress.
She continued: 'And I can, sure, but also at what cost? I can't force you to make my stuff.'
Issa's Rap S*** came to an end following its second season which concluded on December 21 when Max (formerly HBO Max) didn't renew the show.
The series was Rae's follow-up to her popular HBO series Insecure, which she starred in for five seasons on the cable network until 2021.
Although Rae — whose Barbie film recently scored multiple SAG nominations — didn't act in the series, she created and executive produced it, with Syreeta Singleton also executive producing and working as its showrunner.
Rae created and executive produced the series, along with Syreeta Singleton, who was also the showrunner; Rae pictured in July 2022 in LA
Rap S*** was Rae's scripted follow-up to her acclaimed HBO series Insecure (pictured). She can currently be seen in Barbie and American Fiction
'I’m so proud of and grateful for Syreeta, our cast, writers and crew that made this show possible,' Rae said in a statement to Variety. 'Thanks to Sarah Aubrey and Suzanna Makkos for championing the show, and much love to the fans that tuned in weekly to root for our girls.'
Rap S*** followed the journey of two former high school friends, Shawna (Aida Osman) and Mia (KaMillion), as they revive their friendship in Miami years later.
The reunited pals start their own rap duo with aspirations of making it big in the music industry.
Rae's Insecure character also had aspirations of being a rapper early in that show's run, though subsequent seasons mostly jettisoned that storyline in favor of focusing on her drama-inducing romantic relationships.
'I love this show and I am so proud of the work we’ve done,' Singleton said in her own statement. 'We created something fun, raw, and original and we did it our way! I will forever be grateful to Issa, our incredible cast, the amazing writers and crew that made this show possible. And so grateful to Max for giving us the chance to bring Rap S*** to the screen.'
The Barbie star (Issa is pictured in the hit film) said that diversity and inclusion boards rarely come into fruition
A statement from Max thanked Rae 'for creating Rap S***, a one-of-a-kind comedy with compelling social commentary that reached viewers in a way only Issa’s talents can accomplish.'
'A huge thank you to Issa, showrunner Syreeta Singleton and the teams at Hoorae and 3 Arts Entertainment for introducing us to Shawna and Mia, a duo whose journey fans have been invested in and who they have continued to root for through everything,' added a spokesperson for the streamer. 'We’ll never get Seduce and Scheme out of our heads and we wouldn’t have it any other way.'
Although it didn't win any major awards, it scored nominations from the Gotham Awards for Breakthrough Series and a nomination for Best Lead Performance at the Independent Spirit Awards for KaMillion.
The NAACP Image Awards nominated Rap S*** for Outstanding Comedy Series, while Singleton was nominated for Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television).
Rap S*** was intended to begin its second season on Max on August 10 of last year, but the long-running actors strike put the show on hold until November 9.
The series was a hit with critics from the beginning, with both seasons receiving astounding 100 percent fresh ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
Following her turn on screen in the massively successful Barbie, Rae is back on screen in the critically acclaimed film satire American Fiction, which stars Jeffrey Wright and is an adaptation of Percival Everett's acclaimed 2001 novel Erasure.
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After Council, life goes on for Marianne MacQueen
- Published: January 31, 2024
On a glacial Monday afternoon with single-digit temperatures, the pool at the Antioch College Wellness Center was downright tropical. A senior splashed in the water alongside a giggly grandchild. A seasoned swimmer breast-stroked up and down the lanes.
Clutching a red rescue buoy and watching with keen vigilance over all the aquatic goings-on was new lifeguard and former Village Council member Marianne MacQueen.
She began working at the Wellness Center’s pool earlier this month, using time that would previously have been spent carrying out a different kind of public service: After 10 years on Council, MacQueen decided not to run for re-election in last November’s contest, choosing instead to step away from the group at age 78.
Since Council reconvened in 2024 without MacQueen, the lifelong Yellow Springs resident has spent her January days looking back and looking ahead — even beyond her new aquamarine workplace.
The News caught up with MacQueen earlier this month in her Davis Street home to see how retirement was treating her.
“During that decade when I was on Council, I made it my life’s work,” she said. “I had the time, the wherewithal. But now, I have the time — a very varied schedule — for the Wellness Center. That’s my next project: trying to do whatever I can to support that place.”
And that’s what it’s been for MacQueen all along: a lifetime of projects.
She hails from Niles, a quintessential rustbelt town in Northeast Ohio. MacQueen got a biology degree from the College of Wooster, then later, a master’s in education from Vanderbilt University. As she put it, she got a couple teaching gigs — “Decided I didn’t want to do that,” — got married and wound up working at Vanderbilt’s hospital.
“I was in college in the ’60s,” MacQueen said. “What an amazing time. There was a certain idealism that we all got caught up in. Then, we all thought things could be different, more peaceful and loving.”
During that time, her husband, Roy Talbert, was in graduate school — a “history buff,” MacQueen described, who was interested in utopianism. Talbert’s advisor suggested looking into Arthur E. Morgan, former Antioch College president, community organizer, engineer and author.
“Roy would come up to Yellow Springs to talk to Morgan and read his work,” MacQueen said. “While I didn’t join him that often, I still read the Yellow Springs News. It’s what made me fall in love with the village and want to eventually move here.”
MacQueen and her husband had some time before permanently relocating to Yellow Springs. Eschewing the front line in Vietnam, Talbert took a job at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., where the pair would soon rear their newborn son, Matthew. After two years in D.C., the young family followed Talbert’s infatuation with utopias to rural Arkansas, where they lived on various farms and communes — eventually meeting longtime Yellow Springer Don Hollister.
1972 rolled around and it was time to move to Yellow Springs. MacQueen said, “When I moved here, it felt like I had come home.”
“We stayed in what would eventually become the Dharma Center,” MacQueen said. “Roy and I separated very quickly, then there I was, in Yellow Springs with a 1-year-old child.”
As MacQueen recalled, the idealism of the ’60s kept lapping on her early days in the village. In her proto-Buddhist home, she rented spaces to Antioch students for $25 a room. She fell into Arthur Morgan’s Community Service organization — what would eventually become Community Solutions, then later, Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice — working part-time alongside Arthur Morgan, writing articles and taking calls about communes.
“At the time, it was the hub to learn about communes and small-town living,” MacQueen said.
Also around that time, MacQueen started the Community Infant Center — a 3-and-under alternative to the Children’s Center, which at the time, only accepted children 4 and older — on the ground floor of Antioch’s Birch Hall.
The years kept turning and MacQueen kept digging into the village.
She lived in a tipi, picked up carpentry and worked as a cook at The Restaurant — a former diner on Glen Street — making Hungarian cheese-filled coffee cakes “to die for,” Restaurant owner Ken Simon once told the News. She fell in love and began living with longtime local Moya Shea.
All was well until 1976, when her life changed: She lost custody of then 5-year-old Matthew and lost the right to see him more than once a year — partly because she was living with another woman.
MacQueen and several local women enlisted the help of the American Civil Liberties Union to eventually take the case to the Virginia Supreme Court, to ultimately, after five arduous years, overturn a wrongful adoption and win back custody of her son.
“That was a pivotal experience in my life,” MacQueen said. “Seriously, a major life-changing experience. It’s what got me interested in conflict resolution.”
The custodial battle was a bitter waste of time and energy, MacQueen said, and in its aftermath, she wanted to learn how to facilitate more productive interpersonal and, on a larger scale, communitywide reconciliation. Essentially, she wanted to learn how to mediate.
MacQueen entered one of Ohio’s first mediation certification programs at Antioch McGregor, eventually getting a degree in conflict resolution. She became coordinator of a resolution-based organization, eventually known as “O-Come On,” and helped grow programs for what is now the Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management.
In 1990, MacQueen helped start and directed the Village Mediation Program — doing carpentry all the while. She acted as director for six years.
“Dealing with community conflicts — that’s where my interest lay,” MacQueen said. “We held community forums about the police, forums on whether the Village should buy the [Center for Business and Education] land — which was a ‘no’ at the time — and affordable housing and more.”
But, as she said, her mediation program wasn’t as effective at resolving community conflicts or facilitating stakeholder meetings as she would have liked.
Nevertheless, the Yellow Springs sun kept rising on MacQueen. In 1996, she returned to Community Service to assume the role of director — a move that provoked long-lasting aspirations of sustainability, environmental justice and a growing interest in a community land trust model for affordable housing.
Already president of the Greene County Fair Housing Board, MacQueen became one of the first board members of Home, Inc., then, in 2003, she was hired as the director of the local affordable housing nonprofit.
As she told the News, her ascension into that role was largely motivated by a contentious discourse within the village over the future of Glass Farm: whether it should be developed for housing or left alone.
“That whole thing became very, very nasty,” MacQueen said. “It was probably the worst community conflict we’ve had since I’ve lived in Yellow Springs. It’s what motivated me to shift to Home, Inc. I felt like what had happened was so wrong. I wanted the organization to succeed.”
MacQueen saw to that.
She directed the organization for 10 years, creating what she described as a “foothold,” for her successor, Emily Seibel, and other members of the affordable housing nonprofit to continue her mission: housing for all in Yellow Springs, irrespective of socioeconomic status or circumstance.
A decade later, MacQueen turned her eyes to Village Council. She handily won a seat at the dais in a 2013 election, and began what would be a nearly 10-year tenure at the beginning of 2014.
“I had always thought about running,” she said. “I knew it wouldn’t be appropriate if I still worked for Home, Inc., so when I retired, I made a go for it.”
MacQueen said her overarching goals over the last decade on Council were straightforward: to create far-reaching affordable housing opportunities in Yellow Springs, engender more accountability and transparency from the police department, and to focus more on environmental and sustainability efforts.
To wit: In 2014, MacQueen reconstituted the relatively defunct Environmental Commission, noting the growing number of environmental issues coming before Council. In keeping with her progressive housing agenda, she voted affirmatively in several pivotal Council decisions that ultimately greenlit more single- and multifamily options in the village.
As for local policing: “I think our department and the work Council has done over the years has been successful in shifting the department into what it is now,” MacQueen said. “I’ve been through a lot of police chiefs, and a lot of technological changes in how policing happens, but I’m pleased with where we are now.”
Looking back on her past decade of her time on Council, MacQueen said she’s proud of what she’s been able to accomplish with the group. Still, she said she sometimes felt hampered in her efforts by “structural” restrictions and an occasional breakdown of communication between Village staff and Council.
For example, Sunshine Laws — Ohio’s public records and open meetings laws that prohibit, among several things, Council members’ ability to convene or discuss matters of governance outside of formal meetings — can sometimes “disempower” Council, MacQueen believes.
“When you have five people — five Council members — who make really important decisions in the community, they need a good amount of time to think about those decisions beforehand,” she said. “If they can’t do some of that thinking and conversing outside of meetings, then that limits the whole functionality of Council.”
She continued: “Then there’s the relationship between [Village] staff and Council. Staff are the ones who know what’s really happening — they’re the professionals on the ground. There must be intentionality and a structure in which the right amount of information gets to Council from staff — and that’s an occasional barrier to our decision-making.”
Now on the other side of her tenure, MacQueen has had the time to reflect on both her contributions to local government and how she’s angling to continue her contributions to Yellow Springs. Her focus is still on the environment — our warming world and the village’s place within it — by supporting local sustainability efforts, as well as fostering the small-town and progressive values that attracted her to Yellow Springs half a century ago.
“I committed myself to this place,” she said. “While I understand that there are those who enjoy and find value in moving from place to place, I decided to be rooted — that means to me that if there are things I don’t like about the place, I either just accept them or work to change them.”
She said she resists the pulls of cynicism and believes that Yellow Springs — despite its relative shortcomings in providing as much affordable housing as she would like, its political squabbles, shifting economy and litany of changes that dismay some — will continue to be a place worth fighting for.
Yellow Springs has accepted her through it all, she said: as a young tipi-dwelling single mother, a cook and carpenter, a champion for housing, a board member of several nonprofits and organizations, a Council member and a lesbian.
“That’s one change I feel doesn’t get talked about enough: When I moved here, there were only a handful of lesbians in Yellow Springs,” MacQueen said. “Now look at it. It’s blossomed. There have to be over a hundred lesbians here, and I think that’s because we live in such an accepting place. I’ve never felt prejudice here.”
Nowadays, a month after ceding her Council seat, MacQueen can be seen poolside several days a week at the Wellness Center.
As ever, she’s still looking after her community members. She’s still making sure they’re safe and happy just as she’s always done — and been — in Yellow Springs.
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By S. Sivathasan –
In Comfort Zone
Annamalai the state President of Tamil Nadu together with the BJP were over the hump by end November 2023. As December closed, both leader and the party have crossed the Rubicon. Two regional parties with a substantial presence in the state, have already declared their allegiance to the winning formation – BJP. Two other leaders are on the verge of announcing their popular support. With such crystallization, the national party and the state leader are now in a clear comfortable zone for three more months of electioneering.
Two Consecutive Victories Confer Benefits of Incumbency
Two political formations of uneven strength are poised for battle to capture power at the centre, that is Lok Sabha. A confident BJP quite nascent in 2014 led by a strong leader sought a mandate for governance of the nation and got it in no unmistakable terms. The summation of victories in states provided an absolute majority of 282 seats in the central legislature. To add further strength were alliance parties coming forward to constitute the NDA, taking the total strength to 336. That was in 2014.
A positively successful whole term brought in a remarkable strength of 303 for the BJP and a handsome 353 seats to NDA in 2019. Two consecutive terms have remained consistent with visible marks of stability and growth. The benefits to follow were the rewards of incumbency. They hold promise of greater seat strength when the third elections conclude in May 2024.
Induction of Greater Efficiency
While the absolute majority conduced to stability, the cabinet of capable ministers with a strong minded Prime Minded Prime minister made for steady growth and a contended polity. The first term of firm governance was marked by a substantial reduction in high end corruption nation-wide. Many other financial reforms plugged the holes to unwholesome outflows. The second term was built on a finer consolidation of the financial system. The invocation of the GST and fullest use of electronic contrivances in tax collection placed financial consolidation well in time, in the hands of the government. Extensive use of the Banking system eliminated loopholes for correcting malpractices besides ushering in efficiency and expeditious transactions. A sudden jump into the most modern system, changed the mindset even of the least educated living in remote enclaves.
The environment of peace and sustained wellbeing promised an assured second term and Modi sought it with confidence. It came by easily and a happy electorate enhanced the majority to 303 seats. With partners in coalition, the BJP had assured support for its unprecedented programme of development. Parliamentary support in the Rajya Sabha was a further guarantee for courageous course of action. How did this courage manifest? Its principal impact was in the integration of science and technology in speedy development processes. For an extensive sub-continent that is India, speed of travel and transport together with timely availability of goods and services were essential to the quality of life of the citizens. All of them made their beneficial presence, much to the confidence of Modi and his cabinet.
Four Coterminous Happenings
Coterminous with the resounding election sweep in May 2019 were, as many as four happenings of remarkable significance. They made their entry not with a whimper but with a bang. The most conspicuous was certainly gestating for no less than seven decades and needed two greats, if not men of steel to deliver; Modi and Amit Shah. Historically the second was Redevelopment of Varanashi. Wrapped up in great religious fervour and demanding the support of the largest Hindu population was Redevelopment of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Of great political paramountcy is the rising star that is Tamil Nadu in the south of India.
Jammu and Kashmir
The immediate first step was abolition of Article 370 and integration of Jammu and Kashmir in a real sense into the Indian nation. Kashmir which remained an ulcer politically is now another developed part of India displaying signs of social integration and religious amity. Mirth and happiness among Kashmiris are seen and appreciated by all Indians. Infrastructure development to Jammu Kashmir, came off the hand and mind of Modi to make them equal to other parts of India. The Indian Institute of Medical Sciences in Jammu, though part completed was opened in 2023. When finished it will be the second largest in India. Does one see partiality in the treatment of Muslims?
Varanasi
Among the most hallowed of the ancient cities of India, it has an aura of its own. It is reputed to have the world’s oldest seat of learning. A fair portion of the structures and infrastructure stand revamped. The Ganges is partially cleansed. An appreciable area has become a great area for pilgrimage. Rehabilitation, cleanliness, facilities and easy transport have helped in a modern area of pilgrimage. Together with Ayodhya and Rameshwaram it will link up the places associated with Rama. Modi was greatly engaged in all the religious ceremonies in the last two years. The year 2024 will blazon forth as a new era for the religiously oriented.
Ayodhya
The beauty and excellence of the city of Ayodhya were best created by the Tamil Poet Kamban for the benefit of hos colossal work Kamba Ramayanam. The episodes and sculptures produced recently taken from Valmiki Ramayana or others have enchanted viewers. With the benefit of modern technology, the modern world has accessed them. Poetry was brought to life. For centuries, millions will delight in the sight of Ramayana brought to life by the labours of Modi and his colleagues, the architects and engineers, artisans and workers of every description. Millions will travel and India will see the circulation of money as never before experienced. This is development at its best.
Vagaries in Tamil Nadu
For no less than four years, Tamil Nadu has been drawn into the orbit of change and turmoil. The topmost at the centre; Modi, Amit Sha and Nadda together with Annamalai in Tamil Nadu are sparing no pains to bring about the transformation that the state must go through, whatever the cost. Eradication of corruption is imperative in every pore of economic activity. From the beginning of 2020, surveys were made on moneys hoarded and assets hidden in Rs. Billions and reaching close to even Rs one trillion. All these were happening with impunity for over half a century. There was no popular endorsement of governmental performance; only money at play when it flowed freely at elections.
In April 2023 a list of corrupt ministers numbering 18 was published in the media. Ever since, the corrupt are on the run up to 29th January 2024 with the Tax authorities and ED officers in hot pursuit. Those in the 2nd list are in fear of exposure in the coming 75 days. For once this exposure is before the public, consequent to the great work done by the President of Tamil Nadu BJP. Imprisonment stalks the guilty. Annamalai the President has done his work in no less than 93 Pada Yatras in Tamil Nadu. In recent times attendance at meetings has approached a lakh if not more. Mortal fright is their plight as described by Annamalai. Vote purchase, the last refuge of scoundrel DMK candidates and politicians is ceasing to prevail and fresh approaches including assaults on DMK politicians have become a marked phenomenon.
Attributes of Leadership
For nearly a century, Tamils never had a leadership as of now. The state gained its identity as a part of Madras Presidency, being one among a few Dravidian States. Omandur Ramasamy Reddiar was great in all respects to be Chief Minister. He was principally a Congress man. So was Rajaji more a Congress Great and a reputed Tamil scholar than a Tamil Nadu politician. Hon. Kamarajar was totally Chief Minister of Madras. In 1956 Tamils got their recognition as a state. Completeness with a distinct language based ethnic identity came about as Tami Nadu in 1969.
After a succession of Chief Ministers till 2021, Annamalai has got the duly anointed mantle of BJP leader as President of BJP for Tamil Nadu. His position is unique and much coveted. He stood selection to Public Service as a Police Officer through an open competitive examination. After a decade of distinguished service winning accolades all round, he threw away personal advancement in favour of service to Mother India and more specifically to Tamil Nadu. For over three years he has dedicated his all to the state and the people look forward to decades of his service. His name is now a synonym for selflessness.
Summation
The four happenings touched on in a few lines are less than the tip of the iceberg, studied or discerned for many years. As per my assessment I have picked up intellectuals of worth whose weight is well known by the quality of their expositions. What is standing out in the current encounter is the tenor of the comments noted for candour and objectivity. Virtually the totality of the observations are their wish and prayer for BJP victory in 2024 and Annamalai’s ascent as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 2026. Weekly progress in voter strength is anticipated till mid- February and daily increase after Modi’s concluding visit to Palladam on February 18th. Annamalai and his lieutenants in lakhs, have worked up the voters to fever pitch as the state is watching. Precise forecasts will be forthcoming by mid-April, 2024, ahead of the first day of poll.
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Familiarity, leading to continuity: What Chad Morton, Thomas Brown bring to the Chicago Bears' offense
CHICAGO, Ill. - Now that the Chicago Bears offensive staff is reportedly in place, one interesting trend has emerged.
There’s experience, but there’s also familiarity.
That equals continuity the Bears haven’t had on offense, well, you can argue since the Ron Turner era in the 2000s.
Here’s what each hire brings to the team.
Thomas Brown, pass game coordinator
Jokes aside about the Sean McVay coaching tree, Brown’s hiring is significant.
The Athletic profiled Brown in 2022, and he, as an assistant head coach for the Los Angeles Rams, was earning head coach interviews at age 36. That wasn’t by accident.
He takes that rising profile to the Bears as the team’s passing game coordinator under offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. The Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs first reported Brown’s hiring.
Thomas is a rising young talent in the coaching community. He was the Panthers’ offensive coordinator last season, working with Bryce Young, but Frank Reich’s firing left him without a position.
This offseason, he wasn’t without opportunity, either. The Titans interviewed him for their head coaching job, and the Steelers and Patriots interviewed him for their offensive coordinator positions.
Brown, now 37, also interviewed with the Bears for their offensive coordinator opening but will join newly hired Waldron, but the two aren’t unfamiliar. Brown and Waldron worked together on the Rams staff in 2020.
That continuity will help, especially when considering the Bears’ quarterback position is still unsettled, and will probably remain so until April.
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Head coach Pete Carroll and running backs coach Chad Morton of the Seattle Seahawks celebrate running back Rashaad Penny's touchdown to take a 14-7 lead in the first quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November
Chad Morton, running backs coach
Waldron’s experience lies in quarterbacks, but hiring Morton is a sign he wants a similar kind of rushing attack for his Bears’ offense.
Enter Morton, who the Chicago Sun-Times Jason Leiser reported will join the Bears, who will bring exactly that.
Consider the backs Morton has worked with since he became Seattle’s running backs coach in 2017, and that should excite Roschon Johnson.
Under Morton, Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny and Kenneth Walker III have been successful. Carson and Walker III have broken the 1,000-yard mark under Morton, too.
Walker, a second-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, is the Seahawks’ primary back now after rushing for 1,955 yards and 17 touchdowns in two seasons. Johnson, who has a similar rugged running style, should be able to develop into a bigger role.
Depending on who else is in the Chicago Bears’ running back room, having Johnson and Kahlil Herbert is already a complimentary one-two punch.
Working with Waldron as the Seahawks run game coordinator in 2022 and 2023. In 2022, the Seattle run game scored 12 touchdowns and averaged 4.8 yards per carry. In 2023, those numbers dipped to 4.1 yards per carry and 11 touchdowns but are still similar.
It should be noted Waldron’s offense has one primary back, which was Walker III, with a talented backup, Penny in 2022 and rookie Zach Charbonnet in 2023. The Bears’ one-two punch is already similar. However, D’onta Foreman was effective when Johnson and Herbert missed time.
No matter who else joins the room, Morton has experience getting backs, especially rookies, up to speed on what the run game needs from them.
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HBO has traditionally allowed the mercurial Larry David to decide whether or not there would be more seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm, but to Variety, he now says this is it.
At Tuesday night's Los Angeles red carpet premiere for the forthcoming 12th and final season, David acknowledged to the trade that he's said the show was over many times before.
"Yeah, I said it before. But I wasn't 76 when I said it," he noted.
The Seinfeld co-creator also expressed of the Emmy-winning show, "It's time. Twelve years, that's a lot for a television show -- over 24 years. It was time."
The series, which began in 1999 as a one-off mockumentary about David's alleged return to stand-up comedy, launched as a series in 2000.
HBO had always given David a wide berth to return for subsequent seasons at his leisure. For instance, there was a six-year gap between seasons eight and nine.
During its run, the show racked up 51 Emmy nominations with two wins, including an Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy in 2002.
Curb Your Enthusiasm's 12th season kicks off on Sunday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and Max.
New episodes will debut subsequent Sundays at the same time, leading up to the series finale on April 7.
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Klopp unearths another gem as Bradley shines in Liverpool's win over Chelsea
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Jurgen Klopp seems to have unearthed another gem in his final season at Liverpool after 20-year-old right back Conor Bradley scored one goal and set up two more in a 4-1 win over Chelsea in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Bradley, an academy product, has been filling in for Trent Alexander-Arnold during the England international's recent injury layoff. He did his best impression of Liverpool's first-choice right back in the way he took his goal and assisted on others for Diogo Jota and Dominik Szoboszlai at Anfield.
“It just feels like I’m in a dream,” said Bradley, a Northern Ireland international who joined Liverpool's youth academy in 2019. “It's unbelievable.”
Luis Diaz grabbed Liverpool's fourth goal in a dominant display by the hosts that included a missed penalty by Darwin Nunez, who struck the post with his attempt and hit the goal frame three times in total in the match.
Liverpool maintained its five-point lead over Manchester City, which also won Wednesday by beating Burnley 3-1. City has a game in hand.
With Klopp announcing Friday that he will be leaving at the end of the season after nearly nine years in charge, Liverpool will be hard to stop as the team makes an emotionally charged push for the title.
Klopp has plenty of strength in depth for the run-in, with Bradley turning out to be a nice surprise and clearly able to provide great cover for Alexander-Arnold.
Bradley was constantly marauding forward and he slipped in Jota, who dribbled between Thiago Silva and Benoit Badiashile before shooting home left-footed to give Liverpool a 23rd-minute lead.
Bradley added a second in the 39th by running onto a pass from Diaz, advancing 30 meters and driving a low shot into the far corner from just inside the area. It was a finish of which Alexander-Arnold would have been proud, just like the cross Bradley provided for Szoboszlai to head home in the 65th.
“Trent should take care of his position,” Szoboszlai said in a cheeky warning to Alexander-Arnold given Bradley's form.
Bradley said he'd done “pretty well” in Alexander-Arnold's absence.
“It was unfortunate the way Trent got injured," he said. “I just had to try to take my chance.”
Nunez made up for his penalty miss by crossing for Diaz to score in the 79th, restoring Liverpool's three-goal cushion after Christopher Nkunku netted for Chelsea in the 71st after coming on as a substitute.
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Falkirk fitness expert to host marathon tips and tricks taster event later this month
Craig Watson, who operates a sports nutrition business in Grangemouth, has arranged the event for Wednesday, February 21 at Tune Up Fitness, Skinflats with those attending being educated on practical tips and information from industry specialists.
Areas covered on the night will include the likes of nutrition, hydration, footcare and recovery alongside training tips for those going to gym and running to build up to their chosen marathon.
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On the workshop, which can be signed up for beforehand via a donation, he said: “There will be something for everyone, especially those doing a marathon for the first time.
"The basics like what and how much to eat are overlooked and it is crucial that these are done right. We’ll also cover some of the more complex things like supplements and injury-care.
"It will also be beneficial for people to know what to expect on the day and how they can cope with different scenarios that usually trip people up.
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"So many people, including so many of my own clients, have signed up for marathons and not realised just how much you need to put into it.
"We’ve done a few events like this before but the pandemic halted that.
"Beforehand those who came along found it really useful and we had so many people get in touch after their marathons to say thanks for helping them along the way.”
Those interested in attending the workshop, which begins at 6.30pm and finishes around 8.30pm, can sign up online via eventbrite with limited spots available.
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WATERBURY – Michael Corbo, age 63, of Waterbury, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, at his home with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Carmen Corbo for 22 years.
Michael was born in Waterbury on Nov. 16, 1960, son of the late Anthony L. and Loretta F. (Clemente) Corbo. He worked for the City of Waterbury Refuse Department for 25 years until his retirement.
Besides his wife Carmen of 22 years, Michael leaves to cherish his memory his son Anthony Corbo, and his mother Dorene Margison, both of Waterbury; sisters, Diane Corbo and her partner Valerie Carrano of Provincetown, Mass., Michele Buerkle of Waterbury; a niece, Gina Nicole Buerkle of Waterbury; his brother-in-law, Gary Buerkle of Prospect; and his stepchildren, Danny, Vaneza, Evinha and Melvin Melendez whom he loved as his own.
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Southern Gaza has seen the heaviest fighting over the past few weeks. But bombing has restarted in the north and the humanitarian situation has worsened there.
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Southern Gaza has seen the heaviest fighting over the past few weeks. But bombing has restarted in the north and the humanitarian situation has worsened there.
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Lainey Wilson Is Making a Cameo in a Super Bowl Commercial
Lainey Wilson was one of country music's busiest stars in 2023, and she's not slowing down much as she rounds the corner into a new year. The singer's already booked for a quickly-growing list of engagements in 2024, including a spot in a Super Bowl ad.
According to Billboard, Wilson will make a cameo in a Coors Light commercial promoting the return of the beer brand's Coors Light Chill Train, this time with a CGI virtual seat booking element for fans to enjoy.
Wilson's scene of the wintry-themed ad will show her in the middle of a photo shoot when the "Chill Train" blows past her. It'll be a chilly scene, with blustering snow, an icy blue fringe jacket and, of course, a cold can of Coors Light — but the country superstar actually filmed her scene for the ad in sunny Los Angeles.
"I was doing a photo shoot with my old trusty guitar and a horse that Coors Light hooked me up with. We had some really cool frosted makeup effects and we got to do a lot of fake snow in my hair and eyelashes and stuff," the country star recounts. "I got to do something that I've never done and got to be creative in different kinds of ways, which is always fun for me."
Wilson — whose boyfriend is former NFL quarterback Devlin "Duck" Hodges — will be attending the Super Bowl in person this year, watching the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs clash in Las Vegas.
When asked, Wilson admits that as excited as she is about watching the game, she's just as excited for the halftime show.
"I'm excited to see me some ... Usher, and I'm excited for the game, too. This is my second year to ever go to the Super Bowl, and any time you get invited to go to the Super Bowl, you go," the singer says. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience and I'm getting to go with some of my friends and other artists. It's going to be a party."
Though she stopped short of emphatically throwing her support behind one team or another, Wilson seems to be hoping for a repeat win for reigning Super Bowl champs the Chiefs.
"I will say I did get to meet [Chiefs tight end] Travis Kelce and [Chiefs quarterback] Patrick Mahomes. They came to a show of mine last summer and they're really great people," Wilson says. "So if I had to root for somebody, it might be them."
Of course, all eyes are on Kelce headed into the Super Bowl, not only because of his status as one of the NFL's most powerful players, but because of his pop superstar girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
Swift has been attending Chiefs games this year whenever her touring schedule allows, and many fans are hoping to see her at the Super Bowl, which will take place on Feb. 11. Swift's Eras Tour resumes earlier that week: She's booked for a show in Tokyo, Japan on Feb. 10; however, it's totally possible that she'll be back in Las Vegas in time to watch the big game due to the time difference.
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Updated January 31, 2024 at 5:33 PM ET
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but signaled that rates could fall in the coming months if inflation continues to cool.
Policy makers have kept their benchmark interest rate between 5.25% and 5.5% — the highest in over two decades — since July.
Fed chairman Jerome Powell told reporters Wednesday that interest rates are unlikely to go any higher, and that he and his colleagues are beginning to contemplate cutting rates.
"If the economy evolves broadly as expected, it will likely be appropriate to begin dialing back policy restraint at some point this year," Powell said.
He cautioned, however, that the economy remains unpredictable and said the central bank would proceed cautiously.
"The economic outlook is uncertain and we remain highly attentive to inflation risks," Powell said.
The Fed has been pleasantly surprised by the rapid drop in inflation in recent months. Core prices in December — which exclude food and energy prices — were up just 2.9% from a year ago, according to the Fed's preferred inflation yardstick. That's a smaller increase than the 3.2% core inflation rate that Fed officials had projected in December.
If that positive trend continues, the Fed may be able to start cutting interest rates as early as this spring. First, though, Powell said he and his colleagues will need to see additional evidence that inflation is easing.
And he sounded doubtful about a rate cut at the Fed's next meeting in March as many investors in Wall Street had hoped for.
"Based on the meeting today, I would tell you that I don't think it's likely the committee will reach a level of confidence by the time of the March meeting," Powell said. "But that's to be seen."
The comments disappointed investors, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling 317 points.
Investors are still hopeful about a rate cut by the following Fed meeting in May, with markets putting the likelihood of that at better than 90%.
Good omens in the economy
Both the economy and the job market have performed better than expected over the last year, despite the highest interest rates since 2001. The nation's gross domestic product grew 3.1% in 2023, while employers added 2.7 million jobs
Unemployment has been under 4%for nearly two years. And average wages in December were up 4.1% from a year ago.
While that strong economy is welcome news for businesses and workers, it also raises the risk of reigniting inflation. As a result, Fed policymakers say they'll be cautious not to cut interest rates prematurely.
"We have history on this," Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic told the Rotary Club of Atlanta this month. "In the '70s, the Fed started removing accommodation too soon. Inflation spiked back up. Then we had to tighten. Inflation came down. Then we removed it again. Inflation went back up. And by the time we were done with that, all Americans could think about was inflation."
The Fed is determined not to repeat that '70s show. At the same time, waiting too long to cut interest rates risks slowing the economy more than necessary to bring inflation under control.
A report from the Labor Department Wednesday showed employers' cost for labor rose more slowly than expected in the final months of last year. Labor costs increased just 0.9% in the fourth quarter. That's a smaller increase than the previous quarter, suggesting labor costs are putting less upward pressure on prices.
Fed officials promised to keep an eye on upcoming economic data and adjust accordingly.
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Joy-Anna Duggar reveals what she resents most about her controversial family - as she opens up about the enduring toll of growing up in the spotlight: 'It's frustrating'
- Joy-Anna noted that she wished people would stop comparing her to her family
- The 26-year-old said that she was 'tired' of living in the spotlight
- She said that she wanted fans to think of her as her own person
Joy-Anna Duggar has revealed what she resents most about her controversial family - as she clapped back at people who compare her to her parents and assume that she agrees with their strict religious teachings.
The 26-year-old 19 Kids and Counting star admitted that she is 'tired' of having to live life in the spotlight and hear everyone's opinions on her life.
Joy-Anna got candid about dealing with the aftermath of her family's controversy that saw her parents Jim Bob, 58, and Michelle, 57, who were both devout followers of the Institute in Basic Life Principles, fall under fire for raising their kids with 'cult-like beliefs.'
Now, in a new YouTube video, Joy-Anna has shared what it was like to grow up under the glare of the reality TV spotlight as she begged people to treat her like her 'own person.'
Joy-Anna Duggar has revealed what she resents most about her controversial family as she clapped back at people who compare her to her parents and siblings
The 26-year-old 19 Kids and Counting star admitted that she was 'tired' of having to live life in the spotlight and hear everyone's opinions on her life
Now, in a new YouTube video, Joy-Anna has shared what it was like to grow up under the spotlight and she begged people to treat her like her 'own person'
In the clip, the 26-year-old mom-of-three answered questions that her subscribers sent in.
She then opened up about the most difficult part of growing up in front of the cameras - and dealing with the enduring infamy that surrounds her family to this day.
'Probably the number one hardest part is just everybody having an opinion about your life,' she said.
The former reality star then recalled a hate message she received from a troll.
'It's hard because people have their opinions, and there's sometimes where it doesn't bother me, but there are other times where when I already like feel like I'm knocked down, those things tend to come back and they do bother me,' the mom-of-three added.
Joy-Anna noted that for this reason she often feels like she has to be careful with the comments she reads and when she reads them.
She added: 'For people to say things when they don't actually know us is frustrating because in my heart, I'm like, I really want them to get to know me.
'I wish people would get to know me for me and not for my whole family, if that makes sense.
In the clip, the 26-year-old mom-of-three answered questions that her subscribers sent in
Joy-Anna noted that for this reason she often feels like she has to be careful with the comments she reads and when she reads them
In 2015, Jill (second from right) and Jessa (center) made headlines when they revealed their brother had molested them. Two years later, Jinger (second from left) and Joy (left) were identified as the other victims
The explosive Amazon Prime docuseries about the family, entitled Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets aired the family's dirty laundry
'Like, I am an individual—not being lumped together as a whole family, but like getting to know each one of my siblings individually and not like lumping everybody together.'
Further in the video, she revealed that she is closest to her sister Jinger - adding that although she loves visiting her sibling, she would never move to Los Angeles.
The family hit headlines when a bombshell report hit the web in 2015 that claimed Josh, now 35, had admitted to molesting four of his siblings years prior, and that his own parents, Jim Bob and Michelle knew about it and failed to report the abuse - it completely shattered the wholesome on-screen image that the family had worked so hard to build over the course of their multiple TLC reality shows.
According to Jill, who spoke out in the explosive Amazon Prime docuseries about the family, entitled Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, when news of Josh's alleged abuse was made public in 2015, her dad's main focus was protecting the family's squeaky-clean reputation - rather than the victims.
She recalled an 'urgency' in 'trying to figure out' how the show could continue on in the wake of the scandal.
A report in 2015 claimed that Josh admitted to molesting his siblings years prior, and that his parents Jim Bob nd Michelle knew and failed to report it
According to Jill, when news of Josh's alleged abuse was made public in 2015, her dad's main focus was protecting the family's squeaky-clean reputation - rather than the victims
In the past, Jinger also spoke out against her family and their ultra-strict beliefs
At the time, she and her younger sister Jessa sat down with Megyn Kelly to discuss the harrowing allegations during a lengthy interview, in which they confirmed that their brother had touched them inappropriately but defended him from people who had branded him as a 'child molester, pedophile, or rapist.'
The explosive Amazon Prime docuseries about the family, entitled Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets saw Jill claiming that her dad tricked her into signing a contract that forced her to continue filming against her will, and that she was given no choice but to video tape the birth of her son despite her telling the production crew that she wasn't comfortable with it.
In the past, Jinger also spoke out against her family and their ultra-strict beliefs.
She laid bare the lasting trauma of her incredibly-strict upbringing, revealing that she was left 'crippled with anxiety' and 'terrified of the outside world' as a result of the rigid 'cult-like' rules she was forced to follow as a child in an interview with People.
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The Baylor women’s basketball program will be retiring Brittney Griner’s No. 42 jersey next month, the university says.
The Phoenix Mercury star is a former Baylor Bear, and will have her jersey retired during a ceremony before the game on Feb. 18. The Bears will be playing Texas Tech at 3 p.m. that day, Baylor said.
“I’m honored to return home to Baylor and celebrate where so much of my journey started,” Griner said. “I’m grateful to Coach Nicki (Collen) and the entire Baylor community and looking forward to the opportunity to be back on campus, spend time with the team and have my family beside me to share in this incredible moment. Sic ‘Em Bears.”
Griner’s jersey will be the seventh jersey retired by the Baylor women’s program, ESPN reported. Two others include her former teammates, Odyssey Sims and Melissa Jones.
Griner was the No. 1 pick in the WNBA’s 2013 draft, according to ESPN. She led Baylor to the NCAA Women’s Final Four. She also had a perfect 40-0 national championship season while she was a junior at Baylor. Griner is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist.
Griner is also a WNBA champion, capturing the 2014 title with the Phoenix Mercury.
Griner finished her college basketball career with 3,282 points and 1,305 rebounds, according to The Associated Press.
“We are excited to welcome Brittney back to Baylor and share this special day with her,” Baylor Vice President and Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades said. “There’s no doubt she is one of the most decorated student-athletes in Baylor athletics history and we’re thrilled the timing has worked out for all of us to celebrate and honor her. She always has been, and always will be, a significant member of the Baylor Family.”
“We’re excited to have Brittney back on campus and honor her with the retirement of her jersey,” Baylor Coach Nicki Collen said. “I have been saying this since I arrived at Baylor that she deserves to have her jersey retired and I wanted to make sure that happened when the timing was right. With the opening of Foster Pavilion, and the WNBA offseason fitting into our season, this seemed like the right time to honor Brittney and welcome her back home. She is one of the best basketball players in Baylor’s history and we’re thrilled that the time has come to celebrate Brittney and all of her accomplishments.”
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Tottenham score three quick goals early to take down Brentford in Premier League
LONDON (AP) — Darts was the focus almost as much as the soccer when Tottenham scored three goals in a frantic eight-minute spell early in the second half to fight back for a 3-2 win over Brentford in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Neal Maupay's 15th-minute goal gave Brentford the lead and the French striker celebrated by gesturing the throw of a dart. It appeared to mock the usual goal celebration of Tottenham playmaker James Maddison, who confronted Maupay about it near the center circle and didn't look too happy.
“I just said to him he probably hasn’t scored enough goals of his own over the last few years to have his own celebration so he probably had to copy mine," Maddison said, laughing.
It clearly fired up Tottenham's players, who did the same celebration after goals by Destiny Udogie in the 48th, Brennan Johnson in the 49th and Richarlison in the 56th.
Ivan Toney pulled a goal back in the 67th after benefitting from Udogie's misguided back-pass, but Tottenham held on after late pressure from Brentford.
“They are a good team and we got riled up," Johnson said. "In the second half, we were able to focus.”
Tottenham moved above Aston Villa into fourth place in the standings, courtesy of goals scored.
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CONCORD, Calif. (KGO) -- Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board are giving an update after one person died in a small plane crash Tuesday in an intersection near Buchanan Field Airport in Concord.
MORE: 3rd body found near Half Moon Bay plane crash site that killed 4, officials say
The NTSB and FAA are currently still investigating the crash.
The Van's RV-6 aircraft is in the road near the intersection of Concord Ave. and Diamond Blvd.
According to FlightAware, a plane with the tail number that's matching the one in the crash was doing a maneuver called touch-and-go. The fire department says they also heard reports of that prior to the crash, and it appears this plane did nosedive shortly after taking off. Buchanan Airfield is a few blocks away from the scene.
The person who was killed was the sole occupant of the plane.
"It had just taken off from the airport," said Contra Costa Fire Batt. Chief Kevin Platt. "I've heard conflicting reports that it was doing touch-and-gos or had taken off several times already, I don't know. But this time it had just taken off and it took what was reported to us as an abrupt nosedive."
There was significant damage in and around the area where it crashed. Contra Costa Fire says that a car was clipped, and the driver of the car treated for minor injuries.
The Pleasant Hill Police Dept. says that it closed Concord Ave. between Contra Costa Blvd. and Meridian Park Blvd. in Concord through the night.
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Blueface's other girlfriend, Bonnie Lashay, debuts mugshot tattoo days after Chrisean Rock
LOS ANGELES - Chrisean Rock isn't the only lady showing her love and dedication for Blueface with some ink.
Bonnie Lashay, another of Blue's girlfriends and a cast member of the rapper's short-lived reality TV show "Blue Girls Club," revealed on Instagram Wednesday she got her own Blueface mugshot tattoo. Unlike Rock who debuted her face tattoo of Blue over the weekend, Bonnie opted for a more "discreet" location.
RELATED: Chrisean Rock gets Blueface tattoo on face
Lashay shared pictures and videos of herself lying down while getting the mugshot tattooed on her behind. She captioned one of the videos, "Me & Blue Forever."
Lashay added in the comments, "@chrisean stole my idea!! she thought she was one uping me!!! Blue Loves Me He’s upset with me rn but i’m not going no where!! and this proves that!!!!"
The comment aligns with Lashay's apparent feelings toward Rock and any of Blue's other love interests. She recently released a new song called "That's My Daddy."
It's unclear if this is permanent ink, which is apparently the case for Rock, TMZ confirms. The 23-year-old mother of Blueface's child tagged him in the video of her getting the face tattoo and captioned it, "#freeblueface free my Daddy I love you papa."
Johnathan Jamall Porter, a.k.a. Blueface, is seen in a booking photo following his arrest for robbery on June 8, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via Getty Images)
Just last week, Rock reportedly moved back into Blue's house despite major drama that erupted between the two in December.
Blueface shares a son with Rock. He also shares two children with ex Jaidyn Alexis.
RELATED: Blueface removed from LA County jail's general population
Blue, whose birth name is Johnathan Jamall Porter, remains behind bars at a Los Angeles County jail for a probation violation.
TMZ reports the 26-year-old "Thotiana" rapper has been moved out of general population at a Los Angeles County jail and currently remains in "administrative segregation." This means he doesn't have a cellmate and does not join others for meals outside his cell, as they are brought to him.
The LA native appeared in court on Jan. 12 for a probation violation in connection with a 2021 assault case. He was sentenced to serve nearly seven months in jail. He previously pleaded guilty in Oct. 23 to charges related to a shooting outside a Las Vegas strip club.
According to jail records, Blueface's current release date is July 2, 2024.
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ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood is Searching for the Next Big Thing
Cathie Wood talks robo-taxis, crypto, AI and more.
Cathie Wood is the chief executive and chief investing officer of ARK Invest, whose exchange-traded funds have notched some of the best and worst returns in the market in recent years.
The firm’s flagship fund, ARK Innovation (ARKK), was an early investor in hot technology companies such as Tesla, Nvidia and Salesforce. It returned a blistering 153% in 2020, putting it in the top 1% of similar funds. Investors poured money in, making the fund the nation’s largest actively managed ETF, with nearly $28 billion under management in early 2021. But rising interest rates are kryptonite to the high-growth stocks Wood favors, and Innovation lost 23% and 67% in 2021 and 2022, respectively. That put it at the very bottom of its category and sparked a mass exodus by investors.
ARK’s fortunes reversed again in 2023 as inflation and interest rates moderated. Now with assets of only about $8 billion, Innovation gained more than 35% in 2023 through November 30, and it is once again in the top 1% of its category. ARK also manages or subadvises 12 other ETFs, with exposure to themes including robotics, genetics, space exploration and financial technology. Five of the funds, launched in November with another firm, are based on cryptocurrency futures contracts or crypto-related stocks. And ARK is hoping for regulatory approval to launch an ETF that holds cryptocurrencies directly.
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We caught up with Wood in November 2023 to see what is top of mind for her now.
KIPLINGER: What trends are you focusing on for 2024?
WOOD: We are probably going to focus on the convergence among the 14 technologies around which we have centered our investments. One of the most important convergences taking place in technology combines robotics, energy and artificial intelligence. That is going to create revenue opportunities that are going to scale so quickly that people won’t believe the numbers. Robo-taxis, we believe, will generate $8 trillion to $10 trillion in global annual revenue in 10 years. The biggest autonomous vehicle provider we believe in — and our conviction has only increased on this — is Tesla. I have two Teslas, a Model 3 and a Model Y. They are effectively robots collecting data for Tesla to help evolve their robo-taxi software. Tesla now has 5 million robots roaming around collecting proprietary data of real-world driving.
We think Tesla is involved in the most important and biggest artificial intelligence project in the world. Another convergence we think is going to transform healthcare is the convergence of AI and genetics. It is unlocking the code to life, health, disease and death. Companies like CRISPR Therapeutics AG are combining AI with gene-editing and therapy tools to diagnose and treat disease in its very early stages, or even before something evolves into a disease. The United Kingdom has approved CRISPR Therapeutics’ gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is scheduled to decide on whether doctors in the U.S. can use it.
KIPLINGER: Where do you see opportunities in the financial technology sector?
WOOD: We’re very focused on fintech. Which companies are going to be the winners in the digital wallet — which includes services that enable chat, sending money to one another, commerce, and crypto activity? We are looking for the winners in the developed world along the lines of WeChat in China.
One of the most important fintech developments is the rise of digital assets, which many people call crypto. Bitcoin is a digital asset. Its volatility has obscured its long-term returns. Despite five drawdowns greater than 75% since its inception in 2009, bitcoin has delivered positive annualized returns over three-, four and five-year time horizons.
KIPLINGER: Your biggest ETF holds about 33 stocks. How do you decide which technologically disruptive firms will make money for investors?
WOOD: We have a three-step process. We start with research to size the market. Then we do an analysis of each stock. The third step is to score each stock on six factors: the company’s people; its moat, or barriers to entry in its industry; market share; execution, which in our world is not whether managers meet quarterly profit numbers but whether they are spending enough on research and development and are spending on the right things; the stock’s valuation; and, finally, risks, such as the risk of increased regulation.
KIPLINGER: How do you decide on the right price to buy?
WOOD: We’re very focused on valuation, but not today’s — the valuation in five years. To put a stock in our portfolio, we need a minimum expectation of a 15% compound annual rate of return over the next five years. We look for stocks that will meet that target based on revenue growth and increases in profitability.
KIPLINGER: How do you decide if it is time to take profits?
WOOD: This was a decision we had to make with Nvidia (NVDA) as it was moving into the $400-pershare range. As the projected five-year return dropped below 15%, we reduced our holdings. We saw so many other opportunities. AI is not just a hardware play, it’s also software, and we want to make sure that our portfolios are exposed to that. Companies that harness AI in thoughtful ways will increase their productivity dramatically. UiPath is a company whose software harnesses AI to help other companies increase the efficiency of their workflows. We added to our position in 2023; it’s now one of the top five stocks in our innovation fund.
KIPLINGER: Your funds have steered away from many of the most popular tech firms. Why?
WOOD: Our strength is to bring other sources of innovation into a portfolio at a very early stage. We’re not going to add much value if we invest in stocks people already know about.
We have a small holding in Microsoft. It has a lot going for it, but everybody knows it and owns it already. Also, we have been reducing holdings in Alphabet, Google’s parent. We don’t think it is in a good place. Chatbots are going to eat into its advertising model. We have also sold some Amazon. Soon we’re going to be able to say to AI: Go around the world to any website and find me the cheapest whatever item.
KIPLINGER: Do you have any advice for individual investors? What would you say to them about your funds’ volatility?
WOOD: While interest rates were going up in 2021 and 2022, long-term-oriented investments of all kinds, including long-term bonds and our strategy, were clobbered. During that time, we concentrated our holdings in our highest-conviction names, based on our scoring system. Because the markets are beginning to believe that we’re near the top in long-term interest rates, our strategies have had a very good year.
We think investors should ask themselves whether they have sufficiently incorporated disruptive innovation into their portfolio construction. We believe innovation should be considered as a strategic allocation with a five-year or longer time horizon. What I suggest to my family members is that they dollar-cost average. Invest $20 every two weeks or $50 a month into various strategies. Over time, that should be a winning proposition.
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Kim Clark is a veteran financial journalist who has worked at Fortune, U.S News & World Report and Money magazines. She was part of a team that won a Gerald Loeb award for coverage of elder finances, and she won the Education Writers Association's top magazine investigative prize for exposing insurance agents who used false claims about college financial aid to sell policies. As a Kiplinger Fellow at Ohio State University, she studied delivery of digital news and information. Most recently, she worked as a deputy director of the Education Writers Association, leading the training of higher education journalists around the country. She is also a prize-winning gardener, and in her spare time, picks up litter.
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The International Olympic Committee is still not impressed with Italy's determination to spend about $90 million rebuilding a historic bobsled track for the 2026 Winter Games.
The IOC's latest statement Wednesday on the public rift came one day after local organizers of the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics moved ahead with a plan to revive a century-old sliding track in the Dolomites ski resort.
Aiming to avoid construction costs and potential white elephant venues, the IOC wants the Winter Games, opening in just two years' time, to use an existing track — with two nearby options in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Igls, Austria.
The issue has become one of Italian national pride to avoid paying another country to stage 12 of the 116 medal events.
"The IOC firmly believes that the existing number of sliding centers, globally, is sufficient for the current number of athletes and competitions in the sports of bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton," the Olympic body said in a statement.
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The IOC's opposition to an Italian renewal project on such a tight schedule — either at Cortina or Cesana, the now-closed sliding track at the 2006 Turin Olympics that was previously considered — has been publicly clear since its annual meeting in October held in Mumbai, India.
"(Only) existing and already operating tracks should be considered due to the very tight timeline remaining," the IOC said in a statement, stating it had been "unequivocal that no permanent venue should be built without a clear and viable legacy plan."
Italy's deputy prime minister detailed his country’s position Tuesday.
"It is not acceptable for the bobsled races to take place outside Italy," Antonio Tajani said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. "We will do everything to achieve the goal."
Still, the Italian organizing committee aims to have a back-up plan if renovating the Cortina track used at the 1956 Winter Games is not ready by March next year.
The committee said after a board meeting Tuesday its plans rest on signing a contract with a Parma-based construction company that has offered to rebuild the Cortina track for $89 million.
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Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) held its First Corporate Briefing for the year 2024 as part of its best corporate governance practices. FFC has been recognized by Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as first amongst Top 25 Companies consecutively for 13 years attributed to its Compliance of Code of Corporate Governance, Company Performance and Efficient Management. In the same backdrop the subject briefing for the year ended 31st December 2023 was held at FFC’s corporate Head Office, Rawalpindi. Virtual access was also provided to all desirous stakeholders. Prominent capital market analysts and dignitary from Pakistan Stock Exchange attended the event. Manager Corporate Affairs & Shares, Syed Imran Rizvi opened the briefing and apprised the house about significance of the event. Chief Financial Officer, Syed Atif Ali briefed the house about FFC’s performance for the year-ended 2023 and assured Company’s commitment to achieve higher standards of performance and sustained earnings. He further ascertained Company’s perseverance in ensuring continual improvement for its stakeholders.
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Falkirk Fury: U16s unbeaten run ends at hands of rivals Boroughmuir Blaze
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A tight opening quarter saw the teams tied at 16 points apiece. The second quarter however saw Fury edge the scoreline at 18-14 for the period and a slender four point lead at the half.
While Fury had defeated Blaze earlier in the season, that game had been a close match, so it was no surprise there was little between the sides. The big highlight of both the first and second quarters was how they each had ended with Fury's Beth Sneddon bringing the home support to their feet with not just one buzzer beater three point shot in the first but also another towards the end of the second quarter.
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Here at The Good Phight, we’re a little different. Instead of making top ten prospects lists, we’ll be talking about some of the players in the minors that can help the team more immediately in 2024. We’re borrowing from a lot of public information about prospects to give an overview of how the players might fit into the team’s 2024 plans, be it at the beginning of the season or a random Tuesday in July.
One of the more thrown around phrases when it comes to people dating is that he/she “has a type.” Certain people fall into a bin that another will find attractive and want to spend more time with. It may not be something that that person can help as the traits he/she finds attractive are innate.
The Phillies, it seems, “have a type” when it comes to plucking relievers off of other teams. Traits that these pitchers possess are things that the Phillies are interested in having for themselves. It can really be boiled down to three things:
- throws really hard (handedness doesn’t matter)
- has a second pitch that is at least mildly interesting
- still has minor league options
These three factors are the siren song that Dave Dombrowski falls in love with. With the success they’ve had developing relievers who met these qualifications, it makes sense that they’d continue fishing in these types of waters too.
Michael Mercado could be tossed in all three of these buckets while also holding a valuable “Tampa Bay Rays alumnus” tag as well. The team traded for him this offseason, sending an actual player back to the Rays in order to be able to place Mercado on the 40-man roster and not be subject to minor league free agency. As of now, there isn’t much brewing on the radar as far as bringing in another free agent reliever, so maybe the team is content with what they’ve got.
As a pitcher on the 40-man roster with multiple minor league options left, Mercado will be given many chances this year to test his mettle. Drafted in the second round of the 2017 draft by the Rays, he’s always shown good strikeout stuff in the minors, but mostly in the role of a starter. 2023 was the first season where Tampa Bay decided that a reliever role was something Mercado was more suited for and he continued to mow hitters down. The problem is that his home run rate jumped over 2 per nine innings and as a flyball pitcher (28% groundball rate in 2023), that could be an issue. Still, as noted by Eric Longenhagen, Mercado’s addition of a cutter to his arsenal on the mound was likely what drew the team to him in November.
Mercado throws hard (93-96, touched 98 late in the year with Durham) and more recently began incorporating a cutter, which has become his best secondary pitch, into his repertoire. The angle of his fastball makes it more hittable than the velocity might lead you to believe.
On a team that tends to err on the side of caution when it comes to minor twinges with their relievers early in the season, Mercado stands a decent chance of seeing major league innings sooner rather than later. If he’s able to show something a little more, he might even be able to become a bullpen regular.
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Dehusk co-founders Samuel Tecuala and Quan Tan explore the environmental and economic implications of the overreliance on imported goods, using the Philippines’ dairy industry as a case study. They argue that local solutions and innovation could maximise the potential of sustainable products while supporting the surrounding economy.
- Imported goods have an enormous impact on the environment as they are transported from their material origin to far-off grocery shelves.
- The Philippines’ dairy industry provides an insightful case study with its reliance on imported dairy despite, the paradox of nutritional deficiencies and the prevalence of lactose intolerance among Filipinos.
- Local alternatives, such as Filipino coconut milk, can offer both environmental and economic advantages.
When we peel back the label on an imported carton of milk or a jug of orange juice, we uncover a story of extensive travel—a journey from its origin to the processing plant, then across oceans and continents until it finally rests on our local shelves. But have you considered how many of these products could be produced locally with comparable quality?
Recently, environmental trends have sparked a reconsideration that challenges the extent to which an overemphasis on imported goods might cause us to overlook valuable local solutions and opportunities.
The Philippines’ dairy paradox
An example can be found within the dairy industry, particularly in the Philippines. The island nation cannot produce dairy milk; in fact, a staggering 99% of its dairy milk in the country is imported. As a result, the Filipino dairy industry is bolstered by various legislative subsidies, such as the “National Dairy Development Act of 1995”, which provides significant tax exemptions to entities affiliated with the dairy sector.
The intention behind such laws is clear: to enhance nutrition among children and adolescents, which is crucial for their growth and development. Despite these supportive measures, however, a startling paradox exists.
A 2019 study revealed a widespread nutritional deficiency among Filipino schoolchildren and adolescents, with an alarming 75-97% suffering from calcium deficiency. One potential explanation for this nutritional gap, especially in calcium intake, may lie in the high prevalence of lactose intolerance among Filipinos.
Indeed, studies indicate that more than 50% of the population in the Philippines is lactose intolerant. Moreover, recent research suggests that lactose intolerance can lead to gastrointestinal discomfort and hinder the absorption of nutrients like calcium.
Milking local resources to support the local economy
The case of the Philippines is intriguing and, although government support for dairy imports might be advantageous, it also opens a discussion about the potential of local solutions to bridge this gap more effectively. For instance, the recent emergence of plant-based milk alternatives mimicking the nutritional profile of dairy milk could offer a promising solution, especially when a litre of dairy contributes two to five times more carbon than any plant-based alternative.
This switch has been successfully implemented in countries such as Sweden, where the introduction of oat milk has significantly decreased the reliance on imported dairy. In the Philippines, a comparable industry is being established.
Already, the island nation is known as a leading exporter of coconuts with the capacity to produce finished goods. Given its status, the country has a strong case to develop a robust local industry centred on plant-based products, particularly using coconut kernel. The creation and promotion of coconut-based milk alternatives would not only offer a nutritious substitute for dairy but also generate significant economic and environmental benefits.
Localised economies deliver multiple benefits
Embracing full-circle local production – where the entire process from harvesting to the final product happens within the same country – can stimulate a multitude of employment opportunities. It creates a ripple effect: as local industries grow, they require more services, from technology to transportation, which in turn leads to more job creation.
This holistic approach to production can turn a single job at a manufacturing plant into a network of opportunities that support entire communities. A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis found that produce farms that buy 89% of their supplies locally create about 32 jobs per $1 million in revenue, whereas farms that buy 45% locally only create 10.5 within the same parameters.
In the environmental context, recent research from Iowa State University focusing on small to medium-scale vegetable production demonstrated that local production models had significantly lower global warming potential across all stages of food production and distribution than large-scale models. The analysis also revealed that typical vegetable production in the state produced less than half the emissions and used only 10% of the water compared to conventional food systems.
International trade is not the enemy
When advocating for economic localisation, it’s important to clarify that this approach is not inherently opposed to the concept of international trade. Instead, localised economies encourage a more balanced and thoughtful approach to how we source and consume common goods, tapping into the potential of nearby resources and capabilities to meet our needs both effectively and sustainably.
The problem comes when consumers with a preference for imports dismiss local options that could be just as good if not better.
Ultimately, the aisles of a grocery store serve as more than just a marketplace; they are a canvas reflecting the broader strokes of global economic trends and consumer habits. The balanced case of environmental conditions and production processes in the Filipino coconut milk industry is a powerful example of how economic localisation can be part of the solution, but only when managed effectively.
Such scenarios highlight the need for a deeper examination of our consumption patterns and the social, economic, and environmental implications of our choices. By fostering the right local industries, we are not just curbing carbon emissions; we are creating jobs, sustaining communities, and making quality products accessible to all.
Perhaps, as we move towards a more sustainable future, it will become increasingly clear that the answers we seek may not lie across the oceans but right in our backyard.
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FALMOUTH, Mass. – On Jan. 1, 2024, after a long and hard fought battle with Parkinson’s disease, Muriel Lynn Moulthrop peacefully ended her journey on this earth. She will be deeply missed and forever loved.
Lynn was born in Watertown, Conn., and graduated from Watertown High School in 1958. She accomplished her goal of becoming a nurse in 1962 at the Peter Bent Brigham School of Nursing in Boston.
Her love of the mountains drew her west to Colorado, where she worked as a nurse at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. She continued her education at Metropolitan State College in Denver, where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing in 1979. She then returned to Boston and earned her Master of Science Degree in Nursing at Boston University in 1981.
After earning her MSN, Lynn worked as a clinical director of Parent-Child Nursing at Riverside Hospital in Newport News, Va., for six years. She was then drawn back to New England and worked as a clinical director at Maine Medical Center. One of her proudest accomplishments was her leadership in the opening of the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center in 1995.
Lynn first visited Cape Cod with her family in 1941 and was a frequent visitor throughout her life. When she retired, she called Falmouth her home for 22 years. Until the very end, she always wanted to be at the beach or near the water. Lynn gave back to her community as a volunteer at the Falmouth Service Center for more than 10 years.
Lynn served her country for more than 20 years and retired from the United States Army Reserve Medical Corps as a lieutenant colonel.
Lynn was predeceased by her parents Muriel (McLean) Moulthrop and Frederick Gilbert Moulthrop; her brother Frederick “Seth” Moulthrop; and her sister-in-law Cheryl Tilson Moulthrop.
She is survived by her brother Bruce Watson Moulthrop and his children Erin Moulthrop Karsif, her husband Benjamin, and their children Owen and Logan; and Stephen Charles Moulthrop, his wife Isabel, and their children Paisley and Avery; and many loving friends and colleagues.
Lynn loved to ski in the Colorado mountains, swim at Old Silver Beach and travel to destinations around the world, with her friends Pat and George Gales. She was a joy to be with and had a wonderful sense of humor. If you needed Lynn, she was always there for you.
Thank you to the administration and staff at Heritage at Falmouth and Cahoon Care for the caring and compassionate care she received during her time with you.
A graveside service will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Watertown, Conn., Monday, Feb. 5, at 1 p.m.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with constitutional scholar Philip Bobbitt about the effort from House Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with constitutional scholar Philip Bobbitt about the effort from House Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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See Scotty McCreery and Wife Gabi’s Cutest Photos Together
Scotty McCreery and his wife Gabi may not have married until 2018, but their love story began decades before that.
These two are more than just high school sweethearts. In fact, some would argue that their bond actually started when they first met — in kindergarten! McCreery insists his wife had a crush on him way back then, too.
"She'll kill me for saying this, but in her kindergarten diary she had Mrs. Gabi McCreery written in hearts all over," McCreery shared during an interview in 2017.
The now-country singer and the pediatric nurse officially started dating in high school and even went to prom together. Over the years, they have been able to navigate a whirlwind of life experiences, like Scotty's victorious run on American Idol, Gabi attending nursing school, and attending rival universities ... Scotty went to NC State, while Gabi was a student at the University of North Carolina.
In September 2017, the pair announced their engagement, and by June 2018, they were married. Fast forward to today and the McCreerys are parents to a happy, healthy baby boy. Merrick Avery McCreery was born on Oct. 24, 2022.
One thing you can that is so endearing about Scotty McCreery and his wife Gabi is that they share a love of traveling and the great outdoors. Many of their photos together show the couple on top of mountains or on the shores of a beautiful beach. There are also several snaps of them visiting other countries.
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Significant change to Maggi two minute noodles across Australia: 'This is just the beginning'
- Maggi has launched a new noodle product with less plastic packaging
- The move will reduce plastic waste by 83 per cent
- Read more: Massive change coming to Australia's favourite lolly brand
Australia's favourite instant noodles have a new look in an effort to reduce the amount of plastic used in its packaging.
Nestle announced the launch of Maggi Mug Noodles, which are designed to go straight into a standard at-home mug.
The latest product comes in a small cardboard box rather than plastic cup, reducing plastic packaging by 83 per cent.
The original $2.50 Maggi noodles will still be available in the plastic cup for those looking for an on-the-go treat.
Nestle announced the launch of Maggi Mug Noodles, which are designed to go straight into a standard at-home mug. The latest product comes in a small cardboard box rather than plastic cup, reducing plastic packaging by 83 per cent
The Maggi Mug Noodles have already hit the shelves at Coles and Woolworths for $6 for a pack of four. Two flavours are available for shoppers to choose from - chicken or beef.
Monique Koning, Nestlé Head of Marketing - Foods, said: 'We know many of our consumers enjoy eating instant noodles in a cup at home - so we have re-thought the cup.'
'The Maggi team is proud to be at the forefront of reducing plastic packaging in the instant noodle category. This is only the beginning of our journey.'
Both Maggi Mug Noodles and Maggi 2-Minute Chicken and Beef Noodles are also wrapped in 50 per cent recycled plastic - saving enough plastic to cover over 400 football fields a year.
The original $2.50 Maggi noodles will still be available in the plastic cup format for those looking for an on-the-go instant noodle treat
Nestle, the company that owns Maggi, announced last week Allen's lollies will also have its packaging overhauled.
Allen's will tweak the packaging for its lollies and replace the signature red shiny bags with a matte finish and new designs.
Multi-national food and drink conglomerate Nestle, which owns the lolly brand, revealed the change would be made as the company gets tough on plastic.
The change will mean 21 per cent less plastic will be used in the bags, which equates to about 58 tonnes a year.
The new packaging will be found on fan-favourites such as Snakes Alive, Killer Pythons and Party Mix.
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Actress Elisabeth Moss confirmed on Tuesday that she is pregnant with her first child.
Moss, 41, who won an Emmy Award in 2017 for her role as Offred in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” made the announcement on the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” program, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Kimmel got right to the point.
“Are you pregnant or just an incredibly committed method actor?” Kimmel asked.
“A little bit of both,” Moss answered.
“I’ve been really lucky,” Moss continued. “It’s been going really well.”
When Moss asked Kimmel for advice, the talk show host said he was reminded of what comedian Bill Murray told him and his wife, Molly McNearney, when they were expecting one of their four children, Entertainment Tonight reported.
“He said, ‘Bring Christmas lights to hang up (in the delivery room),’” Kimmel said, adding that Murray also suggested bringing in battery-powered candles.
The “Mad Men” star did not share further details about her pregnancy, including when the baby is due, People reported.
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A Spotlight on the Mid-South States: The Kiplinger Letter
Despite slow or no job growth, the overall outlook for the mid-south region remains mostly positive due to in-migration and key business sectors boosting the economy.
To help you understand what is going on in the economy our highly experienced Kiplinger Letter team will keep you abreast of the latest developments and forecasts (Get a free issue of The Kiplinger Letter or subscribe). You'll get all the latest news first by subscribing, but we will publish many (but not all) of the forecasts a few days afterward online. Here’s the latest…
Kentucky is on track for the best job growth across the mid-South region in 2024: A 1.3% uptick. That’s half of 2023’s gain, but still respectable. Construction activity is going strong across the commercial and industrial sectors, leading to a 15% jump in construction employment last year. The bourbon business is also a genuine economic engine: Bourbon accounts for half of all American whiskey, and whiskey in general is gaining popularity with U.S. drinkers. 10 million barrels of Kentucky bourbon are aging in storage now, and the Bluegrass State’s distilleries draw 1.5 million visitors a year. Staghorn is building a big new distillery in Lancaster that will produce 150,000 barrels per year.
Alabama will see a job growth of 1.1%. Again, that’s lower than 2023, but part of the slowdown may be due to the state’s extremely low jobless rate of 2.4%. Fortunately, steady in-migration should grow the workforce. Aviation is big business in Mobile, where Airbus is expanding an assembly line that builds A220 passenger jets. A jobs training program is focusing on aviation-related training at a Mobile airport and automotive jobs in Decatur. An example of basic manufacturing coming to the U.S., to be closer to U.S. consumers: German appliance maker Miele is opening new plants in Opelika in 2026 and 2030, its first U.S. factories.
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Tennessee is in for a significant slowdown, as job growth falls from 2.1% in 2023 to just 0.5% this year. Most industries except healthcare have been flat or down recently. But the overall outlook remains positive as new residents flock to Tennessee, drawn in part by its low taxes. The Volunteer State’s population is growing at the sixth-fastest rate in the country. But many people moving in are retirees, which limits gains in the labor force. The Nashville and Knoxville areas continue to serve as the major growth centers. In a nod to Nashville’s music industry, a big tourist draw, state lawmakers have outlawed AI impersonation of human voices.
Arkansas will eke out 0.4% job growth this year, down from 2% in 2023. But again, the picture is positive overall. Hospitality and construction are booming, in-migration is going strong, and steelmaking is a bulwark for the state economy. Nucor is opening a new plant, which it boasts will have 80% lower carbon emissions than older plants. Mississippi County contains the largest steel-making capacity in the U.S., thanks to existing Nucor and U.S. Steel plants. Dassault Aviation, a maker of business jets, is expanding production at the airport in Little Rock, and a major new healthcare facility, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, expects to open its doors soon in Bentonville.
Mississippi will see job growth flat-line this year. Outside of healthcare, most industries are shedding workers, though the state unemployment rate remains quite low at 3.3%. Cummins, Daimler and Paccar are building a facility to churn out batteries for electric trucks, that should be ready in 2027, at a cost of $2 billion. A ninth casino has been approved in Biloxi. And the Huntington Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula will benefit from a $1 billion order from the Pentagon for an amphibious landing ship.
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Could drinking alcohol on sidewalks help California's economy?
LOS ANGELES - Could drinking alcohol on city sidewalks help boost California's economy? One state senator thinks it could.
Democrat Scott Wiener has introduced legislation that would allow cities to create outdoor entertainment zones where bars and restaurants could sell alcoholic drinks that people can consume on public streets and sidewalks… similar to New Orleans and Las Vegas.
According to Wiener, establishing new entertainment zones would help boost business in downtown cities that struggled to rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Getting people back out in the streets is key to the economic recovery of cities across California. By creating Entertainment Zones, we’re giving people a reason to go back to areas where recovery has been slow while creating a vital new revenue stream for bars and restaurants," Wiener said in a statement online.
He said the COVID-19 pandemic devastated foot traffic to downtown businesses and by adding outdoor events it would help bring people to downtown areas.
"These events bring critical boosts in tourism that many small businesses rely on to push them over the edge into profitability. The benefits and the increased spending spill over into non-tourism related industries as well, helping lift the entire economy," the statement read.
Under current law, businesses may set up booths to sell alcoholic beverages to-go, but restaurants and bars are forbidden from doing so. Senate Bill 969 would allow cities to designate temporary entertainment zones which would allow bars and restaurants to sell alcohol to-go on equal footing with the festival’s licensed vendor.
If SB 969 passes, it could go into effect as early as January 1, 2025. The bill is sponsored by The City of San Jose, The City and County of San Francisco, and CalNight.
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TULSA, Okla. — In his 2023 annual report, Mayor G.T. Bynum revealed the Father's Day storm caused about $16.6 million in damage in Tulsa.
The historic storm last June devastated Green Country in more ways than one. Power outages, downed power lines, entire trees laying across streets all across the Tulsa metro plagued residents for weeks.
Marc Hatter is one of the hundreds of thousands who saw the damage caused by the summer storm. He was in Broken Arrow the night of the storm, but as he pulled back into his neighborhood the next morning, he said the scene shocked him.
"When I first showed up, I saw two neighbors together, straining to lift a column that holds up the awning on front of her house, and place it on the cement pad of the front porch that she has there," said Hatter. "I immediately stopped my car and got out and the three of us essentially gave support to the structure out in front of her door."
Hatter did not have too much damage other than a fence to repair and some flooding. He remembers trees down all across his street, piling up four feet high.
City crews cleared over 400 downed trees blocking roads across the metro. They also took care of 50,000 hanging limbs and 1,200 leaning trees that could have been a public safety hazard.
The trees in front of Hatter's home lost a few limbs, but he said his neighbors saw many full trees fall and replanted some to make up the loss. Hatter said there are still some trees down in his part of town.
"It was very apparent which way the wind had blown, there were electrical lines down, some things had been slightly pushed over by previous people in order to allow access to the streets," said Hatter. "For the most part, it was a little bit of chaos and a little bit of a post-apocalyptic kind of feel. There were downed lines, there were trees, there were cars that had been smashed in, roof's that had been smashed in."
There were approximately 49,000 collection requests made by residents, with the city removing more than 490,000 cubic yards of debris from the storm across the neighborhoods.
In the fifteen years he's lived in the neighborhood, Hatter said he never saw anything like that storm. Although there was damage, Hatter and his neighbors came together to help in the clean-up effort as much as possible.
"A few of us got together with chainsaws and a little bit of grit, and the next four hours were dedicated to just make it more livable," said Hatter. "We came together and kind of reached out amongst ourselves and amongst surrounding areas."
Of that $16.6 million total, according to the report, the city of Tulsa will only be responsible for about $2.1 million in damages, because of FEMA disaster assistance and the State of Oklahoma Emergency Declaration.
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Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Masood Khan, Tuesday congratulated the visiting Gilgit-Baltistan’s Planning Minister, Raja Nasir Ali Khan, over the success of Pakistan pavilion at the weekend’s ‘Travel & Adventure Show’ in New York, saying it would take the county’s rich tourism potential to the next level. During a meeting with the minister at Pakistan Embassy, Ambassador Masood Khan said the pavilion, which he inaugurated on Saturday, captivated the global community and evinced keen interest in Pakistan’s rich cultural and tourism potential, according to an embassy press release. “It augers well not only for the tourism industry but also for the image building of the country,” he said. “Tourism industry of Pakistan can play a significant role in cultivating better people-to-people ties and linkages between Pakistan and the United States,” the Pakistani envoy added. Raja Nasir Khan thanked the Ambassador for the support provided by the Consulate General in New York and Pakistan Embassy, Washington, in successfully showcasing the tourism potential of the country. The GB planning minister said that US tourists were the second highest in numbers visiting Gilgit-Baltistan annually for eco- and adventure-tourism, among others. He also said that various steps were being taken to improve infrastructure and facilitate foreign visitors. In this context, the minister said that GB Government was focusing on establishing IT parks, incubation centers, vocational institutes and winter sports for the youth. Equal attention was being paid to girls’ education, providing them with sports facilities. Out of 52 ice-hockey teams that have been raised in the region, 12 were female line-ups. Gilgit-Baltistan government, in collaboration with USAID and Rupani Foundation would organize ‘Invest in Pakistan Conference-II’ in May this year to encourage investors, especially Pak-American community, to invest in various sectors including tourism, hospitality, tech sector, minerals, renewable energy, health, education and clean drinking water. Discussing international support for the education sector in Gilgit Baltistan, Masood Khan especially highlighted the contributions made by Mrs. Diana MacArthur, an American science and technology leader, who had been a driving force behind the creation of Center for Educational Excellence, in the village of MurtazaAbad, in the Hunza Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan. Raja Nasir Ali Khan spoke with Mrs. MacArthur on phone and thanked her for her invaluable contributions towards promoting education in Gilgit-Baltistan,the press release said. Masood Khan said that educational cooperation was one of the major planks of strong Pakistan-US ties.
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More success for Falkirk Victoria Harriers' youngsters at 4J Qualifying Heats
The majority of the local athletes were successful on gaining first or second place in their age group for their individual event in what rounded off another successful weekend for the Falkirk club.
Around 350 athletes travelled to the Fife venue in total, with a healthy number of Vics making the journey.
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Hide AdKirsty Moffat had a total of three first places for girls’ under-13s: 60m hurdles (10.73), 60m sprint (8.98) and long jump (4.40m) in what was a fantastic result for the young athlete.
Vics’ Peter Clarke was then second senior across the finish line in the 60m sprint (7.20) while Alexander Millar’s 60m sprint in 8.58 was rewarded with first place and Callan Campbell’s 8.68 finish in the same event saw him in second place.
Alex Mann also ran the 60m sprint, finishing in second place for the under-17 group in 8.25.
Scotland youth cap Victoria Anestik was then second at under-17 in both of her events, with an impressive long jump of 5.10m adding to her shot putt at 11.44m.
The next 4J Indoor Qualifying Heats event takes place in Aberdeen this weekend then the grand final takes place in mid-February at Grangemouth Stadium.
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I’m not even sure what to write here anymore. Even if the Phillies are done with free agents, we’re in the final days before pitchers and catchers report and it’s just a slog to get through. Will we ever beg for days like this again? No.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- When it comes to the Phillies preference for pitchers, which are they after: fastballs or finesse?
- Trying to figure out which games to attend to in 2024? Maybe this list will help you decide which ones are best.
MLB news:
- Remember when that guy wanted the Phillies to sign Justin Turner and bench Alec Bohm? Would you still do that if Turner wanted $13 million?
- I’m not much for video games, but I know that Vlad Guerrero, Jr. being the cover athlete for MLB The Show is a big deal for him.
- These are the five most untradeable contracts in the game today.
- Many people hate Scott Boras for holding up the remaining free agents from signing. He’s just doing his job.
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Summary
- Google started rolling out Quick Share to non-Galaxy devices today, making file sharing more unified for all Android users.
- However, the updated Quick Share experience on non-Galaxy devices is missing some features, such as link sharing and private sharing.
- The integration does include the ability to show available devices in the share sheet, making it easier to share files between devices.
Earlier this month at CES, Google announced that it had partnered with Samsung to bring Quick Share to every Android phone. Samsung’s Quick Share service has long coexisted with Google’s Nearby Share service on Galaxy devices, but the two services are finally interoperable with one another. By integrating Nearby Share into Quick Share, Samsung users no longer have to pick between two distinct file sharing services. And by updating the Nearby Share branding to match Samsung’s, Google has made the file sharing experience between Galaxy and non-Galaxy devices feel more unified. However, not all the functionality has been carried over with the rebrand.
When Google started rolling out Quick Share to non-Galaxy devices earlier today, users noticed that the updated experience doesn’t include all of the features available in Quick Share on Samsung devices. For instance, the ability to create a temporary link to share files isn’t available (link sharing) and neither is the ability to temporarily share encrypted files (private sharing).
Quick Share on Samsung devices
One feature that did make its way over to Google’s version of Quick Share, however, is the ability to show available devices in the share sheet. This feature makes it so that nearby Quick Share targets appear directly in the share sheet, so you don’t have to tap the Quick Share button to open the service’s full interface before sharing files with your other devices. From what we can tell, only your own devices will appear as targets in the share sheet.
Nearby Share (left) vs. Quick Share (right)
This change makes sharing files between your devices even easier than before. Google has actually been working on surfacing Nearby Share targets directly in the share sheet since last year, but it’s only with the arrival of Quick Share on Android that they’ve started to roll this feature out. We’ve spotted this feature on a Google Pixel 7 Pro, a Google Pixel 8 Pro, and a OnePlus 11 so far, but several users have told me that Quick Share targets aren’t appearing for them in the share sheet. It’s possible this specific change is tied to a server-side flag that’s separate from the one controlling the Quick Share rollout, so keep an eye out for Quick Share devices appearing on Android’s share sheet.
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WATERBURY – It is with profound sadness and grief that the family of Robert E. McGann, age 76, of Waterbury, announces his passing on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, at the VITAS Inpatient Hospice Care Unit of Saint Mary’s Hospital, surrounded by the care and comfort of his loving family. He was the husband of Beverly (Boughton) McGann for 57 years.
Bob was born on April 21, 1947, in Waterbury, the son of the late Francis and Gertrude (Norris) McGann. He was a graduate of Eli Whitney High School in New Haven, then went on to work his way from electrician on up to electrical engineer at Ansonia Copper & Brass where he retired after 47 years of faithful service.
Bob was a volunteer fireman and past captain for Storm Engine Company/ Ambulance Corps Company 2. He was very proud of his Irish heritage, loved cooking, gardening – especially tending to his tomato plants.
Bob was an ardent fan of all things Boston, which included the Celtics, Red Sox, and Bruins. Bob was also a fan of the Green Bay Packers, and he was a lifelong dog lover, always outside in the yard playing fetch.
Bob was exceptional in almost every way, but he excelled the most at being a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Nothing made Bob happier than being surrounded by his family. He will be forever missed by all those who were blessed to know and love him.
Left to cherish his memory besides his wife, Beverly, are his children, Maureen McGann, Colleen Burgmyer (Thaddeus), and Robert McGann (Boni); his 10 grandchildren, Richard (Melissa), Michael (Malwina), Bethany, William, Madison, Trinity, Kennedy, Darby, Bailey, and Connor; great-granddaughter Ella; sister Judy Serben (Walt); sister-in-law Alice McGann; along with many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
Funeral services for Mr. McGann will be on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at 10 a.m. when a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, 74 W. Main St., Waterbury. Those planning to attend are kindly asked to meet directly at the church. Burial will follow at St. James Cemetery, Naugatuck. Relatives and friends may visit with the McGann family on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, from 4 until 7 p.m. at Casey’s Eastside Funeral Home, 1987 E. Main St., Waterbury.
Loving kindness is always welcome, and it only takes a moment to offer a message of condolence, words of comfort, or share a memory with the family and friends of someone important to you. Please visit the funeral home’s tribute page at caseyfunerals.com to do so.
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More Foods makes circular plant-based alternative protein ingredients utilising pumpkin and sunflower seeds.
More Alternative Foods Ltd. Food Tech was founded in 2020 in Tel Aviv, Israel, by Leonardo Marcovitz. The company has not disclosed its funding to date.
It has collaboration agreements with Tivol (Osem-Nestle) and Migros in Switzerland and is being used by various restaurants in Israel and the UK.
What does More Foods do?
More Foods makes circular plant-based alternative protein ingredients utilising pumpkin and sunflower seeds, produced from upcycled side streams from the seed oil industry. Its patent-protected process delivers a high content of protein (27%) and low fats with a short ingredient list and no major allergens.
The company provides ingredients to the food service industry and semi-finished ingredients to B2C companies such as meal-plan companies, brands and retailers. Its mission is to address the mismatch between consumers wanting healthy sources of protein and the market supply of such products.
“We provide what people want. 30% of the population of most developed countries is looking to eat less meat and the major motivator being that they want to live healthier lives,” says Marcovitz. “More Foods solves exactly this huge unmet need by creating products that are high in protein, are clean label, contain no major allergens and are made from a blend high quality seeds.”
He adds: “I don’t think anyone is trying to do what we’re doing. We’re not creating another alternative protein, we’re not fake meat, we’re not a burger or a sausage, we’re a delicious high protein ingredient that can be used in any cuisine, any restaurant and any dish.”
It is targeting the markets of food service (hotels, restaurants and catering), expected to reach $5.1 trillion by 2030, and the global vegan market, estimated to be worth $61 billion in 2028.
Looking ahead
Its products are already sold in over three countries and plans to expand further. The company is “chef approved, with recurrent revenue and significant retention rates”, according to Marcovitz, and already in the growth phase.
Its current challenges are getting people to know about the product, finding the right distribution partners and growing quicker which, according to Marcovitz, can be solved by raising capital to market More Foods products. The company is currently looking for a distribution partner in the UK.
Why do we need alternative proteins?
The current food system is not fit to feed the world’s growing population and there are various social, environmental, economic and ethical reasons to switch to alternative proteins. To learn more on this topic, read our explainer here.
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Lawmakers grilled the CEOs of top social media companies in a hearing today By Dara Kerr Published January 31, 2024 at 5:21 PM EST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:45 During a contentious hearing, lawmakers demanded that social media companies do better to protect children online. Copyright 2024 NPR
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Weirdest Prop Bets for Super Bowl 58
Heads or tails? How long will Reba McEntire sing the National Anthem for? Will Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift get engaged on the field? Are aliens going to invade during the big game? Yup, you can bet on every single one of those things for Super Bowl 2024.
If you have the itch to put some money down this year, you're not alone: More than 30 states now have some form of legalized gambling, and the amount of money being wagered is climbing higher than ever.
According to the American Gaming Association, in 2023 there was 61 percent increase in American adults betting on the Super Bowl, with an estimated 16 billion dollars wagered on the game. That number is expected to climb this year.
One of the more entertaining things to keep an eye on? Prop bets. We grabbed five of the more unique ones from Bovada Sportsbook.
Over/under National Anthem length: 1:28
From the second Reba McEntire gets started until she completes the word "brave," sportsbooks around the world will have a stopwatch in their hand. When Alicia Keys sang the Anthem at Super Bowl 47, it took her 2:36. Chris Stapleton took 2:01 last year.
Oddsmakers must think that McEntire will be a no-muss, no-fuss performer this year.
What color will the liquid be that is poured on the winning coach of Super Bowl 58?
The favorite this year is purple (+185), with red (+260) close behind. If you are looking for a longshot, the 'No liquid will be poured' bet is right up your alley at +2000.
Taylor Swift will join Usher during the halftime show and sing "Shake it Off," plus Chiefs win.
Now we are starting to get wild with these. Swift has already said she won't perform with Usher, according to reports, but isn't that what you would say if you wanted to shock the world? This bet sits at +25000, so a 10 dollar bet would land you 2,500.
Chiefs win, Taylor Swift goes to the White House with the team and endorses Biden.
Yes, that is seriously offered. According to the odds (+5000) it has a better shot than her performing at halftime. We saved the longest odds for last.
Las Vegas is invaded by aliens and the game ends in a tie.
The longest shot of them all checks in at +100000.
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Little-known detail on Australian ambulances that almost everyone misses on the road: 'Genius'
- The function of small green lights on Aussie ambulances revealed
- They stop ambulances getting fines when responding to emergencies
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The true function of a little-known feature on Australian ambulances has shocked hundreds.
Many of the emergency vehicles have a small green light by both the front and rear licence plates.
They are illuminated when an ambulance turns on its lights and sirens to let traffic cameras know they are responding to an emergency and not get fined for speeding or running a red light.
By having a light on that isn't flashing, it removes the risk of a traffic camera snapping a photo in the small break between the red and blue rotation.
Many were wowed by the hidden detail they said they had never noticed before and joked about getting one for their own car.
However, NSW Ambulance shut the idea down quickly reminding drivers the lights are only for emergency vehicles.
Ambulances have small green lights by the licence plate to indicate to red light and speed cameras when they are responding to an emergency and avoid fines
The organisation explained what the small green lights are used for in a Facebook post.
'They glow solid and come on only when paramedics are travelling under flashing lights and sirens, letting traffic cameras know we're responding to an emergency so we don't get booked for speeding or driving through red lights,' it read.
'And for those who are thinking of getting their own little green light, no go. Service NSW checks the number plate to ensure the vehicle is ours and confirms it was responding to an emergency at the time.'
Aussies were thankful to learn the fun fact with one saying: 'So interesting, I have never noticed them, will look more closely next time'.
'My first thought was 'I need one of those',' laughed a second.
'What a brilliant idea, saves a lot of hassle for NSW Ambulance. Thank you for your service,' a third wrote.
'I've been meaning to ask for a while and now I know!' someone added.
However others wondered why the small lights are needed if the big flashing lights were on.
'On rare occasions when driving code 1 the emergency beacons (which are flickering on and off) may all be off for a fraction of a second when the red light camera takes the photo. Causes lots of paperwork, stat decs and mucking around on both the ambulance and police parts,' one user explained.
'The green lights (front and back) are constantly illuminated on a code 1 drive so if the red light camera goes off, even if the beacons are off for that fraction of a second, the illuminated green lets the police know the ambulance was driving under emergency beacons so they can ignore the photo. Saves time for everyone.'
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Everyone is aging. Right now, as you read this, you are aging. Regardless of external factors like socioeconomic status or personal factors like gender or sexual orientation, everyone is getting older all the time.
Pew Research Center found that depending on what stage of life someone is in, the perception of what is considered old changes. Respondents 18 to 29 consider 60 to be old; 60-year-olds, however, think it happens in the mid-70s.
For content creator Jordan Howlett, 26, "looking old" for his age means looking like he's in his mid-30s — which is what he talks about in his viral TikTok video that has over 22 million views.
“We live in a time nowadays where millennials look way younger for their age, while Gen Z looks way older,” Howlett claims in the video. “It is mainly because of the stress.”
Howlett does not specify what “stress” could be causing increased physical aging for this age demographic or even what stress is impacting him specifically.
Raghu Kiran Appasani, a San Francisco-based psychiatrist, told Yahoo News that there could be a connection between Gen Z and the generation's chronic stress, fueled by overexposure to breaking news and tragic events. A 2021 study from Google found that not only does Gen Z have lots of exposure to news, but they have exposure to different sources and opinions too.
“There's a lot more information overload at their fingertips,” Appasani explained. “What I would say is that they probably have a much higher degree of exposure to chronic stress than any prior generation has had.”
Stress can cause inflammation which can turn into accelerated aging. Although Appasani did not outright confirm that Gen Z is aging faster than other generations, he did say "it's not great."
“If you have a high level of stress, you're at higher risk for cardiac issues, for health issues,” he said.
But to Appasani, accelerated aging might not be the main issue for Gen Z. Instead, he argues that there’s a more internal issue at hand that should be addressed first.
The video that spawned a thousand think pieces.
Howlett told Yahoo News that he thought the somewhat self-deprecating commentary on aging would just be funny.
“I had no idea it was going to reach the magnitude that it did,” he said. “I had no idea it was going to then start a grander conversation about millennials and Gen Z aging.”
Howlett's video opened up a conversationaboutwhether all of Gen Z is "aging like milk" and aging faster than previous generations. The Gen Z age range is considered to be between 11 and 27 years old.
There was already a spark of discourse surrounding whether Gen Z's concerns with aging were valid when tweens and teenagers were filmed shopping for retinol — an anti-aging product — at Sephora. Howlett's video coincided with the internet's debate about how young is too young for anti-aging skin care — and if it's actually one of the perceived problem's causes.
“Just from my own determination, I genuinely feel like I look in my mid-30s,” Howlett told Yahoo News. “I have more wrinkles on my face than maybe the average 26-year-old. Also, I would say my beard does add a bit more age to my aesthetic.”
In terms of his day-to-day look, Howlett explained that, in addition to his beard and glasses, he dresses comfortably and prefers wearing thermal sweaters and sweatpants — clothing items he says he can understand someone associating with an older person.
Writer Ryan Broderick made a similar argument in his Garbage Day newsletter. He argues that Gen Z leans into what he's dubbed "Boca Raton-core."
“Millennials dress young and Gen Z dresses old,” Broderick writes. “[Gen Z] gravitates towards styles that are both comfortable — they are the Zoom school generation — and also flashy. They either didn’t live through or don’t remember the recession, so they don’t have the same hangups millennials do about showing off wealth.”
Outfits and facial hair aside, is there real proof that Gen Z is aging at an accelerated rate that no other generation has ever dealt with?
According to Appasani, whether Gen Z’s aging is real or imagined is beside the point. The conversation is focusing on the wrong problem.
Physical aging shouldn’t be the main concern.
What Appasani and his colleagues are actually concerned about with this generation is their mental development.
“Psychologically, the developmental stages are actually being a little bit more extended,” Appasani explained, referring to Gen Z patients. “So normally, what we would see as a normal stage as a young adult or teen is kind of extending a little bit more into their 20s.”
Appasani argues that older members of Gen Z being so preoccupied with how old they appear to other people is in fact a juvenile concern. It’s just now being experienced in their late 20s.
“It doesn't allow for them to actually dive into that developmental aspect of life, of really diving into identity and independence,” he added. “That comes back to what I was seeing initially about that stage of identity versus role, which typically happens when you're a teenager, has been extended out now into their 20s.”
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — For the first time in her 65-year history, Barbie will be decked out in the colors of this year’s Super Bowl champion.
Ahead of the Feb. 11 game between the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, Mattel Creations announced its first Super Bowl Champion doll, which will be decked out in the colors of the winning team.
According to a news release, the world’s most famous doll will be one of three items offered after the big game. There will also be a Fisher-Price Little People Collector and a UNO Fandom deck available for purchase.
Toy manufacturer Mattel is returning to what it says was a winning game plan last year, and adding some new plays, in a bid to sell collectible toys tied to this year’s Super Bowl. https://t.co/j79io1DTML
— Forbes (@Forbes) January 30, 2024
The toys can be pre-ordered, but they will only be issued in the uniform jersey and hat of the winning team, USA Today reported. The Barbie doll will have a $30 price tag, and so will the Little People collectible. The UNO Fandom deck will be sold for $12.
The Little People figurines will feature three players from the winning team, plus a “super fan,” Mattel said in its release.
The Fandom deck will feature the winning team’s official logo, cards featuring players from the champions and a collectible foil card in each pack.
“As football fans across the country get ready for The Big Game, we’re thrilled to offer San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs superfans the chance to commemorate a historic win with these special collectibles from our Fisher-Price, Barbie, and UNO brands,” Lisa McKnight, Mattel’s executive vice president and chief brand officer, said in a statement. “Whichever team reigns supreme on February 11th, Mattel Creations is the place to find that must-have piece of Super Bowl LVIII memorabilia worthy of any collection.”
Last year’s Little People Collector line from Super Bowl LVII included Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce, defensive tackle Chris Jones and a Kansas City super fan.
The Barbie and Fisher-Price items are officially licensed NFL products. Fans and collectors can preorder the items through Feb. 25 at MattelCreations.com/thebiggame. Items will begin shipping in August, Mattel said.
People who preorder the losing team will have their money refunded.
Orders are only valid for U.S. customers.
The Fandom deck will be available in March.
Last year, Mattel asked fans to vote for their Super Bowl favorite by preordering sets featuring the Chiefs or Eagles, Forbes reported. While the Eagles got more preorders, the Chiefs got the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
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Fed Maintains Rates, Keeps Sights Set On 2% Inflation Target
The Fed says the economic outlook is uncertain and that it remains highly attentive to inflation risks.
The nation’s benchmark interest rates will hold steady at the current 5.25% to 5.5% range as the inflation target of 2% remains the goal, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced today (January 31).
“The committee judges that the risks to achieving its employment and inflation goals are moving into better balance. The economic outlook is uncertain, and the committee remains highly attentive to inflation risks,” the FOMC, the central bank’s rate-setting group, said in a statement at the end of its two-day monetary policy meeting. This is the fourth consecutive meeting in which the FOMC has left rates unchanged.
Recent indicators show that economic activity has expanded at a solid pace, the committee said. While job gains have moderated since early last year, they remain strong, and the unemployment rate remains low, it said.
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Inflation has also eased over the past year but remains high, the FOMC said. Before adjusting the target range for the federal funds rate, the committee “will carefully assess incoming data, the evolving outlook and the balance of risks,” it said, adding that it does not expect to reduce the target range until it has gained greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2%.
The move follows last week’s announcement that the nation’s fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3.3%, which indicates that the economy has not lost momentum yet, according to Kiplinger’s GDP Outlook report.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen commented on the strong growth in a speech on the state of the economy in Chicago last week. The economy now produces more goods and services than it did before the COVID-19 pandemic, Yellen said. Recent data shows strong economic growth last year, including in the last quarter. “At the same time, inflation has come down significantly,” she said.
Consumer sentiment has increased by 29% since November and is now at its highest level since 2021, Yellen said, adding that the labor market is healthy. This has been “the fairest recovery on record,” she said.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is set to provide more details on the FOMC decision at his subsequent press conference.
The committee's decision surprised no one on Wall Street.
“As anticipated, the Federal Reserve has shifted its stance from a hiking bias to a data-dependent approach. With steady economic growth, it is expected that policymakers will wait for more evidence of a sustained downtrend in inflation before making any changes,” said Whitney Watson, global co-head and co-chief investment officer of Fixed Income and Liquidity Solutions within Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
“The market's expectation of a 50% probability of a rate cut by March seems reasonable, given the recent positive signals from the Fed's preferred measures of inflation and wage growth,” Watson added.
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Esther D’Amico is Kiplinger’s senior news editor. A long-time antitrust and congressional affairs journalist, Esther has covered a range of beats including infrastructure, climate change and the industrial chemicals sector. She previously served as chief correspondent for a financial news service where she chronicled debates in and out of Congress, the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and the Commerce Department with a particular focus on large mergers and acquisitions. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and in English.
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TULSA, Okla. — The sole purpose in State Superintendent Ryan Walters hosting a news conference at the state capitol Wednesday was to make misinformation allegations toward the journalists.
“I believe these efforts from the press of lying to Oklahomans, lying to viewers, lying to readers is a disservice to Oklahoma,” said Walters.
The comments stem from reports that teachers were ordered to pay back teacher bonuses through his Teacher Bonus Program.
522 received various amounts up to $50,000. Walters said the media inaccurately reported nine teachers were contacted to return the bonuses months after receiving them.
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He said Thursday there are only four teachers impacted. News reporters Beth Wallis, State Impact Oklahoma, and Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoma Watch, collaborated and broke the story.
“That is not what the department [of Education] said when we were in constant contact with them during the reporting of the story,” said Wallis. “I mean, we have the emails—it’s in writing. They identified those teachers had been issued clawback letters and there nine teachers that had been issued clawback letters and that is from the department itself.”
Whether that number has changed is unclear, but Palmer said the story was thoroughly vetted.
“There is a lot that went into this—significant amount of time and I stand by it one-hundred percent,” said Palmer.
Reporters, including 2 News, asked Walters repeatedly to specify an inaccurate report but we were given generalities instead.
“I still don’t know what the dispute is about at this point,” said Palmer.
One of the teachers asked to pay back $50,000 is Kay Bojorquez. She filed a defamation lawsuit seeking $75,000 in damages claiming Walters publicly and knowingly accused her of lying.
“It really honestly infuriates me,” said Bojorquez. “Anyone in a role of authority, you should be settle the example. Calling people names without merit is not OK.”
Bojorquez, a single mother, said the attention and stress of potentially paying back money she no longer has is causing panic attacks.
“I have a really small circle and I am struggling with all of this,” she explained. “This is a lot for me.
Attorneys amended the lawsuit Wednesday to add a second teacher to it, Kristina Stadelman. She found out the same week she gave birth to a baby boy that she would be ordered to pay back $50,000.
Both teachers claim they thought they met requirements and provided accurate work history.
Walters said the details of the contract are misunderstood and that teachers should have knows the terms of it. The lawsuit claims it is the error of the Oklahoma State Department of Education and that the teachers should not have to pay the money back.
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LA renters could face eviction if they don't do this by Thursday
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles renters will be required to pay back all past-rent due acquired during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic by Thursday, officials announced. If tenants fail to do so, officials say they could face eviction.
The repayment deadline marks nearly four years of protection for renters who struggled with either job loss or illness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
But, by Feb. 1, officials want any rent debt accrued between October 2021 and January 2023 to be repaid, or face possible eviction.
An earlier deadline in August 2023 required tenants in the city to repay debts from the first year-and-a-half of the pandemic. Now, the city’s Thursday deadline requires tenants to pay back everything they owe from October 2021 through January 2023.
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According to landlords, these protections have thrust the financial burden on the property owner to an unfair degree. But LA city tenant advocate groups say that many renters have yet to recover from the debt acquired during the pandemic, and removing these protections puts many Angelenos at risk of losing their homes.
According to a study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania, an estimated 93,000 renters in Los Angeles could be effected by the dropped protection and be at risk of eviction.
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The study showed that half of that 93,000 owe approximately three months or less in back-rent. But researchers found that about 17,000 Angelenos are behind a year or more in rent.
"With the landscape for renters changing once again on February 1, it is imperative that we ensure that Angelenos know their rights and that the City is here to help them," said City Councilmember Nithya Raman, in a statement.
The city’s housing department is encouraging tenants to call their hotline at (866) 557-7368 for help understanding their rights.
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The per tola price of 24 karat gold decreased by Rs 600 and was sold at Rs 215,500 on Wednesday compared to its sale at Rs 216,100 on the last trading day. The price of 10 grams of 24 karat gold also decreased by Rs 515 to Rs 184,756 from Rs 185,271 whereas the prices of 10 gram 22 karat gold went down to Rs 169,360 from Rs 169,832, the All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported. The price of per tola and ten gram Silver remained stagnant at Rs 2,600 and 2,229.08 respectively. The price of gold in the international market decreased by $2 to $2,055 from $.2,057, the Association reported.
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Rugby: Falkirk remain in Scottish National League Division 2 title hunt after Kirkcaldy victory
That victory at Horne Park, thanks to tries from Callum Hunter, Steff Yarrow, Eddie Waller, Harry Russell and Gregor Brodie (2), leaves them one point behind the Borderders.
And Kenny Grieve, director of rugby at Falkirk, says the title race will go down to the wire.
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Hide Ad"It is now so tight,” he said. “I think it really could come down to points difference. Of course we do know that it isn't in our hands but we need to put the pressure on because it only takes them losing a bonus point if we keep on winning and scoring high.
"We’ve lost twice to Peebles so as heartbreaking as it would be to lose the league by one point, I don’t think you could really complain about them winning it. But we don’t think it is over yet – we just need to keep winning well.
"Peebles still need to go to Kirkcaldy and they have some history there over many years. Kirkcaldy will cause them some trouble for sure.”
On the victory over the Fife outfit at Horne Park, Grieve added: “It was a really tough encounter. Kirkcaldy have a big forward pack and they can dominate you if you do not match them. But we scored just about 50 points and you have to be delighted with that.
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Hide Ad"We have given away some tries that were a little softer than I would have liked, and that isn’t just being picky, the title could go down to points difference.
"We need to rack up big scores and try to catch up with Peebles and even overtake them.”
Falkirk now host Berwick this weekend in a rearranged fixture before finishing off the campaign with a trip to Lasswade and a local derby against Stirling County at Horne Park.
Ahead of this Saturday’s match, Grieve said: “Berwick are fighting for their lives. They are second bottom however so we need to go into the game and win it comfortably. That is all we can do.
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Jason Kelce’s Super Bowl Message for Taylor Swift Had Travis Kelce Cracking Up
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We may have all gotten an early glimpse of the Phillies’ City Connect jerseys. If we did, our worst fears may have been realized.
Every year since 2021, MLB and Nike have rolled out several specialty jerseys designed to connect the city, its history and culture with the baseball team that plays there. Some of them have been pretty good (Washington’s grey and pink flower blossom jerseys are the best, IMO), and some have been pretty awful. ESPN did a ranking last summer of all the City Connect jerseys and, if a social media post out on Wednesday morning is to be believed, it’s like the Phils’ may descend to the bottom of that list.
Were the Phillies city connect jerseys just leaked through eBay? @Fanatics @Phillies @philliesNEstore @Nike pic.twitter.com/kUnyOcT3kR
— Mo (@Gottagoto_MOs) January 31, 2024
The social media post contained some additional photos that made it seem like these jerseys are the real deal...
Via royalstore18 on eBay pic.twitter.com/i0WMtSxY3S
— Mo (@Gottagoto_MOs) January 31, 2024
Few reasons why I think this is legit
— Mo (@Gottagoto_MOs) January 31, 2024
1. This jersey is in the new Nike “limited” template for baseball in 2024
2. MLB and Nike logos are correct which counterfeit jerseys usually get wrong
3. The packaging and price tags all look correct pic.twitter.com/PdW5pl7Fbs
...and the internet’s foremost experts on sports uniforms, Uni-Watch, appears to think this is legit as well.
This could be a false narrative, and based on what we’re seeing here, granted without the cap and pants to complete the ensemble, I hope it is. There doesn’t appear to be anything connecting the team with the city, other than the blue and yellow colors that mirror the city’s flag.
The worst part of the design is the script, which one commenter described beautifully.
It looks like something Freddy Kruger would have carved with his knife fingers. It’s truly an awful design, and the vast majority of commenters agree that, should these jerseys be the real deal, they should be burned with fire. They look like an indoor soccer team’s alternates.
Not all fans are upset with the jerseys, including our Twitter overlord here at TGP:
I actually don’t hate them that much https://t.co/08utMdKpmS
— The Good Phight (@TheGoodPhight) January 31, 2024
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The dueling contests surrounding the Nevada Republican's nominating process has led to voter confusion. And with it, an outcome many in the state saw as inevitable: Trump is the de facto winner.
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The dueling contests surrounding the Nevada Republican's nominating process has led to voter confusion. And with it, an outcome many in the state saw as inevitable: Trump is the de facto winner.
Copyright 2024 NPR
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BRISTOL – Suanne V. McMahon, 79, of Bristol, formerly of Waterbury, passed away on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, at Jerome Home in New Britain.
Suanne was born on Nov. 26, 1944 in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, N.Y., to her late parents Ira Loraine and Alice Vaughan Loraine O’Connell, and late stepfather Daniel O’Connell.
Suanne leaves behind four daughters, whom she shared with her late ex-husband, James Patrick McMahon: Lora McMahon and her partner Jimmy DuBois of Wolcott, Kellie McMahon of Plainville, Katie Mauriello and her husband Joseph Mauriello of Bristol, and Elizabeth (Betsy) McMahon of Plainville.
Her legacy includes two grandsons, Joseph and Matthew Mauriello, of Bristol. She also is survived by her brother Leighton Loraine, and his wife Pat Harris, of Greensboro, N.C.; niece Noelle Loraine Gray of Summit, N.J.; and nephew Christopher Loraine and his wife Christine, of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Celebration of Suanne’s life will be on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol. A service will be conducted in the funeral home at 11 a.m. Burial will be private.
To honor and celebrate “Swanee Style,” the family encourages you to wear either St. Patty’s attire or red, white and blue as a tribute to her love of the United States!
To leave an online condolence, please visit Suanne’s memorial page at FunkFuneralHome.com.
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Representatives from 32 NFL teams -- including defensive line coaches from the Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots and New York Jets, a defensive backs coach from the Detroit Lions and an offensive line coach from the Indianapolis Colts -- were on hand for Michigan's pro day on Friday.
There were 17 Michigan players, as well as players from Eastern Michigan, Michigan Tech and Ferris State, on hand for the workout.
Quarterback Jake Rudock -- 6-foot-3, 207 pounds -- turned a lot of heads today with his pro-day workout. Rudock ran the 40-yard dash in 4.85 and 4.91 seconds. He had a 29-inch vertical and 9-foot-3 broad jump. He did the 20-yard short shuttle in 4.31 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.06 seconds. Michigan's passing game coordinator/quarterbacks and wide receivers coach Jedd Fisch -- who is a future head coach at the college level -- had a scripted workout for Rudock, and let the scouts on hand know ahead of time what throws would be involved so they could follow along. Rudock had a good, not great, arm. He was very accurate in his pro-day workout.
Offensive lineman Graham Glasgow -- 6-6 1/8, 307 -- stood on his numbers from the NFL Scouting Combine. Colts assistant offensive line coach Joe Gilbert put Glasgow through his positional workout. Glasgow's best position is at center.
Defensive tackle Willie Henry -- 6-3, 297 -- also stood on his combine numbers. The Bengals' defensive line coach put Henry through a brutal workout; they really made him sweat. Henry looked good, and showed that he is really sudden in his movement.
Fullback Joe Kerridge -- 6-0, 245 -- ran the 40 in 4.81 and 4.86 seconds. He had a 34 1/2-inch vertical and 9-foot-9 broad jump. He did the short shuttle in 4.23 seconds and the three-cone in 7.05 seconds. He performed 24 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press. He was described as a very good hands catcher, and impressed everybody with how well he can catch the ball as a fullback.
Defensive back Jarrod Wilson -- 6-1 1/4, 209 -- ran the 40 in 4.55 and 4.59 seconds. He had a 36-inch vertical and 9-foot-10 broad jump. He did the short shuttle in 4.34 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.0 seconds. He also had 17 lifts.
Eastern Michigan running back Darius Jackson -- 6-1, 220 -- ran the 40 in 4.35 and 4.38 seconds. He had a 41-inch vertical and 11-foot-1 broad jump. He did the short shuttle in 4.27 seconds and the three-cone drill in 6.82 seconds. Jackson is from Sparta, Ill., and wanted to be a baseball player. He went to EMU because the school promised that he could play both baseball and football. Jackson ultimately decided that football was his cup of tea. Jackson -- who had 1,078 yards and 14 touchdowns rushing in 2015 -- had a dynamite pro-day workout, and could be a late-round selection in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Ferris State defensive tackle Justin Zimmer -- 6-2 5/8, 302 -- ran the 40 in 4.88 and 4.85 seconds. He had a 32-inch vertical and 9-foot-9 broad jump. He did the short shuttle in 4.4 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.01 seconds. Zimmer put the bar up an astonishing 44 times on the bench press (the top number at this year's combine was 34, posted by Arizona State's Christian Westerman). Zimmer had a great workout at the pro day, and could be a free-agent possibility for a team following the draft.
Ferris State wide receiver Jake Lampman -- 5-11 1/4, 200 -- ran the 40 in 4.47 seconds (he only ran it once). He had a 39-inch vertical and 10-foot-2 broad jump. He did the short shuttle in 4.35 seconds and the three-cone drill in 6.76 seconds. He performed 27 reps on the bench press. Lampman has very good ball skills, and caught the ball well in his positional workout. He is also a a free-agent pickup possibility for an NFL team.
Michigan Tech defensive lineman Tanner Agen -- 6-2 3/4, 301 -- ran the 40 in 5.2 and 5.25 seconds. He had a 28 1/2-inch vertical and 8-foot-11 broad jump. He did the short shuttle in 4.68 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.7 seconds. He also put the bar up an impressive 42 times on the bench press. Agen is a rookie free-agent possibility for a team following the draft.
Michigan's pro day was very well-organized, and the scouts had specifically made super sub sandwiches for lunch.
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John Spear, director of Epi Consulting, explains the five steps companies should take to address Scope three emissions head-on and deliver on their net zero targets
In the pursuit of emissions reduction, companies face the challenge of managing three distinct scopes of greenhouse gas emissions—Scope 1, 2, and 3. And while companies have significant control over the first two, Scope 3 emissions, which originate from both upstream and downstream sources in a company’s value chain, are more challenging to reduce, and often constitute the overwhelming majority of a company’s carbon footprint.
This is predominantly due to the complexity and importance of sophisticated upstream supply chains in industries like technology, telecoms, and automotive. Supply chain complexities create a unique challenge for companies looking to bring down their emissions, but that’s not to say that there aren’t sound principles companies can follow.
And companies do need to think seriously about Scope 3: new legislation, namely the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), obligate companies working in or generating more than €150m in the European Union both to be more sustainable and to report transparently on what goes on in their supply chains.
1: Analyse
Setting goals and creating a comprehensive plan for reducing emissions requires an equally comprehensive overview of the situation. For reasons previously mentioned, creating an accurate Scope 3 hot spot analysis is tricky.
Fortunately, technology has the potential to make the process infinitely less laborious and infinitely more accurate. If data analytics and machine learning can be reliably harnessed to build up a vivid picture of exactly how energy is used and fossil fuels are combusted all along the supply chain, from raw material extraction and processing to manufacturing to transportation and delivery, companies can much more easily hone in on the true drivers of carbon in their value chains.
2: Prioritise
It’s senseless to work on emissions reduction in a linear manner, starting at one end of the value chain and finishing at the other. Your carbon hot spot analysis will have made it crystal clear that not all ‘links’ in the chain are equal contributors to your overall carbon footprint.
Not all causes of emissions are equally easy or cost-effective to address, either. The key word here is impact. Major opportunities for decarbonisation will present themselves if organisations maintain life-cycle assessments, or LCAs, for all their products and/or services.
By assessing the life-cycle of a smartphone, for instance, starting with the extraction of raw materials and moving all the way through to the product’s manufacture, distribution, use, and disposal, the cumulative environmental impact of its life from creation through to destruction can be understood in fine detail, and opportunities to increase sustainability can be identified.
Many of these can be a win-win for both the environment and the bottom line: using less material in packaging, circuit boards and other product components for example is often cheaper, while reducing the carbon footprint of each product sold.
3: Engage
A handful of your suppliers are likely to be behind the majority of your Scope 3 emissions, as revealed via the hot spot analysis of the products you buy. Companies should look to engage with these suppliers as a priority, secure alignment on sustainability goals, and work together to get those emissions down.
After all, you are the Scope 3 owner of the emissions these suppliers are generating on your behalf. There are a number of ways of doing this, from setting tough KPIs to introducing sustainability-related contract clauses to tracking, managing and measuring supplier performance using scorecards.
Launching practical training initiatives are also highly effective. You can also work closely with your Tier 1 suppliers to address causes of emissions deeper in the supply chain. Key suppliers will quickly see that they can secure a competitive advantage by embracing more sustainable ways of operating.
4. Collaborate
Though companies face unique challenges, and will need to be strategic and creative to solve them, they can work together. This will strike some as, at the very least, counter-intuitive, but the reality is that it’s an extraordinarily simple way to amplify both the impact of any sustainability action and your voice. One company does not have the clout of 20, especially when those 20 are addressing the same network of suppliers.
This is the thinking behind Coca-Cola’s partnership with Pepsico, as well as the creation of the European Automotive Working Group on Supply Chain Sustainability. It’s why the Joint Alliance for CSR, which brings together the 27 biggest players in telecoms, was founded. When JAC speaks, suppliers listen.
They also keep each other accountable and share knowledge and best practices. Another happy upshot of working with your rivals is that sustainability does not become a potential area of competition, which can be unhealthy for all sorts of reasons.
5. Commit – and stay committed
The chaos of 2023, with energy and cost-of-living crises, the ongoing war in Ukraine, post-pandemic supply chain disruption and violence in the Middle East, has naturally created problems for businesses. CEOs have been drawn away from considerations of sustainability to other, pressing concerns.
Essential to the success of any emissions strategy, however, is committing to long-term work and remaining committed. And the emergence and proliferation of the Chief Sustainability Officer role, as well as the increasing demand for sustainability consultancies, shows that many organisations are looking to boost their capability in this critical area by bringing in dedicated professionals.
Sustainability work doesn’t have to be done through gritted teeth, reluctantly, under threat of legal problems. There is in fact a real opportunity through working intelligently on sustainability challenges like Scope 3 to reduce your costs, improve your brand reputation, and attract more investment. And that’s to say nothing of the enormous benefit it will have on people and the planet.
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Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons is out for Wednesday's matchup with the Phoenix Suns, the team announced.
The 27-year-old sustained played his first game in nearly three months on Monday, coming back from a nearly three-month long absence. He recorded 10 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds vs. the Utah Jazz in the comeback.
But the return came at a cost, as he suffered a left knee contusion after taking a hit during the game, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania. After the knee began to swell, Simmons reportedly underwent tests that showed no further issue.
It's unclear how long Simmons will be sidelined, but it seems unlikely that the injury will keep him out for as long as the last one did. He was previously hampered by a pinched nerve in his back that he began to recover from on Nov. 6.
This story will be updated.
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A suspected corrosive substance was launched in the face of a woman and two children in London with police now investigating what has been described as an 'acid attack' online.
There have been no arrests after the incident in Lambeth at around 19:25pm this evening that left the trio hospitalised. As well as the three initial suspected victims, three people who rushed to their aid, and also three police officers, were taken to hospital.
London Assembly member Marina Ahmad said a man had thrown acid at people in a car following a crash. Detective Superintendent Alexander Castle said: “Officers are on scene following this horrific incident.
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"Three victims - a woman and her two young children - have been taken to hospital for treatment.
"Three other people - all adults - have been taken to hospital for injuries sustained, we believe, as they came to their aid."
The police said there will be further updates on their conditions when "we know more".
"Three police officers have also been taken to hospital after they responded to the incident. Thankfully we believe their injuries to be minor," the officer continued.
"While tests are ongoing to determine what the substance is, at this stage we believe it to be a corrosive substance.
"A man was seen fleeing the scene. We are drawing on resources from across the Met to apprehend this individual and work is ongoing to determine what has led to this awful incident."
He added that the National Police Air Service were assisting police.
London and UK Street News wrote on X that it was an "acid attack", adding: "The female is badly injured."
London Fire Brigade said "specialist equipment" was used to "detect a corrosive substance that is believed to have been used in the incident".
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Fed Holds Rates Steady, Pushes Back on Cuts: What the Experts Are Saying
The Fed is in no hurry to bring interest rates down from a 23-year high.
The Federal Reserve made the widely expected move of keeping interest rates unchanged when it wrapped up its regularly scheduled policy meeting Wednesday. And while the bank's rate-setting committee signaled that its campaign of rate hikes is over, it also pushed back on rate cuts coming as soon as the market might have liked.
The Federal Open Market Committee left the short-term federal funds rate steady at a 23-year high of 5.25% to 5.5%. But what market participants really want to know is when the Fed is going to begin easing.
Experts say the FOMC's policy statement and Fed Chief Jerome Powell's press conference were intended to cool down the market's rate-cut expectations. In that task, they succeeded. Interest rate traders now assign a 36% probability to the first quarter-point rate cut coming in March, down from 40% a day ago, according to CME Group's FedWatch Tool. Odds of the first cut happening in May rose to 59% from 54% yesterday.
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Experts note that a data-dependent Fed will see two jobs reports, consumer and producer price indexes, and personal-consumption expenditures info before it next meets in March.
With the FOMC's latest rate decision now a matter of record, we turned to economists, strategists, investment officers and other pros for their thoughts on what the move means for markets, macroeconomics and monetary policy going forward. Please see a selection of their commentary, sometimes edited for brevity or clarity, below.
Interest rates: the experts weigh in
"The FOMC left the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at its January meeting. Only modest changes were made to the post-meeting statement's characterization of the current state of the economy. The statement was updated to acknowledge that the Committee believes that the risks to its employment and inflation goals are 'moving into better balance.' The FOMC removed the tightening bias from the statement, replacing the reference to 'the extent of any additional policy firming' with 'the Committee does not expect it will be appropriate to reduce the target range until it has gained greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2%.'" – Jan Hatzius, chief economist at Goldman Sachs
"The Fed continued to hold rates steady today and left little clues to whether rate cuts will start March 20th or possibly May 1st. With inflation falling, economic growth showing resilience, and a stronger than expected labor market, the Fed must balance crimping economic activity by pushing off rate cuts and reigniting inflation by cutting rates too early. Their dilemma is evident via Fed Fund Futures that show a roughly 55% chance of cutting rates at the March meeting. The spoken words 'data dependent' by Fed Reserve members has probably never been more accurate in predicting their next move." – David Merrell, founder, managing member of TBH Advisors
"The resiliency of the economy gives the Fed cover to wait a bit longer to cut rates than the market is currently anticipating. I view today's statement as suggesting that the Fed will remain data dependent and that the first rate cut would not come before May of this year, in contrast to market expectations which currently place a 60% probability of the first rate cut occurring in March. This disconnect between the Fed narrative and market expectations will continue to cause volatility for risk assets in the near term." – Rajeev Sharma, managing director of fixed income at Key Private Bank
"In short, the door is open to rate cuts just as soon as the Fed is happy with the data. We think the inflation numbers before the March meeting will be favorable, so we still look for the first easing to come then, but it is a close call and a delay until May would be no surprise. A key argument for the delay is that the May meeting comes after the release of the Q1 employment costs index, which some of the more hawkish members might insist on seeing before they pull the trigger." – Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics
"The Fed did back away from their prior bias to further tightening as inflation has fallen notably over the past year. However, it is still above their target. They note that the Fed's goals on employment and inflation are moving into a better balance. The committee voiced their preference for more proof of inflation moving sustainably towards 2% before ensuing cuts, taking the odds for a March cut down (March rate cut odds dip back to ~40%). Powell did reiterate that most members of the committee see cuts happening this year, although likely these are pushed to later in the year where the Fed has more time to see inflation data continue to show improvement." – John Luke Tyner, portfolio manager at Aptus Capital Advisors
"The Fed remains on track for rate cuts in 2024, but the economy is too strong for telegraphing anything yet. We still have almost two months of data, plus Congressional testimony. Jerome Powell has no reason to show his hand at this point. Haste makes waste." – David Russell, global head of market strategy at TradeStation
"The FOMC removed policy tightening bias from its statement, confirming that growth and inflation risks are more balanced. However, the Fed also warned that it needed more evidence that inflation is moving towards 2%, before it can cut rates. The statement reduces the chances of a rate cut in March. We already see ample evidence of inflation and labor markets normalizing from pandemic-related shocks. The U.S. economy is settling back towards equilibrium of around 2% real GDP growth and 2% inflation. By gradually reducing the policy rate in small steps in response to falling core inflation, the Fed should be able to successfully normalize restrictive monetary policy settings. The start of this adjustment might be delayed by a month or two, but we are confident in the direction of travel." – Paul Mielczarski, head of global macro strategy at Brandywine Global
"As widely expected, no rate cut by the FOMC at this meeting. At 7:30 this morning Fed Funds futures were pricing a virtually 0% chance of a rate cut, and only a 45% chance of a cut at the March meeting. The first cut that was fully priced in was at the May meeting with a 77.5% chance of a move occurring. At 1:30, and after the dovish data on the Employment Cost Index that was released at 10:00, the chance of a March cut had risen to 56% and the chance of a May cut rose to 87.2%. There were several changes from the last official statement that was released with the decision. Though the Fed dropped their tightening bias, the statement leaned hawkish, as Powell et. al emphasized waiting for more confidence that inflation was continuing to proceed to their 2% goal (Core PCE). At 2:10, the chances of a March cut had fallen back to 48.4% and the chance of a May cut fell to 84.1%. The S&P 500 took the news harder than the Treasury market." – Michael Mullaney, director of global markets research at Boston Partners
"This meeting ultimately highlighted the art versus science of monetary policy as the risks have come further into balance for inflation and growth. While we have moved from really tight financial conditions to less tight, the policy is still restrictive, and a re-acceleration in inflation seems unlikely as wage growth continues to decelerate, as highlighted in the employment cost index today. We expect the Fed will see the necessary evidence needed to begin cutting interest rates this spring, likely in May. The benefit of starting sooner and moving gradually will ultimately outweigh waiting until later in the year and increasing the likelihood they get behind the curve or become a political football in an election year." – Timothy S. Chubb, chief investment officer at Girard, a Univest Wealth Division
"Chair Powell said the policy rate was probably at its 'peak' and that, 'at some point this year,' will likely be 'dialed back' from its 'restrictive level.' But the timing has yet to be determined. Importantly, he judged a March move was 'unlikely.' Powell mentioned the FOMC needs to see more of the 'good' inflation data they are now seeing (he mentioned it several times). Rate cuts are coming but 'later in the spring' is looking like the (potentially) earliest date." – Michael Gregory, deputy chief economist at BMO Capital Markets
"As anticipated, the Federal Reserve has shifted its stance from a hiking bias to a data-dependent approach. With steady economic growth, it is expected that policymakers will wait for more evidence of a sustained downtrend in inflation before making any changes. The market's expectation of a 50% probability of a rate cut by March seems reasonable, given the recent positive signals from the Fed's preferred measures of inflation and wage growth." – Whitney Watson, global co-head and co-chief investment officer of fixed income and liquidity solutions at Goldman Sachs Asset Management
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Slump After Alphabet Earnings, Fed Meeting
The main indexes closed lower Wednesday after Alphabet's earnings-related selloff and the Fed's hawkish outlook toward rate cuts.
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The CEOs of five major social media companies just wrapped up their testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The heads of Meta, X, TikTok, Discord, and Snap were grilled about what they're doing to protect kids on their platforms.
The major concerns are teen suicides, unrealistic beauty standards, bullying and guarding against child predators, and sextortion. The hearing started at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, and it didn't take long for things to get quite emotional.
In a poignant moment, parents stood up and held images of their children who lost their lives to suicide due to social media, as the hearing began with recorded testimonies from children who had been hurt because of these platforms. Mark Zuckerberg turned around and offered an apology.
“I’m sorry for everything you have all been through,” Zuckerberg told them. "It's terrible. No one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered. And this is why we invest so much and are going to continue doing industry-leading efforts to make sure that no one has to go through the things your families have had to suffer."
However, Stefan Turkheimer, vice president of public policy at the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, who was sitting with the parents during the hearing, contends that the apology fell short of being enough.
“I think the parents are incredibly frustrated with the behavior of the platforms, and Facebook specifically, and Mark Zuckerberg even more specifically. I don't think his apology or whatever statement he made made much of a difference to them. I think that they want to see real change in the platforms and real accountability from Facebook and Meta, and they're not getting it, and I don't think the actual statement he made to them really had much effect,” Turkheimer told Scripps News.
Meta is under legal scrutiny from several states, accused of purposefully creating addictive features on Instagram and Facebook for children and failing to protect them from online predators.
During her opening statements, Sen. Amy Klobuchar was visibly frustrated as she compared tech companies’ response to harmful content to grounding Boeing planes after the in-flight emergency earlier this month.
"When a Boeing plane lost a door in midflight several weeks ago, nobody questioned the decision to ground a fleet of over 700 planes. So why are not we taking the same type of decisive action on the danger of these platforms when we know these kids are dying? We have bills that have passed through this incredibly diverse committee when it comes to our political views that have passed through this committee, and they should go to the floor,” she said. “We should do something finally about liability, and then we should turn to some of the other issues that a number of us have worked on when it comes to the charges for app stores and when it comes to the monopoly behavior and the preferencing, but I will stick with this today: Facts, one-third of fentanyl cases investigated over five months had direct ties to social media; that's from the DEA. Facts, between 2012 and 2022, cyber tip-line reports of online child sexual exploitation increased from 415,000 to more than 32 million. And as I noted, at least 20 victims committed suicide in sextortion cases."
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel apologized to families whose children died after purchasing drugs on Snapchat. “I’m so sorry that we have not been able to prevent these tragedies,” he said. Then he proceeded to outline some of the company's efforts to protect its users.
During the hearing, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew emphasized the platform's commitment to enforcing its policy preventing children under 13 from using the app. Meanwhile, CEO Linda Yaccarino stated that X (formerly known as Twitter) does not cater to children but that the company backs the STOP CSAM Act bill that makes tech companies responsible for child sexual exploitation cases by removing their liability shield.
Despite a rare instance of congressional agreement against the platforms during Wednesday's hearing, Congress has yet to enact legislation to regulate social media companies and their content, which has allowed these companies to operate for years without more strict federal oversight.
Additional reporting by The Associated Press.
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McDonald's breakfast favorite returns to Southern California restaurants
LOS ANGELES - A McDonald's breakfast favorite is making its triumphant return to Southern California restaurants - but you'll have to act fast since it will be a limited-time deal only.
The Bagel Sandwich is available in three varieties - Bacon, Egg and Cheese; Sausage, Egg and Cheese; and Steak, Egg and Cheese - the perfect accompaniment to that cup of coffee or whatever your beverage of choice.
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Select locations already have the Bagel Sandwich on its breakfast menu, but McDonald's said all of its Southern California restaurants will carry the breakfast favorite starting February 5.
The breakfast Bagel Sandwich is available in-restaurant, at the Drive Thru, via McDelivery and on the McDonald’s app.
If a meaty burger is more your thing, McDonald's introduced its Double Big Mac to SoCal restaurants just last week. The Golden Arches described it as "double the fun," complete with four 100% all-beef patties and even more Big Mac sauce. The burger is topped off with pickles, lettuce, onions, and American cheese, all sandwiched between a sesame seed bun.
McDonald's recently opened a spinoff restaurant, CosMc's, outside Chicago. The drive-thru only concept appeared to be a hit, with recent data showing the "small-format, beverage-led" establishment saw more than double the number of visitors than a typical McDonald's location would chainwide in December 2023.
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The Rupee on Wednesday gained 4 paisa against the US Dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs 279.50 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 279.54. However, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the dollar in the open market stood at Rs 279.8 and Rs 281.5 respectively. The price of the Euro decreased by 35 paisa to close at Rs 302.33 against the last day’s closing of Rs 302.68, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The Japanese Yen remained unchanged and closed at Rs 1.89, whereas a decrease of 59 paisa was witnessed in the exchange rate of the British Pound, which traded at Rs 354.26 compared to the last closing of Rs 354.85. The exchange rates of the Emirates Dirham and the Saudi Riyal decreased by 02 paisa each to close at Rs 76.09 and Rs 74.52 respectively.
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Title race heats up as Falkirk Fury pick up road win while Buddies beat Blaze
And thanks to rivals Boroughmuir Blaze tasting defeat in double overtime against St Mirren – Fury are in a great position with the race for the trophy now very much a three way battle between the sides mentioned.
The trio sit within one game of each other with Blaze – suffering their first loss of the season - moving to 12-1 for the campaign with St Mirren hot on their heels in joint second spot on 10-2 for the season.
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Hide AdAgainst the capital Kings, the visiting Falkirk team surged to an early eight point lead, with Adnan Jalil then hitting a three point shot to put his side 13-5 ahead halfway through the opening quarter.
However some great outside shooting from the home side saw them go into the second stanza with a 25-21 point lead.
The second period then saw Fury close the gap and in a basket-for-basket game, the sides ended up with only one point separating them at the half with Fury ahead 47-46.
The third period proved decisive for Fury with a 23-10 scoreline. Locking in on their defence, Fury were now in control and with a 21-16 final quarter, taking the game to a 91-72 scoreline.
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Fury's Lithuanian guard Eddy Leginas had ten points personal with fellow countryman Ziggy Dauksas grabbing nine points alongside Adnan Jalil, who hit eight points while providing a solid defence.
SU student Ammar Ilyas played a key role off the bench in the guard spot while former Fury junior Sardar Pandher made his first appearance of the season.
“Playing the Kings on the road is always a challenging and tough game,” head coach John Bunyan said looking back on the victory. “The score did not reflect how close the game was and as usual Kings gave us a lot of problems.
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Hide Ad“That being said, our players focused in on defence in the third period and that gave us the cushion to get the win. It was good to have Ammar back in our line-up as we still await Bantu Burroughs getting back on the court from injury.
"Sardar will give us some additional size in the forward spot and we are still a team in progress with so many new elements added to last season's side.
"We now face Blaze in the Scottish Cup semi-final tomorrow night and our games recently against them have been of the highest quality and I expect this to be no different - there will be many talented players on show but it will be down to team basketball if we want to reach the final.”
Fury’s senior men Scottish Cup semi-final against Boroughmuir Blaze is on Friday, February 2, with a 7.45pm tip-off in Grangemouth. Spectator admission is at 7.20pm - the winner will face Dunfermline Reign in the final.
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More than 500 tractors made their way to the motorways linking to Paris on Monday, as walls of hay rose here and there in the capital’s arteries.
French farmers have vowed to blockade the Paris region until their demands are met, keeping up the pressure ahead of an extraordinary European summit on 1 February. On Wednesday, over one hundred roads were blocked and 10,000 people demonstrating across the country, according to the French interior ministry. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, just named to lead the government, is grappling with his first crisis, with grievances focused on new environmental norms, fuel taxes, free trade and wages. Formerly education minister, the 34-year-old has attempted to quell the unrest by granting emergency subsidies for organic farmers, cattle farmers hit by epizootic hemorrhagic disease and bad weather, and suspending a tax hike on tractor fuel. To the trade-unions steering the protests, however, this is too little, too late.
The roots of discontent
The demonstrations have been in the making for some time. In late 2023, farmers had already started turning road signs upside down to protest against governmental “red tape”. The name of the farmers’ initiative echoes the sentiment: “On marche sur la tête”, meaning “We’re walking on our heads”. It’s a common idiom that refers to an upside-down world.
Speaking to the TV channel TF1 on 22 January, Luc Smessaert, a cattle farmer in the Oise region north of Paris, voiced such feelings:
“Nowadays, [a] hedge is subject to 14 different European and French laws — the code on urbanism, heritage, and environment. Farmers don’t even want to plant hedges anymore”.
In 2021, organic farmers photographed themselves naked in their fields holding a sign “La Bio à Poil” – the literal meaning in French is “in the nude”, but there’s also the sense of being exposed and vulnerable – to raise awareness over the political ambiguity around agro-ecological practices.
Europe-wide grievances
Unlike the “Gilets Jaunes” or pension-reform protests, the uproar isn’t unique to France. Since 2022, farmers in northern (the Netherlands, Germany), southern (Italy) and eastern Europe (Poland, Romania, and Lithuania) have been setting up shop outside government quarters and camping tractors and forestry trucks on main roads. Buoyed by the actions of their French peers across the border, Belgian farmers had also blocked the roads to Zeebrugge port on 30 January.
The discontent takes place days after the European Commission launched its much-trumpeted strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture and just ahead of the European elections.
While these movements are not new, they are becoming increasingly confrontational.
Read more: Pesticides : les alternatives existent, mais les acteurs sont-ils prêts à se remettre en cause ?
French farmers know they largely have the public’s support, and it’s relatively easy for them to gain the attention of politicians and the media. However, past examples show that such movements can be quickly forgotten once the heat of the protest past. So did earlier protest movements serve a purpose?
What the tractor protests say about farming today
Whatever farmers grow in France and however they do it, they are having to juggle an increasing number of competing demands. How to “feed France” while “caring for the environment” while complying with ever more regulatory standards? How to cope with the immediate impacts of frost, floods and drought, and also face up to new challenges such as an epizootic outbreak?
How to meet society’s expectations for more organic farming, even as inflation rises and consumption declines? Conversions agroecological methods are costly, after all, and often require several years. So how to live in the meantime?
Many farmers believe current economic conditions make it impossible to reconcile the demands of sustainability and development, yet be able to pass their farms on to the next generation.
Read more: Une vraie souveraineté alimentaire pour la France
What protests have achieved in the past
Juggling these contradictions place a considerable physical, psychological and emotional burden on farmers, culminating in the societal and moral crisis we are experiencing today. A look at the responses to previous protest movements shows that farmers’ anger is generally heard, at least in part.
The “La Bio à poil” movement has helped farmers secure a number of wins, including a 1-million euro promotion campaign for the sector and subsidies for pig farming. As part of the reforms of EU’s Common Agricultural Policy, the organic farmers’ union also clinched higher subsidies for its conservation practices. In 2022, they said they were happy with the progress made.
Actions by the “On marche sur la tête” movement led to the government backing down on tax hike on pesticides, originally intended to spread the burden of depollution costs faced by water providers. Likewise, the head of the country’s mainstream agriculture trade union, the FNSEA, said it was “satisfied” of its win on what they called a “major demand”.
As far as the current upsurge of anger is concerned, measures and compensation will no doubt be announced. But will they be enough to solve the impossible equation facing agriculture in the long term? Not to mention the risk that new measures may increase perceived contradictions and paperwork.
The importance of today’s strategies
Since 2019, we have been following 42 farmers from the Centre–Val de Loire region, to research how they navigate these tensions.
We found that such political movements provide them with an important outlet, allowing them to express the anger they feel. In France, suicide has hit the farming world more than the general population. Uniting with others in similar situations allows them to break free from the feeling of isolation. They also allow farmers to define for themselves of what a viable agricultural model for all would look like. For politicians and the rest of us, such protests provide us with an opportunity to show our attachment to the farming world as well as a certain rural ideal.
Confronting our own contradictions
If anything is to come out from these protests, politicians and citizens will also need to play their part in facing up to their own contradictions. A November 2023 survey found that:
“The French are asking for more financial support from the public authorities (56%), but there is still a high proportion in favour (25%) of maintaining aid to farmers as it is.
So what is to be done? It could be a matter of empowering farmers in the face of supermarkets and retailers pushing for cutthroat prices. It could also be a matter of consumers making an effort to consume locally and at the right price, and accepting a countryside in which farming is a profession and not just landscapes. And it might also be a question of providing greater support for R&D to ease the agro-ecological transition.
Next month’s International Agricultural Show in Paris will undoubtedly be a test of strength for the government, farmers and their unions, and a decisive stage alongside the European elections scheduled for June.
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